{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/grid-vs-pow","section":"compare","title":"GRID vs POW: which is really different? | ETFIQ","description":"39.5% of GRID and 31.3% of POW is already in the S&P 500 by weight, as filed, and 29% of the two books are the same names at the same weight.","as_of":"Sep 30, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Do GRID and POW hold the same stocks?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"By their latest filings, 29% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is a meaningful overlap. 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Returns and overlap to Sep 30, 2026.","dateModified":"2026-09-30","creator":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"isAccessibleForFree":true,"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/grid-vs-pow","license":"https://etfiq.com/standards/","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"inLanguage":"en","creativeWorkStatus":"Published","distribution":[{"@type":"DataDownload","encodingFormat":"application/json","contentUrl":"https://etfiq.com/data/thematic.json"}],"variableMeasured":["Weight overlap with the S&P 500","Active share","Holdings","Top ten share of the fund","Total return","Fee for the differing part","Expense ratio"],"keywords":["exchange-traded funds","ETF","Thematic ETFs","fund data","SEC filings"]}],"characters":7234,"truncated":true,"content":"ETFIQ / Thematic ETFs / Head to head / GRID vs POW \n ETFIQ etfiq.com \u00b7 independent ETF data \n\n Data as of Sep 30, 2026 .\n\n GRID vs POW: which is really different?\n\n GRID and POW hold 29% of their weight in the same names.\n Copy this for sharing \n \n First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund and VistaShares Electrification Supercycle ETF.\n\n Download as PDF \n\n 39.5% GRID in the S&P 500 \n 31.3% POW in the S&P 500 \n +18.3% GRID total return, 1 year \n +28.5% POW total return, since launch \n\n ETFIQ Off-Index Score: POW scores higher\n How much of it is not the index it is sold","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","citation":"ETFIQ, as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/grid-vs-pow","a":{"ticker":"GRID","name":"First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund","issuer":"First Trust","desk":"themes","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"GRID holds 131 stocks, and 60% of its weight is outside the S&P 500.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/grid","key_facts":[{"label":"Already in the S&P 500","value":"39.5%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Active share vs the S&P 500","value":"92.5%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Top ten holdings","value":"57.9%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+18.3%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$11.9bn","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"issuer page, as of Sep 30, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.56%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Jan 28, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"POW","name":"VistaShares Electrification Supercycle ETF","issuer":"VistaShares","desk":"themes","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"POW holds 54 stocks, and 69% of its weight is outside the S&P 500.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/pow","key_facts":[{"label":"Already in the S&P 500","value":"31.3%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Active share vs the S&P 500","value":"97.8%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Top ten holdings","value":"42.5%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Total return, since launch","value":"+28.5%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$62m","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"issuer page, as of Sep 30, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.75%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Mar 25, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":29,"full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/grid-vs-pow"}