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AIPO vs THNQ: which is really different?

AIPO and THNQ hold 8% of their weight in the same names, and THNQ returned more over the year.

Defiance AI & Power Infrastructure ETF and ROBO Global(R) Artificial Intelligence ETF.

61.8%AIPO in the S&P 500
43.9%THNQ in the S&P 500
+29.3%AIPO total return, 1 year
+42.4%THNQ 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 19.7THNQ 15.30.1, 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
THNQ56% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
44%56%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 83% · top ten 28% of the fund · 53 holdings filed Apr 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 39% in44%56%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 83% · top ten 28% of the fund

8% 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 THNQ hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AIPO and THNQ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAIPOTHNQ
Alphabet Inc4.30%2.60%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc2.53%3.46%
Nebius Group Nv0.46%2.94%
Astera Labs Inc0.41%2.71%
Only in each
Only in AIPOOnly in THNQ
Eaton Corp Plc 8.31%Global Unichip Corp 2.92%
Quanta Services Inc 8.25%LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC. 2.84%
Ge Vernova Inc 8.03%Infineon Technologies AG 2.67%
Vertiv Holdings Co 6.56%Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 2.62%
Bloom Energy Corp 5.10%MediaTek Inc. 2.54%
Nvidia Corp 4.04%AMBARELLA, INC. 2.47%
Broadcom Inc 3.97%ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 2.42%
Cameco Corp 3.54%AMAZON.COM, INC. 2.38%

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 THNQ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AIPOTHNQAIPOTHNQAIPOTHNQ
3 months−16.1%+2.8%−18.4 pts+0.6 pts−13.7 pts+5.3 pts
6 months+15.1%+54.1%−2.9 pts+36.1 pts−9.1 pts+29.9 pts
1 year+29.3%+42.4%+12.7 pts+25.8 pts+7.5 pts+20.6 pts
3 yearsnot published+165.2%not published+86.8 ptsnot published+67.0 pts
Since launch+40.1%+264.4%+18.9 pts+79.6 pts+12.1 pts+34.3 pts
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AIPO and THNQ 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
THNQ
ROBO Global(R) Artificial Intelligence ETF
Holds 53 stocks in artificial intelligence, 44% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerDefianceROBO Global
ThemeAI infrastructure and chipsArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50061.8%43.9%
Active share vs the S&P 50086.1%83.1%
In the Nasdaq-10020.6%38.5%
Holdings8953
Top ten, share of the fund55.1%27.8%
Expense ratio0.69%0.68%
Fee for the differing part0.80%0.82%
Total return, 1 year+29.3%+42.4%
vs the S&P 500+12.7 pts+25.8 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+7.5 pts+20.6 pts
Below its high−18.0%−2.5%
Net assets$915m$322m

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.

THNQ in plain words

By weight, 44% of THNQ's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 83%. The top ten holdings are 28% of the fund across 53 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +42.4% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 25.8 pts.

Questions people ask

Do AIPO and THNQ hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 8% 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 THNQ?
AIPO has 62% of its weight in S&P 500 names and THNQ has 44%, so AIPO differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIPO or THNQ?
AIPO charges 0.69% a year and THNQ charges 0.68%, so THNQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AIPO against THNQ, 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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