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GDOC vs LFSC: which is really different?

GDOC and LFSC hold 9% of their weight in the same names, and LFSC returned more over the year.

Goldman Sachs Future Health Care Equity ETF and F/m Emerald Life Sciences Innovation ETF.

56.7%GDOC in the S&P 500
0.0%LFSC in the S&P 500
+13.9%GDOC total return, 1 year
+53.0%LFSC total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: LFSC scores higher

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

GDOC 33.1LFSC 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
LFSC100% 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 55% of the fund · 39 holdings filed May 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 1% in0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 55% of the fund

9% 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 LFSC hold 9% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions GDOC and LFSC both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingGDOCLFSC
GUARDANT HEALTH INC5.42%5.51%
CYTOKINETICS INC1.42%3.16%
BRIDGEBIO PHARMA INC0.74%1.17%
INSMED INC1.12%0.61%
SPYRE THERAPEUTICS INC0.36%6.41%
Only in each
Only in GDOCOnly in LFSC
ELI LILLY & COMPANY 13.48%Travere Therapeutics Inc 7.66%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 8.19%Cogent Biosciences Inc 7.52%
MERCK & COMPANY INC 6.04%LivaNova PLC 7.11%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 4.92%Mirum Pharmaceuticals Inc 4.92%
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC 4.59%Corcept Therapeutics Inc 4.79%
ARGENX SE 4.13%United Therapeutics Corp 4.15%
INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC 3.96%VeraDermics Inc 3.42%
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP 3.84%Savara Inc 3.22%

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.

Performance, window by window

GDOC and LFSC over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
GDOCLFSCGDOCLFSCGDOCLFSC
3 months+11.7%+8.7%+9.5 pts+6.5 pts+14.2 pts+11.2 pts
6 months+16.6%+36.0%−1.4 pts+17.9 pts−7.6 pts+11.7 pts
1 year+13.9%+53.0%−2.6 pts+36.5 pts−7.8 pts+31.3 pts
3 years+19.5%not published−58.9 ptsnot published−78.7 ptsnot published
Since launch−4.3%+81.3%−79.9 pts+44.3 pts−94.4 pts+30.9 pts
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GDOC and LFSC 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
LFSC
F/m Emerald Life Sciences Innovation ETF
Holds 39 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerGoldman SachsF/m
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%0.6%
Holdings4139
Top ten, share of the fund58.2%54.7%
Expense ratio0.75%0.54%
Fee for the differing part0.79%0.54%
Total return, 1 year+13.9%+53.0%
vs the S&P 500−2.6 pts+36.5 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−7.8 pts+31.3 pts
Below its high−4.5%−6.8%
Net assets$20m$105m

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.

LFSC in plain words

By weight, 0% of LFSC'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 55% of the fund across 39 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +53.0% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 36.5 pts. It sits 6.8% below its all-time high of Aug 19, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do GDOC and LFSC hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 9% 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 LFSC?
GDOC has 57% of its weight in S&P 500 names and LFSC has 0%, so LFSC differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, GDOC or LFSC?
GDOC charges 0.75% a year and LFSC charges 0.54%, so LFSC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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GDOC against LFSC, 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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