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AIPO vs WDRN: which is really different?

AIPO and WDRN hold 4% of their weight in the same names.

Defiance AI & Power Infrastructure ETF and WisdomTree Physical AI, Humanoids, and Drones Fund.

61.8%AIPO in the S&P 500
23.1%WDRN in the S&P 500
+29.3%AIPO total return, 1 year
−15.3%WDRN total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: WDRN scores higher

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

AIPO 19.7WDRN 27.80.1, 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
WDRN77% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 3 months to Sep 18, 2026
23%77%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 93% · top ten 36% of the fund · 63 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 13% in23%77%inoutside the S&P 500active share 93% · top ten 36% of the fund

4% 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 WDRN hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AIPO and WDRN both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAIPOWDRN
Nvidia Corp4.04%4.62%
Only in each
Only in AIPOOnly in WDRN
Eaton Corp Plc 8.31%TESLA INC 5.74%
Quanta Services Inc 8.25%AMPRIUS TECHNOLOGIES INC 4.35%
Ge Vernova Inc 8.03%HARMONIC DRIVE SYSTEMS INC 3.76%
Vertiv Holdings Co 6.56%RED CAT HOLDINGS INC 3.36%
Bloom Energy Corp 5.10%AURORA INNOVATION INC 3.27%
Alphabet Inc 4.30%ONDAS INC 2.77%
Broadcom Inc 3.97%HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 2.67%
Cameco Corp 3.54%ALLIENT INC 2.65%

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 WDRN over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AIPOWDRNAIPOWDRNAIPOWDRN
3 months−16.1%−14.7%−18.4 pts−17.0 pts−13.7 pts−12.2 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%−15.3%+18.9 pts−17.7 pts+12.1 pts−15.7 pts
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AIPO and WDRN 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
WDRN
WisdomTree Physical AI, Humanoids, and Drones Fund
Holds 63 stocks in artificial intelligence, 23% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerDefianceWisdomTree
ThemeAI infrastructure and chipsArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50061.8%23.1%
Active share vs the S&P 50086.1%92.6%
In the Nasdaq-10020.6%13.1%
Holdings8963
Top ten, share of the fund55.1%35.8%
Expense ratio0.69%0.45%
Fee for the differing part0.80%0.49%
Total return, 1 year+29.3%−15.3% (since launch on May 14, 2026)
vs the S&P 500+12.7 pts−17.7 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+7.5 pts−15.7 pts
Below its high−18.0%−23.7%
Net assets$915m$18m

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.

WDRN in plain words

By weight, 23% of WDRN's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 93%. The top ten holdings are 36% of the fund across 63 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Since it launched on May 14, 2026 the fund returned −15.3% with distributions reinvested against +2.3% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 17.7 pts. It sits 23.7% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do AIPO and WDRN hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 4% 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 WDRN?
AIPO has 62% of its weight in S&P 500 names and WDRN has 23%, so WDRN differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIPO or WDRN?
AIPO charges 0.69% a year and WDRN charges 0.45%, so WDRN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AIPO against WDRN, 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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