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AIQ vs XSD
16% 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 XSD hold 16% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AIQ | XSD |
|---|---|---|
| INTEL CORPORATION | 4.18% | 2.75% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 5.77% | 2.73% |
| BROADCOM INC. | 3.25% | 2.13% |
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | 2.70% | 2.10% |
| QUALCOMM INCORPORATED | 1.97% | 2.04% |
| MARVELL TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 1.27% | 2.49% |
| Only in AIQ | Only in XSD |
|---|---|
| SK hynix Inc. 7.12% | MaxLinear Inc 3.75% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 4.81% | Allegro MicroSystems Inc 3.30% |
| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 4.80% | Astera Labs Inc 3.08% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 3.83% | Ambarella Inc 2.89% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 3.02% | Penguin Solutions Inc 2.74% |
| ORACLE CORPORATION 2.99% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 2.71% |
| APPLE INC. 2.97% | T1 Energy Inc 2.59% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. 2.73% | Impinj Inc 2.45% |
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
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIQ | XSD | AIQ | XSD | AIQ | XSD | |
| 3 months | +2.9% | −14.0% | −1.8 pts | −18.7 pts | +0.8 pts | −16.1 pts |
| 6 months | +31.0% | +52.8% | +15.8 pts | +37.7 pts | +10.8 pts | +32.7 pts |
| 1 year | +42.9% | +71.8% | +22.9 pts | +51.8 pts | +17.3 pts | +46.2 pts |
| 3 years | +124.2% | +133.1% | +46.3 pts | +55.2 pts | +30.8 pts | +39.7 pts |
| Since launch | +340.2% | +2140.8% | +119.0 pts | +1329.5 pts | −9.1 pts | +456.8 pts |
| AIQ Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF | XSD State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Semiconductor ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Global X | State Street |
| Theme | Artificial intelligence | Semiconductors |
| In the S&P 500 | 64.8% | 33.4% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 70.2% | 89.4% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 55.9% | 27.5% |
| Holdings | 84 | 47 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 42.7% | 29.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.68% | 0.35% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.97% | 0.39% |
| Total return, 1 year | +42.9% | +71.8% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +22.9 pts | +51.8 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +17.3 pts | +46.2 pts |
| Below its high | −8.3% | −24.3% |
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.
XSD in plain words
By weight, 33% of XSD's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 89%. The top ten holdings are 29% of the fund across 47 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +71.8% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 51.8 pts. It sits 24.3% below its all-time high of Jun 3, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do AIQ and XSD hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 16% 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 XSD?
- AIQ has 65% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XSD has 33%, so XSD differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, AIQ or XSD?
- AIQ charges 0.68% a year and XSD charges 0.35%, so XSD 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 XSD, data as of Sep 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/AIQ-XSD.html Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.