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AIQ vs IGPT: which is really different?

AIQ and IGPT hold 30% of their weight in the same names, and IGPT returned more over the year.

Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF and Invesco AI and Next Gen Software ETF.

56.0%AIQ in the S&P 500
75.3%IGPT in the S&P 500
+31.6%AIQ total return, 1 year
+78.2%IGPT total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: IGPT scores higher

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

AIQ 4.4IGPT 9.90.1, 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
IGPT25% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
75%25%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 79% · top ten 62% of the fund · 116 holdings filed Sep 19, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 69% in75%25%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 79% · top ten 62% of the fund

30% 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 IGPT hold 30% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AIQ and IGPT both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAIQIGPT
ALPHABET INC-CL A3.01%7.69%
META PLATFORMS INC3.00%9.22%
INTEL CORP2.96%4.11%
NVIDIA CORP2.91%8.55%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES2.84%9.02%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC2.81%8.03%
SK HYNIX INC2.81%4.33%
MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC1.70%3.21%
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS1.53%2.90%
QUALCOMM INC1.49%2.21%
SNOWFLAKE INC0.91%1.73%
ADOBE INC0.79%1.51%
Only in each
Only in AIQOnly in IGPT
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-A 3.94%Sandisk Corp 4.00%
MICROSOFT CORP 3.54%MediaTek Inc 3.59%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 3.53%Western Digital Corp 2.29%
ORACLE CORP 3.36%Intuitive Surgical Inc 2.10%
TESLA INC 3.12%Kioxia Holdings Corp 1.85%
AMAZON.COM INC 2.97%Keyence Corp 1.52%
APPLE INC 2.86%Equinix Inc 1.52%
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR-SP ADR 2.86%Dell Technologies Inc 1.42%

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 and Sep 19, 2026.

Performance, window by window

AIQ and IGPT over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AIQIGPTAIQIGPTAIQIGPT
3 months−4.0%−8.1%−6.3 pts−10.3 pts−1.5 pts−5.6 pts
6 months+35.4%+61.7%+17.4 pts+43.7 pts+11.1 pts+37.5 pts
1 year+31.6%+78.2%+15.0 pts+61.6 pts+9.8 pts+56.4 pts
3 years+131.6%+195.7%+53.2 pts+117.3 pts+33.5 pts+97.5 pts
Since launch+338.9%+1395.7%+120.5 pts+592.1 pts−11.9 pts−294.6 pts
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AIQ and IGPT 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
IGPT
Invesco AI and Next Gen Software ETF
Holds 116 stocks in artificial intelligence, 75% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerGlobal XInvesco
ThemeArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50056.0%75.3%
Active share vs the S&P 50069.7%79.2%
In the Nasdaq-10047.8%69.1%
Holdings95116
Top ten, share of the fund32.3%61.7%
Expense ratio0.68%0.57%
Fee for the differing part0.98%0.72%
Total return, 1 year+31.6%+78.2%
vs the S&P 500+15.0 pts+61.6 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+9.8 pts+56.4 pts
Below its high−8.6%−9.5%
Net assets$10.2bn$1.3bn

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.

IGPT in plain words

By weight, 75% of IGPT's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 79%. The top ten holdings are 62% of the fund across 116 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 19, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +78.2% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 61.6 pts. It sits 9.5% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do AIQ and IGPT hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 30% 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 IGPT?
AIQ has 56% of its weight in S&P 500 names and IGPT has 75%, so IGPT differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIQ or IGPT?
AIQ charges 0.68% a year and IGPT charges 0.57%, so IGPT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AIQ against IGPT, 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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