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GRID vs QQEW

First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund vs First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF

GRID

First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund

First Trust

Annual cost

0.56%

Fund size

$10.0B

QQEW

First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF

First Trust

Annual cost

0.55%

Fund size

$1.6B

Key differences

  • GRID is significantly larger than QQEW — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • Over the last 3 years, GRID has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

GRIDQQEW
Annual cost (TER)0.56%0.55%
Fund size (AUM)$10.0B$1.6B
Since20092006
Dividend yield0.79%0.32%
Asset classequityequity
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+52.2%+17.3%
CAGR 3Y+26.8%+15.0%
CAGR 5Y+18.8%+8.4%
Sharpe 3Y1.130.67
Volatility 1Y19.42%16.30%
Max drawdown-40.56%-32.13%

Green dot indicates the better value for that metric. Performance data is historical and does not predict future results.

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