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FDTX vs XDAT: which is really different?

FDTX and XDAT hold 26% of their weight in the same names, and FDTX returned more over the year.

Fidelity Disruptive Technology ETF and Franklin Exponential Data ETF.

71.1%FDTX in the S&P 500
61.1%XDAT in the S&P 500
+37.2%FDTX total return, 1 year
−4.8%XDAT total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: XDAT scores higher

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

FDTX 7.8XDAT 20.20.1, 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

FDTX29% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
71%29%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 75% · top ten 52% of the fund · 39 holdings filed May 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 66% in71%29%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 75% · top ten 52% of the fund
XDAT39% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
61%39%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 86% · top ten 57% of the fund · 59 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 50% in61%39%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 86% · top ten 57% of the fund

26% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FDTX and XDAT hold 26% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions FDTX and XDAT both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingFDTXXDAT
PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC3.68%4.54%
ALPHABET INC3.67%9.76%
MICROSOFT CORP3.80%3.55%
META PLATFORMS INC2.85%6.43%
DATADOG INC2.44%4.11%
CLOUDFLARE INC2.06%10.14%
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC2.88%1.89%
ARISTA NETWORKS INC1.79%2.19%
WESTERN DIGITAL CORP4.01%1.53%
CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS INC1.24%4.39%
CELESTICA INC1.08%0.75%
SAP SE1.23%0.21%
Only in each
Only in FDTXOnly in XDAT
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 9.40%SNOWFLAKE INC 5.03%
MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC 8.09%APPLOVIN CORP 5.02%
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD 6.02%MONGODB INC 3.75%
NVIDIA CORP 4.64%JFROG LTD 3.45%
MEDIATEK INC 4.62%ORACLE CORP 2.64%
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC 4.06%NEBIUS GROUP NV 2.50%
AMAZON.COM INC 4.02%ROKU INC 2.42%
COHERENT CORP 3.76%SANDISK CORP 2.21%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

Performance, window by window

FDTX and XDAT over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
FDTXXDATFDTXXDATFDTXXDAT
3 months−3.8%+10.6%−6.1 pts+8.3 pts−1.4 pts+13.1 pts
6 months+48.4%+23.9%+30.4 pts+5.9 pts+24.2 pts−0.3 pts
1 year+37.2%−4.8%+20.7 pts−21.4 pts+15.5 pts−26.6 pts
3 years+129.7%+47.1%+51.3 pts−31.3 pts+31.5 pts−51.1 pts
Since launch+118.3%+9.1%+35.0 pts−108.2 pts+14.5 pts−127.9 pts
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FDTX and XDAT on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FDTX
Fidelity Disruptive Technology ETF
Holds 39 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 71% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
XDAT
Franklin Exponential Data ETF
Holds 59 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 61% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerFidelityFranklin
ThemeBroad innovation and megatrendsBroad innovation and megatrends
In the S&P 50071.1%61.1%
Active share vs the S&P 50075.4%86.2%
In the Nasdaq-10065.8%49.6%
Holdings3959
Top ten, share of the fund52.4%56.7%
Expense ratio0.50%0.50%
Fee for the differing part0.66%0.58%
Total return, 1 year+37.2%−4.8%
vs the S&P 500+20.7 pts−21.4 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+15.5 pts−26.6 pts
Below its high−4.5%−12.3%
Net assets$288m$4m

FDTX in plain words

By weight, 71% of FDTX's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 75%. The top ten holdings are 52% of the fund across 39 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +37.2% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 20.7 pts.

XDAT in plain words

By weight, 61% of XDAT'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 57% of the fund across 59 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned −4.8% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 21.4 pts. It sits 12.3% below its all-time high of Nov 9, 2021.

Questions people ask

Do FDTX and XDAT hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 26% 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, FDTX or XDAT?
FDTX has 71% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XDAT has 61%, so XDAT differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, FDTX or XDAT?
FDTX charges 0.50% a year and XDAT charges 0.50%, so FDTX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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FDTX against XDAT, 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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