Data as of .
AIFD vs XA: which is really different?
AIFD and XA hold 5% of their weight in the same names.
ETFIQ Off-Index Score: XA 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
5% 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 XA hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AIFD | XA |
|---|---|---|
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC | 3.63% | 12.91% |
| Only in AIFD | Only in XA |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP 7.32% | Crowdstrike Holdings Inc 11.86% |
| LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC 7.23% | Okta Inc 6.91% |
| BROADCOM INC 6.80% | Fortinet Inc 5.87% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL A 6.27% | Datadog Inc 5.29% |
| ARISTA NETWORKS INC 6.08% | Rubrik Inc 4.81% |
| VERTIV HOLDINGS CO-A 5.00% | Cloudflare Inc 4.66% |
| MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC 4.73% | Zscaler Inc 4.16% |
| AMAZON.COM INC 4.42% | F5 Inc 4.14% |
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 | XA | AIFD | XA | AIFD | XA | |
| 3 months | −5.1% | +27.7% | −7.3 pts | +25.4 pts | −2.6 pts | +30.2 pts |
| 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% | +59.5% | +53.3 pts | +55.1 pts | +39.3 pts | +55.6 pts |
| AIFD TCW Artificial Intelligence ETF Holds 32 stocks in artificial intelligence, 78% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | XA Corgi AI Cybersecurity ETF Holds 26 stocks in artificial intelligence, 47% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | TCW | Corgi |
| Theme | Artificial intelligence | Artificial intelligence |
| In the S&P 500 | 77.7% | 47.2% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 73.7% | 98.9% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 58.2% | 40.1% |
| Holdings | 32 | 26 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 55.9% | 64.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.35% |
| Fee for the differing part | 1.02% | 0.35% |
| Total return, 1 year | +48.4% | +59.5% (since launch on May 6, 2026) |
| vs the S&P 500 | +31.9 pts | +55.1 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +26.6 pts | +55.6 pts |
| Below its high | −8.5% | −2.6% |
| Net assets | $107m | $6m |
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.
XA in plain words
By weight, 47% of XA's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 99%. The top ten holdings are 65% of the fund across 26 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Since it launched on May 6, 2026 the fund returned +59.5% with distributions reinvested against +4.3% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 55.1 pts.
Questions people ask
- Do AIFD and XA hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 5% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is mostly different names. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
- Which is more different from the S&P 500, AIFD or XA?
- AIFD has 78% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XA has 47%, so XA differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, AIFD or XA?
- AIFD charges 0.75% a year and XA charges 0.35%, so XA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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