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SHLD vs WR: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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SHLD and WR hold 24% 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 $932,169 on Nov 4, 2026 for Corgi U.S. War Machine ETF.

At a glance
52.8%
SHLD in the S&P 500
68.0%
WR in the S&P 500
−8.5%
SHLD total return, 1 year
+6.4%
WR total return, 6 months
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.

WR · 6 months to Nov 4, 2026 32% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
32% of its weight is outside the S&P 50068% of WR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 32% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 4, 2026.68%32%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 97% · top ten 50% of the fund · 56 holdings as published by its issuer for Nov 4, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 10% in32% of its weight is outside the S&P 50068% of WR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 32% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 4, 2026.68%32%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 97% · Nasdaq-100: 10% in

68% of WR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 32% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

WR costs 0.15 points a year less.

SHLD vs WR: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureSHLDWR
Return
Total return, 1 year−8.5%not published
Drawdown
Below its all-time high21.4%, high on Mar 9, 20267.2%, high on Oct 30, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksDefenseDefense
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.50%0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026$6.3bn$960,645
Holdings
Holdings in common24%
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 Score95.6SHLD75WR

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 →

Method

What they share

24%

By the books each fund has filed, SHLD and WR hold 24% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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24% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SHLD WR
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. 10.80% 5.54%
RTX CORPORATION 9.31% 5.22%
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 8.34% 4.02%
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION 8.59% 3.01%
LEIDOS HOLDINGS, INC. 2.56% 1.12%
HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC. 1.67% 0.91%
MOOG INC. 1.52% 0.73%
BWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2.03% 0.64%
KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC. 1.38% 0.57%
MERCURY SYSTEMS, INC. 0.76% 0.48%
AMENTUM HOLDINGS, INC. 0.58% 0.45%
AEROVIRONMENT, INC. 0.82% 0.43%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in SHLD
Northrop Grumman Corporation 7.71%
BAE SYSTEMS PLC 4.62%
Rheinmetall Aktiengesellschaft 4.04%
HANWHA AEROSPACE CO., LTD. 3.81%
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3.80%
THALES SA 3.72%
SAAB Aktiebolag 3.58%
LEONARDO - SOCIETA PER AZIONI 3.54%
Only in WR
ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 9.02%
Chevron Corp 6.68%
Marathon Petroleum Corp 4.13%
ConocoPhillips 4.11%
Phillips 66 3.90%
Valero Energy Corp 3.84%
EOG Resources Inc 2.76%
Williams Cos Inc 2.50%
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Window by window

Window by window: SHLD vs WR: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Total return
WindowSHLDWR
3 months−9.2%+2.8%
6 months−9.7%+6.4%
1 year−8.5%–
3 years+133.6%–
Since launchNot the same days: SHLD Sep 2023 · WR May 2026+151.4%+6.4%

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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 WR Corgi U.S. War Machine ETF · Holds 56 stocks in defense, 68% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Theme Defense Defense
In the S&P 500 52.8% 68.0%
Active share vs the S&P 500 98.7% 96.6%
In the Nasdaq-100 10.8% 9.9%
Holdings 50 56
Top ten, share of the fund 64.8% 49.5%
Expense ratio 0.50% 0.35%
Fee for the differing part 0.51% 0.36%
Total return, 1 year −8.5% +6.4% (since launch, May 6, 2026)
vs its benchmark not measured not measured
Below its high −21.4% −7.2%
Net assets, SHLD as of Oct 12, 2026 and WR as of Nov 4, 2026 $6.3bn $932,169

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

24% 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.

WR

By weight, 68% of WR's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 97%. The top ten holdings are 50% of the fund across 56 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 4, 2026. Since it first traded on May 6, 2026 the fund returned +6.4% with distributions reinvested. It sits 7.2% below its all-time high of Oct 30, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do SHLD and WR hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 24% 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 WR?
SHLD has 53% of its weight in S&P 500 names and WR has 68%, so SHLD differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, SHLD or WR?
SHLD charges 0.50% a year and WR charges 0.35%, so WR 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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