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AIQ vs TCAI: which is really different?

AIQ and TCAI hold 6% of their weight in the same names, and TCAI returned more over the year.

Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF and Tortoise AI Infrastructure ETF.

56.0%AIQ in the S&P 500
63.2%TCAI in the S&P 500
+31.6%AIQ total return, 1 year
+67.6%TCAI total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: TCAI scores higher

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

AIQ 4.4TCAI 28.50.1, 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
TCAI37% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
63%37%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 93% · top ten 51% of the fund · 43 holdings filed May 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 26% in63%37%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 93% · top ten 51% of the fund

6% 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 TCAI hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AIQ and TCAI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAIQTCAI
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC2.81%7.64%
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS1.53%5.77%
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG0.67%1.93%
NVIDIA CORP2.91%0.59%
CELESTICA INC0.30%0.43%
HUT 8 CORP0.23%1.70%
Only in each
Only in AIQOnly in TCAI
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-A 3.94%Dell Technologies Inc 8.94%
MICROSOFT CORP 3.54%Western Digital Corp 5.14%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 3.53%Ciena Corp 5.10%
ORACLE CORP 3.36%Vertiv Holdings Co 4.48%
TESLA INC 3.12%Quanta Services Inc 3.58%
ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.01%Sandisk Corp/DE 3.47%
META PLATFORMS INC 3.00%MYR Group Inc 3.29%
AMAZON.COM INC 2.97%nVent Electric PLC 3.18%

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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

AIQ and TCAI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AIQTCAIAIQTCAIAIQTCAI
3 months−4.0%−16.4%−6.3 pts−18.6 pts−1.5 pts−13.9 pts
6 months+35.4%+34.7%+17.4 pts+16.7 pts+11.1 pts+10.5 pts
1 year+31.6%+67.6%+15.0 pts+51.0 pts+9.8 pts+45.8 pts
3 years+131.6%not published+53.2 ptsnot published+33.5 ptsnot published
Since launch+338.9%+88.8%+120.5 pts+65.8 pts−11.9 pts+59.4 pts
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AIQ and TCAI 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
TCAI
Tortoise AI Infrastructure ETF
Holds 43 stocks in aI infrastructure and chips, 63% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerGlobal XTortoise
ThemeArtificial intelligenceAI infrastructure and chips
In the S&P 50056.0%63.2%
Active share vs the S&P 50069.7%92.7%
In the Nasdaq-10047.8%26.2%
Holdings9543
Top ten, share of the fund32.3%50.6%
Expense ratio0.68%0.65%
Fee for the differing part0.98%0.70%
Total return, 1 year+31.6%+67.6%
vs the S&P 500+15.0 pts+51.0 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+9.8 pts+45.8 pts
Below its high−8.6%−18.4%
Net assets$10.2bn$217m

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.

TCAI in plain words

By weight, 63% of TCAI's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 93%. The top ten holdings are 51% of the fund across 43 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +67.6% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 51.0 pts. It sits 18.4% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do AIQ and TCAI hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 6% 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.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, AIQ or TCAI?
AIQ has 56% of its weight in S&P 500 names and TCAI has 63%, so TCAI differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIQ or TCAI?
AIQ charges 0.68% a year and TCAI charges 0.65%, so TCAI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AIQ against TCAI, 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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