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ILDR vs XDAT: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ILDR returned +6.6% to XDAT's −11.5%; 20% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $334m for First Trust Innovation Leaders ETF and $3.7m for Franklin Exponential Data ETF.

At a glance
65.5%
ILDR in the S&P 500
60.4%
XDAT in the S&P 500
+6.6%
ILDR total return, 1 year
−11.5%
XDAT total return, 1 year
ILDR · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 35% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
35% of its weight is outside the S&P 50066% of ILDR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 35% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.66%35%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 67% · top ten 44% of the fund · 81 holdings as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 49% in35% of its weight is outside the S&P 50066% of ILDR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 35% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.66%35%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 67% · Nasdaq-100: 49% in

66% of ILDR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 35% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.

XDAT · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 40% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
40% of its weight is outside the S&P 50060% of XDAT's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 40% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.60%40%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 86% · top ten 56% of the fund · 59 holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 52% in40% of its weight is outside the S&P 50060% of XDAT's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 40% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.60%40%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 86% · Nasdaq-100: 52% in

60% of XDAT's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 40% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XDAT costs 0.25 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 18.1 points; ILDR is far larger, $334m against $3.7m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ILDR vs XDAT: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureILDRXDAT
Return
Total return, 1 year+6.6%−11.5%
Drawdown
Below its all-time high12.5%, high on Oct 6, 202621.1%, high on Nov 9, 2021
Against its benchmark
What it tracksBroad innovation and megatrendsBroad innovation and megatrends
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year+14.8%+14.8%
Against its benchmark, 1 yearbehind by 8.2 ptsbehind by 26.3 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.75%0.50%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$334m$3.7m
Holdings
Holdings in common20%
ETFIQ S&P 500 Difference Score · XDAT scores higher How much of its weight does it not share with the S&P 500?
IQ Themes Score10.1ILDR53.9XDAT

How different its holdings are from the S&P 500, ranked against 114 thematic ETFs with at least half their money in S&P 500 companies. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.4, the lowest in this set 99.6, the highest

Weight not shared with the S&P 500 only; it says nothing about returns, fees or whether the theme pays off. All thematic ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

20%

By the books each fund has filed, ILDR and XDAT hold 20% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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20% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ILDR XDAT
Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 4.20% 9.66%
Microsoft Corporation 3.11% 3.52%
Oracle Corporation 2.48% 2.61%
Arista Networks, Inc. 2.28% 2.17%
Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 1.13% 6.36%
Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 1.05% 1.87%
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 1.05% 4.49%
ServiceNow, Inc. 1.09% 0.80%
Zscaler, Inc. 0.75% 0.86%
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (Class A) 0.70% 4.34%
Robinhood Markets, Inc. (Class A) 0.85% 0.66%
MongoDB, Inc. 0.65% 3.71%
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Only in ILDR
NVIDIA Corporation 9.90%
Amazon.com, Inc. 6.23%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 5.45%
Eli Lilly and Company 4.02%
Broadcom Inc. 3.61%
Micron Technology, Inc. 2.56%
Marvell Technology, Inc. 2.40%
Shopify Inc. (Class A) 2.19%
Only in XDAT
SNOWFLAKE INC 4.97%
APPLOVIN CORP 4.97%
DATADOG INC 4.07%
JFROG LTD 3.41%
NEBIUS GROUP NV 2.47%
ROKU INC 2.39%
SANDISK CORP 2.19%
COREWEAVE INC 1.73%
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Window by window

Window by window: ILDR vs XDAT: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Total returnvs its benchmark
WindowILDRXDATILDRXDAT
3 months−7.4%−7.7%−7.1 pts vs IWV−7.4 pts vs IWV
6 months−1.8%+2.1%−6.7 pts vs IWV−2.8 pts vs IWV
1 year+6.6%−11.5%−8.2 pts vs IWV−26.3 pts vs IWV
3 years+107.0%+33.3%+26.0 pts vs IWV−47.7 pts vs IWV
Since launchNot the same days: ILDR May 2021 · XDAT Jan 2021+75.9%−1.8%−10.3 pts vs IWV−106.1 pts vs IWV

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Side by side

ILDR First Trust Innovation Leaders ETF · Holds 81 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, 60% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Theme Broad innovation and megatrends Broad innovation and megatrends
In the S&P 500 65.5% 60.4%
Active share vs the S&P 500 66.9% 86.2%
In the Nasdaq-100 48.8% 52.2%
Holdings 81 59
Top ten, share of the fund 44.0% 56.1%
Expense ratio 0.75% 0.50%
Fee for the differing part 1.12% 0.58%
Total return, 1 year +6.6% −11.5%
vs its benchmark −8.2 pts vs IWV −26.3 pts vs IWV
Below its high −12.5% −21.1%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $334m $3.7m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

20% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund
ILDR

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +6.6% with distributions reinvested against +14.8% for its benchmark, the Russell 3000 Index, so a holder was behind by 8.2 pts.

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 81 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. It sits 12.5% below its all-time high of Oct 6, 2026.

XDAT

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned −11.5% with distributions reinvested against +14.8% for its benchmark, the Russell 3000 Index, so a holder was behind by 26.3 pts.

By weight, 60% 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 56% of the fund across 59 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. It sits 21.1% 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. 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 60%, 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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Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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