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AOTG vs FDCF: which is really different?

AOTG and FDCF hold 28% of their weight in the same names, and AOTG returned more over the year.

AOT Growth and Innovation ETF and Fidelity Disruptive Communications ETF.

77.4%AOTG in the S&P 500
56.1%FDCF in the S&P 500
+22.3%AOTG total return, 1 year
+1.5%FDCF total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: FDCF scores higher

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

AOTG 4.1FDCF 10.20.1, 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
FDCF44% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
56%44%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 80% · top ten 56% of the fund · 38 holdings filed May 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 46% in56%44%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 80% · top ten 56% of the fund

28% 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 FDCF hold 28% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AOTG and FDCF both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAOTGFDCF
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt6.78%10.85%
NVIDIA Corp10.47%5.61%
Amazon.com Inc4.40%5.42%
Alphabet Inc4.11%8.86%
Sea Ltd1.24%2.74%
Meta Platforms Inc1.19%6.18%
Microsoft Corp3.99%1.09%
AppLovin Corp5.31%0.86%
Netflix Inc0.65%1.39%
ServiceNow Inc0.78%0.61%
Reddit Inc0.58%2.42%
Arista Networks Inc0.37%5.58%
Only in each
Only in AOTGOnly in FDCF
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 15.39%WARNER BROS DISCOVERY INC 3.88%
Micron Technology Inc 9.53%ROKU INC 3.87%
Toast Inc 4.65%QUEBECOR INC 3.10%
Robinhood Markets Inc 3.80%T-MOBILE US INC 2.66%
Oracle Corp 3.28%TWILIO INC 2.62%
Alphabet Inc 3.00%APPLE INC 2.59%
NU Holdings Ltd/Cayman Islands 2.92%ECHOSTAR CORP 2.50%
Salesforce Inc 2.77%CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC 2.12%

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 May 31, 2026.

Performance, window by window

AOTG and FDCF over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AOTGFDCFAOTGFDCFAOTGFDCF
3 months+2.7%+1.6%+0.4 pts−0.7 pts+5.2 pts+4.1 pts
6 months+37.5%+17.5%+19.5 pts−0.5 pts+13.3 pts−6.7 pts
1 year+22.3%+1.5%+5.8 pts−15.1 pts+0.6 pts−20.3 pts
3 years+120.6%+100.6%+42.2 pts+22.2 pts+22.4 pts+2.5 pts
Since launch+168.9%+101.0%+57.1 pts+17.6 pts+8.5 pts−2.9 pts
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AOTG and FDCF 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
FDCF
Fidelity Disruptive Communications ETF
Holds 38 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 56% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerAOT InvestFidelity
ThemeBroad innovation and megatrendsBroad innovation and megatrends
In the S&P 50077.4%56.1%
Active share vs the S&P 50069.1%79.8%
In the Nasdaq-10067.7%45.7%
Holdings4138
Top ten, share of the fund68.4%56.1%
Expense ratio0.75%0.50%
Fee for the differing part1.09%0.63%
Total return, 1 year+22.3%+1.5%
vs the S&P 500+5.8 pts−15.1 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+0.6 pts−20.3 pts
Below its high−0.6%−2.0%
Net assets$105m$101m

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.

FDCF in plain words

By weight, 56% of FDCF's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 80%. The top ten holdings are 56% of the fund across 38 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +1.5% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 15.1 pts.

Questions people ask

Do AOTG and FDCF hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 28% 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 FDCF?
AOTG has 77% of its weight in S&P 500 names and FDCF has 56%, so FDCF differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AOTG or FDCF?
AOTG charges 0.75% a year and FDCF charges 0.50%, so FDCF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AOTG against FDCF, 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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