Data as of .
AIS vs CHPX: which is really different?
AIS and CHPX hold 43% of their weight in the same names.
ETFIQ Off-Index Score: AIS scores higher
How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?
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
43% 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 CHPX hold 43% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AIS | CHPX |
|---|---|---|
| Micron Technology Inc | 7.19% | 13.19% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 5.52% | 5.24% |
| SK hynix Inc | 8.24% | 4.60% |
| MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC | 4.01% | 4.39% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd | 3.62% | 10.45% |
| Intel Corp | 3.35% | 3.98% |
| NVIDIA Corp | 2.02% | 10.05% |
| Arista Networks Inc | 1.95% | 4.29% |
| Vertiv Holdings Co | 3.22% | 1.94% |
| ASML Holding NV | 1.88% | 4.50% |
| ARM Holdings PLC | 1.71% | 3.94% |
| MediaTek Inc | 1.16% | 4.74% |
| Only in AIS | Only in CHPX |
|---|---|
| Semtech Corp 4.68% | QUALCOMM INC 3.27% |
| Silicon Motion Technology Corp 3.15% | CADENCE DESIGN SYS INC 1.61% |
| Foxconn Industrial Internet Co Ltd 2.67% | SYNOPSYS INC 1.44% |
| GE Vernova Inc 2.60% | MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS INC 1.22% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 2.44% | NEBIUS GROUP NV 0.94% |
| Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 2.13% | NETAPP INC 0.81% |
| Corning Inc 1.99% | ACCTON TECHNOLOGY CORP 0.60% |
| Vicor Corp 1.98% | COREWEAVE INC-CL A 0.57% |
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 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIS | CHPX | AIS | CHPX | AIS | CHPX | |
| 3 months | −15.6% | −11.4% | −17.8 pts | −13.7 pts | −13.1 pts | −9.0 pts |
| 6 months | +67.5% | +65.9% | +49.5 pts | +47.9 pts | +43.3 pts | +41.7 pts |
| 1 year | +107.6% | not published | +91.1 pts | not published | +85.9 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +188.0% | +87.2% | +159.0 pts | +72.0 pts | +147.2 pts | +67.1 pts |
| AIS VistaShares Artificial Intelligence Supercycle ETF Holds 60 stocks in artificial intelligence, 41% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | CHPX Global X AI Semiconductor & Quantum ETF Holds 42 stocks in aI infrastructure and chips, 62% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | Global X |
| Theme | Artificial intelligence | AI infrastructure and chips |
| In the S&P 500 | 41.2% | 62.3% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 88.9% | 83.1% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 32.8% | 59.1% |
| Holdings | 60 | 42 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 45.6% | 69.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.50% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.84% | 0.60% |
| Total return, 1 year | +107.6% | +87.2% (since launch on Oct 1, 2025) |
| vs the S&P 500 | +91.1 pts | +72.0 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +85.9 pts | +67.1 pts |
| Below its high | −18.3% | −12.6% |
| Net assets | $1.0bn | $123m |
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.
CHPX in plain words
By weight, 62% of CHPX's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 83%. The top ten holdings are 70% of the fund across 42 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Since it launched on Oct 1, 2025 the fund returned +87.2% with distributions reinvested against +15.2% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 72.0 pts. It sits 12.6% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do AIS and CHPX hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 43% 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, AIS or CHPX?
- AIS has 41% of its weight in S&P 500 names and CHPX has 62%, so AIS differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, AIS or CHPX?
- AIS charges 0.75% a year and CHPX charges 0.50%, so CHPX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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