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GRID vs KWEB: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, GRID returned +7.9% to KWEB's −40.6%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $11.4bn on Oct 27, 2026 for First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund, and $4.3bn on Oct 28, 2026 for KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF.

At a glance
41.1%
GRID in the S&P 500
0.0%
KWEB in the S&P 500
+7.9%
GRID total return, 1 year
−40.6%
KWEB total return, 1 year
GRID · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 59% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
59% of its weight is outside the S&P 50041% of GRID's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 59% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.41%59%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 92% · top ten 57% of the fund · 122 holdings as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 9% in59% of its weight is outside the S&P 50041% of GRID's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 59% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.41%59%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 92% · Nasdaq-100: 9% in

41% of GRID's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 59% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.

KWEB · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
100% of its weight is outside the S&P 5000% of KWEB's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 28, 2026.0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 62% of the fund · 45 holdings as published by its issuer for Oct 28, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 8% in100% of its weight is outside the S&P 5000% of KWEB's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 28, 2026.0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · Nasdaq-100: 8% in

0% of KWEB's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 28, 2026.

Pair scorecard

GRID costs 0.13 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 48.5 points; GRID is 2.7 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

GRID vs KWEB: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureGRIDKWEB
Return
Total return, 1 year+7.9%−40.6%
Drawdown
Below its all-time high14.7%, high on May 11, 202673.4%, high on Feb 17, 2021
Against its benchmark
What it tracksElectrification and the gridInternet and e-commerce
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year+13.3%
Against its benchmark, 1 yearbehind by 5.4 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.56%0.69%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$11.4bn$4.3bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026 and Oct 28, 2026. Method

Risk and return

Aug 9, 2013 to Oct 23, 2026 · 689 weekly returns
GRID KWEB
Return
Total return edge GRID +463.9% +14.8%
Annualized edge GRID +13.9% +1.0%
Price return edge GRID +387.3% −10.9%
Risk
Volatility edge GRID 21.7% 35.3%
Max drawdown edge GRID −39.0% −79.9%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge GRID 0.62 0.15
Sortino edge GRID 0.91 0.22
Calmar edge GRID 0.36 0.01
Reading

GRID returned more: +463.9% to +14.8%. GRID swung less: 21.7% to 35.3%. GRID fell less at its worst: −39.0% to −79.9%.

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Risk and return: GRID vs KWEB: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureGRIDKWEBEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+463.9%+14.8%GRIDPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+13.9%+1.0%GRIDTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+387.3%−10.9%GRIDPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility21.7%35.3%GRIDSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation14.8%23.5%GRIDLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−39.0%−79.9%GRIDDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.620.15GRIDReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.910.22GRIDReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar0.360.01GRIDAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 689 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, GRID and KWEB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026 and Oct 28, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GRID KWEB
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Only in GRID
Johnson Controls International Plc 9.28%
Eaton Corporation Plc 8.12%
Quanta Services, Inc. 8.10%
ABB Ltd 7.50%
Schneider Electric SE 6.71%
National Grid Plc 4.35%
E.ON SE 4.25%
Prysmian SpA 3.60%
Only in KWEB
TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD 9.90%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD 8.70%
PDD HOLDINGS INC 8.45%
MEITUAN-CLASS B 7.40%
NETEASE INC 6.54%
KE HOLDINGS INC-CL A 4.97%
LENOVO GROUP LTD 4.59%
JD.COM INC-CLASS A 4.16%
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Window by window

Window by window: GRID vs KWEB: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Total returnvs its benchmark
WindowGRIDKWEBGRIDKWEB
3 months+1.3%−17.3%−4.2 pts vs IWVnot measured
6 months−7.5%−17.9%−16.3 pts vs IWVnot measured
1 year+7.9%−40.6%−5.4 pts vs IWVnot measured
3 years+104.9%−3.2%+12.1 pts vs IWVnot measured
Since launchNot the same days: GRID Nov 2009 · KWEB Aug 2013+576.0%+12.7%not measurednot measured

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Side by side

GRID First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund · Holds 122 stocks in electrification and the grid, 41% of its weight in S&P 500 companies KWEB KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF · Holds 45 stocks in internet and e-commerce, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Theme Electrification and the grid Internet and e-commerce
In the S&P 500 41.1% 0.0%
Active share vs the S&P 500 92.3% 100.0%
In the Nasdaq-100 8.9% 8.4%
Holdings 122 45
Top ten, share of the fund 57.0% 61.5%
Expense ratio 0.56% 0.69%
Fee for the differing part 0.61% 0.69%
Total return, 1 year +7.9% −40.6%
vs its benchmark −5.4 pts vs IWV not measured
Below its high −14.7% −73.4%
Net assets, GRID as of Oct 27, 2026 and KWEB as of Oct 28, 2026 $11.4bn $4.3bn

As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

0% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

Client brief · page 1 of 2 Report BR-8D470B2193

GRID and KWEB are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

  1. Theme. GRID covers Electrification and the grid and KWEB covers Internet and e-commerce.
  2. What each follows. GRID follows Electrification and the grid and KWEB follows Internet and e-commerce.
  3. Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 27, 2026 and Oct 28, 2026).

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund
GRID

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned +7.9% with distributions reinvested against +13.3% for its benchmark, the Russell 3000 Index, so a holder was behind by 5.4 pts.

By weight, 41% of GRID's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 92%. The top ten holdings are 57% of the fund across 122 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. It sits 14.7% below its all-time high of May 11, 2026.

KWEB

By weight, 0% of KWEB'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 62% of the fund across 45 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 28, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned −40.6% with distributions reinvested. It sits 73.4% below its all-time high of Feb 17, 2021.

Questions people ask

Do GRID and KWEB 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, GRID or KWEB?
GRID has 41% of its weight in S&P 500 names and KWEB has 0%, so KWEB differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, GRID or KWEB?
GRID charges 0.56% a year and KWEB charges 0.69%, so GRID is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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