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GDOC vs HTEC: which is really different?

GDOC and HTEC hold 16% of their weight in the same names, and HTEC returned more over the year.

Goldman Sachs Future Health Care Equity ETF and ROBO Global(R) Healthcare Technology and Innovation ETF.

56.7%GDOC in the S&P 500
31.8%HTEC in the S&P 500
+13.9%GDOC total return, 1 year
+37.8%HTEC total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: HTEC scores higher

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

GDOC 33.1HTEC 480.1, 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
HTEC68% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
32%68%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 23% of the fund · 59 holdings filed Apr 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 9% in32%68%inoutside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 23% of the fund

16% 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 HTEC hold 16% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions GDOC and HTEC both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingGDOCHTEC
GUARDANT HEALTH INC5.42%2.00%
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC4.59%1.99%
INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC3.96%1.95%
LONZA GROUP AG2.84%1.80%
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP3.84%1.69%
PENUMBRA INC1.63%1.85%
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC2.81%1.63%
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC1.51%1.96%
Only in each
Only in GDOCOnly in HTEC
ELI LILLY & COMPANY 13.48%AxoGen, Inc. 3.16%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 8.19%ARROWHEAD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 2.57%
MERCK & COMPANY INC 6.04%Twist Bioscience Corp 2.34%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 4.92%GLAUKOS CORPORATION 2.23%
ARGENX SE 4.13%NATERA, INC. 2.17%
HOYA CORP 3.58%TEMPUS AI, INC. 2.13%
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP 3.03%NOVOCURE LIMITED 2.05%
DEXCOM INC 2.84%ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 2.02%

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 31, 2026.

Performance, window by window

GDOC and HTEC over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
GDOCHTECGDOCHTECGDOCHTEC
3 months+11.7%+20.9%+9.5 pts+18.7 pts+14.2 pts+23.4 pts
6 months+16.6%+32.1%−1.4 pts+14.1 pts−7.6 pts+7.9 pts
1 year+13.9%+37.8%−2.6 pts+21.3 pts−7.8 pts+16.1 pts
3 years+19.5%+63.1%−58.9 pts−15.3 pts−78.7 pts−35.0 pts
Since launch−4.3%+76.8%−79.9 pts−114.2 pts−94.4 pts−230.7 pts
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GDOC and HTEC 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
HTEC
ROBO Global(R) Healthcare Technology and Innovation ETF
Holds 59 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 32% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerGoldman SachsROBO Global
ThemeBroad innovation and megatrendsBroad innovation and megatrends
In the S&P 50056.7%31.8%
Active share vs the S&P 50095.3%97.9%
In the Nasdaq-1009.4%9.1%
Holdings4159
Top ten, share of the fund58.2%22.7%
Expense ratio0.75%0.68%
Fee for the differing part0.79%0.69%
Total return, 1 year+13.9%+37.8%
vs the S&P 500−2.6 pts+21.3 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−7.8 pts+16.1 pts
Below its high−4.5%−17.4%
Net assets$19m$53m

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.

HTEC in plain words

By weight, 32% of HTEC's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 98%. The top ten holdings are 23% of the fund across 59 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +37.8% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 21.2 pts. It sits 17.4% below its all-time high of Feb 12, 2021.

Questions people ask

Do GDOC and HTEC hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 16% 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 HTEC?
GDOC has 57% of its weight in S&P 500 names and HTEC has 32%, so HTEC differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, GDOC or HTEC?
GDOC charges 0.75% a year and HTEC charges 0.68%, so HTEC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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GDOC against HTEC, 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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