EXI vs FIDU: Differences, Returns & Fees
EXI and FIDU hold 50% of their weight in the same names. Net assets: $1.4bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Global Industrials ETF, and $2.3bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Fidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETF.
FIDU costs 0.30 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.3 points.
| EXI | FIDU | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.38% | 0.08% |
| Net assets, EXI as of Oct 9, 2026 and FIDU as of Sep 30, 2026 | $1.4bn | $2.3bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +10.8% | +10.5% |
| What it tracks | not read by ETFIQ | S&P 500 Index |
| Holdings in common | 50% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 23.0% | 31.3% |
| Below its high | 8.3%, high on Aug 14, 2026 | 9.8%, high on Jun 30, 2026 |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, EXI and FIDU hold 50% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
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50% in common
On the same fields
EXI and FIDU on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
EXI in plain words
EXI tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +10.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.38% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 56% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 221 positions, with the top ten at 23.0%. It sat 8.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
FIDU in plain words
FIDU tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +10.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 78% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 361 positions, with the top ten at 31.3%. It sat 9.8% below its high of Jun 30, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, EXI or FIDU?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EXI returned +10.8% and FIDU +10.5%.
- Which is cheaper, EXI or FIDU?
- FIDU is cheaper, by 0.30 percentage points a year. That is about $30 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
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