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AOTG vs QQQJ: which is really different?

AOTG and QQQJ hold 0% of their weight in the same names.

AOT Growth and Innovation ETF and Invesco NASDAQ Next Gen 100 ETF.

77.4%AOTG in the S&P 500
46.2%QQQJ in the S&P 500
+22.3%AOTG total return, 1 year
+22.4%QQQJ total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: QQQJ scores higher

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

AOTG 4.1QQQJ 56.60.1, 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
QQQJ54% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
46%54%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 99% · top ten 20% of the fund · 108 holdings filed Sep 19, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 1% in46%54%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 99% · top ten 20% 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 QQQJ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in AOTGOnly in QQQJ
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 15.39%Natera Inc 2.67%
NVIDIA Corp 10.47%eBay Inc 2.51%
Micron Technology Inc 9.53%Revolution Medicines Inc 2.05%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 6.78%Flex Ltd 2.01%
AppLovin Corp 5.31%NetApp Inc 1.97%
Toast Inc 4.65%Illumina Inc 1.83%
Amazon.com Inc 4.40%United Airlines Holdings Inc 1.78%
Alphabet Inc 4.11%Elbit Systems Ltd 1.75%

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 19, 2026.

Performance, window by window

AOTG and QQQJ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AOTGQQQJAOTGQQQJAOTGQQQJ
3 months+2.7%−0.9%+0.4 pts−3.1 pts+5.2 pts+1.6 pts
6 months+37.5%+22.6%+19.5 pts+4.6 pts+13.3 pts−1.6 pts
1 year+22.3%+22.4%+5.8 pts+5.8 pts+0.6 pts+0.7 pts
3 years+120.6%+80.4%+42.2 pts+2.0 pts+22.4 pts−17.8 pts
Since launch+168.9%+72.2%+57.1 pts−63.7 pts+8.5 pts−81.2 pts
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AOTG and QQQJ 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
QQQJ
Invesco NASDAQ Next Gen 100 ETF
Holds 108 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 46% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerAOT InvestInvesco
ThemeBroad innovation and megatrendsBroad innovation and megatrends
In the S&P 50077.4%46.2%
Active share vs the S&P 50069.1%98.6%
In the Nasdaq-10067.7%1.4%
Holdings41108
Top ten, share of the fund68.4%19.9%
Expense ratio0.75%0.15%
Fee for the differing part1.09%0.15%
Total return, 1 year+22.3%+22.4%
vs the S&P 500+5.8 pts+5.8 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+0.6 pts+0.7 pts
Below its high−0.6%−5.5%
Net assets$105m$1.2bn

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.

QQQJ in plain words

By weight, 46% of QQQJ's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 99%. The top ten holdings are 20% of the fund across 108 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 19, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +22.4% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 5.8 pts. It sits 5.5% below its all-time high of Aug 13, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do AOTG and QQQJ 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 QQQJ?
AOTG has 77% of its weight in S&P 500 names and QQQJ has 46%, so QQQJ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AOTG or QQQJ?
AOTG charges 0.75% a year and QQQJ charges 0.15%, so QQQJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AOTG against QQQJ, 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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