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DTRE vs ILDR: which is really different?

DTRE and ILDR hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and ILDR returned more over the year.

First Trust Alerian Disruptive Technology Real Estate ETF and First Trust Innovation Leaders ETF.

40.1%DTRE in the S&P 500
65.8%ILDR in the S&P 500
+8.0%DTRE total return, 1 year
+19.9%ILDR total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: DTRE scores higher

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

DTRE 67.4ILDR 2.90.1, 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

DTRE60% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
40%60%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 99% · top ten 59% of the fund · 37 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in40%60%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 99% · top ten 59% of the fund
ILDR34% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
66%34%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 67% · top ten 44% of the fund · 82 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 49% in66%34%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 67% · top ten 44% of the fund

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DTRE and ILDR hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions DTRE and ILDR both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingDTREILDR
US Dollar0.58%0.26%
Only in each
Only in DTREOnly in ILDR
American Tower Corporation 7.12%NVIDIA Corporation 9.78%
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. 6.86%Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 5.79%
Equinix, Inc. 6.66%Amazon.com, Inc. 5.79%
SBA Communications Corporation 6.61%Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 4.81%
Prologis, Inc. 6.44%Broadcom Inc. 3.57%
Crown Castle Inc. 6.43%Marvell Technology, Inc. 3.13%
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. 5.26%Eli Lilly and Company 3.02%
Segro Plc 4.87%Micron Technology, Inc. 2.80%

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 Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

DTRE and ILDR over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
DTREILDRDTREILDRDTREILDR
3 months+0.5%+0.3%−1.7 pts−1.9 pts+3.0 pts+2.8 pts
6 months+7.3%+31.0%−10.7 pts+12.9 pts−16.9 pts+6.7 pts
1 year+8.0%+19.9%−8.6 pts+3.3 pts−13.8 pts−1.9 pts
3 years+14.2%+120.9%−64.2 pts+42.5 pts−83.9 pts+22.7 pts
Since launch+122.6%+92.7%−680.9 pts−3.0 pts−1567.6 pts−30.0 pts
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DTRE and ILDR on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DTRE
First Trust Alerian Disruptive Technology Real Estate ETF
Holds 37 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 40% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
ILDR
First Trust Innovation Leaders ETF
Holds 82 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 66% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerFirst TrustFirst Trust
ThemeBroad innovation and megatrendsBroad innovation and megatrends
In the S&P 50040.1%65.8%
Active share vs the S&P 50099.4%67.1%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%49.0%
Holdings3782
Top ten, share of the fund59.2%44.1%
Expense ratio0.60%0.75%
Fee for the differing part0.60%1.12%
Total return, 1 year+8.0%+19.9%
vs the S&P 500−8.6 pts+3.3 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−13.8 pts−1.9 pts
Below its high−12.9%−3.5%
Net assets$14m$342m

DTRE in plain words

By weight, 40% of DTRE'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 59% of the fund across 37 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +8.0% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 8.6 pts. It sits 12.9% below its all-time high of Dec 31, 2021.

ILDR in plain words

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 82 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +19.9% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 3.3 pts.

Questions people ask

Do DTRE and ILDR 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, DTRE or ILDR?
DTRE has 40% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ILDR has 66%, so DTRE differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, DTRE or ILDR?
DTRE charges 0.60% a year and ILDR charges 0.75%, so DTRE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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DTRE against ILDR, 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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