FTXL vs SMH: holdings overlap, shared companies and scores

As of September 11, 2026, FTXL and SMH overlap 58.8% by weight. First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF (FTXL): U.S. semiconductor stocks. VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH): Global semiconductor firms.

Updated September 11, 2026

How much do FTXL and SMH overlap?

As of September 11, 2026, FTXL and SMH overlap 58.8% by weight.

89% of FTXL is already inside SMH.

79% of SMH is already inside FTXL.

FTXL holds 33 companies and SMH holds 25; 19 are in both.

Computed by ETF Copilot from both funds' holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.

How does ETF Copilot score FTXL and SMH?

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores FTXL 6.3 out of 10 and SMH 6.8 out of 10.

They differ most on Quality: FTXL 8.1 and SMH 10.0.

The five factor scores behind them are set out below, 0–10 and higher is better, ranked against every US equity ETF we track.

FTXL vs SMH — ETF Copilot factor scores, 0–10
Factor	FTXL	SMH
Growth	9.3	9.6
Valuation	0.3	0.6
Risk	0.7	1.0
Quality	8.1	10.0
Return	9.9	10.0

SMH is the cheaper of the two at 0.35% a year

As of September 11, 2026, FTXL charges 0.60% a year, yields 0.78% and holds $1.2B in assets across 33 positions.

As of September 11, 2026, SMH charges 0.35% a year, yields 0.68% and holds $71.1B in assets across 25 positions.

FTXL vs SMH — cost, income and size
Measure	FTXL	SMH
Expense ratio	0.60%	0.35%
Dividend yield	0.78%	0.68%
Assets under management	$1.2B	$71.1B
Holdings	33	25

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

Where FTXL and SMH trade against their own history

FTXL trades at 37.0 times earnings, against its own median of 19.6, and is more expensive than 95% of its own 114 monthly readings since 2017.

SMH trades at 40.2 times earnings, against its own median of 20.1, and is more expensive than 95% of its own 114 monthly readings since 2017.

What moved FTXL and SMH this week

FTXL rose 6.6% in the week to September 11, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Intel (+12.3%), Marvell Technology (+13.1%) and Advanced Micro Devices (+13.1%); Nvidia (−4.4%) pushed the other way.

SMH rose 2.9% in the week to September 11, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Advanced Micro Devices (+13.1%), Marvell Technology (+13.1%) and Intel (+12.3%); Nvidia (−4.4%) pushed the other way.

What do FTXL and SMH each hold?

What's inside FTXL: Tech 100%, Semiconductors 98%.

69% of FTXL is its ten largest holdings.

What's inside SMH: Tech 100%, Semiconductors 96%.

72% of SMH is its ten largest holdings.

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ETF Copilot, “FTXL vs SMH holdings overlap and scores”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/compare/ftxl-vs-smh