Do AOTG and CARZ hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 26% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.

Which is more different from the S&P 500, AOTG or CARZ?

AOTG has 74% of its weight in S&P 500 names and CARZ has 51%, so CARZ differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, AOTG or CARZ?

AOTG charges 0.75% a year and CARZ charges 0.70%, so CARZ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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AOTG vs CARZ: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, AOTG returned +3.2% to CARZ's +26.4%; 26% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $105m on Aug 31, 2026 for AOT Growth and Innovation ETF, and $42m on Nov 3, 2026 for First Trust S-Network Future Vehicles & Technology ETF.

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At a glance

74.4%

AOTG in the S&P 500

50.7%

CARZ in the S&P 500

+3.2%

AOTG total return, 1 year

+26.4%

CARZ total return, 1 year

AOTG · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 26% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

74% of AOTG's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 26% is outside the index. Holdings as of Aug 31, 2026.

CARZ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 49% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

51% of CARZ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 49% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.

Pair scorecard

CARZ costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 23.2 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

AOTG vs CARZ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	AOTG	CARZ
Return
Measure	AOTG	CARZ
Total return, 1 year	+3.2%	+26.4%
Drawdown
Measure	AOTG	CARZ
Below its all-time high	14.7%, high on Oct 7, 2026	23.2%, high on Jun 2, 2026
Against its benchmark
Measure	AOTG	CARZ
What it tracks	Broad innovation and megatrends	Broad innovation and megatrends
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year	+14.4%	+15.0%
Against its benchmark, 1 year	behind by 11.2 pts	ahead by 11.4 pts
Cost and size
Measure	AOTG	CARZ
Expense ratio	0.75%	0.70%
Net assets, AOTG as of Aug 31, 2026 and CARZ as of Nov 3, 2026	$105m	$42m
Holdings
Measure	AOTG	CARZ
Holdings in common	26%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	64%	44%

ETFIQ S&P 500 Difference Score · CARZ scores higher How much of its weight does it not share with the S&P 500?

IQ Themes Score14.5AOTG20.6CARZ

How different its holdings are from the S&P 500, ranked against 114 thematic ETFs with at least half their money in S&P 500 companies. 100 is best. How it is computed

AOTG 14.5

CARZ 20.6

0.4, the lowest in this set 99.6, the highest

Weight not shared with the S&P 500 only; it says nothing about returns, fees or whether the theme pays off. All thematic ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

26%

By the books each fund has filed, AOTG and CARZ hold 26% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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26% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AOTG CARZ

NVIDIA Corp 10.94% 4.58%

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 6.72% 4.52%

Microsoft Corp 4.49% 5.09%

Micron Technology Inc 10.16% 4.22%

Advanced Micro Devices Inc 12.32% 3.98%

Alphabet Inc 3.92% 4.11%

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Only in AOTG

Toast Inc 4.61%

Amazon.com Inc 4.22%

Salesforce Inc 3.73%

Sandisk Corp 3.41%

Alphabet Inc 3.09%

NU Holdings Ltd 2.95%

Robinhood Markets Inc 2.95%

AppLovin Corp 2.70%

Only in CARZ

Tesla, Inc. 5.43%

Apple Inc. 4.98%

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 4.27%

Texas Instruments Incorporated 3.16%

Intel Corporation 2.89%

Analog Devices, Inc. 2.26%

QUALCOMM Incorporated 1.94%

Toyota Motor Corporation 1.89%

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Window by window

Window by window: AOTG vs CARZ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return		vs its benchmark
Window	AOTG	CARZ	AOTG	CARZ
3 months	−7.6%	−11.1%	−7.1 pts vs GUSA	−9.8 pts vs ACWI
6 months	−1.1%	−14.3%	−5.8 pts vs GUSA	−16.9 pts vs ACWI
1 year	+3.2%	+26.4%	−11.2 pts vs GUSA	+11.4 pts vs ACWI
3 years	+101.5%	+94.8%	+19.6 pts vs GUSA	+17.2 pts vs ACWI
Since launchNot the same days: AOTG Jun 2022 · CARZ May 2011	+139.7%	+302.5%	+29.2 pts vs GUSA	−30.9 pts vs ACWI

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Side by side

AOTG AOT Growth and Innovation ETF · Holds 43 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 74% of its weight in S&P 500 companies CARZ First Trust S-Network Future Vehicles & Technology ETF · Holds 100 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 51% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer AOT Invest First Trust

Theme Broad innovation and megatrends Broad innovation and megatrends

In the S&P 500 74.4% 50.7%

Active share vs the S&P 500 69.3% 74.3%

In the Nasdaq-100 65.6% 46.2%

Holdings 43 100

Top ten, share of the fund 64.5% 44.3%

Expense ratio 0.75% 0.70%

Fee for the differing part 1.08% 0.94%

Total return, 1 year +3.2% +26.4%

vs its benchmark −11.2 pts vs GUSA +11.4 pts vs ACWI

Below its high −14.7% −23.2%

Net assets, AOTG as of Aug 31, 2026 and CARZ as of Nov 3, 2026 $105m $42m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

26% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund

AOTG

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +3.2% with distributions reinvested against +14.4% for its benchmark, the Solactive GBS United States 1000 Index, so a holder was behind by 11.2 pts.

By weight, 74% 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 64% of the fund across 43 positions, as filed for Aug 31, 2026. It sits 14.7% below its all-time high of Oct 7, 2026.

CARZ

By weight, 51% of CARZ's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 74%. The top ten holdings are 44% of the fund across 100 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +26.4% with distributions reinvested against +15.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Index, so a holder was ahead by 11.4 pts. It sits 23.2% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do AOTG and CARZ hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 26% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, AOTG or CARZ?: AOTG has 74% of its weight in S&P 500 names and CARZ has 51%, so CARZ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AOTG or CARZ?: AOTG charges 0.75% a year and CARZ charges 0.70%, so CARZ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

AOTG on its own →CARZ on its own →AOTG holdings →CARZ dividend history →CARZ holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

AOTG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AOTG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

AOT Invest page for AOTG ↗

CARZ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

CARZ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for CARZ ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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