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FDIG vs STCE: which is really different?

FDIG and STCE hold 49% of their weight in the same names, and FDIG returned more over the year.

Fidelity Crypto Industry and Digital Payments ETF and Schwab Crypto Thematic ETF.

20.2%FDIG in the S&P 500
12.7%STCE in the S&P 500
−3.4%FDIG total return, 1 year
−4.8%STCE total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: STCE scores higher

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

FDIG 51.7STCE 71.40.1, 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
STCE87% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
13%87%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 54% of the fund · 35 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 3% in13%87%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 54% of the fund

49% 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 STCE hold 49% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions FDIG and STCE both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingFDIGSTCE
CIPHER DIGITAL INC3.47%2.60%
CORE SCIENTIFIC INC2.53%3.93%
HIVE DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES LTD1.26%5.30%
BULLISH1.04%2.67%
DIGI POWER X INC0.95%0.72%
OSL GROUP LTD0.68%0.70%
Only in each
Only in FDIGOnly in STCE
COINBASE GLOBAL INC 4.64%BITDEER TECHNOLOGIES GROUP CLASS A 6.58%
IREN LTD 4.45%BITMINE IMMERSION TECHNOLOGIES 5.31%
APPLIED DIGITAL CORP 3.69%CLEANSPARK 5.09%
TERAWULF INC 3.57%GALAXY DIGITAL INC CLASS A 5.03%
MARA HOLDINGS INC 3.43%IREN 4.74%
BLOCK INC 3.38%TRUMP MEDIA TECHNOLOGY GROUP 4.53%
CIRCLE INTERNET GROUP INC 3.22%MARA HOLDINGS 4.39%
HUT 8 CORP 3.21%HUT CORP 4.36%

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 STCE over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
FDIGSTCEFDIGSTCEFDIGSTCE
3 months−1.8%−9.2%−4.0 pts−11.4 pts+0.7 pts−6.7 pts
6 months+31.2%+31.6%+13.2 pts+13.6 pts+7.0 pts+7.4 pts
1 year−3.4%−4.8%−20.0 pts−21.4 pts−25.2 pts−26.6 pts
3 years+175.6%+255.3%+97.2 pts+176.9 pts+77.5 pts+157.2 pts
Since launch+95.9%+194.3%+11.2 pts+99.8 pts−25.8 pts+66.5 pts
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FDIG and STCE 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
STCE
Schwab Crypto Thematic ETF
Holds 35 stocks in blockchain and crypto equities, 13% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerFidelitySchwab
ThemeBlockchain and crypto equitiesBlockchain and crypto equities
In the S&P 50020.2%12.7%
Active share vs the S&P 50098.1%99.6%
In the Nasdaq-1003.2%3.2%
Holdings5835
Top ten, share of the fund36.2%54.0%
Expense ratio0.39%0.30%
Fee for the differing part0.40%0.30%
Total return, 1 year−3.4%−4.8%
vs the S&P 500−20.0 pts−21.4 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−25.2 pts−26.6 pts
Below its high−21.6%−32.6%
Net assets$265m$270m

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.

STCE in plain words

By weight, 13% of STCE'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 54% of the fund across 35 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 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 32.6% below its all-time high of Oct 15, 2025.

Questions people ask

Do FDIG and STCE hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 49% 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 STCE?
FDIG has 20% of its weight in S&P 500 names and STCE has 13%, so STCE differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, FDIG or STCE?
FDIG charges 0.39% a year and STCE charges 0.30%, so STCE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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FDIG against STCE, 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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