Do FTXL and SMHC hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 0% 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 SMHC?

FTXL has 83% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SMHC has 0%, so SMHC differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, FTXL or SMHC?

FTXL charges 0.60% a year and SMHC charges 0.65%, so FTXL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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FTXL vs SMHC: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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FTXL and SMHC hold 0% of their weight in the same names.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $1.1bn for First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF and $11m for VanEck China Semiconductor ETF.

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At a glance

82.9%

FTXL in the S&P 500

0.0%

SMHC in the S&P 500

+66.7%

FTXL total return, 1 year

−45.1%

SMHC total return, since launch, Jun 24, 2026

FTXL · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 17% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

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

SMHC · 3 months to Nov 4, 2026 100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

0% of SMHC's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 2, 2026.

Pair scorecard

FTXL costs 0.05 points a year less; FTXL is far larger, $1.1bn against $11m.

FTXL vs SMHC: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	FTXL	SMHC
Return
Measure	FTXL	SMHC
Total return, 1 year	+66.7%	not published
Drawdown
Measure	FTXL	SMHC
Below its all-time high	31.6%, high on Jun 22, 2026	50.7%, high on Jun 30, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	FTXL	SMHC
What it tracks	Semiconductors	Semiconductors
Cost and size
Measure	FTXL	SMHC
Expense ratio	0.60%	0.65%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$1.1bn	$11m
Holdings
Measure	FTXL	SMHC
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, FTXL and SMHC hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FTXL SMHC

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Only in FTXL

QUALCOMM Incorporated 8.15%

NVIDIA Corporation 7.91%

Broadcom Inc. 7.57%

Micron Technology, Inc. 7.53%

Intel Corporation 5.71%

Texas Instruments Incorporated 5.06%

NXP Semiconductors N.V. 4.94%

Analog Devices, Inc. 4.90%

Only in SMHC

Cambricon Technologies Corp Ltd 11.06%

Hygon Information Technology Co Ltd 9.16%

Naura Technology Group Co Ltd 8.14%

Montage Technology Co Ltd 5.39%

Gigadevice Semiconductor Inc 5.09%

Wus Printed Circuit Kunshan Co Ltd 4.77%

Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment In 4.75%

Piotech Inc 4.22%

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Window by window

Window by window: FTXL vs SMHC: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return
Window	FTXL	SMHC
3 months	−12.0%	−29.4%
6 months	−13.0%	–
1 year	+66.7%	–
3 years	+205.7%	–
Since launchNot the same days: FTXL Sep 2016 · SMHC Jun 2026	+968.0%	−45.1%

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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 SMHC VanEck China Semiconductor ETF · Holds 25 stocks in semiconductors, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer First Trust VanEck

Theme Semiconductors Semiconductors

In the S&P 500 82.9% 0.0%

Active share vs the S&P 500 80.9% 100.0%

In the Nasdaq-100 78.8% 0.0%

Holdings 37 25

Top ten, share of the fund 60.2% 60.6%

Expense ratio 0.60% 0.65%

Fee for the differing part 0.74% 0.65%

Total return, 1 year +66.7% −45.1% (since launch, Jun 24, 2026)

vs its benchmark not measured not measured

Below its high −31.6% −50.7%

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $1.1bn $11m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

0% 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.

SMHC

By weight, 0% of SMHC's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 61% of the fund across 25 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Since it first traded on Jun 24, 2026 the fund returned −45.1% with distributions reinvested. It sits 50.7% below its all-time high of Jun 30, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do FTXL and SMHC hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 0% 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 SMHC?: FTXL has 83% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SMHC has 0%, so SMHC differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, FTXL or SMHC?: FTXL charges 0.60% a year and SMHC charges 0.65%, so FTXL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

FTXL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FTXL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for FTXL ↗

SMHC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SMHC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

VanEck website ↗

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How this is computed

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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