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ILDR vs INVN: which is really different?

ILDR and INVN hold 3% of their weight in the same names, and INVN returned more over the year.

First Trust Innovation Leaders ETF and Alger Russell Innovation ETF.

65.8%ILDR in the S&P 500
32.5%INVN in the S&P 500
+19.9%ILDR total return, 1 year
+20.7%INVN total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: INVN scores higher

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

ILDR 2.9INVN 55.90.1, 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

ILDR34% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
66%34%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 67% · top ten 44% of the fund · 82 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 49% in66%34%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 67% · top ten 44% of the fund
INVN68% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
33%68%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 99% · top ten 23% of the fund · 50 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 10% in33%68%inoutside the S&P 500active share 99% · top ten 23% of the fund

3% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ILDR and INVN hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions ILDR and INVN both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingILDRINVN
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.1.20%2.05%
Zebra Technologies Corporation0.74%2.38%
Block Inc. (Class A)0.69%2.23%
Zscaler, Inc.0.60%2.21%
Only in each
Only in ILDROnly in INVN
NVIDIA Corporation 9.78%ROBLOX CORP 2.56%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 5.79%EXPEDIA GROUP INC 2.29%
Amazon.com, Inc. 5.79%MAPLEBEAR INC 2.25%
Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 4.81%BILL HOLDINGS INC 2.18%
Broadcom Inc. 3.57%BIOGEN INC 2.18%
Marvell Technology, Inc. 3.13%CCC INTELLIGENT SOLUTIONS HOLDINGS INC 2.15%
Eli Lilly and Company 3.02%ETSY INC 2.14%
Micron Technology, Inc. 2.80%LYFT INC 2.13%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

ILDR and INVN over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
ILDRINVNILDRINVNILDRINVN
3 months+0.3%+24.7%−1.9 pts+22.4 pts+2.8 pts+27.2 pts
6 months+31.0%+37.7%+12.9 pts+19.6 pts+6.7 pts+13.4 pts
1 year+19.9%+20.7%+3.3 pts+4.2 pts−1.9 pts−1.1 pts
3 years+120.9%not published+42.5 ptsnot published+22.7 ptsnot published
Since launch+92.7%+29.2%−3.0 pts−2.8 pts−30.0 pts−11.9 pts
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ILDR and INVN on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ILDR
First Trust Innovation Leaders ETF
Holds 82 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 66% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
INVN
Alger Russell Innovation ETF
Holds 50 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 32% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerFirst TrustAlger
ThemeBroad innovation and megatrendsBroad innovation and megatrends
In the S&P 50065.8%32.5%
Active share vs the S&P 50067.1%98.5%
In the Nasdaq-10049.0%9.8%
Holdings8250
Top ten, share of the fund44.1%22.6%
Expense ratio0.75%0.55%
Fee for the differing part1.12%0.56%
Total return, 1 year+19.9%+20.7%
vs the S&P 500+3.3 pts+4.2 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−1.9 pts−1.1 pts
Below its high−3.5%−5.6%
Net assets$342m$10m

ILDR in plain words

By weight, 66% of ILDR's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 67%. The top ten holdings are 44% of the fund across 82 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +19.9% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 3.3 pts.

INVN in plain words

By weight, 32% of INVN'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 23% of the fund across 50 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +20.7% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 4.2 pts. It sits 5.6% below its all-time high of Sep 3, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do ILDR and INVN hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 3% 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, ILDR or INVN?
ILDR has 66% of its weight in S&P 500 names and INVN has 32%, so INVN differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ILDR or INVN?
ILDR charges 0.75% a year and INVN charges 0.55%, so INVN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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ILDR against INVN, 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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