# GRID (First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund)

First Trust · Thematic ETFs · data as of Sep 11, 2026

GRID holds 122 stocks, and 60% of its weight is outside the S&P 500.

## Key facts

- GRID, already in the S&P 500: 40.0%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- GRID, active share vs the S&P 500: 92.0%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- GRID, top ten holdings: 58.8%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- GRID, total return, 1 year: +22.9%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- GRID, net assets: $12.0bn (issuer page, as of Sep 11, 2026).
- GRID, expense ratio: 0.56% (485BPOS XBRL, Jan 28, 2026).

## GRID over each window to Sep 11, 2026

| Window | Total return | S&P 500 | Gap to S&P 500 | Gap to Nasdaq-100 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 months | −4.0% | +3.3% | −7.3 pts | −3.2 pts |
| 6 months | +9.9% | +16.0% | −6.1 pts | −10.8 pts |
| 1 year | +22.9% | +17.5% | +5.4 pts | 0.0 pts |
| 3 years | +88.9% | +77.9% | +11.0 pts | −6.2 pts |
| Since launch | +560.9% | +804.4% | −243.5 pts | −1113.0 pts |

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Theme | Electrification and the grid | ETFIQ, editorial |
| Launched | Jan 4, 2010 | ETFIQ |
| Already in the S&P 500, by weight | 40.0% | ETFIQ |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 92.0% | ETFIQ |
| Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight | 8.5% | ETFIQ |
| Active share vs the Nasdaq-100 | 91.5% | ETFIQ |
| Top ten holdings weight | 58.8% | ETFIQ |
| Holdings | 122 | ETFIQ |
| Holdings as of | Sep 10, 2026 | the issuer’s daily file |
| Top holdings | Schneider Electric SE 9.1%, Eaton Corporation Plc 8.9%, Johnson Controls International Plc 8.4%, ABB Ltd 7.7%, Quanta Services, Inc. 7.5%, E.ON SE 4.2%, National Grid Plc 4.1%, Prysmian SpA 3.6%, nVent Electric plc 2.8%, Hubbell Incorporated 2.4% | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $12.0bn | issuer page, as of Sep 11, 2026 |
| Below its all-time high | −9.2% | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 0.56% | 485BPOS XBRL, Jan 28, 2026 |
| Fee for the part that differs from the S&P 500, active expense ratio | 0.61% | ETFIQ |
| Closest funds by holdings overlap | POW 28%, AIPO 25%, VOLT 24%, IVEP 22%, POWR 21% | ETFIQ |

## Questions

### How much of GRID is in S&P 500 companies?

By its holdings published by its issuer for Sep 10, 2026, 40% 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 Sep 10, 2026, with the top ten at 59% of the fund. The largest are Schneider Electric SE at 9.1%, Eaton Corporation Plc at 8.9%, Johnson Controls International Plc at 8.4%.

### Has GRID beaten the S&P 500?

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 GRID returned +22.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so it finished ahead of the index by 5.4 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%.


## Cite this page

ETFIQ, GRID, data as of Sep 11, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/grid
Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at https://etfiq.com/data/.

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