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AIHY vs EPAI: which is really different?

AIHY and EPAI hold 0% of their weight in the same names.

Defiance AI Hyperscale Leaders ETF and Harbor AI Inflection Strategy ETF.

81.8%AIHY in the S&P 500
58.0%EPAI in the S&P 500
+8.7%AIHY total return, 1 year
+33.6%EPAI total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: EPAI scores higher

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

AIHY 21EPAI 34.30.1, 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

AIHY18% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
82%18%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 87% · top ten 100% of the fund · 10 holdings filed Sep 21, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 79% in82%18%in the S&P 50018% of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 87% · top ten 100% of the fund
EPAI42% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 6 months to Sep 18, 2026
58%42%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 96% · top ten 38% of the fund · 37 holdings filed Apr 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 19% in58%42%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 96% · top ten 38% of the fund

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 EPAI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in AIHYOnly in EPAI
Microsoft Corp 21.81%Vertiv Holdings Co 4.76%
Meta Platforms Inc 19.42%Teradyne Inc 4.25%
Amazon.com Inc 18.94%FormFactor Inc 3.98%
Alphabet Inc 18.93%MasTec Inc 3.82%
Space Exploration Technologies Corp 13.09%Applied Materials Inc 3.65%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 3.01%Monolithic Power Systems Inc 3.61%
Oracle Corp 2.67%Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 3.61%
Tencent Holdings Ltd 2.06%Everus Construction Group Inc 3.48%

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 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

AIHY and EPAI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AIHYEPAIAIHYEPAIAIHYEPAI
3 monthsnot published−13.1%not published−15.3 ptsnot published−10.6 pts
6 monthsnot published+19.2%not published+1.2 ptsnot published−5.0 pts
Since launch+8.7%+33.6%+6.7 pts+19.8 pts+7.0 pts+14.8 pts
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AIHY and EPAI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AIHY
Defiance AI Hyperscale Leaders ETF
Holds 10 stocks in aI infrastructure and chips, 82% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
EPAI
Harbor AI Inflection Strategy ETF
Holds 37 stocks in artificial intelligence, 58% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerDefianceHarbor
ThemeAI infrastructure and chipsArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50081.8%58.0%
Active share vs the S&P 50086.5%95.5%
In the Nasdaq-10079.1%19.0%
Holdings1037
Top ten, share of the fund100.0%37.9%
Expense ratio0.76%0.88%
Fee for the differing part0.88%0.92%
Total return, 1 year+8.7% (since launch on Jul 21, 2026)+33.6% (since launch on Dec 18, 2025)
vs the S&P 500+6.7 pts+19.8 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+7.0 pts+14.8 pts
Below its high−0.6%−16.8%
Net assets$10m$5m

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.

EPAI in plain words

By weight, 58% of EPAI's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 96%. The top ten holdings are 38% of the fund across 37 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Since it launched on Dec 18, 2025 the fund returned +33.6% with distributions reinvested against +13.8% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 19.8 pts. It sits 16.8% below its all-time high of Jun 30, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do AIHY and EPAI 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 EPAI?
AIHY has 82% of its weight in S&P 500 names and EPAI has 58%, so EPAI differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIHY or EPAI?
AIHY charges 0.76% a year and EPAI charges 0.88%, so AIHY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AIHY against EPAI, 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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