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AIPO vs IVEP: which is really different?

AIPO and IVEP hold 38% of their weight in the same names.

Defiance AI & Power Infrastructure ETF and Dan IVES Wedbush AI Power & Infrastructure ETF.

61.8%AIPO in the S&P 500
71.2%IVEP in the S&P 500
+29.3%AIPO total return, 1 year
−2.5%IVEP total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: IVEP scores higher

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

AIPO 19.7IVEP 39.70.1, 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
IVEP29% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 3 months to Sep 18, 2026
71%29%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 97% · top ten 41% of the fund · 30 holdings filed Apr 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 11% in71%29%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 97% · top ten 41% of the fund

38% 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 IVEP hold 38% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AIPO and IVEP both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAIPOIVEP
Bloom Energy Corp5.10%4.98%
Quanta Services Inc8.25%4.31%
Ge Vernova Inc8.03%4.16%
Vertiv Holdings Co6.56%4.12%
Eaton Corp Plc8.31%4.07%
Cameco Corp3.54%3.20%
Constellation Energy Corp3.02%3.88%
Nvent Electric Plc1.98%2.66%
Hubbell Inc1.83%2.48%
Vistra Corp1.62%3.11%
Dominion Energy Inc1.61%3.13%
Bwx Technologies Inc1.15%2.29%
Only in each
Only in AIPOOnly in IVEP
Alphabet Inc 4.30%SIEMENS ENERGY AG 4.11%
Nvidia Corp 4.04%NEXTERA ENERGY INC 3.94%
Broadcom Inc 3.97%SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE 3.91%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 2.53%MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS INC 3.89%
Xcel Energy Inc 1.51%WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 3.66%
Sterling Infrastructure Inc 1.24%SOUTHERN COMPANY (THE) 3.65%
Generac Holdings Inc 1.17%JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL PLC 3.55%
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc 1.13%BAKER HUGHES COMPANY 3.53%

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 Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

AIPO and IVEP over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AIPOIVEPAIPOIVEPAIPOIVEP
3 months−16.1%−11.8%−18.4 pts−14.0 pts−13.7 pts−9.3 pts
6 months+15.1%not published−2.9 ptsnot published−9.1 ptsnot published
1 year+29.3%not published+12.7 ptsnot published+7.5 ptsnot published
Since launch+40.1%−2.5%+18.9 pts−15.7 pts+12.1 pts−21.7 pts
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AIPO and IVEP 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
IVEP
Dan IVES Wedbush AI Power & Infrastructure ETF
Holds 30 stocks in aI infrastructure and chips, 71% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerDefianceWedbush
ThemeAI infrastructure and chipsAI infrastructure and chips
In the S&P 50061.8%71.2%
Active share vs the S&P 50086.1%97.0%
In the Nasdaq-10020.6%11.3%
Holdings8930
Top ten, share of the fund55.1%41.4%
Expense ratio0.69%0.75%
Fee for the differing part0.80%0.77%
Total return, 1 year+29.3%−2.5% (since launch on Apr 8, 2026)
vs the S&P 500+12.7 pts−15.7 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+7.5 pts−21.7 pts
Below its high−18.0%−13.0%
Net assets$915m$9m

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.

IVEP in plain words

By weight, 71% of IVEP's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 97%. The top ten holdings are 41% of the fund across 30 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Since it launched on Apr 8, 2026 the fund returned −2.5% with distributions reinvested against +13.2% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 15.7 pts. It sits 13.0% below its all-time high of May 6, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do AIPO and IVEP hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 38% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is a meaningful overlap. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, AIPO or IVEP?
AIPO has 62% of its weight in S&P 500 names and IVEP has 71%, so IVEP differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIPO or IVEP?
AIPO charges 0.69% a year and IVEP 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 IVEP, 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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