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FTXL vs XSD
32% 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 XSD hold 32% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FTXL | XSD |
|---|---|---|
| Intel Corporation | 11.40% | 2.75% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 13.38% | 2.73% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 6.47% | 2.71% |
| Marvell Technology, Inc. | 7.42% | 2.49% |
| Texas Instruments Incorporated | 3.30% | 2.22% |
| Broadcom Inc. | 6.08% | 2.13% |
| Analog Devices, Inc. | 2.76% | 2.13% |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 7.05% | 2.10% |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated | 6.43% | 2.04% |
| Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | 3.02% | 2.03% |
| ON Semiconductor Corporation | 3.03% | 1.80% |
| Microchip Technology Incorporated | 1.56% | 2.19% |
| Only in FTXL | Only in XSD |
|---|---|
| Lam Research Corporation 3.57% | MaxLinear Inc 3.75% |
| Applied Materials, Inc. 3.31% | Allegro MicroSystems Inc 3.30% |
| KLA Corporation 3.30% | Ambarella Inc 2.89% |
| NXP Semiconductors N.V. 2.72% | Penguin Solutions Inc 2.74% |
| Amkor Technology, Inc. 2.32% | T1 Energy Inc 2.59% |
| Teradyne, Inc. 1.51% | Impinj Inc 2.45% |
| Entegris, Inc. 1.44% | Lattice Semiconductor Corp 2.44% |
| Avnet, Inc. 1.04% | Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 2.42% |
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 | XSD | FTXL | XSD | FTXL | XSD | |
| 3 months | −6.8% | −14.0% | −11.4 pts | −18.7 pts | −8.8 pts | −16.1 pts |
| 6 months | +60.1% | +52.8% | +44.9 pts | +37.7 pts | +39.9 pts | +32.7 pts |
| 1 year | +131.1% | +71.8% | +111.2 pts | +51.8 pts | +105.5 pts | +46.2 pts |
| 3 years | +218.1% | +133.1% | +140.1 pts | +55.2 pts | +124.6 pts | +39.7 pts |
| Since launch | +1097.4% | +2140.8% | +780.3 pts | +1329.5 pts | +546.0 pts | +456.8 pts |
| FTXL First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF | XSD State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Semiconductor ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | State Street |
| Theme | Semiconductors | Semiconductors |
| In the S&P 500 | 85.6% | 33.4% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 81.2% | 89.4% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 80.2% | 27.5% |
| Holdings | 35 | 47 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 68.3% | 29.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.60% | 0.35% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.74% | 0.39% |
| Total return, 1 year | +131.1% | +71.8% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +111.2 pts | +51.8 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +105.5 pts | +46.2 pts |
| Below its high | −23.3% | −24.3% |
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.
XSD in plain words
By weight, 33% of XSD's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 89%. The top ten holdings are 29% of the fund across 47 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +71.8% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 51.8 pts. It sits 24.3% below its all-time high of Jun 3, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do FTXL and XSD hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 32% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is a meaningful overlap. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
- Which is more different from the S&P 500, FTXL or XSD?
- FTXL has 86% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XSD has 33%, so XSD differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, FTXL or XSD?
- FTXL charges 0.60% a year and XSD charges 0.35%, so XSD 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 XSD, data as of Sep 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/FTXL-XSD.html Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.