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GDOC vs GXDW: which is really different?

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

Goldman Sachs Future Health Care Equity ETF and Global X Dorsey Wright Thematic ETF.

56.7%GDOC in the S&P 500
0.0%GXDW in the S&P 500
+13.9%GDOC 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?

GDOC 33.1GXDW 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

GDOC43% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
57%43%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 95% · top ten 58% of the fund · 41 holdings filed May 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 9% in57%43%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 95% · top ten 58% 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, GDOC and GXDW hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in GDOCOnly in GXDW
ELI LILLY & COMPANY 13.48%GLOBAL X HYDROGEN ETF 20.93%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 8.19%GLOBAL X GENOMICS & BIOTECHN 20.55%
MERCK & COMPANY INC 6.04%GLOBAL X CYBERSECURITY ETF 20.21%
GUARDANT HEALTH INC 5.42%GLOBAL X ART INTEL & TECH 19.89%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 4.92%GLOBAL X LITHIUM & BATTERY T 18.41%
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC 4.59%OTHER PAYABLE & RECEIVABLES 0.01%
ARGENX SE 4.13%CASH -0.01%
INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC 3.96%

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 31, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

GDOC 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
GDOCGXDWGDOCGXDWGDOCGXDW
3 months+11.7%−13.3%+9.5 pts−15.5 pts+14.2 pts−10.8 pts
6 months+16.6%+10.8%−1.4 pts−7.2 pts−7.6 pts−13.4 pts
1 year+13.9%−10.2%−2.6 pts−26.8 pts−7.8 pts−32.0 pts
3 years+19.5%+3.7%−58.9 pts−74.7 pts−78.7 pts−94.5 pts
Since launch−4.3%+2.3%−79.9 pts−171.8 pts−94.4 pts−273.6 pts
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GDOC and GXDW on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
GDOC
Goldman Sachs Future Health Care Equity ETF
Holds 41 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 57% 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
IssuerGoldman SachsGlobal X
ThemeBroad innovation and megatrendsBroad innovation and megatrends
In the S&P 50056.7%0.0%
Active share vs the S&P 50095.3%100.0%
In the Nasdaq-1009.4%0.0%
Holdings417
Top ten, share of the fund58.2%100.0%
Expense ratio0.75%0.50%
Fee for the differing part0.79%0.50%
Total return, 1 year+13.9%−10.2%
vs the S&P 500−2.6 pts−26.8 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−7.8 pts−32.0 pts
Below its high−4.5%−59.4%
Net assets$20m$6m

GDOC in plain words

By weight, 57% of GDOC's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 95%. The top ten holdings are 58% of the fund across 41 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +13.9% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 2.6 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 GDOC 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, GDOC or GXDW?
GDOC has 57% of its weight in S&P 500 names and GXDW has 0%, so GXDW differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, GDOC or GXDW?
GDOC 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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GDOC 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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