DRNZ vs JEDI: which is really different?

DRNZ and JEDI hold 32% of their weight in the same names. REX Drone ETF and Defiance Drone and Modern Warfare ETF.

15.4%
DRNZ in the S&P 500
3.7%
JEDI in the S&P 500
−18.7%
DRNZ total return, since launch
−4.0%
JEDI total return, 1 year
DRNZ · 6 months to Sep 30, 202685% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
85% of its weight is outside the S&P 50015% of DRNZ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 85% is outside the index15%85%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 97% · top ten 68% of the fund · 45 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 4% in85% of its weight is outside the S&P 50015% of DRNZ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 85% is outside the index15%85%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 97% · top ten 68% of the fund

15% of DRNZ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 85% is outside the index

JEDI · 1 year to Sep 30, 202696% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
96% of its weight is outside the S&P 5004% of JEDI's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 96% is outside the index4%96%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 99% · top ten 55% of the fund · 48 holdings filed Oct 1, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 1% in96% of its weight is outside the S&P 5004% of JEDI's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 96% is outside the index4%96%4% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 99% · top ten 55% of the fund

4% of JEDI's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 96% is outside the index

ETFIQ Off-Index Score · JEDI 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, DRNZ and JEDI hold 32% 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 Oct 1, 2026.

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32% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DRNZ JEDI
Ondas Inc 12.61% 9.40%
Unusual Machines Inc /US 5.88% 7.22%
Red Cat Holdings Inc 5.00% 4.32%
AeroVironment Inc 13.14% 2.72%
Swarmer Inc 2.01% 1.27%
Palantir Technologies Inc 2.11% 1.24%
AIRO Group Holdings Inc 1.43% 1.17%
DroneShield Ltd 5.17% 1.12%
Elsight Ltd 5.26% 0.77%
Mercury Systems Inc 0.67% 1.21%
Cohort PLC 0.54% 0.51%
L3Harris Technologies Inc 0.49% 0.68%
Only in DRNZ
Next Vision Stabilized Systems 11.62%
General Electric Co 3.21%
Aevex Corp 3.00%
EHang Holdings Ltd 2.96%
Volatus Aerospace Inc 1.93%
Draganfly Inc 1.60%
Boeing Co/The 1.40%
ZenaTech Inc 1.38%
Only in JEDI
Redwire Corp 8.14%
Intuitive Machines Inc 5.84%
Ast Spacemobile Inc 4.74%
Vertical Aerospace Ltd 4.17%
Rocket Lab Corp 4.11%
Blacksky Technology Inc 3.65%
Joby Aviation Inc 3.36%
Archer Aviation Inc 3.14%

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

32% 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
WindowDRNZJEDIDRNZJEDIDRNZJEDI
3 months−12.3%−13.6%−14.8 pts−16.1 pts−14.4 pts−15.7 pts
6 months−18.8%−4.3%−35.8 pts−21.3 pts−45.7 pts−31.2 pts
1 yearnot published−4.0%not published−19.7 ptsnot published−27.8 pts
Since launch
DRNZ Oct 2025 · JEDI Sep 2025
−18.7%−0.5%−30.8 pts−16.9 pts−35.6 pts−25.2 pts

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

On the same fields

DRNZ
REX Drone ETF · Holds 45 stocks in robotics and automation, 15% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
JEDI
Defiance Drone and Modern Warfare ETF · Holds 48 stocks in robotics and automation, 4% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer REX Defiance
Theme Robotics and automation Robotics and automation
In the S&P 500 15.4% 3.7%
Active share vs the S&P 500 97.3% 98.9%
In the Nasdaq-100 3.5% 1.2%
Holdings 45 48
Top ten, share of the fund 67.8% 54.9%
Expense ratio 0.65% 0.69%
Fee for the differing part 0.67% 0.70%
Total return, 1 year −18.7% (since launch on Oct 29, 2025) −4.0%
vs the S&P 500 −30.8 pts −19.7 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 −35.6 pts −27.8 pts
Below its high −32.3% −40.9%
Net assets $117m $169m

DRNZ and JEDI on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

DRNZ in plain words

By weight, 15% of DRNZ's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 97%. The top ten holdings are 68% of the fund across 45 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Since it launched on Oct 29, 2025 the fund returned −18.7% with distributions reinvested against +12.1% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 30.8 pts. It sits 32.3% below its all-time high of May 29, 2026.

JEDI in plain words

By weight, 4% of JEDI's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 99%. The top ten holdings are 55% of the fund across 48 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 1, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned −4.0% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 19.7 pts. It sits 40.9% below its all-time high of May 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do DRNZ and JEDI hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 32% 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, DRNZ or JEDI?
DRNZ has 15% of its weight in S&P 500 names and JEDI has 4%, so JEDI differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, DRNZ or JEDI?
DRNZ charges 0.65% a year and JEDI charges 0.69%, so DRNZ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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ETFIQ, DRNZ against JEDI, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/drnz-vs-jedi

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