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AIQ vs JHAI: which is really different?

AIQ and JHAI hold 24% of their weight in the same names, and AIQ returned more over the year.

Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF and Janus Henderson Global Artificial Intelligence ETF.

56.0%AIQ in the S&P 500
71.8%JHAI in the S&P 500
+31.6%AIQ total return, 1 year
+27.2%JHAI total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: JHAI scores higher

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

AIQ 4.4JHAI 4.70.1, 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
JHAI28% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
72%28%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 70% · top ten 64% of the fund · 46 holdings filed Apr 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 62% in72%28%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 70% · top ten 64% of the fund

24% 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 JHAI hold 24% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AIQ and JHAI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAIQJHAI
MICROSOFT CORP3.54%3.42%
AMAZON.COM INC2.97%5.09%
NVIDIA CORP2.91%14.16%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC2.81%3.71%
BROADCOM INC2.49%6.48%
INTEL CORP2.96%1.95%
SNOWFLAKE INC0.91%1.22%
ORACLE CORP3.36%0.34%
Only in each
Only in AIQOnly in JHAI
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-A 3.94%Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. L 16.38%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 3.53%Alphabet, Inc. 4.73%
TESLA INC 3.12%Lam Research Corp. 4.05%
ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.01%KLA Corp. 3.01%
META PLATFORMS INC 3.00%ASML Holding NV 2.52%
APPLE INC 2.86%Lumentum Holdings, Inc. 2.22%
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR-SP ADR 2.86%Vertiv Holdings Co. 2.07%
NETFLIX INC 2.85%Deere & Co. 2.05%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

AIQ and JHAI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AIQJHAIAIQJHAIAIQJHAI
3 months−4.0%−6.7%−6.3 pts−8.9 pts−1.5 pts−4.2 pts
6 months+35.4%+31.2%+17.4 pts+13.2 pts+11.1 pts+7.0 pts
1 year+31.6%+27.2%+15.0 pts+10.7 pts+9.8 pts+5.5 pts
3 years+131.6%not published+53.2 ptsnot published+33.5 ptsnot published
Since launch+338.9%+38.2%+120.5 pts+17.2 pts−11.9 pts+10.1 pts
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AIQ and JHAI 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
JHAI
Janus Henderson Global Artificial Intelligence ETF
Holds 46 stocks in artificial intelligence, 72% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerGlobal XJanus Henderson
ThemeArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50056.0%71.8%
Active share vs the S&P 50069.7%70.0%
In the Nasdaq-10047.8%61.6%
Holdings9546
Top ten, share of the fund32.3%63.6%
Expense ratio0.68%0.59%
Fee for the differing part0.98%0.84%
Total return, 1 year+31.6%+27.2%
vs the S&P 500+15.0 pts+10.7 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+9.8 pts+5.5 pts
Below its high−8.6%−7.4%
Net assets$10.2bn$21m

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.

JHAI in plain words

By weight, 72% of JHAI'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 64% of the fund across 46 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +27.2% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 10.7 pts. It sits 7.4% below its all-time high of Jun 30, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do AIQ and JHAI hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 24% 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 JHAI?
AIQ has 56% of its weight in S&P 500 names and JHAI has 72%, so JHAI differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIQ or JHAI?
AIQ charges 0.68% a year and JHAI charges 0.59%, so JHAI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AIQ against JHAI, 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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