Data as of .
AIFD vs AIX: which is really different?
AIFD and AIX hold 35% of their weight in the same names.
ETFIQ Off-Index Score: AIFD 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
35% 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 AIX hold 35% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AIFD | AIX |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP | 7.32% | 5.07% |
| BROADCOM INC | 6.80% | 4.44% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 4.42% | 4.84% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 4.20% | 5.27% |
| MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC | 4.73% | 3.34% |
| KLA CORP | 2.57% | 3.60% |
| TESLA INC | 2.13% | 4.38% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 1.17% | 5.73% |
| Only in AIFD | Only in AIX |
|---|---|
| LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC 7.23% | Palantir Technologies Inc 6.26% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL A 6.27% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 5.69% |
| ARISTA NETWORKS INC 6.08% | Meta Platforms Inc 5.38% |
| VERTIV HOLDINGS CO-A 5.00% | Apple Inc 5.30% |
| DIGITALOCEAN HOLDINGS INC 3.85% | Space Exploration Technologies Corp 4.75% |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC 3.63% | Intel Corp 4.64% |
| TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR-SP ADR 3.55% | Alphabet Inc 4.49% |
| EATON CORP PLC 2.99% | Arm Holdings Plc 4.11% |
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 | AIX | AIFD | AIX | AIFD | AIX | |
| 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% | −4.6% | +53.3 pts | −6.9 pts | +39.3 pts | −2.6 pts |
| AIFD TCW Artificial Intelligence ETF Holds 32 stocks in artificial intelligence, 78% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | AIX Defiance US 100 Tech AI Moat ETF Holds 32 stocks in artificial intelligence, 88% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | TCW | Defiance |
| Theme | Artificial intelligence | Artificial intelligence |
| In the S&P 500 | 77.7% | 88.0% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 73.7% | 64.0% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 58.2% | 94.3% |
| Holdings | 32 | 32 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 55.9% | 52.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.65% |
| Fee for the differing part | 1.02% | 1.02% |
| Total return, 1 year | +48.4% | −4.6% (since launch on Jun 30, 2026) |
| vs the S&P 500 | +31.9 pts | −6.9 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +26.6 pts | −2.6 pts |
| Below its high | −8.5% | −4.6% |
| Net assets | $107m | $482,327 |
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.
AIX in plain words
By weight, 88% of AIX's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 64%. The top ten holdings are 53% of the fund across 32 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 21, 2026. Since it launched on Jun 30, 2026 the fund returned −4.6% with distributions reinvested against +2.3% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 6.9 pts.
Questions people ask
- Do AIFD and AIX hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 35% 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 AIX?
- AIFD has 78% of its weight in S&P 500 names and AIX has 88%, so AIFD differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, AIFD or AIX?
- AIFD charges 0.75% a year and AIX charges 0.65%, so AIX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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