GRID First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund

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$169.41
+1.4% · 1 day, price
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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, GRID returned 7.9%, against 13.3% for IWV.

Holds 122 stocks in electrification and the grid, 41% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesFirst Trust ↗Expense ratio 0.56%Fund assets $11.4bn on Oct 27, 2026First traded Nov 17, 2009Benchmark Russell 3000 Index, measured by IWV, which tracks the same indexFund page at the issuer ↗SEC filings ↗Every First Trust fund ETFIQ coversDividend history

Promise check: Not measuredIts theme exposure is measured once ETFIQ defines its theme company by company.

GRID risk and return scorecard

vs IWV · Nov 2009 to Oct 2026 · 882 weekly returns · dividend-adjusted

16.9 years
GRID +555.3%, IWV +789.9%, Nov 2009 to Oct 2026, distributions reinvested.
Return
MeasureGRIDIWVEdge
Total return+555.3%+789.9%IWV
Annualized+11.7%+13.8%IWV
Price return+444.6%+577.8%IWV
Risk
MeasureGRIDIWVEdge
Volatility22.1%16.5%IWV
Max drawdown−39.0%−32.7%IWV
Upside capture115.2%100.0%GRID
Downside capture110.3%100.0%IWV (slight)
Risk-adjusted
MeasureGRIDIWVEdge
Sharpe ratio0.540.77IWV
Sortino ratio0.791.12IWV
Alpha vs IWV
MeasureGRIDIWVEdge
Alpha, a year−2.7%Not significant
Alpha t-stat−0.97
Beta to IWV1.151.00Higher beta

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records; risk-free rate: U.S. Treasury, Daily Treasury Bill Rates, 13-week coupon equivalent Method · Data

Money in and out

Net fund flows · Oct 27, 2026
Latest day
$0
Last 5 trading days
+$33.7m
12 months to Jun 30, 2026
+$7.6bn
In on 10 days, out on 0. 49 days missing.

What you earned

GRID −4.6%, IWV +1.0%: total return over one month to Oct 28, 2026.
GRID−4.6%
IWV+1.0%
GRID +1.3%, IWV +5.5%: total return over three months to Oct 28, 2026.
GRID+1.3%
IWV+5.5%
GRID −7.5%, IWV +8.8%: total return over six months to Oct 28, 2026.
GRID−7.5%
IWV+8.8%
GRID +11.4%, IWV +13.8%: total return over the year to Oct 28, 2026.
GRID+11.4%
IWV+13.8%
GRID +7.9%, IWV +13.3%: total return over one year to Oct 28, 2026.
GRID+7.9%
IWV+13.3%
GRID +104.9%, IWV +92.8%: total return over three years to Oct 28, 2026.
GRID+104.9%
IWV+92.8%
GRID +75.6%, IWV +70.9%: total return over five years to Oct 28, 2026.
GRID+75.6%
IWV+70.9%
GRID +397.0%, IWV +302.9%: total return over ten years to Oct 28, 2026.
GRID+397.0%
IWV+302.9%
GRID +576.0%: total return since launch to Oct 28, 2026.
GRID+576.0%

What did you actually buy?

Electrification and the grid · holdings as of Oct 27, 2026
41.1%
Already in the S&P 500
92.3%
Active share vs the S&P 500
57.0%
Top ten holdings
+7.9%
Total return, 1 year
1.0%
12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price
$0.3534
Last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 24, 2026
Share already in the S&P 500
41.1% of the fund by weight, holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.
Ten largest holdings
Johnson Controls International Plc9.3%
Eaton Corporation Plc8.1%
Quanta Services, Inc.8.1%
ABB Ltd7.5%
Schneider Electric SE6.7%
National Grid Plc4.3%
E.ON SE4.3%
Prysmian SpA3.6%
nVent Electric plc2.6%
Hubbell Incorporated2.5%

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Price, 1 year

$169.41+1.4%1 day, priceClose, Oct 28, 2026

Price only. Total return over the same days, distributions reinvested, was +7.9%. Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices. Data as of Oct 28, 2026. Updated every trading night. Report a data error

Points (pts) are percentage points.

GRID returns by window: total return, cash paid and price change
WindowTotal returnBenchmark (IWV)Gap to IWVS&P 500 (SPY)
1M Sep 28 – Oct 28, 2026−4.6%+1.0%−5.6 pts+0.9%
3M Jul 29 – Oct 28, 2026+1.3%+5.5%−4.2 pts+6.1%
6M Apr 29 – Oct 28, 2026−7.5%+8.8%−16.3 pts+9.1%
YTD Dec 31, 2025 – Oct 28, 2026+11.4%+13.8%−2.4 pts+14.1%
1Y Oct 28, 2025 – Oct 28, 2026+7.9%+13.3%−5.4 pts+13.6%
3Y Oct 27, 2023 – Oct 28, 2026+104.9%+92.8%+12.1 pts+95.0%
5Y Oct 29, 2021 – Oct 28, 2026+75.6%+70.9%+4.7 pts+79.8%
10Y Oct 28, 2016 – Oct 28, 2026+397.0%+302.9%+94.1 pts+325.8%
Since launch Nov 17, 2009 – Oct 28, 2026+576.0%not availablenot available+837.5%
Since launch, annualised Nov 17, 2009 – Oct 28, 2026+11.9%–––

Total returns, distributions reinvested.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices, with distributions reinvested.

Money in and out

Daily data · as of Oct 27, 2026

GRID: in the 17 trading days to Oct 27, 2026, net $257m came in.

1D
$0
0.0% of $11.1bn on Oct 26, 2026
Oct 27, 2026
5D
+$33.7m
0.3% of $11.4bn on Oct 20, 2026
Oct 21, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026
12 months
+$7.6bn
294.0% of $2.6bn on Jun 30, 2025
Jul 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
3 years
+$8.8bn
973.1% of $907m on Jun 30, 2023
Jul 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
5 years
+$9.3bn
2,172.8% of $426m on Jun 30, 2021
Jul 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
Jul 2019 to Jun 2026
+$9.6bn
Jul 1, 2019 to Jun 30, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
Net flow each trading day
Net flow into GRID each trading day, Jul 28, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026+$109m+$18.4m+$9.0m+$9.0m+$17.9m+$17.5m+$17.0m+$25.4m+$25.5m+$8.2mmonthly, from SEC filingsdaily, from First Trust+$109m−$109mJul 28, 2026Oct 27, 2026

GRID, net flow each trading day over the 65 sessions from Jul 28, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026: money came in on 10 days and went out on 0 days, of the 16 days with daily data; the other 49 have none. Before Oct 6, 2026 ETFIQ has the fund’s monthly data only, from SEC filings: that span is shaded and draws no bars, and its months are in the month by month list.

In on 10 days, out on 0. 49 days missing.

Net flow into GRID each trading day, Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 27, 2026+$109m+$18.4m+$9.0m+$9.0m+$17.9m+$17.5m+$17.0m+$25.4m+$25.5m+$8.2mmonthly, from SEC filingsdaily, from First Trust+$109m−$109mOct 28, 2025Oct 27, 2026

GRID, net flow each trading day over the 251 sessions from Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 27, 2026: money came in on 10 days and went out on 0 days, of the 16 days with daily data; the other 235 have none. Before Oct 6, 2026 ETFIQ has the fund’s monthly data only, from SEC filings: that span is shaded and draws no bars, and its months are in the month by month list.

In on 10 days, out on 0. 235 days missing.

Net flow into GRID each trading day, Mar 26, 2025 to Oct 27, 2026+$109m+$18.4m+$9.0m+$9.0m+$17.9m+$17.5m+$17.0m+$25.4m+$25.5m+$8.2mmonthly, from SEC filingsdaily, from First Trust+$109m−$109mMar 26, 2025Oct 27, 2026

GRID, net flow each trading day over the 400 sessions from Mar 26, 2025 to Oct 27, 2026: money came in on 10 days and went out on 0 days, of the 16 days with daily data; the other 384 have none. Before Oct 6, 2026 ETFIQ has the fund’s monthly data only, from SEC filings: that span is shaded and draws no bars, and its months are in the month by month list.

In on 10 days, out on 0. 384 days missing.

Money in, netMoney out, netMonthly basis

Daily data starts Oct 6, 2026.

How this is computed

Computed by ETFIQ from First Trust’s daily data: each day’s change in shares outstanding times the previous day’s net asset value. Percentages are of net assets at the start of each window. Numbers are net: money in less money out. Every day and month ETFIQ holds for GRID, back to Jul 2019, is in its flows file. Flows across every fund · How these flows are computed · Compare GRID with other funds in the flows tool

Every trading day, last 3 months16 days
Oct 27, 2026 $0
Oct 26, 2026 $0
Oct 23, 2026 +$8.2m
Oct 22, 2026 +$25.5m
Oct 21, 2026 $0
Oct 20, 2026 +$25.4m
Oct 19, 2026 +$17.0m
Oct 16, 2026 $0
Oct 15, 2026 +$17.5m
Oct 14, 2026 $0
Oct 13, 2026 +$17.9m
Oct 12, 2026 +$9.0m
Oct 9, 2026 $0
Oct 8, 2026 +$9.0m
Oct 7, 2026 +$18.4m
Oct 6, 2026 +$109m covers 2 trading days

Most recent first.

Week by week, last year4 weeks
Oct 27, 2026 $0 2 days
Oct 23, 2026 +$76.1m
Oct 16, 2026 +$44.4m
Oct 9, 2026 +$137m 4 days

Net flow into GRID each week, Oct 6, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026, most recent first, each week named by its last trading day with data. Computed by ETFIQ.

Month by month, money in and money outAug 2023 to Oct 2026

GRID, money in and money out each month from Aug 2023 to Jun 2026: two bars a month, money in above the line and money out below. Every bar is from GRID’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6). Oct 2026 is still in progress, so it is in the list and not drawn. Of the 36 months listed, money came in on net in 29 and went out in 7.

Every bar is from GRID’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6). Of the 36 months listed, money came in on net in 29 and went out in 7.

MonthInOutNet
Oct 2026 ETFIQ, the sum of its days, Oct 6 to Oct 27+$257m$0+$257m
Jun 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$896m$0+$896m
May 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.1bn$0+$1.1bn
Apr 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.0bn$0+$1.0bn
Mar 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$275m−$175m+$99.5m
Feb 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.3bn$0+$1.3bn
Jan 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$686m$0+$686m
Dec 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$352m$0+$352m
Nov 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$329m$0+$329m
Oct 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$633m$0+$633m
Sep 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$509m$0+$509m
Aug 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$243m$0+$243m
Jul 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$296m$0+$296m
Jun 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$79.8m$0+$79.8m
May 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$83.9m$0+$83.9m
Apr 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$48.2m−$48.2m
Mar 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$23.3m−$138m−$114m
Feb 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$96.7m$0+$96.7m
Jan 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$98.5m$0+$98.5m
Dec 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$160m−$60.2m+$99.6m
Nov 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$106m$0+$106m
Oct 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$113m−$26k+$113m
Sep 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$156m−$25.0m+$131m
Aug 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$47.1m$0+$47.1m
Jul 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$65.6m$0+$65.6m
Jun 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$83.4m$0+$83.4m
May 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$333m$0+$333m
Apr 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$39.1m$0+$39.1m
Mar 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$102m−$39.1m+$62.4m
Feb 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$10.7m$0+$10.7m
Jan 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$25.3m$0+$25.3m
Dec 2023 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$5.0m−$5.0m
Nov 2023 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$206m−$206m
Oct 2023 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$64.7m−$64.7m
Sep 2023 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$10.1m−$10.1m
Aug 2023 SEC Form N-PORT+$15.5m−$19.9m−$4.4m

Most recent first.

How this is computed

N-PORT months: money in is sales plus reinvestments; money out is redemptions. Months summed from daily data: money in adds the days money came in; money out adds the days it went out.

N-PORT months are the filed sales plus reinvestments less redemptions. Later months add up the daily data; the Source column names any missing day.

Source: ETFIQ, from the fund’s daily share counts and net asset values, and its SEC N-PORT filings. Data as of Oct 27, 2026. Last checked Oct 29, 2026.

GRID key stats

52-week high, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026 (ETFIQ)$199.80 on May 11, 2026
52-week low, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026 (ETFIQ)$146.51 on Nov 20, 2025
Close on Oct 28, 2026, within that range (ETFIQ)$169.41, 43% of the way from the low to the high
Holdings122
Top ten holdings weight57.0%
P/E ratio (First Trust, Sep 30, 2026)29.11
Range, beta and R-squared computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices. P/E as First Trust states it, under its terms.

Trading

as of Oct 27, 2026
Trading · GRIDas of Oct 27, 2026
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Not scored2 of 6 measured · Oct 27, 2026
0 · Hard to tradeIQ Liquidity Score100 · Trades like a giant
Cost for your order · one way, half its 30-day median spread
$1,000$0.550.055%
$10,000$5.500.055%
Premium or discount to NAV, Oct 27 close+0.17%
−0.6%95% of days within ±0.41% · the 1% band is off this scale+0.6%
How to tradeLimit: midpoint + 10¢ to buy, midpoint − 10¢ to sell.At the Oct 27 close of $167.05, that’s $167.15 to buy and $166.95 to sell.Its holdings close before New York; its price can drift from value late in the day.
Full trading page: components, premium history, dealers →

GRID top ten by weight, 57.0% of the fund, of its 122 equity positions, from the holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Source: the issuer’s own daily file.

ABB Ltd ABBN SWX 7.50%
National Grid Plc NG/.LN 4.35%
E.ON SE EOAN ETR 4.25%
Prysmian SpA PRY BIT 3.60%

Source: First Trust’s daily holdings file. Updated each trading day. Last checked Oct 28, 2026.

About GRID

Theme (ETFIQ, editorial)Electrification and the grid
First tradedNov 17, 2009
Already in the S&P 500, by weight (ETFIQ)41.1%
Outside the S&P 500, by weight (ETFIQ)59%
Active share vs the S&P 500 (ETFIQ)92.3%
Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight (ETFIQ)8.9%
Active share vs the Nasdaq-100 (ETFIQ)91.2%
Top ten holdings weight57.0%
Holdings122
Holdings published for (the issuer’s daily file)Oct 27, 2026
Holdings as of the close of (the issuer’s daily file)Oct 27, 2026
Top holdingsJohnson Controls International Plc 9.3%, Eaton Corporation Plc 8.1%, Quanta Services, Inc. 8.1%, ABB Ltd 7.5%, Schneider Electric SE 6.7%, National Grid Plc 4.3%, E.ON SE 4.2%, Prysmian SpA 3.6%, nVent Electric plc 2.6%, Hubbell Incorporated 2.5%
Net assets (issuer page, as of Oct 27, 2026)$11.4bnReport
Benchmark (ETFIQ, from its filings)Russell 3000 Index, measured by IWV, which tracks the same index
Benchmark named inits shareholder report, N-CSR, Dec 5, 2025
GRID, 1 year to Oct 28, 2026+7.9%
IWV, the same days+13.3%
Against its benchmark, 1 year (ETFIQ)−5.4 pts
Below its all-time high (ETFIQ)−14.7%
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Jan 28, 2026)0.56%Report
Fee for the part that differs from the S&P 500, active expense ratio (ETFIQ)0.61%
Closest funds by holdings overlapPOW 27%, AIPO 25%, IVEP 24%, VOLT 22%, JOUL 22%
Against its benchmark, 1 yearbehind by 5.4 pts
Below its all-time high14.7%, high on May 11, 2026
How we measure
The top ten holdings are 57% of the fund across 122 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. 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. It sits 14.7% below its all-time high of May 11, 2026.
Holdings from the file the issuer publishes daily; overlap and active share computed by ETFIQ against the IVV and QQQM books; returns from Tiingo end-of-day prices with distributions reinvested. Method
IQ Investment Committee on GRID

12 seats on GRID, as of Oct 28, 2026: 1 Mixed, 5 Challenges, 6 Not enough data.

In the tradition ofJohn BogleBogle-style Low CostChallenges
In the tradition ofBenjamin GrahamGraham-style Margin of SafetyNot enough data
In the tradition ofWarren Buffett & Charlie MungerBuffett & Munger-style QualityNot enough data
In the tradition ofPeter LynchLynch-style Growth at a Reasonable PriceNot enough data
In the tradition ofJohn TempletonTempleton-style Global ContrarianNot enough data
In the tradition ofRay DalioDalio-style All-WeatherChallenges
In the tradition ofHoward MarksMarks-style Cycles & RiskNot enough data
In the tradition ofStanley DruckenmillerDruckenmiller-style Macro & LiquidityChallenges
In the tradition ofDavid SwensenSwensen-style DiversificationChallenges
In the tradition ofCathie WoodWood-style Disruptive InnovationNot enough data
In the tradition ofJesse LivermoreLivermore-style Trend FollowingChallenges
Uses ETFIQ’s measuresThe ETFIQ SkepticETFIQ’s own seatMixed
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Questions people ask about GRID

How much of GRID is in S&P 500 companies?
By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 41% of GRID by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Its active share against the index is 92%, so that share is the part doing something different.
What does GRID hold?
122 positions as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, with the top ten at 57% of the fund. The largest are Johnson Controls International Plc at 9.3%, Eaton Corporation Plc at 8.1%, Quanta Services, Inc. at 8.1%.
Has GRID beaten the S&P 500?
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 GRID returned +7.9% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for the S&P 500, so it finished behind the index by 5.7 points.
What does GRID cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.56% a year. Because 92% of the fund differs from the S&P 500, the fee on that differing part works out at 0.61%.
Sources and dates
Prices, GRID, Benchmark (IWV) and S&P 500 (SPY)Tiingo end-of-day · Oct 28, 2026
Net assets, $11.4bnIssuer page · Oct 27, 2026

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How differently the money is placed, counting weights: one minus the sum of the smaller weight of each security across the fund and the index. 100% means nothing in common; 0% means the index itself. Two funds can hold the same names and still have a high active share if they weight them very differently.
Weight overlap
The share of money two portfolios hold in the same securities at the same weight.
Already in the index
The fund’s weight in securities the S&P 500 holds at all. A fund can be made entirely of index names and still have high active share, because it holds them at different weights.
The weight of the ten largest holdings. Above 50% the fund is a bet on a handful of companies, whatever the theme.
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