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FTXL vs SHOC: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FTXL returned +66.7% to SHOC's +35.7%; 60% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $1.1bn on Nov 3, 2026 for First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF, and $278m on Jun 30, 2026 for Strive U.S. Semiconductor ETF.

FTXL on its own →SHOC on its own →
At a glance
82.9%
FTXL in the S&P 500
88.9%
SHOC in the S&P 500
+66.7%
FTXL total return, 1 year
+35.7%
SHOC total return, 1 year
FTXL · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 17% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
17% of its weight is outside the S&P 50083% of FTXL's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 17% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.83%17%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutsideactive share 81% · top ten 60% of the fund · 37 holdings as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 79% in17% of its weight is outside the S&P 50083% of FTXL's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 17% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.83%17%in the S&P 50017% of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 81% · Nasdaq-100: 79% in

83% of FTXL's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 17% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.

SHOC · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 11% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
11% of its weight is outside the S&P 50089% of SHOC's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 11% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.89%11%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutsideactive share 81% · top ten 76% of the fund · 30 holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 93% in11% of its weight is outside the S&P 50089% of SHOC's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 11% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.89%11%of its weight in S&P 500 companies11% of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 81% · Nasdaq-100: 93% in

89% of SHOC's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 11% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SHOC costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 31.0 points.

FTXL vs SHOC: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureFTXLSHOC
Return
Total return, 1 year+66.7%+35.7%
Drawdown
Below its all-time high31.6%, high on Jun 22, 202626.6%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksSemiconductorsSemiconductors
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.60%0.40%
Net assets, FTXL as of Nov 3, 2026 and SHOC as of Jun 30, 2026$1.1bn$278m
Active share vs the S&P 50081%80%
Holdings
Holdings in common60%
ETFIQ S&P 500 Difference Score · FTXL scores higher How much of its weight does it not share with the S&P 500?
IQ Themes Score35.5FTXL32.9SHOC

How different its holdings are from the S&P 500, ranked against 114 thematic ETFs with at least half their money in S&P 500 companies. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.4, the lowest in this set 99.6, the highest

Weight not shared with the S&P 500 only; it says nothing about returns, fees or whether the theme pays off. All thematic ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

60%

By the books each fund has filed, FTXL and SHOC hold 60% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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60% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FTXL SHOC
NVIDIA Corporation 7.91% 17.26%
Broadcom Inc. 7.57% 9.52%
Micron Technology, Inc. 7.53% 13.81%
Intel Corporation 5.71% 4.53%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 4.34% 5.00%
Texas Instruments Incorporated 5.06% 3.77%
KLA Corporation 3.76% 5.10%
Applied Materials, Inc. 3.52% 6.53%
Marvell Technology, Inc. 3.43% 4.13%
Lam Research Corporation 3.23% 4.87%
Analog Devices, Inc. 4.90% 2.99%
QUALCOMM Incorporated 8.15% 1.51%
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Only in FTXL
Amkor Technology, Inc. 3.13%
Cirrus Logic, Inc. 1.83%
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. 0.96%
Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 0.72%
Diodes Incorporated 0.70%
Onto Innovation Inc. 0.62%
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. 0.61%
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. 0.54%
Only in SHOC
ASML Holding NV 4.95%
Cadence Design Systems Inc 1.60%
Synopsys Inc 1.32%
Keysight Technologies Inc 0.91%
TE Connectivity PLC 0.90%
ARM Holdings PLC 0.75%
STMicroelectronics NV 0.74%
Qnity Electronics Inc 0.53%
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Window by window

Window by window: FTXL vs SHOC: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Total return
WindowFTXLSHOC
3 months−12.0%−14.0%
6 months−13.0%−11.3%
1 year+66.7%+35.7%
3 years+205.7%+184.5%
Since launchNot the same days: FTXL Sep 2016 · SHOC Oct 2022+968.0%+273.7%

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Side by side

FTXL First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF · Holds 37 stocks in semiconductors, 83% of its weight in S&P 500 companies SHOC Strive U.S. Semiconductor ETF · Holds 30 stocks in semiconductors, 89% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer First Trust Strive
Theme Semiconductors Semiconductors
In the S&P 500 82.9% 88.9%
Active share vs the S&P 500 80.9% 80.5%
In the Nasdaq-100 78.8% 92.8%
Holdings 37 30
Top ten, share of the fund 60.2% 75.7%
Expense ratio 0.60% 0.40%
Fee for the differing part 0.74% 0.50%
Total return, 1 year +66.7% +35.7%
vs its benchmark not measured not measured
Below its high −31.6% −26.6%
Net assets, FTXL as of Nov 3, 2026 and SHOC as of Jun 30, 2026 $1.1bn $278m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

60% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund
FTXL

By weight, 83% 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 37 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +66.7% with distributions reinvested. It sits 31.6% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.

SHOC

By weight, 89% of SHOC's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 80%. The top ten holdings are 76% of the fund across 30 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +35.7% with distributions reinvested. It sits 26.6% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do FTXL and SHOC hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 60% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, FTXL or SHOC?
FTXL has 83% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SHOC has 89%, so FTXL differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, FTXL or SHOC?
FTXL charges 0.60% a year and SHOC charges 0.40%, so SHOC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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FTXL on its own →SHOC on its own →FTXL dividend history →FTXL holdings →SHOC dividend history →SHOC holdings →Method →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
FTXL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
FTXL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
First Trust page for FTXL ↗
SHOC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
SHOC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Strive website ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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