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FDFF vs LFSC: which is really different?

FDFF and LFSC hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and LFSC returned more over the year.

Fidelity Disruptive Finance ETF and F/m Emerald Life Sciences Innovation ETF.

45.1%FDFF in the S&P 500
0.0%LFSC in the S&P 500
−4.9%FDFF total return, 1 year
+53.0%LFSC total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: LFSC scores higher

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

FDFF 42.3LFSC 91.80.1, 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

FDFF55% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
45%55%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 97% · top ten 48% of the fund · 45 holdings filed May 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 2% in45%55%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 97% · top ten 48% of the fund
LFSC100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 55% of the fund · 39 holdings filed May 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 1% in0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 55% of the fund

0% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FDFF and LFSC hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in FDFFOnly in LFSC
BLACKROCK INC 6.00%Travere Therapeutics Inc 7.66%
DBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD 5.82%Cogent Biosciences Inc 7.52%
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP 5.43%LivaNova PLC 7.11%
BANKINTER SA 4.91%Spyre Therapeutics Inc 6.41%
FINECOBANK SPA 4.52%Guardant Health Inc 5.51%
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, INC 4.47%Mirum Pharmaceuticals Inc 4.92%
VISA INC 4.33%Corcept Therapeutics Inc 4.79%
BLOCK INC 4.17%United Therapeutics Corp 4.15%

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.

Performance, window by window

FDFF and LFSC over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
FDFFLFSCFDFFLFSCFDFFLFSC
3 months+8.2%+8.7%+5.9 pts+6.5 pts+10.6 pts+11.2 pts
6 months+16.3%+36.0%−1.8 pts+17.9 pts−8.0 pts+11.7 pts
1 year−4.9%+53.0%−21.5 pts+36.5 pts−26.7 pts+31.3 pts
3 years+41.4%not published−37.0 ptsnot published−56.7 ptsnot published
Since launch+45.6%+81.3%−37.8 pts+44.3 pts−58.3 pts+30.9 pts
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FDFF and LFSC on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FDFF
Fidelity Disruptive Finance ETF
Holds 45 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 45% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
LFSC
F/m Emerald Life Sciences Innovation ETF
Holds 39 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerFidelityF/m
ThemeBroad innovation and megatrendsBroad innovation and megatrends
In the S&P 50045.1%0.0%
Active share vs the S&P 50097.4%100.0%
In the Nasdaq-1002.4%0.6%
Holdings4539
Top ten, share of the fund47.5%54.7%
Expense ratio0.50%0.54%
Fee for the differing part0.51%0.54%
Total return, 1 year−4.9%+53.0%
vs the S&P 500−21.5 pts+36.5 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−26.7 pts+31.3 pts
Below its high−8.3%−6.8%
Net assets$47m$105m

FDFF in plain words

By weight, 45% of FDFF'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 48% of the fund across 45 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned −4.9% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 21.5 pts. It sits 8.3% below its all-time high of Jan 30, 2025.

LFSC in plain words

By weight, 0% of LFSC'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 55% of the fund across 39 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +53.0% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 36.5 pts. It sits 6.8% below its all-time high of Aug 19, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do FDFF and LFSC hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 0% 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, FDFF or LFSC?
FDFF has 45% of its weight in S&P 500 names and LFSC has 0%, so LFSC differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, FDFF or LFSC?
FDFF charges 0.50% a year and LFSC charges 0.54%, so FDFF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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FDFF against LFSC, 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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