Do CRTC and NSI hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 0% 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, CRTC or NSI?

CRTC has 87% of its weight in S&P 500 names and NSI has 0%, so NSI differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, CRTC or NSI?

CRTC charges 0.35% a year and NSI charges 0.75%, so CRTC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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CRTC vs NSI: which is really different?

CRTC and NSI hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and NSI returned +19.6% over the year. Xtrackers US National Critical Technologies ETF and National Security Emerging Markets Index ETF.

86.6%

CRTC in the S&P 500

0.0%

NSI in the S&P 500

+14.7%

CRTC total return, 1 year

+19.6%

NSI total return, 1 year

CRTC · 1 year to Sep 30, 202613% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

87% of CRTC's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 13% is outside the index

NSI · 1 year to Sep 30, 2026100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

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

ETFIQ Off-Index Score · NSI scores higherHow much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?

CRTC 1.2

NSI 92

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, CRTC and NSI hold 0% 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 May 31, 2026.

50%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding CRTC NSI

Only in CRTC

ALPHABET INC 5.13%

MICROSOFT CORP 5.00%

AMAZON.COM INC 4.89%

NVIDIA CORP 4.60%

META PLATFORMS INC 4.40%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 3.91%

EXXON MOBIL CORP 2.82%

CISCO SYSTEMS INC 2.22%

Only in NSI

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD 16.59%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 9.48%

HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY COMPANY LTD 3.81%

ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CO LTD 3.75%

CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP 3.54%

PING AN INSURANCE (GROUP) COMPANY OF CHINA LTD 2.56%

PDD HOLDINGS INC 2.55%

NASPERS LTD 2.31%

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

0% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

Performance, window by window

	Total return		vs the S&P 500		vs the Nasdaq-100
Window	CRTC	NSI	CRTC	NSI	CRTC	NSI
3 months	+6.6%	+1.1%	+4.0 pts	−1.4 pts	+4.5 pts	−1.0 pts
6 months	+16.5%	+7.5%	−0.5 pts	−9.5 pts	−10.4 pts	−19.4 pts
1 year	+14.7%	+19.6%	−1.0 pts	+3.9 pts	−9.1 pts	−4.1 pts
Since launch CRTC Nov 2023 · NSI Dec 2023	+70.6%	+60.4%	−5.1 pts	−12.2 pts	−24.4 pts	−32.3 pts

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

On the same fields

CRTC

Xtrackers US National Critical Technologies ETF · Holds 216 stocks in energy security and critical technology, 87% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

NSI

National Security Emerging Markets Index ETF · Holds 104 stocks in energy security and critical technology, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer Xtrackers Tuttle

Theme Energy security and critical technology Energy security and critical technology

In the S&P 500 86.6% 0.0%

Active share vs the S&P 500 61.6% 100.0%

In the Nasdaq-100 51.1% 4.2%

Holdings 216 104

Top ten, share of the fund 36.6% 49.0%

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.75%

Fee for the differing part 0.57% 0.75%

Total return, 1 year +14.7% +19.6%

vs the S&P 500 −1.0 pts +3.9 pts

vs the Nasdaq-100 −9.1 pts −4.1 pts

Below its high −0.5% −4.4%

Net assets $144m $42m

CRTC and NSI on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

CRTC in plain words

By weight, 87% of CRTC's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 62%. The top ten holdings are 37% of the fund across 216 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned +14.7% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 1.0 pts.

NSI in plain words

By weight, 0% of NSI'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 49% of the fund across 104 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned +19.6% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 3.9 pts.

Questions people ask

Do CRTC and NSI hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 0% 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, CRTC or NSI?: CRTC has 87% of its weight in S&P 500 names and NSI has 0%, so NSI differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, CRTC or NSI?: CRTC charges 0.35% a year and NSI charges 0.75%, so CRTC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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CRTC on its own →NSI on its own →How every figure is computed →Standards and sources →

Where these figures came from

CRTC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗CRTC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Xtrackers website ↗NSI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗NSI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Tuttle website ↗

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ETFIQ, CRTC against NSI, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/crtc-vs-nsi

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