AIQ vs IGF: which is really different?
AIQ and IGF hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and AIQ returned +30.0% over the year. Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF and iShares Global Infrastructure ETF.
IGF costs 0.31 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 24.7 points.
| AIQ | IGF | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.68% | 0.37% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026 | $10.5bn | $10.3bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +30.0% | +5.3% |
| What it tracks | Artificial intelligence | Infrastructure |
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
| S&P 500, total return, 1 year | +17.3% | |
| Against the S&P 500, 1 year | ahead by 12.8 pts | behind by 11.9 pts |
| Below its all-time high | 5.0%, high on Jun 2, 2026 | 8.3%, high on Feb 27, 2026 |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 8, 2026.
56% of AIQ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 44% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 8, 2026.
32% of IGF's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 68% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 8, 2026.
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AIQ and IGF hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Oct 8, 2026.
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0% in common
0% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
Performance, window by window
| Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | AIQ | IGF | AIQ | IGF | AIQ | IGF |
| 3 months | +5.0% | −6.2% | +1.6 pts | −9.6 pts | +1.3 pts | −9.9 pts |
| 6 months | +34.9% | −7.3% | +19.7 pts | −22.4 pts | +11.7 pts | −30.5 pts |
| 1 year | +30.0% | +5.3% | +12.8 pts | −11.9 pts | +6.4 pts | −18.2 pts |
| 3 years | +142.2% | +62.1% | +56.4 pts | −23.6 pts | +34.9 pts | −45.1 pts |
| Since launch AIQ May 2018 · IGF Dec 2007 | +355.8% | +129.4% | +130.3 pts | −508.6 pts | −14.1 pts | −1,460.7 pts |
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On the same fields
As of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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 33% of the fund across 88 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 the fund returned +30.0% with distributions reinvested against +17.3% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 12.8 pts. It sits 5.0% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.
IGF in plain words
By weight, 32% of IGF's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 98%. The top ten holdings are 38% of the fund across 78 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 the fund returned +5.3% with distributions reinvested against +17.3% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 11.9 pts. It sits 8.3% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do AIQ and IGF 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.
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How this is computed
It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation.
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.
Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
ETFIQ, AIQ against IGF, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/aiq-vs-igf
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