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First Trust Expanded Technology ETF

XPNDNYSE ArcaC

$40.65−0.28 (−0.68%)

As of Oct 13, 2026, 3:13 PM

C52/ 100

Rank 12 of 35 in US Active Sector

C52/100Rank 12 of 35inUS Active Sector
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Expense ratio
0.65%
Fund size
$41M
1Y total return
+14.2%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.08%
Holdings
51
Avg volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$41.40
52W range
low $31.65high $42.34
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net XPND Grade

C

Score 52 out of 100

Category
US Active Sector⁠
Rank
12 of 35
Six-pillar profile for XPND. Scores out of 100: Cost 51, Risk 33, Mission 85, Tradability 58, Holdings 71, Durability 68. Strongest: Mission (85). Weakest: Risk (33). Leans toward Mission.

Score 52 of 100 falls in the C 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.
    C51 out of 100
    Rank 16 of 35

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A85 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 9

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    D33 out of 100
    Rank 28 of 35

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B58 out of 100
    Rank 15 of 35

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A71 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 35

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B68 out of 100
    Rank 11 of 35

Our read on XPND

ETF.net Research

CMost tech ETFs stop at the GICS sector line. XPND steps over it, adding tech-dependent names from financials and communication services, then lets a quant model cut the field to about 50 large caps.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. It normally invests at least 80% of net assets in U.S.-listed common stocks of information-technology companies and technology-dependent companies in financials and communication services, using an active quantitative model.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Defines tech by what a company runs on, not its sector label: at least 80% of net assets in US tech plus tech-dependent financials and communication services names.ftportfolios.com
  2. 02Active quant model starts with a large-cap universe and ranks it on operating and financial metrics such as return on equity, momentum and free cash flow growth.businesswire.com
  3. 03Does what the label says: the portfolio lines up closely with the mandate in its prospectus, and it has run this way since launching in 2021.ftportfolios.com

Worth knowing

  1. 01Roughly 50 stocks in one theme. Concentration is the whole point, and it swings harder than a broad-market fund in both directions.
  2. 02A small fund that trades lightly, so bid-ask spreads can run wider than on mega-cap tech ETFs. Limit orders matter more here.
  3. 030.65% is median for active US equity ETFs, but broad active core peers such as DFAU (0.12%) and AVLC (0.15%) charge a fraction of it.

XPND Holdings

As of Oct 12, 2026
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
51
Top-10 weight
46%
Largest holding
PLTR4.8%

Sectors

  • Technology81.9%
  • Communication9.7%
  • Financials8.4%

Geography

  • United States100.00%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 4.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001PLTRPalantir Technologies Inc. (Class A)4.79%9,491$2M525
002AMATApplied Materials, Inc.4.73%3,859$2M561
003PANWPalo Alto Networks, Inc.4.68%4,629$2M501
004CSCOCisco Systems, Inc.4.58%16,010$2M592
005AAPLApple Inc.4.54%5,583$2M715
006LRCXLam Research Corporation4.52%5,867$2M606
007MSFTMicrosoft Corporation4.51%3,487$2M815
008NVDANVIDIA Corporation4.44%8,012$2M847
009GOOGLAlphabet Inc. (Class A)4.43%5,213$2M709
010VVisa Inc. (Class A)4.34%4,663$2M558
011MAMastercard Incorporated4.27%3,002$2M526
012AVGOBroadcom Inc.4.17%4,776$2M754
013ANETArista Networks, Inc.3.85%7,351$2M509
014NFLXNetflix, Inc.3.71%21,825$2M485
015TXNTexas Instruments Incorporated3.65%5,323$2M503

Showing 1–15 of 51 holdings

XPND Performance

Launched Jun 14, 2021

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

Not enough history yet.
XPND$11,415
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$12,044
Oct 10, 2025 to Oct 12, 2026. XPND $11,415. SPY $12,044. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$8,566$10,442$12,318Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 10, 2025 – Oct 12, 2026

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.

Trailing total return for XPND. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodXPND
Year to date+13.4%
1 month+5.3%
3 months+1.4%
1 year+14.2%
3 yearsper year+24.5%
5 yearsper year+15.2%
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper year—

As of the close, 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 XPND
YearReturn barXPND
2026 YTD+13.4%
2025+18.8%
2024+29.6%
2023+46.1%
2022−29.7%
2021+15.9%

History from Jun 16, 2021

XPND in the news

Filtered to XPND · US Active Sector

XPND 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 12, 2026.
0.08%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.03Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.0035 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2022–2026

One bar per payment. 14 payments from 2022 to 2026 YTD. Mar 25, 2022 $0.007; Jun 24, 2022 $0.0063; Sep 23, 2022 $0.01; Dec 23, 2022 $0.03; Mar 24, 2023 $0.02; Jun 27, 2023 $0.01; Dec 22, 2023 $0.01; Mar 21, 2024 $0.0061; Dec 13, 2024 $0.03; Jun 26, 2025 $0.02; Dec 12, 2025 $0.01; Mar 26, 2026 $0.0099; Jun 25, 2026 $0.008; Sep 24, 2026 $0.0035. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 24, 2026Sep 30, 2026$0.0035
Jun 25, 2026Jun 30, 2026$0.008
Mar 26, 2026Mar 31, 2026$0.0099
Dec 12, 2025Dec 31, 2025$0.01
Jun 26, 2025Jun 30, 2025$0.02
Dec 13, 2024Dec 31, 2024$0.03
Mar 21, 2024Mar 28, 2024$0.0061
Dec 22, 2023Dec 29, 2023$0.01
Jun 27, 2023Jun 30, 2023$0.01
Mar 24, 2023Mar 31, 2023$0.02
Dec 23, 2022Dec 30, 2022$0.03
Sep 23, 2022Sep 30, 2022$0.01

XPND Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
18.3%
Annualised · 36 months to Sep 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.
1.08
vs 3-month T-bills · to Sep 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.
−38.0%
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.
1.26
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.

XPND Cost

Expense ratio0.65%
  • The middle half of US Active Sector funds
  • Median 0.65%

15 of the 35 US Active Sector funds charge less.

XPND costs $65.00 a year on $10,000. The median US Active Sector fund costs $65.00.

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