Do EKG and LGHT hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 39% 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, EKG or LGHT?

EKG has 39% of its weight in S&P 500 names and LGHT has 70%, so EKG differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, EKG or LGHT?

EKG charges 0.65% a year and LGHT charges 0.85%, so EKG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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EKG vs LGHT: which is really different?

EKG and LGHT hold 39% of their weight in the same names, and EKG returned +36.5% over the year. First Trust Nasdaq Lux Digital Health Solutions ETF and Langar Global HealthTech ETF.

39.0%

EKG in the S&P 500

69.6%

LGHT in the S&P 500

+36.5%

EKG total return, 1 year

+4.0%

LGHT total return, 1 year

EKG · 1 year to Sep 30, 202661% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

39% of EKG's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 61% is outside the index

LGHT · 1 year to Sep 30, 202630% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

70% of LGHT's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 30% is outside the index

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

EKG 71.7

LGHT 69.7

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, EKG and LGHT hold 39% 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 Sep 30, 2026.

50%

half

39% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding EKG LGHT

IQVIA Holdings Inc. 7.65% 5.99%

ResMed Inc. 3.42% 10.95%

Align Technology, Inc. 2.70% 3.27%

Progyny, Inc. 0.44% 0.77%

Schrodinger, Inc. 0.49% 0.30%

Phreesia Inc. 0.17% 0.18%

Only in EKG

Natera, Inc. 9.54%

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 8.03%

Veeva Systems Inc. (Class A) 7.43%

DexCom, Inc. 7.05%

Illumina, Inc. 4.76%

Guardant Health, Inc. 4.17%

Tempus AI, Inc. (Class A) 3.22%

Globus Medical, Inc. (Class A) 3.17%

Only in LGHT

Intuitive Surgical I 11.93%

Moderna Inc 9.59%

Veeva Systems Inc 6.73%

GE HealthCare 6.50%

Koninklijke Philips 5.55%

Insulet Corp 5.34%

DEXCOM INC COM 4.82%

Zimmer Biomet Holdin 4.51%

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

39% 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	EKG	LGHT	EKG	LGHT	EKG	LGHT
3 months	+21.3%	+20.1%	+18.8 pts	+17.6 pts	+19.1 pts	+18.0 pts
6 months	+45.4%	+20.3%	+28.5 pts	+3.4 pts	+18.6 pts	−6.5 pts
1 year	+36.5%	+4.0%	+20.8 pts	−11.8 pts	+12.7 pts	−19.8 pts
3 years	+68.7%	not published	−16.3 pts	not published	−41.3 pts	not published
Since launch EKG Mar 2022 · LGHT Jan 2024	+19.7%	+2.8%	−62.9 pts	−62.5 pts	−96.4 pts	−80.9 pts

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

On the same fields

EKG

First Trust Nasdaq Lux Digital Health Solutions ETF · Holds 52 stocks in healthcare innovation and GLP-1, 39% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

LGHT

Langar Global HealthTech ETF · Holds 28 stocks in healthcare innovation and GLP-1, 70% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer First Trust Langar

Theme Healthcare innovation and GLP-1 Healthcare innovation and GLP-1

In the S&P 500 39.0% 69.6%

Active share vs the S&P 500 99.6% 99.5%

In the Nasdaq-100 15.1% 23.2%

Holdings 52 28

Top ten, share of the fund 58.4% 71.9%

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.85%

Fee for the differing part 0.65% 0.85%

Total return, 1 year +36.5% +4.0%

vs the S&P 500 +20.8 pts −11.8 pts

vs the Nasdaq-100 +12.7 pts −19.8 pts

Below its high 0.0% −5.9%

Net assets $5m $2m

EKG and LGHT on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

EKG in plain words

By weight, 39% of EKG'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 58% of the fund across 52 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned +36.5% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 20.8 pts.

LGHT in plain words

By weight, 70% of LGHT'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 72% of the fund across 28 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 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 11.8 pts. It sits 5.9% below its all-time high of Jan 30, 2025.

Questions people ask

Do EKG and LGHT hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 39% 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, EKG or LGHT?: EKG has 39% of its weight in S&P 500 names and LGHT has 70%, so EKG differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, EKG or LGHT?: EKG charges 0.65% a year and LGHT charges 0.85%, so EKG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

EKG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗EKG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗First Trust page for EKG ↗LGHT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗LGHT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Langar website ↗

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