FTXL - First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF
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.
As of May 14, 2026: spot at $244.72, ATM IV 49.0%, net GEX $92.6K.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Market Cap
- $646.5M
- Beta
- 2.16
- 52-Week Range
- 80.37-249.58
- Dividend Yield
- $0.35
- IPO Date
- Sep 21, 2016
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
What FTXL Looks Like to Options Traders Today
IV rank of 69.4% sits near the 1-year median, where strategy choice depends on directional conviction and the event calendar rather than vol regime alone; positive net gamma exposure ($92.6K) means dealers hedge against trend, damping realized volatility and biasing price toward heavy-OI strikes; the 25-delta skew (0.048) prices calls richer than puts, often reflecting upside speculation or squeeze risk.
What This Page Covers
The FTXL overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure.
Frequently asked FTXL overview questions
- What is FTXL?
- FTXL is the ticker symbol for First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF, an listed exchange-traded fund. 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. Listed on NASDAQ. FTXL is the ETF ticker shown on this page; ETF traders use the fund for diversified exposure to its underlying basket, for sector and factor rotation, and for hedging or replication strategies via the listed options chain.
- What does the FTXL options snapshot look like today?
- As of May 14, 2026, the FTXL options snapshot shows spot at $244.72, ATM IV 49.0%, IV rank 69.4%, net GEX $92.6K, expected move 14.05%. The full options chain, Greeks by strike and expiration, per-strike open-interest distribution, dealer gamma and delta exposure, and the volatility skew surface are linked from this overview page. Each per-metric route refreshes once per trading session and reflects the most recent close-of-business listed-options state.
- What are FTXL's key statistics?
- First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF (FTXL) carries a market capitalization of $646.5M, 52-week range of 80.37-249.58. Full holdings disclosure, expense ratio, and tracking-error history live on the per-ticker fundamentals page or the sponsor's site; daily NAV and premium/discount-to-NAV are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the ETF options market prices implied volatility relative to its constituents.
- What sector or industry does FTXL belong to?
- First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF operates in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare FTXL's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the FTXL data on this page?
- The options snapshot above is dated May 14, 2026 and refreshes once per session, with all per-strike Greeks and exposure aggregates recomputed at the daily close. Fund-level fields (sponsor, expense ratio, holdings concentration where available) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. ETF-specific filings (N-CSR, N-PX, N-CEN) update on the SEC EDGAR cadence. FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence; for ETFs the off-exchange volume signal is dominated by authorized-participant creation and redemption rather than directional flow.