FTXL vs. PPA ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF (FTXL) to PowerShares Aerospace & Defense (PPA)
FTXL

First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF

FTXL Description

The First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF is an exchange-traded fund. The investment objective of the Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield, before the Fund's fees and expenses, of an index called the Nasdaq US Smart Semiconductor Index. The Fund seeks to replicate the holdings and weightings of the Nasdaq US Smart Semiconductor Index so as to generate performance results 95% correlated to that of the Nasdaq US Smart Semiconductor Index.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$81.07

Average Daily Volume

127,334

Number of Holdings *

31

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
PPA

PowerShares Aerospace & Defense

PPA Description The PowerShares Aerospace & Defense Portfolio (Fund) is based on the SPADE™ Defense Index (Index). The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks that comprise the Index. The Index is designed to identify a group of companies involved in the development, manufacturing, operations and support of US defense, homeland security and aerospace operations. The Fund and the Index are rebalanced and reconstituted quarterly.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$99.00

Average Daily Volume

146,800

Number of Holdings *

48

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period FTXL PPA
30 Days -10.42% -1.38%
60 Days -6.40% 2.99%
90 Days -4.09% 9.04%
12 Months 34.44% 22.78%
0 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in FTXL Weight in PPA Overlap
FTXL Overweight 31 Positions Relative to PPA
Symbol Grade Weight
NVDA B 8.84%
QCOM B 8.76%
AMAT B 8.3%
AVGO D 8.2%
INTC F 6.86%
MCHP C 4.14%
LRCX D 4.1%
AMKR D 4.1%
TXN C 4.04%
KLAC D 4.04%
ADI C 4.03%
SWKS D 3.89%
NXPI D 3.75%
ON F 3.38%
MRVL D 2.81%
QRVO D 2.39%
ENTG D 2.36%
TER D 2.25%
AMD D 1.98%
MPWR D 1.86%
COHR D 1.8%
VSH F 1.44%
DIOD D 1.06%
CRUS D 0.9%
LSCC F 0.86%
AVT A 0.71%
RMBS F 0.65%
ONTO B 0.63%
ALGM F 0.62%
ACLS F 0.53%
FORM B 0.52%
FTXL Underweight 48 Positions Relative to PPA
Symbol Grade Weight
RTX A -6.9%
LMT A -6.67%
BA F -6.0%
GE A -5.89%
NOC B -5.37%
GD A -4.98%
HON B -4.45%
LHX B -4.34%
TDG A -4.04%
ETN A -3.79%
PH B -3.67%
HWM C -3.54%
AXON B -3.52%
TXT A -2.67%
BAH B -2.46%
LDOS B -2.14%
APH A -2.08%
HII B -2.08%
HEI A -1.76%
BWXT D -1.42%
KBR A -1.32%
CW A -1.31%
CACI A -1.25%
WWD A -1.09%
TDY D -1.07%
SAIC C -0.99%
ATI A -0.97%
HXL D -0.96%
J C -0.89%
PLTR D -0.87%
AVAV A -0.83%
SPR A -0.8%
PSN C -0.66%
MOG.A A -0.65%
KEYS D -0.65%
KTOS D -0.54%
OSK A -0.48%
AIR B -0.44%
MRCY F -0.34%
VSAT F -0.32%
OSIS A -0.27%
CDRE D -0.27%
TGI D -0.2%
KAMN A -0.19%
IRDM D -0.16%
DCO A -0.15%
B C -0.15%
TTMI D -0.13%
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