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AOTG vs BUYZ: which is really different?

AOTG and BUYZ hold 21% of their weight in the same names, and AOTG returned more over the year.

AOT Growth and Innovation ETF and Franklin Disruptive Commerce ETF.

77.4%AOTG in the S&P 500
62.5%BUYZ in the S&P 500
+22.3%AOTG total return, 1 year
−22.6%BUYZ total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: BUYZ scores higher

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

AOTG 4.1BUYZ 20.70.1, 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

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
BUYZ38% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
63%38%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 86% · top ten 50% of the fund · 58 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 54% in63%38%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 86% · top ten 50% of the fund

21% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AOTG and BUYZ hold 21% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AOTG and BUYZ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAOTGBUYZ
AppLovin Corp5.31%5.39%
Amazon.com Inc4.40%11.18%
Alphabet Inc4.11%4.08%
Shopify Inc1.99%8.57%
MercadoLibre Inc1.39%3.31%
Meta Platforms Inc1.19%3.95%
Robinhood Markets Inc3.80%0.81%
Sea Ltd1.24%0.72%
Netflix Inc0.65%2.73%
Coinbase Global Inc0.15%0.20%
Spotify Technology SA0.13%1.67%
Circle Internet Group Inc0.18%0.06%
Only in each
Only in AOTGOnly in BUYZ
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 15.39%CARVANA COMPANY 3.70%
NVIDIA Corp 10.47%DOORDASH INC 3.35%
Micron Technology Inc 9.53%EBAY INC 3.32%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 6.78%WALMART INC 3.13%
Toast Inc 4.65%BOOKING HOLDINGS INC 3.05%
Microsoft Corp 3.99%MASTERCARD INC 3.02%
Oracle Corp 3.28%COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 2.63%
Alphabet Inc 3.00%PROLOGIS INC 2.54%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 29, 2026.

Performance, window by window

AOTG and BUYZ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AOTGBUYZAOTGBUYZAOTGBUYZ
3 months+2.7%+1.8%+0.4 pts−0.4 pts+5.2 pts+4.3 pts
6 months+37.5%+7.8%+19.5 pts−10.2 pts+13.3 pts−16.4 pts
1 year+22.3%−22.6%+5.8 pts−39.1 pts+0.6 pts−44.3 pts
3 years+120.6%+36.9%+42.2 pts−41.5 pts+22.4 pts−61.3 pts
Since launch+168.9%+42.6%+57.1 pts−140.3 pts+8.5 pts−222.0 pts
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AOTG and BUYZ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AOTG
AOT Growth and Innovation ETF
Holds 41 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 77% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
BUYZ
Franklin Disruptive Commerce ETF
Holds 58 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 62% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerAOT InvestFranklin
ThemeBroad innovation and megatrendsBroad innovation and megatrends
In the S&P 50077.4%62.5%
Active share vs the S&P 50069.1%86.3%
In the Nasdaq-10067.7%54.0%
Holdings4158
Top ten, share of the fund68.4%50.0%
Expense ratio0.75%0.50%
Fee for the differing part1.09%0.58%
Total return, 1 year+22.3%−22.6%
vs the S&P 500+5.8 pts−39.1 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+0.6 pts−44.3 pts
Below its high−0.6%−44.5%
Net assets$105m$5m

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.

BUYZ in plain words

By weight, 62% of BUYZ's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 86%. The top ten holdings are 50% of the fund across 58 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned −22.6% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 39.1 pts. It sits 44.5% below its all-time high of Feb 12, 2021.

Questions people ask

Do AOTG and BUYZ hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 21% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is a meaningful overlap. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, AOTG or BUYZ?
AOTG has 77% of its weight in S&P 500 names and BUYZ has 62%, so BUYZ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AOTG or BUYZ?
AOTG charges 0.75% a year and BUYZ charges 0.50%, so BUYZ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AOTG against BUYZ, 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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