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AIS vs LQAI: which is really different?

AIS and LQAI hold 15% of their weight in the same names, and AIS returned more over the year.

VistaShares Artificial Intelligence Supercycle ETF and LG QRAFT AI-Powered U.S. Large Cap Core ETF.

41.2%AIS in the S&P 500
89.9%LQAI in the S&P 500
+107.6%AIS total return, 1 year
+17.3%LQAI 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 23.4LQAI 1.60.1, 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
LQAI10% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
90%10%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutsideactive share 62% · top ten 40% of the fund · 100 holdings filed Apr 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 58% in90%10%of its weight in S&P 500 companies10% of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 62% · top ten 40% of the fund

15% 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 LQAI hold 15% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AIS and LQAI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAISLQAI
Micron Technology Inc7.19%5.92%
NVIDIA Corp2.02%5.99%
Sandisk Corp1.91%5.44%
MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC4.01%1.73%
Intel Corp3.35%0.73%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc5.52%0.71%
Broadcom Inc0.69%2.85%
Cisco Systems Inc0.64%1.17%
Coherent Corp0.90%0.53%
Lumentum Holdings Inc0.27%1.03%
GE Vernova Inc2.60%0.15%
Arista Networks Inc1.95%0.12%
Only in each
Only in AISOnly in LQAI
SK hynix Inc 8.24%TESLA INC 5.88%
Semtech Corp 4.68%MICROSOFT CORP 3.40%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 3.62%AMAZON.COM INC 3.25%
Vertiv Holdings Co 3.22%APPLE INC 2.64%
Silicon Motion Technology Corp 3.15%META PLATFORMS INC 2.60%
Foxconn Industrial Internet Co Ltd 2.67%ALPHABET INC 2.42%
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 2.44%KENVUE INC 2.22%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 2.13%FORD MOTOR CO 2.15%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

AIS and LQAI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AISLQAIAISLQAIAISLQAI
3 months−15.6%−3.4%−17.8 pts−5.6 pts−13.1 pts−0.9 pts
6 months+67.5%+20.9%+49.5 pts+2.9 pts+43.3 pts−3.3 pts
1 year+107.6%+17.3%+91.1 pts+0.8 pts+85.9 pts−4.4 pts
Since launch+188.0%+88.0%+159.0 pts+7.2 pts+147.2 pts−8.7 pts
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AIS and LQAI 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
LQAI
LG QRAFT AI-Powered U.S. Large Cap Core ETF
Holds 100 stocks in artificial intelligence, 90% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerVistaSharesQraft
ThemeArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50041.2%89.9%
Active share vs the S&P 50088.9%62.1%
In the Nasdaq-10032.8%58.2%
Holdings60100
Top ten, share of the fund45.6%40.4%
Expense ratio0.75%0.75%
Fee for the differing part0.84%1.21%
Total return, 1 year+107.6%+17.3%
vs the S&P 500+91.1 pts+0.8 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+85.9 pts−4.4 pts
Below its high−18.3%−4.2%
Net assets$1.0bn$2m

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.

LQAI in plain words

By weight, 90% of LQAI's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 62%. The top ten holdings are 40% of the fund across 100 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +17.3% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts.

Questions people ask

Do AIS and LQAI hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 15% 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 LQAI?
AIS has 41% of its weight in S&P 500 names and LQAI has 90%, so AIS differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIS or LQAI?
AIS charges 0.75% a year and LQAI charges 0.75%, so AIS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AIS against LQAI, 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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