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NASA vs QTUM
1% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, NASA and QTUM hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in NASA | Only in QTUM |
|---|---|
| Rocket Lab Corp 12.12% | Arqit Quantum Inc 2.43% |
| Planet Labs PBC 7.32% | Horizon Quantum Holdings LTD 2.40% |
| Intuitive Machines Inc 7.17% | Quantinuum Inc 1.58% |
| SpaceX SPV Exposure (Preferred) 6.47% | Astera Labs Inc 1.56% |
| AST SpaceMobile Inc 6.19% | Applied Materials Inc 1.56% |
| Firefly Aerospace Inc 5.42% | KLA Corp 1.51% |
| BlackSky Technology Inc 4.33% | MKS Inc 1.51% |
| 5N Plus Inc 4.08% | Onto Innovation Inc 1.50% |
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 and May 31, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NASA | QTUM | NASA | QTUM | NASA | QTUM | |
| 3 months | −27.9% | −3.0% | −32.6 pts | −7.7 pts | −30.0 pts | −5.1 pts |
| 6 months | n/a | +35.5% | n/a | +20.3 pts | n/a | +15.3 pts |
| 1 year | n/a | +58.6% | n/a | +38.7 pts | n/a | +33.0 pts |
| 3 years | n/a | +196.2% | n/a | +118.3 pts | n/a | +102.8 pts |
| Since launch | −6.6% | +538.2% | −25.3 pts | +337.0 pts | −31.3 pts | +225.3 pts |
| NASA Tema Space Innovators ETF | QTUM Defiance Quantum ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Tema | Defiance |
| Theme | Space | Quantum computing |
| In the S&P 500 | 2.4% | 35.6% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 100.0% | 83.5% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 0.0% | 27.8% |
| Holdings | 37 | 86 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 60.8% | 17.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.40% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.75% | 0.48% |
| Total return, 1 year | −6.6% (since launch on Mar 31, 2026) | +58.6% |
| vs the S&P 500 | −25.3 pts | +38.7 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | −31.3 pts | +33.0 pts |
| Below its high | −43.9% | −12.2% |
NASA in plain words
By weight, 2% of NASA's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 61% of the fund across 37 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned −6.6% with distributions reinvested against +18.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 25.3 pts. It sits 43.9% below its all-time high of May 27, 2026.
QTUM in plain words
By weight, 36% of QTUM's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 84%. The top ten holdings are 17% of the fund across 86 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +58.6% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 38.7 pts. It sits 12.2% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do NASA and QTUM hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 1% 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, NASA or QTUM?
- NASA has 2% of its weight in S&P 500 names and QTUM has 36%, so NASA differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, NASA or QTUM?
- NASA charges 0.75% a year and QTUM charges 0.40%, so QTUM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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