IGV vs WCLD: which is really different?

IGV and WCLD hold 23% of their weight in the same names, and WCLD returned +15.5% over the year. iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF and WisdomTree Cloud Computing Fund.

80.7%
IGV in the S&P 500
15.7%
WCLD in the S&P 500
−7.4%
IGV total return, 1 year
+15.5%
WCLD total return, 1 year
IGV · 1 year to Sep 30, 202619% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
19% of its weight is outside the S&P 50081% of IGV's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 19% is outside the index81%19%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 92% · top ten 62% of the fund · 111 holdings filed Sep 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 66% in19% of its weight is outside the S&P 50081% of IGV's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 19% is outside the index81%19%in the S&P 50019% of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 92% · top ten 62% of the fund

81% of IGV's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 19% is outside the index

WCLD · 1 year to Sep 30, 202684% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
84% of its weight is outside the S&P 50016% of WCLD's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 84% is outside the index16%84%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 27% of the fund · 64 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 14% in84% of its weight is outside the S&P 50016% of WCLD's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 84% is outside the index16%84%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 27% of the fund

16% of WCLD's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 84% is outside the index

ETFIQ Off-Index Score · WCLD scores higherHow much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?
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, IGV and WCLD hold 23% 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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

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23% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding IGV WCLD
PALO ALTO NETWORKS 9.66% 3.04%
DATADOG INC CLASS A 3.18% 2.99%
CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS CLASS A 8.87% 2.61%
SERVICENOW 4.41% 1.26%
WORKDAY CLASS A 1.33% 1.18%
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES CLASS A 8.99% 1.14%
SALESFORCE 4.06% 1.12%
ADOBE INC 3.30% 1.05%
ATLASSIAN CORP CLASS A 0.99% 1.36%
ZSCALER 0.73% 1.17%
NUTANIX CLASS A 0.66% 1.70%
RUBRIK CLASS A 0.64% 2.12%
Only in IGV
MICROSOFT 8.50%
ORACLE 6.92%
FORTINET 3.82%
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS 3.15%
SYNOPSYS 2.88%
APPLOVIN CLASS A 2.73%
INTUIT 2.61%
STRATEGY INC CLASS A 1.93%
Only in WCLD
DIGITALOCEAN HOLDINGS INC 3.28%
JFROG LTD 3.20%
OKTA INC 2.44%
TWILIO INC 2.42%
SNOWFLAKE INC 1.96%
CLOUDFLARE INC 1.84%
CELLEBRITE DI LTD 1.48%
WEAVE COMMUNICATIONS INC 1.47%

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

23% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

Performance, window by window

Total returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
WindowIGVWCLDIGVWCLDIGVWCLD
3 months+14.1%+22.4%+11.6 pts+19.8 pts+12.0 pts+20.2 pts
6 months+33.5%+47.9%+16.5 pts+30.9 pts+6.6 pts+21.0 pts
1 year−7.4%+15.5%−23.1 pts−0.2 pts−31.2 pts−8.3 pts
3 years+56.0%+37.1%−28.9 pts−47.9 pts−53.9 pts−72.9 pts
Since launch
IGV Jan 2010 · WCLD Sep 2019
+1052.2%+60.4%+247.5 pts−123.9 pts−685.4 pts−243.3 pts

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

On the same fields

IGV
iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF · Holds 111 stocks in cloud and software, 81% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
WCLD
WisdomTree Cloud Computing Fund · Holds 64 stocks in cloud and software, 16% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer iShares WisdomTree
Theme Cloud and software Cloud and software
In the S&P 500 80.7% 15.7%
Active share vs the S&P 500 92.4% 98.2%
In the Nasdaq-100 65.7% 14.4%
Holdings 111 64
Top ten, share of the fund 61.7% 26.5%
Expense ratio 0.38% 0.45%
Fee for the differing part 0.41% 0.46%
Total return, 1 year −7.4% +15.5%
vs the S&P 500 −23.1 pts −0.2 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 −31.2 pts −8.3 pts
Below its high −9.6% −37.8%
Net assets $13.9bn $280m

IGV and WCLD on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

IGV in plain words

By weight, 81% 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 62% of the fund across 111 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned −7.4% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 23.1 pts. It sits 9.6% below its all-time high of Sep 22, 2025.

WCLD in plain words

By weight, 16% of WCLD'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 26% of the fund across 64 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned +15.5% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was about even. It sits 37.8% below its all-time high of Nov 9, 2021.

Questions people ask

Do IGV and WCLD hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 23% 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, IGV or WCLD?
IGV has 81% of its weight in S&P 500 names and WCLD has 16%, so WCLD differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, IGV or WCLD?
IGV charges 0.38% a year and WCLD charges 0.45%, so IGV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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ETFIQ, IGV against WCLD, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/igv-vs-wcld

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