First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF (FTXL)
Description
The investment seeks to track the performance of the Nasdaq US Smart Semiconductor Index. The FTXL ETF contains 31 constituents. It is focused on growth holdings in the North America region.
Price $47.33 as of 2022-10-20Cost/Risk/Yield
| Dividend yield | 0.82% |
| Expense ratio | 0.6% |
| Average spread | 0.655% |
| 1Y roundtrip cost | 1.255% |
Historic prices
Total Returns (including dividends)
Monthly returns heatmap
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -13.9% | 0.6% | 0.3% | -13.8% | 4.4% | -16.0% | 15.5% | -9.9% | -11.6% | -2.9% | -47.3% | ||
| 2021 | 2.3% | 7.0% | -1.3% | -2.0% | 1.6% | 6.5% | -1.2% | 2.0% | -1.6% | 3.0% | 10.8% | 4.9% | 32.0% |
| 2020 | -3.0% | -7.6% | -10.5% | 15.7% | 8.6% | 6.1% | 7.5% | 1.7% | -0.5% | 1.3% | 18.1% | 5.0% | 42.4% |
| 2019 | 13.9% | 7.2% | 1.3% | 8.2% | -15.7% | 12.3% | 7.4% | -5.0% | 5.1% | 6.7% | 3.2% | 8.0% | 52.7% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | 1.4% | -0.3% | -7.8% | 12.4% | -5.9% | 2.1% | 1.4% | -7.2% | -11.0% | 5.7% | -9.9% | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | 1.3% | 4.6% | -0.5% | 4.9% | -7.1% | 5.0% | 2.4% | 8.0% | 10.6% | -3.0% | -0.1% | 29.5% |
| 2016 | -1.5% | 8.7% | 5.9% | 13.2% | |||||||||
| 9.3% | 9.9% | -5.9% | -0.2% | 16.1% | -4.1% | 36.4% | -7.5% | -7.8% | 6.2% | 43.6% | 13.8% |
Historical Dividends
Monthly dividend heatmap
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.28 | |||||||||
| 2021 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.20 | ||||||||
| 2020 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.29 | ||||||||
| 2019 | 0.05 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.38 | ||||||||
| 2018 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.18 | ||||||||
| 2017 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.14 | ||||||||
| 2016 | 0.03 | 0.03 | |||||||||||
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.23 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.43 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.44 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 |
Sectors and Top Holdings
| Security | % Assets |
|---|---|
| Synaptics Incorporated | 8.19% |
| Broadcom Inc. | 7.90% |
| Texas Instruments Incorporated | 7.30% |
| Intel Corporation | 6.81% |
| Amkor Technology, Inc. | 6.18% |
| ON Semiconductor Corporation | 4.61% |
| KLA Corporation | 4.16% |
| Analog Devices, Inc. | 3.99% |
| Applied Materials, Inc. | 3.84% |
| U.S. Dollar | 3.75% |
| Cirrus Logic, Inc. | 3.68% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 3.57% |
| NXP Semiconductors NV | 3.54% |
| Lam Research Corporation | 3.50% |
| Qualcomm Inc | 3.42% |
| Top 15 Weights | 74.44% |
Compare with similar ETFs
| FTXL | PSI | QTEC | SMH | SOXX | XSD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product name | First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF | PowerShares Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio ETF | First Trust NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector Index Fund | Market Vectors Semiconductor ETF | iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF | SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF |
| Issuer | First Trust | Invesco | First Trust | VanEck | iShares | SPDR |
| Price | $47.3321 | $89.43 | $102.53 | $180.14 | $309.93 | $147.83 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.6% |  0.56% | 0.57% | 0.35% | 0.43% | 0.35% |
| Average Spread | 0.655% | 0.134% | 0.068% | 0.017% | 0.029% | 0.142% |
| AUM | $60,082,200 | $490,435,000 | $2,364,490,000 | $4,449,780,000 | $5,026,910,000 | $797,607,000 |
| Shares | 1,269,376 | 5,484,010 | 23,061,404 | 24,701,798 | 16,219,500 | 5,395,431 |
| Average Daily Volume | 11,964 | 20,543 | 106,923 | 4,862,607 | 1,106,880 | 65,447 |
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| Inception Date | 2016-09-20 | 2005-06-23 | 2006-04-19 | 2000-05-05 | 2001-07-10 | 2006-01-31 |
| Index Tracked | Nasdaq US Smart Semiconductor Index | Dynamic Semiconductor Intellidex Index | NASDAQ-100 Technology Index | MVIS U.S. Listed Semiconductor 25 Index | ICE Semiconductor Index - Benchmark TR Gross | S&P Semiconductors Select Industry |
| Category | Technology Equities | Technology Equities | Technology Equities | Technology Equities | Technology Equities | Technology Equities |
| Asset Class | Equity | Equity | Equity | Equity | Equity | Equity |
| Asset Class Size | Large/Mid Caps | Large/Mid Caps | Large Caps | Large Caps | Large Caps | Large/Mid/Small Caps |
| Value or Growth | Growth | Growth | Growth | Growth | Growth | Growth |
| Region | North America | North America | North America | North America | North America | North America |
| Countries | U.S. | U.S. | U.S. | Broad | U.S. | U.S. |
| Annual Dividend Rate | $0.389 | $0.476 | $0.092 | $1.573 | $4.333 | $0.636 |
| Annual Dividend Yield | 0.008% | 0.005% | 0.001% | 0.009% | 0.014% | 0.004% |
| Number of Holdings | 31 | 32 | 40 | 24 | 30 | 41 |
| YTD Return | -41.35% | -41.51% | -41.42% | -41.66% | -42.35% | -39.00% |
| Beta | 1.65 | 1.46 | 1.25 | 1.56 | 1.59 | 1.47 |
| Upside Beta | 1.06 | 0.36 | 0.26 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.36 |
| Downside Beta | 0.37 | -0.18 | -0.20 | 0.04 | 0.04 | -0.17 |
| Volatility 1Y | 39.49% | 42.76% | 38.46% | 40.51% | 40.90% | 43.82% |
| Sharpe Ratio 3Y | 0.44 | 0.66 | 0.19 | 0.67 | 0.61 | 0.82 |
| Treynor Ratio 3Y | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |