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GTEK vs XDAT: which is really different?

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

Goldman Sachs Future Tech Leaders Equity ETF and Franklin Exponential Data ETF.

33.5%GTEK in the S&P 500
61.1%XDAT in the S&P 500
+43.6%GTEK total return, 1 year
−4.8%XDAT 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 36.9XDAT 20.20.1, 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
XDAT39% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
61%39%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 86% · top ten 57% of the fund · 59 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 50% in61%39%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 86% · top ten 57% 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, GTEK and XDAT hold 13% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions GTEK and XDAT both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingGTEKXDAT
CLOUDFLARE INC2.14%10.14%
DATADOG INC1.63%4.11%
SNOWFLAKE INC1.59%5.03%
EQUINIX INC1.50%1.07%
CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS INC1.04%4.39%
APPLOVIN CORP0.99%5.02%
ZSCALER INC1.05%0.87%
CIENA CORP1.22%0.81%
LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC0.70%0.79%
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC2.43%0.68%
MONGODB INC0.57%3.75%
ROBLOX CORP0.60%0.26%
Only in each
Only in GTEKOnly in XDAT
MEDIATEK INC 5.20%ALPHABET INC 9.76%
DELTA ELECTRONICS INC 4.39%META PLATFORMS INC 6.43%
MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC 3.35%PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC 4.54%
DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC 3.10%MICROSOFT CORP 3.55%
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 3.03%JFROG LTD 3.45%
CHROMA ATE INC 2.71%ORACLE CORP 2.64%
SK SQUARE CO LTD 2.65%NEBIUS GROUP NV 2.50%
ELITE MATERIAL COMPANY LTD 2.52%ROKU INC 2.42%

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

GTEK and XDAT over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
GTEKXDATGTEKXDATGTEKXDAT
3 months−8.4%+10.6%−10.7 pts+8.3 pts−5.9 pts+13.1 pts
6 months+38.8%+23.9%+20.8 pts+5.9 pts+14.6 pts−0.3 pts
1 year+43.6%−4.8%+27.1 pts−21.4 pts+21.9 pts−26.6 pts
3 years+135.6%+47.1%+57.2 pts−31.3 pts+37.5 pts−51.1 pts
Since launch+40.4%+9.1%−42.3 pts−108.2 pts−56.0 pts−127.9 pts
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GTEK and XDAT 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
XDAT
Franklin Exponential Data ETF
Holds 59 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 61% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerGoldman SachsFranklin
ThemeBroad innovation and megatrendsBroad innovation and megatrends
In the S&P 50033.5%61.1%
Active share vs the S&P 50096.4%86.2%
In the Nasdaq-10018.4%49.6%
Holdings6259
Top ten, share of the fund31.8%56.7%
Expense ratio0.75%0.50%
Fee for the differing part0.78%0.58%
Total return, 1 year+43.6%−4.8%
vs the S&P 500+27.1 pts−21.4 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+21.9 pts−26.6 pts
Below its high−9.7%−12.3%
Net assets$233m$4m

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.

XDAT in plain words

By weight, 61% of XDAT's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 86%. The top ten holdings are 57% of the fund across 59 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned −4.8% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 21.4 pts. It sits 12.3% below its all-time high of Nov 9, 2021.

Questions people ask

Do GTEK and XDAT 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, GTEK or XDAT?
GTEK has 34% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XDAT has 61%, so GTEK differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, GTEK or XDAT?
GTEK charges 0.75% a year and XDAT charges 0.50%, so XDAT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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GTEK against XDAT, 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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