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FDN vs SOCL: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FDN returned −1.6% to SOCL's −26.3%; 14% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $4.8bn on Nov 3, 2026 for First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund, and $87m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Social Media ETF.

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At a glance
83.1%
FDN in the S&P 500
14.0%
SOCL in the S&P 500
−1.6%
FDN total return, 1 year
−26.3%
SOCL total return, 1 year
FDN · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 17% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
17% of its weight is outside the S&P 50083% of FDN's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 17% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.83%17%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutsideactive share 86% · top ten 62% of the fund · 41 holdings as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 62% in17% of its weight is outside the S&P 50083% of FDN's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 17% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.83%17%in the S&P 50017% of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 86% · Nasdaq-100: 62% in

83% of FDN's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 17% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.

SOCL · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 86% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
86% of its weight is outside the S&P 50014% of SOCL's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 86% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jul 31, 2026.14%86%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 95% · top ten 69% of the fund · 48 holdings as filed for Jul 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 14% in86% of its weight is outside the S&P 50014% of SOCL's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 86% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jul 31, 2026.14%86%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 95% · Nasdaq-100: 14% in

14% of SOCL's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 86% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jul 31, 2026.

Pair scorecard

FDN costs 0.16 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 24.7 points; FDN is far larger, $5.4bn against $87m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FDN vs SOCL: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureFDNSOCL
Return
Total return, 1 year−1.6%−26.3%
Drawdown
Below its all-time high9.5%, high on Oct 9, 202645.7%, high on Feb 16, 2021
Against its benchmark
What it tracksInternet and e-commerceInternet and e-commerce
Against the S&P 500, 1 yearbehind by 16.4 pts
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year+14.8%+15.0%
Against its benchmark, 1 yearbehind by 16.4 ptsbehind by 41.3 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.49%0.65%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026$5.4bn$87m
Holdings
Holdings in common14%

Method

What they share

14%

By the books each fund has filed, FDN and SOCL hold 14% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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14% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FDN SOCL
Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 10.27% 8.69%
Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 5.07% 5.32%
Reddit, Inc. (Class A) 0.52% 8.46%
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Only in FDN
Amazon.com, Inc. 10.74%
Cisco Systems, Inc. 8.86%
Netflix, Inc. 5.67%
Salesforce, Inc. 4.43%
Booking Holdings Inc. 4.32%
Arista Networks, Inc. 4.28%
Alphabet Inc. (Class C) 4.08%
Oracle Corporation 3.80%
Only in SOCL
Tencent Holdings Limited 9.69%
NAVER Corporation 9.32%
KUAISHOU TECHNOLOGY 7.06%
PINTEREST, INC. 5.93%
NETEASE, INC. 5.65%
SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY S.A. 4.72%
BAIDU, INC. 4.46%
MATCH GROUP, INC. 4.06%
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Window by window

Window by window: FDN vs SOCL: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Total returnvs its benchmark
WindowFDNSOCLFDNSOCL
3 months−5.1%−11.1%−5.0 pts vs IVV−9.8 pts vs ACWI
6 months+2.2%−12.0%−2.8 pts vs IVV−14.6 pts vs ACWI
1 year−1.6%−26.3%−16.4 pts vs IVV−41.3 pts vs ACWI
3 years+71.5%+14.5%−11.9 pts vs IVV−63.1 pts vs ACWI
Since launchNot the same days: FDN Jun 2006 · SOCL Nov 2011+1,234.4%+192.3%not measured−203.2 pts vs ACWI

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Side by side

FDN First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund · Holds 41 stocks in internet and e-commerce, 83% of its weight in S&P 500 companies SOCL Global X Social Media ETF · Holds 48 stocks in internet and e-commerce, 14% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer First Trust Global X
Theme Internet and e-commerce Internet and e-commerce
In the S&P 500 83.1% 14.0%
Active share vs the S&P 500 85.5% 94.8%
In the Nasdaq-100 61.9% 14.0%
Holdings 41 48
Top ten, share of the fund 61.5% 69.3%
Expense ratio 0.49% 0.65%
Fee for the differing part 0.57% 0.69%
Total return, 1 year −1.6% −26.3%
vs its benchmark −16.4 pts vs IVV −41.3 pts vs ACWI
Below its high −9.5% −45.7%
Net assets, FDN as of Nov 3, 2026 and SOCL as of Oct 12, 2026 $4.8bn $87m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

14% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund
FDN

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 62% of the fund across 41 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned −1.6% with distributions reinvested against +14.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, so a holder was behind by 16.4 pts. It sits 9.5% below its all-time high of Oct 9, 2026.

SOCL

By weight, 14% of SOCL's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 95%. The top ten holdings are 69% of the fund across 48 positions, as filed for Jul 31, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned −26.3% with distributions reinvested against +15.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Index, so a holder was behind by 41.3 pts. It sits 45.7% below its all-time high of Feb 16, 2021.

Questions people ask

Do FDN and SOCL hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 14% 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 SOCL?
FDN has 83% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SOCL has 14%, so SOCL differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, FDN or SOCL?
FDN charges 0.49% a year and SOCL charges 0.65%, so FDN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Sources and dates
FDN filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
FDN prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
First Trust page for FDN ↗
SOCL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
SOCL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Global X page for SOCL ↗

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How this is computed

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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