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FDN vs ICLN
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund and iShares Global Clean Energy ETF, side by side on the themes desk.
0% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ| FDN First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund | ICLN iShares Global Clean Energy ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | iShares |
| Theme | Internet and e-commerce | Clean energy |
| In the S&P 500 | 82.7% | 7.2% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 85.5% | 100.0% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 57.3% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 42 | 122 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 60.6% | 51.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.38% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.57% | 0.38% |
| Total return, 1 year | +3.8% | +25.3% |
| vs the S&P 500 | −16.2 pts | +5.3 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | −21.8 pts | −0.3 pts |
| Below its high | −1.5% | −42.8% |
FDN in plain words
By weight, 83% of FDN's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 86%. The top ten holdings are 61% of the fund across 42 positions, as filed for Sep 3, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +3.8% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 16.2 pts.
ICLN in plain words
By weight, 7% of ICLN's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 52% of the fund across 122 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +25.3% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 5.3 pts. It sits 42.8% below its all-time high of Jan 7, 2021.
Questions people ask
- Do FDN and ICLN hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is mostly different names. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
- Which is more different from the S&P 500, FDN or ICLN?
- FDN has 83% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ICLN has 7%, so ICLN differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, FDN or ICLN?
- FDN charges 0.49% a year and ICLN charges 0.38%, so ICLN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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