WCLD vs XSW: which is really different?

WCLD and XSW hold 37% of their weight in the same names, and WCLD returned +15.5% over the year. WisdomTree Cloud Computing Fund and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Software & Services ETF.

15.7%
WCLD in the S&P 500
20.8%
XSW in the S&P 500
+15.5%
WCLD total return, 1 year
−1.6%
XSW total return, 1 year
WCLD · 1 year to Sep 30, 202684% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
84% of its weight is outside the S&P 50016% of WCLD's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 84% is outside the index16%84%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 27% of the fund · 64 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 14% in84% of its weight is outside the S&P 50016% of WCLD's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 84% is outside the index16%84%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 27% of the fund

16% of WCLD's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 84% is outside the index

XSW · 1 year to Sep 30, 202679% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
79% of its weight is outside the S&P 50021% of XSW's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 79% is outside the index21%79%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 96% · top ten 9% of the fund · 133 holdings filed Sep 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 14% in79% of its weight is outside the S&P 50021% of XSW's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 79% is outside the index21%79%inoutside the S&P 500active share 96% · top ten 9% of the fund

21% of XSW's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 79% is outside the index

ETFIQ Off-Index Score · WCLD scores higherHow much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?
0.1, the lowest in this set92.0, the highest

A percentile among the 375 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 →

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, WCLD and XSW hold 37% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

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37% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding WCLD XSW
RUBRIK INC 2.12% 0.98%
CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS INC 2.61% 0.97%
SENTINELONE INC 1.74% 0.93%
DATADOG INC 2.99% 0.93%
ZSCALER INC 1.17% 0.92%
PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC 3.04% 0.90%
SAILPOINT INC 1.37% 0.88%
SERVICETITAN INC 1.41% 0.88%
DYNATRACE INC 1.65% 0.87%
FIVE9 INC 1.46% 0.85%
PAGERDUTY INC 1.95% 0.85%
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC 1.14% 0.84%
Only in WCLD
DIGITALOCEAN HOLDINGS INC 3.28%
JFROG LTD 3.20%
OKTA INC 2.44%
TWILIO INC 2.42%
SNOWFLAKE INC 1.96%
CLOUDFLARE INC 1.84%
CELLEBRITE DI LTD 1.48%
PAYCOM SOFTWARE INC 1.46%
Only in XSW
NETSKOPE INC CL A 0.92%
VIA TRANSPORTATION INC CL A 0.89%
CADENCE DESIGN SYS INC 0.89%
RAPID7 INC 0.88%
STRATEGY INC 0.88%
COMMVAULT SYSTEMS INC 0.87%
FORTINET INC 0.87%
AMPLITUDE INC CLASS A 0.85%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.

37% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

Performance, window by window

Total returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
WindowWCLDXSWWCLDXSWWCLDXSW
3 months+22.4%+10.1%+19.8 pts+7.5 pts+20.2 pts+7.9 pts
6 months+47.9%+36.3%+30.9 pts+19.3 pts+21.0 pts+9.4 pts
1 year+15.5%−1.6%−0.2 pts−17.3 pts−8.3 pts−25.4 pts
3 years+37.1%+53.6%−47.9 pts−31.4 pts−72.9 pts−56.4 pts
Since launch
WCLD Sep 2019 · XSW Sep 2011
+60.4%+766.5%−123.9 pts+12.4 pts−243.3 pts−696.5 pts

WCLD and XSW over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

WCLD
WisdomTree Cloud Computing Fund · Holds 64 stocks in cloud and software, 16% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
XSW
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Software & Services ETF · Holds 133 stocks in cloud and software, 21% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer WisdomTree State Street
Theme Cloud and software Cloud and software
In the S&P 500 15.7% 20.8%
Active share vs the S&P 500 98.2% 95.5%
In the Nasdaq-100 14.4% 14.0%
Holdings 64 133
Top ten, share of the fund 26.5% 9.2%
Expense ratio 0.45% 0.35%
Fee for the differing part 0.46% 0.37%
Total return, 1 year +15.5% −1.6%
vs the S&P 500 −0.2 pts −17.3 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 −8.3 pts −25.4 pts
Below its high −37.8% −7.5%
Net assets $280m $473m

WCLD and XSW on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

WCLD in plain words

By weight, 16% of WCLD'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 26% of the fund across 64 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned +15.5% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was about even. It sits 37.8% below its all-time high of Nov 9, 2021.

XSW in plain words

By weight, 21% of XSW'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 9% of the fund across 133 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned −1.6% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 17.3 pts. It sits 7.5% below its all-time high of Aug 27, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do WCLD and XSW hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 37% 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, WCLD or XSW?
WCLD has 16% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XSW has 21%, so WCLD differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, WCLD or XSW?
WCLD charges 0.45% a year and XSW charges 0.35%, so XSW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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ETFIQ, WCLD against XSW, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/wcld-vs-xsw

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