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AINT vs XAIX: which is really different?

AINT and XAIX hold 16% of their weight in the same names.

FINQ DOLLAR NEUTRAL U.S. Large Cap AI-Managed Equity ETF and Xtrackers Artificial Intelligence and Big Data ETF.

100.0%AINT in the S&P 500
70.6%XAIX in the S&P 500
+26.2%AINT total return, 1 year
+39.6%XAIX 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 10.4XAIX 5.40.1, 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
XAIX29% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
71%29%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 72% · top ten 53% of the fund · 91 holdings filed May 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 50% in71%29%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 72% · top ten 53% of the fund

16% 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 XAIX hold 16% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AINT and XAIX both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAINTXAIX
Amazon.com Inc8.40%3.86%
NVIDIA Corp8.53%3.73%
Meta Platforms Inc8.41%3.15%
Microsoft Corp8.20%3.07%
Palo Alto Networks Inc9.21%1.74%
Only in each
Only in AINTOnly in XAIX
AppLovin Corp 8.86%MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 9.03%
Mastercard Inc 8.44%SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 8.32%
DoorDash Inc 8.27%SK HYNIX INC 7.69%
Booking Holdings Inc 8.06%INTEL CORP 4.92%
Netflix Inc 7.94%CISCO SYSTEMS INC 4.13%
Boston Scientific Corp 7.91%ALPHABET INC 4.00%
Uber Technologies Inc 7.77%APPLE INC 3.78%
ORACLE CORP 3.55%

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 May 31, 2026.

Performance, window by window

AINT and XAIX over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AINTXAIXAINTXAIXAINTXAIX
3 months+12.0%−1.3%+9.8 pts−3.6 pts+14.5 pts+1.1 pts
6 months+27.2%+41.6%+9.2 pts+23.6 pts+2.9 pts+17.3 pts
1 yearnot published+39.6%not published+23.0 ptsnot published+17.8 pts
Since launch+26.2%+101.2%+15.1 pts+54.6 pts+7.6 pts+38.8 pts
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AINT and XAIX 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
XAIX
Xtrackers Artificial Intelligence and Big Data ETF
Holds 91 stocks in artificial intelligence, 71% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerFINQXtrackers
ThemeArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 500100.0%70.6%
Active share vs the S&P 50080.2%72.0%
In the Nasdaq-10075.9%50.2%
Holdings1291
Top ten, share of the fund84.3%53.0%
Expense ratio1.25%0.35%
Fee for the differing part1.56%0.49%
Total return, 1 year+26.2% (since launch on Feb 6, 2026)+39.6%
vs the S&P 500+15.1 pts+23.0 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+7.6 pts+17.8 pts
Below its high−2.6%−4.9%
Net assets$7m$174m

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.

XAIX in plain words

By weight, 71% of XAIX's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 72%. The top ten holdings are 53% of the fund across 91 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +39.6% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 23.0 pts.

Questions people ask

Do AINT and XAIX hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 16% 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 XAIX?
AINT has 100% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XAIX has 71%, so AINT differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AINT or XAIX?
AINT charges 1.25% a year and XAIX charges 0.35%, so XAIX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AINT against XAIX, 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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