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GTEK vs XT: which is really different?

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

Goldman Sachs Future Tech Leaders Equity ETF and iShares Future Exponential Technologies ETF.

33.5%GTEK in the S&P 500
64.5%XT in the S&P 500
+43.6%GTEK total return, 1 year
+24.4%XT 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 36.9XT 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

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
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

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, GTEK and XT hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions GTEK and XT both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingGTEKXT
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG3.03%1.34%
CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS INC1.04%2.48%
CLOUDFLARE INC2.14%0.96%
AMPHENOL CORP2.22%0.20%
ZSCALER INC1.05%0.20%
MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC3.35%0.15%
MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS INC1.43%0.15%
SNOWFLAKE INC1.59%0.13%
APPLOVIN CORP0.99%0.08%
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC2.43%0.08%
MONGODB INC0.57%0.03%
Only in each
Only in GTEKOnly in XT
MEDIATEK INC 5.20%MICROSOFT 4.19%
DELTA ELECTRONICS INC 4.39%NVIDIA 4.13%
DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC 3.10%ELI LILLY 3.94%
CHROMA ATE INC 2.71%TESLA INC 3.52%
SK SQUARE CO LTD 2.65%TEXAS INSTRUMENT INC 3.49%
ELITE MATERIAL COMPANY LTD 2.52%JOHNSON & JOHNSON 3.47%
ACCTON TECHNOLOGY CORP 2.39%PALO ALTO NETWORKS 2.99%
ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CO LTD 2.30%ANALOG DEVICES 2.85%

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 17, 2026.

Performance, window by window

GTEK 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
GTEKXTGTEKXTGTEKXT
3 months−8.4%0.0%−10.7 pts−2.3 pts−5.9 pts+2.5 pts
6 months+38.8%+22.9%+20.8 pts+4.8 pts+14.6 pts−1.4 pts
1 year+43.6%+24.4%+27.1 pts+7.8 pts+21.9 pts+2.6 pts
3 years+135.6%+67.9%+57.2 pts−10.5 pts+37.5 pts−30.2 pts
Since launch+40.4%+284.5%−42.3 pts−56.6 pts−56.0 pts−342.6 pts
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GTEK and XT 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
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 50033.5%64.5%
Active share vs the S&P 50096.4%67.5%
In the Nasdaq-10018.4%39.4%
Holdings62225
Top ten, share of the fund31.8%33.9%
Expense ratio0.75%0.46%
Fee for the differing part0.78%0.68%
Total return, 1 year+43.6%+24.4%
vs the S&P 500+27.1 pts+7.8 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+21.9 pts+2.6 pts
Below its high−9.7%−1.9%
Net assets$233m$4.0bn

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.

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 17, 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 GTEK and XT 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, GTEK or XT?
GTEK has 34% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XT has 64%, so GTEK differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, GTEK or XT?
GTEK 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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GTEK 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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