Do FTXL and SOXQ hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 73% 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 SOXQ?

FTXL has 83% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SOXQ has 81%, 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.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Thematic ETFs

FTXL vs SOXQ: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FTXL returned +66.7% to SOXQ's +47.7%; 73% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $1.1bn for First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF and $2.8bn for Invesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF.

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At a glance

82.9%

FTXL in the S&P 500

81.4%

SOXQ in the S&P 500

+66.7%

FTXL total return, 1 year

+47.7%

SOXQ total return, 1 year

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.

SOXQ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 19% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

81% of SOXQ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 19% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SOXQ costs 0.41 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 19.0 points; SOXQ is 2.5 times larger.

FTXL vs SOXQ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	FTXL	SOXQ
Return
Measure	FTXL	SOXQ
Total return, 1 year	+66.7%	+47.7%
Drawdown
Measure	FTXL	SOXQ
Below its all-time high	31.6%, high on Jun 22, 2026	29.7%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	FTXL	SOXQ
What it tracks	Semiconductors	Semiconductors
Cost and size
Measure	FTXL	SOXQ
Expense ratio	0.60%	0.19%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$1.1bn	$2.8bn
Holdings
Measure	FTXL	SOXQ
Holdings in common	73%

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 Score35.5FTXL34.6SOXQ

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

FTXL 35.5

SOXQ 34.6

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

Risk and return

Jun 18, 2021 to Oct 30, 2026 · 280 weekly returns

FTXL SOXQ

Return

Total return edge SOXQ (slight) +237.5% +254.6%

Annualized edge SOXQ (slight) +25.3% +26.5%

Price return edge SOXQ (slight) +228.6% +238.5%

Risk

Volatility edge Tie 34.1% 34.4%

Max drawdown edge FTXL (slight) −43.0% −45.2%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge SOXQ (slight) 0.73 0.75

Sortino edge SOXQ (slight) 1.09 1.14

Calmar edge Tie 0.59 0.59

Reading

From Jun 2021 to Oct 2026, SOXQ returned slightly more: +254.6% to +237.5%. FTXL and SOXQ swung about the same: 34.1% and 34.4%. FTXL fell slightly less at its worst: −43.0% to −45.2%.

Full scorecard

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Risk and return: FTXL vs SOXQ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	FTXL	SOXQ	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+237.5%	+254.6%	SOXQ (slight)	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+25.3%	+26.5%	SOXQ (slight)	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+228.6%	+238.5%	SOXQ (slight)	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	34.1%	34.4%	Tie	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	22.7%	22.6%	Tie	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−43.0%	−45.2%	FTXL (slight)	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.73	0.75	SOXQ (slight)	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	1.09	1.14	SOXQ (slight)	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.59	0.59	Tie	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 280 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

73%

By the books each fund has filed, FTXL and SOXQ hold 73% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

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73% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FTXL SOXQ

NVIDIA Corporation 7.91% 12.23%

Broadcom Inc. 7.57% 9.77%

Micron Technology, Inc. 7.53% 7.77%

Texas Instruments Incorporated 5.06% 5.24%

Analog Devices, Inc. 4.90% 5.05%

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 4.34% 4.48%

QUALCOMM Incorporated 8.15% 4.20%

KLA Corporation 3.76% 3.88%

Applied Materials, Inc. 3.52% 3.63%

Marvell Technology, Inc. 3.43% 3.54%

NXP Semiconductors N.V. 4.94% 3.27%

Lam Research Corporation 3.23% 3.33%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in FTXL

Amkor Technology, Inc. 3.13%

Cirrus Logic, Inc. 1.83%

Rambus Inc. 0.98%

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. 0.96%

Diodes Incorporated 0.70%

Onto Innovation Inc. 0.62%

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. 0.54%

Avnet, Inc. 0.54%

Only in SOXQ

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 4.25%

ASML Holding NV 3.99%

ARM Holdings PLC 1.46%

Qnity Electronics Inc 1.23%

GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc 1.16%

Tower Semiconductor Ltd 0.91%

SiTime Corp 0.66%

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio 0.01%

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Window by window

Window by window: FTXL vs SOXQ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return
Window	FTXL	SOXQ
3 months	−12.0%	−14.4%
6 months	−13.0%	−10.4%
1 year	+66.7%	+47.7%
3 years	+205.7%	+202.3%
Since launchNot the same days: FTXL Sep 2016 · SOXQ Jun 2021	+968.0%	+235.1%

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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 SOXQ Invesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF · Holds 32 stocks in semiconductors, 81% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer First Trust Invesco

Theme Semiconductors Semiconductors

In the S&P 500 82.9% 81.4%

Active share vs the S&P 500 80.9% 80.8%

In the Nasdaq-100 78.8% 84.2%

Holdings 37 32

Top ten, share of the fund 60.2% 60.9%

Expense ratio 0.60% 0.19%

Fee for the differing part 0.74% 0.24%

Total return, 1 year +66.7% +47.7%

vs its benchmark not measured not measured

Below its high −31.6% −29.7%

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $1.1bn $2.8bn

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

73% 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.

SOXQ

By weight, 81% 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 61% of the fund across 32 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +47.7% with distributions reinvested. It sits 29.7% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do FTXL and SOXQ hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 73% 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 SOXQ?: FTXL has 83% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SOXQ has 81%, 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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Sources and dates

FTXL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FTXL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for FTXL ↗

SOXQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SOXQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Invesco page for SOXQ ↗

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How this is computed

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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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