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GDOC vs ILDR: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GDOC returned +15.5% to ILDR's +6.6%; 7% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $20m for Goldman Sachs Future Health Care Equity ETF and $334m for First Trust Innovation Leaders ETF.

At a glance
62.5%
GDOC in the S&P 500
65.5%
ILDR in the S&P 500
+15.5%
GDOC total return, 1 year
+6.6%
ILDR total return, 1 year
GDOC · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 38% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
38% of its weight is outside the S&P 50063% of GDOC's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 38% is outside the index. Holdings as of Aug 31, 2026.63%38%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 95% · top ten 57% of the fund · 39 holdings as filed for Aug 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 11% in38% of its weight is outside the S&P 50063% of GDOC's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 38% is outside the index. Holdings as of Aug 31, 2026.63%38%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 95% · Nasdaq-100: 11% in

63% of GDOC's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 38% is outside the index. Holdings as of Aug 31, 2026.

ILDR · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 35% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
35% of its weight is outside the S&P 50066% of ILDR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 35% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.66%35%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 67% · top ten 44% of the fund · 81 holdings as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 49% in35% of its weight is outside the S&P 50066% of ILDR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 35% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.66%35%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 67% · Nasdaq-100: 49% in

66% of ILDR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 35% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.75% a year; their one-year returns differ by 8.9 points; ILDR is 16.7 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

GDOC vs ILDR: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureGDOCILDR
Return
Total return, 1 year+15.5%+6.6%
Drawdown
Below its all-time high12.5%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Against its benchmark
What it tracksBroad innovation and megatrendsBroad innovation and megatrends
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year+14.8%
Against its benchmark, 1 yearbehind by 8.2 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.75%0.75%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$20m$334m
Holdings
Holdings in common7%
ETFIQ S&P 500 Difference Score · GDOC scores higher How much of its weight does it not share with the S&P 500?
IQ Themes Score70.6GDOC10.1ILDR

How different its holdings are from the S&P 500, ranked against 114 thematic ETFs with at least half their money in S&P 500 companies. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.4, the lowest in this set 99.6, the highest

Weight not shared with the S&P 500 only; it says nothing about returns, fees or whether the theme pays off. All thematic ETFs ranked by it →

Method

Risk and return

Nov 19, 2021 to Oct 30, 2026 · 258 weekly returns
GDOC ILDR
Return
Total return edge ILDR +1.6% +54.9%
Annualized edge ILDR +0.3% +9.2%
Price return edge ILDR +0.7% +54.7%
Risk
Volatility edge GDOC 19.1% 25.3%
Max drawdown edge GDOC −28.7% −41.9%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge ILDR −0.10 0.32
Sortino edge ILDR −0.14 0.46
Calmar edge ILDR 0.01 0.22
Reading

From Nov 2021 to Oct 2026, ILDR returned more: +54.9% to +1.6%. GDOC swung less: 19.1% to 25.3%. GDOC fell less at its worst: −28.7% to −41.9%.

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Risk and return: GDOC vs ILDR: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureGDOCILDREdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+1.6%+54.9%ILDRPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+0.3%+9.2%ILDRTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+0.7%+54.7%ILDRPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility19.1%25.3%GDOCSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation13.6%17.3%GDOCLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−28.7%−41.9%GDOCDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe−0.100.32ILDRReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino−0.140.46ILDRReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar0.010.22ILDRAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 258 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

7%

By the books each fund has filed, GDOC and ILDR hold 7% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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7% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GDOC ILDR
ELI LILLY & COMPANY 12.20% 4.02%
BRIDGEBIO PHARMA INC 0.95% 1.00%
ARGENX SE 4.14% 0.88%
MADRIGAL PHARMACEUTICALS INC 1.04% 0.79%
ALKERMES PLC 0.57% 0.62%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in GDOC
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 8.31%
MERCK & COMPANY INC 7.43%
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 5.79%
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC 4.20%
GUARDANT HEALTH INC 4.02%
DEXCOM INC 3.87%
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC 3.51%
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC 3.51%
Only in ILDR
NVIDIA Corporation 9.90%
Amazon.com, Inc. 6.23%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 5.45%
Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 4.20%
Broadcom Inc. 3.61%
Microsoft Corporation 3.11%
Micron Technology, Inc. 2.56%
Oracle Corporation 2.48%
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Window by window

Window by window: GDOC vs ILDR: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Total returnvs its benchmark
WindowGDOCILDRGDOCILDR
3 months+9.2%−7.4%not measured−7.1 pts vs IWV
6 months+23.1%−1.8%not measured−6.7 pts vs IWV
1 year+15.5%+6.6%not measured−8.2 pts vs IWV
3 years+37.3%+107.0%not measured+26.0 pts vs IWV
Since launchNot the same days: GDOC Nov 2021 · ILDR May 2021+2.6%+75.9%not measured−10.3 pts vs IWV

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Side by side

GDOC Goldman Sachs Future Health Care Equity ETF · Holds 39 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 62% of its weight in S&P 500 companies ILDR First Trust Innovation Leaders ETF · Holds 81 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 66% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Theme Broad innovation and megatrends Broad innovation and megatrends
In the S&P 500 62.5% 65.5%
Active share vs the S&P 500 95.4% 66.9%
In the Nasdaq-100 11.0% 48.8%
Holdings 39 81
Top ten, share of the fund 57.0% 44.0%
Expense ratio 0.75% 0.75%
Fee for the differing part 0.79% 1.12%
Total return, 1 year +15.5% +6.6%
vs its benchmark not measured −8.2 pts vs IWV
Below its high 0.0% −12.5%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $20m $334m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

7% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund
GDOC

By weight, 62% 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 57% of the fund across 39 positions, as filed for Aug 31, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +15.5% with distributions reinvested.

ILDR

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +6.6% with distributions reinvested against +14.8% for its benchmark, the Russell 3000 Index, so a holder was behind by 8.2 pts.

By weight, 66% of ILDR's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 67%. The top ten holdings are 44% of the fund across 81 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. It sits 12.5% below its all-time high of Oct 6, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do GDOC and ILDR hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 7% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, GDOC or ILDR?
GDOC has 62% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ILDR has 66%, so GDOC differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, GDOC or ILDR?
GDOC and ILDR both charge 0.75% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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