CLOU vs FCLD: which is really different?

CLOU and FCLD hold 31% of their weight in the same names, and FCLD returned +53.2% over the year. Global X Cloud Computing ETF and Fidelity Cloud Computing ETF.

29.0%
CLOU in the S&P 500
51.1%
FCLD in the S&P 500
+22.4%
CLOU total return, 1 year
+53.2%
FCLD total return, 1 year
CLOU · 1 year to Sep 30, 202671% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
71% of its weight is outside the S&P 50029% of CLOU's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 71% is outside the index29%71%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 95% · top ten 50% of the fund · 40 holdings filed Sep 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 23% in71% of its weight is outside the S&P 50029% of CLOU's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 71% is outside the index29%71%inoutside the S&P 500active share 95% · top ten 50% of the fund

29% of CLOU's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 71% is outside the index

FCLD · 1 year to Sep 30, 202649% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
49% of its weight is outside the S&P 50051% of FCLD's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 49% is outside the index51%49%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 92% · top ten 44% of the fund · 50 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 33% in49% of its weight is outside the S&P 50051% of FCLD's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 49% is outside the index51%49%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 92% · top ten 44% of the fund

51% of FCLD's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 49% is outside the index

ETFIQ Off-Index Score · CLOU scores higherHow much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?
0.1, the lowest in this set92.0, the highest

A percentile among the 375 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 →

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CLOU and FCLD hold 31% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

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31% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding CLOU FCLD
SNOWFLAKE INC 7.19% 3.85%
SALESFORCE INC 3.76% 3.96%
SERVICENOW INC 4.39% 3.61%
DIGITAL REALTY TRUST INC 2.53% 3.10%
ZOOM COMMUNICATIONS INC 2.70% 1.98%
MICROSOFT CORP 1.82% 4.15%
DIGITALOCEAN HOLDINGS INC 4.00% 1.63%
HUBSPOT INC 2.67% 1.44%
AMAZON.COM INC 1.36% 1.99%
FIVE9 INC 1.59% 0.79%
Only in CLOU
DATADOG INC - CLASS A 5.99%
TWILIO INC - A 5.71%
PAYCOM SOFTWARE INC 4.96%
CLOUDFLARE INC - CLASS A 4.90%
WORKDAY INC-CLASS A 4.50%
ZSCALER INC 4.41%
QUALYS INC 4.07%
SHOPIFY INC - CLASS A 3.54%
Only in FCLD
SANDISK CORP/DE 6.16%
WESTERN DIGITAL CORP 5.29%
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC 4.97%
APPLOVIN CORP 4.33%
EQUINIX INC 3.90%
DATADOG INC 3.88%
TWILIO INC 2.32%
EVERPURE INC 2.31%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.

31% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

Performance, window by window

Total returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
WindowCLOUFCLDCLOUFCLDCLOUFCLD
3 months+22.0%+14.5%+19.5 pts+12.0 pts+19.9 pts+12.4 pts
6 months+44.2%+62.1%+27.2 pts+45.1 pts+17.3 pts+35.2 pts
1 year+22.4%+53.2%+6.7 pts+37.5 pts−1.4 pts+29.4 pts
3 years+51.1%+136.3%−33.8 pts+51.3 pts−58.8 pts+26.3 pts
Since launch
CLOU Apr 2019 · FCLD Oct 2021
+92.7%+75.9%−100.7 pts−10.0 pts−223.0 pts−34.0 pts

CLOU and FCLD over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

CLOU
Global X Cloud Computing ETF · Holds 40 stocks in cloud and software, 29% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
FCLD
Fidelity Cloud Computing ETF · Holds 50 stocks in cloud and software, 51% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer Global X Fidelity
Theme Cloud and software Cloud and software
In the S&P 500 29.0% 51.1%
Active share vs the S&P 500 94.6% 91.6%
In the Nasdaq-100 22.9% 32.9%
Holdings 40 50
Top ten, share of the fund 50.1% 44.1%
Expense ratio 0.68% 0.39%
Fee for the differing part 0.72% 0.43%
Total return, 1 year +22.4% +53.2%
vs the S&P 500 +6.7 pts +37.5 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 −1.4 pts +29.4 pts
Below its high −9.9% −1.5%
Net assets $375m $145m

CLOU and FCLD on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

CLOU in plain words

By weight, 29% of CLOU's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 95%. The top ten holdings are 50% of the fund across 40 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned +22.4% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 6.7 pts. It sits 9.9% below its all-time high of Nov 4, 2021.

FCLD in plain words

By weight, 51% of FCLD'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 44% of the fund across 50 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned +53.2% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 37.5 pts.

Questions people ask

Do CLOU and FCLD hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 31% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is a meaningful overlap. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, CLOU or FCLD?
CLOU has 29% of its weight in S&P 500 names and FCLD has 51%, so CLOU differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, CLOU or FCLD?
CLOU charges 0.68% a year and FCLD charges 0.39%, so FCLD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Cite this page

ETFIQ, CLOU against FCLD, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/clou-vs-fcld

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