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XAR vs XT
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, XAR and XT hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | XAR | XT |
|---|---|---|
| Northrop Grumman Corp | 2.42% | 0.80% |
| Only in XAR | Only in XT |
|---|---|
| VSE Corp 3.40% | TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED 5.05% |
| Axon Enterprise Inc 3.23% | NVIDIA CORPORATION 4.02% |
| StandardAero Inc 3.11% | ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 4.00% |
| FTAI Aviation Ltd 3.09% | MICROSOFT CORPORATION 3.62% |
| Carpenter Technology Corp 3.04% | TESLA, INC. 3.52% |
| General Electric Co 3.02% | ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 3.41% |
| Woodward Inc 2.98% | AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.18% |
| HEICO Corp 2.86% | ALPHABET INC. 2.84% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XAR | XT | XAR | XT | XAR | XT | |
| 3 months | −7.2% | +3.1% | −11.9 pts | −1.6 pts | −9.3 pts | +1.0 pts |
| 6 months | −9.4% | +18.7% | −24.5 pts | +3.5 pts | −29.5 pts | −1.5 pts |
| 1 year | +17.9% | +31.3% | −2.1 pts | +11.3 pts | −7.7 pts | +5.7 pts |
| 3 years | +113.8% | +62.6% | +35.9 pts | −15.3 pts | +20.3 pts | −30.9 pts |
| Since launch | +1074.6% | +285.1% | +314.2 pts | −59.8 pts | −342.9 pts | −339.5 pts |
| XAR State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Aerospace & Defense ETF | XT iShares Future Exponential Technologies ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | State Street | iShares |
| Theme | Defense | Broad innovation and megatrends |
| In the S&P 500 | 32.4% | 65.9% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 97.9% | 66.8% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 3.2% | 42.9% |
| Holdings | 48 | 218 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 30.4% | 34.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.46% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.36% | 0.69% |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.9% | +31.3% |
| vs the S&P 500 | −2.1 pts | +11.3 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | −7.7 pts | +5.7 pts |
| Below its high | −14.8% | −1.8% |
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.
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 XAR and XT 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, XAR or XT?
- XAR has 32% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XT has 66%, so XAR differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, XAR or XT?
- XAR charges 0.35% a year and XT charges 0.46%, so XAR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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