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SHLD vs TSSD: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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SHLD and TSSD hold 41% of their weight in the same names.

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Net assets: $6.3bn on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Defense Tech ETF, and $7.0m on Jun 30, 2026 for Truth Social American Security & Defense ETF.

At a glance
52.8%
SHLD in the S&P 500
71.4%
TSSD in the S&P 500
−8.5%
SHLD total return, 1 year
+17.1%
TSSD total return, since launch, Dec 30, 2025
SHLD · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 47% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
47% of its weight is outside the S&P 50053% of SHLD's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 47% is outside the index. Holdings as of Aug 31, 2026.53%47%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 99% · top ten 65% of the fund · 50 holdings as filed for Aug 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 11% in47% of its weight is outside the S&P 50053% of SHLD's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 47% is outside the index. Holdings as of Aug 31, 2026.53%47%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 99% · Nasdaq-100: 11% in

53% of SHLD's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 47% is outside the index. Holdings as of Aug 31, 2026.

TSSD · 6 months to Nov 4, 2026 29% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
29% of its weight is outside the S&P 50071% of TSSD's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 29% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.71%29%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 60% of the fund · 62 holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 34% in29% of its weight is outside the S&P 50071% of TSSD's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 29% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.71%29%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 98% · Nasdaq-100: 34% in

71% of TSSD's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 29% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.

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SHLD costs 0.15 points a year less.

SHLD vs TSSD: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureSHLDTSSD
Return
Total return, 1 year−8.5%not published
Drawdown
Below its all-time high21.4%, high on Mar 9, 20269.4%, high on Aug 13, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksDefenseDefense
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.50%0.65%
Net assets, SHLD as of Oct 12, 2026 and TSSD as of Jun 30, 2026$6.3bn$7.0m
Holdings
Holdings in common41%
ETFIQ S&P 500 Difference Score · SHLD scores higher How much of its weight does it not share with the S&P 500?
IQ Themes Score95.6SHLD84.2TSSD

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 →

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What they share

41%

By the books each fund has filed, SHLD and TSSD hold 41% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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41% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SHLD TSSD
RTX CORPORATION 9.31% 7.08%
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. 10.80% 6.78%
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 8.34% 5.50%
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION 8.59% 4.91%
Northrop Grumman Corporation 7.71% 4.00%
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3.80% 4.08%
BWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2.03% 1.72%
LEIDOS HOLDINGS, INC. 2.56% 1.29%
MOOG INC. 1.52% 1.00%
HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC. 1.67% 0.88%
PLANET LABS PBC 0.80% 1.07%
AEROVIRONMENT, INC. 0.82% 0.64%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in SHLD
BAE SYSTEMS PLC 4.62%
Rheinmetall Aktiengesellschaft 4.04%
HANWHA AEROSPACE CO., LTD. 3.81%
THALES SA 3.72%
SAAB Aktiebolag 3.58%
LEONARDO - SOCIETA PER AZIONI 3.54%
ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD 2.84%
KONGSBERG GRUPPEN ASA 2.05%
Only in TSSD
Palo Alto Networks Inc 9.70%
Crowdstrike Holdings Inc 7.24%
Fortinet Inc 5.75%
Cloudflare Inc 4.75%
Axon Enterprise Inc 4.57%
Teledyne Technologies Inc 2.90%
Curtiss-Wright Corp 2.76%
Okta Inc 2.12%
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Window by window: SHLD vs TSSD: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Total return
WindowSHLDTSSD
3 months−9.2%−4.9%
6 months−9.7%+19.4%
1 year−8.5%–
3 years+133.6%–
Since launchNot the same days: SHLD Sep 2023 · TSSD Dec 2025+151.4%+17.1%

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Side by side

SHLD Global X Defense Tech ETF · Holds 50 stocks in defense, 53% of its weight in S&P 500 companies TSSD Truth Social American Security & Defense ETF · Holds 62 stocks in defense, 71% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Theme Defense Defense
In the S&P 500 52.8% 71.4%
Active share vs the S&P 500 98.7% 97.6%
In the Nasdaq-100 10.8% 34.0%
Holdings 50 62
Top ten, share of the fund 64.8% 60.4%
Expense ratio 0.50% 0.65%
Fee for the differing part 0.51% 0.67%
Total return, 1 year −8.5% +17.1% (since launch, Dec 30, 2025)
vs its benchmark not measured not measured
Below its high −21.4% −9.4%
Net assets, SHLD as of Oct 12, 2026 and TSSD as of Jun 30, 2026 $6.3bn $7.0m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

41% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund
SHLD

By weight, 53% of SHLD's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 99%. The top ten holdings are 65% of the fund across 50 positions, as filed for Aug 31, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned −8.5% with distributions reinvested. It sits 21.4% below its all-time high of Mar 9, 2026.

TSSD

By weight, 71% of TSSD's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 98%. The top ten holdings are 60% of the fund across 62 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Since it first traded on Dec 30, 2025 the fund returned +17.1% with distributions reinvested. It sits 9.4% below its all-time high of Aug 13, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do SHLD and TSSD hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 41% 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, SHLD or TSSD?
SHLD has 53% of its weight in S&P 500 names and TSSD has 71%, so SHLD differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, SHLD or TSSD?
SHLD charges 0.50% a year and TSSD charges 0.65%, so SHLD 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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