First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF (FTXL)

NASDAQ: FTXL · Real-Time Price · USD
88.13
-3.51 (-3.83%)
Oct 31, 2024, 4:00 PM EDT - Market closed
-3.83%
Assets $1.43B
Expense Ratio 0.60%
PE Ratio 24.70
Shares Out 15.35M
Dividend (ttm) $0.47
Dividend Yield 0.53%
Ex-Dividend Date Sep 26, 2024
Payout Ratio 13.35%
1-Year Return +41.75%
Volume 25,528
Open 90.09
Previous Close 91.64
Day's Range 87.52 - 90.09
52-Week Low 64.59
52-Week High 107.74
Beta 1.25
Holdings 32
Inception Date Sep 20, 2016

About FTXL

Fund Home Page

The First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF (FTXL) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Nasdaq US Smart Semiconductor index. The fund tracks an index of the most liquid US semiconductor companies, weighted according to factors related to value, volatility and growth. FTXL was launched on Sep 20, 2016 and is issued by First Trust.

Asset Class Equity
Category Technology
Region North America
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol FTXL
ETF Provider First Trust
Index Tracked Nasdaq US Smart Semiconductor Index

Top 10 Holdings

61.72% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
NVIDIA Corporation NVDA 9.45%
Broadcom Inc. AVGO 8.78%
Intel Corporation INTC 8.19%
QUALCOMM Incorporated QCOM 7.74%
Applied Materials, Inc. AMAT 7.60%
Micron Technology, Inc. MU 4.38%
Analog Devices, Inc. ADI 3.97%
Texas Instruments Incorporated TXN 3.93%
NXP Semiconductors N.V. NXPI 3.87%
ON Semiconductor Corporation ON 3.83%
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Dividends

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Sep 26, 2024 $0.1017 Sep 30, 2024
Jun 27, 2024 $0.1248 Jun 28, 2024
Mar 21, 2024 $0.0767 Mar 28, 2024
Dec 22, 2023 $0.1658 Dec 29, 2023
Sep 22, 2023 $0.1323 Sep 29, 2023
Jun 27, 2023 $0.1026 Jun 30, 2023
Full Dividend History

News

Semiconductor ETFs: Not-So-Shocking Growth

Nvidia (NVDA) has been one of the most interesting stocks of the year. The company isn't new to disruptive technology and has been known for its innovations in computer graphics and gaming years befor...

14 days ago - ETF Trends

FTXL: Optimistic Growth Outlook But Valuation Very Expensive

FTXL has outperformed the market thanks to AI hype, but its expensive valuation poses downside risks. FTXL has strong performance in 2023 and 2024, with a favorable outlook through 2026 driven by AI h...

3 months ago - Seeking Alpha

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4 months ago - Market Watch

The State And Outlook For Semiconductor Supply Chains In 2024 And Beyond

From a top-down perspective, the demand for semiconductors appears weak with electronic equipment manufacturing being in the doldrums. The S&P Global manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index shows new...

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7 months ago - Seeking Alpha

What's Next In Semiconductors

Big tech companies have been reporting red-hot earnings, and AI remains all the rage.

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8 months ago - Seeking Alpha

FTXL: Market-Cap Allocation Hurts This Semiconductor ETF

First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF is a passively managed equity ETF that tracks the performance of the Nasdaq US Smart Semiconductor Index.

8 months ago - Seeking Alpha

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10 months ago - Market Watch

FTXL: Semiconductors With A Value Tilt

First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF provides exposure to the growing semiconductor industry through a smart-beta strategy. The FTXL ETF's top holdings include Intel, Qualcomm, Broadcom, Applied Mater...

11 months ago - Seeking Alpha

Semiconductor Supply Chain Outlook

Semiconductor supply chain activity is expected to reach an upward inflection point in 2024. Macroeconomic data suggests a continued downturn in demand for electronics equipment and computer chips.

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11 months ago - Seeking Alpha

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Michael Burry, who famously predicted the Global Financial Crisis (GFC), has become an active short-seller in the past few years. His activity has had mixed success.

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1 year ago - Invezz

FTXL: A Pullback Would Provide Better Buying Opportunity

FTXL owns a portfolio of semiconductor stocks and tracks the Nasdaq U.S. Smart Semiconductor Index. The semiconductor industry's inventory correction may not be over yet, and investors may want to wai...

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

FTXL: An ETF To Play The Nvidia Effect

First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF, just like peers SOXX and SMH, may face a retrenchment after a 29% upside in the last year, partly due to the Nvidia effect. Nvidia's A100 GPU chips, used in Micro...

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

The Race For AI Dominance And What It Means For The Chip Sector

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1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

The Case For Semiconductors

If the last three years have taught us anything, it's that the future is very difficult to predict. New applications are always emerging.

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1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

Despite Equity Rally, Conventional Fund And ETF Investors Stay On The Sidelines This Week

U.S. equities rallied during the Refinitiv Lipper fund-flows week ended March 29, 2023, but fund flows remained defensive. On the equity side of the equation, both equity ETF (-$12.6 billion) and conv...

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1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

U.S. Weekly FundFlows Insight Report: Despite Rally In U.S. Stocks, Equity ETF And Fund Investors Were Net Redeemers For Fund Flows Week

Fund investors were net purchasers of money market funds while being net redeemers of equity funds, taxable bond funds, and tax-exempt fixed income funds for the week. On the domestic equity side of t...

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1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

FTXL: Reinvesting In America's Semiconductor Industry Could Embolden This Fund

First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF (FTXL) tracks an index of the most liquid US semiconductor companies. The US currently accounts for 12% of the global semiconductor market, but that could be poise...

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

The Shifting Global Semiconductor Landscape In Asia-Pacific

Legislation in the US and EU aims to boost domestic and regional semiconductors manufacturing significantly, threatening to rebalance global semiconductors manufacturing away from Asia Pacific economi...

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

As Chipmakers Struggle With Demand, Is The Sector Ready For A Reset?

Why chipmakers are warning about falling demand. Some the auto industry's chip troubles have been self-inflicted.

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2 years ago - Seeking Alpha

Bolstering Building Blocks And Silicon Shields

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2 years ago - Seeking Alpha

New Bill Could Boost Semiconductor ETFs

The Senate is set to vote on potential legislation to increase semiconductor production, which could impact thematic ETFs.

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2 years ago - ETFcom

Will We See Another Semiconductor Bust?

Is the semiconductor industry facing an imminent bust? There is a lot of uncertainty now. We explain why semiconductors have historically been cyclical.

2 years ago - Seeking Alpha

Semiconductors: A Less-Cyclical Future

Semiconductor manufacturing ran in boom and bust cycles correlated with global GDP growth. Semiconductors have become nearly ubiquitous, a key component in numerous industrial applications, leaving th...

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2 years ago - Seeking Alpha

Taiwan Crisis Scenario Could Severely Disrupt Global Manufacturing Supply Chains

In September, the IHS Markit Global Electronics Purchasing Managers' Index™ (PMI™) for new orders was at 58.0, signaling rapid expansion in new business with the index for future activity remaining hi...

3 years ago - Seeking Alpha

Semiconductors In Asia: Where Established Leaders And China's Ambitions Intersect

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