Do CARZ and XT hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 28% 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 XT?

CARZ has 51% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XT has 65%, so CARZ differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, CARZ or XT?

CARZ charges 0.70% a year and XT charges 0.46%, so XT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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CARZ vs XT: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, CARZ returned +26.4% to XT's +23.4%; 28% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $42m on Nov 3, 2026 for First Trust S-Network Future Vehicles & Technology ETF, and $4.0bn on Nov 4, 2026 for iShares Future Exponential Technologies ETF.

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At a glance

50.7%

CARZ in the S&P 500

65.0%

XT in the S&P 500

+26.4%

CARZ total return, 1 year

+23.4%

XT 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.

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

65% of XT's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 35% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XT costs 0.24 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.0 points; XT is far larger, $4.0bn against $42m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

CARZ vs XT: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	CARZ	XT
Return
Measure	CARZ	XT
Total return, 1 year	+26.4%	+23.4%
Drawdown
Measure	CARZ	XT
Below its all-time high	23.2%, high on Jun 2, 2026
Against its benchmark
Measure	CARZ	XT
What it tracks	Broad innovation and megatrends	Broad innovation and megatrends
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year	+15.0%	+15.0%
Against its benchmark, 1 year	ahead by 11.4 pts	ahead by 8.4 pts
Cost and size
Measure	CARZ	XT
Expense ratio	0.70%	0.46%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$42m	$4.0bn
Holdings
Measure	CARZ	XT
Holdings in common	28%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	44%	36%

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 Score20.6CARZ15.4XT

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

XT 15.4

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

28%

By the books each fund has filed, CARZ and XT hold 28% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

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28% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first CARZ XT

Tesla, Inc. 5.43% 4.43%

Microsoft Corporation 5.09% 4.10%

NVIDIA Corporation 4.58% 3.53%

Texas Instruments Incorporated 3.16% 4.69%

Analog Devices, Inc. 2.26% 3.34%

Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 4.11% 1.75%

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (ADR) 4.52% 1.75%

Micron Technology, Inc. 4.22% 0.97%

Infineon Technologies AG 0.85% 1.15%

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 3.98% 0.83%

NXP Semiconductors N.V. 0.74% 1.02%

TE Connectivity Plc 0.71% 1.02%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in CARZ

Apple Inc. 4.98%

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 4.27%

Intel Corporation 2.89%

QUALCOMM Incorporated 1.94%

Toyota Motor Corporation 1.89%

General Motors Company 0.86%

Cummins Inc. 0.76%

Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW) AG 0.63%

Only in XT

ELI LILLY 4.83%

PALO ALTO NETWORKS 3.26%

JOHNSON & JOHNSON 3.04%

AMAZON.COM INC 2.64%

CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS CLASS A 2.63%

ABBVIE 2.48%

MERCK & CO INC 1.72%

BROADCOM INC 1.70%

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Window by window

Window by window: CARZ vs XT: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return		vs its benchmark
Window	CARZ	XT	CARZ	XT
3 months	−11.1%	+2.8%	−9.8 pts vs ACWI	+4.1 pts vs ACWI
6 months	−14.3%	+7.5%	−16.9 pts vs ACWI	+4.9 pts vs ACWI
1 year	+26.4%	+23.4%	+11.4 pts vs ACWI	+8.4 pts vs ACWI
3 years	+94.8%	+78.5%	+17.2 pts vs ACWI	+0.9 pts vs ACWI
Since launchNot the same days: CARZ May 2011 · XT Mar 2015	+302.5%	+293.9%	−30.9 pts vs ACWI	+69.3 pts vs ACWI

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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 XT iShares Future Exponential Technologies ETF · Holds 196 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 65% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer First Trust iShares

Theme Broad innovation and megatrends Broad innovation and megatrends

In the S&P 500 50.7% 65.0%

Active share vs the S&P 500 74.3% 69.8%

In the Nasdaq-100 46.2% 39.9%

Holdings 100 196

Top ten, share of the fund 44.3% 36.5%

Expense ratio 0.70% 0.46%

Fee for the differing part 0.94% 0.66%

Total return, 1 year +26.4% +23.4%

vs its benchmark +11.4 pts vs ACWI +8.4 pts vs ACWI

Below its high −23.2% −1.5%

Net assets, CARZ as of Nov 3, 2026 and XT as of Nov 4, 2026 $42m $4.0bn

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

28% 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.

By weight, 65% of XT's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 70%. The top ten holdings are 36% of the fund across 196 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +23.4% with distributions reinvested against +15.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI All Country World Index, so a holder was ahead by 8.4 pts.

Questions people ask

Do CARZ and XT hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 28% 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 XT?: CARZ has 51% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XT has 65%, so CARZ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, CARZ or XT?: CARZ charges 0.70% a year and XT charges 0.46%, so XT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

CARZ on its own →XT on its own →CARZ dividend history →CARZ holdings →XT dividend history →XT holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

CARZ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

CARZ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for CARZ ↗

XT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for XT ↗

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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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