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GTEK vs ILDR: which is really different?

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

Goldman Sachs Future Tech Leaders Equity ETF and First Trust Innovation Leaders ETF.

33.5%GTEK in the S&P 500
65.8%ILDR in the S&P 500
+43.6%GTEK total return, 1 year
+19.9%ILDR total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: GTEK scores higher

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

GTEK 36.9ILDR 2.90.1, 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

GTEK67% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
34%67%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 96% · top ten 32% of the fund · 62 holdings filed May 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 18% in34%67%inoutside the S&P 500active share 96% · top ten 32% of the fund
ILDR34% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
66%34%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 67% · top ten 44% of the fund · 82 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 49% in66%34%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 67% · top ten 44% 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, GTEK and ILDR hold 9% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions GTEK and ILDR both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingGTEKILDR
MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC3.35%3.13%
DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC3.10%1.41%
SHOPIFY INC0.76%1.81%
SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY SA0.74%0.68%
CLOUDFLARE INC2.14%0.63%
CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS INC1.04%0.62%
ZSCALER INC1.05%0.60%
MONGODB INC0.57%0.69%
REDDIT INC0.45%0.60%
Only in each
Only in GTEKOnly in ILDR
MEDIATEK INC 5.20%NVIDIA Corporation 9.78%
DELTA ELECTRONICS INC 4.39%Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 5.79%
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 3.03%Amazon.com, Inc. 5.79%
CHROMA ATE INC 2.71%Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 4.81%
SK SQUARE CO LTD 2.65%Broadcom Inc. 3.57%
ELITE MATERIAL COMPANY LTD 2.52%Eli Lilly and Company 3.02%
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC 2.43%Micron Technology, Inc. 2.80%
ACCTON TECHNOLOGY CORP 2.39%Microsoft Corporation 2.70%

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

GTEK and ILDR over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
GTEKILDRGTEKILDRGTEKILDR
3 months−8.4%+0.3%−10.7 pts−1.9 pts−5.9 pts+2.8 pts
6 months+38.8%+31.0%+20.8 pts+12.9 pts+14.6 pts+6.7 pts
1 year+43.6%+19.9%+27.1 pts+3.3 pts+21.9 pts−1.9 pts
3 years+135.6%+120.9%+57.2 pts+42.5 pts+37.5 pts+22.7 pts
Since launch+40.4%+92.7%−42.3 pts−3.0 pts−56.0 pts−30.0 pts
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GTEK and ILDR on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
GTEK
Goldman Sachs Future Tech Leaders Equity ETF
Holds 62 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 34% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
ILDR
First Trust Innovation Leaders ETF
Holds 82 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 66% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerGoldman SachsFirst Trust
ThemeBroad innovation and megatrendsBroad innovation and megatrends
In the S&P 50033.5%65.8%
Active share vs the S&P 50096.4%67.1%
In the Nasdaq-10018.4%49.0%
Holdings6282
Top ten, share of the fund31.8%44.1%
Expense ratio0.75%0.75%
Fee for the differing part0.78%1.12%
Total return, 1 year+43.6%+19.9%
vs the S&P 500+27.1 pts+3.3 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+21.9 pts−1.9 pts
Below its high−9.7%−3.5%
Net assets$233m$342m

GTEK in plain words

By weight, 34% of GTEK's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 96%. The top ten holdings are 32% of the fund across 62 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +43.6% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 27.1 pts. It sits 9.7% below its all-time high of Jun 30, 2026.

ILDR in plain words

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 82 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +19.9% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 3.3 pts.

Questions people ask

Do GTEK and ILDR 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, GTEK or ILDR?
GTEK has 34% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ILDR has 66%, so GTEK differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, GTEK or ILDR?
GTEK charges 0.75% a year and ILDR charges 0.75%, so GTEK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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GTEK against ILDR, 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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