# QTUM (Defiance Quantum ETF)

Defiance · Thematic ETFs · data as of Sep 11, 2026

QTUM holds 89 stocks, and 65% of its weight is outside the S&P 500.

## Key facts

- QTUM, already in the S&P 500: 34.8%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- QTUM, active share vs the S&P 500: 82.6%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- QTUM, top ten holdings: 16.6%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- QTUM, total return, 1 year: +50.4%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- QTUM, net assets: $5.5bn (the issuer own daily fund list, as of Sep 11, 2026).
- QTUM, expense ratio: 0.40% (485BPOS XBRL, Apr 29, 2026).

## QTUM over each window to Sep 11, 2026

| Window | Total return | S&P 500 | Gap to S&P 500 | Gap to Nasdaq-100 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 months | −8.5% | +3.3% | −11.8 pts | −7.7 pts |
| 6 months | +35.3% | +16.0% | +19.3 pts | +14.6 pts |
| 1 year | +50.4% | +17.5% | +32.9 pts | +27.4 pts |
| 3 years | +204.4% | +77.9% | +126.5 pts | +109.3 pts |
| Since launch | +536.1% | +198.9% | +337.3 pts | +225.6 pts |

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Theme | Quantum computing | ETFIQ, editorial |
| Launched | Sep 5, 2018 | ETFIQ |
| Already in the S&P 500, by weight | 34.8% | ETFIQ |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 82.6% | ETFIQ |
| Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight | 27.2% | ETFIQ |
| Active share vs the Nasdaq-100 | 77.2% | ETFIQ |
| Top ten holdings weight | 16.6% | ETFIQ |
| Holdings | 89 | ETFIQ |
| Holdings as of | Sep 14, 2026 | the issuer’s daily file |
| Top holdings | Global Unichip Corp 1.8%, Arqit Quantum Inc 1.8%, Horizon Quantum Holdings Ltd 1.8%, Cloudflare Inc 1.7%, Elastic Nv 1.6%, Snowflake Inc 1.6%, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co 1.6%, Nutanix Inc 1.6%, Radnet Inc 1.5%, Palantir Technologies Inc 1.5% | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $5.5bn | the issuer own daily fund list, as of Sep 11, 2026 |
| Below its all-time high | −12.5% | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 0.40% | 485BPOS XBRL, Apr 29, 2026 |
| Fee for the part that differs from the S&P 500, active expense ratio | 0.48% | ETFIQ |
| Closest funds by holdings overlap | WQTM 34%, AGIX 31%, WTAI 29%, CHPS 28%, THNQ 27% | ETFIQ |

## Questions

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

By its holdings published by its issuer for Sep 14, 2026, 35% of QTUM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Its active share against the index is 83%, so that share is the part doing something different.

### What does QTUM hold?

89 positions as published by its issuer for Sep 14, 2026, with the top ten at 17% of the fund. The largest are Global Unichip Corp at 1.8%, Arqit Quantum Inc at 1.8%, Horizon Quantum Holdings Ltd at 1.8%.

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

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 QTUM returned +50.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so it finished ahead of the index by 32.9 points.

### What does QTUM cost?

The prospectus expense ratio is 0.40% a year. Because 83% of the fund differs from the S&P 500, the fee on that differing part works out at 0.48%.


## Cite this page

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