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Returns and overlap to Sep 30, 2026.","dateModified":"2026-09-30","creator":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"isAccessibleForFree":true,"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/rctr-vs-smrf","license":"https://etfiq.com/standards/","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"inLanguage":"en","creativeWorkStatus":"Published","distribution":[{"@type":"DataDownload","encodingFormat":"application/json","contentUrl":"https://etfiq.com/data/thematic.json"}],"variableMeasured":["Weight overlap with the S&P 500","Active share","Holdings","Top ten share of the fund","Total return","Fee for the differing part","Expense ratio"],"keywords":["exchange-traded funds","ETF","Thematic ETFs","fund data","SEC filings"]}],"characters":7049,"truncated":true,"content":"ETFIQ / Thematic ETFs / Head to head / RCTR vs SMRF \n ETFIQ etfiq.com \u00b7 independent ETF data \n\n Data as of Sep 30, 2026 .\n\n RCTR vs SMRF: which is really different?\n\n RCTR and SMRF hold 29% of their weight in the same names.\n Copy this for sharing \n \n First Trust Bloomberg Nuclear Power ETF and ALPS Nautilus SMR, Nuclear & Technology ETF.\n\n Download as PDF \n\n 27.5% RCTR in the S&P 500 \n 27.8% SMRF in the S&P 500 \n \u22122.0% RCTR total return, 1 year \n \u221211.7% SMRF total return, since launch \n\n ETFIQ Off-Index Score: RCTR scores higher\n How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to","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/","citation":"ETFIQ, as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/rctr-vs-smrf","a":{"ticker":"RCTR","name":"First Trust Bloomberg Nuclear Power ETF","issuer":"First Trust","desk":"themes","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"RCTR holds 50 stocks, and 72% of its weight is outside the S&P 500.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/rctr","key_facts":[{"label":"Already in the S&P 500","value":"27.5%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Active share vs the S&P 500","value":"98.9%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Top ten holdings","value":"46.9%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"\u22122.0%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$29m","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"issuer page, as of Sep 30, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.70%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Jan 28, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"SMRF","name":"ALPS Nautilus SMR, Nuclear & Technology ETF","issuer":"ALPS","desk":"themes","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"SMRF holds 72 stocks, and 72% of its weight is outside the S&P 500.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/smrf","key_facts":[{"label":"Already in the S&P 500","value":"27.8%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Active share vs the S&P 500","value":"92.5%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Top ten holdings","value":"40.2%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Total return, since launch","value":"\u221211.7%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$11m","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for May 31, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.65%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Feb 18, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":29,"full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/rctr-vs-smrf"}