METV vs VERS: which is really different?

METV and VERS hold 28% of their weight in the same names, and VERS returned +20.1% over the year. Roundhill Ball Metaverse ETF and ProShares Metaverse ETF.

41.0%
METV in the S&P 500
39.6%
VERS in the S&P 500
+1.7%
METV total return, 1 year
+20.1%
VERS total return, 1 year
METV · 1 year to Sep 30, 202659% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
59% of its weight is outside the S&P 50041% of METV's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 59% is outside the index41%59%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 81% · top ten 55% of the fund · 31 holdings filed Sep 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 36% in59% of its weight is outside the S&P 50041% of METV's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 59% is outside the index41%59%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 81% · top ten 55% of the fund

41% of METV's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 59% is outside the index

VERS · 1 year to Sep 30, 202660% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
60% of its weight is outside the S&P 50040% of VERS's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 60% is outside the index40%60%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 75% · top ten 45% of the fund · 39 holdings filed Sep 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 39% in60% of its weight is outside the S&P 50040% of VERS's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 60% is outside the index40%60%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 75% · top ten 45% of the fund

40% of VERS's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 60% is outside the index

ETFIQ Off-Index Score · METV scores higherHow much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?
0.1, the lowest in this set92.0, the highest

A percentile among the 375 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 →

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, METV and VERS hold 28% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026.

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28% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding METV VERS
Meta Platforms Inc 6.26% 5.12%
Apple Inc 5.83% 4.54%
Microsoft Corp 5.13% 4.47%
NVIDIA Corp 5.33% 4.32%
ROBLOX Corp 7.10% 3.58%
Snap Inc 3.09% 4.09%
Take-Two Interactive Software Inc 7.05% 1.86%
Unity Software Inc 3.94% 1.22%
Only in METV
NETEASE INC 4.59%
Coinbase Global Inc 4.52%
Circle Internet Group Inc 4.51%
Krafton Inc 4.49%
Tencent Holdings Ltd 4.08%
Nintendo Co Ltd 3.88%
Nexon Co Ltd 3.84%
Sea Ltd 3.81%
Only in VERS
QORVO INC 4.84%
ALPHABET INC-CL A 4.43%
SANDISK CORP 4.37%
KOPIN CORP 4.33%
AMAZON.COM INC 4.18%
IMMERSION CORPORATION 3.52%
SEMTECH CORP 3.33%
AMBIQ MICRO INC 3.29%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.

28% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

Performance, window by window

Total returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
WindowMETVVERSMETVVERSMETVVERS
3 months+12.7%−2.9%+10.1 pts−5.4 pts+10.5 pts−5.0 pts
6 months+29.7%+34.6%+12.7 pts+17.6 pts+2.8 pts+7.8 pts
1 year+1.7%+20.1%−14.0 pts+4.3 pts−22.1 pts−3.7 pts
3 years+121.3%+110.8%+36.4 pts+25.8 pts+11.3 pts+0.8 pts
Since launch
METV Jun 2021 · VERS Mar 2022
+38.9%+73.2%−52.3 pts−11.0 pts−76.4 pts−47.8 pts

METV and VERS over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

METV
Roundhill Ball Metaverse ETF · Holds 31 stocks in metaverse and immersive tech, 41% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
VERS
ProShares Metaverse ETF · Holds 39 stocks in metaverse and immersive tech, 40% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer Roundhill ProShares
Theme Metaverse and immersive tech Metaverse and immersive tech
In the S&P 500 41.0% 39.6%
Active share vs the S&P 500 80.8% 75.1%
In the Nasdaq-100 36.4% 39.4%
Holdings 31 39
Top ten, share of the fund 54.8% 44.7%
Expense ratio 0.59% 0.58%
Fee for the differing part 0.73% 0.77%
Total return, 1 year +1.7% +20.1%
vs the S&P 500 −14.0 pts +4.3 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 −22.1 pts −3.7 pts
Below its high −3.9% −14.0%
Net assets $275m $5m

METV and VERS on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

METV in plain words

By weight, 41% of METV's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 81%. The top ten holdings are 55% of the fund across 31 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 14.0 pts.

VERS in plain words

By weight, 40% of VERS's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 75%. The top ten holdings are 45% of the fund across 39 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned +20.1% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 4.3 pts. It sits 14.0% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do METV and VERS hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 28% 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, METV or VERS?
METV has 41% of its weight in S&P 500 names and VERS has 40%, so METV differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, METV or VERS?
METV charges 0.59% a year and VERS charges 0.58%, so VERS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Cite this page

ETFIQ, METV against VERS, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/metv-vs-vers

Open data

Free to use with attribution. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology.