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AOTG vs XT: which is really different?

AOTG and XT hold 21% of their weight in the same names, and XT returned more over the year.

AOT Growth and Innovation ETF and iShares Future Exponential Technologies ETF.

77.4%AOTG in the S&P 500
64.5%XT in the S&P 500
+22.3%AOTG total return, 1 year
+24.4%XT total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: AOTG scores higher

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

AOTG 4.1XT 3.30.1, 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
XT36% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
65%36%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 68% · top ten 34% of the fund · 225 holdings filed Sep 17, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 39% in65%36%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 68% · top ten 34% of the fund

21% 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 XT hold 21% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AOTG and XT both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAOTGXT
Microsoft Corp3.99%3.94%
NVIDIA Corp10.47%3.85%
Amazon.com Inc4.40%2.71%
Alphabet Inc4.11%2.21%
Broadcom Inc1.67%1.86%
Meta Platforms Inc1.19%1.47%
Micron Technology Inc9.53%1.16%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc15.39%0.97%
Oracle Corp3.28%0.25%
Arista Networks Inc0.37%0.23%
SoFi Technologies Inc0.62%0.21%
Western Digital Corp0.61%0.16%
Only in each
Only in AOTGOnly in XT
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 6.78%TESLA INC 4.10%
Toast Inc 4.65%TEXAS INSTRUMENT INC 4.06%
Robinhood Markets Inc 3.80%ELI LILLY 4.00%
Alphabet Inc 3.00%PALO ALTO NETWORKS 3.43%
NU Holdings Ltd/Cayman Islands 2.92%JOHNSON & JOHNSON 3.13%
Salesforce Inc 2.77%ANALOG DEVICES 3.03%
Shopify Inc 1.99%CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS CLASS A 2.59%
Adobe Inc 1.59%ABBVIE 2.32%

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 XT over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AOTGXTAOTGXTAOTGXT
3 months+2.7%0.0%+0.4 pts−2.3 pts+5.2 pts+2.5 pts
6 months+37.5%+22.9%+19.5 pts+4.8 pts+13.3 pts−1.4 pts
1 year+22.3%+24.4%+5.8 pts+7.8 pts+0.6 pts+2.6 pts
3 years+120.6%+67.9%+42.2 pts−10.5 pts+22.4 pts−30.2 pts
Since launch+168.9%+284.5%+57.1 pts−56.6 pts+8.5 pts−342.6 pts
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AOTG and XT 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
XT
iShares Future Exponential Technologies ETF
Holds 225 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 64% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerAOT InvestiShares
ThemeBroad innovation and megatrendsBroad innovation and megatrends
In the S&P 50077.4%64.5%
Active share vs the S&P 50069.1%67.5%
In the Nasdaq-10067.7%39.4%
Holdings41225
Top ten, share of the fund68.4%33.9%
Expense ratio0.75%0.46%
Fee for the differing part1.09%0.68%
Total return, 1 year+22.3%+24.4%
vs the S&P 500+5.8 pts+7.8 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+0.6 pts+2.6 pts
Below its high−0.6%−1.9%
Net assets$105m$4.0bn

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.

XT in plain words

By weight, 64% of XT's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 68%. The top ten holdings are 34% of the fund across 225 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +24.4% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 7.8 pts.

Questions people ask

Do AOTG and XT hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 21% 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 XT?
AOTG has 77% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XT has 64%, so AOTG differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AOTG or XT?
AOTG charges 0.75% a year and XT charges 0.46%, so XT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AOTG against XT, 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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