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QTUM vs XT
Defiance Quantum ETF and iShares Future Exponential Technologies ETF, side by side on the themes desk.
17% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ| 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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