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AINT vs AIX: which is really different?

AINT and AIX hold 23% of their weight in the same names.

FINQ DOLLAR NEUTRAL U.S. Large Cap AI-Managed Equity ETF and Defiance US 100 Tech AI Moat ETF.

100.0%AINT in the S&P 500
88.0%AIX in the S&P 500
+26.2%AINT total return, 1 year
−4.6%AIX total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: AINT scores higher

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

AINT 10.4AIX 20.1, 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
AIX12% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
88%12%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutsideactive share 64% · top ten 53% of the fund · 32 holdings filed Sep 21, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 94% in88%12%of its weight in S&P 500 companies12% of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 64% · top ten 53% of the fund

23% 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 AIX hold 23% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AINT and AIX both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAINTAIX
Microsoft Corp8.20%5.73%
Meta Platforms Inc8.41%5.38%
NVIDIA Corp8.53%5.07%
Amazon.com Inc8.40%4.84%
AppLovin Corp8.86%1.60%
Only in each
Only in AINTOnly in AIX
Palo Alto Networks Inc 9.21%Palantir Technologies Inc 6.26%
Mastercard Inc 8.44%Advanced Micro Devices Inc 5.69%
DoorDash Inc 8.27%Apple Inc 5.30%
Booking Holdings Inc 8.06%Micron Technology Inc 5.27%
Netflix Inc 7.94%Space Exploration Technologies Corp 4.75%
Boston Scientific Corp 7.91%Intel Corp 4.64%
Uber Technologies Inc 7.77%Alphabet Inc 4.49%
Broadcom Inc 4.44%

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 AIX over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AINTAIXAINTAIXAINTAIX
3 months+12.0%not published+9.8 ptsnot published+14.5 ptsnot published
6 months+27.2%not published+9.2 ptsnot published+2.9 ptsnot published
Since launch+26.2%−4.6%+15.1 pts−6.9 pts+7.6 pts−2.6 pts
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AINT and AIX 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
AIX
Defiance US 100 Tech AI Moat ETF
Holds 32 stocks in artificial intelligence, 88% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerFINQDefiance
ThemeArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 500100.0%88.0%
Active share vs the S&P 50080.2%64.0%
In the Nasdaq-10075.9%94.3%
Holdings1232
Top ten, share of the fund84.3%52.9%
Expense ratio1.25%0.65%
Fee for the differing part1.56%1.02%
Total return, 1 year+26.2% (since launch on Feb 6, 2026)−4.6% (since launch on Jun 30, 2026)
vs the S&P 500+15.1 pts−6.9 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+7.6 pts−2.6 pts
Below its high−2.6%−4.6%
Net assets$7m$482,327

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.

AIX in plain words

By weight, 88% of AIX's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 64%. The top ten holdings are 53% of the fund across 32 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 21, 2026. Since it launched on Jun 30, 2026 the fund returned −4.6% with distributions reinvested against +2.3% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 6.9 pts.

Questions people ask

Do AINT and AIX hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 23% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is a meaningful overlap. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, AINT or AIX?
AINT has 100% of its weight in S&P 500 names and AIX has 88%, so AINT differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AINT or AIX?
AINT charges 1.25% a year and AIX charges 0.65%, so AIX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AINT against AIX, 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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