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FTXL vs PAVE
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 PAVE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in FTXL | Only in PAVE |
|---|---|
| Micron Technology, Inc. 13.38% | QUANTA SERVICES, INC. 4.18% |
| Intel Corporation 11.40% | CSX Corporation 3.48% |
| Marvell Technology, Inc. 7.42% | EATON CORPORATION PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 3.30% |
| NVIDIA Corporation 7.05% | HOWMET AEROSPACE INC. 3.27% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 6.47% | TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC 3.19% |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated 6.43% | UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION 3.12% |
| Broadcom Inc. 6.08% | NUCOR CORPORATION 3.10% |
| Lam Research Corporation 3.57% | ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC. 2.92% |
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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 4, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTXL | PAVE | FTXL | PAVE | FTXL | PAVE | |
| 3 months | −6.8% | −2.5% | −11.4 pts | −7.2 pts | −8.8 pts | −4.6 pts |
| 6 months | +60.1% | +7.1% | +44.9 pts | −8.0 pts | +39.9 pts | −13.0 pts |
| 1 year | +131.1% | +19.3% | +111.2 pts | −0.7 pts | +105.5 pts | −6.3 pts |
| 3 years | +218.1% | +77.6% | +140.1 pts | −0.4 pts | +124.6 pts | −15.9 pts |
| Since launch | +1097.4% | +297.3% | +780.3 pts | +19.0 pts | +546.0 pts | −189.6 pts |
| FTXL First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF | PAVE Global X U.S. Infrastructure Development ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | Global X |
| Theme | Semiconductors | Infrastructure |
| In the S&P 500 | 85.6% | 62.1% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 81.2% | 97.2% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 80.2% | 6.2% |
| Holdings | 35 | 100 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 68.3% | 32.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.60% | 0.47% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.74% | 0.48% |
| Total return, 1 year | +131.1% | +19.3% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +111.2 pts | −0.7 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +105.5 pts | −6.3 pts |
| Below its high | −23.3% | −7.9% |
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.
PAVE in plain words
By weight, 62% of PAVE's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 97%. The top ten holdings are 32% of the fund across 100 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +19.3% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 0.7 pts. It sits 7.9% below its all-time high of Jun 25, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do FTXL and PAVE 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 PAVE?
- FTXL has 86% of its weight in S&P 500 names and PAVE has 62%, so PAVE differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, FTXL or PAVE?
- FTXL charges 0.60% a year and PAVE charges 0.47%, so PAVE 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 PAVE, data as of Sep 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/FTXL-PAVE.html Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.