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AIS vs THNQ: which is really different?

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

VistaShares Artificial Intelligence Supercycle ETF and ROBO Global(R) Artificial Intelligence ETF.

41.2%AIS in the S&P 500
43.9%THNQ in the S&P 500
+107.6%AIS total return, 1 year
+42.4%THNQ 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 23.4THNQ 15.30.1, 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
THNQ56% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
44%56%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 83% · top ten 28% of the fund · 53 holdings filed Apr 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 39% in44%56%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 83% · top ten 28% 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 THNQ hold 15% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AIS and THNQ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAISTHNQ
Advanced Micro Devices Inc5.52%3.46%
Arista Networks Inc1.95%2.21%
ASML Holding NV1.88%1.98%
Astera Labs Inc1.76%2.71%
MediaTek Inc1.16%2.54%
Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd0.83%2.62%
Super Micro Computer Inc0.64%1.31%
Infineon Technologies AG0.63%2.67%
Lumentum Holdings Inc0.27%2.84%
Only in each
Only in AISOnly in THNQ
SK hynix Inc 8.24%Nebius Group N.V. 2.94%
Micron Technology Inc 7.19%Global Unichip Corp 2.92%
Semtech Corp 4.68%ALPHABET INC. 2.60%
MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC 4.01%AMBARELLA, INC. 2.47%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 3.62%ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 2.42%
Intel Corp 3.35%AMAZON.COM, INC. 2.38%
Vertiv Holdings Co 3.22%QUALCOMM INCORPORATED 2.25%
Silicon Motion Technology Corp 3.15%IONQ Inc 2.19%

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 THNQ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AISTHNQAISTHNQAISTHNQ
3 months−15.6%+2.8%−17.8 pts+0.6 pts−13.1 pts+5.3 pts
6 months+67.5%+54.1%+49.5 pts+36.1 pts+43.3 pts+29.9 pts
1 year+107.6%+42.4%+91.1 pts+25.8 pts+85.9 pts+20.6 pts
3 yearsnot published+165.2%not published+86.8 ptsnot published+67.0 pts
Since launch+188.0%+264.4%+159.0 pts+79.6 pts+147.2 pts+34.3 pts
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AIS and THNQ 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
THNQ
ROBO Global(R) Artificial Intelligence ETF
Holds 53 stocks in artificial intelligence, 44% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerVistaSharesROBO Global
ThemeArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50041.2%43.9%
Active share vs the S&P 50088.9%83.1%
In the Nasdaq-10032.8%38.5%
Holdings6053
Top ten, share of the fund45.6%27.8%
Expense ratio0.75%0.68%
Fee for the differing part0.84%0.82%
Total return, 1 year+107.6%+42.4%
vs the S&P 500+91.1 pts+25.8 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+85.9 pts+20.6 pts
Below its high−18.3%−2.5%
Net assets$1.0bn$322m

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.

THNQ in plain words

By weight, 44% of THNQ'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 28% of the fund across 53 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +42.4% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 25.8 pts.

Questions people ask

Do AIS and THNQ 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 THNQ?
AIS has 41% of its weight in S&P 500 names and THNQ has 44%, so AIS differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIS or THNQ?
AIS charges 0.75% a year and THNQ charges 0.68%, so THNQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AIS against THNQ, 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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