Data as of .
AIS vs WTAI: which is really different?
AIS and WTAI hold 34% of their weight in the same names, and AIS returned more over the year.
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
34% 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 WTAI hold 34% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AIS | WTAI |
|---|---|---|
| Micron Technology Inc | 7.19% | 5.23% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd | 3.62% | 3.04% |
| SK hynix Inc | 8.24% | 2.55% |
| MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC | 4.01% | 2.30% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 5.52% | 2.29% |
| Samsung Electronics Co Ltd | 2.13% | 4.37% |
| NVIDIA Corp | 2.02% | 3.76% |
| Sandisk Corp | 1.91% | 4.01% |
| GE Vernova Inc | 2.60% | 1.91% |
| Vertiv Holdings Co | 3.22% | 1.66% |
| Corning Inc | 1.99% | 1.63% |
| Intel Corp | 3.35% | 1.59% |
| Only in AIS | Only in WTAI |
|---|---|
| Semtech Corp 4.68% | KIOXIA HOLDINGS CORP 3.98% |
| Silicon Motion Technology Corp 3.15% | SK SQUARE CO LTD 3.41% |
| Foxconn Industrial Internet Co Ltd 2.67% | AMAZON.COM INC 3.33% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 2.44% | ALPHABET INC 3.13% |
| Vicor Corp 1.98% | PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC 2.86% |
| Tower Semiconductor Ltd 1.97% | META PLATFORMS INC 2.82% |
| Arista Networks Inc 1.95% | LAM RESEARCH CORP 2.67% |
| Nokia Oyj 1.83% | TERADYNE INC 2.09% |
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
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIS | WTAI | AIS | WTAI | AIS | WTAI | |
| 3 months | −15.6% | −11.4% | −17.8 pts | −13.6 pts | −13.1 pts | −8.9 pts |
| 6 months | +67.5% | +46.3% | +49.5 pts | +28.3 pts | +43.3 pts | +22.1 pts |
| 1 year | +107.6% | +49.7% | +91.1 pts | +33.2 pts | +85.9 pts | +28.0 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +142.4% | not published | +64.0 pts | not published | +44.3 pts |
| Since launch | +188.0% | +74.0% | +159.0 pts | −0.6 pts | +147.2 pts | −14.6 pts |
| AIS VistaShares Artificial Intelligence Supercycle ETF Holds 60 stocks in artificial intelligence, 41% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | WTAI WisdomTree Artificial Intelligence and Innovation Fund Holds 57 stocks in artificial intelligence, 65% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | WisdomTree |
| Theme | Artificial intelligence | Artificial intelligence |
| In the S&P 500 | 41.2% | 65.1% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 88.9% | 71.4% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 32.8% | 51.7% |
| Holdings | 60 | 57 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 45.6% | 37.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.45% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.84% | 0.63% |
| Total return, 1 year | +107.6% | +49.7% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +91.1 pts | +33.2 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +85.9 pts | +28.0 pts |
| Below its high | −18.3% | −12.8% |
| Net assets | $1.0bn | $674m |
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.
WTAI in plain words
By weight, 65% of WTAI's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 71%. The top ten holdings are 37% of the fund across 57 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +49.7% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 33.2 pts. It sits 12.8% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do AIS and WTAI hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 34% 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 WTAI?
- AIS has 41% of its weight in S&P 500 names and WTAI has 65%, so AIS differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, AIS or WTAI?
- AIS charges 0.75% a year and WTAI charges 0.45%, so WTAI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, AIS against WTAI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/ais-vs-wtai Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.