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AIFD vs WISE: which is really different?

AIFD and WISE hold 20% of their weight in the same names, and AIFD returned more over the year.

TCW Artificial Intelligence ETF and Themes Generative Artificial Intelligence ETF.

77.7%AIFD in the S&P 500
32.4%WISE in the S&P 500
+48.4%AIFD total return, 1 year
−17.1%WISE total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: WISE scores higher

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

AIFD 6.5WISE 16.20.1, 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
WISE68% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
32%68%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 84% · top ten 51% of the fund · 40 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 29% in32%68%inoutside the S&P 500active share 84% · top ten 51% of the fund

20% 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 WISE hold 20% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AIFD and WISE both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAIFDWISE
NVIDIA CORP7.32%4.70%
BROADCOM INC6.80%3.53%
AMAZON.COM INC4.42%3.46%
ARISTA NETWORKS INC6.08%1.69%
ORACLE CORP1.12%1.56%
Only in each
Only in AIFDOnly in WISE
LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC 7.23%Advanced Micro Devices Inc 11.41%
ALPHABET INC-CL A 6.27%QuickLogic Corp 7.53%
VERTIV HOLDINGS CO-A 5.00%Gorilla Technology Group Inc 5.49%
MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC 4.73%Snowflake Inc 5.15%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 4.20%Information Services Group Inc 3.45%
DIGITALOCEAN HOLDINGS INC 3.85%BigBear.ai Holdings Inc 3.37%
PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC 3.63%SoundHound AI Inc 3.35%
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR-SP ADR 3.55%Palantir Technologies Inc 3.18%

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 WISE over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AIFDWISEAIFDWISEAIFDWISE
3 months−5.1%−13.3%−7.3 pts−15.6 pts−2.6 pts−10.8 pts
6 months+34.1%+7.5%+16.1 pts−10.5 pts+9.9 pts−16.8 pts
1 year+48.4%−17.1%+31.9 pts−33.7 pts+26.6 pts−38.9 pts
Since launch+105.1%+42.7%+53.3 pts−28.9 pts+39.3 pts−44.1 pts
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AIFD and WISE 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
WISE
Themes Generative Artificial Intelligence ETF
Holds 40 stocks in artificial intelligence, 32% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerTCWThemes
ThemeArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50077.7%32.4%
Active share vs the S&P 50073.7%83.6%
In the Nasdaq-10058.2%29.2%
Holdings3240
Top ten, share of the fund55.9%51.4%
Expense ratio0.75%0.35%
Fee for the differing part1.02%0.42%
Total return, 1 year+48.4%−17.1%
vs the S&P 500+31.9 pts−33.7 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+26.6 pts−38.9 pts
Below its high−8.5%−24.0%
Net assets$107m$28m

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.

WISE in plain words

By weight, 32% of WISE's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 84%. The top ten holdings are 51% of the fund across 40 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned −17.1% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 33.7 pts. It sits 24.0% below its all-time high of Oct 15, 2025.

Questions people ask

Do AIFD and WISE hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 20% 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 WISE?
AIFD has 78% of its weight in S&P 500 names and WISE has 32%, so WISE differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIFD or WISE?
AIFD charges 0.75% a year and WISE charges 0.35%, so WISE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AIFD against WISE, 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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