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ARMY vs TSSD: which is really different?

ARMY and TSSD hold 11% of their weight in the same names.

Tema International Defense ETF and Truth Social American Security & Defense ETF.

11.1%ARMY in the S&P 500
71.5%TSSD in the S&P 500
−6.1%ARMY total return, 1 year
+20.2%TSSD total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: ARMY scores higher

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

ARMY 55.3TSSD 43.30.1, 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

ARMY89% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 3 months to Sep 18, 2026
11%89%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 47% of the fund · 34 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 3% in11%89%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 47% of the fund
TSSD29% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 6 months to Sep 18, 2026
72%29%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 60% of the fund · 62 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 36% in72%29%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 98% · top ten 60% of the fund

11% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ARMY and TSSD hold 11% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions ARMY and TSSD both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingARMYTSSD
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC2.86%6.78%
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP1.81%5.51%
RTX CORP1.65%7.08%
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP1.34%4.91%
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC1.27%4.08%
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP1.12%4.00%
AEROVIRONMENT INC0.70%0.64%
LEONARDO DRS INC1.16%0.41%
Only in each
Only in ARMYOnly in TSSD
ANDURIL SPV EXPOSURE 14.63%Palo Alto Networks Inc 9.71%
ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD 3.88%Crowdstrike Holdings Inc 7.25%
KONGSBERG GRUPPEN ASA 3.69%Fortinet Inc 5.76%
ROCKET LAB CORP 3.67%Cloudflare Inc 4.76%
DASSAULT AVIATION SA 3.66%Axon Enterprise Inc 4.58%
INDRA SISTEMAS SA 3.65%Teledyne Technologies Inc 2.90%
BAE SYSTEMS PLC 3.58%Curtiss-Wright Corp 2.76%
QINETIQ GROUP PLC 3.55%Okta Inc 2.12%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

ARMY and TSSD over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
ARMYTSSDARMYTSSDARMYTSSD
3 months−2.2%+12.0%−4.4 pts+9.7 pts+0.3 pts+14.5 pts
6 monthsnot published+18.0%not published−0.1 ptsnot published−6.3 pts
Since launch−6.1%+20.2%−23.8 pts+8.4 pts−31.2 pts+3.4 pts
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ARMY and TSSD on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ARMY
Tema International Defense ETF
Holds 34 stocks in defense, 11% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
TSSD
Truth Social American Security & Defense ETF
Holds 62 stocks in defense, 72% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerTemaYorkville
ThemeDefenseDefense
In the S&P 50011.1%71.5%
Active share vs the S&P 50098.4%97.5%
In the Nasdaq-1002.9%35.8%
Holdings3462
Top ten, share of the fund47.4%60.4%
Expense ratio0.68%0.65%
Fee for the differing part0.69%0.67%
Total return, 1 year−6.1% (since launch on Mar 31, 2026)+20.2% (since launch on Dec 30, 2025)
vs the S&P 500−23.8 pts+8.4 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−31.2 pts+3.4 pts
Below its high−14.6%−7.1%
Net assets$7m$7m

ARMY in plain words

By weight, 11% of ARMY'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 47% of the fund across 34 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Since it launched on Mar 31, 2026 the fund returned −6.1% with distributions reinvested against +17.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 23.8 pts. It sits 14.6% below its all-time high of Aug 14, 2026.

TSSD in plain words

By weight, 72% of TSSD'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 60% of the fund across 62 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Since it launched on Dec 30, 2025 the fund returned +20.2% with distributions reinvested against +11.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 8.4 pts. It sits 7.1% below its all-time high of Aug 13, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do ARMY and TSSD hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 11% 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, ARMY or TSSD?
ARMY has 11% of its weight in S&P 500 names and TSSD has 72%, so ARMY differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ARMY or TSSD?
ARMY charges 0.68% a year and TSSD charges 0.65%, so TSSD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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ARMY against TSSD, 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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