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As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. AV XDEF \n Expense ratio 0.35% 0.35% \n Net assets, as of Nov 2, 2026 $794,520 $4.3m \n What it tracks Defense Defense \n Holdings in common 1% \n Holdings in common uses holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.\n\n Net assets: $800,703 on Nov 4, 2026 for Corgi Aerospace & C","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, AV against XDEF, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/av-vs-xdef","a":{"ticker":"AV","name":"Corgi Aerospace & Commercial Aviation ETF","issuer":"Corgi","desk":"themes","as_of":"2026-11-04","verdict":"From its May 6, 2026 launch to Nov 4, 2026, AV returned 1.0%.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/av","key_facts":[{"label":"Already in the S&P 500","value":"67.0%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file"},{"label":"Active share vs the S&P 500","value":"97.6%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"Top ten holdings","value":"55.8%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file"},{"label":"Total return, since launch","value":"+1.0%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$800,703","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Nov 4, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.35%","as_of":"2026-04-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Apr 30, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"XDEF","name":"Xtrackers Europe Defense Technologies ETF","issuer":"Xtrackers","desk":"themes","as_of":"2026-11-04","verdict":"From its Feb 19, 2026 launch to Nov 4, 2026, XDEF lost 12.4%.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/xdef","key_facts":[{"label":"Already in the S&P 500","value":"0.0%","as_of":"2026-08-31","source":"its SEC filing (Form N-PORT)"},{"label":"Active share vs the S&P 500","value":"100.0%","as_of":"2026-08-31","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"Top ten holdings","value":"64.0%","as_of":"2026-08-31","source":"its SEC filing (Form N-PORT)"},{"label":"Total return, since launch","value":"\u221212.4%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Last payment, ex-date Sep 18, 2026","value":"$0.0275","as_of":"2026-09-18","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$4.3m","as_of":"2026-11-02","source":"issuer page, as of Nov 2, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.35%","as_of":"2026-01-23","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Jan 23, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":1,"full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/av-vs-xdef"}