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AIFD vs AIUP: which is really different?

AIFD and AIUP hold 21% of their weight in the same names.

TCW Artificial Intelligence ETF and FINQ FIRST U.S. Large Cap AI-Managed Equity ETF.

77.7%AIFD in the S&P 500
100.0%AIUP in the S&P 500
+48.4%AIFD total return, 1 year
+26.9%AIUP total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: AIUP scores higher

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

AIFD 6.5AIUP 80.1, 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

AIFD22% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
78%22%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 74% · top ten 56% of the fund · 32 holdings filed Apr 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 58% in78%22%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 74% · top ten 56% of the fund
AIUP0% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 6 months to Sep 18, 2026
100%0%of its weight in S&P 500 companies0% of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 76% · top ten 78% of the fund · 15 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 77% in100%0%of its weight in S&P 500 companies0% of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 76% · top ten 78% of the fund

21% 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 AIUP hold 21% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AIFD and AIUP both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAIFDAIUP
NVIDIA CORP7.32%15.46%
ALPHABET INC-CL A6.27%4.64%
AMAZON.COM INC4.42%14.81%
PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC3.63%4.69%
MICROSOFT CORP1.17%4.64%
Only in each
Only in AIFDOnly in AIUP
LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC 7.23%Meta Platforms Inc 14.88%
BROADCOM INC 6.80%AppLovin Corp 4.77%
ARISTA NETWORKS INC 6.08%Expand Energy Corp 4.65%
VERTIV HOLDINGS CO-A 5.00%DoorDash Inc 4.60%
MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC 4.73%Visa Inc 4.60%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 4.20%Mastercard Inc 4.59%
DIGITALOCEAN HOLDINGS INC 3.85%Booking Holdings Inc 4.45%
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR-SP ADR 3.55%Boston Scientific Corp 4.45%

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 Jun 30, 2026.

Performance, window by window

AIFD and AIUP over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AIFDAIUPAIFDAIUPAIFDAIUP
3 months−5.1%+15.5%−7.3 pts+13.3 pts−2.6 pts+18.0 pts
6 months+34.1%+29.3%+16.1 pts+11.3 pts+9.9 pts+5.1 pts
1 year+48.4%not published+31.9 ptsnot published+26.6 ptsnot published
Since launch+105.1%+26.9%+53.3 pts+15.8 pts+39.3 pts+8.3 pts
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AIFD and AIUP on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AIFD
TCW Artificial Intelligence ETF
Holds 32 stocks in artificial intelligence, 78% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
AIUP
FINQ FIRST U.S. Large Cap AI-Managed Equity ETF
Holds 15 stocks in artificial intelligence, 100% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerTCWFINQ
ThemeArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50077.7%100.0%
Active share vs the S&P 50073.7%76.1%
In the Nasdaq-10058.2%77.3%
Holdings3215
Top ten, share of the fund55.9%77.7%
Expense ratio0.75%0.70%
Fee for the differing part1.02%0.92%
Total return, 1 year+48.4%+26.9% (since launch on Feb 6, 2026)
vs the S&P 500+31.9 pts+15.8 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+26.6 pts+8.3 pts
Below its high−8.5%0.0%
Net assets$107m$4m

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.

AIUP in plain words

By weight, 100% of AIUP's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 76%. The top ten holdings are 78% of the fund across 15 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Since it launched on Feb 6, 2026 the fund returned +26.9% with distributions reinvested against +11.2% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 15.8 pts.

Questions people ask

Do AIFD and AIUP hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 21% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is a meaningful overlap. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, AIFD or AIUP?
AIFD has 78% of its weight in S&P 500 names and AIUP has 100%, so AIUP differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIFD or AIUP?
AIFD charges 0.75% a year and AIUP charges 0.70%, so AIUP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AIFD against AIUP, 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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