ALAI vs FTXL

AALAI

BFTXL

Measures won4–0ALAI wins · of 6 · 5Y

$10,000 · 5Y$36,298SMH · FTXL $28,388

Lowest cost0.35%SMH · $35 on $10k

Most income1.34%ALAI · $134 on $10k

Smallest drop−20.6%CIBR · worst fall in 1Y

Held in common16.7%ALAI and FTXL

ALAI

FTXL

Alger AI Enablers & Adopters ETF · $2.1BFirst Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF · $925M

[…]3 years · per year[…] · $30,527+45.1%

[…]5 years · per year[…] · $28,388+23.2%

0.58%Expense ratio$58 · $60 on $10k · lower wins0.60%

1.34%12-mo yield$134 · $9 on $10k0.09%

−21.1%Worst dropSmaller wins−40.1%

29.7%VolatilityLower wins51.4%

4–0ALAI wins

$10,000 · 5 yearsAll four, one scale

Shared top holdingsALAI · FTXL

11.5%NVDA8.1%

3.2%AVGO7.6%

2.8%AMD4.6%

2.0%MU6.9%

Held in common16.7%

End-of-day Nov 9, 2026 · $10,000 5 years ago, dividends reinvested · ● winner of the row · each row scaled to the bigger of the two

All Four

5Y4 funds

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1	SMH	VanEck Semiconductor ETFRead Desk	0.35%	0.23%	+5.1%	+35.3%	+39.3%	+50.1%	+29.4%	−33.1%	$60.7B
2	BFTXL	First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETFRead Desk	0.60%	0.09%	+7.1%	+53.0%	+59.9%	+45.1%	+23.2%	−40.1%	$925M
3	CIBR	First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETFRead Desk	0.58%	0.42%	+4.0%	+32.8%	+27.5%	+28.7%	+12.4%	−20.6%	$15.8B
4	AALAI	Alger AI Enablers & Adopters ETFRead Desk	0.58%	1.34%	+4.2%	+11.7%	+11.0%	new	new	−21.1%	$2.1B

End-of-day Nov 9, 2026 · total return, dividends in · 3Y and 5Y per year · A and B = the pair in versus

All Four

5Y4 funds

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1	SMH	VanEck Semiconductor ETFRead Desk	0.35%	0.23%	+5.1%	+35.3%	+39.3%	+50.1%	+29.4%	−33.1%	$60.7B
2	BFTXL	First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETFRead Desk	0.60%	0.09%	+7.1%	+53.0%	+59.9%	+45.1%	+23.2%	−40.1%	$925M
3	CIBR	First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETFRead Desk	0.58%	0.42%	+4.0%	+32.8%	+27.5%	+28.7%	+12.4%	−20.6%	$15.8B
4	AALAI	Alger AI Enablers & Adopters ETFRead Desk	0.58%	1.34%	+4.2%	+11.7%	+11.0%	new	new	−21.1%	$2.1B

End-of-day Nov 9, 2026 · total return, dividends in · 3Y and 5Y per year · A and B = the pair in versus

Cards for this view

ALAI vs FTXL

ALAI

Alger AI Enablers & Adopters

[…]

FTXL

First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor

$28,388

MeasureALAIFTXL

Fee0.58%0.60%

Cost on $10k a year$58$60

Yield1.34%0.09%

5 years, per year[…]+23.2%

3 years, per year[…]+45.1%

Worst drop · 1Y−21.1%−40.1%

Volatility · 1Y29.7%51.4%

4–0measures won
ALAI first

16.7%

holdings shared

Nov 9, 2026 · $10,000 five years ago, dividends reinvested

SOXX vs SMH

YTD

iSharesSOXX

+46.5%

SMHVanEck

+35.3%

+46.5%Year to date+35.3%

0.33% · $33Fee · on $10k a year0.35% · $35

$39.1BAssets$60.7B

2–0SOXX wins

End-of-day Nov 9, 2026

SCHD vs VIG

YTD

SchwabSCHD

+33.2%

VIGVanguard

+14.8%

+33.2%Year to date+14.8%

3.0%Yield1.5%

$120BAssets$109B

2–0SCHD wins

End-of-day Nov 9, 2026

JEPQ vs JEPI

YTD

J.P. MorganJEPQ

+6.6%

JEPIJ.P. Morgan

+7.5%

+6.6%Year to date+7.5%

12.4%Yield7.9%

$40.7BAssets$45.2B

1–1level

End-of-day Nov 9, 2026

Overlap: ALAI, FTXL, SMH, CIBR

Today

58.6%most shared, FTXL and SMH

ALAIFTXLSMHCIBR

ALAI—16.7%26.1%9.1%

FTXL16.7%—58.6%7.0%

SMH26.1%58.6%—5.7%

CIBR9.1%7.0%5.7%—

End-of-day Nov 9, 2026 · share held in common · outlined: the pair in versus

Income After Fees on $10,000

$76most kept, ALAI

ALAI$134 − $58 = $76

SMH$23 − $35 = −$12

CIBR$42 − $58 = −$16

FTXL$9 − $60 = −$51

KeptFee

End-of-day Nov 9, 2026 · yield in dollars minus the fee