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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.

VistaShares Artificial Intelligence Supercycle ETF and WisdomTree Artificial Intelligence and Innovation Fund.

41.2%AIS in the S&P 500
65.1%WTAI in the S&P 500
+107.6%AIS total return, 1 year
+49.7%WTAI 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 23.4WTAI 5.10.1, 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
WTAI35% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
65%35%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 71% · top ten 37% of the fund · 57 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 52% in65%35%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 71% · top ten 37% of the fund

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.

Positions AIS and WTAI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAISWTAI
Micron Technology Inc7.19%5.23%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd3.62%3.04%
SK hynix Inc8.24%2.55%
MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC4.01%2.30%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc5.52%2.29%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd2.13%4.37%
NVIDIA Corp2.02%3.76%
Sandisk Corp1.91%4.01%
GE Vernova Inc2.60%1.91%
Vertiv Holdings Co3.22%1.66%
Corning Inc1.99%1.63%
Intel Corp3.35%1.59%
Only in each
Only in AISOnly 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

AIS and WTAI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AISWTAIAISWTAIAISWTAI
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 yearsnot published+142.4%not published+64.0 ptsnot published+44.3 pts
Since launch+188.0%+74.0%+159.0 pts−0.6 pts+147.2 pts−14.6 pts
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AIS and WTAI 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
WTAI
WisdomTree Artificial Intelligence and Innovation Fund
Holds 57 stocks in artificial intelligence, 65% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerVistaSharesWisdomTree
ThemeArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50041.2%65.1%
Active share vs the S&P 50088.9%71.4%
In the Nasdaq-10032.8%51.7%
Holdings6057
Top ten, share of the fund45.6%37.1%
Expense ratio0.75%0.45%
Fee for the differing part0.84%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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AIS against WTAI, 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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