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IDGT vs KNCT: which is really different?

IDGT and KNCT hold 13% of their weight in the same names, and KNCT returned more over the year.

iShares U.S. Digital Infrastructure and Real Estate ETF and Invesco Next Gen Connectivity ETF.

32.9%IDGT in the S&P 500
64.1%KNCT in the S&P 500
+30.9%IDGT total return, 1 year
+60.7%KNCT total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: IDGT scores higher

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

IDGT 55.3KNCT 13.30.1, 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

IDGT67% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
33%67%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 65% of the fund · 31 holdings filed Sep 17, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 9% in33%67%inoutside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 65% of the fund
KNCT36% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
64%36%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 82% · top ten 58% of the fund · 116 holdings filed Sep 19, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 49% in64%36%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 82% · top ten 58% of the fund

13% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IDGT and KNCT hold 13% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions IDGT and KNCT both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingIDGTKNCT
CISCO SYSTEMS INC4.29%4.00%
ARISTA NETWORKS5.70%2.33%
QUALCOMM4.63%1.76%
EQUINIX REIT9.00%1.04%
AMERICAN TOWER REIT8.68%0.83%
DIGITAL REALTY TRUST REIT8.91%0.63%
CIENA3.09%0.51%
NETAPP INC4.55%0.40%
COREWEAVE CLASS A3.69%0.34%
CREDO TECHNOLOGY GROUP HOLDING LTD2.61%0.33%
CROWN CASTLE INC5.43%0.33%
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC0.21%0.66%
Only in each
Only in IDGTOnly in KNCT
FASTLY CLASS A 6.30%Apple Inc 9.00%
UNITI GROUP INC 6.09%Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 8.68%
SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC 5.01%Micron Technology Inc 8.07%
EXTREME NETWORKS 3.46%Broadcom Inc 7.34%
CALIX NETWORKS 2.74%Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 6.90%
ERICSSON SPONSORED ADR REPRESENTIN 2.35%SK hynix Inc 4.35%
A10 NETWORKS 1.95%Intel Corp 4.13%
VISTANCE NETWORKS INC 1.51%Palo Alto Networks Inc 3.04%

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 17, 2026 and Sep 19, 2026.

Performance, window by window

IDGT and KNCT over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
IDGTKNCTIDGTKNCTIDGTKNCT
3 months−7.6%−6.3%−9.9 pts−8.5 pts−5.2 pts−3.8 pts
6 months+18.9%+43.0%+0.9 pts+25.0 pts−5.3 pts+18.8 pts
1 year+30.9%+60.7%+14.4 pts+44.1 pts+9.2 pts+38.9 pts
3 years+84.7%+164.8%+6.3 pts+86.4 pts−13.5 pts+66.7 pts
Since launch+370.1%+1110.4%−433.4 pts+306.9 pts−1320.1 pts−579.8 pts
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IDGT and KNCT on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IDGT
iShares U.S. Digital Infrastructure and Real Estate ETF
Holds 31 stocks in digital infrastructure and data centers, 33% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
KNCT
Invesco Next Gen Connectivity ETF
Holds 116 stocks in digital infrastructure and data centers, 64% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssueriSharesInvesco
ThemeDigital infrastructure and data centersDigital infrastructure and data centers
In the S&P 50032.9%64.1%
Active share vs the S&P 50098.4%81.7%
In the Nasdaq-1008.9%48.5%
Holdings31116
Top ten, share of the fund65.0%58.0%
Expense ratio0.37%0.40%
Fee for the differing part0.38%0.49%
Total return, 1 year+30.9%+60.7%
vs the S&P 500+14.4 pts+44.1 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+9.2 pts+38.9 pts
Below its high−13.6%−8.2%
Net assets$514m$160m

IDGT in plain words

By weight, 33% of IDGT's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 98%. The top ten holdings are 65% of the fund across 31 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 17, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +30.9% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 14.4 pts. It sits 13.6% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

KNCT in plain words

By weight, 64% of KNCT's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 82%. The top ten holdings are 58% of the fund across 116 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 19, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +60.7% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 44.1 pts. It sits 8.2% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do IDGT and KNCT hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 13% 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, IDGT or KNCT?
IDGT has 33% of its weight in S&P 500 names and KNCT has 64%, so IDGT differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, IDGT or KNCT?
IDGT charges 0.37% a year and KNCT charges 0.40%, so IDGT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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IDGT against KNCT, 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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