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AMMO vs EUAD: which is really different?

AMMO and EUAD hold 14% of their weight in the same names.

VistaShares Defense Supercycle ETF and Select STOXX Europe Aerospace & Defense ETF.

12.6%AMMO in the S&P 500
0.0%EUAD in the S&P 500
+0.9%AMMO total return, 1 year
−4.4%EUAD total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: EUAD scores higher

How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?

AMMO 64.1EUAD 91.80.1, the lowest in this set91.8, the highest

A percentile among the 379 thematic ETFs with a holdings filing. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All thematic ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed

AMMO87% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
13%87%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 99% · top ten 33% of the fund · 52 holdings filed Sep 21, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 3% in13%87%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 99% · top ten 33% of the fund
EUAD100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 87% of the fund · 18 holdings filed May 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 87% of the fund

14% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AMMO and EUAD hold 14% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AMMO and EUAD both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAMMOEUAD
Rheinmetall AG3.76%7.53%
Hensoldt AG2.36%4.90%
Saab AB1.99%7.00%
Chemring Group PLC2.76%1.33%
Safran SA1.05%7.56%
MTU Aero Engines AG0.95%11.03%
Only in each
Only in AMMOOnly in EUAD
LIG Defense&Aerospace Co Ltd 4.80%Airbus SE 14.86%
Mildef Group AB 3.78%BAE Systems PLC 8.96%
Kitron ASA 3.50%Rolls-Royce Holdings 8.43%
Palantir Technologies Inc 3.17%Leonardo SpA 8.27%
MP Materials Corp 3.05%Thales SA 6.92%
Cohort PLC 2.76%CLEARST. RYCEY SWAP 6.00%
L3Harris Technologies Inc 2.51%Babcock Internationa 4.14%
TTM Technologies Inc 2.49%QinetiQ Group PLC 2.02%

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 dated May 31, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

AMMO and EUAD over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AMMOEUADAMMOEUADAMMOEUAD
3 monthsnot published+1.0%not published−1.3 ptsnot published+3.5 pts
6 monthsnot published+4.8%not published−13.2 ptsnot published−19.4 pts
1 yearnot published−4.4%not published−21.0 ptsnot published−26.2 pts
Since launch+0.9%+70.4%−0.8 pts+36.8 pts−1.3 pts+23.6 pts
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AMMO and EUAD on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AMMO
VistaShares Defense Supercycle ETF
Holds 52 stocks in defense, 13% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
EUAD
Select STOXX Europe Aerospace & Defense ETF
Holds 18 stocks in defense, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerVistaSharesTuttle
ThemeDefenseDefense
In the S&P 50012.6%0.0%
Active share vs the S&P 50099.1%100.0%
In the Nasdaq-1003.2%0.0%
Holdings5218
Top ten, share of the fund32.6%86.6%
Expense ratio0.75%0.50%
Fee for the differing part0.76%0.50%
Total return, 1 year+0.9% (since launch on Jul 16, 2026)−4.4%
vs the S&P 500−0.8 pts−21.0 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−1.3 pts−26.2 pts
Below its high−14.0%−11.6%
Net assets$3m$1.2bn

AMMO in plain words

By weight, 13% of AMMO's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 99%. The top ten holdings are 33% of the fund across 52 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 21, 2026. Since it launched on Jul 16, 2026 the fund returned +0.9% with distributions reinvested against +1.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 0.8 pts. It sits 14.0% below its all-time high of Aug 14, 2026.

EUAD in plain words

By weight, 0% of EUAD'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 87% of the fund across 18 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned −4.4% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 21.0 pts. It sits 11.6% below its all-time high of Jan 13, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do AMMO and EUAD hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 14% 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, AMMO or EUAD?
AMMO has 13% of its weight in S&P 500 names and EUAD has 0%, so EUAD differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AMMO or EUAD?
AMMO charges 0.75% a year and EUAD charges 0.50%, so EUAD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AMMO against EUAD, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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