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AV vs WAR: which is really different?

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

Corgi Aerospace & Commercial Aviation ETF and U.S. Global Technology and Aerospace & Defense ETF.

66.3%AV in the S&P 500
38.3%WAR in the S&P 500
−2.4%AV total return, 1 year
−9.7%WAR total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: AV scores higher

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

AV 44.5WAR 26.60.1, 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

AV34% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 3 months to Sep 18, 2026
66%34%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 56% of the fund · 40 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in66%34%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 98% · top ten 56% of the fund
WAR62% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 3 months to Sep 18, 2026
38%62%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 92% · top ten 61% of the fund · 28 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 32% in38%62%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 92% · top ten 61% of the fund

0% 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 WAR hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in AVOnly in WAR
GE AEROSPACE 10.74%Astera Labs Inc 9.50%
RTX Corp 9.94%Axon Enterprise Inc 8.76%
General Dynamics Corp 5.48%Micron Technology Inc 8.59%
Lockheed Martin Corp 4.97%Mildef Group AB 7.21%
Howmet Aerospace Inc 4.63%DroneShield Ltd 5.04%
Northrop Grumman Corp 4.50%Intuitive Machines Inc 4.98%
Boeing Co/The 4.00%Teradyne Inc 4.96%
United Parcel Service Inc 4.00%Electro Optic Systems Holdings 4.11%

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

AV and WAR over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AVWARAVWARAVWAR
3 months−9.0%−7.9%−11.3 pts−10.2 pts−6.5 pts−5.4 pts
Since launch−2.4%−9.7%−6.7 pts−11.7 pts−6.2 pts−8.6 pts
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AV and WAR on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AV
Corgi Aerospace & Commercial Aviation ETF
Holds 40 stocks in defense, 66% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
WAR
U.S. Global Technology and Aerospace & Defense ETF
Holds 28 stocks in defense, 38% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerCorgiU.S. Global
ThemeDefenseDefense
In the S&P 50066.3%38.3%
Active share vs the S&P 50097.6%92.4%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%31.5%
Holdings4028
Top ten, share of the fund55.5%61.3%
Expense ratio0.35%0.60%
Fee for the differing part0.36%0.65%
Total return, 1 year−2.4% (since launch on May 6, 2026)−9.7% (since launch on May 26, 2026)
vs the S&P 500−6.7 pts−11.7 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−6.2 pts−8.6 pts
Below its high−13.0%−13.8%
Net assets$773,395$41m

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.

WAR in plain words

By weight, 38% of WAR's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 92%. The top ten holdings are 61% of the fund across 28 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Since it launched on May 26, 2026 the fund returned −9.7% with distributions reinvested against +2.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 11.7 pts. It sits 13.8% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do AV and WAR hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 0% 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, AV or WAR?
AV has 66% of its weight in S&P 500 names and WAR has 38%, so AV differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AV or WAR?
AV charges 0.35% a year and WAR 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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AV against WAR, 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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