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AIEQ vs TCAI: which is really different?

AIEQ and TCAI hold 5% of their weight in the same names, and TCAI returned more over the year.

Amplify AI Powered Equity ETF and Tortoise AI Infrastructure ETF.

99.6%AIEQ in the S&P 500
63.2%TCAI in the S&P 500
+11.2%AIEQ total return, 1 year
+67.6%TCAI total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: TCAI scores higher

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

AIEQ 2.9TCAI 28.50.1, 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
TCAI37% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
63%37%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 93% · top ten 51% of the fund · 43 holdings filed May 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 26% in63%37%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 93% · top ten 51% of the fund

5% 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 TCAI hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AIEQ and TCAI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAIEQTCAI
Micron Technology Inc1.91%7.64%
GE Vernova Inc4.61%1.12%
Coherent Corp1.21%0.96%
NVIDIA Corp4.44%0.59%
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC0.23%5.77%
EQT Corp0.05%1.92%
Evergy Inc0.05%1.27%
Williams Cos Inc/The0.05%1.46%
Only in each
Only in AIEQOnly in TCAI
TE Connectivity PLC 6.14%Dell Technologies Inc 8.94%
Chubb Ltd 4.99%Western Digital Corp 5.14%
Netflix Inc 4.92%Ciena Corp 5.10%
Aflac Inc 4.42%Vertiv Holdings Co 4.48%
Tyson Foods Inc 4.21%Quanta Services Inc 3.58%
Biogen Inc 3.56%Sandisk Corp/DE 3.47%
Alphabet Inc 3.38%MYR Group Inc 3.29%
Microsoft Corp 3.31%nVent Electric PLC 3.18%

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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

AIEQ and TCAI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AIEQTCAIAIEQTCAIAIEQTCAI
3 months−0.3%−16.4%−2.5 pts−18.6 pts+2.2 pts−13.9 pts
6 months+14.8%+34.7%−3.2 pts+16.7 pts−9.4 pts+10.5 pts
1 year+11.2%+67.6%−5.3 pts+51.0 pts−10.5 pts+45.8 pts
Since launch+42.7%+88.8%−17.4 pts+65.8 pts−28.1 pts+59.4 pts
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AIEQ and TCAI 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
TCAI
Tortoise AI Infrastructure ETF
Holds 43 stocks in aI infrastructure and chips, 63% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerAmplifyTortoise
ThemeArtificial intelligenceAI infrastructure and chips
In the S&P 50099.6%63.2%
Active share vs the S&P 50067.1%92.7%
In the Nasdaq-10034.8%26.2%
Holdings16343
Top ten, share of the fund44.0%50.6%
Expense ratio0.75%0.65%
Fee for the differing part1.12%0.70%
Total return, 1 year+11.2%+67.6%
vs the S&P 500−5.3 pts+51.0 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−10.5 pts+45.8 pts
Below its high−4.0%−18.4%
Net assets$119m$217m

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.

TCAI in plain words

By weight, 63% of TCAI's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 93%. The top ten holdings are 51% of the fund across 43 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +67.6% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 51.0 pts. It sits 18.4% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do AIEQ and TCAI hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 5% 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 TCAI?
AIEQ has 100% of its weight in S&P 500 names and TCAI has 63%, so TCAI differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIEQ or TCAI?
AIEQ charges 0.75% a year and TCAI charges 0.65%, so TCAI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AIEQ against TCAI, 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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