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FTXLFIRST TRUST NASDAQ SEMICONDUCTOR ETFINDEX

FIRST TRUST NASDAQ SEMICONDUCTOR ETF

$256.83+1.45% vs prior close
11129752-WK

Price through Oct 1 · Flows through unavailable. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 2. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 2.

Price & daily flows
248.8238.1227.4256.83DAILY NET FLOWSep 2Sep 14Sep 22Oct 1

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1M SHOWN

The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned +98.3% so far this year.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$1.5Bassets under management
—expense ratio
—net flow, trailing month
128Kavg daily volume, 30 days
33holdings · US-domiciled
2023listed November 13, 2023 · beta 2.65
Sector weights
Technology100%
Information Technology99.99%
Electronic Technology84.73%
Producer Manufacturing14.81%
Distribution Services0.37%
Cash0.09%
Other0.07%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States96%
Netherlands3.99%
Other0.2%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week+0.9%
1 month+17.1%
3 months+2.6%
6 months+74.2%
YTD+98.3%
1 year+120.5%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week—
1 month—
3 months—
YTD—
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CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

The risk read
38%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
48%realized volatility, 1 year
-32.6%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-13.5%latest close versus that peak

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
—calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
226Kshares traded
The case against FTXL

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat FTXL on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
ESMV iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF0.18%$7776.18T+$16K5356424× the assets · +$16K in over the monthHead-to-head
REW ProShares UltraShort Technology0.95%$4164.64T+$9302868706× the assets · +$930 in over the monthHead-to-head
EMDV ProShares MSCI Emerging Markets Dividend Growers ETF0.60%$9881.28T—6806470× the assetsHead-to-head
TYLG Global X Information Technology Covered Call & Growth ETF0.60%$9343.71T—6436180× the assetsHead-to-head
ANEW ProShares MSCI Transformational Changes ETF0.45%$8748.00T—6025838× the assetsHead-to-head
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