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GRID vs XT
12% 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 XT hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | GRID | XT |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corporation | 2.34% | 4.02% |
| Tesla, Inc. | 1.74% | 3.52% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 1.66% | 1.16% |
| Texas Instruments Incorporated | 0.91% | 5.05% |
| GE Vernova Inc. | 0.91% | 0.95% |
| Analog Devices, Inc. | 0.68% | 4.00% |
| Eaton Corporation Plc | 8.80% | 0.55% |
| Emerson Electric Co. | 0.35% | 0.84% |
| Oracle Corporation | 1.20% | 0.33% |
| Hubbell Incorporated | 2.46% | 0.28% |
| International Business Machines Corporat | 0.85% | 0.25% |
| NXP Semiconductors N.V. | 0.20% | 1.44% |
| Only in GRID | Only in XT |
|---|---|
| Schneider Electric SE 9.11% | MICROSOFT CORPORATION 3.62% |
| Johnson Controls International Plc 8.49% | ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 3.41% |
| ABB Ltd 7.70% | AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.18% |
| Quanta Services, Inc. 7.53% | ALPHABET INC. 2.84% |
| National Grid Plc 4.14% | JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.67% |
| E.ON SE 4.11% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 2.36% |
| Prysmian SpA 3.53% | BROADCOM INC. 2.23% |
| nVent Electric plc 2.83% | Infineon Technologies AG 1.87% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRID | XT | GRID | XT | GRID | XT | |
| 3 months | −4.2% | +3.1% | −8.9 pts | −1.6 pts | −6.3 pts | +1.0 pts |
| 6 months | +8.4% | +18.7% | −6.8 pts | +3.5 pts | −11.8 pts | −1.5 pts |
| 1 year | +26.6% | +31.3% | +6.6 pts | +11.3 pts | +1.0 pts | +5.7 pts |
| 3 years | +85.1% | +62.6% | +7.1 pts | −15.3 pts | −8.4 pts | −30.9 pts |
| Since launch | +554.4% | +285.1% | −257.0 pts | −59.8 pts | −1129.7 pts | −339.5 pts |
| GRID First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund | XT iShares Future Exponential Technologies ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | iShares |
| Theme | Electrification and the grid | Broad innovation and megatrends |
| In the S&P 500 | 39.9% | 65.9% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 91.9% | 66.8% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 8.6% | 42.9% |
| Holdings | 121 | 218 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 58.4% | 34.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.56% | 0.46% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.61% | 0.69% |
| Total return, 1 year | +26.6% | +31.3% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +6.6 pts | +11.3 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +1.0 pts | +5.7 pts |
| Below its high | −10.1% | −1.8% |
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.
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 GRID and XT hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 12% 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 XT?
- GRID has 40% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XT has 66%, so GRID differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, GRID or XT?
- GRID charges 0.56% 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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