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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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FTEC vs XLG: how they differ

FTEC and XLG hold 44% of their weight in the same names, and FTEC returned more over the year.

Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF and Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FTEC and XLG hold 44% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions FTEC and XLG both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingFTECXLG
NVIDIA Corp18.00%13.10%
Apple Inc14.38%10.76%
Microsoft Corp9.54%8.18%
Broadcom Inc5.01%4.85%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc2.60%1.56%
Cisco Systems Inc1.66%0.98%
Palantir Technologies Inc1.40%0.86%
Oracle Corp1.22%0.74%
Texas Instruments Inc1.20%0.69%
International Business Machines Corp0.99%0.58%
Salesforce Inc0.77%0.45%
Intuit Inc0.51%0.29%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in FTECOnly in XLG
Micron Technology Inc 2.64%Amazon.com, Inc. 6.99%
Intel Corp 1.99%Alphabet Inc. 6.05%
Lam Research Corp 1.49%Alphabet Inc. 4.82%
Applied Materials Inc 1.45%Meta Platforms, Inc. 3.61%
KLA Corp 1.09%Tesla, Inc. 2.90%
Analog Devices Inc 0.95%Berkshire Hathaway Inc. 2.35%
QUALCOMM Inc 0.92%JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.28%
Arista Networks Inc 0.89%Eli Lilly and Co. 2.00%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026.

FTEC and XLG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FTEC
Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF
XLG
Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerFidelityInvesco
What it isMSCI Information TechnologyS&P 500 top 50
Total return, 1 year+35.7%+12.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+18.2 pts−5.3 pts
Expense ratio0.08%0.20%
Already in the S&P 50086.2%100.0%
Holdings28251

FTEC in plain words

FTEC is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI Information Technology. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +35.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 86% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 282 positions, with the top ten at 58.8%. It sat 3.7% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

XLG in plain words

XLG is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 top 50. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 51 positions, with the top ten at 63.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FTEC or XLG?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTEC returned +35.7% and XLG returned +12.2%, so FTEC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, FTEC or XLG?
FTEC charges 0.08% a year and XLG charges 0.20%, so FTEC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FTEC and XLG overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 86% of FTEC and 100% of XLG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 44% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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