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FITE vs FRWD: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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FITE and FRWD hold 1% of their weight in the same names.

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Net assets: $153m on Nov 3, 2026 for State Street SPDR S&P Kensho Future Security ETF, and $285m on Jun 30, 2026 for Nomura Transformational Technologies ETF.

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At a glance
26.9%
FITE in the S&P 500
69.9%
FRWD in the S&P 500
+24.3%
FITE total return, 1 year
+15.0%
FRWD total return, since launch, Jan 13, 2026
FITE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 73% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
73% of its weight is outside the S&P 50027% of FITE's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 73% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.27%73%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 95% · top ten 23% of the fund · 78 holdings as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 9% in73% of its weight is outside the S&P 50027% of FITE's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 73% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.27%73%inoutside the S&P 500active share 95% · Nasdaq-100: 9% in

27% of FITE's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 73% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.

FRWD · 6 months to Nov 4, 2026 30% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
30% of its weight is outside the S&P 50070% of FRWD's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 30% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.70%30%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 74% · top ten 61% of the fund · 25 holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 80% in30% of its weight is outside the S&P 50070% of FRWD's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 30% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.70%30%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 74% · Nasdaq-100: 80% in

70% of FRWD's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 30% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.

Pair scorecard

FITE costs 0.20 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FITE vs FRWD: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureFITEFRWD
Return
Total return, 1 year+24.3%not published
Drawdown
Below its all-time high10.5%, high on Aug 13, 202616.9%, high on Jun 18, 2026
Against its benchmark
What it tracksBroad innovation and megatrendsBroad innovation and megatrends
Against the S&P 500, 1 yearahead by 9.5 pts
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year+14.8%
Against its benchmark, 1 yearahead by 9.5 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.45%0.65%
Net assets, FITE as of Nov 3, 2026 and FRWD as of Jun 30, 2026$153m$285m
Holdings
Holdings in common1%

Method

What they share

1%

By the books each fund has filed, FITE and FRWD hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FITE FRWD
BROADCOM INC 1.18% 4.65%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in FITE
RAPID7 INC 2.71%
QUALYS INC 2.52%
ZSCALER INC 2.37%
TENABLE HOLDINGS INC 2.32%
ONESPAN INC 2.29%
OKTA INC 2.17%
N ABLE INC 2.17%
RUBRIK INC A 2.15%
Only in FRWD
NVIDIA Corp. 8.09%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 7.80%
Seagate Technology Holdings plc 7.74%
Lam Research Corp. 6.64%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. 6.30%
Micron Technology, Inc. 5.14%
ASML Holding NV 5.07%
Western Digital Corp. 5.04%
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Window by window

Window by window: FITE vs FRWD: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Total returnvs its benchmark
WindowFITEFRWDFITEFRWD
3 months−6.0%−10.7%−5.9 pts vs VOOnot measured
6 months+9.6%−5.2%+4.6 pts vs VOOnot measured
1 year+24.3%–+9.5 pts vs VOO–
3 years+126.6%–+43.3 pts vs VOO–
Since launchNot the same days: FITE Dec 2017 · FRWD Jan 2026+275.8%+15.0%+46.7 pts vs VOOnot measured

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Side by side

FITE State Street SPDR S&P Kensho Future Security ETF · Holds 78 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 27% of its weight in S&P 500 companies FRWD Nomura Transformational Technologies ETF · Holds 25 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 70% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer State Street Nomura
Theme Broad innovation and megatrends Broad innovation and megatrends
In the S&P 500 26.9% 69.9%
Active share vs the S&P 500 95.3% 74.4%
In the Nasdaq-100 9.2% 79.9%
Holdings 78 25
Top ten, share of the fund 22.7% 60.6%
Expense ratio 0.45% 0.65%
Fee for the differing part 0.47% 0.87%
Total return, 1 year +24.3% +15.0% (since launch, Jan 13, 2026)
vs its benchmark +9.5 pts vs VOO not measured
Below its high −10.5% −16.9%
Net assets, FITE as of Nov 3, 2026 and FRWD as of Jun 30, 2026 $153m $285m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

1% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund
FITE

By weight, 27% of FITE'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 23% of the fund across 78 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +24.3% with distributions reinvested against +14.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, so a holder was ahead by 9.5 pts. It sits 10.5% below its all-time high of Aug 13, 2026.

FRWD

By weight, 70% of FRWD's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 74%. The top ten holdings are 61% of the fund across 25 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Since it first traded on Jan 13, 2026 the fund returned +15.0% with distributions reinvested. It sits 16.9% below its all-time high of Jun 18, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do FITE and FRWD hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 1% 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, FITE or FRWD?
FITE has 27% of its weight in S&P 500 names and FRWD has 70%, so FITE differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, FITE or FRWD?
FITE charges 0.45% a year and FRWD charges 0.65%, so FITE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Sources and dates
FITE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
FITE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
State Street website ↗
FRWD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
FRWD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Nomura website ↗

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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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