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FTXL vs SOXQ
78% 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 SOXQ hold 78% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FTXL | SOXQ |
|---|---|---|
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 13.38% | 11.84% |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 7.05% | 8.99% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 6.47% | 6.49% |
| Intel Corporation | 11.40% | 6.33% |
| Marvell Technology, Inc. | 7.42% | 6.32% |
| Broadcom Inc. | 6.08% | 8.79% |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated | 6.43% | 4.44% |
| Lam Research Corporation | 3.57% | 3.42% |
| Texas Instruments Incorporated | 3.30% | 3.62% |
| KLA Corporation | 3.30% | 3.16% |
| Applied Materials, Inc. | 3.31% | 3.04% |
| Analog Devices, Inc. | 2.76% | 2.93% |
| Only in FTXL | Only in SOXQ |
|---|---|
| Amkor Technology, Inc. 2.32% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. L 2.81% |
| Avnet, Inc. 1.04% | ASML Holding N.V. 2.80% |
| Cirrus Logic, Inc. 0.98% | ARM Holdings PLC 1.82% |
| Onto Innovation Inc. 0.83% | GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. 1.64% |
| Semtech Corporation 0.57% | Nova Ltd. 0.59% |
| Axcelis Technologies, Inc. 0.48% | Qorvo, Inc. 0.35% |
| ACM Research, Inc. (Class A) 0.46% | |
| FormFactor, Inc. 0.36% |
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 | SOXQ | FTXL | SOXQ | FTXL | SOXQ | |
| 3 months | −6.8% | −4.0% | −11.4 pts | −8.7 pts | −8.8 pts | −6.1 pts |
| 6 months | +60.1% | +56.3% | +44.9 pts | +41.2 pts | +39.9 pts | +36.2 pts |
| 1 year | +131.1% | +107.9% | +111.2 pts | +87.9 pts | +105.5 pts | +82.3 pts |
| 3 years | +218.1% | +225.0% | +140.1 pts | +147.0 pts | +124.6 pts | +131.5 pts |
| Since launch | +1097.4% | +282.6% | +780.3 pts | +187.7 pts | +546.0 pts | +165.3 pts |
| FTXL First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF | SOXQ Invesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | Invesco |
| Theme | Semiconductors | Semiconductors |
| In the S&P 500 | 85.6% | 84.0% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 81.2% | 80.8% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 80.2% | 81.7% |
| Holdings | 35 | 30 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 68.3% | 63.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.60% | 0.19% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.74% | 0.24% |
| Total return, 1 year | +131.1% | +107.9% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +111.2 pts | +87.9 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +105.5 pts | +82.3 pts |
| Below its high | −23.3% | −19.7% |
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.
SOXQ in plain words
By weight, 84% of SOXQ'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 63% of the fund across 30 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +107.9% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 87.9 pts. It sits 19.7% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do FTXL and SOXQ hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 78% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is close to holding one of them twice. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
- Which is more different from the S&P 500, FTXL or SOXQ?
- FTXL has 86% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SOXQ has 84%, so FTXL differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, FTXL or SOXQ?
- FTXL charges 0.60% a year and SOXQ charges 0.19%, so SOXQ 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 SOXQ, data as of Sep 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/FTXL-SOXQ.html Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.