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ANEW vs FMED: which is really different?

ANEW and FMED hold 10% of their weight in the same names, and FMED returned more over the year.

ProShares MSCI Transformational Changes ETF and Fidelity Disruptive Medicine ETF.

51.0%ANEW in the S&P 500
25.4%FMED in the S&P 500
+3.9%ANEW total return, 1 year
+28.3%FMED total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: FMED scores higher

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

ANEW 8.3FMED 40.10.1, 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
FMED75% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
25%75%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 97% · top ten 32% of the fund · 68 holdings filed May 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 9% in25%75%inoutside the S&P 500active share 97% · top ten 32% of the fund

10% 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 FMED hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions ANEW and FMED both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingANEWFMED
DANAHER CORP2.39%3.43%
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP1.87%2.12%
MODERNA INC1.87%2.11%
INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC1.68%2.93%
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP1.44%1.44%
GUARDANT HEALTH INC0.78%1.39%
COGENT BIOSCIENCES INC0.24%2.86%
Only in each
Only in ANEWOnly in FMED
DOORDASH INC - A 2.35%UCB SA 4.75%
ABBVIE INC 2.33%LIFESTANCE HEALTH GROUP INC 4.29%
DEERE & CO 2.31%10X GENOMICS INC 3.12%
MICROSOFT CORP 2.23%ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS INC 2.80%
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 2.18%ARGENX SE 2.79%
SYMRISE AG 2.18%LEGEND BIOTECH CORP 2.30%
INTL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES 2.17%UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 2.26%
APPLE INC 2.12%BIO TECHNE CORP 2.25%

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 FMED over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
ANEWFMEDANEWFMEDANEWFMED
3 months+6.5%+21.3%+4.2 pts+19.0 pts+8.9 pts+23.7 pts
6 months+19.1%+32.3%+1.1 pts+14.3 pts−5.1 pts+8.0 pts
1 year+3.9%+28.3%−12.7 pts+11.7 pts−17.9 pts+6.5 pts
3 years+56.3%+39.6%−22.1 pts−38.8 pts−41.9 pts−58.5 pts
Since launch+40.4%+25.8%−97.4 pts−57.6 pts−118.3 pts−78.1 pts
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ANEW and FMED 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
FMED
Fidelity Disruptive Medicine ETF
Holds 68 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 25% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerProSharesFidelity
ThemeBroad innovation and megatrendsBroad innovation and megatrends
In the S&P 50051.0%25.4%
Active share vs the S&P 50076.2%97.1%
In the Nasdaq-10025.2%8.7%
Holdings14668
Top ten, share of the fund22.4%31.5%
Expense ratio0.45%0.50%
Fee for the differing part0.59%0.51%
Total return, 1 year+3.9%+28.3%
vs the S&P 500−12.7 pts+11.7 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−17.9 pts+6.5 pts
Below its high−2.0%−3.8%
Net assets$8m$52m

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.

FMED in plain words

By weight, 25% of FMED'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 68 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +28.3% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 11.7 pts.

Questions people ask

Do ANEW and FMED 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, ANEW or FMED?
ANEW has 51% of its weight in S&P 500 names and FMED has 25%, so FMED differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ANEW or FMED?
ANEW charges 0.45% a year and FMED 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 FMED, 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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