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AMMO vs XAR: which is really different?

AMMO and XAR hold 27% of their weight in the same names.

VistaShares Defense Supercycle ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Aerospace & Defense ETF.

12.6%AMMO in the S&P 500
34.9%XAR in the S&P 500
+0.9%AMMO total return, 1 year
+6.0%XAR total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: AMMO scores higher

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

AMMO 64.1XAR 480.1, 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
XAR65% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
35%65%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 31% of the fund · 49 holdings filed Sep 17, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 3% in35%65%inoutside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 31% of the fund

27% 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 XAR hold 27% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AMMO and XAR both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAMMOXAR
L3Harris Technologies Inc2.51%2.86%
AeroVironment Inc2.47%3.24%
TransDigm Group Inc2.20%2.80%
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc2.16%2.94%
Woodward Inc2.09%2.76%
Moog Inc2.07%2.88%
Curtiss-Wright Corp1.84%2.92%
Carpenter Technology Corp1.66%2.58%
Mercury Systems Inc1.66%2.21%
Rocket Lab Corp1.62%2.97%
BWX Technologies Inc1.56%2.73%
Ducommun Inc2.16%1.21%
Only in each
Only in AMMOOnly in XAR
LIG Defense&Aerospace Co Ltd 4.80%HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC 3.13%
Mildef Group AB 3.78%FTAI AVIATION LTD 2.98%
Rheinmetall AG 3.76%NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP 2.97%
Kitron ASA 3.50%LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP 2.95%
Palantir Technologies Inc 3.17%GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP 2.90%
MP Materials Corp 3.05%TEXTRON INC 2.89%
Chemring Group PLC 2.76%RTX CORP 2.85%
Cohort PLC 2.76%HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIE 2.82%

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 Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

AMMO and XAR over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AMMOXARAMMOXARAMMOXAR
3 monthsnot published−15.6%not published−17.9 ptsnot published−13.1 pts
6 monthsnot published−7.3%not published−25.3 ptsnot published−31.5 pts
1 yearnot published+6.0%not published−10.6 ptsnot published−15.8 pts
3 yearsnot published+110.8%not published+32.4 ptsnot published+12.7 pts
Since launch+0.9%+1014.0%−0.8 pts+261.0 pts−1.3 pts−408.8 pts
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AMMO and XAR 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
XAR
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Aerospace & Defense ETF
Holds 49 stocks in defense, 35% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerVistaSharesState Street
ThemeDefenseDefense
In the S&P 50012.6%34.9%
Active share vs the S&P 50099.1%97.9%
In the Nasdaq-1003.2%3.1%
Holdings5249
Top ten, share of the fund32.6%30.8%
Expense ratio0.75%0.35%
Fee for the differing part0.76%0.36%
Total return, 1 year+0.9% (since launch on Jul 16, 2026)+6.0%
vs the S&P 500−0.8 pts−10.6 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−1.3 pts−15.8 pts
Below its high−14.0%−19.2%
Net assets$3m$6.1bn

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.

XAR in plain words

By weight, 35% 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 31% of the fund across 49 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +6.0% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 10.6 pts. It sits 19.2% below its all-time high of Aug 14, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do AMMO and XAR hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 27% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is a meaningful overlap. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, AMMO or XAR?
AMMO has 13% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XAR has 35%, so AMMO differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AMMO or XAR?
AMMO charges 0.75% a year and XAR charges 0.35%, so XAR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AMMO against XAR, 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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