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Is DTEC a good investment?

Updated October 9, 2026

ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF (DTEC) is a deep-tech ETF. As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores DTEC 3.3 out of 10 — highest on Value (9.2), lowest on Growth (1.7). It trades at 25.5 times earnings, against its own median of 31.9. Its ten largest holdings are 13% of the fund.

What stands out in DTEC's data

A focused basket of deep-tech and thematic innovation companies.

Trades at a lower price than most peers — you get the same earnings for less upfront.

Trailing EBITDA multiple of 15.8x sits among the cheapest of any deep-tech fund, well below the category median of 19.6x. Return on equity of 35.2% is exceptionally high.

A thematic sleeve for portfolios seeking exposure to disruptive technologies.

Why did DTEC move this week? It rose 2.3% in the week to October 9, 2026 — PTC and Zscaler drove it

DTEC rose 2.3% in the week to October 9, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were PTC (+35.0%), Zscaler (+18.9%) and Affirm (+14.0%); Skyworks Solutions (−10.2%) pushed the other way.

How is DTEC rated? ETF Copilot scores ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF (DTEC) 3.3 out of 10

As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF (DTEC) 3.3 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

  • Overall: 3.3 / 10
  • Growth: 1.7 / 10
  • Value: 9.2 / 10
  • Risk: 2.1 / 10
  • Quality: 3.5 / 10
  • Return: 1.7 / 10

Is DTEC expensive right now? It trades at 25.5 times earnings, against its own median of 31.9

As of October 9, 2026, DTEC is cheaper than 92% of its own 106 monthly readings since 2018 — 9 of those months were cheaper than today.

Trailing twelve-month, computed by ETF Copilot from the fund's holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.

What's inside DTEC? 59% Tech

What's inside DTEC: Size (Large 48%, Mid 47%, Small 6%); Geography (International 29%, US 71%); Tech 58.6%; Magnificent 7 1.0%; AI 11.6%; Semiconductors 4.6%; Memory 0.5%.

What are DTEC's top holdings? The ten largest are 13% of the fund

Skyworks Solutions, PTC, Rubrik, Zscaler, Okta, SentinelOne, CrowdStrike, Synopsys, Datadog and Cadence Design Systems are DTEC's largest holdings, in that order.

Less concentrated than 91% of Deep Tech ETFs.

Half of DTEC's weight sits in its 45 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 98 equally weighted holdings.

What is DTEC's expense ratio? 0.50% a year

As of October 9, 2026, DTEC charges 0.50% a year and holds $73M in assets across 103 positions.

ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF (DTEC) — cost, income and size
MeasureDTEC
Expense ratio0.50%
Assets under management$73M
Holdings103

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

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ETF Copilot, “ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF (DTEC) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 9, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/dtec

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