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AIQ vs GRID
10% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AIQ and GRID hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AIQ | GRID |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | 2.70% | 2.34% |
| TESLA, INC. | 2.29% | 1.74% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | 3.83% | 1.66% |
| ORACLE CORPORATION | 2.99% | 1.20% |
| INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORAT | 2.04% | 0.85% |
| QUALCOMM INCORPORATED | 1.97% | 0.68% |
| NXP Semiconductors N.V. | 0.59% | 0.20% |
| Only in AIQ | Only in GRID |
|---|---|
| SK hynix Inc. 7.12% | Schneider Electric SE 9.11% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5.77% | Eaton Corporation Plc 8.80% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 4.81% | Johnson Controls International Plc 8.49% |
| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 4.80% | ABB Ltd 7.70% |
| INTEL CORPORATION 4.18% | Quanta Services, Inc. 7.53% |
| BROADCOM INC. 3.25% | National Grid Plc 4.14% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 3.02% | E.ON SE 4.11% |
| APPLE INC. 2.97% | Prysmian SpA 3.53% |
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 as filed for May 31, 2026 and Sep 4, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIQ | GRID | AIQ | GRID | AIQ | GRID | |
| 3 months | +2.9% | −4.2% | −1.8 pts | −8.9 pts | +0.8 pts | −6.3 pts |
| 6 months | +31.0% | +8.4% | +15.8 pts | −6.8 pts | +10.8 pts | −11.8 pts |
| 1 year | +42.9% | +26.6% | +22.9 pts | +6.6 pts | +17.3 pts | +1.0 pts |
| 3 years | +124.2% | +85.1% | +46.3 pts | +7.1 pts | +30.8 pts | −8.4 pts |
| Since launch | +340.2% | +554.4% | +119.0 pts | −257.0 pts | −9.1 pts | −1129.7 pts |
| AIQ Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF | GRID First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Global X | First Trust |
| Theme | Artificial intelligence | Electrification and the grid |
| In the S&P 500 | 64.8% | 39.9% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 70.2% | 91.9% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 55.9% | 8.6% |
| Holdings | 84 | 121 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 42.7% | 58.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.68% | 0.56% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.97% | 0.61% |
| Total return, 1 year | +42.9% | +26.6% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +22.9 pts | +6.6 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +17.3 pts | +1.0 pts |
| Below its high | −8.3% | −10.1% |
AIQ in plain words
By weight, 65% of AIQ's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 70%. The top ten holdings are 43% of the fund across 84 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +42.9% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 22.9 pts. It sits 8.3% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.
GRID in plain words
By weight, 40% of GRID's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 92%. The top ten holdings are 58% of the fund across 121 positions, as filed for Sep 3, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +26.6% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 6.6 pts. It sits 10.1% below its all-time high of May 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do AIQ and GRID hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 10% 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, AIQ or GRID?
- AIQ has 65% of its weight in S&P 500 names and GRID has 40%, so GRID differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, AIQ or GRID?
- AIQ charges 0.68% a year and GRID charges 0.56%, so GRID is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, AIQ against GRID, data as of Sep 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/AIQ-GRID.html Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.