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As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. GCAD XDEF \n Expense ratio 0.10% 0.35% \n Net assets, GCAD as of Jun 30, 2026 and XDEF as of Nov 2, 2026 $44m $4.3m \n Total return, 1 year +9.4% not published \n What it tracks Defense Defense \n Holdings in common 4% \n Holdings in common uses holdings dat","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, GCAD against XDEF, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/gcad-vs-xdef","a":{"ticker":"GCAD","name":"Gabelli Commercial Aerospace and Defense ETF","issuer":"Gabelli","desk":"themes","as_of":"2026-11-04","verdict":"Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GCAD returned 9.4%.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/gcad","key_facts":[{"label":"Already in the S&P 500","value":"40.1%","as_of":"2026-06-30","source":"its SEC filing (Form N-PORT)"},{"label":"Active share vs the S&P 500","value":"97.2%","as_of":"2026-06-30","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"Top ten holdings","value":"47.5%","as_of":"2026-06-30","source":"its SEC filing (Form N-PORT)"},{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+9.4%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price","value":"2.1%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Dec 29, 2025","value":"$0.9561","as_of":"2025-12-29","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$44m","as_of":"2026-06-30","source":"SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Jun 30, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.10%","as_of":"2026-05-05","source":"497 XBRL, May 5, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"XDEF","name":"Xtrackers Europe Defense Technologies ETF","issuer":"Xtrackers","desk":"themes","as_of":"2026-11-04","verdict":"From its Feb 19, 2026 launch to Nov 4, 2026, XDEF lost 12.4%.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/xdef","key_facts":[{"label":"Already in the S&P 500","value":"0.0%","as_of":"2026-08-31","source":"its SEC filing (Form N-PORT)"},{"label":"Active share vs the S&P 500","value":"100.0%","as_of":"2026-08-31","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"Top ten holdings","value":"64.0%","as_of":"2026-08-31","source":"its SEC filing (Form N-PORT)"},{"label":"Total return, since launch","value":"\u221212.4%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Last payment, ex-date Sep 18, 2026","value":"$0.0275","as_of":"2026-09-18","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$4.3m","as_of":"2026-11-02","source":"issuer page, as of Nov 2, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.35%","as_of":"2026-01-23","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Jan 23, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":4,"full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/gcad-vs-xdef"}