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FDN vs NASA
0% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FDN and NASA hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in FDN | Only in NASA |
|---|---|
| Amazon.com, Inc. 9.84% | Rocket Lab Corp 12.12% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 9.79% | Planet Labs PBC 7.32% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. 7.22% | Intuitive Machines Inc 7.17% |
| Salesforce, Inc. 6.19% | SpaceX SPV Exposure (Preferred) 6.47% |
| Arista Networks, Inc. 5.21% | AST SpaceMobile Inc 6.19% |
| Booking Holdings Inc. 4.91% | Firefly Aerospace Inc 5.42% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 4.78% | BlackSky Technology Inc 4.33% |
| Oracle Corporation 4.52% | 5N Plus Inc 4.08% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings as filed for May 31, 2026 and Sep 4, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FDN | NASA | FDN | NASA | FDN | NASA | |
| 3 months | +7.0% | −27.9% | +2.3 pts | −32.6 pts | +4.9 pts | −30.0 pts |
| 6 months | +18.1% | n/a | +2.9 pts | n/a | −2.1 pts | n/a |
| 1 year | +3.8% | n/a | −16.2 pts | n/a | −21.8 pts | n/a |
| 3 years | +69.7% | n/a | −8.3 pts | n/a | −23.8 pts | n/a |
| Since launch | +1039.1% | −6.6% | +227.8 pts | −25.3 pts | −644.9 pts | −31.3 pts |
| FDN First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund | NASA Tema Space Innovators ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | Tema |
| Theme | Internet and e-commerce | Space |
| In the S&P 500 | 82.7% | 2.4% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 85.5% | 100.0% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 57.3% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 42 | 37 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 60.6% | 60.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.75% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.57% | 0.75% |
| Total return, 1 year | +3.8% | −6.6% (since launch on Mar 31, 2026) |
| vs the S&P 500 | −16.2 pts | −25.3 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | −21.8 pts | −31.3 pts |
| Below its high | −1.5% | −43.9% |
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.
NASA in plain words
By weight, 2% of NASA'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 61% of the fund across 37 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned −6.6% with distributions reinvested against +18.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 25.3 pts. It sits 43.9% below its all-time high of May 27, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do FDN and NASA 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 NASA?
- FDN has 83% of its weight in S&P 500 names and NASA has 2%, so NASA differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, FDN or NASA?
- FDN charges 0.49% a year and NASA charges 0.75%, so FDN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, FDN against NASA, data as of Sep 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/FDN-NASA.html Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.