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AOTG vs GXDW: which is really different?

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

AOT Growth and Innovation ETF and Global X Dorsey Wright Thematic ETF.

77.4%AOTG in the S&P 500
0.0%GXDW in the S&P 500
+22.3%AOTG total return, 1 year
−10.2%GXDW total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: GXDW scores higher

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

AOTG 4.1GXDW 91.80.1, 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
GXDW100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 100% of the fund · 7 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 100% 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 GXDW hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in AOTGOnly in GXDW
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 15.39%GLOBAL X HYDROGEN ETF 20.93%
NVIDIA Corp 10.47%GLOBAL X GENOMICS & BIOTECHN 20.55%
Micron Technology Inc 9.53%GLOBAL X CYBERSECURITY ETF 20.21%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 6.78%GLOBAL X ART INTEL & TECH 19.89%
AppLovin Corp 5.31%GLOBAL X LITHIUM & BATTERY T 18.41%
Toast Inc 4.65%OTHER PAYABLE & RECEIVABLES 0.01%
Amazon.com Inc 4.40%CASH -0.01%
Alphabet Inc 4.11%

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

AOTG and GXDW over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AOTGGXDWAOTGGXDWAOTGGXDW
3 months+2.7%−13.3%+0.4 pts−15.5 pts+5.2 pts−10.8 pts
6 months+37.5%+10.8%+19.5 pts−7.2 pts+13.3 pts−13.4 pts
1 year+22.3%−10.2%+5.8 pts−26.8 pts+0.6 pts−32.0 pts
3 years+120.6%+3.7%+42.2 pts−74.7 pts+22.4 pts−94.5 pts
Since launch+168.9%+2.3%+57.1 pts−171.8 pts+8.5 pts−273.6 pts
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AOTG and GXDW 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
GXDW
Global X Dorsey Wright Thematic ETF
Holds 7 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerAOT InvestGlobal X
ThemeBroad innovation and megatrendsBroad innovation and megatrends
In the S&P 50077.4%0.0%
Active share vs the S&P 50069.1%100.0%
In the Nasdaq-10067.7%0.0%
Holdings417
Top ten, share of the fund68.4%100.0%
Expense ratio0.75%0.50%
Fee for the differing part1.09%0.50%
Total return, 1 year+22.3%−10.2%
vs the S&P 500+5.8 pts−26.8 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+0.6 pts−32.0 pts
Below its high−0.6%−59.4%
Net assets$105m$6m

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.

GXDW in plain words

By weight, 0% of GXDW's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 100% of the fund across 7 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned −10.2% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 26.8 pts. It sits 59.4% below its all-time high of Feb 10, 2021.

Questions people ask

Do AOTG and GXDW 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 GXDW?
AOTG has 77% of its weight in S&P 500 names and GXDW has 0%, so GXDW differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AOTG or GXDW?
AOTG charges 0.75% a year and GXDW charges 0.50%, so GXDW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AOTG against GXDW, 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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