{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/nato-vs-xdef","section":"compare","title":"NATO vs XDEF: Holdings Overlap & Returns | ETFIQ","description":"54.5% of NATO and 0.0% of XDEF is already in the S&P 500 by weight, as filed, and 32% of the two books are the same names at the same weight.","as_of":"Nov 4, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Do NATO and XDEF hold the same stocks?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"By their latest filings, 32% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. 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As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. NATO XDEF \n Expense ratio 0.35% 0.35% \n Net assets, as of Oct 30, 2026 $87m $4.3m \n Total return, 1 year \u22121.8% not published \n What it tracks Defense Defense \n Holdings in common 32% \n Holdings in common uses holdings dated","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, NATO against XDEF, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/nato-vs-xdef","a":{"ticker":"NATO","name":"Themes Transatlantic Defense ETF","issuer":"Themes","desk":"themes","as_of":"2026-11-04","verdict":"Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, NATO lost 1.8%, against 15.0% for ACWI.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/nato","key_facts":[{"label":"Already in the S&P 500","value":"54.5%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file"},{"label":"Active share vs the S&P 500","value":"97.7%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"Top ten holdings","value":"61.2%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file"},{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"\u22121.8%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price","value":"0.5%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Last payment, ex-date Dec 18, 2025","value":"$0.1725","as_of":"2025-12-18","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$88m","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"issuer daily file, as of Nov 4, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.35%","as_of":"2026-01-27","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Jan 27, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"XDEF","name":"Xtrackers Europe Defense Technologies ETF","issuer":"Xtrackers","desk":"themes","as_of":"2026-11-04","verdict":"From its Feb 19, 2026 launch to Nov 4, 2026, XDEF lost 12.4%.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/xdef","key_facts":[{"label":"Already in the S&P 500","value":"0.0%","as_of":"2026-08-31","source":"its SEC filing (Form N-PORT)"},{"label":"Active share vs the S&P 500","value":"100.0%","as_of":"2026-08-31","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"Top ten holdings","value":"64.0%","as_of":"2026-08-31","source":"its SEC filing (Form N-PORT)"},{"label":"Total return, since launch","value":"\u221212.4%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Last payment, ex-date Sep 18, 2026","value":"$0.0275","as_of":"2026-09-18","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$4.3m","as_of":"2026-11-02","source":"issuer page, as of Nov 2, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.35%","as_of":"2026-01-23","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Jan 23, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":32,"full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/nato-vs-xdef"}