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XDAT vs XT: which is really different?

XDAT and XT hold 17% of their weight in the same names, and XT returned more over the year.

Franklin Exponential Data ETF and iShares Future Exponential Technologies ETF.

61.1%XDAT in the S&P 500
64.5%XT in the S&P 500
−4.8%XDAT total return, 1 year
+24.4%XT total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: XDAT scores higher

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

XDAT 20.2XT 3.30.1, 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

XDAT39% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
61%39%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 86% · top ten 57% of the fund · 59 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 50% in61%39%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 86% · top ten 57% of the fund
XT36% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
65%36%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 68% · top ten 34% of the fund · 225 holdings filed Sep 17, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 39% in65%36%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 68% · top ten 34% of the fund

17% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, XDAT and XT hold 17% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions XDAT and XT both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingXDATXT
MICROSOFT CORP3.55%3.94%
PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC4.54%3.43%
CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS INC4.39%2.59%
ALPHABET INC9.76%2.21%
META PLATFORMS INC6.43%1.47%
CLOUDFLARE INC10.14%1.15%
FORTINET INC0.84%1.17%
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC1.89%0.45%
COINBASE GLOBAL INC0.57%0.44%
OKTA INC0.90%0.31%
ORACLE CORP2.64%0.25%
ARISTA NETWORKS INC2.19%0.23%
Only in each
Only in XDATOnly in XT
DATADOG INC 4.11%TESLA INC 4.10%
JFROG LTD 3.45%TEXAS INSTRUMENT INC 4.06%
NEBIUS GROUP NV 2.50%ELI LILLY 4.00%
ROKU INC 2.42%NVIDIA 3.85%
SANDISK CORP 2.21%JOHNSON & JOHNSON 3.13%
COREWEAVE INC 1.75%ANALOG DEVICES 3.03%
T-MOBILE US INC 1.62%AMAZON.COM INC 2.71%
EQUINIX INC 1.07%ABBVIE 2.32%

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

XDAT and XT over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
XDATXTXDATXTXDATXT
3 months+10.6%0.0%+8.3 pts−2.3 pts+13.1 pts+2.5 pts
6 months+23.9%+22.9%+5.9 pts+4.8 pts−0.3 pts−1.4 pts
1 year−4.8%+24.4%−21.4 pts+7.8 pts−26.6 pts+2.6 pts
3 years+47.1%+67.9%−31.3 pts−10.5 pts−51.1 pts−30.2 pts
Since launch+9.1%+284.5%−108.2 pts−56.6 pts−127.9 pts−342.6 pts
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XDAT and XT on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
XDAT
Franklin Exponential Data ETF
Holds 59 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 61% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
XT
iShares Future Exponential Technologies ETF
Holds 225 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 64% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerFrankliniShares
ThemeBroad innovation and megatrendsBroad innovation and megatrends
In the S&P 50061.1%64.5%
Active share vs the S&P 50086.2%67.5%
In the Nasdaq-10049.6%39.4%
Holdings59225
Top ten, share of the fund56.7%33.9%
Expense ratio0.50%0.46%
Fee for the differing part0.58%0.68%
Total return, 1 year−4.8%+24.4%
vs the S&P 500−21.4 pts+7.8 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−26.6 pts+2.6 pts
Below its high−12.3%−1.9%
Net assets$4m$4.0bn

XDAT in plain words

By weight, 61% of XDAT's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 86%. The top ten holdings are 57% of the fund across 59 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned −4.8% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 21.4 pts. It sits 12.3% below its all-time high of Nov 9, 2021.

XT in plain words

By weight, 64% of XT's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 68%. The top ten holdings are 34% of the fund across 225 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +24.4% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 7.8 pts.

Questions people ask

Do XDAT and XT hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 17% 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, XDAT or XT?
XDAT has 61% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XT has 64%, so XDAT differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, XDAT or XT?
XDAT charges 0.50% a year and XT charges 0.46%, so XT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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XDAT against XT, 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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