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AIQ vs QTUM

Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF and Defiance Quantum ETF, side by side on the themes desk.

25% 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 QTUM hold 25% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AIQ and QTUM both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAIQQTUM
INTEL CORPORATION4.18%1.40%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.5.77%1.39%
MARVELL TECHNOLOGY, INC.1.27%1.26%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa3.02%1.25%
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORAT2.04%1.10%
BROADCOM INC.3.25%1.09%
ALPHABET INC.2.72%1.07%
NVIDIA CORPORATION2.70%1.07%
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.3.83%1.06%
QUALCOMM INCORPORATED1.97%1.03%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION2.36%1.00%
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC.2.23%0.96%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AIQOnly in QTUM
SK hynix Inc. 7.12%Arqit Quantum Inc 2.43%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 4.81%Horizon Quantum Holdings LTD 2.40%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 4.80%Quantinuum Inc 1.58%
APPLE INC. 2.97%Astera Labs Inc 1.56%
AMAZON.COM, INC. 2.73%Applied Materials Inc 1.56%
NETFLIX, INC. 2.43%KLA Corp 1.51%
META PLATFORMS, INC. 2.31%MKS Inc 1.51%
TESLA, INC. 2.29%Onto Innovation Inc 1.50%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

Performance, window by window

AIQ and QTUM over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AIQQTUMAIQQTUMAIQQTUM
3 months+2.9%−3.0%−1.8 pts−7.7 pts+0.8 pts−5.1 pts
6 months+31.0%+35.5%+15.8 pts+20.3 pts+10.8 pts+15.3 pts
1 year+42.9%+58.6%+22.9 pts+38.7 pts+17.3 pts+33.0 pts
3 years+124.2%+196.2%+46.3 pts+118.3 pts+30.8 pts+102.8 pts
Since launch+340.2%+538.2%+119.0 pts+337.0 pts−9.1 pts+225.3 pts
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AIQ and QTUM on the themes desk fields, as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AIQ
Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF
QTUM
Defiance Quantum ETF
IssuerGlobal XDefiance
ThemeArtificial intelligenceQuantum computing
In the S&P 50064.8%35.6%
Active share vs the S&P 50070.2%83.5%
In the Nasdaq-10055.9%27.8%
Holdings8486
Top ten, share of the fund42.7%17.0%
Expense ratio0.68%0.40%
Fee for the differing part0.97%0.48%
Total return, 1 year+42.9%+58.6%
vs the S&P 500+22.9 pts+38.7 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+17.3 pts+33.0 pts
Below its high−8.3%−12.2%

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.

QTUM in plain words

By weight, 36% of QTUM's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 84%. The top ten holdings are 17% of the fund across 86 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +58.6% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 38.7 pts. It sits 12.2% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do AIQ and QTUM hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 25% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is a meaningful overlap. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, AIQ or QTUM?
AIQ has 65% of its weight in S&P 500 names and QTUM has 36%, so QTUM differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIQ or QTUM?
AIQ charges 0.68% a year and QTUM charges 0.40%, so QTUM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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AIQ against QTUM, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 4, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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