Do AINF and FAI hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 22% 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 FAI?

AINF has 35% of its weight in S&P 500 names and FAI has 77%, so AINF differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, AINF or FAI?

AINF and FAI both charge 0.65% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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AINF vs FAI: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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AINF and FAI hold 22% of their weight in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $443,594 for Defiance Inference AI Chip ETF and $263m for First Trust Bloomberg Artificial Intelligence ETF.

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At a glance

35.3%

AINF in the S&P 500

76.6%

FAI in the S&P 500

−3.9%

AINF total return, since launch, Aug 18, 2026

+28.3%

FAI total return, 1 year

AINF · since launch to Oct 28, 2026 65% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

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

FAI · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 23% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

77% of FAI's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 23% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.65% a year.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

AINF vs FAI: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	AINF	FAI
Return
Measure	AINF	FAI
Total return, 1 year	not published	+28.3%
Drawdown
Measure	AINF	FAI
Below its all-time high	13.7%, high on Oct 6, 2026	5.4%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Against its benchmark
Measure	AINF	FAI
What it tracks	AI infrastructure and chips	Artificial intelligence
Against the S&P 500, 1 year		ahead by 14.6 pts
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year		+13.7%
Against its benchmark, 1 year		ahead by 14.6 pts
Cost and size
Measure	AINF	FAI
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.65%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$443,594	$263m
Holdings
Measure	AINF	FAI
Holdings in common	22%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026 and Oct 28, 2026. Method

What they share

22%

By the books each fund has filed, AINF and FAI hold 22% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026 and Oct 28, 2026.

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22% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AINF FAI

Broadcom Inc 10.69% 8.16%

Nvidia Corp 10.13% 7.89%

Advanced Micro Devices Inc 9.87% 3.74%

Mediatek Inc 4.31% 1.28%

Nebius Group Nv 3.71% 0.54%

Coreweave Inc 3.29% 0.34%

Ambarella Inc 1.43% 0.26%

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Only in AINF

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 11.15%

Global Unichip Corp 5.18%

Advantest Corp 4.78%

Intel Corp 4.57%

Winbond Electronics Corp 4.43%

Arm Holdings Plc 4.28%

Lattice Semiconductor Corp 3.90%

Advantech Co Ltd 2.84%

Only in FAI

Microsoft Corporation 8.69%

Amazon.com, Inc. 8.52%

Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 7.90%

Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 4.46%

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. 3.99%

ASML Holding N.V. 3.72%

Micron Technology, Inc. 3.66%

Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 3.61%

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Window by window: AINF vs FAI: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return		vs its benchmark
Window	AINF	FAI	AINF	FAI
3 months	–	+18.6%	–	+12.5 pts vs VOO
6 months	–	+23.0%	–	+13.9 pts vs VOO
1 year	–	+28.3%	–	+14.6 pts vs VOO
Since launchNot the same days: AINF Aug 2026 · FAI Nov 2024	−3.9%	+84.7%	not measured	+51.4 pts vs VOO

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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 FAI First Trust Bloomberg Artificial Intelligence ETF · Holds 50 stocks in artificial intelligence, 77% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer Defiance First Trust

Theme AI infrastructure and chips Artificial intelligence

In the S&P 500 35.3% 76.6%

Active share vs the S&P 500 87.2% 70.1%

In the Nasdaq-100 39.5% 74.3%

Holdings 26 50

Top ten, share of the fund 69.4% 60.7%

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.65%

Fee for the differing part 0.75% 0.93%

Total return, 1 year −3.9% (since launch, Aug 18, 2026) +28.3%

vs its benchmark not measured +14.6 pts vs VOO

Below its high −13.7% −5.4%

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $443,594 $263m

As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

22% 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.

FAI

By weight, 77% of FAI'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 61% of the fund across 50 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned +28.3% with distributions reinvested against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, so a holder was ahead by 14.6 pts. It sits 5.4% below its all-time high of Oct 6, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do AINF and FAI hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 22% 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 FAI?: AINF has 35% of its weight in S&P 500 names and FAI has 77%, so AINF differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AINF or FAI?: AINF and FAI both charge 0.65% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

All thematic ETFs ranked by the S&P 500 Difference Score →How the scores are computed →AINF on its own →FAI on its own →AINF dividend history →AINF holdings →FAI dividend history →FAI holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

AINF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AINF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Defiance page for AINF ↗

FAI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FAI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for FAI ↗

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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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