First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI - First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF
NASDAQFTXL cost to borrow spikes 145% in one week to 2.71%, amid volatile availability swings in the semiconductor ETF.
Snapshot as of 20 Aug 2026
FTXL has dropped 15% in a single week, making it one of the steeper short-term drawdowns in the semiconductor ETF's recent history — and the options market is starting to reflect the unease. The most notable shift this…
FTXL drops 7.4% on the week to $253.15, creating a sharp reversal against a 4.8% gain over the prior month — and the borrow market is sending mixed signals about what comes next. The lending picture is the most…
FTXL, the First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF, enters the back half of May with a striking split: options traders are more aggressively bullish than at almost any point in the past year, while the borrow market swung…
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