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FDN vs FTXL
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund and First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF, side by side on the themes desk.
0% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ| FDN First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund | FTXL First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | First Trust |
| Theme | Internet and e-commerce | Semiconductors |
| In the S&P 500 | 82.7% | 85.6% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 85.5% | 81.2% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 57.3% | 80.2% |
| Holdings | 42 | 35 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 60.6% | 68.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.60% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.57% | 0.74% |
| Total return, 1 year | +3.8% | +131.1% |
| vs the S&P 500 | −16.2 pts | +111.2 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | −21.8 pts | +105.5 pts |
| Below its high | −1.5% | −23.3% |
FDN in plain words
By weight, 83% of FDN's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 86%. The top ten holdings are 61% of the fund across 42 positions, as filed for Sep 3, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +3.8% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 16.2 pts.
FTXL in plain words
By weight, 86% of FTXL's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 81%. The top ten holdings are 68% of the fund across 35 positions, as filed for Sep 3, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +131.1% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 111.2 pts. It sits 23.3% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do FDN and FTXL hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is mostly different names. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
- Which is more different from the S&P 500, FDN or FTXL?
- FDN has 83% of its weight in S&P 500 names and FTXL has 86%, so FDN differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, FDN or FTXL?
- FDN charges 0.49% a year and FTXL charges 0.60%, so FDN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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