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GRID vs QTUM
9% 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 QTUM hold 9% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | GRID | QTUM |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corporation | 2.34% | 1.07% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 1.66% | 1.06% |
| Texas Instruments Incorporated | 0.91% | 1.13% |
| International Business Machines Corporat | 0.85% | 1.10% |
| Oracle Corporation | 1.20% | 0.78% |
| Analog Devices, Inc. | 0.68% | 1.08% |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated | 0.68% | 1.03% |
| Honeywell International Inc. | 0.27% | 0.58% |
| STMicroelectronics N.V. | 0.03% | 1.13% |
| Only in GRID | Only in QTUM |
|---|---|
| Schneider Electric SE 9.11% | Arqit Quantum Inc 2.43% |
| Eaton Corporation Plc 8.80% | Horizon Quantum Holdings LTD 2.40% |
| Johnson Controls International Plc 8.49% | Quantinuum Inc 1.58% |
| ABB Ltd 7.70% | Astera Labs Inc 1.56% |
| Quanta Services, Inc. 7.53% | Applied Materials Inc 1.56% |
| National Grid Plc 4.14% | KLA Corp 1.51% |
| E.ON SE 4.11% | MKS Inc 1.51% |
| Prysmian SpA 3.53% | Onto Innovation Inc 1.50% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 4, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRID | QTUM | GRID | QTUM | GRID | QTUM | |
| 3 months | −4.2% | −3.0% | −8.9 pts | −7.7 pts | −6.3 pts | −5.1 pts |
| 6 months | +8.4% | +35.5% | −6.8 pts | +20.3 pts | −11.8 pts | +15.3 pts |
| 1 year | +26.6% | +58.6% | +6.6 pts | +38.7 pts | +1.0 pts | +33.0 pts |
| 3 years | +85.1% | +196.2% | +7.1 pts | +118.3 pts | −8.4 pts | +102.8 pts |
| Since launch | +554.4% | +538.2% | −257.0 pts | +337.0 pts | −1129.7 pts | +225.3 pts |
| GRID First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund | QTUM Defiance Quantum ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | Defiance |
| Theme | Electrification and the grid | Quantum computing |
| In the S&P 500 | 39.9% | 35.6% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 91.9% | 83.5% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 8.6% | 27.8% |
| Holdings | 121 | 86 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 58.4% | 17.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.56% | 0.40% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.61% | 0.48% |
| Total return, 1 year | +26.6% | +58.6% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +6.6 pts | +38.7 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +1.0 pts | +33.0 pts |
| Below its high | −10.1% | −12.2% |
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.
QTUM in plain words
By weight, 36% of QTUM's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 84%. The top ten holdings are 17% of the fund across 86 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +58.6% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 38.7 pts. It sits 12.2% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do GRID and QTUM hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 9% 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 QTUM?
- GRID has 40% of its weight in S&P 500 names and QTUM has 36%, so GRID differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, GRID or QTUM?
- GRID charges 0.56% a year and QTUM charges 0.40%, so QTUM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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