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GRID vs PAVE
First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund and Global X U.S. Infrastructure Development ETF, side by side on the themes desk.
10% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ| GRID First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund | PAVE Global X U.S. Infrastructure Development ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | Global X |
| Theme | Electrification and the grid | Infrastructure |
| In the S&P 500 | 39.9% | 62.1% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 91.9% | 97.2% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 8.6% | 6.2% |
| Holdings | 121 | 100 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 58.4% | 32.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.56% | 0.47% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.61% | 0.48% |
| Total return, 1 year | +26.6% | +19.3% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +6.6 pts | −0.7 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +1.0 pts | −6.3 pts |
| Below its high | −10.1% | −7.9% |
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.
PAVE in plain words
By weight, 62% of PAVE's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 97%. The top ten holdings are 32% of the fund across 100 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +19.3% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 0.7 pts. It sits 7.9% below its all-time high of Jun 25, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do GRID and PAVE 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, GRID or PAVE?
- GRID has 40% of its weight in S&P 500 names and PAVE has 62%, so PAVE differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, GRID or PAVE?
- GRID charges 0.56% a year and PAVE charges 0.47%, so PAVE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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