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FDNI vs ISHP: which is really different?

FDNI and ISHP hold 25% of their weight in the same names, and ISHP returned more over the year.

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

0.0%FDNI in the S&P 500
39.9%ISHP in the S&P 500
−32.3%FDNI total return, 1 year
−19.2%ISHP total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: FDNI scores higher

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

FDNI 91.8ISHP 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

FDNI100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 64% of the fund · 49 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 16% in0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 64% 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

25% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FDNI and ISHP hold 25% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions FDNI and ISHP both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingFDNIISHP
NAVER Corporation3.02%1.94%
Adyen NV4.12%1.76%
Shopify Inc. (Class A)10.35%1.73%
Meituan (Class B)4.34%1.54%
PDD Holdings Inc. (ADR)5.86%1.52%
Prosus N.V.4.56%1.51%
Allegro.eu SA1.50%2.11%
Naspers Limited (Class N)3.89%1.38%
Kuaishou Technology1.52%1.21%
Rakuten Group, Inc.0.90%1.51%
Scout24 SE0.84%1.69%
CAR Group Limited0.82%1.51%
Only in each
Only in FDNIOnly in ISHP
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 10.20%A.P. Moeller - Maersk A/S (Class B) 2.36%
Tencent Holdings Limited 9.90%Cosco Shipping Holdings Company, Ltd. (Class H) 1.98%
Spotify Technology S.A. 5.52%Snap Inc. (Class A) 1.95%
NetEase, Inc. 4.62%Best Buy Co., Inc. 1.93%
JD.com, Inc. (Class A) 4.56%PayPal Holdings, Inc. 1.92%
Sea Limited (ADR) 4.32%Taiwan Mobile Co., Ltd. 1.92%
Baidu, Inc. (Class A) 2.69%Global Payments Inc. 1.90%
IREN Ltd. 1.78%Airbnb, Inc. (Class A) 1.88%

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

FDNI 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
FDNIISHPFDNIISHPFDNIISHP
3 months−1.3%+2.5%−3.5 pts+0.3 pts+1.2 pts+5.0 pts
6 months−3.6%+4.2%−21.7 pts−13.8 pts−27.9 pts−20.1 pts
1 year−32.3%−19.2%−48.8 pts−35.8 pts−54.0 pts−41.0 pts
3 years+24.5%+35.3%−53.9 pts−43.1 pts−73.6 pts−62.8 pts
Since launch+36.7%+91.9%−169.0 pts−226.2 pts−295.4 pts−465.2 pts
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FDNI and ISHP on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FDNI
First Trust Dow Jones International Internet ETF
Holds 49 stocks in internet and e-commerce, 0% 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 5000.0%39.9%
Active share vs the S&P 500100.0%92.6%
In the Nasdaq-10016.2%20.3%
Holdings4966
Top ten, share of the fund64.2%20.1%
Expense ratio0.65%0.60%
Fee for the differing part0.65%0.65%
Total return, 1 year−32.3%−19.2%
vs the S&P 500−48.8 pts−35.8 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−54.0 pts−41.0 pts
Below its high−52.7%−19.2%
Net assets$32m$5m

FDNI in plain words

By weight, 0% of FDNI'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 64% of the fund across 49 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned −32.3% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 48.8 pts. It sits 52.7% below its all-time high of Feb 16, 2021.

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 FDNI and ISHP hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 25% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is a meaningful overlap. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, FDNI or ISHP?
FDNI has 0% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ISHP has 40%, so FDNI differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, FDNI or ISHP?
FDNI charges 0.65% a year and ISHP charges 0.60%, so ISHP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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FDNI 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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