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FDN vs KWEB: which is really different?

FDN holds 82.4% of its weight in S&P 500 companies and KWEB 0.0%.

First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund and KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF, side by side, thematic ETFs on ETFIQ.

82.4%FDN in the S&P 500
0.0%KWEB in the S&P 500
+1.9%FDN total return, 1 year
−36.0%KWEB total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: KWEB scores higher

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

FDN 19.1KWEB 91.60.1, the lowest in this set91.6, the highest

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

FDN18% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 11, 2026
82%18%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutsideactive share 86% · top ten 61% of the fund · 42 holdings filed Sep 10, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 57% in82%18%in the S&P 50018% of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 86% · top ten 61% of the fund
KWEB100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 11, 2026
0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 61% of the fund · 45 holdings filed Sep 11, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 8% in0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 61% of the fund

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FDN and KWEB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in FDNOnly in KWEB
Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 10.43%TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD 10.25%
Amazon.com, Inc. 9.78%ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD 8.61%
Cisco Systems, Inc. 7.25%PDD HOLDINGS INC 8.11%
Salesforce, Inc. 5.91%MEITUAN-CLASS B 7.32%
Arista Networks, Inc. 5.18%NETEASE INC 6.25%
Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 4.79%LENOVO GROUP LTD 5.56%
Booking Holdings Inc. 4.51%KE HOLDINGS INC-CL A 4.41%
Oracle Corporation 4.44%JD.COM INC-CLASS A 3.94%

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 and Sep 11, 2026.

Performance, window by window

FDN and KWEB over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
FDNKWEBFDNKWEBFDNKWEB
3 months+9.3%−7.1%+6.0 pts−10.4 pts+10.1 pts−6.3 pts
6 months+20.3%−18.4%+4.3 pts−34.5 pts−0.4 pts−39.1 pts
1 year+1.9%−36.0%−15.6 pts−53.5 pts−21.0 pts−59.0 pts
3 years+69.5%−1.9%−8.4 pts−79.8 pts−25.6 pts−97.0 pts
Since launch+1031.5%+20.6%+227.1 pts−438.4 pts−642.4 pts−919.7 pts
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FDN and KWEB on the same fields, as of Sep 11, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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
KWEB
KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF
Holds 45 stocks in internet and e-commerce, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerFirst TrustKraneShares
ThemeInternet and e-commerceInternet and e-commerce
In the S&P 50082.4%0.0%
Active share vs the S&P 50085.5%100.0%
In the Nasdaq-10057.1%8.1%
Holdings4245
Top ten, share of the fund60.5%61.2%
Expense ratio0.49%0.69%
Fee for the differing part0.57%0.69%
Total return, 1 year+1.9%−36.0%
vs the S&P 500−15.6 pts−53.5 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−21.0 pts−59.0 pts
Below its high−2.1%−71.5%

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.

KWEB in plain words

By weight, 0% of KWEB'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 61% of the fund across 45 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 11, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned −36.0% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 53.5 pts. It sits 71.5% below its all-time high of Feb 17, 2021.

Questions people ask

Which is more different from the S&P 500, FDN or KWEB?
FDN has 82% of its weight in S&P 500 names and KWEB has 0%, so KWEB differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, FDN or KWEB?
FDN charges 0.49% a year and KWEB charges 0.69%, 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 KWEB, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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