# ILDR (First Trust Innovation Leaders ETF)

First Trust · Thematic ETFs · data as of Sep 11, 2026

ILDR holds 82 stocks, and 35% of its weight is outside the S&P 500.

## Key facts

- ILDR, already in the S&P 500: 65.4%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- ILDR, active share vs the S&P 500: 67.0%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- ILDR, top ten holdings: 43.8%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- ILDR, total return, 1 year: +21.5%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- ILDR, net assets: $327m (issuer page, as of Sep 11, 2026).
- ILDR, expense ratio: 0.75% (485BPOS XBRL, Dec 29, 2025).

## ILDR over each window to Sep 11, 2026

| Window | Total return | S&P 500 | Gap to S&P 500 | Gap to Nasdaq-100 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 months | +2.3% | +3.3% | −1.0 pts | +3.1 pts |
| 6 months | +26.4% | +16.0% | +10.4 pts | +5.7 pts |
| 1 year | +21.5% | +17.5% | +4.0 pts | −1.5 pts |
| 3 years | +113.0% | +77.9% | +35.2 pts | +18.0 pts |
| Since launch | +90.1% | +95.8% | −5.8 pts | −30.6 pts |

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Theme | Broad innovation and megatrends | ETFIQ, editorial |
| Launched | May 26, 2021 | ETFIQ |
| Already in the S&P 500, by weight | 65.4% | ETFIQ |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 67.0% | ETFIQ |
| Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight | 48.6% | ETFIQ |
| Active share vs the Nasdaq-100 | 62.2% | ETFIQ |
| Top ten holdings weight | 43.8% | ETFIQ |
| Holdings | 82 | ETFIQ |
| Holdings as of | Sep 10, 2026 | the issuer’s daily file |
| Top holdings | NVIDIA Corporation 9.9%, Amazon.com, Inc. 5.9%, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 5.3%, Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 4.7%, Broadcom Inc. 3.7%, Eli Lilly and Company 3.0%, Marvell Technology, Inc. 3.0%, Oracle Corporation 2.8%, Microsoft Corporation 2.8%, Micron Technology, Inc. 2.8% | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $327m | issuer page, as of Sep 11, 2026 |
| Below its all-time high | −4.8% | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 485BPOS XBRL, Dec 29, 2025 |
| Fee for the part that differs from the S&P 500, active expense ratio | 1.12% | ETFIQ |
| Closest funds by holdings overlap | FAI 46%, IETC 44%, IVES 43%, AOTG 41%, CHAT 40% | ETFIQ |

## Questions

### How much of ILDR is in S&P 500 companies?

By its holdings published by its issuer for Sep 10, 2026, 65% of ILDR by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Its active share against the index is 67%, so that share is the part doing something different.

### What does ILDR hold?

82 positions as published by its issuer for Sep 10, 2026, with the top ten at 44% of the fund. The largest are NVIDIA Corporation at 9.9%, Amazon.com, Inc. at 5.9%, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. at 5.3%.

### Has ILDR beaten the S&P 500?

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 ILDR returned +21.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so it finished ahead of the index by 4.0 points.

### What does ILDR cost?

The prospectus expense ratio is 0.75% a year. Because 67% of the fund differs from the S&P 500, the fee on that differing part works out at 1.12%.


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