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IGV vs QTUM: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IGV returned −4.1% to QTUM's +28.9%; 8% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $14.4bn for iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF and $5.4bn for Defiance Quantum ETF.

At a glance
80.3%
IGV in the S&P 500
37.5%
QTUM in the S&P 500
−4.1%
IGV total return, 1 year
+28.9%
QTUM total return, 1 year
IGV · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 20% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
20% of its weight is outside the S&P 50080% of IGV's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 20% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.80%20%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 92% · top ten 61% of the fund · 108 holdings as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 65% in20% of its weight is outside the S&P 50080% of IGV's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 20% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.80%20%in the S&P 50020% of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 92% · Nasdaq-100: 65% in

80% of IGV's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 20% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.

QTUM · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 63% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
63% of its weight is outside the S&P 50038% of QTUM's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 63% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 28, 2026.38%63%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 82% · top ten 19% of the fund · 85 holdings as published by its issuer for Oct 28, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 28% in63% of its weight is outside the S&P 50038% of QTUM's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 63% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 28, 2026.38%63%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 82% · Nasdaq-100: 28% in

38% of QTUM's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 63% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 28, 2026.

Pair scorecard

IGV costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 33.0 points; IGV is 2.7 times larger.

IGV vs QTUM: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureIGVQTUM
Return
Total return, 1 year−4.1%+28.9%
Drawdown
Below its all-time high14.3%, high on Jun 2, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksCloud and softwareQuantum computing
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.38%0.40%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$14.4bn$5.4bn
Holdings
Holdings in common8%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund61%18%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026 and Oct 28, 2026. Method

Risk and return

Sep 14, 2018 to Oct 23, 2026 · 423 weekly returns
IGV QTUM
Return
Total return edge QTUM +171.2% +489.3%
Annualized edge QTUM +13.0% +24.4%
Price return edge QTUM +169.0% +450.1%
Risk
Volatility edge QTUM (slight) 27.6% 26.3%
Max drawdown edge QTUM −45.4% −38.1%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge QTUM 0.48 0.86
Sortino edge QTUM 0.72 1.28
Calmar edge QTUM 0.29 0.64
Reading

QTUM returned more: +489.3% to +171.2%. QTUM swung slightly less: 26.3% to 27.6%. QTUM fell less at its worst: −38.1% to −45.4%.

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Risk and return: IGV vs QTUM: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureIGVQTUMEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+171.2%+489.3%QTUMPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+13.0%+24.4%QTUMTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+169.0%+450.1%QTUMPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility27.6%26.3%QTUM (slight)Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation18.5%17.6%QTUM (slight)Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−45.4%−38.1%QTUMDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.480.86QTUMReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.721.28QTUMReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar0.290.64QTUMAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 423 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

8%

By the books each fund has filed, IGV and QTUM hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026 and Oct 28, 2026.

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8% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IGV QTUM
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES CLASS A 9.10% 1.84%
MICROSOFT 8.39% 1.63%
SYNOPSYS 3.00% 1.27%
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS 3.12% 1.08%
ORACLE 6.27% 0.88%
NUTANIX CLASS A 0.65% 1.78%
ELASTIC 0.32% 2.14%
D WAVE QUANTUM 0.15% 0.62%
TERADATA 0.11% 1.27%
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Only in IGV
PALO ALTO NETWORKS 9.30%
CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS CLASS A 8.55%
SERVICENOW 4.85%
SALESFORCE 4.05%
FORTINET 3.76%
ADOBE INC 3.26%
DATADOG INC CLASS A 3.10%
INTUIT 2.96%
Only in QTUM
Global Unichip Corp 2.43%
Horizon Quantum Holdings Ltd 1.86%
Cloudflare Inc 1.77%
Snowflake Inc 1.73%
Arqit Quantum Inc 1.72%
Fujitsu Ltd 1.64%
Nec Corp 1.63%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co 1.62%
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Window by window: IGV vs QTUM: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Total return
WindowIGVQTUM
3 months+21.2%+9.1%
6 months+32.5%+11.2%
1 year−4.1%+28.9%
3 years+70.0%+229.7%
Since launchNot the same days: IGV Jul 2001 · QTUM Sep 2018+1,015.0%+522.8%

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Side by side

IGV iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF · Holds 108 stocks in cloud and software, 80% of its weight in S&P 500 companies QTUM Defiance Quantum ETF · Holds 85 stocks in quantum computing, 38% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Theme Cloud and software Quantum computing
In the S&P 500 80.3% 37.5%
Active share vs the S&P 500 92.4% 82.2%
In the Nasdaq-100 65.1% 28.0%
Holdings 108 85
Top ten, share of the fund 60.7% 18.5%
Expense ratio 0.38% 0.40%
Fee for the differing part 0.41% 0.49%
Total return, 1 year −4.1% +28.9%
vs its benchmark not measured not measured
Below its high −5.0% −14.3%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $14.4bn $5.4bn

As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

8% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

Client brief · page 1 of 2 Report BR-F4449CF3A8

IGV and QTUM are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

  1. Theme. IGV covers Cloud and software and QTUM covers Quantum computing.
  2. Concentration. The top ten holdings are 60.7% of IGV and 18.5% of QTUM, a gap of 42.2 points.
  3. What each follows. IGV follows Cloud and software and QTUM follows Quantum computing.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund
IGV

By weight, 80% of IGV's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 92%. The top ten holdings are 61% of the fund across 108 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned −4.1% with distributions reinvested.

QTUM

By weight, 38% of QTUM'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 18% of the fund across 85 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 28, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned +28.9% with distributions reinvested. It sits 14.3% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do IGV and QTUM hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 8% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, IGV or QTUM?
IGV has 80% of its weight in S&P 500 names and QTUM has 38%, so IGV differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, IGV or QTUM?
IGV charges 0.38% a year and QTUM charges 0.40%, so IGV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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