Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
FDCF vs FRWD: Holdings Overlap & Returns
FDCF and FRWD hold 27% of their weight in the same names.
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Net assets: $103m on Sep 30, 2026 for Fidelity Disruptive Communications ETF, and $285m on Jun 30, 2026 for Nomura Transformational Technologies ETF.
51% of FDCF's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 49% is outside the index. Holdings as of Aug 31, 2026.
70% of FRWD's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 30% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.
Pair scorecard
FDCF costs 0.15 points a year less.
| Measure | FDCF | FRWD |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +1.2% | not published |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its all-time high | 7.2%, high on Oct 6, 2026 | 16.9%, high on Jun 18, 2026 |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | Broad innovation and megatrends | Broad innovation and megatrends |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.50% | 0.65% |
| Net assets, FDCF as of Sep 30, 2026 and FRWD as of Jun 30, 2026 | $103m | $285m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 27% | |
How different its holdings are from the S&P 500, ranked against 114 thematic ETFs with at least half their money in S&P 500 companies. 100 is best. How it is computed
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 →
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, FDCF and FRWD hold 27% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.
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27% in common
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Window by window
| Total return | ||
|---|---|---|
| Window | FDCF | FRWD |
| 3 months | −1.9% | −10.7% |
| 6 months | −1.2% | −5.2% |
| 1 year | +1.2% | – |
| 3 years | +91.2% | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: FDCF Jun 2023 · FRWD Jan 2026 | +94.2% | +15.0% |
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Side by side
As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
27% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
FDCF
By weight, 51% 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 54% of the fund across 37 positions, as filed for Aug 31, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +1.2% with distributions reinvested. It sits 7.2% below its all-time high of Oct 6, 2026.
FRWD
By weight, 70% of FRWD's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 74%. The top ten holdings are 61% of the fund across 25 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Since it first traded on Jan 13, 2026 the fund returned +15.0% with distributions reinvested. It sits 16.9% below its all-time high of Jun 18, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do FDCF and FRWD hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 27% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
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How this is computed
It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.
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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