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As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. FDN QQQ \n Expense ratio 0.49% 0.18% \n Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $5.1bn $483.0bn \n Total return, 1 year \u22121.1% +15.2% \n What it tracks ","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, FDN against QQQ, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/fdn-vs-qqq","a":{"ticker":"FDN","name":"First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund","issuer":"First Trust","desk":"themes","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, FDN lost 1.1%, against 13.7% for IVV.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/fdn","key_facts":[{"label":"Already in the S&P 500","value":"81.9%","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file"},{"label":"Active share vs the S&P 500","value":"85.5%","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"Top ten holdings","value":"61.1%","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file"},{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"\u22121.1%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Last payment (paid annually), ex-date Dec 21, 2011","value":"$0.0111","as_of":"2011-12-21","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$5.1bn","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"issuer page, as of Oct 27, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.49%","as_of":"2026-04-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Apr 30, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"QQQ","name":"Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1","issuer":"Invesco","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"QQQ tracks the Nasdaq-100 and returned +15.2% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/qqq","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+15.2%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.18%","as_of":"2025-12-19","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Dec 19, 2025"},{"label":"Holdings","value":"103","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file"},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u22124.5%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price","value":"0.5%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 21, 2026","value":"$0.7514","as_of":"2026-09-21","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$483.0bn","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"issuer page, as of Oct 27, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":18,"full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/fdn-vs-qqq"}