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AOTG vs THMZ: which is really different?

AOTG and THMZ hold 26% of their weight in the same names, and AOTG returned more over the year.

AOT Growth and Innovation ETF and Lazard Equity Megatrends ETF.

77.4%AOTG in the S&P 500
55.2%THMZ in the S&P 500
+22.3%AOTG total return, 1 year
+7.2%THMZ total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: THMZ scores higher

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

AOTG 4.1THMZ 5.90.1, 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
THMZ45% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
55%45%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 73% · top ten 35% of the fund · 59 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 30% in55%45%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 73% · top ten 35% of the fund

26% 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 THMZ hold 26% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AOTG and THMZ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAOTGTHMZ
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt6.78%6.22%
Alphabet Inc4.11%3.63%
Amazon.com Inc4.40%3.58%
Microsoft Corp3.99%2.84%
NVIDIA Corp10.47%2.83%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc15.39%1.94%
Broadcom Inc1.67%2.28%
Meta Platforms Inc1.19%1.38%
MercadoLibre Inc1.39%1.11%
NU Holdings Ltd/Cayman Islands2.92%0.74%
Only in each
Only in AOTGOnly in THMZ
Micron Technology Inc 9.53%Applied Materials Inc 5.68%
AppLovin Corp 5.31%Mitsubishi Electric Corp 2.79%
Toast Inc 4.65%Keysight Technologies Inc 2.66%
Robinhood Markets Inc 3.80%FANUC Corp 2.54%
Oracle Corp 3.28%Siemens AG 2.42%
Alphabet Inc 3.00%Schneider Electric SE 2.03%
Salesforce Inc 2.77%Amphenol Corp 1.98%
Shopify Inc 1.99%Apple Inc 1.95%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 29, 2026.

Performance, window by window

AOTG and THMZ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AOTGTHMZAOTGTHMZAOTGTHMZ
3 months+2.7%+0.3%+0.4 pts−1.9 pts+5.2 pts+2.8 pts
6 months+37.5%+17.1%+19.5 pts−1.0 pts+13.3 pts−7.2 pts
1 year+22.3%+7.2%+5.8 pts−9.4 pts+0.6 pts−14.6 pts
3 years+120.6%not published+42.2 ptsnot published+22.4 ptsnot published
Since launch+168.9%+37.0%+57.1 pts−16.5 pts+8.5 pts−34.3 pts
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AOTG and THMZ 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
THMZ
Lazard Equity Megatrends ETF
Holds 59 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 55% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerAOT InvestLazard
ThemeBroad innovation and megatrendsBroad innovation and megatrends
In the S&P 50077.4%55.2%
Active share vs the S&P 50069.1%73.1%
In the Nasdaq-10067.7%30.2%
Holdings4159
Top ten, share of the fund68.4%35.2%
Expense ratio0.75%0.50%
Fee for the differing part1.09%0.68%
Total return, 1 year+22.3%+7.2%
vs the S&P 500+5.8 pts−9.4 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+0.6 pts−14.6 pts
Below its high−0.6%−3.5%
Net assets$105m$54m

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.

THMZ in plain words

By weight, 55% of THMZ's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 73%. The top ten holdings are 35% of the fund across 59 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +7.2% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 9.4 pts.

Questions people ask

Do AOTG and THMZ hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 26% 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 THMZ?
AOTG has 77% of its weight in S&P 500 names and THMZ has 55%, so THMZ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AOTG or THMZ?
AOTG charges 0.75% a year and THMZ charges 0.50%, so THMZ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AOTG against THMZ, 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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