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AIPO vs CHAT: which is really different?

AIPO and CHAT hold 19% of their weight in the same names, and CHAT returned more over the year.

Defiance AI & Power Infrastructure ETF and Roundhill Generative AI & Technology ETF.

61.8%AIPO in the S&P 500
47.9%CHAT in the S&P 500
+29.3%AIPO total return, 1 year
+52.0%CHAT total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: AIPO scores higher

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

AIPO 19.7CHAT 5.70.1, 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

AIPO38% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
62%38%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 86% · top ten 55% of the fund · 89 holdings filed Sep 21, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 21% in62%38%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 86% · top ten 55% of the fund
CHAT52% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
48%52%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 72% · top ten 40% of the fund · 47 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 44% in48%52%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 72% · top ten 40% of the fund

19% 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 CHAT hold 19% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AIPO and CHAT both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAIPOCHAT
Alphabet Inc4.30%5.69%
Nvidia Corp4.04%6.92%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc2.53%3.14%
Broadcom Inc3.97%2.53%
Vertiv Holdings Co6.56%2.12%
Marvell Technology Inc0.81%1.40%
Arm Holdings Plc0.46%2.63%
Nebius Group Nv0.46%3.02%
Astera Labs Inc0.41%2.86%
Cerebras Systems Inc0.37%1.07%
Coreweave Inc0.34%2.27%
First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/20310.25%0.84%
Only in each
Only in AIPOOnly in CHAT
Eaton Corp Plc 8.31%SK hynix Inc 4.40%
Quanta Services Inc 8.25%Microsoft Corp 3.72%
Ge Vernova Inc 8.03%Amazon.com Inc 3.42%
Bloom Energy Corp 5.10%ASML Holding NV 3.27%
Cameco Corp 3.54%Micron Technology Inc 3.09%
Constellation Energy Corp 3.02%SoftBank Group Corp 2.78%
Nvent Electric Plc 1.98%Coherent Corp 2.55%
Hubbell Inc 1.83%Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 2.49%

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 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

AIPO and CHAT over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AIPOCHATAIPOCHATAIPOCHAT
3 months−16.1%−12.2%−18.4 pts−14.5 pts−13.7 pts−9.8 pts
6 months+15.1%+43.6%−2.9 pts+25.6 pts−9.1 pts+19.4 pts
1 year+29.3%+52.0%+12.7 pts+35.5 pts+7.5 pts+30.3 pts
3 yearsnot published+237.0%not published+158.6 ptsnot published+138.8 pts
Since launch+40.1%+256.5%+18.9 pts+166.8 pts+12.1 pts+138.6 pts
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AIPO and CHAT on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AIPO
Defiance AI & Power Infrastructure ETF
Holds 89 stocks in aI infrastructure and chips, 62% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
CHAT
Roundhill Generative AI & Technology ETF
Holds 47 stocks in artificial intelligence, 48% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerDefianceRoundhill
ThemeAI infrastructure and chipsArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50061.8%47.9%
Active share vs the S&P 50086.1%72.1%
In the Nasdaq-10020.6%44.1%
Holdings8947
Top ten, share of the fund55.1%39.5%
Expense ratio0.69%0.75%
Fee for the differing part0.80%1.04%
Total return, 1 year+29.3%+52.0%
vs the S&P 500+12.7 pts+35.5 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+7.5 pts+30.3 pts
Below its high−18.0%−13.7%
Net assets$915m$1.8bn

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.

CHAT in plain words

By weight, 48% of CHAT'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 40% of the fund across 47 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +52.0% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 35.5 pts. It sits 13.7% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do AIPO and CHAT hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 19% 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 CHAT?
AIPO has 62% of its weight in S&P 500 names and CHAT has 48%, so AIPO differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIPO or CHAT?
AIPO charges 0.69% a year and CHAT 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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AIPO against CHAT, 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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