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AIQ vs FDN: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AIQ returned +21.3% to FDN's −1.1%; 20% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $10.6bn on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF, and $5.1bn on Oct 27, 2026 for First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund.

At a glance
64.7%
AIQ in the S&P 500
81.9%
FDN in the S&P 500
+21.3%
AIQ total return, 1 year
−1.1%
FDN total return, 1 year
AIQ · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 35% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
35% of its weight is outside the S&P 50065% of AIQ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 35% is outside the index. Holdings as of May 31, 2026.65%35%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 70% · top ten 43% of the fund · 84 holdings as filed for May 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 56% in35% of its weight is outside the S&P 50065% of AIQ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 35% is outside the index. Holdings as of May 31, 2026.65%35%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 70% · Nasdaq-100: 56% in

65% of AIQ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 35% is outside the index. Holdings as of May 31, 2026.

FDN · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 18% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
18% of its weight is outside the S&P 50082% of FDN's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 18% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.82%18%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 86% · top ten 61% of the fund · 41 holdings as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 60% in18% of its weight is outside the S&P 50082% of FDN's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 18% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.82%18%in the S&P 50018% of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 86% · Nasdaq-100: 60% in

82% of FDN's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 18% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.

Pair scorecard

FDN costs 0.19 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 22.4 points; AIQ is 2.0 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

AIQ vs FDN: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureAIQFDN
Return
Total return, 1 year+21.3%−1.1%
Drawdown
Below its all-time high8.2%, high on Jun 2, 20266.3%, high on Oct 9, 2026
Against its benchmark
What it tracksArtificial intelligenceInternet and e-commerce
Against the S&P 500, 1 yearbehind by 14.8 pts
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year+13.7%
Against its benchmark, 1 yearbehind by 14.8 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.68%0.49%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026$10.6bn$5.4bn
Holdings
Holdings in common20%
ETFIQ S&P 500 Difference Score · FDN scores higher How much of its weight does it not share with the S&P 500?
IQ Themes Score16.5AIQ52.2FDN

How different its holdings are from the S&P 500, ranked against 112 thematic ETFs with at least half their money in S&P 500 companies. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.4, the lowest in this set 99.6, the highest

A percentile among the 112 thematic ETFs with at least half their money in S&P 500 companies. Weight not shared with the S&P 500 only; it says nothing about returns, fees or whether the theme pays off. All thematic ETFs ranked by it →

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

20%

By the books each fund has filed, AIQ and FDN hold 20% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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20% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AIQ FDN
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 3.82% 9.04%
ORACLE CORPORATION 2.99% 3.71%
AMAZON.COM, INC. 2.73% 10.23%
ALPHABET INC. 2.72% 5.48%
NETFLIX, INC. 2.43% 5.28%
META PLATFORMS, INC. 2.30% 9.68%
SALESFORCE, INC. 1.31% 4.53%
SNOWFLAKE INC. 0.64% 4.07%
DATADOG, INC. 0.59% 3.29%
OKTA, INC. 0.32% 1.31%
COREWEAVE, INC. 0.31% 0.80%
WORKDAY, INC. 0.23% 1.44%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in AIQ
SK hynix Inc. 7.12%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5.76%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 4.80%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 4.79%
INTEL CORPORATION 4.18%
BROADCOM INC. 3.24%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited 3.02%
APPLE INC. 2.97%
Only in FDN
Arista Networks, Inc. 4.45%
Alphabet Inc. (Class C) 4.39%
Booking Holdings Inc. 3.93%
Cloudflare, Inc. (Class A) 3.67%
Airbnb, Inc. (Class A) 2.47%
DoorDash, Inc. (Class A) 2.23%
Ciena Corporation 1.74%
PayPal Holdings, Inc. 1.67%
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Window by window

Window by window: AIQ vs FDN: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Total returnvs its benchmark
WindowAIQFDNAIQFDN
3 months+15.0%+5.5%not measured−0.6 pts vs IVV
6 months+17.0%+7.7%not measured−1.4 pts vs IVV
1 year+21.3%−1.1%not measured−14.8 pts vs IVV
3 years+151.9%+89.6%not measured−5.8 pts vs IVV
Since launchNot the same days: AIQ May 2018 · FDN Jun 2006+340.8%+1,282.2%not measurednot measured

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Side by side

AIQ Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF · Holds 84 stocks in artificial intelligence, 65% of its weight in S&P 500 companies FDN First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund · Holds 41 stocks in internet and e-commerce, 82% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Theme Artificial intelligence Internet and e-commerce
In the S&P 500 64.7% 81.9%
Active share vs the S&P 500 70.2% 85.5%
In the Nasdaq-100 55.8% 60.0%
Holdings 84 41
Top ten, share of the fund 42.7% 61.1%
Expense ratio 0.68% 0.49%
Fee for the differing part 0.97% 0.57%
Total return, 1 year +21.3% −1.1%
vs its benchmark not measured −14.8 pts vs IVV
Below its high −8.2% −6.3%
Net assets, AIQ as of Oct 12, 2026 and FDN as of Oct 27, 2026 $10.6bn $5.1bn

As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

20% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund
AIQ

By weight, 65% of AIQ's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 70%. The top ten holdings are 43% of the fund across 84 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned +21.3% with distributions reinvested. It sits 8.2% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

FDN

By weight, 82% 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 41 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned −1.1% with distributions reinvested against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, so a holder was behind by 14.8 pts. It sits 6.3% below its all-time high of Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do AIQ and FDN hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 20% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, AIQ or FDN?
AIQ has 65% of its weight in S&P 500 names and FDN has 82%, so FDN differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIQ or FDN?
AIQ charges 0.68% a year and FDN charges 0.49%, so FDN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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