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GDOC vs THMZ: which is really different?

GDOC and THMZ hold 6% of their weight in the same names, and GDOC returned more over the year.

Goldman Sachs Future Health Care Equity ETF and Lazard Equity Megatrends ETF.

56.7%GDOC in the S&P 500
55.2%THMZ in the S&P 500
+13.9%GDOC total return, 1 year
+7.2%THMZ total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: GDOC scores higher

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

GDOC 33.1THMZ 5.90.1, 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
THMZ45% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
55%45%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 73% · top ten 35% of the fund · 59 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 30% in55%45%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 73% · top ten 35% of the fund

6% 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 THMZ hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions GDOC and THMZ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingGDOCTHMZ
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC4.59%1.94%
ELI LILLY & COMPANY13.48%1.79%
ARGENX SE4.13%0.73%
ASTRAZENECA PLC4.92%0.69%
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP3.84%0.46%
Only in each
Only in GDOCOnly in THMZ
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 8.19%Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 6.22%
MERCK & COMPANY INC 6.04%Applied Materials Inc 5.68%
GUARDANT HEALTH INC 5.42%Alphabet Inc 3.63%
INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC 3.96%Amazon.com Inc 3.58%
HOYA CORP 3.58%Microsoft Corp 2.84%
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP 3.03%NVIDIA Corp 2.83%
LONZA GROUP AG 2.84%Mitsubishi Electric Corp 2.79%
DEXCOM INC 2.84%Keysight Technologies Inc 2.66%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

Performance, window by window

GDOC and THMZ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
GDOCTHMZGDOCTHMZGDOCTHMZ
3 months+11.7%+0.3%+9.5 pts−1.9 pts+14.2 pts+2.8 pts
6 months+16.6%+17.1%−1.4 pts−1.0 pts−7.6 pts−7.2 pts
1 year+13.9%+7.2%−2.6 pts−9.4 pts−7.8 pts−14.6 pts
3 years+19.5%not published−58.9 ptsnot published−78.7 ptsnot published
Since launch−4.3%+37.0%−79.9 pts−16.5 pts−94.4 pts−34.3 pts
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GDOC and THMZ 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
THMZ
Lazard Equity Megatrends ETF
Holds 59 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 55% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerGoldman SachsLazard
ThemeBroad innovation and megatrendsBroad innovation and megatrends
In the S&P 50056.7%55.2%
Active share vs the S&P 50095.3%73.1%
In the Nasdaq-1009.4%30.2%
Holdings4159
Top ten, share of the fund58.2%35.2%
Expense ratio0.75%0.50%
Fee for the differing part0.79%0.68%
Total return, 1 year+13.9%+7.2%
vs the S&P 500−2.6 pts−9.4 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−7.8 pts−14.6 pts
Below its high−4.5%−3.5%
Net assets$19m$54m

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.

THMZ in plain words

By weight, 55% of THMZ's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 73%. The top ten holdings are 35% of the fund across 59 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +7.2% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 9.4 pts.

Questions people ask

Do GDOC and THMZ hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 6% 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 THMZ?
GDOC has 57% of its weight in S&P 500 names and THMZ has 55%, so GDOC differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, GDOC or THMZ?
GDOC charges 0.75% a year and THMZ charges 0.50%, so THMZ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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GDOC against THMZ, 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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