Data as of .
AIHY vs AIQ: which is really different?
AIHY and AIQ hold 23% of their weight in the same names.
ETFIQ Off-Index Score: AIHY 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
23% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AIHY and AIQ hold 23% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AIHY | AIQ |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Corp | 21.81% | 3.54% |
| Space Exploration Technologies Corp | 13.09% | 3.53% |
| Alphabet Inc | 18.93% | 3.01% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 19.42% | 3.00% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 18.94% | 2.97% |
| Oracle Corp | 2.67% | 3.36% |
| Alibaba Group Holding Ltd | 3.01% | 2.15% |
| Tencent Holdings Ltd | 2.06% | 2.57% |
| Only in AIHY | Only in AIQ |
|---|---|
| First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 0.07% | PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-A 3.94% |
| Cash & Other -0.02% | TESLA INC 3.12% |
| INTEL CORP 2.96% | |
| NVIDIA CORP 2.91% | |
| APPLE INC 2.86% | |
| TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR-SP ADR 2.86% | |
| NETFLIX INC 2.85% | |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 2.84% |
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 Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIHY | AIQ | AIHY | AIQ | AIHY | AIQ | |
| 3 months | not published | −4.0% | not published | −6.3 pts | not published | −1.5 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +35.4% | not published | +17.4 pts | not published | +11.1 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +31.6% | not published | +15.0 pts | not published | +9.8 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +131.6% | not published | +53.2 pts | not published | +33.5 pts |
| Since launch | +8.7% | +338.9% | +6.7 pts | +120.5 pts | +7.0 pts | −11.9 pts |
| AIHY Defiance AI Hyperscale Leaders ETF Holds 10 stocks in aI infrastructure and chips, 82% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | AIQ Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF Holds 95 stocks in artificial intelligence, 56% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Defiance | Global X |
| Theme | AI infrastructure and chips | Artificial intelligence |
| In the S&P 500 | 81.8% | 56.0% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 86.5% | 69.7% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 79.1% | 47.8% |
| Holdings | 10 | 95 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 100.0% | 32.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.76% | 0.68% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.88% | 0.98% |
| Total return, 1 year | +8.7% (since launch on Jul 21, 2026) | +31.6% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +6.7 pts | +15.0 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +7.0 pts | +9.8 pts |
| Below its high | −0.6% | −8.6% |
| Net assets | $10m | $10.2bn |
AIHY in plain words
By weight, 82% of AIHY's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 86%. The top ten holdings are 100% of the fund across 10 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 21, 2026. Since it launched on Jul 21, 2026 the fund returned +8.7% with distributions reinvested against +2.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 6.7 pts.
AIQ in plain words
By weight, 56% of AIQ'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 32% of the fund across 95 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +31.6% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 15.0 pts. It sits 8.6% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do AIHY and AIQ hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 23% 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, AIHY or AIQ?
- AIHY has 82% of its weight in S&P 500 names and AIQ has 56%, so AIHY differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, AIHY or AIQ?
- AIHY charges 0.76% a year and AIQ charges 0.68%, so AIQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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