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AIEQ vs DRGN: which is really different?

AIEQ and DRGN hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and AIEQ returned more over the year.

Amplify AI Powered Equity ETF and Themes China Generative Artificial Intelligence ETF.

99.6%AIEQ in the S&P 500
0.0%DRGN in the S&P 500
+11.2%AIEQ total return, 1 year
−6.3%DRGN total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: DRGN scores higher

How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?

AIEQ 2.9DRGN 91.80.1, the lowest in this set91.8, the highest

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

AIEQ0% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
100%0%of its weight in S&P 500 companies0% of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 67% · top ten 44% of the fund · 163 holdings filed Sep 21, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 35% in100%0%of its weight in S&P 500 companies0% of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 67% · top ten 44% of the fund
DRGN100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 63% of the fund · 23 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 63% of the fund

0% 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 DRGN hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in AIEQOnly in DRGN
TE Connectivity PLC 6.14%Hygon Information Technology C 8.15%
Chubb Ltd 4.99%Montage Technology Co Ltd 7.81%
Netflix Inc 4.92%Cambricon Technologies Corp Lt 7.46%
GE Vernova Inc 4.61%Yuanjie Semiconductor Technolo 7.23%
NVIDIA Corp 4.44%Foxconn Industrial Internet Co 5.88%
Aflac Inc 4.42%Baidu Inc 5.71%
Tyson Foods Inc 4.21%IEIT Systems Co Ltd 5.68%
Biogen Inc 3.56%Kingsoft Corp Ltd 4.96%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

AIEQ and DRGN over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AIEQDRGNAIEQDRGNAIEQDRGN
3 months−0.3%−11.4%−2.5 pts−13.6 pts+2.2 pts−8.9 pts
6 months+14.8%+7.8%−3.2 pts−10.3 pts−9.4 pts−16.5 pts
1 year+11.2%−6.3%−5.3 pts−22.9 pts−10.5 pts−28.1 pts
Since launch+42.7%+30.6%−17.4 pts+6.5 pts−28.1 pts+0.3 pts
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AIEQ and DRGN on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AIEQ
Amplify AI Powered Equity ETF
Holds 163 stocks in artificial intelligence, 100% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
DRGN
Themes China Generative Artificial Intelligence ETF
Holds 23 stocks in artificial intelligence, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerAmplifyThemes
ThemeArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50099.6%0.0%
Active share vs the S&P 50067.1%100.0%
In the Nasdaq-10034.8%0.0%
Holdings16323
Top ten, share of the fund44.0%62.5%
Expense ratio0.75%0.39%
Fee for the differing part1.12%0.39%
Total return, 1 year+11.2%−6.3%
vs the S&P 500−5.3 pts−22.9 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−10.5 pts−28.1 pts
Below its high−4.0%−17.6%
Net assets$119m$22m

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.

DRGN in plain words

By weight, 0% of DRGN's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 62% of the fund across 23 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned −6.3% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 22.9 pts. It sits 17.6% below its all-time high of May 13, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do AIEQ and DRGN hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 0% 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 DRGN?
AIEQ has 100% of its weight in S&P 500 names and DRGN has 0%, so DRGN differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIEQ or DRGN?
AIEQ charges 0.75% a year and DRGN charges 0.39%, so DRGN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AIEQ against DRGN, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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