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QTUM vs XT
17% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QTUM and XT hold 17% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | QTUM | XT |
|---|---|---|
| Texas Instruments Inc | 1.13% | 5.05% |
| Broadcom Inc | 1.09% | 2.23% |
| Analog Devices Inc | 1.08% | 4.00% |
| Alphabet Inc | 1.07% | 2.84% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 1.07% | 3.18% |
| NVIDIA Corp | 1.07% | 4.02% |
| Cisco Systems Inc | 1.06% | 1.16% |
| Microsoft Corp | 1.00% | 3.62% |
| ON Semiconductor Corp | 0.92% | 0.83% |
| Northrop Grumman Corp | 1.00% | 0.80% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 1.39% | 0.77% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 1.37% | 0.71% |
| Only in QTUM | Only in XT |
|---|---|
| Arqit Quantum Inc 2.43% | TESLA, INC. 3.52% |
| Horizon Quantum Holdings LTD 2.40% | ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 3.41% |
| Quantinuum Inc 1.58% | JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.67% |
| Astera Labs Inc 1.56% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 2.36% |
| Applied Materials Inc 1.56% | Infineon Technologies AG 1.87% |
| KLA Corp 1.51% | ABBVIE INC. 1.79% |
| MKS Inc 1.51% | META PLATFORMS, INC. 1.67% |
| Onto Innovation Inc 1.50% | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. 1.64% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QTUM | XT | QTUM | XT | QTUM | XT | |
| 3 months | −3.0% | +3.1% | −7.7 pts | −1.6 pts | −5.1 pts | +1.0 pts |
| 6 months | +35.5% | +18.7% | +20.3 pts | +3.5 pts | +15.3 pts | −1.5 pts |
| 1 year | +58.6% | +31.3% | +38.7 pts | +11.3 pts | +33.0 pts | +5.7 pts |
| 3 years | +196.2% | +62.6% | +118.3 pts | −15.3 pts | +102.8 pts | −30.9 pts |
| Since launch | +538.2% | +285.1% | +337.0 pts | −59.8 pts | +225.3 pts | −339.5 pts |
| QTUM Defiance Quantum ETF | XT iShares Future Exponential Technologies ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Defiance | iShares |
| Theme | Quantum computing | Broad innovation and megatrends |
| In the S&P 500 | 35.6% | 65.9% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 83.5% | 66.8% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 27.8% | 42.9% |
| Holdings | 86 | 218 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 17.0% | 34.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.40% | 0.46% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.48% | 0.69% |
| Total return, 1 year | +58.6% | +31.3% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +38.7 pts | +11.3 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +33.0 pts | +5.7 pts |
| Below its high | −12.2% | −1.8% |
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.
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 QTUM and XT hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 17% 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, QTUM or XT?
- QTUM has 36% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XT has 66%, so QTUM differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, QTUM or XT?
- QTUM charges 0.40% a year and XT charges 0.46%, so QTUM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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