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AIPO vs JHAI: which is really different?

AIPO and JHAI hold 21% of their weight in the same names, and AIPO returned more over the year.

Defiance AI & Power Infrastructure ETF and Janus Henderson Global Artificial Intelligence ETF.

61.8%AIPO in the S&P 500
71.8%JHAI in the S&P 500
+29.3%AIPO total return, 1 year
+27.2%JHAI 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 19.7JHAI 4.70.1, 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
JHAI28% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
72%28%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 70% · top ten 64% of the fund · 46 holdings filed Apr 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 62% in72%28%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 70% · top ten 64% of the fund

21% 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 JHAI hold 21% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AIPO and JHAI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAIPOJHAI
Alphabet Inc4.30%4.73%
Nvidia Corp4.04%14.16%
Broadcom Inc3.97%6.48%
Vertiv Holdings Co6.56%2.07%
Ge Vernova Inc8.03%1.65%
Eaton Corp Plc8.31%1.10%
Constellation Energy Corp3.02%1.06%
Vistra Corp1.62%0.72%
Forgent Power Solutions Inc0.95%0.65%
Arm Holdings Plc0.46%1.07%
Nebius Group Nv0.46%2.05%
Coreweave Inc0.34%0.19%
Only in each
Only in AIPOOnly in JHAI
Quanta Services Inc 8.25%Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. L 16.38%
Bloom Energy Corp 5.10%Amazon.com, Inc. 5.09%
Cameco Corp 3.54%Lam Research Corp. 4.05%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 2.53%Micron Technology, Inc. 3.71%
Nvent Electric Plc 1.98%Microsoft Corp. 3.42%
Hubbell Inc 1.83%KLA Corp. 3.01%
Dominion Energy Inc 1.61%ASML Holding NV 2.52%
Xcel Energy Inc 1.51%Lumentum Holdings, Inc. 2.22%

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 JHAI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AIPOJHAIAIPOJHAIAIPOJHAI
3 months−16.1%−6.7%−18.4 pts−8.9 pts−13.7 pts−4.2 pts
6 months+15.1%+31.2%−2.9 pts+13.2 pts−9.1 pts+7.0 pts
1 year+29.3%+27.2%+12.7 pts+10.7 pts+7.5 pts+5.5 pts
Since launch+40.1%+38.2%+18.9 pts+17.2 pts+12.1 pts+10.1 pts
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AIPO and JHAI 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
JHAI
Janus Henderson Global Artificial Intelligence ETF
Holds 46 stocks in artificial intelligence, 72% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerDefianceJanus Henderson
ThemeAI infrastructure and chipsArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50061.8%71.8%
Active share vs the S&P 50086.1%70.0%
In the Nasdaq-10020.6%61.6%
Holdings8946
Top ten, share of the fund55.1%63.6%
Expense ratio0.69%0.59%
Fee for the differing part0.80%0.84%
Total return, 1 year+29.3%+27.2%
vs the S&P 500+12.7 pts+10.7 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+7.5 pts+5.5 pts
Below its high−18.0%−7.4%
Net assets$915m$21m

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.

JHAI in plain words

By weight, 72% of JHAI's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 70%. The top ten holdings are 64% of the fund across 46 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +27.2% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 10.7 pts. It sits 7.4% below its all-time high of Jun 30, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do AIPO and JHAI hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 21% 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 JHAI?
AIPO has 62% of its weight in S&P 500 names and JHAI has 72%, so AIPO differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIPO or JHAI?
AIPO charges 0.69% a year and JHAI charges 0.59%, so JHAI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AIPO against JHAI, 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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