Data as of .
FOWF vs WAR: which is really different?
FOWF and WAR hold 4% of their weight in the same names.
ETFIQ Off-Index Score: WAR 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
4% 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 WAR hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FOWF | WAR |
|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare Inc | 0.79% | 2.11% |
| NVIDIA Corp | 0.72% | 3.67% |
| Crowdstrike Holdings Inc | 0.69% | 3.35% |
| Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC | 0.67% | 4.09% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc | 0.63% | 3.19% |
| Only in FOWF | Only in WAR |
|---|---|
| General Dynamics Corp 7.55% | Astera Labs Inc 9.50% |
| Boeing Co/The 7.51% | Axon Enterprise Inc 8.76% |
| RTX Corp 6.76% | Micron Technology Inc 8.59% |
| Lockheed Martin Corp 6.39% | Mildef Group AB 7.21% |
| Northrop Grumman Corp 5.58% | DroneShield Ltd 5.04% |
| BAE Systems PLC 3.98% | Intuitive Machines Inc 4.98% |
| L3Harris Technologies Inc 3.24% | Teradyne Inc 4.96% |
| Dell Technologies Inc 2.10% | Electro Optic Systems Holdings 4.11% |
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 Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOWF | WAR | FOWF | WAR | FOWF | WAR | |
| 3 months | +2.2% | −7.9% | −0.1 pts | −10.2 pts | +4.7 pts | −5.4 pts |
| 6 months | +5.6% | not published | −12.4 pts | not published | −18.6 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +12.7% | not published | −3.9 pts | not published | −9.1 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +43.5% | −9.7% | +10.6 pts | −11.7 pts | +2.6 pts | −8.6 pts |
| FOWF Pacer Solactive Whitney Future of Warfare ETF Holds 86 stocks in defense, 74% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | WAR U.S. Global Technology and Aerospace & Defense ETF Holds 28 stocks in defense, 38% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Pacer | U.S. Global |
| Theme | Defense | Defense |
| In the S&P 500 | 73.5% | 38.3% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 88.4% | 92.4% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 13.7% | 31.5% |
| Holdings | 86 | 28 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 46.9% | 61.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.60% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.55% | 0.65% |
| Total return, 1 year | +12.7% | −9.7% (since launch on May 26, 2026) |
| vs the S&P 500 | −3.9 pts | −11.7 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | −9.1 pts | −8.6 pts |
| Below its high | −8.4% | −13.8% |
| Net assets | $15m | $41m |
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.
WAR in plain words
By weight, 38% of WAR's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 92%. The top ten holdings are 61% of the fund across 28 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Since it launched on May 26, 2026 the fund returned −9.7% with distributions reinvested against +2.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 11.7 pts. It sits 13.8% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do FOWF and WAR hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 4% 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, FOWF or WAR?
- FOWF has 74% of its weight in S&P 500 names and WAR has 38%, so WAR differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, FOWF or WAR?
- FOWF charges 0.49% a year and WAR charges 0.60%, so FOWF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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