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AIEQ vs XAIX: which is really different?

AIEQ and XAIX hold 18% of their weight in the same names, and XAIX returned more over the year.

Amplify AI Powered Equity ETF and Xtrackers Artificial Intelligence and Big Data ETF.

99.6%AIEQ in the S&P 500
70.6%XAIX in the S&P 500
+11.2%AIEQ total return, 1 year
+39.6%XAIX total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: XAIX scores higher

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

AIEQ 2.9XAIX 5.40.1, 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
XAIX29% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
71%29%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 72% · top ten 53% of the fund · 91 holdings filed May 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 50% in71%29%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 72% · top ten 53% of the fund

18% 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 XAIX hold 18% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AIEQ and XAIX both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAIEQXAIX
NVIDIA Corp4.44%3.73%
Alphabet Inc3.38%4.00%
Microsoft Corp3.31%3.07%
Apple Inc2.05%3.78%
Micron Technology Inc1.91%9.03%
AT&T Inc1.55%1.54%
Crowdstrike Holdings Inc0.72%1.62%
Meta Platforms Inc0.60%3.15%
Palo Alto Networks Inc0.18%1.74%
F5 Inc2.61%0.16%
Akamai Technologies Inc0.05%0.18%
Amazon.com Inc0.05%3.86%
Only in each
Only in AIEQOnly in XAIX
TE Connectivity PLC 6.14%SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 8.32%
Chubb Ltd 4.99%SK HYNIX INC 7.69%
Netflix Inc 4.92%INTEL CORP 4.92%
GE Vernova Inc 4.61%ORACLE CORP 3.55%
Aflac Inc 4.42%BANK OF AMERICA CORP 3.09%
Tyson Foods Inc 4.21%PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC 2.90%
Biogen Inc 3.56%ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD 2.79%
Howmet Aerospace Inc 3.17%DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC 2.62%

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 XAIX over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AIEQXAIXAIEQXAIXAIEQXAIX
3 months−0.3%−1.3%−2.5 pts−3.6 pts+2.2 pts+1.1 pts
6 months+14.8%+41.6%−3.2 pts+23.6 pts−9.4 pts+17.3 pts
1 year+11.2%+39.6%−5.3 pts+23.0 pts−10.5 pts+17.8 pts
Since launch+42.7%+101.2%−17.4 pts+54.6 pts−28.1 pts+38.8 pts
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AIEQ and XAIX 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
XAIX
Xtrackers Artificial Intelligence and Big Data ETF
Holds 91 stocks in artificial intelligence, 71% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerAmplifyXtrackers
ThemeArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50099.6%70.6%
Active share vs the S&P 50067.1%72.0%
In the Nasdaq-10034.8%50.2%
Holdings16391
Top ten, share of the fund44.0%53.0%
Expense ratio0.75%0.35%
Fee for the differing part1.12%0.49%
Total return, 1 year+11.2%+39.6%
vs the S&P 500−5.3 pts+23.0 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−10.5 pts+17.8 pts
Below its high−4.0%−4.9%
Net assets$119m$174m

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.

XAIX in plain words

By weight, 71% of XAIX's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 72%. The top ten holdings are 53% of the fund across 91 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +39.6% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 23.0 pts.

Questions people ask

Do AIEQ and XAIX hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 18% 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 XAIX?
AIEQ has 100% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XAIX has 71%, so XAIX differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIEQ or XAIX?
AIEQ charges 0.75% a year and XAIX charges 0.35%, so XAIX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AIEQ against XAIX, 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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