Data as of .
AIFD vs FAI: which is really different?
AIFD and FAI hold 41% of their weight in the same names, and AIFD returned more over the year.
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
41% 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 FAI hold 41% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AIFD | FAI |
|---|---|---|
| BROADCOM INC | 6.80% | 7.39% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 4.42% | 7.78% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 4.20% | 3.88% |
| MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC | 4.73% | 3.19% |
| ARISTA NETWORKS INC | 6.08% | 1.56% |
| DATADOG INC - CLASS A | 1.45% | 1.12% |
| NEBIUS GROUP NV | 1.18% | 0.70% |
| SERVICENOW INC | 0.68% | 2.09% |
| Only in AIFD | Only in FAI |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP 7.32% | Microsoft Corporation 9.42% |
| LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC 7.23% | NVIDIA Corporation 8.49% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL A 6.27% | Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 7.23% |
| VERTIV HOLDINGS CO-A 5.00% | Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 5.12% |
| DIGITALOCEAN HOLDINGS INC 3.85% | Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 4.25% |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC 3.63% | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 4.02% |
| TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR-SP ADR 3.55% | Oracle Corporation 3.92% |
| EATON CORP PLC 2.99% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. 3.77% |
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 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIFD | FAI | AIFD | FAI | AIFD | FAI | |
| 3 months | −5.1% | −0.5% | −7.3 pts | −2.7 pts | −2.6 pts | +2.0 pts |
| 6 months | +34.1% | +44.6% | +16.1 pts | +26.6 pts | +9.9 pts | +20.4 pts |
| 1 year | +48.4% | +38.0% | +31.9 pts | +21.4 pts | +26.6 pts | +16.2 pts |
| Since launch | +105.1% | +82.5% | +53.3 pts | +51.2 pts | +39.3 pts | +38.3 pts |
| AIFD TCW Artificial Intelligence ETF Holds 32 stocks in artificial intelligence, 78% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | FAI First Trust Bloomberg Artificial Intelligence ETF Holds 54 stocks in artificial intelligence, 77% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | TCW | First Trust |
| Theme | Artificial intelligence | Artificial intelligence |
| In the S&P 500 | 77.7% | 76.9% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 73.7% | 70.0% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 58.2% | 73.5% |
| Holdings | 32 | 54 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 55.9% | 61.5% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.65% |
| Fee for the differing part | 1.02% | 0.93% |
| Total return, 1 year | +48.4% | +38.0% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +31.9 pts | +21.4 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +26.6 pts | +16.2 pts |
| Below its high | −8.5% | −4.8% |
| Net assets | $107m | $190m |
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.
FAI in plain words
By weight, 77% of FAI's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 70%. The top ten holdings are 62% of the fund across 54 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +38.0% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 21.4 pts.
Questions people ask
- Do AIFD and FAI hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 41% 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 FAI?
- AIFD has 78% of its weight in S&P 500 names and FAI has 77%, so AIFD differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, AIFD or FAI?
- AIFD charges 0.75% a year and FAI charges 0.65%, so FAI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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