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AINF vs AIQ: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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AINF and AIQ hold 19% of their weight in the same names.

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Net assets: $443,594 on Oct 27, 2026 for Defiance Inference AI Chip ETF, and $10.6bn on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF.

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At a glance
35.3%
AINF in the S&P 500
64.7%
AIQ in the S&P 500
−3.9%
AINF total return, since launch, Aug 18, 2026
+21.3%
AIQ total return, 1 year
AINF · since launch to Oct 28, 2026 65% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
65% of its weight is outside the S&P 50035% of AINF's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 65% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 28, 2026.35%65%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 87% · top ten 69% of the fund · 26 holdings as published by its issuer for Oct 28, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 40% in65% of its weight is outside the S&P 50035% of AINF's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 65% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 28, 2026.35%65%inoutside the S&P 500active share 87% · Nasdaq-100: 40% in

35% of AINF's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 65% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 28, 2026.

AIQ · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 35% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
35% of its weight is outside the S&P 50065% of AIQ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 35% is outside the index. Holdings as of May 31, 2026.65%35%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 70% · top ten 43% of the fund · 84 holdings as filed for May 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 56% in35% of its weight is outside the S&P 50065% of AIQ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 35% is outside the index. Holdings as of May 31, 2026.65%35%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 70% · Nasdaq-100: 56% in

65% of AIQ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 35% is outside the index. Holdings as of May 31, 2026.

Pair scorecard

AINF costs 0.03 points a year less.

AINF vs AIQ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureAINFAIQ
Return
Total return, 1 yearnot published+21.3%
Drawdown
Below its all-time high13.7%, high on Oct 6, 20268.2%, high on Jun 2, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksAI infrastructure and chipsArtificial intelligence
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.65%0.68%
Net assets, AINF as of Oct 27, 2026 and AIQ as of Oct 12, 2026$443,594$10.6bn
Holdings
Holdings in common19%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 28, 2026. Method

What they share

19%

By the books each fund has filed, AINF and AIQ hold 19% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 28, 2026.

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19% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AINF AIQ
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 9.87% 4.80%
Intel Corp 4.57% 4.18%
Broadcom Inc 10.69% 3.24%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 11.15% 3.02%
Nvidia Corp 10.13% 2.70%
Advantech Co Ltd 2.84% 0.41%
Global Unichip Corp 5.18% 0.41%
Coreweave Inc 3.29% 0.31%
Ambarella Inc 1.43% 0.25%
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Only in AINF
Advantest Corp 4.78%
Winbond Electronics Corp 4.43%
Mediatek Inc 4.31%
Arm Holdings Plc 4.28%
Lattice Semiconductor Corp 3.90%
Nebius Group Nv 3.71%
Alchip Technologies Ltd 2.61%
Ceva Inc 1.64%
Only in AIQ
SK hynix Inc. 7.12%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5.76%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 4.79%
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 3.82%
ORACLE CORPORATION 2.99%
APPLE INC. 2.97%
AMAZON.COM, INC. 2.73%
ALPHABET INC. 2.72%
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Window by window

Window by window: AINF vs AIQ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Total return
WindowAINFAIQ
3 months–+15.0%
6 months–+17.0%
1 year–+21.3%
3 years–+151.9%
Since launchNot the same days: AINF Aug 2026 · AIQ May 2018−3.9%+340.8%

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Side by side

AINF Defiance Inference AI Chip ETF · Holds 26 stocks in aI infrastructure and chips, 35% of its weight in S&P 500 companies AIQ Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF · Holds 84 stocks in artificial intelligence, 65% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer Defiance Global X
Theme AI infrastructure and chips Artificial intelligence
In the S&P 500 35.3% 64.7%
Active share vs the S&P 500 87.2% 70.2%
In the Nasdaq-100 39.5% 55.8%
Holdings 26 84
Top ten, share of the fund 69.4% 42.7%
Expense ratio 0.65% 0.68%
Fee for the differing part 0.75% 0.97%
Total return, 1 year −3.9% (since launch, Aug 18, 2026) +21.3%
vs its benchmark not measured not measured
Below its high −13.7% −8.2%
Net assets, AINF as of Oct 27, 2026 and AIQ as of Oct 12, 2026 $443,594 $10.6bn

As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

19% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund
AINF

By weight, 35% of AINF's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 87%. The top ten holdings are 69% of the fund across 26 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 28, 2026. Since it first traded on Aug 18, 2026 the fund returned −3.9% with distributions reinvested. It sits 13.7% below its all-time high of Oct 6, 2026.

AIQ

By weight, 65% of AIQ's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 70%. The top ten holdings are 43% of the fund across 84 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned +21.3% with distributions reinvested. It sits 8.2% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do AINF and AIQ hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 19% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, AINF or AIQ?
AINF has 35% of its weight in S&P 500 names and AIQ has 65%, so AINF differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AINF or AIQ?
AINF charges 0.65% a year and AIQ charges 0.68%, so AINF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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All thematic ETFs ranked by the S&P 500 Difference Score →How the scores are computed →AINF on its own →AIQ on its own →AINF dividend history →AINF holdings →AIQ dividend history →AIQ holdings →Method →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
AINF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
AINF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Defiance page for AINF ↗
AIQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
AIQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Global X page for AIQ ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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