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AINT vs AIPO: which is really different?

AINT and AIPO hold 4% of their weight in the same names.

FINQ DOLLAR NEUTRAL U.S. Large Cap AI-Managed Equity ETF and Defiance AI & Power Infrastructure ETF.

100.0%AINT in the S&P 500
61.8%AIPO in the S&P 500
+26.2%AINT total return, 1 year
+29.3%AIPO total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: AIPO scores higher

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

AINT 10.4AIPO 19.70.1, 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

AINT0% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 6 months to Sep 18, 2026
100%0%of its weight in S&P 500 companies0% of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 80% · top ten 84% of the fund · 12 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 76% in100%0%of its weight in S&P 500 companies0% of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 80% · top ten 84% of the fund
AIPO38% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
62%38%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 86% · top ten 55% of the fund · 89 holdings filed Sep 21, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 21% in62%38%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 86% · top ten 55% 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, AINT and AIPO hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AINT and AIPO both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAINTAIPO
NVIDIA Corp8.53%4.04%
Only in each
Only in AINTOnly in AIPO
Palo Alto Networks Inc 9.21%Eaton Corp Plc 8.31%
AppLovin Corp 8.86%Quanta Services Inc 8.25%
Mastercard Inc 8.44%Ge Vernova Inc 8.03%
Meta Platforms Inc 8.41%Vertiv Holdings Co 6.56%
Amazon.com Inc 8.40%Bloom Energy Corp 5.10%
DoorDash Inc 8.27%Alphabet Inc 4.30%
Microsoft Corp 8.20%Broadcom Inc 3.97%
Booking Holdings Inc 8.06%Cameco Corp 3.54%

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

AINT and AIPO over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AINTAIPOAINTAIPOAINTAIPO
3 months+12.0%−16.1%+9.8 pts−18.4 pts+14.5 pts−13.7 pts
6 months+27.2%+15.1%+9.2 pts−2.9 pts+2.9 pts−9.1 pts
1 yearnot published+29.3%not published+12.7 ptsnot published+7.5 pts
Since launch+26.2%+40.1%+15.1 pts+18.9 pts+7.6 pts+12.1 pts
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AINT and AIPO on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AINT
FINQ DOLLAR NEUTRAL U.S. Large Cap AI-Managed Equity ETF
Holds 12 stocks in artificial intelligence, 100% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
AIPO
Defiance AI & Power Infrastructure ETF
Holds 89 stocks in aI infrastructure and chips, 62% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerFINQDefiance
ThemeArtificial intelligenceAI infrastructure and chips
In the S&P 500100.0%61.8%
Active share vs the S&P 50080.2%86.1%
In the Nasdaq-10075.9%20.6%
Holdings1289
Top ten, share of the fund84.3%55.1%
Expense ratio1.25%0.69%
Fee for the differing part1.56%0.80%
Total return, 1 year+26.2% (since launch on Feb 6, 2026)+29.3%
vs the S&P 500+15.1 pts+12.7 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+7.6 pts+7.5 pts
Below its high−2.6%−18.0%
Net assets$7m$915m

AINT in plain words

By weight, 100% of AINT's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 80%. The top ten holdings are 84% of the fund across 12 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Since it launched on Feb 6, 2026 the fund returned +26.2% with distributions reinvested against +11.2% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 15.1 pts.

AIPO in plain words

By weight, 62% of AIPO'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 55% of the fund across 89 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 21, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +29.3% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 12.7 pts. It sits 18.0% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do AINT and AIPO 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, AINT or AIPO?
AINT has 100% of its weight in S&P 500 names and AIPO has 62%, so AIPO differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AINT or AIPO?
AINT charges 1.25% a year and AIPO charges 0.69%, so AIPO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AINT against AIPO, 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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