CRTC Xtrackers US National Critical Technologies ETF

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$41.49
+0.7% · 1 day, price
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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, CRTC returned 11.6%, against 13.1% for URTH.

Holds 216 stocks in energy security and critical technology, 85% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesXtrackers ↗Expense ratio 0.35%Fund assets $162m on Oct 27, 2026First traded Nov 16, 2023Benchmark MSCI World Index, measured by URTH, which tracks the same indexSEC filings ↗Every Xtrackers fund ETFIQ coversDividend history

Promise check: Not measuredIts theme exposure is measured once ETFIQ defines its theme company by company.

CRTC risk and return scorecard

vs URTH · Nov 2023 to Oct 2026 · 152 weekly returns · dividend-adjusted

Short history · 35 months
CRTC +65.2%, URTH +68.4%, Nov 2023 to Oct 2026, distributions reinvested.
Return
MeasureCRTCURTHEdge
Total return+65.2%+68.4%URTH (slight)
Annualized+18.7%+19.5%URTH (slight)
Price return+60.2%+60.9%Tie
Risk
MeasureCRTCURTHEdge
Volatility14.6%13.3%URTH (slight)
Max drawdown−17.6%−14.9%URTH
Upside capture103.1%100.0%CRTC (slight)
Downside capture104.0%100.0%URTH (slight)
Risk-adjusted
MeasureCRTCURTHEdge
Sharpe ratio0.951.07URTH
Sortino ratio1.431.62URTH
Alpha vs URTH
MeasureCRTCURTHEdge
Alpha, a year−1.0%Not significant
Alpha t-stat−0.34
Beta to URTH1.041.00Higher beta

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records; risk-free rate: U.S. Treasury, Daily Treasury Bill Rates, 13-week coupon equivalent Method · Data

Money in and out

Net fund flows · Oct 27, 2026
Latest day
−$823k
Last 5 trading days
−$1.6m
12 months to May 31, 2026
−$7.8m
In on 3 days, out on 2. 51 days missing.

What you earned

CRTC +0.6%, URTH +0.4%: total return over one month to Oct 28, 2026.
CRTC+0.6%
URTH+0.4%
CRTC +9.8%, URTH +4.5%: total return over three months to Oct 28, 2026.
CRTC+9.8%
URTH+4.5%
CRTC +11.4%, URTH +8.0%: total return over six months to Oct 28, 2026.
CRTC+11.4%
URTH+8.0%
CRTC +14.0%, URTH +12.7%: total return over the year to Oct 28, 2026.
CRTC+14.0%
URTH+12.7%
CRTC +11.6%, URTH +13.1%: total return over one year to Oct 28, 2026.
CRTC+11.6%
URTH+13.1%
CRTC +71.2%, URTH +73.3%: total return since launch to Oct 28, 2026.
CRTC+71.2%
URTH+73.3%

What did you actually buy?

Energy security and critical technology · holdings as of May 31, 2026
85.4%
Already in the S&P 500
61.8%
Active share vs the S&P 500
36.5%
Top ten holdings
+11.6%
Total return, 1 year
1.0%
12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price
$0.1417
Last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 18, 2026
Share already in the S&P 500
85.4% of the fund by weight, holdings as of May 31, 2026.
Ten largest holdings
ALPHABET INC5.1%
MICROSOFT CORP5.0%
AMAZON.COM INC4.9%
NVIDIA CORP4.6%
META PLATFORMS INC4.4%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC3.9%
EXXON MOBIL CORP2.8%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC2.2%
LAM RESEARCH CORP1.9%
ORACLE CORP1.8%

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Price, 1 year

$41.49+0.7%1 day, priceClose, Oct 28, 2026

Price only. Total return over the same days, distributions reinvested, was +11.6%. Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

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Points (pts) are percentage points.

CRTC returns by window: total return, cash paid and price change
WindowTotal returnBenchmark (URTH)Gap to URTHS&P 500 (SPY)
1M Sep 28 – Oct 28, 2026+0.6%+0.4%+0.2 pts+0.9%
3M Jul 29 – Oct 28, 2026+9.8%+4.5%+5.3 pts+6.1%
6M Apr 29 – Oct 28, 2026+11.4%+8.0%+3.4 pts+9.1%
YTD Dec 31, 2025 – Oct 28, 2026+14.0%+12.7%+1.3 pts+14.1%
1Y Oct 28, 2025 – Oct 28, 2026+11.6%+13.1%−1.5 pts+13.6%
Since launch Nov 16, 2023 – Oct 28, 2026+71.2%+73.3%−2.1 pts+77.9%
Since launch, annualised Nov 16, 2023 – Oct 28, 2026+20.0%–––

Total returns, distributions reinvested. Listed Nov 2023: no 3 years windows.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices, with distributions reinvested.

Where every fund in this set sits

How much of its weight does it not share with the S&P 500?

Active share against the S&P 500
USNZ 23.1%IQSZ 49.1%TNXT 51.6%IETC 59.8%XIGV 60.7%AIX 64.0%LQAI 64.9%ALAI 65.2%IVES 66.3%ILDR 67.0%PEXL 67.1%JHAI 68.1%AGIX 68.8%AIEQ 69.0%AOTG 69.1%XT 69.2%FAI 70.1%AIQ 70.2%CHAT 70.9%WTAI 71.5%XAIX 72.0%THMZ 73.5%AIFD 74.4%FRWD 74.4%CARZ 74.5%WUGI 75.2%FDTX 75.5%BAI 75.9%AIUP 76.1%TEKY 77.7%PNQI 78.9%FMET 79.1%IGPT 79.2%FDCF 79.8%ARKW 79.9%AINT 80.3%ARKQ 80.3%SHOC 80.5%SMH 80.7%SOXQ 80.8%FTXL 80.9%GGME 81.5%KNCT 81.7%PBOT 82.1%SOXX 82.3%CBOT 82.4%OGIG 82.9%UFOX 83.1%ARTY 83.2%ABOT 83.7%ARKX 83.7%MILN 83.9%SUPP 84.2%CHPX 84.3%RACK 84.3%CHPS 84.8%AGIQ 85.2%FDN 85.5%AIPO 85.8%CLOD 86.1%XDAT 86.2%BUYZ 86.3%SMHX 87.2%FOWF 88.4%NRSH 88.6%PCLN 89.5%DTCR 90.8%CIBR 90.9%FCLD 91.6%TMAT 91.6%RBLD 91.9%PSI 92.2%IGV 92.4%TCAI 92.7%NEWZ 94.6%TSES 94.7%MADE 94.8%PBPH 95.0%GDOC 95.4%BMED 95.6%EPAI 95.6%IFRA 95.7%PPA 96.4%WR 96.6%POWR 96.9%VOLT 96.9%YUNG 97.1%FPWR 97.2%, and 2 more at this point: IVEP 97.2%, PAVE 97.2%MISL 97.4%HVAC 97.5%, and 1 more at this point: RIFR 97.5%AV 97.6%, and 1 more at this point: TSSD 97.6%IPAY 97.7%, and 4 more at this point: ITA 97.7%, NATO 97.7%, KYC 97.8%, ZAP 97.8%DUTY 98.1%WNDR 98.1%DRES 98.2%, and 2 more at this point: TPZ 98.3%, SRVR 98.5%NFRX 98.2%IHI 98.7%DOCK 98.8%BBH 99.0%PHO 99.4%LGHT 99.5%CRTC 61.8%CRTC 61.8%23.1%99.5%
23.1% to 99.5% across 112

That is the share of the 112 thematic ETFs with at least half their money in S&P 500 companies sitting at or below CRTC.

Weight not shared with the S&P 500 only; it says nothing about returns, fees or whether the theme pays off. Where the fund sits in this set, not a rating. Do not average it with another category's score.

4.9
IQ Themes ScoreETFIQ S&P 500 Difference Score107th of 112 · Oct 28, 2026
0.4 · lowest of 112 thematic ETFs with at least half their money in S&P 500 companies99.6 · highest

How different its holdings are from the S&P 500, ranked against 112 thematic ETFs with at least half their money in S&P 500 companies. 100 is best. How it is computed

CRTC shares 125 of its 216 holdings with the S&P 500. Counting each at the smaller of its two weights, the two overlap by 38.2%.

active share against the S&P 50061.8% · 5th pct

Money in and out

Daily data · as of Oct 27, 2026

CRTC: in the 15 trading days to Oct 27, 2026, net $2.2m came in, over 14 of 15 trading days.

1D
−$823k
−0.5% of $162m on Oct 26, 2026
Oct 27, 2026
6D
−$1.6m
Oct 20, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026
12 months
−$7.8m
−6.9% of $112m on May 31, 2025
Jun 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
Sep 2023 to May 2026
+$98.1m
Sep 1, 2023 to May 31, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
Net flow each trading day
Net flow into CRTC each trading day, Jul 28, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026+$1.7m+$2.1m+$3.3m−$4.1m−$823kmonthly, from SEC filingsdaily, from Xtrackers+$4.1m−$4.1mJul 28, 2026Oct 27, 2026

CRTC, net flow each trading day over the 65 sessions from Jul 28, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026: money came in on 3 days and went out on 2 days, of the 14 days with daily data; the other 51 have none. Before Oct 7, 2026 ETFIQ has the fund’s monthly data only, from SEC filings: that span is shaded and draws no bars, and its months are in the month by month list.

In on 3 days, out on 2. 51 days missing.

Net flow into CRTC each trading day, Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 27, 2026+$1.7m+$2.1m+$3.3m−$4.1m−$823kmonthly, from SEC filingsdaily, from Xtrackers+$4.1m−$4.1mOct 28, 2025Oct 27, 2026

CRTC, net flow each trading day over the 251 sessions from Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 27, 2026: money came in on 3 days and went out on 2 days, of the 14 days with daily data; the other 237 have none. Before Oct 7, 2026 ETFIQ has the fund’s monthly data only, from SEC filings: that span is shaded and draws no bars, and its months are in the month by month list.

In on 3 days, out on 2. 237 days missing.

Net flow into CRTC each trading day, Mar 26, 2025 to Oct 27, 2026+$1.7m+$2.1m+$3.3m−$4.1m−$823kmonthly, from SEC filingsdaily, from Xtrackers+$4.1m−$4.1mMar 26, 2025Oct 27, 2026

CRTC, net flow each trading day over the 400 sessions from Mar 26, 2025 to Oct 27, 2026: money came in on 3 days and went out on 2 days, of the 14 days with daily data; the other 386 have none. Before Oct 7, 2026 ETFIQ has the fund’s monthly data only, from SEC filings: that span is shaded and draws no bars, and its months are in the month by month list.

In on 3 days, out on 2. 386 days missing.

Money in, netMoney out, netMonthly basis
Streak
Money out on its last trading day, Oct 27, 2026, a net −$823k.

Daily data starts Oct 7, 2026.

How this is computed

Computed by ETFIQ from Xtrackers’s daily data: each day’s change in shares outstanding times the previous day’s net asset value. Percentages are of net assets at the start of each window. Numbers are net: money in less money out. Every day and month ETFIQ holds for CRTC, back to Sep 2023, is in its flows file. Flows across every fund · How these flows are computed · Compare CRTC with other funds in the flows tool

Every trading day, last 3 months14 days
Oct 27, 2026 −$823k
Oct 26, 2026 $0
Oct 23, 2026 −$4.1m
Oct 22, 2026 +$3.3m
Oct 21, 2026 $0 covers 2 trading days
Oct 19, 2026 +$2.1m
Oct 16, 2026 $0
Oct 15, 2026 $0
Oct 14, 2026 $0
Oct 13, 2026 $0
Oct 12, 2026 $0
Oct 9, 2026 $0
Oct 8, 2026 $0
Oct 7, 2026 +$1.7m

Most recent first.

Week by week, last year4 weeks
Oct 27, 2026 −$823k 2 days
Oct 23, 2026 +$1.3m 4 of 5 trading days
Oct 16, 2026 $0
Oct 9, 2026 +$1.7m 3 days

Net flow into CRTC each week, Oct 7, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026, most recent first, each week named by its last trading day with data. Computed by ETFIQ.

Month by month, money in and money outSep 2023 to Oct 2026

CRTC, money in and money out each month from Sep 2023 to May 2026: two bars a month, money in above the line and money out below. Every bar is from CRTC’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6). Oct 2026 is still in progress, so it is in the list and not drawn. Of the 34 months listed, money came in on net in 19 and went out in 5.

Every bar is from CRTC’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6). Of the 34 months listed, money came in on net in 19 and went out in 5.

MonthInOutNet
Oct 2026 ETFIQ, the sum of its days, Oct 7 to Oct 27, 14 of 15 trading days+$7.1m−$4.9m+$2.2m
May 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$6.9m−$4.2m+$2.7m
Apr 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$2.2m$0+$2.2m
Mar 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.0m$0+$1.0m
Feb 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$3.7m−$5.5m−$1.8m
Jan 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$3.8m$0+$3.8m
Dec 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$5.1m−$5.1m
Nov 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$3.3m−$2.2m+$1.1m
Oct 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.5m−$6.1m−$4.7m
Sep 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$2.4m$0+$2.4m
Aug 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$4.9m−$11.5m−$6.6m
Jul 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.7m−$4.5m−$2.8m
Jun 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
May 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$3.1m−$1.5m+$1.6m
Apr 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$2.1m$0+$2.1m
Mar 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$926k$0+$926k
Feb 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$44.0m−$1.6m+$42.3m
Jan 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$8.0m$0+$8.0m
Dec 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Nov 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$3.2m−$1.6m+$1.6m
Oct 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Sep 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Aug 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Jul 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$4.6m$0+$4.6m
Jun 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$3.0m$0+$3.0m
May 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$7.4m−$1.5m+$5.9m
Apr 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.5m$0+$1.5m
Mar 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Feb 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$29.5m$0+$29.5m
Jan 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Dec 2023 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Nov 2023 SEC Form N-PORT+$5.0m$0+$5.0m
Oct 2023 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Sep 2023 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0

Most recent first.

How this is computed

N-PORT months: money in is sales plus reinvestments; money out is redemptions. Months summed from daily data: money in adds the days money came in; money out adds the days it went out.

N-PORT months are the filed sales plus reinvestments less redemptions. Later months add up the daily data; the Source column names any missing day.

Source: ETFIQ, from the fund’s daily share counts and net asset values, and its SEC N-PORT filings. Data as of Oct 27, 2026. Last checked Oct 29, 2026.

CRTC key stats

52-week high, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026 (ETFIQ)$42.23 on Oct 13, 2026
52-week low, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026 (ETFIQ)$34.52 on Mar 30, 2026
Close on Oct 28, 2026, within that range (ETFIQ)$41.49, 90% of the way from the low to the high
Holdings216
Top ten holdings weight36.5%
Range, beta and R-squared computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

Trading

as of Oct 27, 2026
Trading · CRTCas of Oct 27, 2026
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Not scored1 of 6 measured · Oct 27, 2026
0 · Hard to tradeIQ Liquidity Score100 · Trades like a giant
Cost for your order · one way, half its 30-day median spread
Premium or discount to NAV, Oct 27 close−0.22%
−0.5%95% of days within ±0.39% · the 1% band is off this scale+0.5%
How to tradeSpread not read.
Full trading page: components, premium history, dealers →

CRTC top ten by weight, 36.5% of the fund, of its 215 equity positions, from the holdings filed for May 31, 2026. Source: the fund’s SEC filing.

ALPHABET INC GOOGL 5.10%
MICROSOFT CORP MSFT 4.98%
AMAZON.COM INC AMZN 4.87%
NVIDIA CORP NVDA 4.58%
ORACLE CORP ORCL 1.80%

Source: Holdings filing (SEC Form N-PORT). Data as of May 31, 2026. Updated when the fund files its next report.

About CRTC

Theme (ETFIQ, editorial)Energy security and critical technology
First tradedNov 16, 2023
Already in the S&P 500, by weight (ETFIQ)85.4%
Outside the S&P 500, by weight (ETFIQ)15%
Active share vs the S&P 500 (ETFIQ)61.8%
Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight (ETFIQ)50.9%
Active share vs the Nasdaq-100 (ETFIQ)53.8%
Top ten holdings weight36.5%
Holdings216
Holdings as of (SEC N-PORT)May 31, 2026
Top holdingsALPHABET INC 5.1%, MICROSOFT CORP 5.0%, AMAZON.COM INC 4.9%, NVIDIA CORP 4.6%, META PLATFORMS INC 4.4%, ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 3.9%, EXXON MOBIL CORP 2.8%, CISCO SYSTEMS INC 2.2%, LAM RESEARCH CORP 1.9%, ORACLE CORP 1.8%
Net assets (issuer page, as of Oct 27, 2026)$162mReport
Benchmark (ETFIQ, from its filings)MSCI World Index, measured by URTH, which tracks the same index
Benchmark named inits shareholder report, N-CSR, Aug 3, 2026
CRTC, 1 year to Oct 28, 2026+11.6%
URTH, the same days+13.1%
Against its benchmark, 1 year (ETFIQ)−1.5 pts
Below its all-time high (ETFIQ)−1.7%
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Sep 25, 2026)0.35%Report
Fee for the part that differs from the S&P 500, active expense ratio (ETFIQ)0.57%
Closest funds by holdings overlapIVES 38%, USNZ 37%, IETC 37%, FAI 37%, XAIX 34%
Against its benchmark, 1 yearbehind by 1.5 pts
How we measure
The top ten holdings are 36% of the fund across 216 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned +11.6% with distributions reinvested against +13.1% for its benchmark, the MSCI World Index, so a holder was behind by 1.5 pts.
Holdings from the fund’s latest public SEC N-PORT filing; overlap and active share computed by ETFIQ against the IVV and QQQM books; returns from Tiingo end-of-day prices with distributions reinvested. Method
IQ Investment Committee on CRTC

12 seats on CRTC, as of Oct 28, 2026: 1 Supports, 1 Mixed, 8 Challenges, 2 Not enough data.

In the tradition ofJohn BogleBogle-style Low CostChallenges
In the tradition ofBenjamin GrahamGraham-style Margin of SafetyChallenges
In the tradition ofWarren Buffett & Charlie MungerBuffett & Munger-style QualityChallenges
In the tradition ofPeter LynchLynch-style Growth at a Reasonable PriceChallenges
In the tradition ofJohn TempletonTempleton-style Global ContrarianNot enough data
In the tradition ofRay DalioDalio-style All-WeatherNot enough data
In the tradition ofHoward MarksMarks-style Cycles & RiskChallenges
In the tradition ofStanley DruckenmillerDruckenmiller-style Macro & LiquidityChallenges
In the tradition ofDavid SwensenSwensen-style DiversificationChallenges
In the tradition ofCathie WoodWood-style Disruptive InnovationChallenges
In the tradition ofJesse LivermoreLivermore-style Trend FollowingSupports
Uses ETFIQ’s measuresThe ETFIQ SkepticETFIQ’s own seatMixed
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Questions people ask about CRTC

How much of CRTC is in S&P 500 companies?
By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 85% of CRTC by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Its active share against the index is 62%, so that share is the part doing something different.
What does CRTC hold?
216 positions as filed for May 31, 2026, with the top ten at 36% of the fund. The largest are ALPHABET INC at 5.1%, MICROSOFT CORP at 5.0%, AMAZON.COM INC at 4.9%.
Has CRTC beaten the S&P 500?
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 CRTC returned +11.6% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for the S&P 500, so it finished behind the index by 2.0 points.
What does CRTC cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. Because 62% of the fund differs from the S&P 500, the fee on that differing part works out at 0.57%.
Sources and dates
Prices, CRTC, Benchmark (URTH) and S&P 500 (SPY)Tiingo end-of-day · Oct 28, 2026
Net assets, $162mIssuer page · Oct 27, 2026

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Weight overlap
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Already in the index
The fund’s weight in securities the S&P 500 holds at all. A fund can be made entirely of index names and still have high active share, because it holds them at different weights.
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