{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/ammo-vs-xar","section":"compare","title":"AMMO vs XAR: Holdings Overlap & Returns | ETFIQ","description":"17.4% of AMMO and 40.1% of XAR is already in the S&P 500 by weight, as filed, and 27% of the two books are the same names at the same weight.","as_of":"Nov 4, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Do AMMO and XAR hold the same stocks?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"By their latest filings, 27% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. 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As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. AMMO XAR \n Expense ratio 0.75% 0.35% \n Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $2.5m $5.3bn \n Total return, 1 year not published \u22126.6% \n What it tracks Defense Defense \n Holdings in common 27% \n Holdings in common uses holdin","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, AMMO against XAR, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/ammo-vs-xar","a":{"ticker":"AMMO","name":"VistaShares Defense Supercycle ETF","issuer":"VistaShares","desk":"themes","as_of":"2026-11-04","verdict":"From its Jul 16, 2026 launch to Nov 4, 2026, AMMO lost 10.6%.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/ammo","key_facts":[{"label":"Already in the S&P 500","value":"17.4%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file"},{"label":"Active share vs the S&P 500","value":"98.6%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"Top ten holdings","value":"33.8%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file"},{"label":"Total return, since launch","value":"\u221210.6%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$2.4m","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"issuer daily file, as of Nov 4, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.75%","as_of":"2026-07-10","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Jul 10, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"XAR","name":"State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF","issuer":"State Street","desk":"themes","as_of":"2026-11-04","verdict":"Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XAR lost 6.6%, against 14.8% for VOO.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/xar","key_facts":[{"label":"Already in the S&P 500","value":"40.1%","as_of":"2026-11-03","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file"},{"label":"Active share vs the S&P 500","value":"97.7%","as_of":"2026-11-03","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"Top ten holdings","value":"32.6%","as_of":"2026-11-03","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file"},{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"\u22126.6%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price","value":"0.2%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 21, 2026","value":"$0.1293","as_of":"2026-09-21","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$5.3bn","as_of":"2026-11-03","source":"the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Nov 3, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.35%","as_of":"2026-11-03","source":"497 XBRL, Nov 3, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":27,"full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/ammo-vs-xar"}