Data as of .
WEED vs YOLO: which is really different?
WEED and YOLO hold 16% of their weight in the same names, and WEED returned more over the year.
ETFIQ Off-Index Score: WEED scores higher
How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?
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
16% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, WEED and YOLO hold 16% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | WEED | YOLO |
|---|---|---|
| Curaleaf Holdings Inc | 28.62% | 16.32% |
| Only in WEED | Only in YOLO |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 71.38% | AdvisorShares Trust 24.74% |
| TRULIEVE CANNABIS CORP 14.10% | |
| VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL INC 11.36% | |
| HIGH TIDE INC 8.47% | |
| CRONOS GROUP INC 4.22% | |
| GLASS HOUSE BRANDS INC 4.09% | |
| CHARLOTTE'S WEB HOLDINGS INC 2.95% | |
| ORGANIGRAM GLOBAL INC 2.85% |
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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEED | YOLO | WEED | YOLO | WEED | YOLO | |
| 3 months | +2.9% | +6.0% | +0.7 pts | +3.8 pts | +5.4 pts | +8.5 pts |
| 6 months | +41.9% | +14.9% | +23.9 pts | −3.1 pts | +17.7 pts | −9.3 pts |
| 1 year | +14.4% | −8.0% | −2.2 pts | −24.6 pts | −7.4 pts | −29.8 pts |
| 3 years | −34.5% | −12.8% | −113.0 pts | −91.2 pts | −132.7 pts | −110.9 pts |
| Since launch | −70.8% | −86.0% | −152.7 pts | −279.2 pts | −187.8 pts | −389.0 pts |
| WEED Roundhill Cannabis ETF Holds 2 stocks in cannabis, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | YOLO AdvisorShares Pure Cannabis ETF Holds 18 stocks in cannabis, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Roundhill | AdvisorShares |
| Theme | Cannabis | Cannabis |
| In the S&P 500 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 2 | 18 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 100.0% | 91.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.41% | 0.51% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.41% | 0.51% |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.4% | −8.0% |
| vs the S&P 500 | −2.2 pts | −24.6 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | −7.4 pts | −29.8 pts |
| Below its high | −70.8% | −89.4% |
| Net assets | $8m | $35m |
WEED in plain words
By weight, 0% of WEED's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 100% of the fund across 2 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +14.4% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 2.2 pts. It sits 70.8% below its all-time high of Apr 20, 2022.
YOLO in plain words
By weight, 0% of YOLO's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 92% of the fund across 18 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned −8.0% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 24.6 pts. It sits 89.4% below its all-time high of Feb 10, 2021.
Questions people ask
- Do WEED and YOLO hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 16% 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, WEED or YOLO?
- WEED has 0% of its weight in S&P 500 names and YOLO has 0%, so WEED differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, WEED or YOLO?
- WEED charges 0.41% a year and YOLO charges 0.51%, so WEED is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, WEED against YOLO, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/weed-vs-yolo Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.