Do FTXL and XSD hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 40% 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 XSD?

FTXL has 83% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XSD has 40%, 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.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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FTXL vs XSD: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FTXL returned +66.7% to XSD's +34.9%; 40% 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 $2.4bn for State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF.

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At a glance

82.9%

FTXL in the S&P 500

40.2%

XSD in the S&P 500

+66.7%

FTXL total return, 1 year

+34.9%

XSD 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.

XSD · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 60% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

40% of XSD's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 60% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XSD costs 0.25 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 31.8 points; XSD is 2.2 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FTXL vs XSD: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	FTXL	XSD
Return
Measure	FTXL	XSD
Total return, 1 year	+66.7%	+34.9%
Drawdown
Measure	FTXL	XSD
Below its all-time high	31.6%, high on Jun 22, 2026	31.8%, high on Jun 3, 2026
Against its benchmark
Measure	FTXL	XSD
What it tracks	Semiconductors	Semiconductors
Against the S&P 500, 1 year		ahead by 20.1 pts
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year		+14.8%
Against its benchmark, 1 year		ahead by 20.1 pts
Cost and size
Measure	FTXL	XSD
Expense ratio	0.60%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$1.1bn	$2.4bn
Holdings
Measure	FTXL	XSD
Holdings in common	40%

Method

Risk and return

Sep 30, 2016 to Oct 30, 2026 · 526 weekly returns

FTXL XSD

Return

Total return edge FTXL +1,000.8% +789.2%

Annualized edge FTXL (slight) +26.8% +24.1%

Price return edge FTXL +940.0% +750.6%

Risk

Volatility edge FTXL (slight) 31.7% 32.5%

Max drawdown edge XSD (slight) −43.0% −41.4%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge FTXL (slight) 0.83 0.75

Sortino edge FTXL (slight) 1.26 1.13

Calmar edge FTXL (slight) 0.62 0.58

Reading

From Sep 2016 to Oct 2026, FTXL returned more: +1,000.8% to +789.2%. FTXL swung slightly less: 31.7% to 32.5%. XSD fell slightly less at its worst: −41.4% to −43.0%.

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Risk and return: FTXL vs XSD: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	FTXL	XSD	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+1,000.8%	+789.2%	FTXL	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+26.8%	+24.1%	FTXL (slight)	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+940.0%	+750.6%	FTXL	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	31.7%	32.5%	FTXL (slight)	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	20.9%	21.6%	FTXL (slight)	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−43.0%	−41.4%	XSD (slight)	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.83	0.75	FTXL (slight)	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	1.26	1.13	FTXL (slight)	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.62	0.58	FTXL (slight)	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 526 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

40%

By the books each fund has filed, FTXL and XSD hold 40% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

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40% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FTXL XSD

Texas Instruments Incorporated 5.06% 3.29%

NXP Semiconductors N.V. 4.94% 3.24%

Analog Devices, Inc. 4.90% 3.17%

Microchip Technology Incorporated 3.48% 2.94%

ON Semiconductor Corporation 4.14% 2.82%

QUALCOMM Incorporated 8.15% 2.57%

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 4.34% 2.56%

NVIDIA Corporation 7.91% 2.54%

Broadcom Inc. 7.57% 2.51%

Micron Technology, Inc. 7.53% 2.29%

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. 2.16% 3.04%

Marvell Technology, Inc. 3.43% 2.02%

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Only in FTXL

KLA Corporation 3.76%

Applied Materials, Inc. 3.52%

Lam Research Corporation 3.23%

Amkor Technology, Inc. 3.13%

Entegris, Inc. 2.74%

Teradyne, Inc. 2.62%

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. 0.96%

Onto Innovation Inc. 0.62%

Only in XSD

SYNAPTICS INC 3.44%

IMPINJ INC 3.09%

UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORP 3.08%

SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC 3.07%

SILICON LABORATORIES INC 2.79%

PENGUIN SOLUTIONS INC 2.63%

POWER INTEGRATIONS INC 2.60%

ALLEGRO MICROSYSTEMS INC 2.59%

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Window by window

Window by window: FTXL vs XSD: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return		vs its benchmark
Window	FTXL	XSD	FTXL	XSD
3 months	−12.0%	−13.0%	not measured	−12.9 pts vs IVV
6 months	−13.0%	−16.7%	not measured	−21.7 pts vs IVV
1 year	+66.7%	+34.9%	not measured	+20.1 pts vs IVV
3 years	+205.7%	+145.3%	not measured	+61.9 pts vs IVV
Since launchNot the same days: FTXL Sep 2016 · XSD Feb 2006	+968.0%	+1,755.4%	not measured	not measured

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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 XSD State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF · Holds 46 stocks in semiconductors, 40% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer First Trust State Street

Theme Semiconductors Semiconductors

In the S&P 500 82.9% 40.2%

Active share vs the S&P 500 80.9% 88.6%

In the Nasdaq-100 78.8% 33.9%

Holdings 37 46

Top ten, share of the fund 60.2% 31.2%

Expense ratio 0.60% 0.35%

Fee for the differing part 0.74% 0.40%

Total return, 1 year +66.7% +34.9%

vs its benchmark not measured +20.1 pts vs IVV

Below its high −31.6% −31.8%

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $1.1bn $2.4bn

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

40% 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.

XSD

By weight, 40% 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 31% of the fund across 46 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +34.9% with distributions reinvested against +14.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, so a holder was ahead by 20.1 pts. It sits 31.8% below its all-time high of Jun 3, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do FTXL and XSD hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 40% 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 XSD?: FTXL has 83% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XSD has 40%, 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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Sources and dates

FTXL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FTXL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for FTXL ↗

XSD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XSD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street 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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