FPWR vs ZAP: which is really different?

FPWR and ZAP hold 31% of their weight in the same names. First Trust EIP Power Solutions ETF and Global X U.S. Electrification ETF.

57.7%
FPWR in the S&P 500
75.5%
ZAP in the S&P 500
+5.2%
FPWR total return, 1 year
+4.9%
ZAP total return, 1 year
FPWR · 1 year to Sep 30, 202642% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
42% of its weight is outside the S&P 50058% of FPWR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 42% is outside the index58%42%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 97% · top ten 35% of the fund · 60 holdings filed Sep 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 5% in42% of its weight is outside the S&P 50058% of FPWR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 42% is outside the index58%42%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 97% · top ten 35% of the fund

58% of FPWR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 42% is outside the index

ZAP · 1 year to Sep 30, 202625% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
25% of its weight is outside the S&P 50076% of ZAP's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 25% is outside the index76%25%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 44% of the fund · 47 holdings filed Sep 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 15% in25% of its weight is outside the S&P 50076% of ZAP's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 25% is outside the index76%25%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 98% · top ten 44% of the fund

76% of ZAP's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 25% is outside the index

ETFIQ Off-Index Score · ZAP scores higherHow much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?
0.1, the lowest in this set92.0, the highest

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What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FPWR and ZAP hold 31% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026.

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31% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding FPWR ZAP
Duke Energy Corporation 3.54% 3.92%
Xcel Energy Inc. 2.79% 3.84%
The Southern Company 2.76% 3.85%
Entergy Corporation 2.54% 3.79%
American Electric Power Company, Inc. 2.31% 3.92%
Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated 2.27% 3.65%
Evergy, Inc. 2.56% 2.02%
FirstEnergy Corp. 2.00% 2.86%
Dominion Energy, Inc. 1.92% 4.27%
Alliant Energy Corporation 2.00% 1.83%
Ameren Corporation 1.79% 3.08%
NextEra Energy, Inc. 1.77% 3.64%
Only in FPWR
Energy Transfer LP 5.10%
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. 4.75%
National Fuel Gas Company 3.64%
PPL Corporation 3.34%
US Dollar 3.19%
Kinder Morgan, Inc. 3.10%
WEC Energy Group, Inc. 3.03%
MPLX LP 2.87%
Only in ZAP
BLOOM ENERGY CORP- A 5.89%
EATON CORP PLC 4.67%
AMETEK INC 4.63%
CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC 4.08%
NATIONAL GRID PLC-SP ADR 3.85%
EXELON CORP 3.79%
EVERSOURCE ENERGY 2.71%
HUBBELL INC 2.67%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.

31% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

Performance, window by window

Total returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
WindowFPWRZAPFPWRZAPFPWRZAP
3 months−6.7%−9.8%−9.3 pts−12.3 pts−8.9 pts−11.9 pts
6 months−7.2%−5.3%−24.2 pts−22.3 pts−34.1 pts−32.2 pts
1 year+5.2%+4.9%−10.6 pts−10.8 pts−18.6 pts−18.9 pts
3 years+62.8%not published−22.2 ptsnot published−47.2 ptsnot published
Since launch
FPWR Aug 2019 · ZAP Dec 2024
+98.7%+30.4%−93.3 pts−2.6 pts−214.9 pts−14.2 pts

FPWR and ZAP over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

FPWR
First Trust EIP Power Solutions ETF · Holds 60 stocks in electrification and the grid, 58% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
ZAP
Global X U.S. Electrification ETF · Holds 47 stocks in electrification and the grid, 76% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer First Trust Global X
Theme Electrification and the grid Electrification and the grid
In the S&P 500 57.7% 75.5%
Active share vs the S&P 500 97.2% 97.9%
In the Nasdaq-100 5.3% 15.3%
Holdings 60 47
Top ten, share of the fund 35.4% 43.8%
Expense ratio 0.96% 0.50%
Fee for the differing part 0.99% 0.51%
Total return, 1 year +5.2% +4.9%
vs the S&P 500 −10.6 pts −10.8 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 −18.6 pts −18.9 pts
Below its high −9.3% −12.6%
Net assets $29m $436m

FPWR and ZAP on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

FPWR in plain words

By weight, 58% of FPWR's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 97%. The top ten holdings are 35% of the fund across 60 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned +5.2% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 10.6 pts. It sits 9.3% below its all-time high of Apr 30, 2026.

ZAP in plain words

By weight, 76% of ZAP'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 44% of the fund across 47 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned +4.9% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 10.8 pts. It sits 12.6% below its all-time high of Jun 25, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do FPWR and ZAP hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 31% 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, FPWR or ZAP?
FPWR has 58% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ZAP has 76%, so ZAP differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, FPWR or ZAP?
FPWR charges 0.96% a year and ZAP charges 0.50%, so ZAP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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ETFIQ, FPWR against ZAP, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/fpwr-vs-zap

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