{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/hack-vs-spam","section":"compare","title":"HACK vs SPAM: which is really different? | ETFIQ","description":"45.5% of HACK and 26.4% of SPAM is already in the S&P 500 by weight, as filed, and 62% of the two books are the same names at the same weight.","as_of":"Sep 30, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Do HACK and SPAM hold the same stocks?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"By their latest filings, 62% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is close to holding one of them twice. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Which is more different from the S&P 500, HACK or SPAM?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"HACK has 46% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SPAM has 26%, so SPAM differs more from the index."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Which is cheaper, HACK or SPAM?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"HACK charges 0.60% a year and SPAM charges 0.35%, so SPAM is cheaper. 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Returns and overlap to Sep 30, 2026.","url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/hack-vs-spam","dateModified":"2026-09-30","abstract":"HACK and SPAM hold 62% of their weight in the same names, and HACK returned +39.8% over the year.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"isPartOf":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#website"},"speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","cssSelector":[".verdict",".faq"]}},{"@type":"Dataset","name":"ETFIQ comparison of HACK and SPAM","description":"45.5% of HACK and 26.4% of SPAM is already in the S&P 500 by weight, as filed, and 62% of the two books are the same names at the same weight. Returns and overlap to Sep 30, 2026.","dateModified":"2026-09-30","creator":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"isAccessibleForFree":true,"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/hack-vs-spam","license":"https://etfiq.com/standards/","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"inLanguage":"en","creativeWorkStatus":"Published","distribution":[{"@type":"DataDownload","encodingFormat":"application/json","contentUrl":"https://etfiq.com/data/thematic.json"}],"variableMeasured":["Weight overlap with the S&P 500","Active share","Holdings","Top ten share of the fund","Total return","Fee for the differing part","Expense ratio"],"keywords":["exchange-traded funds","ETF","Thematic ETFs","fund data","SEC filings"]}],"characters":6886,"truncated":true,"content":"ETFIQ / Thematic ETFs / Head to head / HACK vs SPAM \n ETFIQ etfiq.com \u00b7 independent ETF data \n\n Data as of Sep 30, 2026 .\n\n HACK vs SPAM: which is really different?\n\n HACK and SPAM hold 62% of their weight in the same names, and HACK returned +39.8% over the year.\n Copy this for sharing \n \n Amplify Cybersecurity ETF and Themes Cybersecurity ETF.\n\n Download as PDF \n\n 45.5% HACK in the S&P 500 \n 26.4% SPAM in the S&P 500 \n +39.8% HACK total return, 1 year \n +35.1% SPAM total return, 1 year \n\n ETFIQ Off-Index Score: SPAM scores higher\n How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative ","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/","citation":"ETFIQ, as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/hack-vs-spam","a":{"ticker":"HACK","name":"Amplify Cybersecurity ETF","issuer":"Amplify","desk":"themes","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"HACK holds 25 stocks, and 54% of its weight is outside the S&P 500.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/hack","key_facts":[{"label":"Already in the S&P 500","value":"45.5%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Active share vs the S&P 500","value":"95.3%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Top ten holdings","value":"53.9%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+39.8%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$3.3bn","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"issuer page, as of Sep 30, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.60%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Jan 28, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"SPAM","name":"Themes Cybersecurity ETF","issuer":"Themes","desk":"themes","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"SPAM holds 35 stocks, and 74% of its weight is outside the S&P 500.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/spam","key_facts":[{"label":"Already in the S&P 500","value":"26.4%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Active share vs the S&P 500","value":"99.1%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Top ten holdings","value":"54.4%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+35.1%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$7m","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"issuer page, as of Sep 18, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.35%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Jan 27, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":62,"full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/hack-vs-spam"}