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FTXL vs GRID
5% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FTXL and GRID hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FTXL | GRID |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corporation | 7.05% | 2.34% |
| Texas Instruments Incorporated | 3.30% | 0.91% |
| Analog Devices, Inc. | 2.76% | 0.68% |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated | 6.43% | 0.68% |
| NXP Semiconductors N.V. | 2.72% | 0.20% |
| US Dollar | 0.08% | 0.26% |
| Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. | 0.34% | 0.04% |
| Only in FTXL | Only in GRID |
|---|---|
| Micron Technology, Inc. 13.38% | Schneider Electric SE 9.11% |
| Intel Corporation 11.40% | Eaton Corporation Plc 8.80% |
| Marvell Technology, Inc. 7.42% | Johnson Controls International Plc 8.49% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 6.47% | ABB Ltd 7.70% |
| Broadcom Inc. 6.08% | Quanta Services, Inc. 7.53% |
| Lam Research Corporation 3.57% | National Grid Plc 4.14% |
| Applied Materials, Inc. 3.31% | E.ON SE 4.11% |
| KLA Corporation 3.30% | Prysmian SpA 3.53% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings as filed for Sep 4, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTXL | GRID | FTXL | GRID | FTXL | GRID | |
| 3 months | −6.8% | −4.2% | −11.4 pts | −8.9 pts | −8.8 pts | −6.3 pts |
| 6 months | +60.1% | +8.4% | +44.9 pts | −6.8 pts | +39.9 pts | −11.8 pts |
| 1 year | +131.1% | +26.6% | +111.2 pts | +6.6 pts | +105.5 pts | +1.0 pts |
| 3 years | +218.1% | +85.1% | +140.1 pts | +7.1 pts | +124.6 pts | −8.4 pts |
| Since launch | +1097.4% | +554.4% | +780.3 pts | −257.0 pts | +546.0 pts | −1129.7 pts |
| FTXL First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF | GRID First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | First Trust |
| Theme | Semiconductors | Electrification and the grid |
| In the S&P 500 | 85.6% | 39.9% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 81.2% | 91.9% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 80.2% | 8.6% |
| Holdings | 35 | 121 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 68.3% | 58.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.60% | 0.56% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.74% | 0.61% |
| Total return, 1 year | +131.1% | +26.6% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +111.2 pts | +6.6 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +105.5 pts | +1.0 pts |
| Below its high | −23.3% | −10.1% |
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.
GRID in plain words
By weight, 40% of GRID's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 92%. The top ten holdings are 58% of the fund across 121 positions, as filed for Sep 3, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +26.6% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 6.6 pts. It sits 10.1% below its all-time high of May 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do FTXL and GRID hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 5% 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, FTXL or GRID?
- FTXL has 86% of its weight in S&P 500 names and GRID has 40%, so GRID differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, FTXL or GRID?
- FTXL charges 0.60% a year and GRID charges 0.56%, so GRID is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, FTXL against GRID, data as of Sep 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/FTXL-GRID.html Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.