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FMED vs FRWD: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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FMED and FRWD hold 0% of their weight in the same names.

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Net assets: $52m on Sep 30, 2026 for Fidelity Disruptive Medicine ETF, and $285m on Jun 30, 2026 for Nomura Transformational Technologies ETF.

FMED on its own →FRWD on its own →
At a glance
21.8%
FMED in the S&P 500
69.9%
FRWD in the S&P 500
+27.4%
FMED total return, 1 year
+15.0%
FRWD total return, since launch, Jan 13, 2026
FMED · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 78% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
78% of its weight is outside the S&P 50022% of FMED's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 78% is outside the index. Holdings as of Aug 31, 2026.22%78%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 33% of the fund · 72 holdings as filed for Aug 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 5% in78% of its weight is outside the S&P 50022% of FMED's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 78% is outside the index. Holdings as of Aug 31, 2026.22%78%inoutside the S&P 500active share 98% · Nasdaq-100: 5% in

22% of FMED's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 78% is outside the index. Holdings as of Aug 31, 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

FMED costs 0.15 points a year less.

FMED vs FRWD: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureFMEDFRWD
Return
Total return, 1 year+27.4%not published
Drawdown
Below its all-time high16.9%, high on Jun 18, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksBroad innovation and megatrendsBroad innovation and megatrends
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.50%0.65%
Net assets, FMED as of Sep 30, 2026 and FRWD as of Jun 30, 2026$52m$285m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, FMED and FRWD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FMED FRWD
Only in one fund ↓
Only in FMED
10X GENOMICS INC 5.19%
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC 3.83%
DANAHER CORP 3.73%
NATERA INC 3.30%
ARGENX SE 3.20%
LIFESTANCE HEALTH GROUP INC 3.00%
REVOLUTION MEDICINES INC 2.87%
ILLUMINA INC 2.82%
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: FMED vs FRWD: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Total return
WindowFMEDFRWD
3 months+14.9%−10.7%
6 months+31.2%−5.2%
1 year+27.4%–
3 years+57.8%–
Since launchNot the same days: FMED Jun 2023 · FRWD Jan 2026+31.7%+15.0%

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Side by side

FMED Fidelity Disruptive Medicine ETF · Holds 72 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 22% 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 Fidelity Nomura
Theme Broad innovation and megatrends Broad innovation and megatrends
In the S&P 500 21.8% 69.9%
Active share vs the S&P 500 97.5% 74.4%
In the Nasdaq-100 5.1% 79.9%
Holdings 72 25
Top ten, share of the fund 33.2% 60.6%
Expense ratio 0.50% 0.65%
Fee for the differing part 0.51% 0.87%
Total return, 1 year +27.4% +15.0% (since launch, Jan 13, 2026)
vs its benchmark not measured not measured
Below its high −0.9% −16.9%
Net assets, FMED as of Sep 30, 2026 and FRWD as of Jun 30, 2026 $52m $285m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
FMED

By weight, 22% of FMED's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 98%. The top ten holdings are 33% of the fund across 72 positions, as filed for Aug 31, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +27.4% with distributions reinvested.

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 FMED and FRWD hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 0% 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, FMED or FRWD?
FMED has 22% of its weight in S&P 500 names and FRWD has 70%, so FMED differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, FMED or FRWD?
FMED charges 0.50% a year and FRWD charges 0.65%, so FMED is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Sources and dates
FMED filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
FMED prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Fidelity 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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