GRID vs XLI overlap - what they share and where they differ

GRID and XLI share 8.8% of their weight across 9 common positions, read from what each fund reported to the SEC.

Each week Ploutos reads the reported positions of the largest US equity ETFs and measures, pair by pair, the weight they share: for every stock both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights counts. Two funds tracking the same index land near 100%. A sector fund inside a broad index fund lands at roughly that sector's weight.

GRID and XLI

8.8%

9 shared positions

GRID

First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund

Reported positions cover 100% of the fund, 119 positions · Jun 30, 2026

Top 10: 58.4%·Holdings of GRID

XLI

State Street(R) Industrial Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF

Reported positions cover 100% of the fund, 81 positions · Jun 30, 2026

Top 10: 41.4%·Holdings of XLI

Reported positions cover GRID 100%, XLI 100% of each fund. An overlap cannot exceed the smaller coverage, so a low figure can mean little overlap or thin reporting.

XLI vs GRID side by side

GRIDFirst Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund

119

stock positions reported to the SEC

70.4% of its weight is in 110 names XLI does not hold

XLIState Street(R) Industrial Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF

81

stock positions reported to the SEC

83.5% of its weight is in 72 names GRID does not hold

Where each fund's weight sits

GRID
XLI
shared with the other fundheld alonenot covered by the filing (cash, futures, bonds)

Largest sectors for both funds

Industrials
11.0%
35.9%
Technology
22.7%
35.1%
Healthcare
0.4%
6.0%
Basic Materials
0.0%
5.7%
Utilities
4.8%
0.0%
Consumer Cyclical
2.0%
3.7%

The widest gap is Industrials: XLI has 24.9 points more of it.

The figures side by side

GRIDXLI
Filing dateJun 30, 2026Jun 30, 2026
Stock positions reported11981
Weight of the ten largest58.4%41.4%
Largest positionEATON CORP PLC 8.5%CAT 8.5%
Held alone110 positions, 70.4%72 positions, 83.5%
Covered by stock positions100%100%

Holdings they share

StockIn GRIDIn XLICounted
EATON CORP PLC8.52%2.87%2.87%
PWRQUANTA SERVICES INC8.10%1.88%1.88%
JCIJOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL PLC7.99%1.55%1.55%
GEVGE VERNOVA INC1.06%5.48%1.06%
HUBBHUBBELL INC2.61%0.48%0.48%
EMREMERSON ELECTRIC COMPANY0.31%1.39%0.31%
HONHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC0.27%1.23%0.27%
HONAHONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC0.27%1.22%0.27%
GNRCGENERAC HOLDINGS INC0.06%0.30%0.06%

What each holds alone

The heaviest positions one fund reports and the other does not.

Only in GRID

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE8.29%
ABB LTD (CH)8.11%
NGGNATIONAL GRID PLC4.11%
E.ON SE3.88%
PRYSMIAN SPA3.87%
NVENT ELECTRIC PLC2.87%
TSLATESLA INC1.93%
NVDANVIDIA CORP1.90%
TERNA - RETE ELETTRICA NAZIONALE SPA1.74%
CSCOCISCO SYSTEMS INC1.67%

Only in XLI

CATCaterpillar Inc8.51%
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO6.77%
RTXRTX Corp4.43%
BABoeing Co/The2.96%
UNPUnion Pacific Corp2.80%
DEDeere & Co2.77%
UBERUber Technologies Inc2.55%
VRTVertiv Holdings Co2.23%
PHParker-Hannifin Corp2.14%
TTTrane Technologies PLC1.88%

Questions people ask

Is GRID the same as XLI?

8.8% of their weight sits in the same 9 holdings. GRID also reports SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE, ABB LTD (CH), NGG, which the other does not. XLI also reports CAT, GENERAL ELECTRIC CO, RTX, which the other does not.

How is the overlap between GRID and XLI measured?

For every stock both funds report, the smaller of the two weights counts, and the sum is the overlap. The reported positions cover 100% of GRID and 100% of XLI, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.

Which holds more, XLI or GRID?

GRID reports 119 stock positions and XLI reports 81. 70.4% of GRID's weight sits in names XLI does not hold, and 83.5% of XLI's weight in names GRID does not hold. The ten largest positions are 58.4% of GRID and 41.4% of XLI.

How do GRID and XLI differ by sector?

The widest gap is Industrials: XLI has 24.9 points more of it. Sectors come from each holding's SIC code in its SEC record, summed by the weight the fund reports.

Where do the numbers come from?

From each fund's own N-PORT filing to the SEC, which lists every position and its weight. The comparison uses every equity position the fund reports; cash, futures and bonds are not counted, which is why a coverage figure sits next to every result. Holdings change between filings.

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