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CHPS vs FTXL: which is really different?

CHPS and FTXL hold 58% of their weight in the same names.

Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF and First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF.

61.0%CHPS in the S&P 500
78.5%FTXL in the S&P 500
+115.8%CHPS total return, 1 year
+116.0%FTXL total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: CHPS scores higher

How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?

CHPS 18.1FTXL 120.1, the lowest in this set91.8, the highest

A percentile among the 379 thematic ETFs with a holdings filing. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All thematic ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed

CHPS39% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
61%39%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 85% · top ten 50% of the fund · 52 holdings filed May 29, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 57% in61%39%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 85% · top ten 50% of the fund
FTXL22% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
79%22%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 81% · top ten 60% of the fund · 38 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 75% in79%22%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 81% · top ten 60% of the fund

58% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CHPS and FTXL hold 58% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions CHPS and FTXL both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingCHPSFTXL
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC6.83%7.89%
INTEL CORP5.49%9.03%
QUALCOMM INC4.98%7.76%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC6.46%4.43%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC4.22%3.80%
BROADCOM INC3.73%7.19%
LAM RESEARCH CORP3.64%3.56%
ANALOG DEVICES INC3.49%3.86%
NVIDIA CORP3.40%7.49%
APPLIED MATERIALS INC3.35%3.61%
MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC3.33%4.29%
KLA CORP3.29%3.75%
Only in each
Only in CHPSOnly in FTXL
SK HYNIX INC 6.81%Amkor Technology, Inc. 3.69%
MEDIATEK INC 3.68%Cirrus Logic, Inc. 1.71%
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPA 3.62%Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. 1.01%
ASML HOLDING NV 3.32%Rambus Inc. 0.86%
TOKYO ELECTRON LTD 2.79%Diodes Incorporated 0.67%
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 2.29%Semtech Corporation 0.67%
ADVANTEST CORP 2.22%MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. 0.63%
SAMSUNG ELECTRO MECHANICS 1.45%FormFactor, Inc. 0.56%

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 dated May 29, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

CHPS and FTXL over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
CHPSFTXLCHPSFTXLCHPSFTXL
3 months−18.7%−17.9%−21.0 pts−20.2 pts−16.3 pts−15.4 pts
6 months+58.7%+59.0%+40.7 pts+41.0 pts+34.5 pts+34.8 pts
1 year+115.8%+116.0%+99.3 pts+99.4 pts+94.1 pts+94.2 pts
3 years+275.6%+253.0%+197.3 pts+174.6 pts+177.5 pts+154.8 pts
Since launch+241.2%+1147.2%+164.9 pts+833.7 pts+147.6 pts+593.6 pts
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CHPS and FTXL on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CHPS
Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF
Holds 52 stocks in semiconductors, 61% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
FTXL
First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF
Holds 38 stocks in semiconductors, 78% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerXtrackersFirst Trust
ThemeSemiconductorsSemiconductors
In the S&P 50061.0%78.5%
Active share vs the S&P 50084.8%81.0%
In the Nasdaq-10056.7%75.1%
Holdings5238
Top ten, share of the fund49.5%59.5%
Expense ratio0.15%0.60%
Fee for the differing part0.18%0.74%
Total return, 1 year+115.8%+116.0%
vs the S&P 500+99.3 pts+99.4 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+94.1 pts+94.2 pts
Below its high−20.9%−20.1%
Net assets$118m$1.5bn

CHPS in plain words

By weight, 61% of CHPS's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 85%. The top ten holdings are 50% of the fund across 52 positions, as filed for May 29, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +115.8% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 99.3 pts. It sits 20.9% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.

FTXL in plain words

By weight, 78% 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 60% of the fund across 38 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +116.0% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 99.4 pts. It sits 20.1% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do CHPS and FTXL hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 58% 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, CHPS or FTXL?
CHPS has 61% of its weight in S&P 500 names and FTXL has 78%, so CHPS differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, CHPS or FTXL?
CHPS charges 0.15% a year and FTXL charges 0.60%, so CHPS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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CHPS against FTXL, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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