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AIFD vs PBOT: which is really different?

AIFD and PBOT hold 31% of their weight in the same names.

TCW Artificial Intelligence ETF and Pictet AI & Automation ETF.

77.7%AIFD in the S&P 500
61.0%PBOT in the S&P 500
+48.4%AIFD total return, 1 year
+34.6%PBOT total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: PBOT scores higher

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

AIFD 6.5PBOT 13.60.1, 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
PBOT39% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 6 months to Sep 18, 2026
61%39%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 82% · top ten 53% of the fund · 44 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 52% in61%39%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 82% · top ten 53% of the fund

31% 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 PBOT hold 31% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AIFD and PBOT both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAIFDPBOT
BROADCOM INC6.80%6.33%
ALPHABET INC-CL A6.27%6.86%
PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC3.63%4.57%
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR-SP ADR3.55%6.34%
NVIDIA CORP7.32%3.15%
KLA CORP2.57%6.36%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC4.20%2.12%
DATADOG INC - CLASS A1.45%1.58%
SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY SA1.82%0.97%
SERVICENOW INC0.68%2.08%
Only in each
Only in AIFDOnly in PBOT
LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC 7.23%ASML HOLDING NV /EUR/ 5.77%
ARISTA NETWORKS INC 6.08%SNOWFLAKE INC 4.73%
VERTIV HOLDINGS CO-A 5.00%CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS INC - A 4.64%
MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC 4.73%INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG /EUR/ 3.91%
AMAZON.COM INC 4.42%CLOUDFLARE INC - CLASS A 2.93%
DIGITALOCEAN HOLDINGS INC 3.85%FORTINET INC 2.40%
EATON CORP PLC 2.99%LAM RESEARCH CORP 2.21%
ASML HOLDING NV-NY REG SHS 2.79%NXP SEMICONDUCTORS NV 2.21%

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 PBOT over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AIFDPBOTAIFDPBOTAIFDPBOT
3 months−5.1%+1.0%−7.3 pts−1.2 pts−2.6 pts+3.5 pts
6 months+34.1%+39.5%+16.1 pts+21.4 pts+9.9 pts+15.2 pts
1 year+48.4%not published+31.9 ptsnot published+26.6 ptsnot published
Since launch+105.1%+34.6%+53.3 pts+18.0 pts+39.3 pts+13.9 pts
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AIFD and PBOT 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
PBOT
Pictet AI & Automation ETF
Holds 44 stocks in artificial intelligence, 61% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerTCWPictet
ThemeArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50077.7%61.0%
Active share vs the S&P 50073.7%82.1%
In the Nasdaq-10058.2%52.2%
Holdings3244
Top ten, share of the fund55.9%52.6%
Expense ratio0.75%0.70%
Fee for the differing part1.02%0.85%
Total return, 1 year+48.4%+34.6% (since launch on Oct 16, 2025)
vs the S&P 500+31.9 pts+18.0 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+26.6 pts+13.9 pts
Below its high−8.5%−3.8%
Net assets$107m$14m

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.

PBOT in plain words

By weight, 61% of PBOT's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 82%. The top ten holdings are 53% of the fund across 44 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Since it launched on Oct 16, 2025 the fund returned +34.6% with distributions reinvested against +16.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 18.0 pts.

Questions people ask

Do AIFD and PBOT hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 31% 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 PBOT?
AIFD has 78% of its weight in S&P 500 names and PBOT has 61%, so PBOT differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIFD or PBOT?
AIFD charges 0.75% a year and PBOT charges 0.70%, so PBOT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AIFD against PBOT, 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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