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GGTL vs XLK

Gabelli Global Technology Leaders ETF

GGTLFNYSE Arca

State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF

XLKANYSE Arca

Overlap

Expense ratio

XLK −0.82pt a year

GGTL0.90%XLK0.08%

Avg volume · 30D

XLK 3930.6×the volume

GGTL2.11KXLK8.28M

3Y return · a year

XLK +9.5pt

GGTL+18.3%XLK+27.8%

GGTL vs XLK Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Nov 2, 2026

+10.4%GGTL+16.5%XLK

Oct 31, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026. GGTL +10.4%. XLK +16.5%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−10%0%30%Oct 2025May 2026Nov 2026
Expense ratio
GGTL 0.90%
XLK 0.08%, better
Fund size
GGTL $15M
XLK $125B
1Y total return
GGTL +10.4%
XLK +16.5%, better
Yield (12M)
GGTL 0.92%, better
XLK 0.48%
Holdings
GGTL 75
XLK 78
Avg volume (30D)
GGTL 2.11K sh
XLK 8.28M sh, better
NAV per share
GGTL $35.99
XLK $188.72
52W range

ETF.net Grade

GGTL: Cost 4, Risk 57, Mission not scored, Tradability 6, Holdings not scored, Durability 10. XLK: Cost 98, Risk 61, Mission 76, Tradability 98, Holdings 41, Durability 82.
Pillar letters and Scores for GGTL, XLK, with each pillar’s weight
PillarGGTLXLK
Cost30% weightF4A98Higher
Mission25% weightNot scoredA76
Risk15% weightB57B61Higher
Tradability15% weightF6A98Higher
Holdings10% weightNot scoredC41
Durability5% weightF10A82Higher

Rank among Technology (Broad) funds

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

Same Category. GGTL and XLK are both graded against the same 23 Technology (Broad) funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Technology (Broad)⁠

Category · 23 funds
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XLK ranks 1st and GGTL 23rd of 23 funds in the Technology (Broad) Category.

  1. Rank 1AXLKState Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETFScore 82
  2. Rank 2AFTECFidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETFScore 78
  3. Rank 22FTEKiShares Technology Opportunities Active ETFScore 20
  4. Rank 23FGGTLGabelli Global Technology Leaders ETFScore 17

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

GGTLFGabelli Global Technology Leaders ETF

XLKAState Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF

In short

GGTL Gabelli's stock-picking answer to the tech index giants: an actively run, go-anywhere portfolio aiming at capital appreciation with a robotics and automation tilt. Small, hands-on, and priced like the boutique it is at 0.90%.

XLK A 1998 original: XLK owns the technology slice of the S&P 500, about 70 names, for eight basis points. Big, heavily traded, and top-heavy by design, with quarterly caps the only brake on the giants at the top.

Stated mandate

GGTL The fund's objective is to achieve capital appreciation.

XLK The fund seeks to track the price and yield performance of the Technology Select Sector Index before expenses.

Why people hold it

  • GGTL Actively managed rather than index-bound, so the manager can hold tech leaders wherever they list. The mandate is explicitly global, not US-only.
  • The robotics and automation tilt is a sharper cut than broad tech, where a handful of mega-caps dominate the index trackers.
  • Live since 2022, so you can judge it on a real multi-year record instead of a backtest.
  • XLK Costs 0.08% a year against a roughly 0.40% median for broad tech funds, tying FTEC as the cheapest of the category's top-rated names and undercutting VGT's 0.09%.
  • One of the largest and most actively traded funds in the tech aisle, so entering or exiting rarely means fighting the order book.
  • Running since December 1998 and dead simple: the tech sector of the S&P 500, spanning software, semiconductors, hardware, communications equipment and IT services. Pays quarterly.ssga.com

Worth knowing

  • GGTL At 0.90%, it costs more than double the tech cohort's 0.40% median and roughly ten times the big index options (VGT at 0.09%, XLK at 0.08%).
  • A small asset base and thin trading mean wider bid-ask spreads than the category's heavily traded names.
  • Active means no index to hold it to; outcomes ride on the manager's picks. Cash payouts are infrequent, on an annual or semiannual schedule.
  • XLK Top-heavy by construction. About 70 stocks, and the index only trims its biggest weights at quarterly rebalances to stay inside fund diversification limits.spglobal.com
  • The universe is S&P 500 tech only. Smaller tech companies outside the big index are out, and the Select Sector funds split the S&P 500 up, so some familiar names sit in other sector funds.ssga.com
  • It is one sector with no ballast from the rest of the market, so a tech drawdown lands here in full.

Full GGTL profile⁠

Full XLK profile⁠

GGTL vs XLK 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.

GGTL vs XLK Cost

Overpaying GGTL vs XLK

$15,351

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

  • GGTL 0.90%

    $17,040

  • XLK 0.08%

    $1,689

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • GGTL 0.90%
  • XLK 0.08%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K$20K051015202530GGTL $17,040XLK $1,689

Year by year

YearGGTLXLKOverpaying
10$1,593$147$1,446
20$6,015$575$5,440
30$17,040$1,689$15,351

Expense ratio

  • 0.90%GGTL
  • 0.08%XLK, cheaper
  • Middle half of Technology (Broad) funds
  • Median 0.45%

XLK cheapest of 23 funds

GGTL 22nd cheapest of 23 funds

GGTL vs XLK Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 2, 2026
Yield (12M)
GGTL 0.92%, better
XLK 0.48%
Payout (12M)
GGTL $0.33
XLK $0.83
Last payment
GGTL $0.33
XLK $0.22
Ex-dividend
GGTL Dec 29, 2025
XLK Sep 21, 2026
Paid on
GGTL Jan 9, 2026
XLK Sep 23, 2026
Frequency
GGTL Annual
XLK Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

GGTLAnnual · 4 paymentsAll GGTL payments⁠
One bar per payment. 4 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Dec 28, 2022 $0.16; Dec 27, 2023 $0.21; Dec 27, 2024 $0.20; Dec 29, 2025 $0.33. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.252017202020232026YTD
XLKQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll XLK payments⁠
One bar per payment. 39 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Mar 17, 2017 $0.10; Jun 16, 2017 $0.11; Sep 15, 2017 $0.10; Dec 15, 2017 $0.12; Mar 16, 2018 $0.11; Jun 15, 2018 $0.13; Sep 21, 2018 $0.13; Dec 21, 2018 $0.13; Mar 15, 2019 $0.12; Jun 21, 2019 $0.14; Sep 20, 2019 $0.13; Dec 20, 2019 $0.15; Mar 23, 2020 $0.19; Jun 22, 2020 $0.14; Sep 21, 2020 $0.12; Dec 21, 2020 $0.15; Mar 22, 2021 $0.14; Jun 21, 2021 $0.13; Sep 20, 2021 $0.14; Dec 20, 2021 $0.16; Mar 21, 2022 $0.14; Jun 21, 2022 $0.16; Sep 19, 2022 $0.16; Dec 19, 2022 $0.18; Mar 20, 2023 $0.16; Jun 20, 2023 $0.18; Sep 18, 2023 $0.18; Dec 18, 2023 $0.21; Mar 18, 2024 $0.17; Jun 24, 2024 $0.20; Sep 23, 2024 $0.20; Dec 23, 2024 $0.19; Mar 24, 2025 $0.19; Jun 23, 2025 $0.20; Sep 22, 2025 $0.18; Dec 22, 2025 $0.22; Mar 23, 2026 $0.17; Jun 22, 2026 $0.23; Sep 21, 2026 $0.22. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.252017202020232026YTD

GGTL vs XLK Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
GGTL 20.3%, betterXLK 23.6%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
GGTL 0.77XLK 1.07, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
GGTL −23.7%since Jan 2022XLK −33.6%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
GGTL 0.86XLK 1.36

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