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First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF

FTXLNasdaqFirst TrustB

$203.92−7.41 (−3.51%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

B62/ 100

Rank 10 of 25 in Semiconductors

B62/100Rank 10 of 25inSemiconductors
Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 211.33 to 203.92. Range 203.47 to 214.81. Use the arrow keys to read each point.207.50210.00215.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.60%
Fund size
$1.08B
1Y total return
+67.8%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.08%
Holdings
38
Avg volume · 30D
232K sh
52W range
low $110.24high $297.36
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net FTXL Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

B

Score 62 out of 100

Category
Semiconductors⁠
Rank
10 of 25
Six-pillar profile for FTXL. Scores out of 100: Cost 50, Risk 45, Mission not scored, Tradability 88, Holdings 81, Durability 82. Strongest: Tradability (88). Weakest: Risk (45). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 62 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    C50 out of 100
    Rank 13 of 25

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C45 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 17

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A88 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 25

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A81 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 23

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A82 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 25

Our read on FTXL

ETF.net Research

In short

BMost chip ETFs rank by size. FTXL runs roughly 30 US semiconductor names through momentum and profitability screens instead, so the weighting ladder is built on factor scores rather than market cap alone.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks to track the Nasdaq US Smart Semiconductor Index before fees and expenses. The index provides exposure to U.S. semiconductor companies and uses a modified factor-weighting methodology.

Why people hold it

  • The tracked index screens on momentum and profitability, so position sizes follow factor scores instead of sheer market cap.ftportfolios.com
  • Roughly 30 US chip stocks and nothing else: a concentrated, straight-through read on semiconductors rather than a broad tech basket.
  • Live since 2016 and now a multi-billion-dollar fund with moderate trading activity, it is one of the longer-running factor takes on the sector.
  • Pays distributions quarterly, in line with the sector's typically modest dividend profile.

Worth knowing

  • At 0.60% a year, it costs more than several chip rivals: SOXQ at 0.19%, CHPS at 0.15%, SOXX at 0.33%.
  • Factor weighting means the lineup can look quite different from a cap-weighted chip index, and that gap cuts both ways.
  • About 30 stocks in one cyclical industry: moves are sharper than a diversified fund's, up and down.

FTXL Holdings

Holdings pillarA81 out of 100Rank 4 of 23 in Semiconductors
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
38
Top-10 weight
60%
Largest holding
QCOM8.1%

Sectors

  • Technology99.5%
  • Industrials0.5%

Geography

  • United States100.00%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 3.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1QCOMQUALCOMM Incorporated8.08%523,209$86.2M520
2NVDANVIDIA Corporation7.75%404,006$82.7M848
3MUMicron Technology, Inc.7.71%93,037$82.3M686
4AVGOBroadcom Inc.7.36%240,849$78.5M753
5INTCIntel Corporation6.14%996,498$65.5M514
6NXPINXP Semiconductors N.V.4.83%198,531$51.5M298
7TXNTexas Instruments Incorporated4.82%170,935$51.4M516
8ADIAnalog Devices, Inc.4.81%123,153$51.4M480
9AMDAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc.4.48%94,745$47.8M638
10ONON Semiconductor Corporation4.04%601,946$43.1M333
11MRVLMarvell Technology, Inc.3.88%210,708$41.4M478
12KLACKLA Corporation3.76%254,192$40.1M514
13AMATApplied Materials, Inc.3.56%97,294$38M557
14MCHPMicrochip Technology Incorporated3.41%471,106$36.4M353
15LRCXLam Research Corporation3.31%147,924$35.4M603

Showing 1–15 of 38 holdings

FTXL Performance

Launched Sep 20, 2016

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

FTXL$16,776
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. FTXL $16,776. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$15,000$20,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for FTXL. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodFTXL
Year to date+63.2%
1 month−16.5%
3 months−2.4%
1 year+67.8%
3 yearsper year+50.5%
5 yearsper year+25.4%
10 yearsper year+27.3%

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for FTXL
YearReturn barFTXL
2026 YTD+63.2%
2025+48.9%
2024+7.6%
2023+54.4%
2022−33.9%
2021+36.0%
2020+46.1%

FTXL in the news

FTXL Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
0.08%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.17Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.04 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 38 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Mar 23, 2017 $0.03; Jun 22, 2017 $0.04; Sep 21, 2017 $0.05; Dec 21, 2017 $0.03; Mar 22, 2018 $0.03; Jun 21, 2018 $0.06; Sep 14, 2018 $0.04; Dec 18, 2018 $0.05; Mar 21, 2019 $0.05; Jun 14, 2019 $0.11; Sep 25, 2019 $0.12; Dec 13, 2019 $0.10; Mar 26, 2020 $0.06; Jun 25, 2020 $0.09; Sep 24, 2020 $0.06; Dec 24, 2020 $0.08; Mar 25, 2021 $0.0073; Jun 24, 2021 $0.03; Sep 23, 2021 $0.06; Dec 23, 2021 $0.11; Mar 25, 2022 $0.06; Jun 24, 2022 $0.10; Sep 23, 2022 $0.12; Dec 23, 2022 $0.19; Mar 24, 2023 $0.09; Jun 27, 2023 $0.10; Sep 22, 2023 $0.13; Dec 22, 2023 $0.17; Mar 21, 2024 $0.08; Jun 27, 2024 $0.12; Sep 26, 2024 $0.10; Dec 13, 2024 $0.17; Mar 27, 2025 $0.03; Jun 26, 2025 $0.14; Sep 25, 2025 $0.08; Dec 12, 2025 $0.12; Mar 26, 2026 $0.01; Jun 25, 2026 $0.04. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 25, 2026Jun 30, 2026$0.04
Mar 26, 2026Mar 31, 2026$0.01
Dec 12, 2025Dec 31, 2025$0.12
Sep 25, 2025Sep 30, 2025$0.08
Jun 26, 2025Jun 30, 2025$0.14
Mar 27, 2025Mar 31, 2025$0.03
Dec 13, 2024Dec 31, 2024$0.17
Sep 26, 2024Sep 30, 2024$0.10
Jun 27, 2024Jun 28, 2024$0.12
Mar 21, 2024Mar 28, 2024$0.08
Dec 22, 2023Dec 29, 2023$0.17
Sep 22, 2023Sep 29, 2023$0.13

See all 39 payments⁠

$10,000 in FTXL 10 years ago paid $1,555 in dividends.⁠

FTXL Risk

Risk pillarC45 out of 100Rank 9 of 17 in Semiconductors
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
41.2%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
1.09
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−43.9%
Trough Oct 2022
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
2.30
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

FTXL Cost

Compare FTXL and CHPS

Overpaying vs CHPS, cheapest in Semiconductors

$8,680

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • FTXL 0.60%

    $11,817

  • CHPS 0.15% Cheapest

    $3,137

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • FTXL 0.60%
  • CHPS 0.15%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K$12.5K051015202530FTXL $11,817CHPS $3,137

Year by year

YearFTXLCHPSOverpaying
10$1,076$274$802
20$4,116$1,071$3,045
30$11,817$3,137$8,680

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