{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/war-vs-xar","section":"compare","title":"WAR vs XAR: Holdings Overlap & Returns | ETFIQ","description":"38.1% of WAR and 40.7% of XAR is already in the S&P 500 by weight, as filed, and 6% of the two books are the same names at the same weight.","as_of":"Nov 5, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Do WAR and XAR hold the same stocks?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"By their latest filings, 6% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. 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As of Nov 5, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. WAR XAR \n Expense ratio 0.60% 0.35% \n Net assets, WAR as of Jun 30, 2026 and XAR as of Nov 4, 2026 $41m $5.1bn \n Total return, 1 year not published \u221210.0% \n What it tracks Defense Defense \n Holdings in common 6% \n Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, ","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/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, WAR against XAR, data as of Nov 5, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/war-vs-xar","a":{"ticker":"WAR","name":"U.S. Global Technology and Aerospace & Defense ETF","issuer":"U.S. Global","desk":"themes","as_of":"2026-11-05","verdict":"Between Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 12, 2026, WAR lost 13.5%, against \u221214.5% for its own holdings.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/war","key_facts":[{"label":"Already in the S&P 500","value":"38.1%","as_of":"2026-06-30","source":"its SEC filing (Form N-PORT)"},{"label":"Active share vs the S&P 500","value":"92.5%","as_of":"2026-06-30","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"Top ten holdings","value":"61.0%","as_of":"2026-06-30","source":"its SEC filing (Form N-PORT)"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$41m","as_of":"2026-06-30","source":"SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Jun 30, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.60%","as_of":"2026-04-24","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Apr 24, 2026"},{"label":"Benchmark","value":"Its own holdings, as of Jun 30, 2026; its prospectus names no index it tracks","as_of":"2026-11-05","source":"ETFIQ, from its filings"}]},"b":{"ticker":"XAR","name":"State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF","issuer":"State Street","desk":"themes","as_of":"2026-11-05","verdict":"Over the year to Nov 5, 2026, XAR lost 10.0%, against 9.5% for VOO.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/xar","key_facts":[{"label":"Already in the S&P 500","value":"40.7%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file"},{"label":"Active share vs the S&P 500","value":"97.7%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"Top ten holdings","value":"32.7%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file"},{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"\u221210.0%","as_of":"2026-11-05","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price","value":"0.2%","as_of":"2026-11-05","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 21, 2026","value":"$0.1293","as_of":"2026-09-21","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$5.1bn","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Nov 4, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.35%","as_of":"2026-11-03","source":"497 XBRL, Nov 3, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":6,"full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/war-vs-xar"}