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AIQ vs GRID: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AIQ returned +21.3% to GRID's +7.9%; 11% 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 $11.4bn on Oct 27, 2026 for First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund.

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At a glance
64.7%
AIQ in the S&P 500
41.1%
GRID in the S&P 500
+21.3%
AIQ total return, 1 year
+7.9%
GRID total return, 1 year
AIQ · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 35% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
35% of its weight is outside the S&P 50065% of AIQ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 35% is outside the index. Holdings as of May 31, 2026.65%35%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 70% · top ten 43% of the fund · 84 holdings as filed for May 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 56% in35% of its weight is outside the S&P 50065% of AIQ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 35% is outside the index. Holdings as of May 31, 2026.65%35%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 70% · Nasdaq-100: 56% in

65% of AIQ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 35% is outside the index. Holdings as of May 31, 2026.

GRID · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 59% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
59% of its weight is outside the S&P 50041% of GRID's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 59% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.41%59%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 92% · top ten 57% of the fund · 122 holdings as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 9% in59% of its weight is outside the S&P 50041% of GRID's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 59% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.41%59%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 92% · Nasdaq-100: 9% in

41% of GRID's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 59% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.

Pair scorecard

GRID costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 13.4 points; GRID is 1.1 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

AIQ vs GRID: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureAIQGRID
Return
Total return, 1 year+21.3%+7.9%
Drawdown
Below its all-time high8.2%, high on Jun 2, 202614.7%, high on May 11, 2026
Against its benchmark
What it tracksArtificial intelligenceElectrification and the grid
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year+13.3%
Against its benchmark, 1 yearbehind by 5.4 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.68%0.56%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026$10.6bn$12.1bn
Holdings
Holdings in common11%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

11%

By the books each fund has filed, AIQ and GRID hold 11% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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11% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AIQ GRID
TESLA, INC. 2.29% 2.35%
NVIDIA CORPORATION 2.70% 2.10%
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 3.82% 2.00%
ORACLE CORPORATION 2.99% 1.17%
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 2.03% 1.07%
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 1.83% 1.07%
Infineon Technologies AG 0.90% 0.37%
NXP Semiconductors N.V. 0.59% 0.28%
Fujikura Ltd. 0.39% 0.24%
ADVANTECH Co., Ltd. 0.41% 0.06%
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Only in AIQ
SK hynix Inc. 7.12%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5.76%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 4.80%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 4.79%
INTEL CORPORATION 4.18%
BROADCOM INC. 3.24%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited 3.02%
APPLE INC. 2.97%
Only in GRID
Johnson Controls International Plc 9.28%
Eaton Corporation Plc 8.12%
Quanta Services, Inc. 8.10%
ABB Ltd 7.50%
Schneider Electric SE 6.71%
National Grid Plc 4.35%
E.ON SE 4.25%
Prysmian SpA 3.60%
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Window by window

Window by window: AIQ vs GRID: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Total returnvs its benchmark
WindowAIQGRIDAIQGRID
3 months+15.0%+1.3%not measured−4.2 pts vs IWV
6 months+17.0%−7.5%not measured−16.3 pts vs IWV
1 year+21.3%+7.9%not measured−5.4 pts vs IWV
3 years+151.9%+104.9%not measured+12.1 pts vs IWV
Since launchNot the same days: AIQ May 2018 · GRID Nov 2009+340.8%+576.0%not measurednot measured

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Side by side

AIQ Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF · Holds 84 stocks in artificial intelligence, 65% of its weight in S&P 500 companies GRID First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund · Holds 122 stocks in electrification and the grid, 41% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer Global X First Trust
Theme Artificial intelligence Electrification and the grid
In the S&P 500 64.7% 41.1%
Active share vs the S&P 500 70.2% 92.3%
In the Nasdaq-100 55.8% 8.9%
Holdings 84 122
Top ten, share of the fund 42.7% 57.0%
Expense ratio 0.68% 0.56%
Fee for the differing part 0.97% 0.61%
Total return, 1 year +21.3% +7.9%
vs its benchmark not measured −5.4 pts vs IWV
Below its high −8.2% −14.7%
Net assets, AIQ as of Oct 12, 2026 and GRID as of Oct 27, 2026 $10.6bn $11.4bn

As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

11% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund
AIQ

By weight, 65% 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 43% of the fund across 84 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned +21.3% with distributions reinvested. It sits 8.2% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

GRID

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned +7.9% with distributions reinvested against +13.3% for its benchmark, the Russell 3000 Index, so a holder was behind by 5.4 pts.

By weight, 41% of GRID's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 92%. The top ten holdings are 57% of the fund across 122 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. It sits 14.7% below its all-time high of May 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do AIQ and GRID hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 11% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, AIQ or GRID?
AIQ has 65% of its weight in S&P 500 names and GRID has 41%, so GRID differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIQ or GRID?
AIQ charges 0.68% a year and GRID charges 0.56%, so GRID is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Sources and dates
AIQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
AIQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Global X page for AIQ ↗
GRID filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
GRID prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
First Trust page for GRID ↗

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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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