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What sector is XPND in?

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How volatile is XPND?

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Does XPND have a seasonal pattern?

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When did XPND last report earnings?

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First Trust Expanded Technology ETF (XPND)

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First Trust Expanded Technology ETF (XPND) · Neutral

§ Seasonality

10y · since 2022

Best monthMay on averageavg +6.64% · 100% win · n 5

Worst monthSep on averageavg -2.40% · 50% win · n 4

XPND monthly seasonality strip
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1	XPND Jan avg: 3.81% median: 4.48% win: 75% σ: 4.42% n: 4 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31	XPND Feb avg: -0.09% median: -2.01% win: 25% σ: 4.51% n: 4 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31	XPND Mar avg: -1.21% median: -1.76% win: 50% σ: 6.48% n: 4 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31	XPND Apr avg: 0.51% median: -1.56% win: 40% σ: 8.10% n: 5 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31	XPND May avg: 6.64% median: 8.57% win: 100% σ: 3.61% n: 5 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31	XPND Jun avg: 2.52% median: 6.19% win: 80% σ: 7.68% n: 5 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31	XPND Jul avg: 1.14% median: 0.54% win: 60% σ: 8.50% n: 5 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31	XPND Aug avg: -0.70% median: 0.42% win: 75% σ: 3.73% n: 4 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31 (current)	XPND Sep avg: -2.40% median: -1.90% win: 50% σ: 8.37% n: 4 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31	XPND Oct avg: 2.18% median: 2.18% win: 75% σ: 3.54% n: 4 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31	XPND Nov avg: 5.86% median: 7.84% win: 75% σ: 7.10% n: 4 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31	XPND Dec avg: -0.91% median: -0.34% win: 25% σ: 4.89% n: 4 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31

Filed: May 2026

HOLDINGS

Top holdings of XPND

Top 25 holdings of XPND by portfolio weight
#	Holding	Weight	Value
1	CSCO	5.71%	$2M
2	AVGO	5.27%	$2M
3	LRCX	4.79%	$2M
4	GOOGL	4.60%	$2M
5	AMAT	4.55%	$2M
6	NVDA	4.49%	$2M
7	AAPL	4.45%	$2M
8	MSFT	4.32%	$2M
9	PLTR	4.30%	$2M
10	V	3.84%	$2M
11	META	3.68%	$2M
12	MA	3.59%	$1M
13	IBM	3.58%	$1M
14	TXN	3.55%	$1M
15	KLAC	3.54%	$1M
16	QCOM	3.43%	$1M
17	NFLX	3.37%	$1M
18	TMUS	2.64%	$1M
19	APP	2.64%	$1M
20	ADI	2.59%	$1M
21	ANET	2.57%	$1M
22	APH	2.34%	$961K
23	MRVL	2.29%	$938K
24	GLW	1.99%	$818K
25	NOW	1.66%	$683K

Showing 25 of 50 holdings.

CONCENTRATION

Portfolio shape

46.3%Top 10 holdings

50Total holdings

50 (100%)Resolved tickers

SECTORS

Sector breakdown

Technology

64.4%

Industrials

22.1%

Communication Services

6.4%

Healthcare

4.5%

Materials

2.2%

Consumer Discretionary

0.2%

INTERNALS

What the holdings are doing

Above 50dma (count): 44%
Above 50dma (weight): 36.5%
Above 200dma (count): 74%
Above 200dma (weight): 71.8%

Stage mix (by weight)

Stage 1 · 16% of holdingsStage 2 · 56% of holdingsStage 3 · 8% of holdingsStage 4 · 20% of holdings

Median 1M RS: 54
Median 3M RS: 50
Median 6M RS: 65

Accumulation/distribution mix

A: 10%B: 34%C: 20%D: 24%E: 12%

Metrics matched 50 tickers across 50 holdings rows (99.8% of fund weight). Metrics as of 2026-08-24; holdings from the 2026-05-31 filing.

WHAT CHANGED

Between filings

Position changes from the 2026-02-28 to the 2026-05-31 N-PORT filing.

New positions

New positions holdings in XPND
Holding	Before → after	Δ weight
ADIANALOG DEVICES INC	— → 2.59%	—
ONON SEMICONDUCTOR CORP	— → 0.38%	—
MTSIMACOM TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS HOLDINGS INC	— → 0.31%	—
FFIVF5 INC	— → 0.29%	—
MKSIMKS INC	— → 0.27%	—

+6 more

Added

Added holdings in XPND
Holding	Before → after	Δ weight
AVGOBROADCOM INC	3.72% → 5.27%	+1.55 pp
MRVLMARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC	1.05% → 2.29%	+1.23 pp
QCOMQUALCOMM INC	2.28% → 3.43%	+1.15 pp
CSCOCISCO SYSTEMS INC	4.70% → 5.71%	+1.01 pp
TXNTEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC	2.89% → 3.55%	+0.67 pp

+17 more

Trimmed

Trimmed holdings in XPND
Holding	Before → after	Δ weight
METAMETA PLATFORMS INC	4.70% → 3.68%	−1.02 pp
TMUST-MOBILE US INC	3.64% → 2.64%	−0.99 pp
NFLXNETFLIX INC	4.20% → 3.37%	−0.83 pp
MAMASTERCARD INC	4.41% → 3.59%	−0.82 pp
VVISA INC	4.49% → 3.84%	−0.66 pp

+11 more

Exited

Exited holdings in XPND
Holding	Before → after	Δ weight
ORCLOracle Corp.	3.38% → —	—
DISWalt Disney Company	2.84% → —	—
LYVLive Nation Entertainment, Inc.	0.32% → —	—
WBDWarner Bros. Discovery Inc.	0.31% → —	—
WMGWarner Music Group Corporation	0.26% → —	—

+6 more

As filed in N-PORT — quarterly holdings with up to ~60-day publication lag. Not live positioning.

LEADERS INSIDE THE FUND

Leaders inside XPND

Holdings of XPND currently on TickerStance stock-RS leaderboards.

Holdings of XPND on stock-RS leaderboards
Ticker	Weight	Lens	Rank	Stage
LRCX	4.79%	1Y RS	123	—
AMAT	4.55%	1Y RS	140	—
PLTR	4.30%	1M RS	224	—
MRVL	2.29%	6M RS	44	—
FTNT	0.37%	6M RS	192	—
MKSI	0.27%	1Y RS	184	—
TER	0.25%	1Y RS	101	—

THEME EXPOSURE

Theme exposure inside XPND

Semiconductors & Equipment — 36% of weight AI Compute & Networking Hardware — 25% of weight Software — 18% of weight Quantum Computing — 17% of weight AI Applications & Agentic Software — 13% of weight Cybersecurity — 11% of weight AI Compute Operators & Hosts — 9% of weight Payments & Merchant Infrastructure — 8% of weight

SIMILAR FUNDS BY HOLDINGS

Funds similar to XPND

FAQ

Fund FAQ

What does XPND hold?: XPND holds 50 positions; its three largest are CSCO (5.71%), AVGO (5.27%), and LRCX (4.79%) as of May 2026.
How concentrated is XPND?: The top 10 holdings account for 46.3% of XPND's portfolio. Highly concentrated in top names.
What sectors does XPND cover?: XPND's largest sector exposures are Technology (64.4%), Industrials (22.1%), and Communication Services (6.4%).
How fresh is this data?: Holdings are sourced from SEC N-PORT-P filings, published quarterly with a ~60 day lag. The most recent filing for XPND is dated May 2026.

Evidence · 1 of 3

Receipts behind the read

0 of 5 pass

Leadership

Is it leading?

Relative strength across horizons plus the leadership score.

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LDR

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StageWeinstein stage analysis

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Smart money

Who's accumulating?

Accumulation rating, relative volume, U/D ratio, breakout-day proof.

A/D rating

Evidence · 3 of 3

Market backdrop

Pull-back risk if Macro turns < 60

Trend44.9Are the major indexes going up or down lately?30% weight Breadth50.6Is the rally broad-based or narrow?30% weight Leadership42.4Who's leading?20% weight Macro59.0What does the credit & rates environment say?20% weight

Stance47.8● Neutral

Public attention · XPND

Is the crowd watching?

No attention data for this ticker yet — it joins the daily scan once a baseline builds.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is XPND's relative strength rating?: Relative strength percentiles for XPND are not available for the current snapshot date. TickerStance publishes RS ratings daily after each session close; check back after the next pipeline run.
What sector is XPND in?: XPND is classified under the Other sector per the TickerStance sector-classification pipeline, which maps U.S. equities to GICS-aligned sectors using exchange SIC codes and Massive Finance reference data.
Is XPND in a leading sector?: Sector RS percentile is not available for Other at this snapshot. Leading sector status (threshold: Other RS ≥ 70th percentile) cannot be determined until the next sector RS pipeline run.
How volatile is XPND?: Volatility metrics for XPND — average daily range (ADR%), average true range (ATR%), and beta — are not available for the current snapshot. These indicators update daily with each pipeline run.
Does XPND have a seasonal pattern?: TickerStance computes XPND's month-by-month seasonality from its full daily price history: the average and median return for each calendar month, how often that month closed higher, and the best and worst months on record. These are historical frequencies, not forecasts — a strong seasonal month describes what XPND has tended to do in prior years, not a prediction of what comes next. The full month-by-month heatmap and win-rate table sit higher on this page.

XPND is not confirmed as a leader.

§ Seasonality

Top holdings of XPND

Portfolio shape

Sector breakdown

What the holdings are doing

Between filings

Leaders inside XPND

Theme exposure inside XPND

Funds similar to XPND

Fund FAQ

Receipts behind the read

Is it leading?

Who's accumulating?

Market backdrop

Is the crowd watching?

Frequently asked questions

How much does it move?

§ Seasonality

Funds similar to XPND

Between filings

Theme exposure inside XPND

Leaders inside XPND

What the holdings are doing

First Trust Expanded Technology ETF (XPND) — Stance & relative strength

XPND is not confirmed as a leader.

Top holdings of XPND

Portfolio shape

Sector breakdown

What the holdings are doing

Between filings

Leaders inside XPND

Theme exposure inside XPND

Funds similar to XPND

Fund FAQ

Receipts behind the read

Is it leading?

Who's accumulating?

Market backdrop

Is the crowd watching?

Frequently asked questions

How much does it move?

Funds similar to XPND

Between filings

Theme exposure inside XPND

Leaders inside XPND

What the holdings are doing