Data as of .
AIPO vs AIS: which is really different?
AIPO and AIS hold 13% of their weight in the same names, and AIS returned more over the year.
ETFIQ Off-Index Score: AIS 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
13% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AIPO and AIS hold 13% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AIPO | AIS |
|---|---|---|
| Vertiv Holdings Co | 6.56% | 3.22% |
| Ge Vernova Inc | 8.03% | 2.60% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 2.53% | 5.52% |
| Nvidia Corp | 4.04% | 2.02% |
| Marvell Technology Inc | 0.81% | 4.01% |
| Broadcom Inc | 3.97% | 0.69% |
| Arm Holdings Plc | 0.46% | 1.71% |
| Astera Labs Inc | 0.41% | 1.76% |
| Only in AIPO | Only in AIS |
|---|---|
| Eaton Corp Plc 8.31% | SK hynix Inc 8.24% |
| Quanta Services Inc 8.25% | Micron Technology Inc 7.19% |
| Bloom Energy Corp 5.10% | Semtech Corp 4.68% |
| Alphabet Inc 4.30% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 3.62% |
| Cameco Corp 3.54% | Intel Corp 3.35% |
| Constellation Energy Corp 3.02% | Silicon Motion Technology Corp 3.15% |
| Nvent Electric Plc 1.98% | Foxconn Industrial Internet Co Ltd 2.67% |
| Hubbell Inc 1.83% | Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 2.44% |
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 Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIPO | AIS | AIPO | AIS | AIPO | AIS | |
| 3 months | −16.1% | −15.6% | −18.4 pts | −17.8 pts | −13.7 pts | −13.1 pts |
| 6 months | +15.1% | +67.5% | −2.9 pts | +49.5 pts | −9.1 pts | +43.3 pts |
| 1 year | +29.3% | +107.6% | +12.7 pts | +91.1 pts | +7.5 pts | +85.9 pts |
| Since launch | +40.1% | +188.0% | +18.9 pts | +159.0 pts | +12.1 pts | +147.2 pts |
| AIPO Defiance AI & Power Infrastructure ETF Holds 89 stocks in aI infrastructure and chips, 62% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | AIS VistaShares Artificial Intelligence Supercycle ETF Holds 60 stocks in artificial intelligence, 41% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Defiance | VistaShares |
| Theme | AI infrastructure and chips | Artificial intelligence |
| In the S&P 500 | 61.8% | 41.2% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 86.1% | 88.9% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 20.6% | 32.8% |
| Holdings | 89 | 60 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 55.1% | 45.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.69% | 0.75% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.80% | 0.84% |
| Total return, 1 year | +29.3% | +107.6% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +12.7 pts | +91.1 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +7.5 pts | +85.9 pts |
| Below its high | −18.0% | −18.3% |
| Net assets | $915m | $1.0bn |
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.
AIS in plain words
By weight, 41% of AIS's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 89%. The top ten holdings are 46% of the fund across 60 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 21, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +107.6% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 91.1 pts. It sits 18.3% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do AIPO and AIS hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 13% 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, AIPO or AIS?
- AIPO has 62% of its weight in S&P 500 names and AIS has 41%, so AIS differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, AIPO or AIS?
- AIPO charges 0.69% a year and AIS charges 0.75%, so AIPO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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