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FDFF vs XDAT: which is really different?

FDFF and XDAT hold 2% of their weight in the same names.

Fidelity Disruptive Finance ETF and Franklin Exponential Data ETF.

45.1%FDFF in the S&P 500
61.1%XDAT in the S&P 500
−4.9%FDFF total return, 1 year
−4.8%XDAT total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: FDFF scores higher

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

FDFF 42.3XDAT 20.20.1, 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
XDAT39% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
61%39%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 86% · top ten 57% of the fund · 59 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 50% in61%39%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 86% · top ten 57% of the fund

2% 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 XDAT hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions FDFF and XDAT both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingFDFFXDAT
TRADEWEB MARKETS INC1.24%0.85%
ROBINHOOD MARKETS INC2.50%0.67%
VERISK ANALYTICS INC0.73%0.25%
BULLISH0.29%0.12%
Only in each
Only in FDFFOnly in XDAT
BLACKROCK INC 6.00%CLOUDFLARE INC 10.14%
DBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD 5.82%ALPHABET INC 9.76%
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP 5.43%META PLATFORMS INC 6.43%
BANKINTER SA 4.91%SNOWFLAKE INC 5.03%
FINECOBANK SPA 4.52%APPLOVIN CORP 5.02%
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, INC 4.47%PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC 4.54%
VISA INC 4.33%CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS INC 4.39%
BLOCK INC 4.17%DATADOG INC 4.11%

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 May 31, 2026.

Performance, window by window

FDFF and XDAT over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
FDFFXDATFDFFXDATFDFFXDAT
3 months+8.2%+10.6%+5.9 pts+8.3 pts+10.6 pts+13.1 pts
6 months+16.3%+23.9%−1.8 pts+5.9 pts−8.0 pts−0.3 pts
1 year−4.9%−4.8%−21.5 pts−21.4 pts−26.7 pts−26.6 pts
3 years+41.4%+47.1%−37.0 pts−31.3 pts−56.7 pts−51.1 pts
Since launch+45.6%+9.1%−37.8 pts−108.2 pts−58.3 pts−127.9 pts
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FDFF and XDAT 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
XDAT
Franklin Exponential Data ETF
Holds 59 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 61% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerFidelityFranklin
ThemeBroad innovation and megatrendsBroad innovation and megatrends
In the S&P 50045.1%61.1%
Active share vs the S&P 50097.4%86.2%
In the Nasdaq-1002.4%49.6%
Holdings4559
Top ten, share of the fund47.5%56.7%
Expense ratio0.50%0.50%
Fee for the differing part0.51%0.58%
Total return, 1 year−4.9%−4.8%
vs the S&P 500−21.5 pts−21.4 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−26.7 pts−26.6 pts
Below its high−8.3%−12.3%
Net assets$47m$4m

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.

XDAT in plain words

By weight, 61% of XDAT's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 86%. The top ten holdings are 57% of the fund across 59 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned −4.8% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 21.4 pts. It sits 12.3% below its all-time high of Nov 9, 2021.

Questions people ask

Do FDFF and XDAT hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 2% 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 XDAT?
FDFF has 45% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XDAT has 61%, so FDFF differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, FDFF or XDAT?
FDFF charges 0.50% a year and XDAT charges 0.50%, 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 XDAT, 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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