Data as of .
AIPO vs XA: which is really different?
AIPO and XA hold 0% of their weight in the same names.
ETFIQ Off-Index Score: XA scores higher
How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?
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
0% 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 XA hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AIPO | XA |
|---|---|---|
| First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 | 0.25% | 0.91% |
| Only in AIPO | Only in XA |
|---|---|
| Eaton Corp Plc 8.31% | Palo Alto Networks Inc 12.91% |
| Quanta Services Inc 8.25% | Crowdstrike Holdings Inc 11.86% |
| Ge Vernova Inc 8.03% | Okta Inc 6.91% |
| Vertiv Holdings Co 6.56% | Fortinet Inc 5.87% |
| Bloom Energy Corp 5.10% | Datadog Inc 5.29% |
| Alphabet Inc 4.30% | Rubrik Inc 4.81% |
| Nvidia Corp 4.04% | Cloudflare Inc 4.66% |
| Broadcom Inc 3.97% | Zscaler Inc 4.16% |
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 Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIPO | XA | AIPO | XA | AIPO | XA | |
| 3 months | −16.1% | +27.7% | −18.4 pts | +25.4 pts | −13.7 pts | +30.2 pts |
| 6 months | +15.1% | not published | −2.9 pts | not published | −9.1 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +29.3% | not published | +12.7 pts | not published | +7.5 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +40.1% | +59.5% | +18.9 pts | +55.1 pts | +12.1 pts | +55.6 pts |
| AIPO Defiance AI & Power Infrastructure ETF Holds 89 stocks in aI infrastructure and chips, 62% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | XA Corgi AI Cybersecurity ETF Holds 26 stocks in artificial intelligence, 47% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Defiance | Corgi |
| Theme | AI infrastructure and chips | Artificial intelligence |
| In the S&P 500 | 61.8% | 47.2% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 86.1% | 98.9% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 20.6% | 40.1% |
| Holdings | 89 | 26 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 55.1% | 64.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.69% | 0.35% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.80% | 0.35% |
| Total return, 1 year | +29.3% | +59.5% (since launch on May 6, 2026) |
| vs the S&P 500 | +12.7 pts | +55.1 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +7.5 pts | +55.6 pts |
| Below its high | −18.0% | −2.6% |
| Net assets | $915m | $6m |
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.
XA in plain words
By weight, 47% of XA's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 99%. The top ten holdings are 65% of the fund across 26 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Since it launched on May 6, 2026 the fund returned +59.5% with distributions reinvested against +4.3% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 55.1 pts.
Questions people ask
- Do AIPO and XA hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 0% 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 XA?
- AIPO has 62% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XA has 47%, so XA differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, AIPO or XA?
- AIPO charges 0.69% a year and XA charges 0.35%, so XA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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