FTXL vs SMH

Side by side

	FTXL	SMH
Fund	First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF	VanEck Semiconductor ETF
Issuer	First Trust	VanEck
Category	Semiconductors	Semiconductors
Expense ratio	0.60%	0.35%
Assets	$1.2B	$65.7B
Average daily dollar volume	$40M	$4.3B
Listed	Sep 20, 2016	Dec 20, 2011
FrenzyCap score	59	83
1-month return	−5.3%	−3.7%
3-month return	−3.6%	−3.4%
Year to date	+70.0%	+49.9%
1-year return	+87.2%	+57.9%
30-day volatility	39.6%	33.1%
Worst drawdown, 1 year	−32.6%	−24.6%
Trailing 12-month yield	0.08%	0.20%
Holdings	38	27
Top 10 weight	60.0%	67.9%
Look-through P/E	37.1	37.9
Holdings vs fair value	+9.8%	+4.2%
Holdings above 200-day average	53%	73%
Net flow, latest 3 reported months	−$114M thru Jun 2026	+$4.5B thru Jun 2026
30-day implied volatility	45.6%	38.3%
Holdings as of	as of Oct 16, 2026issuer data	as of Oct 15, 2026issuer data

Returns are price returns and exclude distributions. Flows are each fund's own latest reported months and may not cover the same period.

Largest shared holdings

83% of FTXL · 76% of SMH

Holding	FTXL	SMH
NVDA	7.78%	20.06%
AVGO	7.12%	5.55%
MU	7.36%	4.68%
AMD	4.51%	5.57%
ADI	4.38%	4.49%
MRVL	4.32%	4.44%
TXN	4.25%	4.95%
INTC	8.06%	4.16%
QCOM	8.10%	3.93%
KLAC	3.79%	4.42%
AMAT	3.58%	4.25%
LRCX	3.51%	4.07%
MPWR	1.87%	1.20%
TER	3.00%	1.17%
NXPI	4.10%	1.07%
MCHP	3.13%	0.81%
ALAB	0.56%	1.04%
ON	3.90%	0.50%

Sector mix of the stock holdings

Sector	FTXL	SMH	Gap
Technology	92.7%	91.5%	+1.2%
Industrials	4.4%	8.5%	−4.1%
Materials	2.4%	0.0%	+2.4%
Communication Services	0.4%	0.0%	+0.4%

More: full overlap table · FTXL holdings · SMH holdings

Fund data comes from each fund's SEC filings and issuer disclosures and is shown with the date it is as of. SEC portfolio and flow filings become public about 60 days after the period they cover. Nothing here is investment advice; see Terms.