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AIEQ vs WISE: which is really different?

AIEQ and WISE hold 10% of their weight in the same names, and AIEQ returned more over the year.

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

99.6%AIEQ in the S&P 500
32.4%WISE in the S&P 500
+11.2%AIEQ total return, 1 year
−17.1%WISE total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: WISE scores higher

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

AIEQ 2.9WISE 16.20.1, 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
WISE68% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
32%68%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 84% · top ten 51% of the fund · 40 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 29% in32%68%inoutside the S&P 500active share 84% · top ten 51% of the fund

10% 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 WISE hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AIEQ and WISE both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAIEQWISE
NVIDIA Corp4.44%4.70%
Alphabet Inc3.38%2.91%
Broadcom Inc2.76%3.53%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc0.06%11.41%
Amazon.com Inc0.05%3.46%
Only in each
Only in AIEQOnly in WISE
TE Connectivity PLC 6.14%QuickLogic Corp 7.53%
Chubb Ltd 4.99%Gorilla Technology Group Inc 5.49%
Netflix Inc 4.92%Snowflake Inc 5.15%
GE Vernova Inc 4.61%Information Services Group Inc 3.45%
Aflac Inc 4.42%BigBear.ai Holdings Inc 3.37%
Tyson Foods Inc 4.21%SoundHound AI Inc 3.35%
Biogen Inc 3.56%Palantir Technologies Inc 3.18%
Microsoft Corp 3.31%Blaize Holdings Inc 3.13%

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 WISE over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AIEQWISEAIEQWISEAIEQWISE
3 months−0.3%−13.3%−2.5 pts−15.6 pts+2.2 pts−10.8 pts
6 months+14.8%+7.5%−3.2 pts−10.5 pts−9.4 pts−16.8 pts
1 year+11.2%−17.1%−5.3 pts−33.7 pts−10.5 pts−38.9 pts
Since launch+42.7%+42.7%−17.4 pts−28.9 pts−28.1 pts−44.1 pts
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AIEQ and WISE 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
WISE
Themes Generative Artificial Intelligence ETF
Holds 40 stocks in artificial intelligence, 32% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerAmplifyThemes
ThemeArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50099.6%32.4%
Active share vs the S&P 50067.1%83.6%
In the Nasdaq-10034.8%29.2%
Holdings16340
Top ten, share of the fund44.0%51.4%
Expense ratio0.75%0.35%
Fee for the differing part1.12%0.42%
Total return, 1 year+11.2%−17.1%
vs the S&P 500−5.3 pts−33.7 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−10.5 pts−38.9 pts
Below its high−4.0%−24.0%
Net assets$119m$28m

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.

WISE in plain words

By weight, 32% of WISE's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 84%. The top ten holdings are 51% of the fund across 40 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned −17.1% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 33.7 pts. It sits 24.0% below its all-time high of Oct 15, 2025.

Questions people ask

Do AIEQ and WISE hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 10% 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 WISE?
AIEQ has 100% of its weight in S&P 500 names and WISE has 32%, so WISE differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIEQ or WISE?
AIEQ charges 0.75% a year and WISE charges 0.35%, so WISE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AIEQ against WISE, 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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