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FPX vs MOAT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, FPX returned +2.9% to MOAT's +10.3%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $1.4bn for First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF and $11.6bn for VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF.

At a glance
+2.9%
FPX total return, 1 year
+10.3%
MOAT total return, 1 year
0.57%
FPX expense ratio
0.46%
MOAT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

MOAT costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.4 points; MOAT is 8.3 times larger.

FPX vs MOAT: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureFPXMOAT
Return
Total return, 1 year+2.9%+10.3%
Drawdown
Below its high15.9%, high on Jun 30, 20263.7%, high on Aug 27, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksIPOX -100 U.S. IndexMorningstar Wide Moat Focus Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.57%0.46%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$1.4bn$11.6bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund46.4%26.5%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, FPX and MOAT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FPX MOAT
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Only in FPX
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) 9.24%
Eli Lilly and Company 8.28%
GE Vernova Inc. 7.36%
Sandisk Corporation 5.46%
Seagate Technology Holdings Plc 4.17%
HF Sinclair Corp. 3.25%
Lumentum Holdings Inc. 2.67%
Corpay, Inc. 2.09%
Only in MOAT
Danaher Corp 2.85%
Microsoft Corp 2.81%
Estee Lauder Cos Inc 2.78%
Tyler Technologies Inc 2.73%
Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc 2.65%
Brown-Forman Corp 2.57%
Kenvue Inc 2.57%
Ge Healthcare Technologies Inc 2.55%
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Side by side

FPX First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF MOAT VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks an index Tracks the Morningstar Wide Moat
Total return, 1 year +2.9% +10.3%
Its benchmark over the same days +13.7% (IVV) +13.7% (VOO)
Gap to its benchmark −10.8 pts vs IVV −3.4 pts vs VOO
Expense ratio 0.57% 0.46%
Already in the S&P 500 50.6% 91.6%
Holdings 99 54
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $1.4bn $11.6bn

FPX and MOAT on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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FPX and MOAT do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?

  1. What each follows. FPX follows IPOX -100 U.S. Index and MOAT follows Morningstar Wide Moat Focus Index.
  2. Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 27, 2026).
  3. One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 FPX returned +2.9% and MOAT +10.3% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 7.4 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund
FPX

FPX tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.9% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.57% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 51% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 99 positions, with the top ten at 46.4%. It sat 15.9% below its high of Jun 30, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

MOAT

MOAT tracks the Morningstar Wide Moat. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +10.3% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.46% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 54 positions, with the top ten at 26.5%. It sat 3.7% below its high of Aug 27, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FPX or MOAT?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FPX returned +2.9% and MOAT +10.3%.
Which is cheaper, FPX or MOAT?
MOAT is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FPX and MOAT overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 51% of FPX and 92% of MOAT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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