Data as of .
FDN vs GRID: which is really different?
FDN holds 82.4% of its weight in S&P 500 companies and GRID 40.0%.
ETFIQ Off-Index Score: GRID scores higher
How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?
A percentile among the 371 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
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FDN and GRID hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FDN | GRID |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 7.25% | 1.65% |
| Oracle Corporation | 4.44% | 1.17% |
| US Dollar | 0.07% | 0.26% |
| Only in FDN | Only in GRID |
|---|---|
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 10.43% | Schneider Electric SE 9.13% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 9.78% | Eaton Corporation Plc 8.86% |
| Salesforce, Inc. 5.91% | Johnson Controls International Plc 8.45% |
| Arista Networks, Inc. 5.18% | ABB Ltd 7.72% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 4.79% | Quanta Services, Inc. 7.54% |
| Booking Holdings Inc. 4.51% | E.ON SE 4.16% |
| Snowflake Inc. (Class A) 4.34% | National Grid Plc 4.10% |
| Netflix, Inc. 3.85% | Prysmian SpA 3.57% |
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 Sep 10, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FDN | GRID | FDN | GRID | FDN | GRID | |
| 3 months | +9.3% | −4.0% | +6.0 pts | −7.3 pts | +10.1 pts | −3.2 pts |
| 6 months | +20.3% | +9.9% | +4.3 pts | −6.1 pts | −0.4 pts | −10.8 pts |
| 1 year | +1.9% | +22.9% | −15.6 pts | +5.4 pts | −21.0 pts | 0.0 pts |
| 3 years | +69.5% | +88.9% | −8.4 pts | +11.0 pts | −25.6 pts | −6.2 pts |
| Since launch | +1031.5% | +560.9% | +227.1 pts | −243.5 pts | −642.4 pts | −1113.0 pts |
| FDN First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund Holds 42 stocks in internet and e-commerce, 82% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | GRID First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund Holds 122 stocks in electrification and the grid, 40% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | First Trust |
| Theme | Internet and e-commerce | Electrification and the grid |
| In the S&P 500 | 82.4% | 40.0% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 85.5% | 92.0% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 57.1% | 8.5% |
| Holdings | 42 | 122 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 60.5% | 58.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.56% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.57% | 0.61% |
| Total return, 1 year | +1.9% | +22.9% |
| vs the S&P 500 | −15.6 pts | +5.4 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | −21.0 pts | 0.0 pts |
| Below its high | −2.1% | −9.2% |
FDN in plain words
By weight, 82% of FDN'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 60% of the fund across 42 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 10, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned +1.9% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 15.6 pts.
GRID in plain words
By weight, 40% of GRID's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 92%. The top ten holdings are 59% of the fund across 122 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 10, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned +22.9% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 5.4 pts. It sits 9.2% below its all-time high of May 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which is more different from the S&P 500, FDN or GRID?
- FDN has 82% of its weight in S&P 500 names and GRID has 40%, so GRID differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, FDN or GRID?
- FDN charges 0.49% a year and GRID charges 0.56%, so FDN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, FDN against GRID, data as of Sep 11, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/fdn-vs-grid Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.