Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
AIQ vs AIS: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, AIQ returned +16.2% to AIS's +44.0%; 21% of their weight is in the same names.
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Net assets: $10.6bn on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF, and $940m on Nov 4, 2026 for VistaShares Artificial Intelligence Supercycle ETF.
62% of AIQ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 38% is outside the index. Holdings as of Aug 31, 2026.
41% of AIS's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 60% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 4, 2026.
Pair scorecard
AIQ costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 27.8 points; AIQ is 8.8 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | AIQ | AIS |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +16.2% | +44.0% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its all-time high | 14.6%, high on Jun 2, 2026 | 37.0%, high on Jun 22, 2026 |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | Artificial intelligence | Artificial intelligence |
| Against the S&P 500, 1 year | ahead by 29.2 pts | |
| Its benchmark, total return, 1 year | +14.8% | |
| Against its benchmark, 1 year | ahead by 29.2 pts | |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.68% | 0.75% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026 | $10.6bn | $1.2bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 21% | |
Risk and return
Dec 13, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026 · 98 weekly returnsFrom Dec 2024 to Oct 2026, AIS returned more: +138.0% to +50.2%. AIQ swung less: 26.1% to 38.3%. AIQ fell less at its worst: −23.6% to −30.4%.
Full scorecard
9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓
| Measure | AIQ | AIS | Edge | How it is measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return | ||||
| Total return | +50.2% | +138.0% | AIS | Price change plus distributions, reinvested. |
| Annualized | +24.1% | +58.4% | AIS | Total return as a yearly rate. |
| Price return | +49.8% | +138.0% | AIS | Price change alone, distributions left out. |
| Risk | ||||
| Volatility | 26.1% | 38.3% | AIQ | Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier. |
| Downside deviation | 16.9% | 25.9% | AIQ | Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate. |
| Max drawdown | −23.6% | −30.4% | AIQ | Deepest fall from a high to the low after it. |
| Risk-adjusted | ||||
| Sharpe | 0.80 | 1.29 | AIS | Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility. |
| Sortino | 1.24 | 1.92 | AIS | Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation. |
| Calmar | 1.02 | 1.92 | AIS | Annualized return divided by the max drawdown. |
Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 98 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, AIQ and AIS hold 21% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
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21% in common
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Window by window
| Total return | vs its benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | AIQ | AIS | AIQ | AIS |
| 3 months | −4.0% | −18.7% | not measured | −18.6 pts vs VOO |
| 6 months | −0.7% | −15.7% | not measured | −20.7 pts vs VOO |
| 1 year | +16.2% | +44.0% | not measured | +29.2 pts vs VOO |
| 3 years | +117.7% | – | not measured | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: AIQ May 2018 · AIS Dec 2024 | +309.8% | +122.2% | not measured | +92.2 pts vs VOO |
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Side by side
As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
21% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
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AIQ
By weight, 62% of AIQ's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 69%. The top ten holdings are 32% of the fund across 88 positions, as filed for Aug 31, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +16.2% with distributions reinvested. It sits 14.6% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.
AIS
By weight, 40% of AIS's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 88%. The top ten holdings are 44% of the fund across 57 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 4, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +44.0% with distributions reinvested against +14.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 TR, so a holder was ahead by 29.2 pts. It sits 37.0% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do AIQ and AIS hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 21% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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