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GDOC vs QQQJ: which is really different?

GDOC and QQQJ hold 8% of their weight in the same names, and QQQJ returned more over the year.

Goldman Sachs Future Health Care Equity ETF and Invesco NASDAQ Next Gen 100 ETF.

56.7%GDOC in the S&P 500
46.2%QQQJ in the S&P 500
+13.9%GDOC total return, 1 year
+22.4%QQQJ total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: QQQJ scores higher

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

GDOC 33.1QQQJ 56.60.1, 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
QQQJ54% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
46%54%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 99% · top ten 20% of the fund · 108 holdings filed Sep 19, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 1% in46%54%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 99% · top ten 20% of the fund

8% 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 QQQJ hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions GDOC and QQQJ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingGDOCQQQJ
ROIVANT SCIENCES LTD2.43%1.44%
ARGENX SE4.13%1.38%
ROYALTY PHARMA PLC1.79%1.31%
GUARDANT HEALTH INC5.42%1.20%
REVOLUTION MEDICINES INC0.85%2.05%
BRIDGEBIO PHARMA INC0.74%0.66%
MADRIGAL PHARMACEUTICALS INC1.08%0.62%
IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC1.40%0.37%
INSULET CORP0.29%0.49%
Only in each
Only in GDOCOnly in QQQJ
ELI LILLY & COMPANY 13.48%Natera Inc 2.67%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 8.19%eBay Inc 2.51%
MERCK & COMPANY INC 6.04%Flex Ltd 2.01%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 4.92%NetApp Inc 1.97%
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC 4.59%Illumina Inc 1.83%
INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC 3.96%United Airlines Holdings Inc 1.78%
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP 3.84%Elbit Systems Ltd 1.75%
HOYA CORP 3.58%Steel Dynamics Inc 1.71%

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 19, 2026.

Performance, window by window

GDOC and QQQJ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
GDOCQQQJGDOCQQQJGDOCQQQJ
3 months+11.7%−0.9%+9.5 pts−3.1 pts+14.2 pts+1.6 pts
6 months+16.6%+22.6%−1.4 pts+4.6 pts−7.6 pts−1.6 pts
1 year+13.9%+22.4%−2.6 pts+5.8 pts−7.8 pts+0.7 pts
3 years+19.5%+80.4%−58.9 pts+2.0 pts−78.7 pts−17.8 pts
Since launch−4.3%+72.2%−79.9 pts−63.7 pts−94.4 pts−81.2 pts
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GDOC and QQQJ 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
QQQJ
Invesco NASDAQ Next Gen 100 ETF
Holds 108 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 46% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerGoldman SachsInvesco
ThemeBroad innovation and megatrendsBroad innovation and megatrends
In the S&P 50056.7%46.2%
Active share vs the S&P 50095.3%98.6%
In the Nasdaq-1009.4%1.4%
Holdings41108
Top ten, share of the fund58.2%19.9%
Expense ratio0.75%0.15%
Fee for the differing part0.79%0.15%
Total return, 1 year+13.9%+22.4%
vs the S&P 500−2.6 pts+5.8 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−7.8 pts+0.7 pts
Below its high−4.5%−5.5%
Net assets$20m$1.2bn

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.

QQQJ in plain words

By weight, 46% of QQQJ's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 99%. The top ten holdings are 20% of the fund across 108 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 19, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +22.4% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 5.8 pts. It sits 5.5% below its all-time high of Aug 13, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do GDOC and QQQJ hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 8% 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 QQQJ?
GDOC has 57% of its weight in S&P 500 names and QQQJ has 46%, so QQQJ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, GDOC or QQQJ?
GDOC charges 0.75% a year and QQQJ charges 0.15%, so QQQJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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GDOC against QQQJ, 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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