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FDN vs IGV
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund and iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF, side by side on the themes desk.
16% 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 | IGV iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | iShares |
| Theme | Internet and e-commerce | Cloud and software |
| In the S&P 500 | 82.7% | 83.2% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 85.5% | 92.4% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 57.3% | 66.9% |
| Holdings | 42 | 107 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 60.6% | 60.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | not published |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.57% | not published |
| Total return, 1 year | +3.8% | −2.1% |
| vs the S&P 500 | −16.2 pts | −22.1 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | −21.8 pts | −27.7 pts |
| Below its high | −1.5% | −11.2% |
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.
IGV in plain words
By weight, 83% of IGV'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 61% of the fund across 107 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned −2.1% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 22.1 pts. It sits 11.2% below its all-time high of Sep 22, 2025.
Questions people ask
- Do FDN and IGV hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 16% 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 IGV?
- FDN has 83% of its weight in S&P 500 names and IGV has 83%, so IGV differs more from the index.
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