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GTEK vs LFSC: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GTEK returned +24.1% to LFSC's +43.6%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $209m on Nov 3, 2026 for Goldman Sachs Future Tech Leaders Equity ETF, and $126m on Aug 31, 2026 for F/m Emerald Life Sciences Innovation ETF.

At a glance
33.0%
GTEK in the S&P 500
0.0%
LFSC in the S&P 500
+24.1%
GTEK total return, 1 year
+43.6%
LFSC total return, 1 year
GTEK · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 67% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
67% of its weight is outside the S&P 50033% of GTEK's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 67% is outside the index. Holdings as of Aug 31, 2026.33%67%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 97% · top ten 30% of the fund · 60 holdings as filed for Aug 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 21% in67% of its weight is outside the S&P 50033% of GTEK's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 67% is outside the index. Holdings as of Aug 31, 2026.33%67%inoutside the S&P 500active share 97% · Nasdaq-100: 21% in

33% of GTEK's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 67% is outside the index. Holdings as of Aug 31, 2026.

LFSC · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
100% of its weight is outside the S&P 5000% of LFSC's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index. Holdings as of Aug 31, 2026.0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 54% of the fund · 38 holdings as filed for Aug 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in100% of its weight is outside the S&P 5000% of LFSC's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index. Holdings as of Aug 31, 2026.0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · Nasdaq-100: 0% in

0% of LFSC's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index. Holdings as of Aug 31, 2026.

Pair scorecard

LFSC costs 0.21 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 19.5 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

GTEK vs LFSC: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureGTEKLFSC
Return
Total return, 1 year+24.1%+43.6%
Drawdown
Below its all-time high20.5%, high on Jun 30, 20265.7%, high on Aug 19, 2026
Against its benchmark
What it tracksBroad innovation and megatrendsBroad innovation and megatrends
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year+15.0%+14.8%
Against its benchmark, 1 yearahead by 9.1 ptsahead by 28.8 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.75%0.54%
Net assets, GTEK as of Nov 3, 2026 and LFSC as of Aug 31, 2026$209m$126m
Active share vs the S&P 50096%100%
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

Risk and return

Nov 8, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026 · 103 weekly returns
GTEK LFSC
Return
Total return edge LFSC +54.6% +61.4%
Annualized edge LFSC +24.6% +27.3%
Price return edge LFSC +54.6% +61.4%
Risk
Volatility edge LFSC (slight) 27.9% 26.7%
Max drawdown edge Tie −24.8% −24.4%
Downside capture 133.7% 91.1%
Beta 1.56 1.09
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge LFSC 0.78 0.89
Sortino edge LFSC 1.15 1.36
Treynor 0.029 0.217
Calmar edge LFSC 0.99 1.12
Against the benchmark
Alpha −6.6% a year +13.4% a year
Alpha t-stat −1.04 0.88
Information ratio −0.16 0.67
Tracking error 16.6% 21.4%

Each against its own benchmark: GTEK against ACWI, Sep 24, 2021 to Oct 30, 2026; LFSC against IWV, Nov 8, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026.

Reading

From Nov 2024 to Oct 2026, LFSC returned more: +61.4% to +54.6%. LFSC swung slightly less: 26.7% to 27.9%. GTEK and LFSC fell about the same at their worst: −24.8% and −24.4%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: GTEK vs LFSC: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureGTEKLFSCEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+54.6%+61.4%LFSCPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+24.6%+27.3%LFSCTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+54.6%+61.4%LFSCPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility27.9%26.7%LFSC (slight)Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation19.0%17.5%LFSC (slight)Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−24.8%−24.4%TieDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture183.7%127.3%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture133.7%91.1%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta1.561.09Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.740.36Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.780.89LFSCReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino1.151.36LFSCReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.0290.217Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar0.991.12LFSCAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkACWIIWVThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha−6.6% a year+13.4% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat−1.040.88Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−19.0% to +5.8%−16.9% to +43.8%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.160.67Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error16.6%21.4%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 103 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, GTEK and LFSC hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GTEK LFSC
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Only in GTEK
MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC 3.57%
JENTECH PRECISION INDUSTRIAL CO LTD 3.52%
CLOUDFLARE INC 3.32%
MEDIATEK INC 2.97%
ELITE MATERIAL COMPANY LTD 2.97%
ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CO LTD 2.80%
DELTA ELECTRONICS INC 2.73%
SNOWFLAKE INC 2.60%
Only in LFSC
Travere Therapeutics Inc 8.71%
Corcept Therapeutics Inc 6.72%
Spyre Therapeutics Inc 6.70%
LivaNova PLC 6.61%
Cogent Biosciences Inc 6.48%
Mirum Pharmaceuticals Inc 4.32%
Billiontoone Inc 3.86%
Guardant Health Inc 3.81%
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Window by window

Window by window: GTEK vs LFSC: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Total returnvs its benchmark
WindowGTEKLFSCGTEKLFSC
3 months−13.0%−3.8%−11.7 pts vs ACWI−3.5 pts vs IWV
6 months−8.9%+16.9%−11.5 pts vs ACWI+12.0 pts vs IWV
1 year+24.1%+43.6%+9.1 pts vs ACWI+28.8 pts vs IWV
3 years+112.7%–+35.1 pts vs ACWI–
Since launchNot the same days: GTEK Sep 2021 · LFSC Oct 2024+23.6%+83.4%−43.0 pts vs ACWI+46.4 pts vs IWV

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Side by side

GTEK Goldman Sachs Future Tech Leaders Equity ETF · Holds 60 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 33% of its weight in S&P 500 companies LFSC F/m Emerald Life Sciences Innovation ETF · Holds 38 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Theme Broad innovation and megatrends Broad innovation and megatrends
In the S&P 500 33.0% 0.0%
Active share vs the S&P 500 96.5% 100.0%
In the Nasdaq-100 20.9% 0.0%
Holdings 60 38
Top ten, share of the fund 29.5% 54.0%
Expense ratio 0.75% 0.54%
Fee for the differing part 0.78% 0.54%
Total return, 1 year +24.1% +43.6%
vs its benchmark +9.1 pts vs ACWI +28.8 pts vs IWV
Below its high −20.5% −5.7%
Net assets, GTEK as of Nov 3, 2026 and LFSC as of Aug 31, 2026 $209m $126m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

0% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund
GTEK

By weight, 33% 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 30% of the fund across 60 positions, as filed for Aug 31, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +24.1% with distributions reinvested against +15.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Index, so a holder was ahead by 9.1 pts. It sits 20.5% below its all-time high of Jun 30, 2026.

LFSC

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +43.6% with distributions reinvested against +14.8% for its benchmark, the Russell 3000 Total Return, so a holder was ahead by 28.8 pts.

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 54% of the fund across 38 positions, as filed for Aug 31, 2026. It sits 5.7% below its all-time high of Aug 19, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do GTEK and LFSC hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, GTEK or LFSC?
GTEK has 33% of its weight in S&P 500 names and LFSC has 0%, so LFSC differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, GTEK or LFSC?
GTEK 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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