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ANEW vs FDCF: which is really different?

ANEW and FDCF hold 16% of their weight in the same names, and ANEW returned more over the year.

ProShares MSCI Transformational Changes ETF and Fidelity Disruptive Communications ETF.

51.0%ANEW in the S&P 500
56.1%FDCF in the S&P 500
+3.9%ANEW total return, 1 year
+1.5%FDCF total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: FDCF scores higher

How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?

ANEW 8.3FDCF 10.20.1, the lowest in this set91.8, the highest

A percentile among the 379 thematic ETFs with a holdings filing. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All thematic ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed

ANEW49% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
51%49%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 76% · top ten 22% of the fund · 146 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 25% in51%49%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 76% · top ten 22% of the fund
FDCF44% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
56%44%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 80% · top ten 56% of the fund · 38 holdings filed May 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 46% in56%44%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 80% · top ten 56% of the fund

16% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ANEW and FDCF hold 16% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions ANEW and FDCF both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingANEWFDCF
APPLE INC2.12%2.59%
NVIDIA CORP1.90%5.61%
AMAZON.COM INC1.84%5.42%
WARNER BROS DISCOVERY INC1.68%3.88%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD1.55%1.46%
NETFLIX INC1.52%1.39%
MICROSOFT CORP2.23%1.09%
ARISTA NETWORKS INC0.24%5.58%
NXP SEMICONDUCTORS NV0.09%0.98%
Only in each
Only in ANEWOnly in FDCF
DANAHER CORP 2.39%TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD 10.85%
DOORDASH INC - A 2.35%ALPHABET INC 8.86%
ABBVIE INC 2.33%META PLATFORMS INC 6.18%
DEERE & CO 2.31%ROKU INC 3.87%
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 2.18%QUEBECOR INC 3.10%
SYMRISE AG 2.18%SEA LTD 2.74%
INTL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES 2.17%T-MOBILE US INC 2.66%
ELI LILLY & CO 2.12%TWILIO INC 2.62%

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 dated May 31, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

ANEW and FDCF over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
ANEWFDCFANEWFDCFANEWFDCF
3 months+6.5%+1.6%+4.2 pts−0.7 pts+8.9 pts+4.1 pts
6 months+19.1%+17.5%+1.1 pts−0.5 pts−5.1 pts−6.7 pts
1 year+3.9%+1.5%−12.7 pts−15.1 pts−17.9 pts−20.3 pts
3 years+56.3%+100.6%−22.1 pts+22.2 pts−41.9 pts+2.5 pts
Since launch+40.4%+101.0%−97.4 pts+17.6 pts−118.3 pts−2.9 pts
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ANEW and FDCF on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ANEW
ProShares MSCI Transformational Changes ETF
Holds 146 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 51% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
FDCF
Fidelity Disruptive Communications ETF
Holds 38 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 56% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerProSharesFidelity
ThemeBroad innovation and megatrendsBroad innovation and megatrends
In the S&P 50051.0%56.1%
Active share vs the S&P 50076.2%79.8%
In the Nasdaq-10025.2%45.7%
Holdings14638
Top ten, share of the fund22.4%56.1%
Expense ratio0.45%0.50%
Fee for the differing part0.59%0.63%
Total return, 1 year+3.9%+1.5%
vs the S&P 500−12.7 pts−15.1 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−17.9 pts−20.3 pts
Below its high−2.0%−2.0%
Net assets$8m$101m

ANEW in plain words

By weight, 51% of ANEW's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 76%. The top ten holdings are 22% of the fund across 146 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +3.9% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 12.7 pts.

FDCF in plain words

By weight, 56% of FDCF's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 80%. The top ten holdings are 56% of the fund across 38 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +1.5% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 15.1 pts.

Questions people ask

Do ANEW and FDCF hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 16% 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, ANEW or FDCF?
ANEW has 51% of its weight in S&P 500 names and FDCF has 56%, so FDCF differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ANEW or FDCF?
ANEW charges 0.45% a year and FDCF charges 0.50%, so ANEW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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ANEW against FDCF, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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