Data as of .
AV vs MISL: which is really different?
AV and MISL hold 50% of their weight in the same names.
ETFIQ Off-Index Score: AV scores higher
How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?
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
50% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AV and MISL hold 50% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AV | MISL |
|---|---|---|
| RTX Corp | 9.94% | 8.30% |
| GE AEROSPACE | 10.74% | 7.34% |
| Lockheed Martin Corp | 4.97% | 4.27% |
| Northrop Grumman Corp | 4.50% | 4.10% |
| Boeing Co/The | 4.00% | 7.48% |
| General Dynamics Corp | 5.48% | 3.95% |
| Howmet Aerospace Inc | 4.63% | 3.56% |
| TransDigm Group Inc | 3.37% | 3.53% |
| Woodward Inc | 2.00% | 2.16% |
| FTAI Aviation Ltd | 1.92% | 2.21% |
| HEICO Corp | 1.62% | 3.56% |
| Textron Inc | 1.61% | 1.56% |
| Only in AV | Only in MISL |
|---|---|
| United Parcel Service Inc 4.00% | Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 11.75% |
| Delta Air Lines Inc 3.71% | Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) 8.81% |
| First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 3.55% | L3Harris Technologies, Inc. 3.57% |
| FedEx Corp 3.53% | Rocket Lab Corporation 3.34% |
| United Airlines Holdings Inc 3.04% | AST SpaceMobile, Inc. 2.56% |
| ATI Inc 2.53% | Curtiss-Wright Corporation 2.37% |
| Ryanair Holdings PLC 2.45% | Leidos Holdings, Inc. 1.81% |
| AerCap Holdings NV 2.20% | CACI International Inc. 1.56% |
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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AV | MISL | AV | MISL | AV | MISL | |
| 3 months | −9.0% | −8.7% | −11.3 pts | −10.9 pts | −6.5 pts | −6.2 pts |
| 6 months | not published | −7.5% | not published | −25.5 pts | not published | −31.7 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +6.4% | not published | −10.2 pts | not published | −15.4 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +93.1% | not published | +14.7 pts | not published | −5.1 pts |
| Since launch | −2.4% | +109.5% | −6.7 pts | −0.6 pts | −6.2 pts | −56.0 pts |
| AV Corgi Aerospace & Commercial Aviation ETF Holds 40 stocks in defense, 66% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | MISL First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF Holds 40 stocks in defense, 62% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Corgi | First Trust |
| Theme | Defense | Defense |
| In the S&P 500 | 66.3% | 62.4% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 97.6% | 97.5% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 0.0% | 11.8% |
| Holdings | 40 | 40 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 55.5% | 63.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.60% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.36% | 0.62% |
| Total return, 1 year | −2.4% (since launch on May 6, 2026) | +6.4% |
| vs the S&P 500 | −6.7 pts | −10.2 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | −6.2 pts | −15.4 pts |
| Below its high | −13.0% | −16.9% |
| Net assets | $773,395 | $704m |
AV in plain words
By weight, 66% 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 40 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Since it launched on May 6, 2026 the fund returned −2.4% with distributions reinvested against +4.3% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 6.7 pts. It sits 13.0% below its all-time high of Aug 5, 2026.
MISL in plain words
By weight, 62% of MISL'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 63% of the fund across 40 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +6.4% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 10.2 pts. It sits 16.9% below its all-time high of Jan 16, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do AV and MISL hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 50% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is close to holding one of them twice. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
- Which is more different from the S&P 500, AV or MISL?
- AV has 66% of its weight in S&P 500 names and MISL has 62%, so AV differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, AV or MISL?
- AV charges 0.35% a year and MISL charges 0.60%, so AV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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