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DAPP vs FDIG: which is really different?

DAPP and FDIG hold 46% of their weight in the same names.

VanEck Digital Transformation ETF and Fidelity Crypto Industry and Digital Payments ETF.

18.6%DAPP in the S&P 500
20.2%FDIG in the S&P 500
−3.6%DAPP total return, 1 year
−3.4%FDIG total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: DAPP scores higher

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

DAPP 81.8FDIG 51.70.1, 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

DAPP81% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
19%81%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 66% of the fund · 20 holdings filed Sep 17, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 5% in19%81%inoutside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 66% of the fund
FDIG80% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
20%80%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 36% of the fund · 58 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 3% in20%80%inoutside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 36% of the fund

46% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DAPP and FDIG hold 46% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions DAPP and FDIG both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingDAPPFDIG
Coinbase Global Inc8.54%4.64%
Iren Ltd6.42%4.45%
Applied Digital Corp4.48%3.69%
Terawulf Inc4.29%3.57%
Mara Holdings Inc4.80%3.43%
Block Inc7.38%3.38%
Circle Internet Group Inc6.63%3.22%
Hut 8 Corp5.44%3.21%
Riot Platforms Inc5.17%3.14%
Bitmine Immersion Technologies Inc6.18%2.77%
Cleanspark Inc4.71%2.53%
Core Scientific Inc4.30%2.53%
Only in each
Only in DAPPOnly in FDIG
Strategy Inc 5.01%CIPHER DIGITAL INC 3.47%
Cipher Mining Inc 4.69%ROBINHOOD MARKETS INC 2.45%
Figure Technology Solutions Inc 4.02%KEEL INFRASTRUCTURE CORP 2.22%
Bc Technology Group Ltd 1.87%SHIFT4 PAYMENTS INC 1.96%
KLARNA GROUP PLC 1.88%
TOAST INC 1.79%
CHIME FINANCIAL INC 1.76%
VISA INC 1.74%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

DAPP and FDIG over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
DAPPFDIGDAPPFDIGDAPPFDIG
3 months−5.0%−1.8%−7.3 pts−4.0 pts−2.6 pts+0.7 pts
6 months+29.7%+31.2%+11.7 pts+13.2 pts+5.5 pts+7.0 pts
1 year−3.6%−3.4%−20.2 pts−20.0 pts−25.4 pts−25.2 pts
3 years+266.1%+175.6%+187.7 pts+97.2 pts+167.9 pts+77.5 pts
Since launch−27.9%+95.9%−127.1 pts+11.2 pts−149.0 pts−25.8 pts
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DAPP and FDIG on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DAPP
VanEck Digital Transformation ETF
Holds 20 stocks in blockchain and crypto equities, 19% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
FDIG
Fidelity Crypto Industry and Digital Payments ETF
Holds 58 stocks in blockchain and crypto equities, 20% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerVanEckFidelity
ThemeBlockchain and crypto equitiesBlockchain and crypto equities
In the S&P 50018.6%20.2%
Active share vs the S&P 50099.9%98.1%
In the Nasdaq-1005.3%3.2%
Holdings2058
Top ten, share of the fund65.6%36.2%
Expense ratio0.52%0.39%
Fee for the differing part0.52%0.40%
Total return, 1 year−3.6%−3.4%
vs the S&P 500−20.2 pts−20.0 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−25.4 pts−25.2 pts
Below its high−30.2%−21.6%
Net assets$480m$265m

DAPP in plain words

By weight, 19% of DAPP's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 66% of the fund across 20 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned −3.6% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 20.2 pts. It sits 30.2% below its all-time high of Nov 9, 2021.

FDIG in plain words

By weight, 20% of FDIG's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 98%. The top ten holdings are 36% of the fund across 58 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned −3.4% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 20.0 pts. It sits 21.6% below its all-time high of Oct 15, 2025.

Questions people ask

Do DAPP and FDIG hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 46% 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, DAPP or FDIG?
DAPP has 19% of its weight in S&P 500 names and FDIG has 20%, so DAPP differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, DAPP or FDIG?
DAPP charges 0.52% a year and FDIG charges 0.39%, so FDIG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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DAPP against FDIG, 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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