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SATO vs STCE: which is really different?

SATO and STCE hold 40% of their weight in the same names, and STCE returned more over the year.

Invesco Alerian Galaxy Crypto Economy ETF and Schwab Crypto Thematic ETF.

8.6%SATO in the S&P 500
12.7%STCE in the S&P 500
−15.6%SATO total return, 1 year
−4.8%STCE total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: STCE scores higher

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

SATO 34.3STCE 71.40.1, 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

SATO91% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
9%91%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 96% · top ten 44% of the fund · 60 holdings filed Sep 19, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 6% in9%91%9% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 96% · top ten 44% of the fund
STCE87% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
13%87%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 54% of the fund · 35 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 3% in13%87%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 54% of the fund

40% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SATO and STCE hold 40% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions SATO and STCE both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingSATOSTCE
Strategy Inc3.05%3.40%
Bitdeer Technologies Group2.85%6.58%
MARA Holdings Inc2.76%4.39%
BitMine Immersion Technologies Inc2.73%5.31%
Bullish2.68%2.67%
Hive Digital Technologies Ltd2.54%5.30%
Coinbase Global Inc2.42%4.03%
Cleanspark Inc2.41%5.09%
Riot Platforms Inc2.38%3.92%
Hut 8 Corp2.29%4.36%
Galaxy Digital Inc2.27%5.03%
American Bitcoin Corp2.65%2.15%
Only in each
Only in SATOOnly in STCE
POWERSHARES CAYMAN FUND 15.23%INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP INC CLAS 2.80%
Strive Inc 4.60%WISDOMTREE 1.97%
Nakamoto Inc 3.49%MONEX GROUP 1.97%
BTCS Inc 2.87%GMO INTERNET GROUP 1.75%
SHARPLINK INC 2.84%BGC GROUP INC CLASS A 1.67%
Bitgo Holdings Inc 2.63%SBI HOLDINGS INC 1.62%
Gemini Space Station Inc 2.60%IG GROUP HOLDINGS PLC 1.18%
Circle Internet Group Inc 2.34%OPERA AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES L 1.14%

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 Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 19, 2026.

Performance, window by window

SATO and STCE over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
SATOSTCESATOSTCESATOSTCE
3 months+8.0%−9.2%+5.8 pts−11.4 pts+10.5 pts−6.7 pts
6 months+30.4%+31.6%+12.4 pts+13.6 pts+6.2 pts+7.4 pts
1 year−15.6%−4.8%−32.1 pts−21.4 pts−37.3 pts−26.6 pts
3 years+209.3%+255.3%+130.9 pts+176.9 pts+111.1 pts+157.2 pts
Since launch+6.5%+194.3%−79.2 pts+99.8 pts−98.1 pts+66.5 pts
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SATO and STCE on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SATO
Invesco Alerian Galaxy Crypto Economy ETF
Holds 60 stocks in blockchain and crypto equities, 9% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
STCE
Schwab Crypto Thematic ETF
Holds 35 stocks in blockchain and crypto equities, 13% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerInvescoSchwab
ThemeBlockchain and crypto equitiesBlockchain and crypto equities
In the S&P 5008.6%12.7%
Active share vs the S&P 50095.5%99.6%
In the Nasdaq-1006.2%3.2%
Holdings6035
Top ten, share of the fund43.8%54.0%
Expense ratio0.66%0.30%
Fee for the differing part0.69%0.30%
Total return, 1 year−15.6%−4.8%
vs the S&P 500−32.1 pts−21.4 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−37.3 pts−26.6 pts
Below its high−31.7%−32.6%
Net assets$9m$270m

SATO in plain words

By weight, 9% of SATO's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 96%. The top ten holdings are 44% of the fund across 60 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 19, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned −15.6% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 32.1 pts. It sits 31.7% below its all-time high of Oct 6, 2025.

STCE in plain words

By weight, 13% of STCE's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 54% of the fund across 35 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 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 32.6% below its all-time high of Oct 15, 2025.

Questions people ask

Do SATO and STCE hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 40% 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, SATO or STCE?
SATO has 9% of its weight in S&P 500 names and STCE has 13%, so STCE differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, SATO or STCE?
SATO charges 0.66% a year and STCE charges 0.30%, so STCE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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SATO against STCE, 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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