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AIUP vs CHAT: which is really different?

AIUP and CHAT hold 21% of their weight in the same names.

FINQ FIRST U.S. Large Cap AI-Managed Equity ETF and Roundhill Generative AI & Technology ETF.

100.0%AIUP in the S&P 500
47.9%CHAT in the S&P 500
+26.9%AIUP total return, 1 year
+52.0%CHAT total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: AIUP scores higher

How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?

AIUP 8CHAT 5.70.1, 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

AIUP0% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 6 months to Sep 18, 2026
100%0%of its weight in S&P 500 companies0% of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 76% · top ten 78% of the fund · 15 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 77% in100%0%of its weight in S&P 500 companies0% of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 76% · top ten 78% of the fund
CHAT52% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
48%52%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 72% · top ten 40% of the fund · 47 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 44% in48%52%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 72% · top ten 40% of the fund

21% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AIUP and CHAT hold 21% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AIUP and CHAT both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAIUPCHAT
NVIDIA Corp15.46%6.92%
Alphabet Inc4.64%5.69%
Microsoft Corp4.64%3.72%
Amazon.com Inc14.81%3.42%
Meta Platforms Inc14.88%2.36%
Only in each
Only in AIUPOnly in CHAT
AppLovin Corp 4.77%SK hynix Inc 4.40%
Palo Alto Networks Inc 4.69%ASML Holding NV 3.27%
Expand Energy Corp 4.65%Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.14%
DoorDash Inc 4.60%Micron Technology Inc 3.09%
Visa Inc 4.60%Nebius Group NV 3.02%
Mastercard Inc 4.59%Astera Labs Inc 2.86%
Booking Holdings Inc 4.45%SoftBank Group Corp 2.78%
Boston Scientific Corp 4.45%ARM Holdings PLC 2.63%

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 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

AIUP and CHAT over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AIUPCHATAIUPCHATAIUPCHAT
3 months+15.5%−12.2%+13.3 pts−14.5 pts+18.0 pts−9.8 pts
6 months+29.3%+43.6%+11.3 pts+25.6 pts+5.1 pts+19.4 pts
1 yearnot published+52.0%not published+35.5 ptsnot published+30.3 pts
3 yearsnot published+237.0%not published+158.6 ptsnot published+138.8 pts
Since launch+26.9%+256.5%+15.8 pts+166.8 pts+8.3 pts+138.6 pts
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AIUP and CHAT on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AIUP
FINQ FIRST U.S. Large Cap AI-Managed Equity ETF
Holds 15 stocks in artificial intelligence, 100% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
CHAT
Roundhill Generative AI & Technology ETF
Holds 47 stocks in artificial intelligence, 48% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerFINQRoundhill
ThemeArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 500100.0%47.9%
Active share vs the S&P 50076.1%72.1%
In the Nasdaq-10077.3%44.1%
Holdings1547
Top ten, share of the fund77.7%39.5%
Expense ratio0.70%0.75%
Fee for the differing part0.92%1.04%
Total return, 1 year+26.9% (since launch on Feb 6, 2026)+52.0%
vs the S&P 500+15.8 pts+35.5 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+8.3 pts+30.3 pts
Below its high0.0%−13.7%
Net assets$4m$1.8bn

AIUP in plain words

By weight, 100% of AIUP's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 76%. The top ten holdings are 78% of the fund across 15 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Since it launched on Feb 6, 2026 the fund returned +26.9% with distributions reinvested against +11.2% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 15.8 pts.

CHAT in plain words

By weight, 48% of CHAT's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 72%. The top ten holdings are 40% of the fund across 47 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +52.0% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 35.5 pts. It sits 13.7% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do AIUP and CHAT hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 21% 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, AIUP or CHAT?
AIUP has 100% of its weight in S&P 500 names and CHAT has 48%, so AIUP differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIUP or CHAT?
AIUP charges 0.70% a year and CHAT charges 0.75%, so AIUP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AIUP against CHAT, 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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