BOAT vs HULL: which is really different?

BOAT and HULL hold 35% of their weight in the same names. SonicShares Global Shipping ETF and Corgi Shipping & Global Logistics ETF.

0.0%
BOAT in the S&P 500
34.1%
HULL in the S&P 500
+78.0%
BOAT total return, 1 year
+5.0%
HULL total return, since launch
BOAT · 1 year to Sep 30, 2026100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
100% of its weight is outside the S&P 5000% of BOAT's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 47% of the fund · 51 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in100% of its weight is outside the S&P 5000% of BOAT's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 47% of the fund

0% of BOAT's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index

HULL · 3 months to Sep 30, 202666% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
66% of its weight is outside the S&P 50034% of HULL's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 66% is outside the index34%66%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 96% · top ten 43% of the fund · 43 holdings filed Sep 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 16% in66% of its weight is outside the S&P 50034% of HULL's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 66% is outside the index34%66%inoutside the S&P 500active share 96% · top ten 43% of the fund

34% of HULL's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 66% is outside the index

ETFIQ Off-Index Score · BOAT scores higherHow much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?
0.1, the lowest in this set92.0, the highest

A percentile among the 375 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 →

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BOAT and HULL hold 35% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

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35% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding BOAT HULL
Frontline PLC 5.43% 3.15%
Matson Inc 4.38% 2.93%
International Seaways Inc 4.16% 2.86%
CMB Tech NV 3.41% 2.30%
Scorpio Tankers Inc 3.93% 2.11%
ZIM Integrated Shipping Servic 2.10% 2.24%
Hafnia Ltd 3.80% 2.05%
Star Bulk Carriers Corp 1.91% 2.22%
DHT Holdings Inc 1.79% 2.33%
TORM PLC 1.77% 2.03%
Danaos Corp 1.49% 1.83%
Teekay Tankers Ltd 1.31% 2.16%
Only in BOAT
HMM Co Ltd 5.05%
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd 5.04%
Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd 4.94%
SITC International Holdings Co 4.84%
OOIL 4.81%
AP Moller - Maersk A/S 4.57%
Wallenius Wilhelmsen ASA 4.14%
Hapag-Lloyd AG 3.94%
Only in HULL
Amazon.com Inc 12.59%
Expeditors International of Washington Inc 4.11%
United Parcel Service Inc 4.02%
FedEx Corp 3.81%
First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 3.44%
Old Dominion Freight Line Inc 3.23%
JB Hunt Transport Services Inc 2.83%
CH Robinson Worldwide Inc 2.75%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.

35% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

Performance, window by window

Total returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
WindowBOATHULLBOATHULLBOATHULL
3 months+37.6%+9.5%+35.0 pts+7.0 pts+35.4 pts+7.4 pts
6 months+31.3%not published+14.3 ptsnot published+4.5 ptsnot published
1 year+78.0%not published+62.3 ptsnot published+54.2 ptsnot published
3 years+143.1%not published+58.1 ptsnot published+33.1 ptsnot published
Since launch
BOAT Aug 2021 · HULL May 2026
+261.6%+5.0%+175.2 pts+0.5 pts+153.9 pts−1.6 pts

BOAT and HULL over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

BOAT
SonicShares Global Shipping ETF · Holds 51 stocks in shipping, aviation and logistics, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
HULL
Corgi Shipping & Global Logistics ETF · Holds 43 stocks in shipping, aviation and logistics, 34% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer SonicShares Corgi
Theme Shipping, aviation and logistics Shipping, aviation and logistics
In the S&P 500 0.0% 34.1%
Active share vs the S&P 500 100.0% 96.0%
In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 15.8%
Holdings 51 43
Top ten, share of the fund 47.4% 43.0%
Expense ratio 0.69% 0.35%
Fee for the differing part 0.69% 0.36%
Total return, 1 year +78.0% +5.0% (since launch on May 6, 2026)
vs the S&P 500 +62.3 pts +0.5 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 +54.2 pts −1.6 pts
Below its high −2.9% −3.8%
Net assets $67m $673,535

BOAT and HULL on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

BOAT in plain words

By weight, 0% of BOAT'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 47% of the fund across 51 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned +78.0% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 62.2 pts.

HULL in plain words

By weight, 34% of HULL's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 96%. The top ten holdings are 43% of the fund across 43 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 30, 2026. Since it launched on May 6, 2026 the fund returned +5.0% with distributions reinvested against +4.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was about even.

Questions people ask

Do BOAT and HULL hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 35% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is a meaningful overlap. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, BOAT or HULL?
BOAT has 0% of its weight in S&P 500 names and HULL has 34%, so BOAT differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, BOAT or HULL?
BOAT charges 0.69% a year and HULL charges 0.35%, so HULL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Cite this page

ETFIQ, BOAT against HULL, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/boat-vs-hull

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