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AIPO vs LQAI: which is really different?

AIPO and LQAI hold 12% of their weight in the same names, and AIPO returned more over the year.

Defiance AI & Power Infrastructure ETF and LG QRAFT AI-Powered U.S. Large Cap Core ETF.

61.8%AIPO in the S&P 500
89.9%LQAI in the S&P 500
+29.3%AIPO total return, 1 year
+17.3%LQAI 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 19.7LQAI 1.60.1, 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
LQAI10% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
90%10%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutsideactive share 62% · top ten 40% of the fund · 100 holdings filed Apr 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 58% in90%10%of its weight in S&P 500 companies10% of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 62% · top ten 40% of the fund

12% 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 LQAI hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AIPO and LQAI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAIPOLQAI
Nvidia Corp4.04%5.99%
Broadcom Inc3.97%2.85%
Alphabet Inc4.30%2.42%
Pg&e Corp0.92%1.47%
Marvell Technology Inc0.81%1.73%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc2.53%0.71%
Coreweave Inc0.34%1.42%
Bloom Energy Corp5.10%0.18%
Ge Vernova Inc8.03%0.15%
Only in each
Only in AIPOOnly in LQAI
Eaton Corp Plc 8.31%MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 5.92%
Quanta Services Inc 8.25%TESLA INC 5.88%
Vertiv Holdings Co 6.56%SANDISK CORP 5.44%
Cameco Corp 3.54%MICROSOFT CORP 3.40%
Constellation Energy Corp 3.02%AMAZON.COM INC 3.25%
Nvent Electric Plc 1.98%APPLE INC 2.64%
Hubbell Inc 1.83%META PLATFORMS INC 2.60%
Vistra Corp 1.62%KENVUE 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 LQAI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AIPOLQAIAIPOLQAIAIPOLQAI
3 months−16.1%−3.4%−18.4 pts−5.6 pts−13.7 pts−0.9 pts
6 months+15.1%+20.9%−2.9 pts+2.9 pts−9.1 pts−3.3 pts
1 year+29.3%+17.3%+12.7 pts+0.8 pts+7.5 pts−4.4 pts
Since launch+40.1%+88.0%+18.9 pts+7.2 pts+12.1 pts−8.7 pts
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AIPO and LQAI 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
LQAI
LG QRAFT AI-Powered U.S. Large Cap Core ETF
Holds 100 stocks in artificial intelligence, 90% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerDefianceQraft
ThemeAI infrastructure and chipsArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50061.8%89.9%
Active share vs the S&P 50086.1%62.1%
In the Nasdaq-10020.6%58.2%
Holdings89100
Top ten, share of the fund55.1%40.4%
Expense ratio0.69%0.75%
Fee for the differing part0.80%1.21%
Total return, 1 year+29.3%+17.3%
vs the S&P 500+12.7 pts+0.8 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+7.5 pts−4.4 pts
Below its high−18.0%−4.2%
Net assets$915m$2m

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.

LQAI in plain words

By weight, 90% of LQAI's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 62%. The top ten holdings are 40% of the fund across 100 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +17.3% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts.

Questions people ask

Do AIPO and LQAI hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 12% 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 LQAI?
AIPO has 62% of its weight in S&P 500 names and LQAI has 90%, so AIPO differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIPO or LQAI?
AIPO charges 0.69% a year and LQAI 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 LQAI, 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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