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ILDR vs XDAT: which is really different?

ILDR and XDAT hold 20% of their weight in the same names, and ILDR returned more over the year.

First Trust Innovation Leaders ETF and Franklin Exponential Data ETF.

65.8%ILDR in the S&P 500
61.1%XDAT in the S&P 500
+19.9%ILDR total return, 1 year
−4.8%XDAT total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: XDAT scores higher

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

ILDR 2.9XDAT 20.20.1, 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
XDAT39% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
61%39%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 86% · top ten 57% of the fund · 59 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 50% in61%39%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 86% · top ten 57% of the fund

20% 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 XDAT hold 20% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions ILDR and XDAT both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingILDRXDAT
Alphabet Inc. (Class A)4.81%9.76%
Microsoft Corporation2.70%3.55%
Oracle Corporation2.67%2.64%
Arista Networks, Inc.2.46%2.19%
Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A)1.11%6.43%
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.1.00%4.54%
Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A)0.97%1.89%
ServiceNow, Inc.1.24%0.81%
MongoDB, Inc.0.69%3.75%
Robinhood Markets, Inc. (Class A)1.09%0.67%
Cloudflare, Inc. (Class A)0.63%10.14%
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (Class A)0.62%4.39%
Only in each
Only in ILDROnly in XDAT
NVIDIA Corporation 9.78%SNOWFLAKE INC 5.03%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 5.79%APPLOVIN CORP 5.02%
Amazon.com, Inc. 5.79%DATADOG INC 4.11%
Broadcom Inc. 3.57%JFROG LTD 3.45%
Marvell Technology, Inc. 3.13%NEBIUS GROUP NV 2.50%
Eli Lilly and Company 3.02%ROKU INC 2.42%
Micron Technology, Inc. 2.80%SANDISK CORP 2.21%
Eaton Corporation Plc 2.07%COREWEAVE INC 1.75%

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 XDAT over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
ILDRXDATILDRXDATILDRXDAT
3 months+0.3%+10.6%−1.9 pts+8.3 pts+2.8 pts+13.1 pts
6 months+31.0%+23.9%+12.9 pts+5.9 pts+6.7 pts−0.3 pts
1 year+19.9%−4.8%+3.3 pts−21.4 pts−1.9 pts−26.6 pts
3 years+120.9%+47.1%+42.5 pts−31.3 pts+22.7 pts−51.1 pts
Since launch+92.7%+9.1%−3.0 pts−108.2 pts−30.0 pts−127.9 pts
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ILDR and XDAT 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
XDAT
Franklin Exponential Data ETF
Holds 59 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 61% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerFirst TrustFranklin
ThemeBroad innovation and megatrendsBroad innovation and megatrends
In the S&P 50065.8%61.1%
Active share vs the S&P 50067.1%86.2%
In the Nasdaq-10049.0%49.6%
Holdings8259
Top ten, share of the fund44.1%56.7%
Expense ratio0.75%0.50%
Fee for the differing part1.12%0.58%
Total return, 1 year+19.9%−4.8%
vs the S&P 500+3.3 pts−21.4 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−1.9 pts−26.6 pts
Below its high−3.5%−12.3%
Net assets$342m$4m

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.

XDAT in plain words

By weight, 61% of XDAT's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 86%. The top ten holdings are 57% of the fund across 59 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned −4.8% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 21.4 pts. It sits 12.3% below its all-time high of Nov 9, 2021.

Questions people ask

Do ILDR and XDAT hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 20% 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 XDAT?
ILDR has 66% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XDAT has 61%, so XDAT differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ILDR or XDAT?
ILDR charges 0.75% a year and XDAT charges 0.50%, so XDAT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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ILDR against XDAT, 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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