First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF (FTXL)Technology | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
241.61 USD
-12.44
(-4.897%) ⇩
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 238.00 -3.61 (-3.610%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 7:56 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 6:12 a.m. EDT
The semiconductor sector is currently firing on all cylinders, driven by insatiable demand for AI infrastructure, which has propelled this ETF to new highs and crushed broader market benchmarks. While the recent price action shows some volatility and a pullback from the weekly peak, the underlying business quality remains exceptional. The fund has delivered nearly triple-digit returns over the last eight years, with revenue growth and profitability expanding alongside the industry's secular shift toward artificial intelligence. Although the trailing P/E of roughly 36 suggests the market is pricing in continued perfection, the balance sheet strength and dominant competitive moats justify a premium valuation. The options market confirms this sentiment, with traders aggressively buying calls at distant strikes while hedging only for a catastrophic failure scenario. This is a core holding for investors willing to ride the AI wave, despite the inherent cyclicality of the chip industry. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.054672 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.093510 |
| AutoETS | 0.093686 |
| MSTL | 0.257712 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 39% |
| H-stat | 2.89 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.138 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.02 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 34.20 |
As of July 11, 2026, 6:12 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a significant upside breakout, evidenced by heavy call volume at strikes 325 and 350 for July expiration, and massive open interest at the 300 strike for December. Conversely, put activity is concentrated in the deep money (below 200) for September and December, suggesting a hedge against a severe crash rather than a moderate correction. The implied volatility surface shows a distinct skew where out-of-the-money calls carry elevated premiums relative to the money, indicating a bullish bias among active traders.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.01% | 0.18% | 0.43% | 0.53% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | 0.036 | 0.012734 |
| 2026-03-26 | 0.013 | 0.008780 |
| 2025-12-12 | 0.120 | 0.093743 |
| 2025-09-25 | 0.077 | 0.069573 |
| 2025-06-26 | 0.137 | 0.141969 |
| 2025-03-27 | 0.034 | 0.043351 |
| 2024-12-13 | 0.166 | 0.184117 |
| 2024-09-26 | 0.102 | 0.106851 |
| 2024-06-27 | 0.125 | 0.126788 |
| 2024-03-21 | 0.077 | 0.085036 |
| 2023-12-22 | 0.166 | 0.205090 |
| 2023-09-22 | 0.132 | 0.198825 |
| 2023-06-27 | 0.103 | 0.145768 |
| 2023-03-24 | 0.089 | 0.142309 |
| 2022-12-23 | 0.187 | 0.353297 |
| 2022-09-23 | 0.124 | 0.245253 |
| 2022-06-24 | 0.098 | 0.175125 |
| 2022-03-25 | 0.062 | 0.086689 |
| 2021-12-23 | 0.105 | 0.131480 |
| 2021-09-23 | 0.055 | 0.077068 |
| 2021-06-24 | 0.035 | 0.052655 |
| 2021-03-25 | 0.007 | 0.011506 |
| 2020-12-24 | 0.078 | 0.132540 |
| 2020-09-24 | 0.057 | 0.125564 |
| 2020-06-25 | 0.094 | 0.217366 |
| 2020-03-26 | 0.059 | 0.172213 |
| 2019-12-13 | 0.103 | 0.257500 |
| 2019-09-25 | 0.119 | 0.337302 |
| 2019-06-14 | 0.106 | 0.348340 |
| 2019-03-21 | 0.053 | 0.160752 |
| 2018-12-18 | 0.051 | 0.191729 |
| 2018-09-14 | 0.043 | 0.138665 |
| 2018-06-21 | 0.060 | 0.178731 |
| 2018-03-22 | 0.027 | 0.079834 |
| 2017-12-21 | 0.031 | 0.100977 |
| 2017-09-21 | 0.046 | 0.168548 |
| 2017-06-22 | 0.038 | 0.148033 |
| 2017-03-23 | 0.026 | 0.105687 |
| 2016-12-21 | 0.027 | 0.115979 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 297.36 |
| All Time Low | 19.65 |
| Ask | 241.64 |
| Ask Size | 3 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 326,090 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 276,650 |
| Average Volume | 276,650 |
| Average Volume10Days | 326,090 |
| Beta3 Year | 2.3 |
| Bid | 226.62 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Category | Technology |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 247.2 |
| Day Low | 240.15 |
| Dividend Date | 1,490,918,400 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.09 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 7.0648994 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 253.453 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -11.843002 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.04672662 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 158.24652 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 297.36 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -55.749985 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.18748315 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 93.607 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 148.00299 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.5811102 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 93.607 - 297.36 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,474,464,600,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.31685048 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Fund Family | First Trust |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,474,329,600 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Business Summary | The fund invests at least 90% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in the securities that comprise the index. The index is designed to provide exposure to U.S. companies comprising the semiconductor sector that have been selected based upon their liquidity and ranking. It is non-diversified. |
| Long Name | First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | PREPRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_374033830 |
| Nav Price | 255.19 |
| Net Assets | 2,752,344,060.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.6 |
| Open | 245.9 |
| Phone | (800) 621-1675 |
| Post Market Change | -3.6100006 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -1.4941437 |
| Post Market Price | 238.0 |
| Post Market Time | 1,783,987,019 |
| Previous Close | 254.05 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -12.440002 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -4.8966746 |
| Regular Market Day High | 247.2 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 240.15 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 240.15 - 247.2 |
| Regular Market Open | 245.9 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 254.05 |
| Regular Market Price | 241.61 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,800 |
| Regular Market Volume | 211,256 |
| Short Name | First Trust Nasdaq Semiconducto |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | FTXL |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.5544397 |
| Total Assets | 2,752,344,064 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing P E | 34.198647 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | 93.10581 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | 93.10581 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 169.4701 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 72.13991 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.4256793 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 211,256 |
| Yield | 0.00090000004 |
| Ytd Return | 120.37939 |