Data as of .
AIFD vs AIHY: which is really different?
AIFD and AIHY hold 13% of their weight in the same names.
ETFIQ Off-Index Score: AIHY scores higher
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
13% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AIFD and AIHY hold 13% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AIFD | AIHY |
|---|---|---|
| AMAZON.COM INC | 4.42% | 18.94% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 1.17% | 21.81% |
| ORACLE CORP | 1.12% | 2.67% |
| Only in AIFD | Only in AIHY |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP 7.32% | Meta Platforms Inc 19.42% |
| LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC 7.23% | Alphabet Inc 18.93% |
| BROADCOM INC 6.80% | Space Exploration Technologies Corp 13.09% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL A 6.27% | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 3.01% |
| ARISTA NETWORKS INC 6.08% | Tencent Holdings Ltd 2.06% |
| VERTIV HOLDINGS CO-A 5.00% | First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 0.07% |
| MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC 4.73% | Cash & Other -0.02% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 4.20% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIFD | AIHY | AIFD | AIHY | AIFD | AIHY | |
| 3 months | −5.1% | not published | −7.3 pts | not published | −2.6 pts | not published |
| 6 months | +34.1% | not published | +16.1 pts | not published | +9.9 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +48.4% | not published | +31.9 pts | not published | +26.6 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +105.1% | +8.7% | +53.3 pts | +6.7 pts | +39.3 pts | +7.0 pts |
| AIFD TCW Artificial Intelligence ETF Holds 32 stocks in artificial intelligence, 78% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | AIHY Defiance AI Hyperscale Leaders ETF Holds 10 stocks in aI infrastructure and chips, 82% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | TCW | Defiance |
| Theme | Artificial intelligence | AI infrastructure and chips |
| In the S&P 500 | 77.7% | 81.8% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 73.7% | 86.5% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 58.2% | 79.1% |
| Holdings | 32 | 10 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 55.9% | 100.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.76% |
| Fee for the differing part | 1.02% | 0.88% |
| Total return, 1 year | +48.4% | +8.7% (since launch on Jul 21, 2026) |
| vs the S&P 500 | +31.9 pts | +6.7 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +26.6 pts | +7.0 pts |
| Below its high | −8.5% | −0.6% |
| Net assets | $107m | $10m |
AIFD in plain words
By weight, 78% of AIFD's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 74%. The top ten holdings are 56% of the fund across 32 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +48.4% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 31.9 pts. It sits 8.5% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.
AIHY in plain words
By weight, 82% of AIHY's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 86%. The top ten holdings are 100% of the fund across 10 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 21, 2026. Since it launched on Jul 21, 2026 the fund returned +8.7% with distributions reinvested against +2.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 6.7 pts.
Questions people ask
- Do AIFD and AIHY hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 13% 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, AIFD or AIHY?
- AIFD has 78% of its weight in S&P 500 names and AIHY has 82%, so AIHY differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, AIFD or AIHY?
- AIFD charges 0.75% a year and AIHY charges 0.76%, so AIFD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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