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ONLN vs SOCL: which is really different?

ONLN and SOCL hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and ONLN returned more over the year.

ProShares Online Retail ETF and Global X Social Media ETF.

41.8%ONLN in the S&P 500
16.4%SOCL in the S&P 500
−8.8%ONLN total return, 1 year
−30.4%SOCL total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: ONLN scores higher

How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?

ONLN 36.4SOCL 31.30.1, the lowest in this set91.8, the highest

A percentile among the 379 thematic ETFs with a holdings filing. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All thematic ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed

ONLN58% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
42%58%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 96% · top ten 69% of the fund · 21 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 33% in42%58%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 96% · top ten 69% of the fund
SOCL84% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
16%84%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 95% · top ten 69% of the fund · 50 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 16% in16%84%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 95% · top ten 69% of the fund

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ONLN and SOCL hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in ONLNOnly in SOCL
AMAZON.COM INC 24.79%META PLATFORMS INC 10.89%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING-SP ADR 8.72%NAVER CORP 9.58%
EBAY INC 8.69%REDDIT INC-CL A 9.51%
CARVANA CO 4.64%TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD 8.95%
PDD HOLDINGS INC 4.50%ALPHABET INC-CL A 5.47%
MERCADOLIBRE INC 3.90%KUAISHOU TECHNOLOGY 5.20%
WILLIAMS-SONOMA INC 3.70%NETEASE INC-ADR 5.17%
WAYFAIR INC- CLASS A 3.49%SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY SA 5.04%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

ONLN and SOCL over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
ONLNSOCLONLNSOCLONLNSOCL
3 months+0.9%−3.6%−1.4 pts−5.8 pts+3.4 pts−1.1 pts
6 months+8.7%−1.7%−9.3 pts−19.7 pts−15.5 pts−25.9 pts
1 year−8.8%−30.4%−25.3 pts−46.9 pts−30.5 pts−52.1 pts
3 years+78.7%+18.2%+0.3 pts−60.2 pts−19.4 pts−80.0 pts
Since launch+42.6%+204.7%−166.3 pts−480.5 pts−281.6 pts−1106.8 pts
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ONLN and SOCL on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ONLN
ProShares Online Retail ETF
Holds 21 stocks in internet and e-commerce, 42% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
SOCL
Global X Social Media ETF
Holds 50 stocks in internet and e-commerce, 16% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerProSharesGlobal X
ThemeInternet and e-commerceInternet and e-commerce
In the S&P 50041.8%16.4%
Active share vs the S&P 50096.2%94.8%
In the Nasdaq-10033.2%16.4%
Holdings2150
Top ten, share of the fund69.1%69.3%
Expense ratio0.58%0.65%
Fee for the differing part0.60%0.69%
Total return, 1 year−8.8%−30.4%
vs the S&P 500−25.3 pts−46.9 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−30.5 pts−52.1 pts
Below its high−38.9%−43.4%
Net assets$59m$89m

ONLN in plain words

By weight, 42% of ONLN's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 96%. The top ten holdings are 69% of the fund across 21 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned −8.8% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 25.3 pts. It sits 38.9% below its all-time high of Feb 12, 2021.

SOCL in plain words

By weight, 16% of SOCL'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 69% of the fund across 50 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned −30.4% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 46.9 pts. It sits 43.4% below its all-time high of Feb 16, 2021.

Questions people ask

Do ONLN and SOCL hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is mostly different names. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, ONLN or SOCL?
ONLN has 42% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SOCL has 16%, so ONLN differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ONLN or SOCL?
ONLN charges 0.58% a year and SOCL charges 0.65%, so ONLN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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ONLN against SOCL, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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