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IDGT vs UFOX: which is really different?

IDGT and UFOX hold 24% of their weight in the same names, and UFOX returned more over the year.

iShares U.S. Digital Infrastructure and Real Estate ETF and Defiance Space and Connective Tech ETF.

32.9%IDGT in the S&P 500
49.6%UFOX in the S&P 500
+30.9%IDGT total return, 1 year
+36.4%UFOX 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 55.3UFOX 15.70.1, 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
UFOX50% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
50%50%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 83% · top ten 35% of the fund · 64 holdings filed Sep 21, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 28% in50%50%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 83% · top ten 35% of the fund

24% 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 UFOX hold 24% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions IDGT and UFOX both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingIDGTUFOX
CISCO SYSTEMS INC4.29%3.44%
ARISTA NETWORKS5.70%2.32%
QUALCOMM4.63%2.04%
NOKIA ADR REPRESENTING ONE SER3.29%1.47%
AMERICAN TOWER REIT8.68%1.45%
EQUINIX REIT9.00%1.44%
NETAPP INC4.55%1.38%
CREDO TECHNOLOGY GROUP HOLDING LTD2.61%1.35%
CIENA3.09%1.34%
ERICSSON SPONSORED ADR REPRESENTIN2.35%1.33%
DIGITAL REALTY TRUST REIT8.91%1.31%
A10 NETWORKS1.95%1.19%
Only in each
Only in IDGTOnly in UFOX
FASTLY CLASS A 6.30%Apple Inc 5.21%
UNITI GROUP INC 6.09%Space Exploration Technologies Corp 5.06%
CROWN CASTLE INC 5.43%Nvidia Corp 4.86%
SBA COMMUNICATIONS REIT CORP CLASS 5.27%Broadcom Inc 4.79%
SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC 5.01%Oracle Corp 2.52%
COREWEAVE CLASS A 3.69%Rocket Lab Corp 2.22%
ADTRAN HOLDINGS INC 0.37%Marvell Technology Inc 2.21%
CLEARFIELD INC 0.31%Cloudflare Inc 1.64%

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 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

IDGT and UFOX over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
IDGTUFOXIDGTUFOXIDGTUFOX
3 months−7.6%−11.6%−9.9 pts−13.9 pts−5.2 pts−9.2 pts
6 months+18.9%+23.9%+0.9 pts+5.8 pts−5.3 pts−0.4 pts
1 year+30.9%+36.4%+14.4 pts+19.8 pts+9.2 pts+14.6 pts
3 years+84.7%+170.3%+6.3 pts+92.0 pts−13.5 pts+72.2 pts
Since launch+370.1%+268.6%−433.4 pts+62.5 pts−1320.1 pts−64.8 pts
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IDGT and UFOX 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
UFOX
Defiance Space and Connective Tech ETF
Holds 64 stocks in digital infrastructure and data centers, 50% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssueriSharesDefiance
ThemeDigital infrastructure and data centersDigital infrastructure and data centers
In the S&P 50032.9%49.6%
Active share vs the S&P 50098.4%83.4%
In the Nasdaq-1008.9%28.4%
Holdings3164
Top ten, share of the fund65.0%34.7%
Expense ratio0.37%0.75%
Fee for the differing part0.38%0.90%
Total return, 1 year+30.9%+36.4%
vs the S&P 500+14.4 pts+19.8 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+9.2 pts+14.6 pts
Below its high−13.6%−20.8%
Net assets$514m$947m

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.

UFOX in plain words

By weight, 50% of UFOX's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 83%. The top ten holdings are 35% of the fund across 64 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 21, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +36.4% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 19.8 pts. It sits 20.8% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do IDGT and UFOX hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 24% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is a meaningful overlap. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, IDGT or UFOX?
IDGT has 33% of its weight in S&P 500 names and UFOX has 50%, so IDGT differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, IDGT or UFOX?
IDGT charges 0.37% a year and UFOX charges 0.75%, 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 UFOX, 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.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, IDGT against UFOX, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/idgt-vs-ufox Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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