Do AV and KDEF hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.

Which is more different from the S&P 500, AV or KDEF?

AV has 67% of its weight in S&P 500 names and KDEF has 0%, so KDEF differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, AV or KDEF?

AV charges 0.35% a year and KDEF charges 0.65%, so AV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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AV vs KDEF: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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AV and KDEF hold 0% of their weight in the same names.

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Net assets: $800,703 on Nov 4, 2026 for Corgi Aerospace & Commercial Aviation ETF, and $113m on Aug 31, 2026 for PLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF.

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At a glance

67.0%

AV in the S&P 500

0.0%

KDEF in the S&P 500

+1.0%

AV total return, 6 months

−28.3%

KDEF total return, 1 year

AV · 6 months to Nov 4, 2026 33% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

67% of AV's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 33% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 4, 2026.

KDEF · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

0% of KDEF's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index. Holdings as of Aug 31, 2026.

Pair scorecard

AV costs 0.30 points a year less.

AV vs KDEF: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	AV	KDEF
Return
Measure	AV	KDEF
Total return, 1 year	not published	−28.3%
Drawdown
Measure	AV	KDEF
Below its all-time high	10.0%, high on Aug 5, 2026	50.7%, high on May 5, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	AV	KDEF
What it tracks	Defense	Defense
Cost and size
Measure	AV	KDEF
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.65%
Net assets, AV as of Nov 4, 2026 and KDEF as of Aug 31, 2026	$800,703	$113m
Holdings
Measure	AV	KDEF
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, AV and KDEF hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AV KDEF

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Only in AV

GE AEROSPACE 10.86%

RTX Corp 9.81%

General Dynamics Corp 5.47%

Lockheed Martin Corp 5.35%

United Parcel Service Inc 4.45%

Northrop Grumman Corp 4.33%

Howmet Aerospace Inc 4.16%

Delta Air Lines Inc 4.01%

Only in KDEF

HANWHA AEROSPACE CO LTD 23.38%

HYUNDAI ROTEM COMPANY 7.63%

KOREA AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES LTD 6.71%

LIG DEFENSE & AEROSPACE CO LTD 6.67%

POONGSAN CORP 6.04%

SK OCEANPLANT CO LTD 4.33%

SNT MOTIV CO LTD 4.25%

SNT DYNAMICS CO LTD 3.94%

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Window by window

Window by window: AV vs KDEF: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return
Window	AV	KDEF
3 months	−10.0%	−22.9%
6 months	+1.0%	−49.1%
1 year	–	−28.3%
Since launchNot the same days: AV May 2026 · KDEF Feb 2025	+1.0%	+60.9%

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Side by side

AV Corgi Aerospace & Commercial Aviation ETF · Holds 39 stocks in defense, 67% of its weight in S&P 500 companies KDEF PLUS Korea Defense Industry Index ETF · Holds 20 stocks in defense, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer Corgi PLUS

Theme Defense Defense

In the S&P 500 67.0% 0.0%

Active share vs the S&P 500 97.6% 100.0%

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 39 20

Top ten, share of the fund 55.8% 70.4%

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.65%

Fee for the differing part 0.36% 0.65%

Total return, 1 year +1.0% (since launch, May 6, 2026) −28.3%

vs its benchmark not measured not measured

Below its high −10.0% −50.7%

Net assets, AV as of Nov 4, 2026 and KDEF as of Aug 31, 2026 $800,703 $113m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

0% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund

By weight, 67% of AV'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 56% of the fund across 39 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 4, 2026. Since it first traded on May 6, 2026 the fund returned +1.0% with distributions reinvested. It sits 10.0% below its all-time high of Aug 5, 2026.

KDEF

By weight, 0% of KDEF'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 70% of the fund across 20 positions, as filed for Aug 31, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned −28.3% with distributions reinvested. It sits 50.7% below its all-time high of May 5, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do AV and KDEF hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, AV or KDEF?: AV has 67% of its weight in S&P 500 names and KDEF has 0%, so KDEF differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AV or KDEF?: AV charges 0.35% a year and KDEF charges 0.65%, so AV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

AV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Corgi website ↗

KDEF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

KDEF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

PLUS website ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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