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FDCF vs ILDR: which is really different?

FDCF and ILDR hold 23% of their weight in the same names, and ILDR returned more over the year.

Fidelity Disruptive Communications ETF and First Trust Innovation Leaders ETF.

56.1%FDCF in the S&P 500
65.8%ILDR in the S&P 500
+1.5%FDCF total return, 1 year
+19.9%ILDR 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?

FDCF 10.2ILDR 2.90.1, 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

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
ILDR34% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
66%34%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 67% · top ten 44% of the fund · 82 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 49% in66%34%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 67% · top ten 44% of the fund

23% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FDCF and ILDR hold 23% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions FDCF and ILDR both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingFDCFILDR
AMAZON.COM INC5.42%5.79%
ARISTA NETWORKS INC5.58%2.46%
SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY SA1.44%0.68%
SERVICENOW INC0.61%1.24%
SYNOPSYS INC0.68%0.41%
AST SPACEMOBILE INC1.02%0.23%
Only in each
Only in FDCFOnly in ILDR
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD 10.85%NVIDIA Corporation 9.78%
ALPHABET INC 8.86%Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 5.79%
META PLATFORMS INC 6.18%Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 4.81%
NVIDIA CORP 5.61%Broadcom Inc. 3.57%
WARNER BROS DISCOVERY INC 3.88%Marvell Technology, Inc. 3.13%
ROKU INC 3.87%Eli Lilly and Company 3.02%
QUEBECOR INC 3.10%Micron Technology, Inc. 2.80%
SEA LTD 2.74%Microsoft Corporation 2.70%

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

FDCF and ILDR over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
FDCFILDRFDCFILDRFDCFILDR
3 months+1.6%+0.3%−0.7 pts−1.9 pts+4.1 pts+2.8 pts
6 months+17.5%+31.0%−0.5 pts+12.9 pts−6.7 pts+6.7 pts
1 year+1.5%+19.9%−15.1 pts+3.3 pts−20.3 pts−1.9 pts
3 years+100.6%+120.9%+22.2 pts+42.5 pts+2.5 pts+22.7 pts
Since launch+101.0%+92.7%+17.6 pts−3.0 pts−2.9 pts−30.0 pts
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FDCF and ILDR on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FDCF
Fidelity Disruptive Communications ETF
Holds 38 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 56% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
ILDR
First Trust Innovation Leaders ETF
Holds 82 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 66% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerFidelityFirst Trust
ThemeBroad innovation and megatrendsBroad innovation and megatrends
In the S&P 50056.1%65.8%
Active share vs the S&P 50079.8%67.1%
In the Nasdaq-10045.7%49.0%
Holdings3882
Top ten, share of the fund56.1%44.1%
Expense ratio0.50%0.75%
Fee for the differing part0.63%1.12%
Total return, 1 year+1.5%+19.9%
vs the S&P 500−15.1 pts+3.3 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−20.3 pts−1.9 pts
Below its high−2.0%−3.5%
Net assets$101m$342m

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.

ILDR in plain words

By weight, 66% of ILDR's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 67%. The top ten holdings are 44% of the fund across 82 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +19.9% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 3.3 pts.

Questions people ask

Do FDCF and ILDR hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 23% 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, FDCF or ILDR?
FDCF has 56% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ILDR has 66%, so FDCF differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, FDCF or ILDR?
FDCF charges 0.50% a year and ILDR charges 0.75%, so FDCF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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FDCF against ILDR, 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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