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AIPO vs DRGN: which is really different?

AIPO and DRGN hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and AIPO returned more over the year.

Defiance AI & Power Infrastructure ETF and Themes China Generative Artificial Intelligence ETF.

61.8%AIPO in the S&P 500
0.0%DRGN in the S&P 500
+29.3%AIPO total return, 1 year
−6.3%DRGN total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: DRGN scores higher

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

AIPO 19.7DRGN 91.80.1, 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
DRGN100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 63% of the fund · 23 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 63% of the fund

0% 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 DRGN hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in AIPOOnly in DRGN
Eaton Corp Plc 8.31%Hygon Information Technology C 8.15%
Quanta Services Inc 8.25%Montage Technology Co Ltd 7.81%
Ge Vernova Inc 8.03%Cambricon Technologies Corp Lt 7.46%
Vertiv Holdings Co 6.56%Yuanjie Semiconductor Technolo 7.23%
Bloom Energy Corp 5.10%Foxconn Industrial Internet Co 5.88%
Alphabet Inc 4.30%Baidu Inc 5.71%
Nvidia Corp 4.04%IEIT Systems Co Ltd 5.68%
Broadcom Inc 3.97%Kingsoft Corp Ltd 4.96%

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 Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

AIPO and DRGN over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AIPODRGNAIPODRGNAIPODRGN
3 months−16.1%−11.4%−18.4 pts−13.6 pts−13.7 pts−8.9 pts
6 months+15.1%+7.8%−2.9 pts−10.3 pts−9.1 pts−16.5 pts
1 year+29.3%−6.3%+12.7 pts−22.9 pts+7.5 pts−28.1 pts
Since launch+40.1%+30.6%+18.9 pts+6.5 pts+12.1 pts+0.3 pts
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AIPO and DRGN 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
DRGN
Themes China Generative Artificial Intelligence ETF
Holds 23 stocks in artificial intelligence, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerDefianceThemes
ThemeAI infrastructure and chipsArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50061.8%0.0%
Active share vs the S&P 50086.1%100.0%
In the Nasdaq-10020.6%0.0%
Holdings8923
Top ten, share of the fund55.1%62.5%
Expense ratio0.69%0.39%
Fee for the differing part0.80%0.39%
Total return, 1 year+29.3%−6.3%
vs the S&P 500+12.7 pts−22.9 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+7.5 pts−28.1 pts
Below its high−18.0%−17.6%
Net assets$915m$22m

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.

DRGN in plain words

By weight, 0% of DRGN's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 62% of the fund across 23 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned −6.3% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 22.9 pts. It sits 17.6% below its all-time high of May 13, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do AIPO and DRGN hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 0% 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 DRGN?
AIPO has 62% of its weight in S&P 500 names and DRGN has 0%, so DRGN differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIPO or DRGN?
AIPO charges 0.69% a year and DRGN charges 0.39%, so DRGN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AIPO against DRGN, 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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