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ANEW vs AOTG: which is really different?

ANEW and AOTG hold 17% of their weight in the same names, and AOTG returned more over the year.

ProShares MSCI Transformational Changes ETF and AOT Growth and Innovation ETF.

51.0%ANEW in the S&P 500
77.4%AOTG in the S&P 500
+3.9%ANEW total return, 1 year
+22.3%AOTG total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: ANEW scores higher

How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?

ANEW 8.3AOTG 4.10.1, the lowest in this set91.8, the highest

A percentile among the 379 thematic ETFs with a holdings filing. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All thematic ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed

ANEW49% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
51%49%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 76% · top ten 22% of the fund · 146 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 25% in51%49%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 76% · top ten 22% of the fund
AOTG23% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
77%23%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 69% · top ten 68% of the fund · 41 holdings filed May 29, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 68% in77%23%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 69% · top ten 68% of the fund

17% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ANEW and AOTG hold 17% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions ANEW and AOTG both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingANEWAOTG
MICROSOFT CORP2.23%3.99%
NVIDIA CORP1.90%10.47%
AMAZON.COM INC1.84%4.40%
ALPHABET INC-CL A1.70%4.11%
BROADCOM INC1.64%1.67%
ADOBE INC1.84%1.59%
META PLATFORMS INC-CLASS A2.08%1.19%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC1.15%9.53%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES0.86%15.39%
NETFLIX INC1.52%0.65%
SEA LTD-ADR0.44%1.24%
ORACLE CORP0.28%3.28%
Only in each
Only in ANEWOnly in AOTG
DANAHER CORP 2.39%Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 6.78%
DOORDASH INC - A 2.35%AppLovin Corp 5.31%
ABBVIE INC 2.33%Toast Inc 4.65%
DEERE & CO 2.31%Alphabet Inc 3.00%
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 2.18%NU Holdings Ltd/Cayman Islands 2.92%
SYMRISE AG 2.18%Salesforce Inc 2.77%
INTL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES 2.17%Shopify Inc 1.99%
APPLE INC 2.12%MercadoLibre Inc 1.39%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 29, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

ANEW and AOTG over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
ANEWAOTGANEWAOTGANEWAOTG
3 months+6.5%+2.7%+4.2 pts+0.4 pts+8.9 pts+5.2 pts
6 months+19.1%+37.5%+1.1 pts+19.5 pts−5.1 pts+13.3 pts
1 year+3.9%+22.3%−12.7 pts+5.8 pts−17.9 pts+0.6 pts
3 years+56.3%+120.6%−22.1 pts+42.2 pts−41.9 pts+22.4 pts
Since launch+40.4%+168.9%−97.4 pts+57.1 pts−118.3 pts+8.5 pts
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ANEW and AOTG on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ANEW
ProShares MSCI Transformational Changes ETF
Holds 146 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 51% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
AOTG
AOT Growth and Innovation ETF
Holds 41 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 77% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerProSharesAOT Invest
ThemeBroad innovation and megatrendsBroad innovation and megatrends
In the S&P 50051.0%77.4%
Active share vs the S&P 50076.2%69.1%
In the Nasdaq-10025.2%67.7%
Holdings14641
Top ten, share of the fund22.4%68.4%
Expense ratio0.45%0.75%
Fee for the differing part0.59%1.09%
Total return, 1 year+3.9%+22.3%
vs the S&P 500−12.7 pts+5.8 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−17.9 pts+0.6 pts
Below its high−2.0%−0.6%
Net assets$8m$105m

ANEW in plain words

By weight, 51% of ANEW's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 76%. The top ten holdings are 22% of the fund across 146 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +3.9% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 12.7 pts.

AOTG in plain words

By weight, 77% of AOTG's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 69%. The top ten holdings are 68% of the fund across 41 positions, as filed for May 29, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +22.3% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 5.8 pts.

Questions people ask

Do ANEW and AOTG hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 17% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is mostly different names. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, ANEW or AOTG?
ANEW has 51% of its weight in S&P 500 names and AOTG has 77%, so ANEW differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ANEW or AOTG?
ANEW charges 0.45% a year and AOTG charges 0.75%, so ANEW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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ANEW against AOTG, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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