Do AIFD and AIS hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 19% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.

Which is more different from the S&P 500, AIFD or AIS?

AIFD has 74% of its weight in S&P 500 names and AIS has 40%, so AIS differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, AIFD or AIS?

AIFD and AIS both charge 0.75% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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AIFD vs AIS: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, AIFD returned +21.7% to AIS's +44.0%; 19% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $125m on Jul 31, 2026 for TCW Artificial Intelligence ETF, and $940m on Nov 4, 2026 for VistaShares Artificial Intelligence Supercycle ETF.

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At a glance

74.1%

AIFD in the S&P 500

40.5%

AIS in the S&P 500

+21.7%

AIFD total return, 1 year

+44.0%

AIS total return, 1 year

AIFD · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 26% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

74% of AIFD's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 26% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jul 31, 2026.

AIS · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 60% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

41% of AIS's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 60% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.75% a year; their one-year returns differ by 22.3 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

AIFD vs AIS: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	AIFD	AIS
Return
Measure	AIFD	AIS
Total return, 1 year	+21.7%	+44.0%
Drawdown
Measure	AIFD	AIS
Below its all-time high	21.3%, high on Jun 2, 2026	37.0%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Against its benchmark
Measure	AIFD	AIS
What it tracks	Artificial intelligence	Artificial intelligence
Against the S&P 500, 1 year		ahead by 29.2 pts
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year		+14.8%
Against its benchmark, 1 year		ahead by 29.2 pts
Cost and size
Measure	AIFD	AIS
Expense ratio	0.75%	0.75%
Net assets, AIFD as of Jul 31, 2026 and AIS as of Nov 4, 2026	$125m	$940m
Holdings
Measure	AIFD	AIS
Holdings in common	19%

Method

Risk and return

Dec 13, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026 · 98 weekly returns

AIFD AIS

Return

Total return edge AIS +54.8% +138.0%

Annualized edge AIS +26.1% +58.4%

Price return edge AIS +54.8% +138.0%

Risk

Volatility edge AIFD 27.4% 38.3%

Max drawdown edge AIS (slight) −32.7% −30.4%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge AIS 0.84 1.29

Sortino edge AIS 1.25 1.92

Calmar edge AIS 0.80 1.92

Reading

From Dec 2024 to Oct 2026, AIS returned more: +138.0% to +54.8%. AIFD swung less: 27.4% to 38.3%. AIS fell slightly less at its worst: −30.4% to −32.7%.

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Risk and return: AIFD vs AIS: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	AIFD	AIS	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+54.8%	+138.0%	AIS	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+26.1%	+58.4%	AIS	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+54.8%	+138.0%	AIS	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	27.4%	38.3%	AIFD	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	18.4%	25.9%	AIFD	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−32.7%	−30.4%	AIS (slight)	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.84	1.29	AIS	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	1.25	1.92	AIS	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.80	1.92	AIS	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 98 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

19%

By the books each fund has filed, AIFD and AIS hold 19% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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19% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AIFD AIS

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 5.82% 7.23%

VERTIV HOLDINGS CO-A 3.41% 3.41%

MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC 4.45% 3.37%

NVIDIA CORP 6.83% 2.35%

ARISTA NETWORKS INC 5.90% 2.24%

BROADCOM INC 5.89% 0.81%

CELESTICA INC 1.55% 0.43%

LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC 4.35% 0.23%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in AIFD

PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC 6.25%

ALPHABET INC-CL A 5.38%

AMAZON.COM INC 4.20%

DIGITALOCEAN HOLDINGS INC 3.75%

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR-SP ADR 3.36%

ASML HOLDING NV-NY REG SHS 2.94%

DATADOG INC - CLASS A 2.74%

EATON CORP PLC 2.66%

Only in AIS

SK hynix Inc 8.20%

Advanced Micro Devices Inc 6.19%

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 4.24%

Semtech Corp 3.60%

GE Vernova Inc 2.95%

Foxconn Industrial Internet Co Ltd 2.48%

Silicon Motion Technology Corp 2.46%

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 2.36%

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Window by window: AIFD vs AIS: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return		vs its benchmark
Window	AIFD	AIS	AIFD	AIS
3 months	−14.4%	−18.7%	not measured	−18.6 pts vs VOO
6 months	−9.4%	−15.7%	not measured	−20.7 pts vs VOO
1 year	+21.7%	+44.0%	not measured	+29.2 pts vs VOO
Since launchNot the same days: AIFD May 2024 · AIS Dec 2024	+76.5%	+122.2%	not measured	+92.2 pts vs VOO

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Side by side

AIFD TCW Artificial Intelligence ETF · Holds 34 stocks in artificial intelligence, 74% of its weight in S&P 500 companies AIS VistaShares Artificial Intelligence Supercycle ETF · Holds 57 stocks in artificial intelligence, 40% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer TCW VistaShares

Theme Artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence

In the S&P 500 74.1% 40.5%

Active share vs the S&P 500 74.4% 88.4%

In the Nasdaq-100 59.1% 33.1%

Holdings 34 57

Top ten, share of the fund 52.8% 44.1%

Expense ratio 0.75% 0.75%

Fee for the differing part 1.01% 0.85%

Total return, 1 year +21.7% +44.0%

vs its benchmark not measured +29.2 pts vs VOO

Below its high −21.3% −37.0%

Net assets, AIFD as of Jul 31, 2026 and AIS as of Nov 4, 2026 $125m $940m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

19% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund

AIFD

By weight, 74% 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 53% of the fund across 34 positions, as filed for Jul 31, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +21.7% with distributions reinvested. It sits 21.3% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

AIS

By weight, 40% of AIS's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 88%. The top ten holdings are 44% of the fund across 57 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 4, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +44.0% with distributions reinvested against +14.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 TR, so a holder was ahead by 29.2 pts. It sits 37.0% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do AIFD and AIS hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 19% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, AIFD or AIS?: AIFD has 74% of its weight in S&P 500 names and AIS has 40%, so AIS differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIFD or AIS?: AIFD and AIS both charge 0.75% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

AIFD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AIFD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

TCW website ↗

AIS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AIS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

VistaShares page for AIS ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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