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AIS vs AIUP: which is really different?

AIS and AIUP hold 2% of their weight in the same names.

VistaShares Artificial Intelligence Supercycle ETF and FINQ FIRST U.S. Large Cap AI-Managed Equity ETF.

41.2%AIS in the S&P 500
100.0%AIUP in the S&P 500
+107.6%AIS total return, 1 year
+26.9%AIUP total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: AIS scores higher

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

AIS 23.4AIUP 80.1, 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

AIS59% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
41%59%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 89% · top ten 46% of the fund · 60 holdings filed Sep 21, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 33% in41%59%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 89% · top ten 46% of the fund
AIUP0% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 6 months to Sep 18, 2026
100%0%of its weight in S&P 500 companies0% of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 76% · top ten 78% of the fund · 15 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 77% in100%0%of its weight in S&P 500 companies0% of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 76% · top ten 78% of the fund

2% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AIS and AIUP hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AIS and AIUP both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAISAIUP
NVIDIA Corp2.02%15.46%
Only in each
Only in AISOnly in AIUP
SK hynix Inc 8.24%Meta Platforms Inc 14.88%
Micron Technology Inc 7.19%Amazon.com Inc 14.81%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 5.52%AppLovin Corp 4.77%
Semtech Corp 4.68%Palo Alto Networks Inc 4.69%
MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC 4.01%Expand Energy Corp 4.65%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 3.62%Alphabet Inc 4.64%
Intel Corp 3.35%Microsoft Corp 4.64%
Vertiv Holdings Co 3.22%DoorDash Inc 4.60%

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 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

AIS and AIUP over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AISAIUPAISAIUPAISAIUP
3 months−15.6%+15.5%−17.8 pts+13.3 pts−13.1 pts+18.0 pts
6 months+67.5%+29.3%+49.5 pts+11.3 pts+43.3 pts+5.1 pts
1 year+107.6%not published+91.1 ptsnot published+85.9 ptsnot published
Since launch+188.0%+26.9%+159.0 pts+15.8 pts+147.2 pts+8.3 pts
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AIS and AIUP on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AIS
VistaShares Artificial Intelligence Supercycle ETF
Holds 60 stocks in artificial intelligence, 41% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
AIUP
FINQ FIRST U.S. Large Cap AI-Managed Equity ETF
Holds 15 stocks in artificial intelligence, 100% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerVistaSharesFINQ
ThemeArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50041.2%100.0%
Active share vs the S&P 50088.9%76.1%
In the Nasdaq-10032.8%77.3%
Holdings6015
Top ten, share of the fund45.6%77.7%
Expense ratio0.75%0.70%
Fee for the differing part0.84%0.92%
Total return, 1 year+107.6%+26.9% (since launch on Feb 6, 2026)
vs the S&P 500+91.1 pts+15.8 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+85.9 pts+8.3 pts
Below its high−18.3%0.0%
Net assets$1.0bn$4m

AIS in plain words

By weight, 41% of AIS's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 89%. The top ten holdings are 46% of the fund across 60 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 21, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +107.6% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 91.1 pts. It sits 18.3% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.

AIUP in plain words

By weight, 100% of AIUP's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 76%. The top ten holdings are 78% of the fund across 15 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Since it launched on Feb 6, 2026 the fund returned +26.9% with distributions reinvested against +11.2% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 15.8 pts.

Questions people ask

Do AIS and AIUP hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 2% 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, AIS or AIUP?
AIS has 41% of its weight in S&P 500 names and AIUP has 100%, so AIS differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIS or AIUP?
AIS charges 0.75% a year and AIUP charges 0.70%, so AIUP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AIS against AIUP, 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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