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FDN vs IFRA: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, FDN returned −1.1% to IFRA's +9.4%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $5.1bn for First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund and $4.0bn for iShares U.S. Infrastructure ETF.

At a glance
81.9%
FDN in the S&P 500
72.1%
IFRA in the S&P 500
−1.1%
FDN total return, 1 year
+9.4%
IFRA total return, 1 year
FDN · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 18% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
18% of its weight is outside the S&P 50082% of FDN's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 18% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.82%18%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 86% · top ten 61% of the fund · 41 holdings as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 60% in18% of its weight is outside the S&P 50082% of FDN's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 18% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.82%18%in the S&P 50018% of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 86% · Nasdaq-100: 60% in

82% of FDN's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 18% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.

IFRA · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 28% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
28% of its weight is outside the S&P 50072% of IFRA's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 28% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.72%28%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 96% · top ten 33% of the fund · 164 holdings as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 11% in28% of its weight is outside the S&P 50072% of IFRA's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 28% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.72%28%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 96% · Nasdaq-100: 11% in

72% of IFRA's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 28% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.

Pair scorecard

IFRA costs 0.19 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.5 points; FDN is 1.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FDN vs IFRA: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureFDNIFRA
Return
Total return, 1 year−1.1%+9.4%
Drawdown
Below its all-time high6.3%, high on Oct 9, 20269.6%, high on Jun 25, 2026
Against its benchmark
What it tracksInternet and e-commerceInfrastructure
Against the S&P 500, 1 yearbehind by 14.8 pts
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year+13.7%
Against its benchmark, 1 yearbehind by 14.8 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.49%0.30%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$5.1bn$4.0bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ S&P 500 Difference Score · IFRA scores higher How much of its weight does it not share with the S&P 500?
IQ Themes Score52.2FDN73.7IFRA

How different its holdings are from the S&P 500, ranked against 112 thematic ETFs with at least half their money in S&P 500 companies. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.4, the lowest in this set 99.6, the highest

A percentile among the 112 thematic ETFs with at least half their money in S&P 500 companies. Weight not shared with the S&P 500 only; it says nothing about returns, fees or whether the theme pays off. All thematic ETFs ranked by it →

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

Risk and return

Apr 13, 2018 to Oct 23, 2026 · 445 weekly returns
FDN IFRA
Return
Total return edge IFRA +131.1% +163.5%
Annualized edge IFRA +10.3% +12.0%
Price return edge FDN (slight) +131.1% +121.3%
Risk
Volatility edge IFRA 25.7% 21.6%
Max drawdown edge IFRA −53.4% −39.2%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge IFRA 0.40 0.50
Sortino edge IFRA 0.59 0.72
Calmar edge IFRA 0.19 0.31
Reading

IFRA returned more: +163.5% to +131.1%. IFRA swung less: 21.6% to 25.7%. IFRA fell less at its worst: −39.2% to −53.4%.

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Risk and return: FDN vs IFRA: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureFDNIFRAEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+131.1%+163.5%IFRAPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+10.3%+12.0%IFRATotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+131.1%+121.3%FDN (slight)Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility25.7%21.6%IFRASpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation17.4%15.1%IFRALike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−53.4%−39.2%IFRADeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.400.50IFRAReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.590.72IFRAReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar0.190.31IFRAAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 445 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, FDN and IFRA hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FDN IFRA
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Only in FDN
Amazon.com, Inc. 10.23%
Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 9.68%
Cisco Systems, Inc. 9.04%
Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 5.48%
Netflix, Inc. 5.28%
Salesforce, Inc. 4.53%
Arista Networks, Inc. 4.45%
Alphabet Inc. (Class C) 4.39%
Only in IFRA
UNION PACIFIC 4.24%
NEXTERA ENERGY 4.04%
CSX 3.81%
CATERPILLAR INC 3.59%
QUANTA SERVICES INC 3.39%
SOUTHERN 3.09%
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP 3.00%
UNITED RENTALS 2.84%
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Window by window

Window by window: FDN vs IFRA: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Total returnvs its benchmark
WindowFDNIFRAFDNIFRA
3 months+5.5%−3.4%−0.6 pts vs IVVnot measured
6 months+7.7%−3.8%−1.4 pts vs IVVnot measured
1 year−1.1%+9.4%−14.8 pts vs IVVnot measured
3 years+89.6%+76.3%−5.8 pts vs IVVnot measured
Since launchNot the same days: FDN Jun 2006 · IFRA Apr 2018+1,282.2%+167.2%not measurednot measured

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Side by side

FDN First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund · Holds 41 stocks in internet and e-commerce, 82% of its weight in S&P 500 companies IFRA iShares U.S. Infrastructure ETF · Holds 164 stocks in infrastructure, 72% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Theme Internet and e-commerce Infrastructure
In the S&P 500 81.9% 72.1%
Active share vs the S&P 500 85.5% 95.7%
In the Nasdaq-100 60.0% 11.2%
Holdings 41 164
Top ten, share of the fund 61.1% 33.4%
Expense ratio 0.49% 0.30%
Fee for the differing part 0.57% 0.31%
Total return, 1 year −1.1% +9.4%
vs its benchmark −14.8 pts vs IVV not measured
Below its high −6.3% −9.6%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $5.1bn $4.0bn

As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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

Client brief · page 1 of 2 Report BR-D0F9C90A4A

FDN and IFRA are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

  1. Theme. FDN covers Internet and e-commerce and IFRA covers Infrastructure.
  2. Concentration. The top ten holdings are 61.1% of FDN and 33.4% of IFRA, a gap of 27.7 points.
  3. What each follows. FDN follows Internet and e-commerce and IFRA follows Infrastructure.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund
FDN

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 61% of the fund across 41 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned −1.1% with distributions reinvested against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, so a holder was behind by 14.8 pts. It sits 6.3% below its all-time high of Oct 9, 2026.

IFRA

By weight, 72% of IFRA's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 96%. The top ten holdings are 33% of the fund across 164 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned +9.4% with distributions reinvested. It sits 9.6% below its all-time high of Jun 25, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do FDN and IFRA hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, FDN or IFRA?
FDN has 82% of its weight in S&P 500 names and IFRA has 72%, so IFRA differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, FDN or IFRA?
FDN charges 0.49% a year and IFRA charges 0.30%, so IFRA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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