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FDN vs XT
10% 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 XT hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FDN | XT |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 9.84% | 3.18% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) | 4.78% | 2.84% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) | 9.79% | 1.67% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 7.22% | 1.16% |
| Cloudflare, Inc. (Class A) | 3.33% | 0.54% |
| Oracle Corporation | 4.52% | 0.33% |
| Arista Networks, Inc. | 5.21% | 0.21% |
| Akamai Technologies, Inc. | 0.57% | 0.14% |
| Okta, Inc. | 1.07% | 0.11% |
| Snowflake Inc. (Class A) | 4.35% | 0.05% |
| Workday, Inc. (Class A) | 1.49% | 0.03% |
| Only in FDN | Only in XT |
|---|---|
| Salesforce, Inc. 6.19% | TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED 5.05% |
| Booking Holdings Inc. 4.91% | NVIDIA CORPORATION 4.02% |
| Netflix, Inc. 3.89% | ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 4.00% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class C) 3.82% | MICROSOFT CORPORATION 3.62% |
| DoorDash, Inc. (Class A) 3.00% | TESLA, INC. 3.52% |
| Airbnb, Inc. (Class A) 2.84% | ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 3.41% |
| Datadog, Inc. (Class A) 2.63% | JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.67% |
| Carvana Co. (Class A) 1.99% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 2.36% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 4, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FDN | XT | FDN | XT | FDN | XT | |
| 3 months | +7.0% | +3.1% | +2.3 pts | −1.6 pts | +4.9 pts | +1.0 pts |
| 6 months | +18.1% | +18.7% | +2.9 pts | +3.5 pts | −2.1 pts | −1.5 pts |
| 1 year | +3.8% | +31.3% | −16.2 pts | +11.3 pts | −21.8 pts | +5.7 pts |
| 3 years | +69.7% | +62.6% | −8.3 pts | −15.3 pts | −23.8 pts | −30.9 pts |
| Since launch | +1039.1% | +285.1% | +227.8 pts | −59.8 pts | −644.9 pts | −339.5 pts |
| FDN First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund | XT iShares Future Exponential Technologies ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | iShares |
| Theme | Internet and e-commerce | Broad innovation and megatrends |
| In the S&P 500 | 82.7% | 65.9% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 85.5% | 66.8% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 57.3% | 42.9% |
| Holdings | 42 | 218 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 60.6% | 34.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.46% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.57% | 0.69% |
| Total return, 1 year | +3.8% | +31.3% |
| vs the S&P 500 | −16.2 pts | +11.3 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | −21.8 pts | +5.7 pts |
| Below its high | −1.5% | −1.8% |
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.
XT in plain words
By weight, 66% of XT's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 67%. The top ten holdings are 35% of the fund across 218 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +31.3% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 11.3 pts.
Questions people ask
- Do FDN and XT hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 10% 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 XT?
- FDN has 83% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XT has 66%, so FDN differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, FDN or XT?
- FDN charges 0.49% a year and XT charges 0.46%, so XT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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