Do CARZ and ILDR hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 25% 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, CARZ or ILDR?

CARZ has 51% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ILDR has 66%, so CARZ differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, CARZ or ILDR?

CARZ charges 0.70% a year and ILDR charges 0.75%, so CARZ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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CARZ vs ILDR: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, CARZ returned +26.4% to ILDR's +6.6%; 25% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $42m for First Trust S-Network Future Vehicles & Technology ETF and $334m for First Trust Innovation Leaders ETF.

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At a glance

50.7%

CARZ in the S&P 500

65.5%

ILDR in the S&P 500

+26.4%

CARZ total return, 1 year

+6.6%

ILDR total return, 1 year

CARZ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 49% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

51% of CARZ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 49% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.

ILDR · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 35% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

66% of ILDR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 35% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.

Pair scorecard

CARZ costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 19.8 points; ILDR is 8.0 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

CARZ vs ILDR: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	CARZ	ILDR
Return
Measure	CARZ	ILDR
Total return, 1 year	+26.4%	+6.6%
Drawdown
Measure	CARZ	ILDR
Below its all-time high	23.2%, high on Jun 2, 2026	12.5%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Against its benchmark
Measure	CARZ	ILDR
What it tracks	Broad innovation and megatrends	Broad innovation and megatrends
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year	+15.0%	+14.8%
Against its benchmark, 1 year	ahead by 11.4 pts	behind by 8.2 pts
Cost and size
Measure	CARZ	ILDR
Expense ratio	0.70%	0.75%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$42m	$334m
Holdings
Measure	CARZ	ILDR
Holdings in common	25%

ETFIQ S&P 500 Difference Score · CARZ scores higher How much of its weight does it not share with the S&P 500?

IQ Themes Score20.6CARZ10.1ILDR

How different its holdings are from the S&P 500, ranked against 114 thematic ETFs with at least half their money in S&P 500 companies. 100 is best. How it is computed

CARZ 20.6

ILDR 10.1

0.4, the lowest in this set 99.6, the highest

Weight not shared with the S&P 500 only; it says nothing about returns, fees or whether the theme pays off. All thematic ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

25%

By the books each fund has filed, CARZ and ILDR hold 25% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

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25% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first CARZ ILDR

NVIDIA Corporation 4.58% 9.90%

Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 4.11% 4.20%

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 3.98% 5.45%

Microsoft Corporation 5.09% 3.11%

Micron Technology, Inc. 4.22% 2.56%

Tesla, Inc. 5.43% 2.17%

Marvell Technology, Inc. 1.67% 2.40%

Schneider Electric SE 1.69% 1.60%

Intel Corporation 2.89% 0.40%

Rambus Inc. 0.46% 0.38%

Indie Semiconductor, Inc. 0.33% 0.16%

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Only in CARZ

Apple Inc. 4.98%

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (ADR) 4.52%

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 4.27%

Texas Instruments Incorporated 3.16%

Analog Devices, Inc. 2.26%

QUALCOMM Incorporated 1.94%

Toyota Motor Corporation 1.89%

General Motors Company 0.86%

Only in ILDR

Amazon.com, Inc. 6.23%

Eli Lilly and Company 4.02%

Broadcom Inc. 3.61%

Oracle Corporation 2.48%

Arista Networks, Inc. 2.28%

Shopify Inc. (Class A) 2.19%

Eaton Corporation Plc 2.07%

Siemens Energy AG 1.67%

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Window by window

Window by window: CARZ vs ILDR: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return		vs its benchmark
Window	CARZ	ILDR	CARZ	ILDR
3 months	−11.1%	−7.4%	−9.8 pts vs ACWI	−7.1 pts vs IWV
6 months	−14.3%	−1.8%	−16.9 pts vs ACWI	−6.7 pts vs IWV
1 year	+26.4%	+6.6%	+11.4 pts vs ACWI	−8.2 pts vs IWV
3 years	+94.8%	+107.0%	+17.2 pts vs ACWI	+26.0 pts vs IWV
Since launchNot the same days: CARZ May 2011 · ILDR May 2021	+302.5%	+75.9%	−30.9 pts vs ACWI	−10.3 pts vs IWV

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Side by side

CARZ First Trust S-Network Future Vehicles & Technology ETF · Holds 100 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 51% of its weight in S&P 500 companies ILDR First Trust Innovation Leaders ETF · Holds 81 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 66% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer First Trust First Trust

Theme Broad innovation and megatrends Broad innovation and megatrends

In the S&P 500 50.7% 65.5%

Active share vs the S&P 500 74.3% 66.9%

In the Nasdaq-100 46.2% 48.8%

Holdings 100 81

Top ten, share of the fund 44.3% 44.0%

Expense ratio 0.70% 0.75%

Fee for the differing part 0.94% 1.12%

Total return, 1 year +26.4% +6.6%

vs its benchmark +11.4 pts vs ACWI −8.2 pts vs IWV

Below its high −23.2% −12.5%

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $42m $334m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

25% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund

CARZ

By weight, 51% of CARZ's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 74%. The top ten holdings are 44% of the fund across 100 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +26.4% with distributions reinvested against +15.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Index, so a holder was ahead by 11.4 pts. It sits 23.2% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

ILDR

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +6.6% with distributions reinvested against +14.8% for its benchmark, the Russell 3000 Index, so a holder was behind by 8.2 pts.

By weight, 66% of ILDR's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 67%. The top ten holdings are 44% of the fund across 81 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. It sits 12.5% below its all-time high of Oct 6, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do CARZ and ILDR hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 25% 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, CARZ or ILDR?: CARZ has 51% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ILDR has 66%, so CARZ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, CARZ or ILDR?: CARZ charges 0.70% a year and ILDR charges 0.75%, so CARZ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

CARZ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

CARZ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for CARZ ↗

ILDR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ILDR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for ILDR ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

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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