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FTXL vs ITA
0% 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 ITA hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in FTXL | Only in ITA |
|---|---|
| Micron Technology, Inc. 13.38% | GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 22.63% |
| Intel Corporation 11.40% | RTX CORPORATION 14.83% |
| Marvell Technology, Inc. 7.42% | THE BOEING COMPANY 8.90% |
| NVIDIA Corporation 7.05% | TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED 4.59% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 6.47% | HOWMET AEROSPACE INC. 4.50% |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated 6.43% | GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION 4.34% |
| Broadcom Inc. 6.08% | LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 4.05% |
| Lam Research Corporation 3.57% | Northrop Grumman Corporation 3.92% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 4, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTXL | ITA | FTXL | ITA | FTXL | ITA | |
| 3 months | −6.8% | −1.6% | −11.4 pts | −6.3 pts | −8.8 pts | −3.7 pts |
| 6 months | +60.1% | −6.7% | +44.9 pts | −21.9 pts | +39.9 pts | −26.9 pts |
| 1 year | +131.1% | +14.2% | +111.2 pts | −5.7 pts | +105.5 pts | −11.4 pts |
| 3 years | +218.1% | +100.8% | +140.1 pts | +22.9 pts | +124.6 pts | +7.4 pts |
| Since launch | +1097.4% | +937.0% | +780.3 pts | +125.7 pts | +546.0 pts | −747.0 pts |
| FTXL First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF | ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | iShares |
| Theme | Semiconductors | Defense |
| In the S&P 500 | 85.6% | 76.6% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 81.2% | 97.9% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 80.2% | 3.2% |
| Holdings | 35 | 49 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 68.3% | 75.2% |
| Expense ratio | 0.60% | not published |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.74% | not published |
| Total return, 1 year | +131.1% | +14.2% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +111.2 pts | −5.7 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +105.5 pts | −11.4 pts |
| Below its high | −23.3% | −10.9% |
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.
ITA in plain words
By weight, 77% of ITA's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 98%. The top ten holdings are 75% of the fund across 49 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +14.2% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 5.7 pts. It sits 10.9% below its all-time high of Aug 14, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do FTXL and ITA 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, FTXL or ITA?
- FTXL has 86% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ITA has 77%, so ITA differs more from the index.
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Where these figures came from
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