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AIQ vs CHAT: which is really different?

AIQ and CHAT hold 34% of their weight in the same names, and CHAT returned more over the year.

Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF and Roundhill Generative AI & Technology ETF.

56.0%AIQ in the S&P 500
47.9%CHAT in the S&P 500
+31.6%AIQ total return, 1 year
+52.0%CHAT total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: CHAT scores higher

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

AIQ 4.4CHAT 5.70.1, 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

AIQ44% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
56%44%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 70% · top ten 32% of the fund · 95 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 48% in56%44%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 70% · top ten 32% of the fund
CHAT52% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
48%52%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 72% · top ten 40% of the fund · 47 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 44% in48%52%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 72% · top ten 40% of the fund

34% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AIQ and CHAT hold 34% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AIQ and CHAT both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAIQCHAT
MICROSOFT CORP3.54%3.72%
ALPHABET INC-CL A3.01%5.69%
AMAZON.COM INC2.97%3.42%
NVIDIA CORP2.91%6.92%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES2.84%3.14%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC2.81%3.09%
SK HYNIX INC2.81%4.40%
BROADCOM INC2.49%2.53%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD2.81%2.49%
META PLATFORMS INC3.00%2.36%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING-SP ADR2.15%1.97%
MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC1.70%1.40%
Only in each
Only in AIQOnly in CHAT
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-A 3.94%ASML Holding NV 3.27%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 3.53%Nebius Group NV 3.02%
ORACLE CORP 3.36%Astera Labs Inc 2.86%
TESLA INC 3.12%SoftBank Group Corp 2.78%
APPLE INC 2.86%ARM Holdings PLC 2.63%
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR-SP ADR 2.86%Coherent Corp 2.55%
NETFLIX INC 2.85%Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2.46%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC 2.66%Lumentum Holdings Inc 2.33%

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.

Performance, window by window

AIQ and CHAT over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AIQCHATAIQCHATAIQCHAT
3 months−4.0%−12.2%−6.3 pts−14.5 pts−1.5 pts−9.8 pts
6 months+35.4%+43.6%+17.4 pts+25.6 pts+11.1 pts+19.4 pts
1 year+31.6%+52.0%+15.0 pts+35.5 pts+9.8 pts+30.3 pts
3 years+131.6%+237.0%+53.2 pts+158.6 pts+33.5 pts+138.8 pts
Since launch+338.9%+256.5%+120.5 pts+166.8 pts−11.9 pts+138.6 pts
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AIQ and CHAT on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AIQ
Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF
Holds 95 stocks in artificial intelligence, 56% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
CHAT
Roundhill Generative AI & Technology ETF
Holds 47 stocks in artificial intelligence, 48% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerGlobal XRoundhill
ThemeArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50056.0%47.9%
Active share vs the S&P 50069.7%72.1%
In the Nasdaq-10047.8%44.1%
Holdings9547
Top ten, share of the fund32.3%39.5%
Expense ratio0.68%0.75%
Fee for the differing part0.98%1.04%
Total return, 1 year+31.6%+52.0%
vs the S&P 500+15.0 pts+35.5 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+9.8 pts+30.3 pts
Below its high−8.6%−13.7%
Net assets$10.2bn$1.8bn

AIQ in plain words

By weight, 56% of AIQ's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 70%. The top ten holdings are 32% of the fund across 95 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +31.6% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 15.0 pts. It sits 8.6% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

CHAT in plain words

By weight, 48% of CHAT's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 72%. The top ten holdings are 40% of the fund across 47 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +52.0% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 35.5 pts. It sits 13.7% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do AIQ and CHAT hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 34% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is a meaningful overlap. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, AIQ or CHAT?
AIQ has 56% of its weight in S&P 500 names and CHAT has 48%, so CHAT differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIQ or CHAT?
AIQ charges 0.68% a year and CHAT charges 0.75%, so AIQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AIQ against CHAT, 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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