Data as of .
AIEQ vs AIPO: which is really different?
AIEQ and AIPO hold 16% of their weight in the same names, and AIPO returned more over the year.
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How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?
A percentile among the 379 thematic ETFs with a holdings filing. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All thematic ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
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, AIEQ and AIPO hold 16% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AIEQ | AIPO |
|---|---|---|
| GE Vernova Inc | 4.61% | 8.03% |
| NVIDIA Corp | 4.44% | 4.04% |
| Alphabet Inc | 3.38% | 4.30% |
| Broadcom Inc | 2.76% | 3.97% |
| MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC | 1.06% | 0.81% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 0.06% | 2.53% |
| Dominion Energy Inc | 0.05% | 1.61% |
| Equinix Inc | 0.05% | 0.52% |
| Evergy Inc | 0.05% | 0.59% |
| Pinnacle West Capital Corp | 0.05% | 0.28% |
| Cash & Other | -0.01% | -0.01% |
| Only in AIEQ | Only in AIPO |
|---|---|
| TE Connectivity PLC 6.14% | Eaton Corp Plc 8.31% |
| Chubb Ltd 4.99% | Quanta Services Inc 8.25% |
| Netflix Inc 4.92% | Vertiv Holdings Co 6.56% |
| Aflac Inc 4.42% | Bloom Energy Corp 5.10% |
| Tyson Foods Inc 4.21% | Cameco Corp 3.54% |
| Biogen Inc 3.56% | Constellation Energy Corp 3.02% |
| Microsoft Corp 3.31% | Nvent Electric Plc 1.98% |
| Howmet Aerospace Inc 3.17% | Hubbell Inc 1.83% |
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 dated Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIEQ | AIPO | AIEQ | AIPO | AIEQ | AIPO | |
| 3 months | −0.3% | −16.1% | −2.5 pts | −18.4 pts | +2.2 pts | −13.7 pts |
| 6 months | +14.8% | +15.1% | −3.2 pts | −2.9 pts | −9.4 pts | −9.1 pts |
| 1 year | +11.2% | +29.3% | −5.3 pts | +12.7 pts | −10.5 pts | +7.5 pts |
| Since launch | +42.7% | +40.1% | −17.4 pts | +18.9 pts | −28.1 pts | +12.1 pts |
| AIEQ Amplify AI Powered Equity ETF Holds 163 stocks in artificial intelligence, 100% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | AIPO Defiance AI & Power Infrastructure ETF Holds 89 stocks in aI infrastructure and chips, 62% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Amplify | Defiance |
| Theme | Artificial intelligence | AI infrastructure and chips |
| In the S&P 500 | 99.6% | 61.8% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 67.1% | 86.1% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 34.8% | 20.6% |
| Holdings | 163 | 89 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 44.0% | 55.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.69% |
| Fee for the differing part | 1.12% | 0.80% |
| Total return, 1 year | +11.2% | +29.3% |
| vs the S&P 500 | −5.3 pts | +12.7 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | −10.5 pts | +7.5 pts |
| Below its high | −4.0% | −18.0% |
| Net assets | $119m | $915m |
AIEQ in plain words
By weight, 100% of AIEQ's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 67%. The top ten holdings are 44% of the fund across 163 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 21, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +11.2% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 5.3 pts.
AIPO in plain words
By weight, 62% of AIPO's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 86%. The top ten holdings are 55% of the fund across 89 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 21, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +29.3% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 12.7 pts. It sits 18.0% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do AIEQ and AIPO 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, AIEQ or AIPO?
- AIEQ has 100% of its weight in S&P 500 names and AIPO has 62%, so AIPO differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, AIEQ or AIPO?
- AIEQ charges 0.75% a year and AIPO charges 0.69%, so AIPO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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