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WAR vs WR: which is really different?

WAR and WR hold 4% of their weight in the same names.

U.S. Global Technology and Aerospace & Defense ETF and Corgi U.S. War Machine ETF.

38.3%WAR in the S&P 500
70.0%WR in the S&P 500
−9.7%WAR total return, 1 year
+7.9%WR total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: WR scores higher

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

WAR 26.6WR 37.90.1, 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

WAR62% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 3 months to Sep 18, 2026
38%62%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 92% · top ten 61% of the fund · 28 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 32% in38%62%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 92% · top ten 61% of the fund
WR30% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 3 months to Sep 18, 2026
70%30%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 97% · top ten 49% of the fund · 57 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 9% in70%30%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 97% · top ten 49% of the fund

4% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, WAR and WR hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions WAR and WR both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingWARWR
Palantir Technologies Inc3.19%5.66%
Karman Holdings Inc3.71%0.40%
Only in each
Only in WAROnly in WR
Astera Labs Inc 9.50%ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 8.60%
Axon Enterprise Inc 8.76%Chevron Corp 6.37%
Micron Technology Inc 8.59%RTX Corp 5.04%
Mildef Group AB 7.21%Marathon Petroleum Corp 4.41%
DroneShield Ltd 5.04%Valero Energy Corp 4.29%
Intuitive Machines Inc 4.98%Phillips 66 4.04%
Teradyne Inc 4.96%ConocoPhillips 3.90%
Electro Optic Systems Holdings 4.11%Lockheed Martin Corp 3.55%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

WAR and WR over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
WARWRWARWRWARWR
3 months−7.9%+11.1%−10.2 pts+8.8 pts−5.4 pts+13.6 pts
Since launch−9.7%+7.9%−11.7 pts+3.6 pts−8.6 pts+4.1 pts
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WAR and WR on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
WAR
U.S. Global Technology and Aerospace & Defense ETF
Holds 28 stocks in defense, 38% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
WR
Corgi U.S. War Machine ETF
Holds 57 stocks in defense, 70% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerU.S. GlobalCorgi
ThemeDefenseDefense
In the S&P 50038.3%70.0%
Active share vs the S&P 50092.4%96.6%
In the Nasdaq-10031.5%9.2%
Holdings2857
Top ten, share of the fund61.3%48.7%
Expense ratio0.60%not published
Fee for the differing part0.65%not published
Total return, 1 year−9.7% (since launch on May 26, 2026)+7.9% (since launch on May 6, 2026)
vs the S&P 500−11.7 pts+3.6 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−8.6 pts+4.1 pts
Below its high−13.8%−3.9%
Net assets$41m$945,672

WAR in plain words

By weight, 38% of WAR's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 92%. The top ten holdings are 61% of the fund across 28 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Since it launched on May 26, 2026 the fund returned −9.7% with distributions reinvested against +2.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 11.7 pts. It sits 13.8% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

WR in plain words

By weight, 70% 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 49% of the fund across 57 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Since it launched on May 6, 2026 the fund returned +7.9% with distributions reinvested against +4.3% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 3.6 pts.

Questions people ask

Do WAR and WR hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 4% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is mostly different names. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, WAR or WR?
WAR has 38% of its weight in S&P 500 names and WR has 70%, so WR differs more from the index.

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Where these figures came from

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WAR against WR, 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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