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XSD vs XT
13% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, XSD and XT hold 13% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | XSD | XT |
|---|---|---|
| Texas Instruments Inc | 2.22% | 5.05% |
| Broadcom Inc | 2.13% | 2.23% |
| Analog Devices Inc | 2.13% | 4.00% |
| NVIDIA Corp | 2.10% | 4.02% |
| ON Semiconductor Corp | 1.80% | 0.83% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 2.73% | 0.77% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 2.71% | 0.71% |
| Monolithic Power Systems Inc | 1.97% | 0.24% |
| First Solar Inc | 1.99% | 0.21% |
| Marvell Technology Inc | 2.49% | 0.16% |
| Only in XSD | Only in XT |
|---|---|
| MaxLinear Inc 3.75% | MICROSOFT CORPORATION 3.62% |
| Allegro MicroSystems Inc 3.30% | TESLA, INC. 3.52% |
| Astera Labs Inc 3.08% | ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 3.41% |
| Ambarella Inc 2.89% | AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.18% |
| Intel Corp 2.75% | ALPHABET INC. 2.84% |
| Penguin Solutions Inc 2.74% | JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.67% |
| T1 Energy Inc 2.59% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 2.36% |
| Impinj Inc 2.45% | Infineon Technologies AG 1.87% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XSD | XT | XSD | XT | XSD | XT | |
| 3 months | −14.0% | +3.1% | −18.7 pts | −1.6 pts | −16.1 pts | +1.0 pts |
| 6 months | +52.8% | +18.7% | +37.7 pts | +3.5 pts | +32.7 pts | −1.5 pts |
| 1 year | +71.8% | +31.3% | +51.8 pts | +11.3 pts | +46.2 pts | +5.7 pts |
| 3 years | +133.1% | +62.6% | +55.2 pts | −15.3 pts | +39.7 pts | −30.9 pts |
| Since launch | +2140.8% | +285.1% | +1329.5 pts | −59.8 pts | +456.8 pts | −339.5 pts |
| XSD State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Semiconductor ETF | XT iShares Future Exponential Technologies ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | State Street | iShares |
| Theme | Semiconductors | Broad innovation and megatrends |
| In the S&P 500 | 33.4% | 65.9% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 89.4% | 66.8% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 27.5% | 42.9% |
| Holdings | 47 | 218 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 29.0% | 34.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.46% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.39% | 0.69% |
| Total return, 1 year | +71.8% | +31.3% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +51.8 pts | +11.3 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +46.2 pts | +5.7 pts |
| Below its high | −24.3% | −1.8% |
XSD in plain words
By weight, 33% of XSD's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 89%. The top ten holdings are 29% of the fund across 47 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +71.8% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 51.8 pts. It sits 24.3% below its all-time high of Jun 3, 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 XSD and XT hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 13% 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, XSD or XT?
- XSD has 33% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XT has 66%, so XSD differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, XSD or XT?
- XSD charges 0.35% a year and XT charges 0.46%, so XSD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, XSD against XT, data as of Sep 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/XSD-XT.html Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.