Do IDRV and WATS hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 9% 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, IDRV or WATS?

IDRV has 8% of its weight in S&P 500 names and WATS has 29%, so IDRV differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, IDRV or WATS?

IDRV charges 0.48% a year and WATS charges 0.35%, so WATS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IDRV vs WATS: which is really different?

IDRV and WATS hold 9% of their weight in the same names. iShares Self-Driving EV and Tech ETF and Corgi Battery Energy Storage Systems ETF.

8.1%

IDRV in the S&P 500

28.9%

WATS in the S&P 500

−8.9%

IDRV total return, 1 year

−24.9%

WATS total return, since launch

IDRV · 1 year to Sep 30, 202692% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

8% of IDRV's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 92% is outside the index

WATS · 3 months to Sep 30, 202671% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

29% of WATS's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 71% is outside the index

ETFIQ Off-Index Score · IDRV scores higherHow much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?

IDRV 51.3

WATS 51.3

0.1, the lowest in this set92.0, the highest

A percentile among the 375 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 →

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IDRV and WATS hold 9% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 29, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

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9% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding IDRV WATS

TESLA INC 4.58% 17.02%

ALBEMARLE CORP 3.51% 3.43%

AMPRIUS TECHNOLOGIES INC 0.73% 2.85%

SOLID POWER CLASS A 0.28% 3.34%

AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY COMPAN 0.18% 2.98%

Only in IDRV

SAMSUNG SDI LTD 5.18%

LG ENERGY SOLUTION LTD 4.91%

RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE INC CLASS A 4.64%

BYD H 4.28%

LG CHEM LTD 4.13%

VOLKSWAGEN NON-VOTING PREF AG 4.03%

LI AUTO CLASS A 3.98%

ABB LTD 3.93%

Only in WATS

Bloom Energy Corp 12.36%

Enphase Energy Inc 6.12%

EnerSys 5.76%

Energy Vault Holdings Inc 4.58%

AES Corp/The 4.33%

Generac Holdings Inc 4.09%

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA 4.01%

Sunrun Inc 3.50%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.

9% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

Performance, window by window

	Total return		vs the S&P 500		vs the Nasdaq-100
Window	IDRV	WATS	IDRV	WATS	IDRV	WATS
3 months	−13.1%	−23.4%	−15.6 pts	−26.0 pts	−15.2 pts	−25.6 pts
6 months	−14.8%	not published	−31.8 pts	not published	−41.7 pts	not published
1 year	−8.9%	not published	−24.6 pts	not published	−32.7 pts	not published
3 years	−6.0%	not published	−91.0 pts	not published	−116.0 pts	not published
Since launch IDRV Apr 2019 · WATS May 2026	+44.5%	−24.9%	−149.1 pts	−29.3 pts	−269.2 pts	−31.4 pts

IDRV and WATS over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

IDRV

iShares Self-Driving EV and Tech ETF · Holds 77 stocks in electric vehicles and batteries, 8% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

WATS

Corgi Battery Energy Storage Systems ETF · Holds 24 stocks in electric vehicles and batteries, 29% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer iShares Corgi

Theme Electric vehicles and batteries Electric vehicles and batteries

In the S&P 500 8.1% 28.9%

Active share vs the S&P 500 98.1% 98.1%

In the Nasdaq-100 4.6% 17.0%

Holdings 77 24

Top ten, share of the fund 43.2% 65.2%

Expense ratio 0.48% 0.35%

Fee for the differing part 0.49% 0.36%

Total return, 1 year −8.9% −24.9% (since launch on May 6, 2026)

vs the S&P 500 −24.6 pts −29.3 pts

vs the Nasdaq-100 −32.7 pts −31.4 pts

Below its high −35.7% −38.3%

Net assets $260m $496,218

IDRV and WATS on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

IDRV in plain words

By weight, 8% of IDRV'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 43% of the fund across 77 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 29, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned −8.9% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 24.6 pts. It sits 35.7% below its all-time high of Nov 22, 2021.

WATS in plain words

By weight, 29% of WATS'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 24 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 30, 2026. Since it launched on May 6, 2026 the fund returned −24.9% with distributions reinvested against +4.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 29.3 pts. It sits 38.3% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do IDRV and WATS hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 9% 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, IDRV or WATS?: IDRV has 8% of its weight in S&P 500 names and WATS has 29%, so IDRV differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, IDRV or WATS?: IDRV charges 0.48% a year and WATS charges 0.35%, so WATS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

IDRV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IDRV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IDRV ↗WATS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗WATS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Corgi website ↗

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ETFIQ, IDRV against WATS, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/idrv-vs-wats

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