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ILDR vs THMZ: which is really different?

ILDR and THMZ hold 23% of their weight in the same names, and ILDR returned more over the year.

First Trust Innovation Leaders ETF and Lazard Equity Megatrends ETF.

65.8%ILDR in the S&P 500
55.2%THMZ in the S&P 500
+19.9%ILDR total return, 1 year
+7.2%THMZ total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: THMZ scores higher

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

ILDR 2.9THMZ 5.90.1, 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
THMZ45% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
55%45%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 73% · top ten 35% of the fund · 59 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 30% in55%45%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 73% · top ten 35% of the fund

23% 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 THMZ hold 23% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions ILDR and THMZ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingILDRTHMZ
Amazon.com, Inc.5.79%3.58%
Broadcom Inc.3.57%2.28%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.5.79%1.94%
Schneider Electric SE1.80%2.03%
GE Vernova Inc.0.86%1.35%
argenx SE0.91%0.73%
Only in each
Only in ILDROnly in THMZ
NVIDIA Corporation 9.78%Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 6.22%
Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 4.81%Applied Materials Inc 5.68%
Marvell Technology, Inc. 3.13%Alphabet Inc 3.63%
Eli Lilly and Company 3.02%Microsoft Corp 2.84%
Micron Technology, Inc. 2.80%NVIDIA Corp 2.83%
Microsoft Corporation 2.70%Mitsubishi Electric Corp 2.79%
Oracle Corporation 2.67%Keysight Technologies Inc 2.66%
Arista Networks, Inc. 2.46%FANUC Corp 2.54%

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 THMZ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
ILDRTHMZILDRTHMZILDRTHMZ
3 months+0.3%+0.3%−1.9 pts−1.9 pts+2.8 pts+2.8 pts
6 months+31.0%+17.1%+12.9 pts−1.0 pts+6.7 pts−7.2 pts
1 year+19.9%+7.2%+3.3 pts−9.4 pts−1.9 pts−14.6 pts
3 years+120.9%not published+42.5 ptsnot published+22.7 ptsnot published
Since launch+92.7%+37.0%−3.0 pts−16.5 pts−30.0 pts−34.3 pts
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ILDR and THMZ 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
THMZ
Lazard Equity Megatrends ETF
Holds 59 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 55% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerFirst TrustLazard
ThemeBroad innovation and megatrendsBroad innovation and megatrends
In the S&P 50065.8%55.2%
Active share vs the S&P 50067.1%73.1%
In the Nasdaq-10049.0%30.2%
Holdings8259
Top ten, share of the fund44.1%35.2%
Expense ratio0.75%0.50%
Fee for the differing part1.12%0.68%
Total return, 1 year+19.9%+7.2%
vs the S&P 500+3.3 pts−9.4 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−1.9 pts−14.6 pts
Below its high−3.5%−3.5%
Net assets$342m$54m

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.

THMZ in plain words

By weight, 55% of THMZ's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 73%. The top ten holdings are 35% of the fund across 59 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +7.2% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 9.4 pts.

Questions people ask

Do ILDR and THMZ 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, ILDR or THMZ?
ILDR has 66% of its weight in S&P 500 names and THMZ has 55%, so THMZ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ILDR or THMZ?
ILDR charges 0.75% a year and THMZ charges 0.50%, so THMZ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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ILDR against THMZ, 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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