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AIQ vs WTAI: which is really different?

AIQ and WTAI hold 40% of their weight in the same names, and WTAI returned more over the year.

Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF and WisdomTree Artificial Intelligence and Innovation Fund.

56.0%AIQ in the S&P 500
65.1%WTAI in the S&P 500
+31.6%AIQ total return, 1 year
+49.7%WTAI total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: WTAI scores higher

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

AIQ 4.4WTAI 5.10.1, 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
WTAI35% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
65%35%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 71% · top ten 37% of the fund · 57 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 52% in65%35%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 71% · top ten 37% of the fund

40% 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 WTAI hold 40% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AIQ and WTAI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAIQWTAI
ALPHABET INC-CL A3.01%3.13%
AMAZON.COM INC2.97%3.33%
NVIDIA CORP2.91%3.76%
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR-SP ADR2.86%3.04%
META PLATFORMS INC3.00%2.82%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC2.81%5.23%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD2.81%4.37%
SK HYNIX INC2.81%2.55%
BROADCOM INC2.49%2.66%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES2.84%2.29%
ORACLE CORP3.36%1.98%
MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC1.70%2.30%
Only in each
Only in AIQOnly in WTAI
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-A 3.94%SANDISK CORP 4.01%
MICROSOFT CORP 3.54%KIOXIA HOLDINGS CORP 3.98%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 3.53%SK SQUARE CO LTD 3.41%
APPLE INC 2.86%PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC 2.86%
NETFLIX INC 2.85%LAM RESEARCH CORP 2.67%
TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD 2.57%TERADYNE INC 2.09%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING-SP ADR 2.15%GE VERNOVA INC 1.91%
SAP SE-SPONSORED ADR 2.04%LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC 1.90%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

AIQ and WTAI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AIQWTAIAIQWTAIAIQWTAI
3 months−4.0%−11.4%−6.3 pts−13.6 pts−1.5 pts−8.9 pts
6 months+35.4%+46.3%+17.4 pts+28.3 pts+11.1 pts+22.1 pts
1 year+31.6%+49.7%+15.0 pts+33.2 pts+9.8 pts+28.0 pts
3 years+131.6%+142.4%+53.2 pts+64.0 pts+33.5 pts+44.3 pts
Since launch+338.9%+74.0%+120.5 pts−0.6 pts−11.9 pts−14.6 pts
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AIQ and WTAI 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
WTAI
WisdomTree Artificial Intelligence and Innovation Fund
Holds 57 stocks in artificial intelligence, 65% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerGlobal XWisdomTree
ThemeArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50056.0%65.1%
Active share vs the S&P 50069.7%71.4%
In the Nasdaq-10047.8%51.7%
Holdings9557
Top ten, share of the fund32.3%37.1%
Expense ratio0.68%0.45%
Fee for the differing part0.98%0.63%
Total return, 1 year+31.6%+49.7%
vs the S&P 500+15.0 pts+33.2 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+9.8 pts+28.0 pts
Below its high−8.6%−12.8%
Net assets$10.2bn$674m

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.

WTAI in plain words

By weight, 65% of WTAI's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 71%. The top ten holdings are 37% of the fund across 57 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +49.7% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 33.2 pts. It sits 12.8% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do AIQ and WTAI hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 40% 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 WTAI?
AIQ has 56% of its weight in S&P 500 names and WTAI has 65%, so WTAI differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIQ or WTAI?
AIQ charges 0.68% a year and WTAI charges 0.45%, so WTAI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AIQ against WTAI, 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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