Get the weekly note
ETFIQetfiq.com · independent ETF data

Data as of .

IDEF vs KWEB: which is really different?

IDEF holds 36.1% of its weight in S&P 500 companies and KWEB 0.0%.

iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF and KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF, side by side, thematic ETFs on ETFIQ.

36.1%IDEF in the S&P 500
0.0%KWEB in the S&P 500
+4.9%IDEF total return, 1 year
−36.0%KWEB total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: KWEB scores higher

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

IDEF 35.7KWEB 91.60.1, the lowest in this set91.6, the highest

A percentile among the 371 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

IDEF64% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 11, 2026
36%64%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 96% · top ten 35% of the fund · 152 holdings filed Sep 10, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 9% in36%64%inoutside the S&P 500active share 96% · top ten 35% of the fund
KWEB100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 11, 2026
0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 61% of the fund · 45 holdings filed Sep 11, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 8% in0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 61% of the fund

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IDEF and KWEB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IDEFOnly in KWEB
RTX 6.72%TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD 10.25%
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES CLASS A 4.71%ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD 8.61%
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP 3.62%PDD HOLDINGS INC 8.11%
BOEING 3.32%MEITUAN-CLASS B 7.32%
ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 3.30%NETEASE INC 6.25%
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP 2.97%LENOVO GROUP LTD 5.56%
USD CASH 2.72%KE HOLDINGS INC-CL A 4.41%
THALES SA 2.61%JD.COM INC-CLASS A 3.94%

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 10, 2026 and Sep 11, 2026.

Performance, window by window

IDEF and KWEB over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
IDEFKWEBIDEFKWEBIDEFKWEB
3 months−1.9%−7.1%−5.2 pts−10.4 pts−1.1 pts−6.3 pts
6 months−8.5%−18.4%−24.5 pts−34.5 pts−29.2 pts−39.1 pts
1 year+4.9%−36.0%−12.6 pts−53.5 pts−18.1 pts−59.0 pts
3 yearsnot published−1.9%not published−79.8 ptsnot published−97.0 pts
Since launch+26.5%+20.6%−6.4 pts−438.4 pts−13.6 pts−919.7 pts
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ
IDEF and KWEB on the same fields, as of Sep 11, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IDEF
iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF
Holds 152 stocks in defense, 36% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
KWEB
KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF
Holds 45 stocks in internet and e-commerce, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssueriSharesKraneShares
ThemeDefenseInternet and e-commerce
In the S&P 50036.1%0.0%
Active share vs the S&P 50095.9%100.0%
In the Nasdaq-1008.5%8.1%
Holdings15245
Top ten, share of the fund35.2%61.2%
Expense rationot published0.69%
Fee for the differing partnot published0.69%
Total return, 1 year+4.9%−36.0%
vs the S&P 500−12.6 pts−53.5 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−18.1 pts−59.0 pts
Below its high−13.9%−71.5%

IDEF in plain words

By weight, 36% of IDEF's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 96%. The top ten holdings are 35% of the fund across 152 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 10, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned +4.9% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 12.6 pts. It sits 13.9% below its all-time high of Mar 2, 2026.

KWEB in plain words

By weight, 0% of KWEB's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 61% of the fund across 45 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 11, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned −36.0% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 53.5 pts. It sits 71.5% below its all-time high of Feb 17, 2021.

Questions people ask

Which is more different from the S&P 500, IDEF or KWEB?
IDEF has 36% of its weight in S&P 500 names and KWEB has 0%, so KWEB differs more from the index.

Other comparisons

Where these figures came from

ETFIQ links to the documents behind every figure. It is not affiliated with any issuer, and a link is not an endorsement.

IDEF against KWEB, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, IDEF against KWEB, data as of Sep 11, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/idef-vs-kweb Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

How every figure is computed · Standards and sources