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AOTG vs TMAT: which is really different?

AOTG and TMAT hold 8% of their weight in the same names, and AOTG returned more over the year.

AOT Growth and Innovation ETF and Main Thematic Innovation ETF.

77.4%AOTG in the S&P 500
46.4%TMAT in the S&P 500
+22.3%AOTG total return, 1 year
+3.5%TMAT total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: TMAT scores higher

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

AOTG 4.1TMAT 24.90.1, 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
TMAT54% 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 92% · top ten 24% of the fund · 88 holdings filed Apr 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 23% in46%54%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 92% · top ten 24% of the fund

8% 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 TMAT hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AOTG and TMAT both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAOTGTMAT
Micron Technology Inc9.53%2.81%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc15.39%1.61%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt6.78%1.05%
Western Digital Corp0.61%1.15%
Vertiv Holdings Co0.58%1.88%
Autodesk Inc0.52%1.72%
Veeva Systems Inc0.24%0.71%
Lumentum Holdings Inc0.16%2.75%
Only in each
Only in AOTGOnly in TMAT
NVIDIA Corp 10.47%VICOR CORP 2.98%
AppLovin Corp 5.31%CIENA CORP 2.61%
Toast Inc 4.65%PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC 2.55%
Amazon.com Inc 4.40%CLEAR SECURE INC 2.48%
Alphabet Inc 4.11%KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC 2.26%
Microsoft Corp 3.99%MODINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY 1.94%
Robinhood Markets Inc 3.80%ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES INC 1.91%
Oracle Corp 3.28%AAON INC 1.89%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and May 29, 2026.

Performance, window by window

AOTG and TMAT over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AOTGTMATAOTGTMATAOTGTMAT
3 months+2.7%−5.8%+0.4 pts−8.1 pts+5.2 pts−3.3 pts
6 months+37.5%+21.2%+19.5 pts+3.1 pts+13.3 pts−3.1 pts
1 year+22.3%+3.5%+5.8 pts−13.0 pts+0.6 pts−18.2 pts
3 years+120.6%+105.6%+42.2 pts+27.2 pts+22.4 pts+7.4 pts
Since launch+168.9%+16.5%+57.1 pts−105.8 pts+8.5 pts−120.4 pts
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AOTG and TMAT 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
TMAT
Main Thematic Innovation ETF
Holds 88 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 46% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerAOT InvestMain
ThemeBroad innovation and megatrendsBroad innovation and megatrends
In the S&P 50077.4%46.4%
Active share vs the S&P 50069.1%91.5%
In the Nasdaq-10067.7%22.9%
Holdings4188
Top ten, share of the fund68.4%24.2%
Expense ratio0.75%0.82%
Fee for the differing part1.09%0.90%
Total return, 1 year+22.3%+3.5%
vs the S&P 500+5.8 pts−13.0 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+0.6 pts−18.2 pts
Below its high−0.6%−9.0%
Net assets$105m$211m

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.

TMAT in plain words

By weight, 46% of TMAT's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 92%. The top ten holdings are 24% of the fund across 88 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +3.5% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 13.0 pts. It sits 9.0% below its all-time high of Jun 30, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do AOTG and TMAT hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 8% 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 TMAT?
AOTG has 77% of its weight in S&P 500 names and TMAT has 46%, so TMAT differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AOTG or TMAT?
AOTG charges 0.75% a year and TMAT charges 0.82%, 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 TMAT, 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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