Data as of .
DUTY vs SHLD: which is really different?
DUTY and SHLD hold 42% of their weight in the same names.
ETFIQ Off-Index Score: SHLD 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
42% 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 SHLD hold 42% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DUTY | SHLD |
|---|---|---|
| General Dynamics Corp | 7.57% | 8.54% |
| Lockheed Martin Corp | 7.34% | 8.29% |
| Northrop Grumman Corp | 6.62% | 7.88% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc | 5.98% | 10.77% |
| L3Harris Technologies Inc | 6.85% | 3.69% |
| Leidos Holdings Inc | 2.74% | 2.44% |
| Huntington Ingalls Industries | 2.45% | 1.64% |
| Kratos Defense & Security Solu | 2.06% | 1.35% |
| AeroVironment Inc | 1.04% | 0.93% |
| Mercury Systems Inc | 1.33% | 0.77% |
| Parsons Corp | 0.55% | 0.72% |
| Karman Holdings Inc | 1.00% | 0.51% |
| Only in DUTY | Only in SHLD |
|---|---|
| Rocket Lab Corp 5.35% | RTX CORPORATION 9.10% |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc 5.21% | BAE SYSTEMS PLC 4.72% |
| Fortinet Inc 4.92% | HANWHA AEROSPACE CO LTD 3.86% |
| Crowdstrike Holdings Inc 4.64% | RHEINMETALL AG 3.80% |
| Okta Inc 4.62% | THALES SA 3.76% |
| Teledyne Technologies Inc 4.35% | LEONARDO SPA 3.56% |
| Akamai Technologies Inc 3.15% | SAAB AB-B 3.47% |
| Check Point Software Technolog 2.89% | ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD 3.15% |
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 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUTY | SHLD | DUTY | SHLD | DUTY | SHLD | |
| 3 months | +5.7% | +0.9% | +3.5 pts | −1.3 pts | +8.2 pts | +3.4 pts |
| 6 months | not published | −14.0% | not published | −32.1 pts | not published | −38.3 pts |
| 1 year | not published | −5.1% | not published | −21.7 pts | not published | −26.9 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +156.1% | not published | +77.7 pts | not published | +57.9 pts |
| Since launch | +6.9% | +157.7% | −6.3 pts | +80.2 pts | −12.3 pts | +61.5 pts |
| DUTY U.S. Defense ETF Holds 50 stocks in defense, 62% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | SHLD Global X Defense Tech ETF Holds 59 stocks in defense, 40% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Aura | Global X |
| Theme | Defense | Defense |
| In the S&P 500 | 61.8% | 39.9% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 98.1% | 99.1% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 23.5% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 50 | 59 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 59.1% | 64.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.45% | 0.50% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.46% | 0.50% |
| Total return, 1 year | +6.9% (since launch on Apr 8, 2026) | −5.1% |
| vs the S&P 500 | −6.3 pts | −21.7 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | −12.3 pts | −26.9 pts |
| Below its high | −9.2% | −19.4% |
| Net assets | $2m | $7.1bn |
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.
SHLD in plain words
By weight, 40% of SHLD'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 64% of the fund across 59 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned −5.1% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 21.7 pts. It sits 19.4% below its all-time high of Mar 9, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do DUTY and SHLD hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 42% 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 SHLD?
- DUTY has 62% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SHLD has 40%, so SHLD differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, DUTY or SHLD?
- DUTY charges 0.45% a year and SHLD charges 0.50%, so DUTY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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