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GGRW vs XITK

Gabelli Growth Innovators ETF

GGRWDNYSE Arca

State Street SPDR FactSet Innovative Technology ETF

XITKANYSE Arca

Overlap

Expense ratio

XITK −0.45pt a year

GGRW0.90%XITK0.45%

Avg volume · 30D

XITK 5.5×the volume

GGRW348XITK1.91K

5Y return · a year

GGRW +9.2pt

GGRW+4.6%XITK−4.6%

GGRW vs XITK Performance

Nov 9, 2021 – Nov 9, 2026

+25.3%GGRW−21.2%XITK

Nov 9, 2021 to Nov 9, 2026. GGRW +25.3%. XITK −21.2%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−40%0%40%Nov 2021May 2024Nov 2026
Expense ratio
GGRW 0.90%
XITK 0.45%, better
Fund size
GGRW $8M
XITK $59M
1Y total return
GGRW +2.4%, better
XITK +1.4%
Yield (12M)
GGRW No data
XITK 0.00%
Holdings
GGRW 42
XITK 94
Avg volume (30D)
GGRW 348 sh
XITK 1.91K sh, better
NAV per share
GGRW $34.85
XITK $178.01
52W range

ETF.net Grade

GGRW: Cost 0, Risk 73, Mission 81, Tradability 33, Holdings 48, Durability 20. XITK: Cost 95, Risk 37, Mission not scored, Tradability 61, Holdings 81, Durability 73.
Pillar letters and Scores for GGRW, XITK, with each pillar’s weight
PillarGGRWXITK
Cost30% weightF0A95Higher
Mission25% weightA81Not scored
Risk15% weightA73HigherD37
Tradability15% weightD33B61Higher
Holdings10% weightC48A81Higher
Durability5% weightF20A73Higher

Rank among Disruptive Innovation funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. GGRW and XITK are both graded against the same 30 Disruptive Innovation funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Disruptive Innovation⁠

Category · 30 funds
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XITK ranks 4th and GGRW 29th of 30 funds in the Disruptive Innovation Category.

  1. Rank 1AXTiShares Future Exponential Technologies ETFScore 85
  2. Rank 2AKOMPState Street SPDR S&P Kensho New Economies Composite ETFScore 84
  3. Rank 3ATRFMAAM Transformers ETFScore 74
  4. Rank 4AXITKState Street SPDR FactSet Innovative Technology ETFScore 73
  5. Rank 5AGINNGoldman Sachs Innovate Equity ETFScore 72
  6. Rank 28DSPRXSpear Alpha ETFScore 31
  7. Rank 29DGGRWGabelli Growth Innovators ETFScore 28
  8. Rank 30DMINVMatthews Asia Innovators Active ETFScore 27

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

GGRWDGabelli Growth Innovators ETF

XITKAState Street SPDR FactSet Innovative Technology ETF

In short

GGRW A rare bird in innovation land: Gabelli's value instincts aimed at the digital economy, wrapped in a non-transparent ETF that keeps its stock picks off the daily tape. Real choices, where most peers in the theme just track an index.

XITK Most innovation funds pick a theme and hope. XITK lets the data pick: FactSet ranks tech and electronic-media segments by growth, keeps the top quartile, then equal-weights roughly 100 names so no single giant runs the show.

Stated mandate

GGRW The Fund seeks capital appreciation by investing primarily in common stocks relevant to innovation, defined as new technologies, products, or services that change how businesses operate. It targets companies whose earnings-growth prospects are undervalued.

XITK The fund seeks to track the total return of the FactSet Innovative Technology Index before fees and expenses. Its mandate targets innovative technology-related companies with robust revenue growth and leading-edge products or services.

Why people hold it

  • GGRW Actual stock picking, not index following: the mandate targets innovation companies whose earnings-growth prospects the manager judges undervalued. A value shop's take on growth.gabelli.com
  • Built on the ActiveShares model: no daily holdings file, just a verified intraday value (VIIV) published every second, which keeps other traders from shadowing the manager's moves.gabelli.com
  • Does what the label says. The portfolio has stayed tight to its stated innovation mandate, with a risk profile on the calmer end of a famously jumpy category.
  • XITK Costs 0.45% a year, comfortably under the 0.65% median for disruptive-innovation funds, and it does it inside a plain index wrapper from a major ETF shop.
  • Equal weighting at each reset gives the hundredth holding the same slot as the first, so results lean on the whole basket rather than two or three mega-caps.factset.com
  • Screens segments, not slogans: only companies drawing most of their revenue from the fastest-growing corners of tech and electronic media make the cut.factset.comssga.com
  • Trading since 2016, giving it a live record across several tech cycles, and it sits in the upper tier of our innovation-fund cohort review.

Worth knowing

  • GGRW The active, hidden-book approach carries an active price tag: 0.90% a year, above the typical innovation fund, while index-based peers like KOMP (0.20%) charge a sliver of that.
  • The prospectus names the trade-off of secrecy: shares may trade at wider bid/ask spreads than ETFs that publish holdings daily, especially in volatile markets.gabelli.com
  • A small, thinly traded fund, so the cost of getting in and out runs higher than in the category's household names.
  • XITK Growth-screened tech, equal-weighted, means smaller names carry a giant's weight. Expect a rougher ride than a cap-weighted tech fund.
  • Thinly traded for its category and modest in size, so bid-ask spreads can run wider than the household-name tech ETFs.
  • Cheaper shelfmates exist: KOMP runs a broad new-economy basket for 0.20%.

Full GGRW profile⁠

Full XITK profile⁠

GGRW vs XITK Holdings

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

GGRW vs XITK Cost

Overpaying GGRW vs XITK

$7,999

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • GGRW 0.90%

    $17,040

  • XITK 0.45%

    $9,041

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • GGRW 0.90%
  • XITK 0.45%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K$20K051015202530GGRW $17,040XITK $9,041

Year by year

YearGGRWXITKOverpaying
10$1,593$812$781
20$6,015$3,128$2,887
30$17,040$9,041$7,999

Expense ratio

  • 0.90%GGRW
  • 0.45%XITK, cheaper
  • Middle half of Disruptive Innovation funds
  • Median 0.65%

XITK 2nd cheapest of 30 funds

GGRW 30th cheapest of 30 funds

GGRW vs XITK Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 9, 2026
Yield (12M)
GGRW No data
XITK 0.00%
Payout (12M)
GGRW No data
XITK None
Last payment
GGRW $0.15
XITK No data
Ex-dividend
GGRW Dec 29, 2025
XITK No data
Paid on
GGRW Jan 9, 2026
XITK No data
Frequency
GGRW Irregular
XITK No data

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

GGRWIrregular · 1 paymentAll GGRW payments⁠
One bar per payment. 1 payment from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Dec 29, 2025 $0.15. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$12017202020232026YTD
XITK9 paymentsAll XITK payments⁠
One bar per payment. 9 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Dec 15, 2017 $1.36; Dec 24, 2018 $1.24; Dec 23, 2019 $0.16; Dec 21, 2020 $0.13; Jun 21, 2022 $0.06; Sep 19, 2022 $0.05; Jun 20, 2023 $0.0071; Sep 18, 2023 $0.0094; Dec 18, 2023 $0.10. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$12017202020232026YTD

GGRW vs XITK Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

  • GGRW
  • XITK
Nov 9, 2021 to Nov 9, 2026. Worst fall: XITK −61.4% · Nov 2022. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−60%−40%−20%0%Nov 2021May 2024Nov 2026

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
GGRW 16.7%, betterXITK 25.4%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
GGRW 1.17, betterXITK 0.63
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
GGRW −50.3%, betterXITK −61.4%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
GGRW 1.08XITK 1.67

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