Simplify vs Defiance: ETF issuers compared

Every dot is one sectors fund, placed at its 1-year return. Right of the line = made money. The ringed dot is the middle fund. Small sample: fewer than 3 funds on a side.

BOX SCORE · SECTORS	Simplify	Defiance
Funds in the category	1	2
Made money (W–L)	1–0	0–0
Win %	100%	—
Money made	$60M	—
Typical return	+22.5%	—
Launches · 2026	0	2
Assets	$329M	$6M
Fee per $100	$0.51	$0.78

The biggest sectors funds on each side

Simplify

Fund	Name	Assets	1Y
PINK	Simplify Health Care ETF	$329M	+22.5% ✓

Defiance

Fund	Name	Assets	1Y
RKNG	ETF Series Solutions - Defiance Retail Kings ETF	$6M	—
XIGV	ETF Series Solutions - Defiance US 100 Tech Ex Software ETF	$234K	—

Twin funds: Defiance is cheaper in 1 of 1. 1-year returns split evenly.

Pairs that hold the same market. Fee = per $100 a year. Returns within 0.1 points are a tie; 5-year returns are per year.

CHEAPER0 – 10 tieBETTER 1Y0 – 00 tieBETTER 5Y0 – 00 tie

Bonds & cash · 1

SimplifyFee1Y5Y5Y1YFeeDefiance

KNRG$0.76+3.4%—Infrastructure——$0.41AIBN

Squares, left to right: fee · 1 year · 5 years, coloured by who won. Most gaps come from different index rules, not fees.

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The past year. Win % counts funds, not dollars; money made is estimated from each fund’s assets and return. Categories with fewer than 3 funds on a side are flagged. Not advice.

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Sectors: too few funds to call

The biggest sectors funds on each side

S Simplify

D Defiance

Bonds & cash · 1

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