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AIQ vs XT: which is really different?

XT holds 64.0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies and AIQ 55.9%.

Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF and iShares Future Exponential Technologies ETF, side by side, thematic ETFs on ETFIQ.

55.9%AIQ in the S&P 500
64.0%XT in the S&P 500
+35.7%AIQ total return, 1 year
+25.7%XT total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: AIQ scores higher

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

AIQ 4.4XT 3.20.1, the lowest in this set91.6, the highest

A percentile among the 371 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 11, 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 · 89 holdings filed Sep 11, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 48% in56%44%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 70% · top ten 32% of the fund
XT36% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 11, 2026
64%36%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 67% · top ten 34% of the fund · 192 holdings filed Sep 10, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 39% in64%36%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 67% · top ten 34% of the fund

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AIQ and XT hold 24% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AIQ and XT both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAIQXT
MICROSOFT CORP3.57%4.21%
TESLA INC3.14%3.55%
AMAZON.COM INC3.02%2.87%
NVIDIA CORP2.87%4.18%
ALPHABET INC-CL A2.92%2.13%
BROADCOM INC2.53%1.99%
META PLATFORMS INC2.94%1.60%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC2.70%1.18%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC2.73%1.15%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES2.63%0.91%
NXP SEMICONDUCTORS NV0.47%0.93%
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-A3.72%0.44%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AIQOnly in XT
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 3.51%ELI LILLY 3.90%
NETFLIX INC 3.08%TEXAS INSTRUMENT INC 3.55%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 2.88%JOHNSON & JOHNSON 3.48%
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR-SP ADR 2.86%ANALOG DEVICES 2.88%
APPLE INC 2.84%PALO ALTO NETWORKS 2.74%
SK HYNIX INC 2.83%ABBVIE 2.45%
INTEL CORP 2.82%CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS CLASS A 2.14%
TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD 2.64%TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 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 Sep 10, 2026 and Sep 11, 2026.

Performance, window by window

AIQ and XT over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AIQXTAIQXTAIQXT
3 months0.0%+0.7%−3.3 pts−2.6 pts+0.8 pts+1.5 pts
6 months+32.3%+18.0%+16.3 pts+2.0 pts+11.6 pts−2.7 pts
1 year+35.7%+25.7%+18.2 pts+8.2 pts+12.7 pts+2.8 pts
3 years+127.6%+63.3%+49.7 pts−14.6 pts+32.5 pts−31.8 pts
Since launch+337.9%+279.7%+119.2 pts−61.9 pts−8.8 pts−340.9 pts
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AIQ and XT on the same fields, as of Sep 11, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AIQ
Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF
Holds 89 stocks in artificial intelligence, 56% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
XT
iShares Future Exponential Technologies ETF
Holds 192 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 64% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerGlobal XiShares
ThemeArtificial intelligenceBroad innovation and megatrends
In the S&P 50055.9%64.0%
Active share vs the S&P 50069.7%67.4%
In the Nasdaq-10047.5%38.8%
Holdings89192
Top ten, share of the fund32.2%33.8%
Expense ratio0.68%0.46%
Fee for the differing part0.98%0.68%
Total return, 1 year+35.7%+25.7%
vs the S&P 500+18.2 pts+8.2 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+12.7 pts+2.8 pts
Below its high−8.8%−3.2%

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 89 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 11, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned +35.7% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 18.2 pts. It sits 8.8% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

XT in plain words

By weight, 64% of XT's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 67%. The top ten holdings are 34% of the fund across 192 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 10, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned +25.7% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 8.2 pts.

Questions people ask

Which is more different from the S&P 500, AIQ or XT?
AIQ has 56% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XT has 64%, so AIQ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIQ or XT?
AIQ charges 0.68% a year and XT charges 0.46%, so XT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AIQ against XT, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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