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ILDR vs TMAT: which is really different?

ILDR and TMAT hold 14% of their weight in the same names, and ILDR returned more over the year.

First Trust Innovation Leaders ETF and Main Thematic Innovation ETF.

65.8%ILDR in the S&P 500
46.4%TMAT in the S&P 500
+19.9%ILDR total return, 1 year
+3.5%TMAT total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: TMAT scores higher

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

ILDR 2.9TMAT 24.90.1, 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
TMAT54% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
46%54%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 92% · top ten 24% of the fund · 88 holdings filed Apr 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 23% in46%54%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 92% · top ten 24% of the fund

14% 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 TMAT hold 14% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions ILDR and TMAT both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingILDRTMAT
Micron Technology, Inc.2.80%2.81%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.5.79%1.61%
Rubrik, Inc. (Class A)1.29%1.44%
Marvell Technology, Inc.3.13%1.06%
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.1.00%2.55%
GE Vernova Inc.0.86%1.65%
Cloudflare, Inc. (Class A)0.63%1.40%
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (Class A)0.62%1.71%
Modine Manufacturing Company0.61%1.94%
Zscaler, Inc.0.60%0.87%
Vertiv Holdings Co (Class A)0.55%1.88%
Constellation Energy Corporation0.50%1.14%
Only in each
Only in ILDROnly in TMAT
NVIDIA Corporation 9.78%VICOR CORP 2.98%
Amazon.com, Inc. 5.79%LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC 2.75%
Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 4.81%CIENA CORP 2.61%
Broadcom Inc. 3.57%CLEAR SECURE INC 2.48%
Eli Lilly and Company 3.02%KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC 2.26%
Microsoft Corporation 2.70%ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES INC 1.91%
Oracle Corporation 2.67%AAON INC 1.89%
Arista Networks, Inc. 2.46%BENTLEY SYSTEMS INC 1.82%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

ILDR and TMAT over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
ILDRTMATILDRTMATILDRTMAT
3 months+0.3%−5.8%−1.9 pts−8.1 pts+2.8 pts−3.3 pts
6 months+31.0%+21.2%+12.9 pts+3.1 pts+6.7 pts−3.1 pts
1 year+19.9%+3.5%+3.3 pts−13.0 pts−1.9 pts−18.2 pts
3 years+120.9%+105.6%+42.5 pts+27.2 pts+22.7 pts+7.4 pts
Since launch+92.7%+16.5%−3.0 pts−105.8 pts−30.0 pts−120.4 pts
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ILDR and TMAT 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
TMAT
Main Thematic Innovation ETF
Holds 88 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 46% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerFirst TrustMain
ThemeBroad innovation and megatrendsBroad innovation and megatrends
In the S&P 50065.8%46.4%
Active share vs the S&P 50067.1%91.5%
In the Nasdaq-10049.0%22.9%
Holdings8288
Top ten, share of the fund44.1%24.2%
Expense ratio0.75%0.82%
Fee for the differing part1.12%0.90%
Total return, 1 year+19.9%+3.5%
vs the S&P 500+3.3 pts−13.0 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−1.9 pts−18.2 pts
Below its high−3.5%−9.0%
Net assets$342m$211m

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.

TMAT in plain words

By weight, 46% of TMAT'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 24% of the fund across 88 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +3.5% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 13.0 pts. It sits 9.0% below its all-time high of Jun 30, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do ILDR and TMAT hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 14% 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 TMAT?
ILDR has 66% of its weight in S&P 500 names and TMAT has 46%, so TMAT differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ILDR or TMAT?
ILDR charges 0.75% a year and TMAT charges 0.82%, so ILDR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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ILDR against TMAT, 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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