Data as of .
AIHY vs LQAI: which is really different?
AIHY and LQAI hold 12% 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
12% 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 LQAI hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AIHY | LQAI |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Corp | 21.81% | 3.40% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 18.94% | 3.25% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 19.42% | 2.60% |
| Alphabet Inc | 18.93% | 2.42% |
| Oracle Corp | 2.67% | 0.13% |
| Only in AIHY | Only in LQAI |
|---|---|
| Space Exploration Technologies Corp 13.09% | NVIDIA CORP 5.99% |
| Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 3.01% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 5.92% |
| Tencent Holdings Ltd 2.06% | TESLA INC 5.88% |
| First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 0.07% | SANDISK CORP 5.44% |
| Cash & Other -0.02% | BROADCOM INC 2.85% |
| APPLE INC 2.64% | |
| KENVUE INC 2.22% | |
| FORD MOTOR CO 2.15% |
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
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIHY | LQAI | AIHY | LQAI | AIHY | LQAI | |
| 3 months | not published | −3.4% | not published | −5.6 pts | not published | −0.9 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +20.9% | not published | +2.9 pts | not published | −3.3 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +17.3% | not published | +0.8 pts | not published | −4.4 pts |
| Since launch | +8.7% | +88.0% | +6.7 pts | +7.2 pts | +7.0 pts | −8.7 pts |
| AIHY Defiance AI Hyperscale Leaders ETF Holds 10 stocks in aI infrastructure and chips, 82% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | LQAI LG QRAFT AI-Powered U.S. Large Cap Core ETF Holds 100 stocks in artificial intelligence, 90% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Defiance | Qraft |
| Theme | AI infrastructure and chips | Artificial intelligence |
| In the S&P 500 | 81.8% | 89.9% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 86.5% | 62.1% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 79.1% | 58.2% |
| Holdings | 10 | 100 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 100.0% | 40.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.76% | 0.75% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.88% | 1.21% |
| Total return, 1 year | +8.7% (since launch on Jul 21, 2026) | +17.3% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +6.7 pts | +0.8 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +7.0 pts | −4.4 pts |
| Below its high | −0.6% | −4.2% |
| Net assets | $10m | $2m |
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.
LQAI in plain words
By weight, 90% of LQAI's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 62%. The top ten holdings are 40% of the fund across 100 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +17.3% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts.
Questions people ask
- Do AIHY and LQAI hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 12% 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 LQAI?
- AIHY has 82% of its weight in S&P 500 names and LQAI has 90%, so AIHY differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, AIHY or LQAI?
- AIHY charges 0.76% a year and LQAI charges 0.75%, so LQAI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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