Do FDNI and SOCL hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 28% 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, FDNI or SOCL?

FDNI has 0% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SOCL has 14%, so FDNI differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, FDNI or SOCL?

FDNI and SOCL both charge 0.65% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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FDNI vs SOCL: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FDNI returned −28.0% to SOCL's −26.3%; 28% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $29m on Nov 3, 2026 for First Trust Dow Jones International Internet ETF, and $87m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Social Media ETF.

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At a glance

0.0%

FDNI in the S&P 500

14.0%

SOCL in the S&P 500

−28.0%

FDNI total return, 1 year

−26.3%

SOCL total return, 1 year

FDNI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

0% of FDNI's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% 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

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

Both cost 0.65% a year; their one-year returns differ by 1.7 points; SOCL is 2.8 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FDNI vs SOCL: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	FDNI	SOCL
Return
Measure	FDNI	SOCL
Total return, 1 year	−28.0%	−26.3%
Drawdown
Measure	FDNI	SOCL
Below its all-time high	52.2%, high on Feb 16, 2021	45.7%, high on Feb 16, 2021
Against its benchmark
Measure	FDNI	SOCL
What it tracks	Internet and e-commerce	Internet and e-commerce
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year	+16.9%	+15.0%
Against its benchmark, 1 year	behind by 44.9 pts	behind by 41.3 pts
Cost and size
Measure	FDNI	SOCL
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.65%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$31m	$87m
Holdings
Measure	FDNI	SOCL
Holdings in common	28%

Method

What they share

28%

By the books each fund has filed, FDNI and SOCL hold 28% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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28% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FDNI SOCL

Tencent Holdings Limited 9.61% 9.69%

Spotify Technology S.A. 6.67% 4.72%

NetEase, Inc. 4.72% 5.65%

NAVER Corporation 2.73% 9.32%

Baidu, Inc. (Class A) 2.37% 4.46%

Kuaishou Technology 1.40% 7.06%

Nexon Co., Ltd. 0.86% 1.81%

Tencent Music Entertainment (Class A) 0.72% 2.38%

Kakao Corp. 0.69% 3.57%

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Only in FDNI

Shopify Inc. (Class A) 11.84%

Alibaba Group Holding Limited 9.53%

PDD Holdings Inc. (ADR) 6.11%

JD.com, Inc. (Class A) 4.77%

Meituan (Class B) 4.52%

Prosus N.V. 4.48%

Adyen NV 3.87%

Naspers Limited (Class N) 3.85%

Only in SOCL

META PLATFORMS, INC. 8.69%

REDDIT, INC. 8.46%

PINTEREST, INC. 5.93%

ALPHABET INC. 5.32%

MATCH GROUP, INC. 4.06%

BILIBILI INC. 2.85%

SNAP INC. 2.29%

LIFE360, INC. 1.83%

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Window by window

Window by window: FDNI vs SOCL: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return		vs its benchmark
Window	FDNI	SOCL	FDNI	SOCL
3 months	−9.5%	−11.1%	−6.6 pts vs ACWX	−9.8 pts vs ACWI
6 months	−7.7%	−12.0%	−7.1 pts vs ACWX	−14.6 pts vs ACWI
1 year	−28.0%	−26.3%	−44.9 pts vs ACWX	−41.3 pts vs ACWI
3 years	+26.1%	+14.5%	−44.5 pts vs ACWX	−63.1 pts vs ACWI
Since launchNot the same days: FDNI Nov 2018 · SOCL Nov 2011	+38.1%	+192.3%	−65.1 pts vs ACWX	−203.2 pts vs ACWI

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Side by side

FDNI First Trust Dow Jones International Internet ETF · Holds 40 stocks in internet and e-commerce, 0% 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 0.0% 14.0%

Active share vs the S&P 500 100.0% 94.8%

In the Nasdaq-100 17.9% 14.0%

Holdings 40 48

Top ten, share of the fund 66.1% 69.3%

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.65%

Fee for the differing part 0.65% 0.69%

Total return, 1 year −28.0% −26.3%

vs its benchmark −44.9 pts vs ACWX −41.3 pts vs ACWI

Below its high −52.2% −45.7%

Net assets, FDNI as of Nov 3, 2026 and SOCL as of Oct 12, 2026 $29m $87m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

28% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund

FDNI

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 66% of the fund across 40 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned −28.0% with distributions reinvested against +16.9% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex-USA Index, so a holder was behind by 44.9 pts. It sits 52.2% below its all-time high of Feb 16, 2021.

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 FDNI and SOCL hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 28% 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, FDNI or SOCL?: FDNI has 0% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SOCL has 14%, so FDNI differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, FDNI or SOCL?: FDNI and SOCL both charge 0.65% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

FDNI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FDNI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for FDNI ↗

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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