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PNQI vs SOCL: which is really different?

PNQI and SOCL hold 18% of their weight in the same names, and PNQI returned more over the year.

Invesco NASDAQ Internet ETF and Global X Social Media ETF.

75.2%PNQI in the S&P 500
16.4%SOCL in the S&P 500
−10.8%PNQI total return, 1 year
−30.4%SOCL total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: SOCL scores higher

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

PNQI 9.4SOCL 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

PNQI25% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
75%25%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 79% · top ten 60% of the fund · 79 holdings filed Sep 19, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 64% in75%25%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 79% · top ten 60% 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

18% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, PNQI and SOCL hold 18% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions PNQI and SOCL both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingPNQISOCL
Meta Platforms Inc8.19%10.89%
Spotify Technology SA2.96%5.04%
Reddit Inc0.60%9.51%
NetEase Inc0.26%5.17%
Pinterest Inc0.25%4.81%
Baidu Inc0.25%3.79%
Snap Inc0.22%2.83%
Bilibili Inc0.05%2.33%
Yelp Inc0.03%0.53%
Bumble Inc0.01%0.09%
Only in each
Only in PNQIOnly in SOCL
Microsoft Corp 8.53%NAVER CORP 9.58%
Apple Inc 8.38%TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD 8.95%
Amazon.com Inc 7.29%ALPHABET INC-CL A 5.47%
Alphabet Inc 7.11%KUAISHOU TECHNOLOGY 5.20%
Salesforce Inc 4.85%MATCH GROUP INC 4.67%
Shopify Inc 4.21%KAKAO CORP 3.46%
Walt Disney Co/The 3.92%NEXON CO LTD 2.45%
Uber Technologies Inc 3.89%TENCENT MUSIC ENTERTAINM-ADR 2.05%

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 and Sep 19, 2026.

Performance, window by window

PNQI 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
PNQISOCLPNQISOCLPNQISOCL
3 months+10.1%−3.6%+7.9 pts−5.8 pts+12.6 pts−1.1 pts
6 months+12.0%−1.7%−6.0 pts−19.7 pts−12.2 pts−25.9 pts
1 year−10.8%−30.4%−27.4 pts−46.9 pts−32.6 pts−52.1 pts
3 years+59.2%+18.2%−19.2 pts−60.2 pts−39.0 pts−80.0 pts
Since launch+865.0%+204.7%+61.5 pts−480.5 pts−825.2 pts−1106.8 pts
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PNQI and SOCL on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
PNQI
Invesco NASDAQ Internet ETF
Holds 79 stocks in internet and e-commerce, 75% 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
IssuerInvescoGlobal X
ThemeInternet and e-commerceInternet and e-commerce
In the S&P 50075.2%16.4%
Active share vs the S&P 50078.8%94.8%
In the Nasdaq-10063.9%16.4%
Holdings7950
Top ten, share of the fund60.0%69.3%
Expense ratio0.60%0.65%
Fee for the differing part0.76%0.69%
Total return, 1 year−10.8%−30.4%
vs the S&P 500−27.4 pts−46.9 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−32.6 pts−52.1 pts
Below its high−11.4%−43.4%
Net assets$524m$89m

PNQI in plain words

By weight, 75% of PNQI's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 79%. The top ten holdings are 60% of the fund across 79 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 19, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned −10.8% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 27.4 pts. It sits 11.4% below its all-time high of Sep 19, 2025.

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 PNQI and SOCL hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 18% 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, PNQI or SOCL?
PNQI has 75% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SOCL has 16%, so SOCL differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, PNQI or SOCL?
PNQI charges 0.60% a year and SOCL charges 0.65%, so PNQI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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PNQI 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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