ZIG vs. XMLV ETF Comparison

Comparison of The Acquirers Fund (ZIG) to PowerShares S&P MidCap Low Volatility Portfolio (XMLV)

ZIG

The Acquirers Fund

ZIG Description

The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund is actively managed and seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in equity securities (or depositary receipts) of companies in developed markets outside the United States based on the results of a proprietary, quantitative model (the "EquBot Model") developed by the adviser that runs on the Watson™ platform. Its investment adviser is a technology based company focused on applying artificial intelligence ("AI") based solutions to investment analyses. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$35.87

Average Daily Volume

3,996

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

XMLV

PowerShares S&P MidCap Low Volatility Portfolio

XMLV Description

The PowerShares S&P MidCap Low Volatility Portfolio (Fund) is based on the S&P MidCap 400 Low Volatility Index (Index). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks that comprise the Index. The Index is compiled, maintained and calculated by Standard & Poor's, consisting of 80 out of 400 medium-capitalization range securities from the S&P MidCap 400 Index with the lowest realized volatility over the past 12 months. Volatility is a statistical measurement of the magnitude of up and down asset price fluctuations over time. The Fund and the Index are rebalanced and reconstituted quarterly.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$54.58

Average Daily Volume

34,389

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	ZIG	XMLV
30 Days	-3.55%	-1.60%
60 Days	-3.66%	-2.02%
90 Days	-3.69%	-1.16%
12 Months	22.19%	9.12%

2 Overlapping Holdings

	Symbol	Grade	Weight in ZIG	Weight in XMLV	Overlap
	FHI	C	3.38%	1.17%	1.17%
	MTG	B	3.32%	1.26%	1.26%

ZIG Overweight 27 Positions Relative to XMLV

Symbol	Grade	Weight
BANF	D	3.46%
AX	B	3.44%
DDS	D	3.43%
EOG	D	3.42%
MLI	C	3.4%
PM	B	3.4%
MTH	D	3.39%
TNK	C	3.39%
BSM	D	3.36%
NVR	D	3.36%
VIRT	C	3.33%
MO	A	3.33%
CEIX	B	3.33%
DHI	D	3.32%
MHO	D	3.32%
DINO	D	3.31%
ATKR	F	3.3%
BTU	C	3.3%
NUE	F	3.29%
CMC	D	3.29%
BKE	D	3.28%
OMF	D	3.28%
STLD	D	3.27%
PLTK	F	3.26%
AMR	D	3.22%
UFPI	D	3.15%
BBWI	F	3.12%

ZIG Underweight 78 Positions Relative to XMLV

Symbol	Grade	Weight
DTM	B	-1.54%
SEIC	D	-1.52%
ATR	D	-1.52%
ADC	B	-1.49%
PNM	D	-1.49%
CW	C	-1.47%
GLPI	B	-1.45%
CACI	B	-1.45%
ORI	D	-1.44%
MUSA	C	-1.42%
NNN	B	-1.41%
INGR	D	-1.39%
EHC	B	-1.39%
POST	C	-1.38%
OGE	C	-1.38%
CASY	B	-1.36%
IDA	D	-1.35%
AM	B	-1.34%
ELS	C	-1.33%
AMH	A	-1.33%
DCI	D	-1.32%
PRI	C	-1.31%
NJR	D	-1.29%
RGA	C	-1.29%
LSTR	D	-1.29%
EGP	B	-1.29%
CVLT	B	-1.28%
EPR	C	-1.28%
MDU	C	-1.28%
NWE	D	-1.28%
ESNT	C	-1.27%
OHI	B	-1.27%
STAG	B	-1.26%
SR	C	-1.26%
AFG	D	-1.25%
ACM	D	-1.24%
GATX	B	-1.23%
RLI	D	-1.23%
TXRH	B	-1.23%
GNTX	D	-1.22%
POR	D	-1.22%
KEX	B	-1.21%
USFD	C	-1.21%
ALE	C	-1.2%
HLI	A	-1.2%
MSM	F	-1.2%
VOYA	D	-1.2%
THG	D	-1.2%
BRX	B	-1.19%
MMS	B	-1.19%
WH	C	-1.19%
SNX	D	-1.18%
GGG	D	-1.18%
CHE	D	-1.18%
SIGI	F	-1.17%
OGS	C	-1.17%
NFG	D	-1.17%
WTRG	C	-1.16%
FR	C	-1.16%
SON	F	-1.15%
SF	B	-1.14%
WEN	F	-1.14%
PFGC	D	-1.14%
WPC	D	-1.13%
COLM	D	-1.12%
KBR	D	-1.11%
UNM	D	-1.1%
ITT	D	-1.09%
VNT	D	-1.09%
DLB	D	-1.09%
NEU	D	-1.09%
BKH	D	-1.09%
ARW	D	-1.08%
RPM	D	-1.07%
GHC	D	-1.06%
PCH	F	-1.05%
FLO	D	-1.05%
LECO	F	-0.94%