First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF
$241.60−0.31 (−0.13%)
- 0.60%
- $1.4B
- +118.4%
- 0.07%
- 0.2M sh
- $248.49
- low $110.24high $297.36
The ETF.net FTXL Grade
B
Score 62 out of 100
- 10 of 25
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 100Rank 13 of 25Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C45 out of 100Rank 9 of 17Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A88 out of 100Rank 4 of 25Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A79 out of 100Rank 5 of 21Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A82 out of 100Rank 6 of 25
Our read on FTXL
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.
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
- Stocks
- 38
- 59%
- INTC
Sectors
- Technology99.5%
- Industrials0.5%
Geography
- United States95.53%
- Netherlands3.60%
- Cayman Islands0.86%
FTXL Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
FTXL$21,837
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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.
| Period | FTXL |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +86.8% |
| 1 month | +3.2% |
| 3 months | −4.8% |
| 1 year | +118.4% |
| 3 years | +52.2% |
| 5 years | +30.8% |
| 10 years | +28.9% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | FTXL |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +86.8% | |
| 2025 | +48.9% | |
| 2024 | +7.6% | |
| 2023 | +54.4% | |
| 2022 | −33.9% | |
| 2021 | +36.0% | |
| 2020 | +46.1% |
FTXL in the news
FTXL Dividends
- 0.07%
- $0.17
- $0.04 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
FTXL Risk
- 39.9%
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.
- 1.20
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.
- −43.9%
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.
- 2.30
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FTXL Cost
0.60%
FTXL0.60%
- The middle half of Semiconductors funds
- Median 0.60%
12 of the 25 Semiconductors funds charge less.
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