Which returned more over the last year, GRID or SCHG?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GRID returned +22.9% and SCHG returned +12.7%, so GRID returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, GRID or SCHG?

GRID charges 0.56% a year and SCHG charges 0.04%, so SCHG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do GRID and SCHG overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 40% of GRID and 95% of SCHG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 5% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

Are GRID and SCHG the same kind of fund?

No. GRID is a thematic ETF and SCHG is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

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

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GRID vs SCHG: how they differ

Over the year GRID returned more, +22.9% against +12.7%, and SCHG charges 0.04% against 0.56%.

First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund and Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GRID and SCHG hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions GRID and SCHG both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	GRID	SCHG
NVIDIA Corporation	2.24%	11.02%
Tesla, Inc.	1.81%	3.92%
GE Vernova Inc.	0.90%	0.91%
Quanta Services, Inc.	7.54%	0.37%
MasTec, Inc.	0.06%	0.08%
Generac Holdings Inc.	0.04%	0.06%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in GRID	Only in SCHG
Schneider Electric SE 9.13%	Apple Inc 9.84%
Eaton Corporation Plc 8.86%	Microsoft Corp 7.18%
Johnson Controls International Plc 8.45%	Amazon.com Inc 5.68%
ABB Ltd 7.72%	Alphabet Inc 4.76%
E.ON SE 4.16%	Broadcom Inc 4.55%
National Grid Plc 4.10%	Alphabet Inc 3.78%
Prysmian SpA 3.57%	Meta Platforms Inc 3.46%
nVent Electric plc 2.84%	Eli Lilly & Co 3.06%

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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

GRID and SCHG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	GRID First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund	SCHG Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF
Where it sits	Thematic ETF	Core index fund
Issuer	First Trust	Schwab
What it is	Electrification and the grid	U.S. Large-Cap Growth
Total return, 1 year	+22.9%	+12.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+5.4 pts	−4.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.56%	0.04%
Already in the S&P 500	40.0%	95.4%
Holdings	122	193

GRID in plain words

By weight, 40% of GRID's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 92%. The top ten holdings are 59% of the fund across 122 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 10, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned +22.9% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 5.4 pts. It sits 9.2% below its all-time high of May 11, 2026.

SCHG in plain words

SCHG is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Large-Cap Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 193 positions, with the top ten at 57.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GRID or SCHG?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GRID returned +22.9% and SCHG returned +12.7%, so GRID returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, GRID or SCHG?: GRID charges 0.56% a year and SCHG charges 0.04%, so SCHG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do GRID and SCHG overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 40% of GRID and 95% of SCHG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 5% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
Are GRID and SCHG the same kind of fund?: No. GRID is a thematic ETF and SCHG is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

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