Data as of .
AIEQ vs FAI: which is really different?
AIEQ and FAI hold 19% of their weight in the same names, and FAI 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
19% 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 FAI hold 19% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AIEQ | FAI |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 4.44% | 8.49% |
| Alphabet Inc | 3.38% | 7.23% |
| Microsoft Corp | 3.31% | 9.42% |
| Broadcom Inc | 2.76% | 7.39% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 1.91% | 3.88% |
| MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC | 1.06% | 3.19% |
| Crowdstrike Holdings Inc | 0.72% | 1.75% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 0.60% | 4.25% |
| Super Micro Computer Inc | 1.19% | 0.33% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 0.06% | 4.02% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 0.05% | 7.78% |
| Cadence Design Systems Inc | 0.04% | 0.58% |
| Only in AIEQ | Only in FAI |
|---|---|
| TE Connectivity PLC 6.14% | Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 5.12% |
| Chubb Ltd 4.99% | Oracle Corporation 3.92% |
| Netflix Inc 4.92% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. 3.77% |
| GE Vernova Inc 4.61% | ASML Holding N.V. 3.31% |
| Aflac Inc 4.42% | SK Hynix Inc. 3.16% |
| Tyson Foods Inc 4.21% | ServiceNow, Inc. 2.09% |
| Biogen Inc 3.56% | Snowflake Inc. (Class A) 1.63% |
| Howmet Aerospace Inc 3.17% | Arista Networks, Inc. 1.56% |
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 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIEQ | FAI | AIEQ | FAI | AIEQ | FAI | |
| 3 months | −0.3% | −0.5% | −2.5 pts | −2.7 pts | +2.2 pts | +2.0 pts |
| 6 months | +14.8% | +44.6% | −3.2 pts | +26.6 pts | −9.4 pts | +20.4 pts |
| 1 year | +11.2% | +38.0% | −5.3 pts | +21.4 pts | −10.5 pts | +16.2 pts |
| Since launch | +42.7% | +82.5% | −17.4 pts | +51.2 pts | −28.1 pts | +38.3 pts |
| AIEQ Amplify AI Powered Equity ETF Holds 163 stocks in artificial intelligence, 100% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | FAI First Trust Bloomberg Artificial Intelligence ETF Holds 54 stocks in artificial intelligence, 77% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Amplify | First Trust |
| Theme | Artificial intelligence | Artificial intelligence |
| In the S&P 500 | 99.6% | 76.9% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 67.1% | 70.0% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 34.8% | 73.5% |
| Holdings | 163 | 54 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 44.0% | 61.5% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.65% |
| Fee for the differing part | 1.12% | 0.93% |
| Total return, 1 year | +11.2% | +38.0% |
| vs the S&P 500 | −5.3 pts | +21.4 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | −10.5 pts | +16.2 pts |
| Below its high | −4.0% | −4.8% |
| Net assets | $119m | $190m |
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.
FAI in plain words
By weight, 77% of FAI'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 62% of the fund across 54 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +38.0% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 21.4 pts.
Questions people ask
- Do AIEQ and FAI hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 19% 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 FAI?
- AIEQ has 100% of its weight in S&P 500 names and FAI has 77%, so FAI differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, AIEQ or FAI?
- AIEQ charges 0.75% a year and FAI charges 0.65%, so FAI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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