Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
GRID vs VGT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, GRID returned +7.9% to VGT's +24.7%, and VGT charges 0.09% to GRID's 0.56%.
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Net assets: $11.4bn on Oct 27, 2026 for First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund, and $154.5bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Information Tech ETF.
Pair scorecard
VGT costs 0.47 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 16.8 points.
| Measure | GRID | VGT |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +7.9% | +24.7% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its all-time high | 14.7%, high on May 11, 2026 | |
| Below its high | 4.8%, high on Oct 6, 2026 | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | Electrification and the grid | MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Information Technology 25/50 |
| Against its benchmark, 1 year | behind by 5.4 pts | |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.56% | 0.09% |
| Net assets, GRID as of Oct 27, 2026 and VGT as of Sep 30, 2026 | $11.4bn | $154.5bn |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 92% | |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 8% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 57% | 63.6% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, GRID and VGT hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.
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Side by side
GRID and VGT on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned +7.9% with distributions reinvested against +13.3% for its benchmark, the Russell 3000 Index, so a holder was behind by 5.4 pts.
By weight, 41% 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 57% of the fund across 122 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. It sits 14.7% below its all-time high of May 11, 2026.
VGT
VGT tracks an index of Information technology. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +24.7% with distributions reinvested, against +25.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Information Technology 25/50. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 320 positions, with the top ten at 63.6%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Are GRID and VGT in the same category?
- GRID is a thematic ETF and VGT is a stock ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
- Which returned more over the last year, GRID or VGT?
- In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GRID returned +7.9% and VGT +24.7%.
- Which is cheaper, GRID or VGT?
- VGT is cheaper, by 0.47 percentage points a year. That is about $47 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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