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GRID 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, GRID and NASA hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in GRID | Only in NASA |
|---|---|
| Schneider Electric SE 9.11% | Rocket Lab Corp 12.12% |
| Eaton Corporation Plc 8.80% | Planet Labs PBC 7.32% |
| Johnson Controls International Plc 8.49% | Intuitive Machines Inc 7.17% |
| ABB Ltd 7.70% | SpaceX SPV Exposure (Preferred) 6.47% |
| Quanta Services, Inc. 7.53% | AST SpaceMobile Inc 6.19% |
| National Grid Plc 4.14% | Firefly Aerospace Inc 5.42% |
| E.ON SE 4.11% | BlackSky Technology Inc 4.33% |
| Prysmian SpA 3.53% | 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRID | NASA | GRID | NASA | GRID | NASA | |
| 3 months | −4.2% | −27.9% | −8.9 pts | −32.6 pts | −6.3 pts | −30.0 pts |
| 6 months | +8.4% | n/a | −6.8 pts | n/a | −11.8 pts | n/a |
| 1 year | +26.6% | n/a | +6.6 pts | n/a | +1.0 pts | n/a |
| 3 years | +85.1% | n/a | +7.1 pts | n/a | −8.4 pts | n/a |
| Since launch | +554.4% | −6.6% | −257.0 pts | −25.3 pts | −1129.7 pts | −31.3 pts |
| GRID First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund | NASA Tema Space Innovators ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | Tema |
| Theme | Electrification and the grid | Space |
| In the S&P 500 | 39.9% | 2.4% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 91.9% | 100.0% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 8.6% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 121 | 37 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 58.4% | 60.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.56% | 0.75% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.61% | 0.75% |
| Total return, 1 year | +26.6% | −6.6% (since launch on Mar 31, 2026) |
| vs the S&P 500 | +6.6 pts | −25.3 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +1.0 pts | −31.3 pts |
| Below its high | −10.1% | −43.9% |
GRID in plain words
By weight, 40% 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 58% of the fund across 121 positions, as filed for Sep 3, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +26.6% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 6.6 pts. It sits 10.1% below its all-time high of May 11, 2026.
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 GRID 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, GRID or NASA?
- GRID has 40% of its weight in S&P 500 names and NASA has 2%, so NASA differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, GRID or NASA?
- GRID charges 0.56% a year and NASA charges 0.75%, so GRID 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, GRID against NASA, data as of Sep 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/GRID-NASA.html Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.