Do AIQ and IDEF hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 6% 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 IDEF?

AIQ has 65% of its weight in S&P 500 names and IDEF has 42%, so IDEF differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, AIQ or IDEF?

AIQ charges 0.68% a year and IDEF charges 0.55%, so IDEF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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AIQ vs IDEF: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AIQ returned +21.3% to IDEF's −5.7%; 6% 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 $3.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Defense Industrials and Tech Active ETF.

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At a glance

64.7%

AIQ in the S&P 500

42.5%

IDEF in the S&P 500

+21.3%

AIQ total return, 1 year

−5.7%

IDEF total return, 1 year

AIQ · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 35% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

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

IDEF · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 58% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

43% of IDEF's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 58% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.

Pair scorecard

IDEF costs 0.13 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 27.0 points; AIQ is 2.9 times larger.

AIQ vs IDEF: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	AIQ	IDEF
Return
Measure	AIQ	IDEF
Total return, 1 year	+21.3%	−5.7%
Drawdown
Measure	AIQ	IDEF
Below its all-time high	8.2%, high on Jun 2, 2026	17.0%, high on Mar 2, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	AIQ	IDEF
What it tracks	Artificial intelligence	Defense
Cost and size
Measure	AIQ	IDEF
Expense ratio	0.68%	0.55%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$10.6bn	$3.7bn
Holdings
Measure	AIQ	IDEF
Holdings in common	6%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, AIQ and IDEF hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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6% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AIQ IDEF

PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. 2.23% 3.02%

MICROSOFT CORPORATION 2.35% 1.34%

AMAZON.COM, INC. 2.73% 0.94%

BROADCOM INC. 3.24% 0.55%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 4.80% 0.34%

INTEL CORPORATION 4.18% 0.19%

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 4.79% 0.18%

ZSCALER, INC. 0.16% 0.52%

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 2.03% 0.13%

MARVELL TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1.27% 0.12%

SERVICENOW, INC. 0.94% 0.09%

HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY 0.47% 0.05%

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Only in AIQ

SK hynix Inc. 7.12%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5.76%

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 3.82%

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited 3.02%

ORACLE CORPORATION 2.99%

APPLE INC. 2.97%

ALPHABET INC. 2.72%

NVIDIA CORPORATION 2.70%

Only in IDEF

RTX 7.05%

LOCKHEED MARTIN 5.27%

GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP 4.15%

NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP 3.92%

BOEING 3.44%

ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 3.06%

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES COR 2.93%

AIRBUS GROUP 2.34%

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Window by window

Window by window: AIQ vs IDEF: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return
Window	AIQ	IDEF
3 months	+15.0%	−3.0%
6 months	+17.0%	−5.8%
1 year	+21.3%	−5.7%
3 years	+151.9%	–
Since launchNot the same days: AIQ May 2018 · IDEF May 2025	+340.8%	+22.1%

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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 IDEF iShares Defense Industrials and Tech Active ETF · Holds 155 stocks in defense, 42% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer Global X iShares

Theme Artificial intelligence Defense

In the S&P 500 64.7% 42.5%

Active share vs the S&P 500 70.2% 92.2%

In the Nasdaq-100 55.8% 10.7%

Holdings 84 155

Top ten, share of the fund 42.7% 37.3%

Expense ratio 0.68% 0.55%

Fee for the differing part 0.97% 0.60%

Total return, 1 year +21.3% −5.7%

vs its benchmark not measured not measured

Below its high −8.2% −17.0%

Net assets, AIQ as of Oct 12, 2026 and IDEF as of Oct 28, 2026 $10.6bn $3.7bn

As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

6% 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.

IDEF

By weight, 42% of IDEF'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 37% of the fund across 155 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned −5.7% with distributions reinvested. It sits 17.0% below its all-time high of Mar 2, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do AIQ and IDEF hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 6% 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 IDEF?: AIQ has 65% of its weight in S&P 500 names and IDEF has 42%, so IDEF differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIQ or IDEF?: AIQ charges 0.68% a year and IDEF charges 0.55%, so IDEF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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All thematic ETFs ranked by the S&P 500 Difference Score →How the scores are computed →AIQ on its own →IDEF on its own →AIQ dividend history →AIQ holdings →IDEF dividend history →IDEF holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

AIQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AIQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Global X page for AIQ ↗

IDEF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IDEF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IDEF ↗

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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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