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FITE vs ILDR: which is really different?

FITE and ILDR hold 7% of their weight in the same names, and FITE returned more over the year.

State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P Kensho Future Security ETF and First Trust Innovation Leaders ETF.

27.1%FITE in the S&P 500
65.8%ILDR in the S&P 500
+30.7%FITE total return, 1 year
+19.9%ILDR total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: FITE scores higher

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

FITE 33.1ILDR 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

FITE73% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
27%73%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 95% · top ten 20% of the fund · 80 holdings filed Sep 17, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 11% in27%73%inoutside the S&P 500active share 95% · top ten 20% 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

7% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FITE and ILDR hold 7% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions FITE and ILDR both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingFITEILDR
RUBRIK INC A1.96%1.29%
BROADCOM INC1.20%3.57%
PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC1.85%1.00%
CLOUDFLARE INC CLASS A1.97%0.63%
CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS INC A1.97%0.62%
ZSCALER INC2.05%0.60%
LEONARDO DRS INC0.83%0.48%
AEROVIRONMENT INC1.22%0.35%
KARMAN HOLDINGS INC0.99%0.28%
PLANET LABS PBC0.71%0.24%
US DOLLAR0.01%0.26%
Only in each
Only in FITEOnly in ILDR
RAPID7 INC 2.23%NVIDIA Corporation 9.78%
OKTA INC 2.14%Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 5.79%
QUALYS INC 2.09%Amazon.com, Inc. 5.79%
SENTINELONE INC CLASS A 2.03%Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 4.81%
VARONIS SYSTEMS INC 1.88%Marvell Technology, Inc. 3.13%
SAILPOINT INC 1.78%Eli Lilly and Company 3.02%
TENABLE HOLDINGS INC 1.74%Micron Technology, Inc. 2.80%
N ABLE INC 1.70%Microsoft Corporation 2.70%

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 17, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

FITE 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
FITEILDRFITEILDRFITEILDR
3 months+2.7%+0.3%+0.5 pts−1.9 pts+5.2 pts+2.8 pts
6 months+25.9%+31.0%+7.9 pts+12.9 pts+1.7 pts+6.7 pts
1 year+30.7%+19.9%+14.1 pts+3.3 pts+8.9 pts−1.9 pts
3 years+130.9%+120.9%+52.5 pts+42.5 pts+32.8 pts+22.7 pts
Since launch+285.5%+92.7%+59.9 pts−3.0 pts−101.9 pts−30.0 pts
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FITE and ILDR on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FITE
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P Kensho Future Security ETF
Holds 80 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 27% 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
IssuerState StreetFirst Trust
ThemeBroad innovation and megatrendsBroad innovation and megatrends
In the S&P 50027.1%65.8%
Active share vs the S&P 50095.3%67.1%
In the Nasdaq-10011.2%49.0%
Holdings8082
Top ten, share of the fund20.2%44.1%
Expense ratio0.45%0.75%
Fee for the differing part0.47%1.12%
Total return, 1 year+30.7%+19.9%
vs the S&P 500+14.1 pts+3.3 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+8.9 pts−1.9 pts
Below its high−8.2%−3.5%
Net assets$151m$342m

FITE in plain words

By weight, 27% of FITE's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 95%. The top ten holdings are 20% of the fund across 80 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 17, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +30.7% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 14.1 pts. It sits 8.2% below its all-time high of Aug 13, 2026.

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 FITE and ILDR hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 7% 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, FITE or ILDR?
FITE has 27% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ILDR has 66%, so FITE differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, FITE or ILDR?
FITE charges 0.45% a year and ILDR charges 0.75%, so FITE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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FITE 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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