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AINT vs NEWZ: which is really different?

AINT and NEWZ hold 3% of their weight in the same names.

FINQ DOLLAR NEUTRAL U.S. Large Cap AI-Managed Equity ETF and StockSnips AI-Powered Sentiment US All Cap ETF.

100.0%AINT in the S&P 500
32.7%NEWZ in the S&P 500
+26.2%AINT total return, 1 year
+3.0%NEWZ total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: NEWZ scores higher

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

AINT 10.4NEWZ 25.70.1, 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
NEWZ67% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
33%67%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 92% · top ten 36% of the fund · 30 holdings filed Apr 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 13% in33%67%inoutside the S&P 500active share 92% · top ten 36% of the fund

3% 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 NEWZ hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AINT and NEWZ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAINTNEWZ
NVIDIA Corp8.53%3.09%
Only in each
Only in AINTOnly in NEWZ
Palo Alto Networks Inc 9.21%Lantheus Holdings Inc 4.26%
AppLovin Corp 8.86%SM Energy Co 4.04%
Mastercard Inc 8.44%Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc 3.57%
Meta Platforms Inc 8.41%Alphabet Inc 3.56%
Amazon.com Inc 8.40%Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc 3.54%
DoorDash Inc 8.27%BWX Technologies Inc 3.38%
Microsoft Corp 8.20%Hamilton Insurance Group Ltd 3.37%
Booking Holdings Inc 8.06%ONEOK Inc 3.36%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

Performance, window by window

AINT and NEWZ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AINTNEWZAINTNEWZAINTNEWZ
3 months+12.0%+0.8%+9.8 pts−1.4 pts+14.5 pts+3.3 pts
6 months+27.2%+8.6%+9.2 pts−9.5 pts+2.9 pts−15.7 pts
1 yearnot published+3.0%not published−13.6 ptsnot published−18.8 pts
Since launch+26.2%+19.9%+15.1 pts−33.6 pts+7.6 pts−46.7 pts
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AINT and NEWZ 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
NEWZ
StockSnips AI-Powered Sentiment US All Cap ETF
Holds 30 stocks in artificial intelligence, 33% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerFINQStockSnips
ThemeArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 500100.0%32.7%
Active share vs the S&P 50080.2%92.0%
In the Nasdaq-10075.9%12.8%
Holdings1230
Top ten, share of the fund84.3%35.8%
Expense ratio1.25%0.75%
Fee for the differing part1.56%0.82%
Total return, 1 year+26.2% (since launch on Feb 6, 2026)+3.0%
vs the S&P 500+15.1 pts−13.6 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+7.6 pts−18.8 pts
Below its high−2.6%−4.6%
Net assets$7m$19m

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.

NEWZ in plain words

By weight, 33% of NEWZ's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 92%. The top ten holdings are 36% of the fund across 30 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +3.0% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 13.6 pts.

Questions people ask

Do AINT and NEWZ hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 3% 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 NEWZ?
AINT has 100% of its weight in S&P 500 names and NEWZ has 33%, so NEWZ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AINT or NEWZ?
AINT charges 1.25% a year and NEWZ charges 0.75%, so NEWZ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AINT against NEWZ, 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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