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FDN vs ISHP: which is really different?

FDN and ISHP hold 16% of their weight in the same names, and FDN returned more over the year.

First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund and First Trust S-Network E-Commerce ETF.

82.8%FDN in the S&P 500
39.9%ISHP in the S&P 500
+0.8%FDN total return, 1 year
−19.2%ISHP total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: ISHP scores higher

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

FDN 18.9ISHP 27.80.1, 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

FDN17% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
83%17%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutsideactive share 86% · top ten 63% of the fund · 42 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 61% in83%17%in the S&P 50017% of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 86% · top ten 63% of the fund
ISHP60% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
40%60%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 93% · top ten 20% of the fund · 66 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 20% in40%60%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 93% · top ten 20% of the fund

16% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FDN and ISHP hold 16% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions FDN and ISHP both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingFDNISHP
Airbnb, Inc. (Class A)2.38%1.88%
Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A)10.18%1.74%
Amazon.com, Inc.10.05%1.70%
DoorDash, Inc. (Class A)2.48%1.66%
Alphabet Inc. (Class A)5.86%1.61%
Carvana Co. (Class A)1.60%1.61%
Booking Holdings Inc.4.31%1.59%
PayPal Holdings, Inc.1.52%1.92%
eBay Inc.1.52%1.58%
Copart, Inc.0.84%1.71%
Reddit, Inc. (Class A)0.75%1.25%
US Dollar0.08%0.38%
Only in each
Only in FDNOnly in ISHP
Cisco Systems, Inc. 8.71%A.P. Moeller - Maersk A/S (Class B) 2.36%
Netflix, Inc. 5.94%Allegro.eu SA 2.11%
Alphabet Inc. (Class C) 4.67%LY Corp. 2.07%
Arista Networks, Inc. 4.65%Cosco Shipping Holdings Company, Ltd. (Class H) 1.98%
Salesforce, Inc. 4.38%Snap Inc. (Class A) 1.95%
Oracle Corporation 4.11%NAVER Corporation 1.94%
Snowflake Inc. (Class A) 3.93%Best Buy Co., Inc. 1.93%
Cloudflare, Inc. (Class A) 3.55%Taiwan Mobile Co., Ltd. 1.92%

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 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

FDN and ISHP over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
FDNISHPFDNISHPFDNISHP
3 months+8.4%+2.5%+6.2 pts+0.3 pts+10.9 pts+5.0 pts
6 months+21.2%+4.2%+3.2 pts−13.8 pts−3.0 pts−20.1 pts
1 year+0.8%−19.2%−15.8 pts−35.8 pts−21.0 pts−41.0 pts
3 years+74.0%+35.3%−4.4 pts−43.1 pts−24.1 pts−62.8 pts
Since launch+1028.4%+91.9%+224.9 pts−226.2 pts−661.8 pts−465.2 pts
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FDN and ISHP on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FDN
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund
Holds 42 stocks in internet and e-commerce, 83% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
ISHP
First Trust S-Network E-Commerce ETF
Holds 66 stocks in internet and e-commerce, 40% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerFirst TrustFirst Trust
ThemeInternet and e-commerceInternet and e-commerce
In the S&P 50082.8%39.9%
Active share vs the S&P 50085.5%92.6%
In the Nasdaq-10060.9%20.3%
Holdings4266
Top ten, share of the fund62.8%20.1%
Expense ratio0.49%0.60%
Fee for the differing part0.57%0.65%
Total return, 1 year+0.8%−19.2%
vs the S&P 500−15.8 pts−35.8 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−21.0 pts−41.0 pts
Below its high−2.4%−19.2%
Net assets$5.3bn$5m

FDN in plain words

By weight, 83% 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 63% of the fund across 42 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +0.8% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 15.8 pts.

ISHP in plain words

By weight, 40% of ISHP'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 20% of the fund across 66 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned −19.2% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 35.8 pts. It sits 19.2% below its all-time high of Sep 18, 2025.

Questions people ask

Do FDN and ISHP hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 16% 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, FDN or ISHP?
FDN has 83% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ISHP has 40%, so ISHP differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, FDN or ISHP?
FDN charges 0.49% a year and ISHP charges 0.60%, so FDN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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FDN against ISHP, 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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