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IGV vs XT
8% 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 XT hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | IGV | XT |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Corp. | 8.08% | 3.62% |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | 10.38% | 1.29% |
| Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. | 7.29% | 0.93% |
| Fortinet, Inc. | 3.62% | 0.50% |
| Palantir Technologies, Inc. | 7.71% | 0.34% |
| Oracle Corp. | 6.26% | 0.33% |
| Fair Isaac Corp. | 1.05% | 0.23% |
| Zscaler, Inc. | 0.55% | 0.12% |
| Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | 3.92% | 0.11% |
| Gen Digital, Inc. | 0.52% | 0.11% |
| Synopsys, Inc. | 3.23% | 0.11% |
| AppLovin Corp. | 4.76% | 0.10% |
| Only in IGV | Only in XT |
|---|---|
| Salesforce, Inc. 4.81% | TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED 5.05% |
| ServiceNow, Inc. 3.87% | NVIDIA CORPORATION 4.02% |
| Datadog, Inc. 3.26% | ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 4.00% |
| Adobe, Inc. 3.13% | TESLA, INC. 3.52% |
| Intuit, Inc. 2.73% | ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 3.41% |
| Electronic Arts, Inc. 1.75% | AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.18% |
| Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. 1.65% | ALPHABET INC. 2.84% |
| Autodesk, Inc. 1.55% | JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.67% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IGV | XT | IGV | XT | IGV | XT | |
| 3 months | +9.1% | +3.1% | +4.4 pts | −1.6 pts | +7.0 pts | +1.0 pts |
| 6 months | +18.9% | +18.7% | +3.7 pts | +3.5 pts | −1.3 pts | −1.5 pts |
| 1 year | −2.1% | +31.3% | −22.1 pts | +11.3 pts | −27.7 pts | +5.7 pts |
| 3 years | +43.9% | +62.6% | −34.1 pts | −15.3 pts | −49.6 pts | −30.9 pts |
| Since launch | +1031.5% | +285.1% | +220.2 pts | −59.8 pts | −652.5 pts | −339.5 pts |
| IGV iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF | XT iShares Future Exponential Technologies ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | iShares |
| Theme | Cloud and software | Broad innovation and megatrends |
| In the S&P 500 | 83.2% | 65.9% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 92.4% | 66.8% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 66.9% | 42.9% |
| Holdings | 107 | 218 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 60.7% | 34.7% |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.46% |
| Fee for the differing part | not published | 0.69% |
| Total return, 1 year | −2.1% | +31.3% |
| vs the S&P 500 | −22.1 pts | +11.3 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | −27.7 pts | +5.7 pts |
| Below its high | −11.2% | −1.8% |
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.
XT in plain words
By weight, 66% of XT's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 67%. The top ten holdings are 35% of the fund across 218 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +31.3% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 11.3 pts.
Questions people ask
- Do IGV and XT hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 8% 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 XT?
- IGV has 83% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XT has 66%, so IGV differs more from the index.
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Where these figures came from
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