Data as of .
DUTY vs GCAD: which is really different?
DUTY and GCAD hold 22% of their weight in the same names.
ETFIQ Off-Index Score: DUTY scores higher
How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?
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
22% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DUTY and GCAD hold 22% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DUTY | GCAD |
|---|---|---|
| L3Harris Technologies Inc | 6.85% | 4.01% |
| Lockheed Martin Corp | 7.34% | 3.98% |
| Northrop Grumman Corp | 6.62% | 3.48% |
| Moog Inc | 2.54% | 6.20% |
| General Dynamics Corp | 7.57% | 2.40% |
| Mercury Systems Inc | 1.33% | 3.93% |
| Huntington Ingalls Industries | 2.45% | 0.66% |
| Leonardo DRS Inc | 0.53% | 0.88% |
| Ducommun Inc | 0.51% | 4.74% |
| Firefly Aerospace Inc | 0.47% | 0.79% |
| Leidos Holdings Inc | 2.74% | 0.46% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc | 5.98% | 0.45% |
| Only in DUTY | Only in GCAD |
|---|---|
| Rocket Lab Corp 5.35% | ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP 6.84% |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc 5.21% | BOEING COMPANY (THE) 5.20% |
| Fortinet Inc 4.92% | HEXCEL CORP 4.58% |
| Crowdstrike Holdings Inc 4.64% | RTX CORP 4.14% |
| Okta Inc 4.62% | TEXTRON INC 3.87% |
| Teledyne Technologies Inc 4.35% | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 3.09% |
| Akamai Technologies Inc 3.15% | CRANE COMPANY 3.06% |
| Check Point Software Technolog 2.89% | HOWMET AEROSPACE INC 2.61% |
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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUTY | GCAD | DUTY | GCAD | DUTY | GCAD | |
| 3 months | +5.7% | −11.3% | +3.5 pts | −13.5 pts | +8.2 pts | −8.8 pts |
| 6 months | not published | −0.8% | not published | −18.8 pts | not published | −25.0 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +14.2% | not published | −2.4 pts | not published | −7.6 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +120.8% | not published | +42.4 pts | not published | +22.6 pts |
| Since launch | +6.9% | +121.0% | −6.3 pts | +12.9 pts | −12.3 pts | −56.0 pts |
| DUTY U.S. Defense ETF Holds 50 stocks in defense, 62% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | GCAD Gabelli Commercial Aerospace and Defense ETF Holds 54 stocks in defense, 40% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Aura | Gabelli |
| Theme | Defense | Defense |
| In the S&P 500 | 61.8% | 40.2% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 98.1% | 97.2% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 23.5% | 2.5% |
| Holdings | 50 | 54 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 59.1% | 47.5% |
| Expense ratio | 0.45% | 0.90% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.46% | 0.93% |
| Total return, 1 year | +6.9% (since launch on Apr 8, 2026) | +14.2% |
| vs the S&P 500 | −6.3 pts | −2.4 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | −12.3 pts | −7.6 pts |
| Below its high | −9.2% | −14.2% |
| Net assets | $2m | $44m |
DUTY in plain words
By weight, 62% of DUTY's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 98%. The top ten holdings are 59% of the fund across 50 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Since it launched on Apr 8, 2026 the fund returned +6.9% with distributions reinvested against +13.2% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 6.3 pts. It sits 9.2% below its all-time high of Aug 13, 2026.
GCAD in plain words
By weight, 40% of GCAD'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 48% of the fund across 54 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +14.2% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 2.4 pts. It sits 14.2% below its all-time high of Aug 14, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do DUTY and GCAD hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 22% 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, DUTY or GCAD?
- DUTY has 62% of its weight in S&P 500 names and GCAD has 40%, so DUTY differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, DUTY or GCAD?
- DUTY charges 0.45% a year and GCAD charges 0.90%, so DUTY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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