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AIHY vs NEWZ: which is really different?

AIHY and NEWZ hold 4% of their weight in the same names.

Defiance AI Hyperscale Leaders ETF and StockSnips AI-Powered Sentiment US All Cap ETF.

81.8%AIHY in the S&P 500
32.7%NEWZ in the S&P 500
+8.7%AIHY total return, 1 year
+3.0%NEWZ total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: NEWZ scores higher

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

AIHY 21NEWZ 25.70.1, 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
NEWZ67% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
33%67%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 92% · top ten 36% of the fund · 30 holdings filed Apr 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 13% in33%67%inoutside the S&P 500active share 92% · top ten 36% of the fund

4% 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 NEWZ hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AIHY and NEWZ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAIHYNEWZ
Alphabet Inc18.93%3.56%
Only in each
Only in AIHYOnly in NEWZ
Microsoft Corp 21.81%Lantheus Holdings Inc 4.26%
Meta Platforms Inc 19.42%SM Energy Co 4.04%
Amazon.com Inc 18.94%Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc 3.57%
Space Exploration Technologies Corp 13.09%Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc 3.54%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 3.01%BWX Technologies Inc 3.38%
Oracle Corp 2.67%Hamilton Insurance Group Ltd 3.37%
Tencent Holdings Ltd 2.06%ONEOK Inc 3.36%
First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 0.07%Eli Lilly & Co 3.34%

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 NEWZ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AIHYNEWZAIHYNEWZAIHYNEWZ
3 monthsnot published+0.8%not published−1.4 ptsnot published+3.3 pts
6 monthsnot published+8.6%not published−9.5 ptsnot published−15.7 pts
1 yearnot published+3.0%not published−13.6 ptsnot published−18.8 pts
Since launch+8.7%+19.9%+6.7 pts−33.6 pts+7.0 pts−46.7 pts
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AIHY and NEWZ 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
NEWZ
StockSnips AI-Powered Sentiment US All Cap ETF
Holds 30 stocks in artificial intelligence, 33% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerDefianceStockSnips
ThemeAI infrastructure and chipsArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50081.8%32.7%
Active share vs the S&P 50086.5%92.0%
In the Nasdaq-10079.1%12.8%
Holdings1030
Top ten, share of the fund100.0%35.8%
Expense ratio0.76%0.75%
Fee for the differing part0.88%0.82%
Total return, 1 year+8.7% (since launch on Jul 21, 2026)+3.0%
vs the S&P 500+6.7 pts−13.6 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+7.0 pts−18.8 pts
Below its high−0.6%−4.6%
Net assets$10m$19m

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.

NEWZ in plain words

By weight, 33% of NEWZ's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 92%. The top ten holdings are 36% of the fund across 30 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +3.0% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 13.6 pts.

Questions people ask

Do AIHY and NEWZ hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 4% 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 NEWZ?
AIHY has 82% of its weight in S&P 500 names and NEWZ has 33%, so NEWZ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIHY or NEWZ?
AIHY charges 0.76% a year and NEWZ charges 0.75%, so NEWZ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AIHY against NEWZ, 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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