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IGV vs XAR
0% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, IGV and XAR hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in IGV | Only in XAR |
|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 10.38% | VSE Corp 3.40% |
| Microsoft Corp. 8.08% | Axon Enterprise Inc 3.23% |
| Palantir Technologies, Inc. 7.71% | StandardAero Inc 3.11% |
| Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. 7.29% | FTAI Aviation Ltd 3.09% |
| Oracle Corp. 6.26% | Carpenter Technology Corp 3.04% |
| Salesforce, Inc. 4.81% | General Electric Co 3.02% |
| AppLovin Corp. 4.76% | Woodward Inc 2.98% |
| Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 3.92% | HEICO Corp 2.86% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IGV | XAR | IGV | XAR | IGV | XAR | |
| 3 months | +9.1% | −7.2% | +4.4 pts | −11.9 pts | +7.0 pts | −9.3 pts |
| 6 months | +18.9% | −9.4% | +3.7 pts | −24.5 pts | −1.3 pts | −29.5 pts |
| 1 year | −2.1% | +17.9% | −22.1 pts | −2.1 pts | −27.7 pts | −7.7 pts |
| 3 years | +43.9% | +113.8% | −34.1 pts | +35.9 pts | −49.6 pts | +20.3 pts |
| Since launch | +1031.5% | +1074.6% | +220.2 pts | +314.2 pts | −652.5 pts | −342.9 pts |
| IGV iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF | XAR State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Aerospace & Defense ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | State Street |
| Theme | Cloud and software | Defense |
| In the S&P 500 | 83.2% | 32.4% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 92.4% | 97.9% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 66.9% | 3.2% |
| Holdings | 107 | 48 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 60.7% | 30.4% |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.35% |
| Fee for the differing part | not published | 0.36% |
| Total return, 1 year | −2.1% | +17.9% |
| vs the S&P 500 | −22.1 pts | −2.1 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | −27.7 pts | −7.7 pts |
| Below its high | −11.2% | −14.8% |
IGV in plain words
By weight, 83% of IGV's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 92%. The top ten holdings are 61% of the fund across 107 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned −2.1% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 22.1 pts. It sits 11.2% below its all-time high of Sep 22, 2025.
XAR in plain words
By weight, 32% of XAR's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 98%. The top ten holdings are 30% of the fund across 48 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +17.9% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 2.1 pts. It sits 14.8% below its all-time high of Aug 14, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do IGV and XAR hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is mostly different names. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
- Which is more different from the S&P 500, IGV or XAR?
- IGV has 83% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XAR has 32%, so XAR differs more from the index.
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Where these figures came from
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