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GDOC vs XT: which is really different?

GDOC and XT hold 13% of their weight in the same names, and XT returned more over the year.

Goldman Sachs Future Health Care Equity ETF and iShares Future Exponential Technologies ETF.

56.7%GDOC in the S&P 500
64.5%XT in the S&P 500
+13.9%GDOC total return, 1 year
+24.4%XT 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 33.1XT 3.30.1, 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
XT36% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
65%36%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 68% · top ten 34% of the fund · 225 holdings filed Sep 17, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 39% in65%36%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 68% · top ten 34% of the fund

13% 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 XT hold 13% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions GDOC and XT both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingGDOCXT
ELI LILLY & COMPANY13.48%4.00%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON8.19%3.13%
MERCK & COMPANY INC6.04%1.77%
INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC3.96%1.44%
ASTRAZENECA PLC4.92%1.28%
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC1.51%0.64%
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC2.81%0.23%
GUARDANT HEALTH INC5.42%0.11%
BRIDGEBIO PHARMA INC0.74%0.06%
PENUMBRA INC1.63%0.06%
REPLIGEN CORP1.27%0.05%
Only in each
Only in GDOCOnly in XT
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC 4.59%TESLA INC 4.10%
ARGENX SE 4.13%TEXAS INSTRUMENT INC 4.06%
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP 3.84%MICROSOFT 3.94%
HOYA CORP 3.58%NVIDIA 3.85%
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP 3.03%PALO ALTO NETWORKS 3.43%
LONZA GROUP AG 2.84%ANALOG DEVICES 3.03%
DEXCOM INC 2.84%AMAZON.COM INC 2.71%
ROIVANT SCIENCES LTD 2.43%CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS CLASS A 2.59%

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 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

GDOC and XT over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
GDOCXTGDOCXTGDOCXT
3 months+11.7%0.0%+9.5 pts−2.3 pts+14.2 pts+2.5 pts
6 months+16.6%+22.9%−1.4 pts+4.8 pts−7.6 pts−1.4 pts
1 year+13.9%+24.4%−2.6 pts+7.8 pts−7.8 pts+2.6 pts
3 years+19.5%+67.9%−58.9 pts−10.5 pts−78.7 pts−30.2 pts
Since launch−4.3%+284.5%−79.9 pts−56.6 pts−94.4 pts−342.6 pts
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GDOC and XT 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
XT
iShares Future Exponential Technologies ETF
Holds 225 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 64% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerGoldman SachsiShares
ThemeBroad innovation and megatrendsBroad innovation and megatrends
In the S&P 50056.7%64.5%
Active share vs the S&P 50095.3%67.5%
In the Nasdaq-1009.4%39.4%
Holdings41225
Top ten, share of the fund58.2%33.9%
Expense ratio0.75%0.46%
Fee for the differing part0.79%0.68%
Total return, 1 year+13.9%+24.4%
vs the S&P 500−2.6 pts+7.8 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−7.8 pts+2.6 pts
Below its high−4.5%−1.9%
Net assets$19m$4.0bn

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.

XT in plain words

By weight, 64% of XT's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 68%. The top ten holdings are 34% of the fund across 225 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +24.4% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 7.8 pts.

Questions people ask

Do GDOC and XT hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 13% 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 XT?
GDOC has 57% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XT has 64%, so GDOC differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, GDOC or XT?
GDOC charges 0.75% a year and XT charges 0.46%, so XT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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GDOC against XT, 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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