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AIHY vs PBOT: which is really different?

AIHY and PBOT hold 8% of their weight in the same names.

Defiance AI Hyperscale Leaders ETF and Pictet AI & Automation ETF.

81.8%AIHY in the S&P 500
61.0%PBOT in the S&P 500
+8.7%AIHY total return, 1 year
+34.6%PBOT total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: AIHY scores higher

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

AIHY 21PBOT 13.60.1, 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
PBOT39% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 6 months to Sep 18, 2026
61%39%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 82% · top ten 53% of the fund · 44 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 52% in61%39%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 82% · top ten 53% of the fund

8% 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 PBOT hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in AIHYOnly in PBOT
Microsoft Corp 21.81%ALPHABET INC-CL A 6.86%
Meta Platforms Inc 19.42%KLA CORP 6.36%
Amazon.com Inc 18.94%TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR-SP ADR 6.34%
Alphabet Inc 18.93%BROADCOM INC 6.33%
Space Exploration Technologies Corp 13.09%ASML HOLDING NV /EUR/ 5.77%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 3.01%SNOWFLAKE INC 4.73%
Oracle Corp 2.67%CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS INC - A 4.64%
Tencent Holdings Ltd 2.06%PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC 4.57%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

AIHY and PBOT over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AIHYPBOTAIHYPBOTAIHYPBOT
3 monthsnot published+1.0%not published−1.2 ptsnot published+3.5 pts
6 monthsnot published+39.5%not published+21.4 ptsnot published+15.2 pts
Since launch+8.7%+34.6%+6.7 pts+18.0 pts+7.0 pts+13.9 pts
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AIHY and PBOT 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
PBOT
Pictet AI & Automation ETF
Holds 44 stocks in artificial intelligence, 61% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerDefiancePictet
ThemeAI infrastructure and chipsArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50081.8%61.0%
Active share vs the S&P 50086.5%82.1%
In the Nasdaq-10079.1%52.2%
Holdings1044
Top ten, share of the fund100.0%52.6%
Expense ratio0.76%0.70%
Fee for the differing part0.88%0.85%
Total return, 1 year+8.7% (since launch on Jul 21, 2026)+34.6% (since launch on Oct 16, 2025)
vs the S&P 500+6.7 pts+18.0 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+7.0 pts+13.9 pts
Below its high−0.6%−3.8%
Net assets$10m$14m

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.

PBOT in plain words

By weight, 61% of PBOT's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 82%. The top ten holdings are 53% of the fund across 44 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Since it launched on Oct 16, 2025 the fund returned +34.6% with distributions reinvested against +16.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 18.0 pts.

Questions people ask

Do AIHY and PBOT hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 8% 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 PBOT?
AIHY has 82% of its weight in S&P 500 names and PBOT has 61%, so AIHY differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIHY or PBOT?
AIHY charges 0.76% a year and PBOT charges 0.70%, so PBOT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AIHY against PBOT, 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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