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FOWF vs SHLD: which is really different?

FOWF and SHLD hold 39% of their weight in the same names, and FOWF returned more over the year.

Pacer Solactive Whitney Future of Warfare ETF and Global X Defense Tech ETF.

73.5%FOWF in the S&P 500
39.9%SHLD in the S&P 500
+12.7%FOWF total return, 1 year
−5.1%SHLD total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: SHLD scores higher

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

FOWF 22.8SHLD 64.10.1, 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

FOWF27% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
74%27%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 88% · top ten 47% of the fund · 86 holdings filed Apr 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 14% in74%27%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 88% · top ten 47% of the fund
SHLD60% 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 64% of the fund · 59 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in40%60%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 99% · top ten 64% of the fund

39% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FOWF and SHLD hold 39% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions FOWF and SHLD both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingFOWFSHLD
General Dynamics Corp7.55%8.54%
RTX Corp6.76%9.10%
Lockheed Martin Corp6.39%8.29%
Northrop Grumman Corp5.58%7.88%
BAE Systems PLC3.98%4.72%
L3Harris Technologies Inc3.24%3.69%
Leidos Holdings Inc2.08%2.44%
Leonardo SpA0.71%3.56%
Kongsberg Gruppen ASA0.69%2.16%
Palantir Technologies Inc0.63%10.77%
Thales SA0.62%3.76%
Rheinmetall AG0.52%3.80%
Only in each
Only in FOWFOnly in SHLD
Boeing Co/The 7.51%HANWHA AEROSPACE CO LTD 3.86%
Dell Technologies Inc 2.10%SAAB AB-B 3.47%
Honeywell International Inc 1.66%ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD 3.15%
Nokia Oyj 1.41%BWX TECHNOLOGIES INC 2.06%
Vertiv Holdings Co 1.17%HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIE 1.64%
Corning Inc 1.10%MOOG INC-CLASS A 1.56%
Keysight Technologies Inc 1.09%KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY 1.35%
GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc 1.00%LIG DEFENSE&AEROSPACE CO LTD 1.01%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

FOWF and SHLD over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
FOWFSHLDFOWFSHLDFOWFSHLD
3 months+2.2%+0.9%−0.1 pts−1.3 pts+4.7 pts+3.4 pts
6 months+5.6%−14.0%−12.4 pts−32.1 pts−18.6 pts−38.3 pts
1 year+12.7%−5.1%−3.9 pts−21.7 pts−9.1 pts−26.9 pts
3 yearsnot published+156.1%not published+77.7 ptsnot published+57.9 pts
Since launch+43.5%+157.7%+10.6 pts+80.2 pts+2.6 pts+61.5 pts
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FOWF and SHLD on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FOWF
Pacer Solactive Whitney Future of Warfare ETF
Holds 86 stocks in defense, 74% 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
IssuerPacerGlobal X
ThemeDefenseDefense
In the S&P 50073.5%39.9%
Active share vs the S&P 50088.4%99.1%
In the Nasdaq-10013.7%0.0%
Holdings8659
Top ten, share of the fund46.9%64.4%
Expense ratio0.49%0.50%
Fee for the differing part0.55%0.50%
Total return, 1 year+12.7%−5.1%
vs the S&P 500−3.9 pts−21.7 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−9.1 pts−26.9 pts
Below its high−8.4%−19.4%
Net assets$15m$7.1bn

FOWF in plain words

By weight, 74% of FOWF's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 88%. The top ten holdings are 47% of the fund across 86 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +12.7% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 3.9 pts. It sits 8.4% below its all-time high of Aug 14, 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 FOWF and SHLD 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, FOWF or SHLD?
FOWF has 74% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SHLD has 40%, so SHLD differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, FOWF or SHLD?
FOWF charges 0.49% a year and SHLD charges 0.50%, so FOWF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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FOWF against SHLD, 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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