Data as of .
AIHY vs AIS: which is really different?
AIHY and AIS hold 0% of their weight in the same names.
ETFIQ Off-Index Score: AIS 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
0% 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 AIS hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in AIHY | Only in AIS |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Corp 21.81% | SK hynix Inc 8.24% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 19.42% | Micron Technology Inc 7.19% |
| Amazon.com Inc 18.94% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 5.52% |
| Alphabet Inc 18.93% | Semtech Corp 4.68% |
| Space Exploration Technologies Corp 13.09% | MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC 4.01% |
| Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 3.01% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 3.62% |
| Oracle Corp 2.67% | Intel Corp 3.35% |
| Tencent Holdings Ltd 2.06% | Vertiv Holdings Co 3.22% |
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 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIHY | AIS | AIHY | AIS | AIHY | AIS | |
| 3 months | not published | −15.6% | not published | −17.8 pts | not published | −13.1 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +67.5% | not published | +49.5 pts | not published | +43.3 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +107.6% | not published | +91.1 pts | not published | +85.9 pts |
| Since launch | +8.7% | +188.0% | +6.7 pts | +159.0 pts | +7.0 pts | +147.2 pts |
| AIHY Defiance AI Hyperscale Leaders ETF Holds 10 stocks in aI infrastructure and chips, 82% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | AIS VistaShares Artificial Intelligence Supercycle ETF Holds 60 stocks in artificial intelligence, 41% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Defiance | VistaShares |
| Theme | AI infrastructure and chips | Artificial intelligence |
| In the S&P 500 | 81.8% | 41.2% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 86.5% | 88.9% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 79.1% | 32.8% |
| Holdings | 10 | 60 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 100.0% | 45.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.76% | 0.75% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.88% | 0.84% |
| Total return, 1 year | +8.7% (since launch on Jul 21, 2026) | +107.6% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +6.7 pts | +91.1 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +7.0 pts | +85.9 pts |
| Below its high | −0.6% | −18.3% |
| Net assets | $10m | $1.0bn |
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.
AIS in plain words
By weight, 41% of AIS's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 89%. The top ten holdings are 46% of the fund across 60 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 21, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +107.6% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 91.1 pts. It sits 18.3% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do AIHY and AIS hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 0% 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, AIHY or AIS?
- AIHY has 82% of its weight in S&P 500 names and AIS has 41%, so AIS differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, AIHY or AIS?
- AIHY charges 0.76% a year and AIS charges 0.75%, so AIS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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