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CARZ vs XDAT: which is really different?

CARZ and XDAT hold 8% of their weight in the same names, and CARZ returned more over the year.

First Trust S-Network Future Vehicles & Technology ETF and Franklin Exponential Data ETF.

51.5%CARZ in the S&P 500
61.1%XDAT in the S&P 500
+50.4%CARZ total return, 1 year
−4.8%XDAT total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: XDAT scores higher

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

CARZ 6.7XDAT 20.20.1, 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

CARZ49% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
52%49%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 74% · top ten 48% of the fund · 106 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 48% in52%49%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 74% · top ten 48% of the fund
XDAT39% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
61%39%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 86% · top ten 57% of the fund · 59 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 50% in61%39%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 86% · top ten 57% of the fund

8% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CARZ and XDAT hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions CARZ and XDAT both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingCARZXDAT
Alphabet Inc. (Class A)4.49%9.76%
Microsoft Corporation5.92%3.55%
Aurora Innovation, Inc.0.51%0.46%
Only in each
Only in CARZOnly in XDAT
NVIDIA Corporation 5.06%CLOUDFLARE INC 10.14%
Apple Inc. 4.90%META PLATFORMS INC 6.43%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 4.72%SNOWFLAKE INC 5.03%
Micron Technology, Inc. 4.72%APPLOVIN CORP 5.02%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 4.72%PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC 4.54%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (ADR) 4.59%CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS INC 4.39%
Intel Corporation 4.45%DATADOG INC 4.11%
Tesla, Inc. 4.13%MONGODB INC 3.75%

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

CARZ and XDAT over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
CARZXDATCARZXDATCARZXDAT
3 months−11.3%+10.6%−13.5 pts+8.3 pts−8.8 pts+13.1 pts
6 months+33.3%+23.9%+15.3 pts+5.9 pts+9.1 pts−0.3 pts
1 year+50.4%−4.8%+33.9 pts−21.4 pts+28.7 pts−26.6 pts
3 years+107.6%+47.1%+29.2 pts−31.3 pts+9.4 pts−51.1 pts
Since launch+352.9%+9.1%−283.1 pts−108.2 pts−939.0 pts−127.9 pts
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CARZ and XDAT on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CARZ
First Trust S-Network Future Vehicles & Technology ETF
Holds 106 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 52% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
XDAT
Franklin Exponential Data ETF
Holds 59 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 61% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerFirst TrustFranklin
ThemeBroad innovation and megatrendsBroad innovation and megatrends
In the S&P 50051.5%61.1%
Active share vs the S&P 50074.0%86.2%
In the Nasdaq-10048.0%49.6%
Holdings10659
Top ten, share of the fund47.7%56.7%
Expense ratio0.70%0.50%
Fee for the differing part0.95%0.58%
Total return, 1 year+50.4%−4.8%
vs the S&P 500+33.9 pts−21.4 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+28.7 pts−26.6 pts
Below its high−13.6%−12.3%
Net assets$48m$4m

CARZ in plain words

By weight, 52% 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 48% of the fund across 106 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +50.4% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 33.9 pts. It sits 13.6% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

XDAT in plain words

By weight, 61% of XDAT's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 86%. The top ten holdings are 57% of the fund across 59 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned −4.8% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 21.4 pts. It sits 12.3% below its all-time high of Nov 9, 2021.

Questions people ask

Do CARZ and XDAT hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 8% 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, CARZ or XDAT?
CARZ has 52% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XDAT has 61%, so XDAT differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, CARZ or XDAT?
CARZ charges 0.70% a year and XDAT charges 0.50%, so XDAT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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CARZ against XDAT, 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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