Kestra Advisory Services LLC Has $7.74 Million Holdings in First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF $FTXL

Posted by Doug Wharley on Jul 14th, 2026

Kestra Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:FTXL – Free Report) by 12.7% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 52,462 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,906 shares during the quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC owned 0.51% of First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF worth $7,737,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in FTXL. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,000. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $47,000. NBC Securities Inc. boosted its position in shares of First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF by 27.9% during the fourth quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 394 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,000 after buying an additional 86 shares during the last quarter. AlphaCore Capital LLC bought a new stake in First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF during the fourth quarter worth $80,000. Finally, HBK Sorce Advisory LLC bought a new stake in First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF during the fourth quarter worth $177,000.

First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF Trading Down 4.9%

NASDAQ FTXL opened at $241.61 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.27 and a beta of 1.71. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $256.74 and a 200 day simple moving average of $192.08. First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF has a 12 month low of $93.61 and a 12 month high of $297.36.

First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 25th were paid a $0.0356 dividend. This represents a $0.14 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 25th. This is a positive change from First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01.

First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF Company Profile

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The First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF (FTXL) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Nasdaq US Smart Semiconductor index. The fund tracks an index of the most liquid US semiconductor companies, weighted according to factors related to value, volatility and growth. FTXL was launched on Sep 20, 2016 and is managed by First Trust.