Passive Semiconductor Equities

First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF

The First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Fund’s fees and expenses) of an equity index called the Nasdaq US Smart SemiconductorTM Index (the “Index”).

$235.03

Key Metrics

TER 0.60% per year
Distribution policy Distributing
Fund size USD 1,485 M
Inception date September 20, 2016
Holdings 35
Fund currency USD
Fund domicile US
Provider First Trust
For full official fund details, factsheets, and holdings, visit ftportfolios.com (opens in new tab).

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Historical Return

Last updated: Aug 01, 2026
1 Year +126.6% +0.1% Div
3 Years (avg.) +42.2% +0.1% Div
5 Years (avg.) +25.9% +0.1% Div

Risk & Analysis Metrics

Last updated: Aug 01, 2026

Volatility

43.34% 1 Year
38.66% 3 Years
37.48% 5 Years
35.01% 10 Years

Max Drawdown

-32.65% 1 Year
-41.77% 3 Years
-44.16% 5 Years
-44.16% 10 Years

Sharpe Ratio

1.81 1 Year
0.95 3 Years
0.67 5 Years
0.73 10 Years

Return Triangle (Heatmap)

Last updated: Aug 01, 2026
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
2016 14.3% 22.8% 7.9% 18.7% 23.2% 25.2% 13.8% 18.2% 17.4% 20.1%
2017 31.8% 4.9% 20.2% 25.5% 27.4% 13.8% 18.8% 17.8% 20.7%
2018 -16.6% 14.8% 23.4% 26.4% 10.5% 16.8% 15.9% 19.4%
2019 57.9% 50.1% 45.1% 18.5% 24.9% 22.4% 25.7%
2020 42.8% 39.1% 7.7% 17.8% 16.3% 21.0%
2021 35.6% -6.5% 10.5% 10.5% 17.0%
2022 -35.5% -0.3% 3.2% 12.8%
2023 54.2% 30.6% 35.9%
2024 10.6% 27.5%
2025 47.1%

Distributions

*by ETF Portfolio Weight Last updated: Aug 01, 2026

Profit Margin Distribution

< 0%
8%
1y 3y N/A N/A
0 - 5%
3%
1y 3y N/A N/A
5 - 10%
14%
1y 3y N/A N/A
10 - 15%
7%
1y 3y N/A N/A
15 - 20%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
20 - 30%
31%
1y 3y N/A N/A
30 - 40%
21%
1y 3y N/A N/A
> 40%
16%
1y 3y N/A N/A

P/E Ratio Distribution

< 0
8%
1y 3y N/A N/A
0 - 10
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
10 - 15
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
15 - 20
21%
1y 3y N/A N/A
20 - 25
4%
1y 3y N/A N/A
25 - 35
13%
1y 3y N/A N/A
35 - 50
14%
1y 3y N/A N/A
> 50
41%
1y 3y N/A N/A

Discounted Cash Flow

Weighted Average Undervaluation
N/A
Undervalued
> 60%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
45 - 60%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
30 - 45%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
15 - 30%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Fair (&plusmn;15%)
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Overvalued
15 - 30%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
30 - 45%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
45 - 60%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
> 60%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A

Market Cap Size Distribution

Micro Cap
0.0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Small Cap
0.0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Mid Cap
9.3%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Large Cap
39.6%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Mega Cap
51.2%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Micro: < $300M Small: $300M–$2B Mid: $2B–$10B Large: $10B–$200B Mega: > $200B

Portfolio Concentration

*by ETF Portfolio Weight Last updated: Aug 01, 2026
38.9% Top 5 Holdings
60.1% Top 10 Holdings
100.0% Top 50 Holdings
100.0% Top 100 Holdings
Top 5 Companies
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8.3%
AVGOP Broadcom Inc
8.1%
INTC Intel Corp.
8.1%
QCOM Qualcomm, Inc.
7.6%
MU Micron Technology Inc.
6.9%

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Average metrics of all companies in portfolio

Last updated: Aug 02, 2026
Market
Average
Market Cap The market value of the company. It's calculated by multiplying the share price by the number of outstanding shares. $819B -
Dividend Yield Yearly payout to shareholders per share. The percentage indicates the payout in relation to the share price. 0.74% 2.01%
Beta Indicates the relationship between the price performance of a share and the market. 1.78 -
P/E Ratio Ratio between share price and earnings per share. A low ratio could indicate that the stock is undervalued or investors aren't expecting high growth. A high ratio could indicate that the stock is overvalued or investors are expecting high growth. 58.73 30.76
Negative P/E Ratio a negative P/E ratio shows that the company is not profitable, and it shows how many years it would take the company to lose its entire market capitalisation if it did not change anything -43.75 -
Profitable Companies 91% -
PEG The ratio between the P/E ratio and the growth rate of the company's earnings per share in the last twelve months. A lower PEG could mean that a stock is undervalued. 19.6 9.33
Price to Sales Ratio Market cap divided by the revenue in the most recent year. 18.59 7.93
Price to Book Ratio Price to Book Ratio is the Market cap divided by the Book value of the company 17.97 10.19
Market
Average
Enterprise Value to EBIT Enterprise Value divided by EBIT 48.96 18.56
Enterprise Value to Revenue Enterprise value divided by revenue 13.89 7.93
Total Debt to Enterprise Value Total debt divided by enterprise value 0.08 0.04
Debt to Equity A higher ratio indicates a higher risk. However, the ratio is difficult to compare between industries where common amounts of debt vary. 1.53 0.29
Profit Margin Net income divided by revenue of the last 4 quarters. It indicates the company's profitability. 24.92% 21.90%
Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) The rate at which the company's net income has increased to the same quarter one year ago. +63.0% -116.0%
Return on Equity Equity divided by market cap. 29.36% 2.81%
Return on Assets Indicates a company's profitability in relation to its total assets. 17.81% 4.15%
Return on Invested Capital Return on invested capital (ROIC) is net income after dividends divided by the sum of debt and equity. It shows how effective a company is at turning capital invested by shareholders and other debtholders into profits. 25.82% 3.82%

Sectors

Manufacturing 97.7%
Wholesale Trade 1.1%
Other 1.2%

Countries

United States 96.0%
Netherlands 3.2%
Cayman Islands 0.7%
Other 0.1%
Other 0.0%

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