Data as of .
AINT vs ALAI: which is really different?
AINT and ALAI hold 24% of their weight in the same names.
ETFIQ Off-Index Score: AINT scores higher
How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?
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
24% 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 ALAI hold 24% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AINT | ALAI |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 8.53% | 12.01% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 8.40% | 5.27% |
| Microsoft Corp | 8.20% | 4.69% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 8.41% | 3.78% |
| AppLovin Corp | 8.86% | 2.05% |
| Only in AINT | Only in ALAI |
|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks Inc 9.21% | TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPA 5.85% |
| Mastercard Inc 8.44% | ALPHABET INC 4.64% |
| DoorDash Inc 8.27% | WESTERN DIGITAL CORP 4.26% |
| Booking Holdings Inc 8.06% | NEBIUS GROUP NV 4.04% |
| Netflix Inc 7.94% | BROADCOM INC 3.70% |
| Boston Scientific Corp 7.91% | SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP 3.03% |
| Uber Technologies Inc 7.77% | Anthropic PBC 2.87% |
| APPLE INC 2.78% |
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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AINT | ALAI | AINT | ALAI | AINT | ALAI | |
| 3 months | +12.0% | −2.2% | +9.8 pts | −4.4 pts | +14.5 pts | +0.3 pts |
| 6 months | +27.2% | +38.0% | +9.2 pts | +19.9 pts | +2.9 pts | +13.7 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +25.6% | not published | +9.1 pts | not published | +3.9 pts |
| Since launch | +26.2% | +132.7% | +15.1 pts | +81.4 pts | +7.6 pts | +66.9 pts |
| 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 | ALAI Alger AI Enablers & Adopters ETF Holds 79 stocks in artificial intelligence, 60% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | FINQ | Alger |
| Theme | Artificial intelligence | Artificial intelligence |
| In the S&P 500 | 100.0% | 60.0% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 80.2% | 65.2% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 75.9% | 54.4% |
| Holdings | 12 | 79 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 84.3% | 51.3% |
| Expense ratio | 1.25% | 0.58% |
| Fee for the differing part | 1.56% | 0.89% |
| Total return, 1 year | +26.2% (since launch on Feb 6, 2026) | +25.6% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +15.1 pts | +9.1 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +7.6 pts | +3.9 pts |
| Below its high | −2.6% | −2.2% |
| Net assets | $7m | $451m |
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.
ALAI in plain words
By weight, 60% of ALAI's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 65%. The top ten holdings are 51% of the fund across 79 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +25.6% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 9.1 pts.
Questions people ask
- Do AINT and ALAI hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 24% 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 ALAI?
- AINT has 100% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ALAI has 60%, so AINT differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, AINT or ALAI?
- AINT charges 1.25% a year and ALAI charges 0.58%, so ALAI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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