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AOTG vs GDOC: which is really different?

AOTG and GDOC hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and AOTG returned more over the year.

AOT Growth and Innovation ETF and Goldman Sachs Future Health Care Equity ETF.

77.4%AOTG in the S&P 500
56.7%GDOC in the S&P 500
+22.3%AOTG total return, 1 year
+13.9%GDOC total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: GDOC scores higher

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

AOTG 4.1GDOC 33.10.1, 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

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
GDOC43% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
57%43%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 95% · top ten 58% of the fund · 41 holdings filed May 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 9% in57%43%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 95% · top ten 58% of the fund

0% 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 GDOC hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in AOTGOnly in GDOC
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 15.39%ELI LILLY & COMPANY 13.48%
NVIDIA Corp 10.47%JOHNSON & JOHNSON 8.19%
Micron Technology Inc 9.53%MERCK & COMPANY INC 6.04%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 6.78%GUARDANT HEALTH INC 5.42%
AppLovin Corp 5.31%ASTRAZENECA PLC 4.92%
Toast Inc 4.65%THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC 4.59%
Amazon.com Inc 4.40%ARGENX SE 4.13%
Alphabet Inc 4.11%INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC 3.96%

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 GDOC over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AOTGGDOCAOTGGDOCAOTGGDOC
3 months+2.7%+11.7%+0.4 pts+9.5 pts+5.2 pts+14.2 pts
6 months+37.5%+16.6%+19.5 pts−1.4 pts+13.3 pts−7.6 pts
1 year+22.3%+13.9%+5.8 pts−2.6 pts+0.6 pts−7.8 pts
3 years+120.6%+19.5%+42.2 pts−58.9 pts+22.4 pts−78.7 pts
Since launch+168.9%−4.3%+57.1 pts−79.9 pts+8.5 pts−94.4 pts
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AOTG and GDOC 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
GDOC
Goldman Sachs Future Health Care Equity ETF
Holds 41 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 57% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerAOT InvestGoldman Sachs
ThemeBroad innovation and megatrendsBroad innovation and megatrends
In the S&P 50077.4%56.7%
Active share vs the S&P 50069.1%95.3%
In the Nasdaq-10067.7%9.4%
Holdings4141
Top ten, share of the fund68.4%58.2%
Expense ratio0.75%0.75%
Fee for the differing part1.09%0.79%
Total return, 1 year+22.3%+13.9%
vs the S&P 500+5.8 pts−2.6 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+0.6 pts−7.8 pts
Below its high−0.6%−4.5%
Net assets$105m$19m

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.

GDOC in plain words

By weight, 57% of GDOC's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 95%. The top ten holdings are 58% of the fund across 41 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +13.9% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 2.6 pts.

Questions people ask

Do AOTG and GDOC hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 0% 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, AOTG or GDOC?
AOTG has 77% of its weight in S&P 500 names and GDOC has 57%, so GDOC differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AOTG or GDOC?
AOTG charges 0.75% a year and GDOC charges 0.75%, so AOTG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AOTG against GDOC, 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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