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Fidelity Disruptors ETF

FDIFNasdaqFidelityB

$39.18−0.43 (−1.10%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

B62/ 100

Rank 3 of 18 in Robotics & Automation

B62/100Rank 3 of 18inRobotics & Automation
Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 39.61 to 39.18. Range 39.18 to 40.05. Use the arrow keys to read each point.39.4039.8040.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.50%
Fund size
$110M
1Y total return
+9.2%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.26%
Holdings
7
Avg volume · 30D
9.67K sh
52W range
low $31.30high $42.84
Launched

The ETF.net FDIF Grade

B

Score 62 out of 100

Category
Robotics & Automation⁠
Rank
3 of 18
Six-pillar profile for FDIF. Scores out of 100: Cost 65, Risk 89, Mission 88, Tradability 54, Holdings 21, Durability 78. Strongest: Risk (89). Weakest: Holdings (21). Leans toward Risk and Mission.

Score 62 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    B65 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 18

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A88 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 5

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    A89 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 16

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    C54 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 18

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    F21 out of 100
    Rank 16 of 17

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A78 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 18

Our read on FDIF

ETF.net Research

In short

BFidelity's disruption bet, aimed at companies remaking work through automation. It charges 0.50% where the typical robotics-theme fund asks 0.65%, and it has been running since 2020. The trade-off: it trades quietly.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in companies involved in disruptive automation.

Why people hold it

  • Charges 0.50% a year against a 0.65% median for its robotics and automation peer group. Cheap is rare in thematic land.
  • The portfolio hews closely to the prospectus mandate: companies involved in disruptive automation, pursued for long-term capital appreciation. Little theme drift.
  • Sits in the upper tier of its robotics and automation cohort, and its risk profile reads calmer than much of a theme built on moonshots.
  • Pays out quarterly, which is more cadence than most growth-themed funds bother with.

Worth knowing

  • Thinly traded with a modest asset base. Spreads can run wider than the theme's household names, and size limits how much the fund gets talked about.
  • Portfolio construction is the weakest link in the package: a narrow, concentrated book where individual names carry real weight.
  • Fidelity's own FBOT sits in the same cohort at the same 0.50% fee, and BOTT undercuts both at 0.35%. Worth knowing what else shares the shelf.

FDIF Performance

Launched Apr 16, 2020

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

Not enough history yet.Not enough history yet.
FDIF$10,921
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. FDIF $10,921. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,000$10,000$11,000$12,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for FDIF. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodFDIF
Year to date+10.8%
1 month−5.0%
3 months+2.3%
1 year+9.2%
3 yearsper year+22.4%
5 yearsHistory unavailableper yearNo data
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for FDIF
YearReturn barFDIF
2026 YTD+10.8%
2025+13.8%
2024+19.7%
2023+6.5%

History from Jun 20, 2023

FDIF in the news

FDIF Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
0.26%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.10Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.02 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2023–2026

One bar per payment. 11 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Sep 15, 2023 $0.06; Jun 21, 2024 $0.04; Sep 20, 2024 $0.03; Dec 20, 2024 $0.04; Mar 21, 2025 $0.03; Jun 20, 2025 $0.05; Sep 19, 2025 $0.02; Dec 19, 2025 $0.03; Mar 20, 2026 $0.02; Jun 18, 2026 $0.03; Sep 18, 2026 $0.02. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 18, 2026Sep 22, 2026$0.02
Jun 18, 2026Jun 23, 2026$0.03
Mar 20, 2026Mar 24, 2026$0.02
Dec 19, 2025Dec 23, 2025$0.03
Sep 19, 2025Sep 23, 2025$0.02
Jun 20, 2025Jun 24, 2025$0.05
Mar 21, 2025Mar 25, 2025$0.03
Dec 20, 2024Dec 24, 2024$0.04
Sep 20, 2024Sep 24, 2024$0.03
Jun 21, 2024Jun 25, 2024$0.04
Sep 15, 2023Sep 20, 2023$0.06

$10,000 in FDIF 3 years ago paid $135 in dividends.

FDIF Risk

Risk pillarA89 out of 100Rank 1 of 16 in Robotics & Automation
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
16.7%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
1.04
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−22.6%
40 months · trough Apr 2025
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
1.25
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

FDIF Cost

Compare FDIF and BOTT

Overpaying vs BOTT, tied cheapest in Robotics & Automation

$2,853

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • FDIF 0.50%

    $9,979

  • BOTT 0.35% Tied cheapest

    $7,126

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • FDIF 0.50%
  • BOTT 0.35%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$10K051015202530FDIF $9,979BOTT $7,126

Year by year

YearFDIFBOTTOverpaying
10$900$634$266
20$3,460$2,454$1,006
30$9,979$7,126$2,853

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