FTXL vs. PSCT ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF (FTXL) to PowerShares S&P SmallCap Information Technology Portfolio (PSCT)

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

$88.37

Average Daily Volume

29,219

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

PSCT

PowerShares S&P SmallCap Information Technology Portfolio

PSCT Description

The PowerShares S&P SmallCap Information Technology Portfolio (Fund) is based on the S&P SmallCap 600Â® Capped Information Technology 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 measure the overall performance of common stocks of US information technology companies. These companies are principally engaged in the business of providing information technology-related products and services, including computer hardware and software, Internet, electronics and semiconductors and communication technologies. The Index is a subset of the S&P SmallCap 600Â® Index, which is a float-adjusted, market-capitalization-weighted index reflecting the US small-cap market. The Fund and the Index are rebalanced and reconstituted quarterly.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$49.73

Average Daily Volume

16,932

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	FTXL	PSCT
30 Days	-3.41%	6.44%
60 Days	-2.76%	6.42%
90 Days	-6.54%	3.39%
12 Months	22.37%	15.36%

4 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in FTXL	Weight in PSCT	Overlap
ACLS	F	0.35%	1.55%	0.35%
FORM	D	0.42%	1.92%	0.42%
PI	D	0.56%	2.63%	0.56%
SMTC	B	0.56%	2.26%	0.56%

FTXL Overweight 27 Positions Relative to PSCT

Symbol	Grade	Weight
NVDA	C	9.97%
INTC	D	9.57%
AVGO	D	8.64%
QCOM	F	7.97%
AMAT	F	7.35%
MU	D	4.3%
TXN	C	4.1%
MRVL	B	4.04%
ADI	D	3.79%
NXPI	D	3.65%
LRCX	F	3.65%
ON	D	3.62%
MCHP	D	3.37%
SWKS	F	3.25%
AMKR	D	3.24%
KLAC	D	3.21%
AMD	F	2.49%
AVT	C	2.27%
COHR	B	1.85%
TER	D	1.58%
QRVO	F	1.49%
MPWR	F	1.2%
CRUS	D	1.13%
RMBS	C	0.73%
MTSI	B	0.61%
LSCC	D	0.59%
ONTO	D	0.41%

FTXL Underweight 59 Positions Relative to PSCT

Symbol	Grade	Weight
SPSC	C	-4.3%
BMI	B	-4.12%
ACIW	B	-3.75%
MARA	C	-3.5%
ITRI	B	-3.41%
BOX	B	-3.23%
IDCC	A	-3.04%
PLXS	B	-2.79%
SANM	B	-2.77%
NSIT	F	-2.76%
AEIS	B	-2.72%
SITM	B	-2.46%
DXC	B	-2.34%
ENV	B	-2.08%
BL	B	-1.97%
ALRM	C	-1.92%
PRGS	A	-1.86%
AGYS	A	-1.79%
DV	C	-1.78%
KLIC	B	-1.66%
DIOD	D	-1.64%
OSIS	B	-1.59%
TTMI	B	-1.56%
YOU	D	-1.56%
DOCN	D	-1.51%
VIAV	B	-1.43%
PLUS	F	-1.39%
VYX	B	-1.31%
EXTR	B	-1.31%
RAMP	C	-1.23%
ROG	D	-1.15%
CALX	D	-1.12%
BHE	B	-1.11%
CTS	C	-1.07%
KN	B	-1.04%
UCTT	D	-1.04%
NTCT	C	-1.02%
PLAB	C	-0.99%
VECO	F	-0.98%
HLIT	D	-0.91%
ATEN	B	-0.79%
COHU	C	-0.78%
ARLO	C	-0.74%
SCSC	B	-0.74%
DGII	B	-0.74%
MXL	C	-0.71%
ICHR	C	-0.67%
XRX	F	-0.63%
PDFS	C	-0.61%
CXM	C	-0.61%
WOLF	F	-0.58%
CNXN	C	-0.57%
AOSL	C	-0.48%
NABL	F	-0.47%
SWI	B	-0.46%
CEVA	B	-0.43%
SEDG	F	-0.41%
VSAT	F	-0.4%
CRSR	C	-0.19%