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ILDR vs TNXT: which is really different?

ILDR and TNXT hold 35% of their weight in the same names.

First Trust Innovation Leaders ETF and T. Rowe Price Innovation Leaders ETF.

65.8%ILDR in the S&P 500
64.3%TNXT in the S&P 500
+19.9%ILDR total return, 1 year
+14.5%TNXT total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: ILDR scores higher

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

ILDR 2.9TNXT 0.70.1, 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
TNXT36% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 6 months to Sep 18, 2026
64%36%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 52% · top ten 32% of the fund · 272 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 47% in64%36%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 52% · top ten 32% of the fund

35% 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 TNXT hold 35% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions ILDR and TNXT both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingILDRTNXT
Amazon.com, Inc.5.79%3.02%
Broadcom Inc.3.57%2.76%
Micron Technology, Inc.2.80%1.86%
Tesla, Inc.1.82%1.80%
Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A)1.11%1.47%
Kymera Therapeutics, Inc.0.50%0.59%
Marvell Technology, Inc.3.13%0.46%
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.1.00%0.44%
Adyen NV0.93%0.44%
Synopsys, Inc.0.41%0.36%
Arista Networks, Inc.2.46%0.30%
Shopify Inc. (Class A)1.81%0.27%
Only in each
Only in ILDROnly in TNXT
NVIDIA Corporation 9.78%NVIDIA CORP 7.23%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 5.79%APPLE INC 4.61%
Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 4.81%MICROSOFT CORP 2.67%
Eli Lilly and Company 3.02%ALPHABET INC CL A 2.57%
Microsoft Corporation 2.70%ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 2.53%
Oracle Corporation 2.67%ALPHABET INC CL C 2.28%
Eaton Corporation Plc 2.07%INTEL CORP 2.13%
Schneider Electric SE 1.80%ELI LILLY & CO 1.99%

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 TNXT over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
ILDRTNXTILDRTNXTILDRTNXT
3 months+0.3%+3.8%−1.9 pts+1.6 pts+2.8 pts+6.3 pts
6 months+31.0%+27.4%+12.9 pts+9.3 pts+6.7 pts+3.1 pts
1 year+19.9%not published+3.3 ptsnot published−1.9 ptsnot published
3 years+120.9%not published+42.5 ptsnot published+22.7 ptsnot published
Since launch+92.7%+14.5%−3.0 pts+3.9 pts−30.0 pts−0.4 pts
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ILDR and TNXT 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
TNXT
T. Rowe Price Innovation Leaders ETF
Holds 272 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 64% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerFirst TrustT. Rowe Price
ThemeBroad innovation and megatrendsBroad innovation and megatrends
In the S&P 50065.8%64.3%
Active share vs the S&P 50067.1%51.6%
In the Nasdaq-10049.0%46.9%
Holdings82272
Top ten, share of the fund44.1%31.8%
Expense ratio0.75%0.49%
Fee for the differing part1.12%0.95%
Total return, 1 year+19.9%+14.5% (since launch on Jan 29, 2026)
vs the S&P 500+3.3 pts+3.9 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−1.9 pts−0.4 pts
Below its high−3.5%−1.4%
Net assets$342m$18m

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.

TNXT in plain words

By weight, 64% of TNXT's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 52%. The top ten holdings are 32% of the fund across 272 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Since it launched on Jan 29, 2026 the fund returned +14.5% with distributions reinvested against +10.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 3.9 pts.

Questions people ask

Do ILDR and TNXT hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 35% 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 TNXT?
ILDR has 66% of its weight in S&P 500 names and TNXT has 64%, so ILDR differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ILDR or TNXT?
ILDR charges 0.75% a year and TNXT charges 0.49%, so TNXT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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ILDR against TNXT, 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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