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AIFD vs JHAI: which is really different?

AIFD and JHAI hold 50% of their weight in the same names, and AIFD returned more over the year.

TCW Artificial Intelligence ETF and Janus Henderson Global Artificial Intelligence ETF.

77.7%AIFD in the S&P 500
71.8%JHAI in the S&P 500
+48.4%AIFD total return, 1 year
+27.2%JHAI total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: AIFD scores higher

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

AIFD 6.5JHAI 4.70.1, 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
JHAI28% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
72%28%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 70% · top ten 64% of the fund · 46 holdings filed Apr 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 62% in72%28%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 70% · top ten 64% of the fund

50% 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 JHAI hold 50% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AIFD and JHAI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAIFDJHAI
NVIDIA CORP7.32%14.16%
BROADCOM INC6.80%6.48%
AMAZON.COM INC4.42%5.09%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC4.20%3.71%
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR-SP ADR3.55%16.38%
KLA CORP2.57%3.01%
LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC7.23%2.22%
VERTIV HOLDINGS CO-A5.00%2.07%
DEERE AND CO1.59%2.05%
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-A1.80%1.43%
NEBIUS GROUP NV1.18%2.05%
MICROSOFT CORP1.17%3.42%
Only in each
Only in AIFDOnly in JHAI
ALPHABET INC-CL A 6.27%Alphabet, Inc. 4.73%
MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC 4.73%Lam Research Corp. 4.05%
DIGITALOCEAN HOLDINGS INC 3.85%ASML Holding NV 2.52%
PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC 3.63%Intel Corp. 1.95%
ASML HOLDING NV-NY REG SHS 2.79%Progressive Corp. (The) 1.95%
SYMBOTIC INC 2.77%GE Vernova, Inc. 1.65%
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC 2.47%Amphenol Corp. 1.53%
INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP 2.38%SoftBank Group Corp. 1.38%

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.

Performance, window by window

AIFD and JHAI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AIFDJHAIAIFDJHAIAIFDJHAI
3 months−5.1%−6.7%−7.3 pts−8.9 pts−2.6 pts−4.2 pts
6 months+34.1%+31.2%+16.1 pts+13.2 pts+9.9 pts+7.0 pts
1 year+48.4%+27.2%+31.9 pts+10.7 pts+26.6 pts+5.5 pts
Since launch+105.1%+38.2%+53.3 pts+17.2 pts+39.3 pts+10.1 pts
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AIFD and JHAI 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
JHAI
Janus Henderson Global Artificial Intelligence ETF
Holds 46 stocks in artificial intelligence, 72% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerTCWJanus Henderson
ThemeArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50077.7%71.8%
Active share vs the S&P 50073.7%70.0%
In the Nasdaq-10058.2%61.6%
Holdings3246
Top ten, share of the fund55.9%63.6%
Expense ratio0.75%0.59%
Fee for the differing part1.02%0.84%
Total return, 1 year+48.4%+27.2%
vs the S&P 500+31.9 pts+10.7 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+26.6 pts+5.5 pts
Below its high−8.5%−7.4%
Net assets$107m$21m

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.

JHAI in plain words

By weight, 72% of JHAI'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 64% of the fund across 46 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +27.2% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 10.7 pts. It sits 7.4% below its all-time high of Jun 30, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do AIFD and JHAI hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 50% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is close to holding one of them twice. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, AIFD or JHAI?
AIFD has 78% of its weight in S&P 500 names and JHAI has 72%, so AIFD differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIFD or JHAI?
AIFD charges 0.75% a year and JHAI charges 0.59%, so JHAI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AIFD against JHAI, 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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