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FDIG vs IBLC: which is really different?

FDIG and IBLC hold 47% of their weight in the same names.

Fidelity Crypto Industry and Digital Payments ETF and iShares Blockchain and Tech ETF.

20.2%FDIG in the S&P 500
35.2%IBLC in the S&P 500
−3.4%FDIG total return, 1 year
−3.5%IBLC total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: FDIG scores higher

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

FDIG 51.7IBLC 28.50.1, 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

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
IBLC65% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
35%65%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 93% · top ten 66% of the fund · 50 holdings filed Sep 17, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 10% in35%65%inoutside the S&P 500active share 93% · top ten 66% of the fund

47% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FDIG and IBLC hold 47% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions FDIG and IBLC both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingFDIGIBLC
CIPHER DIGITAL INC3.47%3.69%
CORE SCIENTIFIC INC2.53%3.26%
KEEL INFRASTRUCTURE CORP2.22%1.46%
BULLISH1.04%0.85%
HIVE DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES LTD1.26%0.55%
DIGI POWER X INC0.95%0.22%
OSL GROUP LTD0.68%0.18%
SOLUNA HOLDINGS INC0.81%0.14%
Only in each
Only in FDIGOnly in IBLC
COINBASE GLOBAL INC 4.64%COINBASE GLOBAL INC CLASS A 12.29%
IREN LTD 4.45%CIRCLE INTERNET GROUP INC CLASS A 10.36%
APPLIED DIGITAL CORP 3.69%IREN 9.39%
TERAWULF INC 3.57%HUT CORP 6.49%
MARA HOLDINGS INC 3.43%RIOT PLATFORMS 4.88%
BLOCK INC 3.38%ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.56%
CIRCLE INTERNET GROUP INC 3.22%APPLIED DIGITAL 4.37%
HUT 8 CORP 3.21%MASTERCARD CLASS A 3.80%

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

FDIG and IBLC over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
FDIGIBLCFDIGIBLCFDIGIBLC
3 months−1.8%−7.8%−4.0 pts−10.0 pts+0.7 pts−5.3 pts
6 months+31.2%+23.1%+13.2 pts+5.1 pts+7.0 pts−1.1 pts
1 year−3.4%−3.5%−20.0 pts−20.1 pts−25.2 pts−25.3 pts
3 years+175.6%+212.2%+97.2 pts+133.8 pts+77.5 pts+114.0 pts
Since launch+95.9%+131.6%+11.2 pts+37.7 pts−25.8 pts−2.2 pts
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FDIG and IBLC on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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
IBLC
iShares Blockchain and Tech ETF
Holds 50 stocks in blockchain and crypto equities, 35% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerFidelityiShares
ThemeBlockchain and crypto equitiesBlockchain and crypto equities
In the S&P 50020.2%35.2%
Active share vs the S&P 50098.1%92.7%
In the Nasdaq-1003.2%10.2%
Holdings5850
Top ten, share of the fund36.2%65.9%
Expense ratio0.39%0.47%
Fee for the differing part0.40%0.51%
Total return, 1 year−3.4%−3.5%
vs the S&P 500−20.0 pts−20.1 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−25.2 pts−25.3 pts
Below its high−21.6%−20.7%
Net assets$265m$89m

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.

IBLC in plain words

By weight, 35% of IBLC's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 93%. The top ten holdings are 66% of the fund across 50 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned −3.5% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 20.1 pts. It sits 20.7% below its all-time high of Oct 15, 2025.

Questions people ask

Do FDIG and IBLC hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 47% 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, FDIG or IBLC?
FDIG has 20% of its weight in S&P 500 names and IBLC has 35%, so FDIG differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, FDIG or IBLC?
FDIG charges 0.39% a year and IBLC charges 0.47%, so FDIG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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FDIG against IBLC, 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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