Data as of .
AIUP vs FAI: which is really different?
AIUP and FAI hold 30% of their weight in the same names.
ETFIQ Off-Index Score: AIUP 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
30% 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 FAI hold 30% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AIUP | FAI |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 15.46% | 8.49% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 14.81% | 7.78% |
| Alphabet Inc | 4.64% | 7.23% |
| Microsoft Corp | 4.64% | 9.42% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 14.88% | 4.25% |
| Only in AIUP | Only in FAI |
|---|---|
| AppLovin Corp 4.77% | Broadcom Inc. 7.39% |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc 4.69% | Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 5.12% |
| Expand Energy Corp 4.65% | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 4.02% |
| DoorDash Inc 4.60% | Oracle Corporation 3.92% |
| Visa Inc 4.60% | Micron Technology, Inc. 3.88% |
| Mastercard Inc 4.59% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. 3.77% |
| Booking Holdings Inc 4.45% | ASML Holding N.V. 3.31% |
| Boston Scientific Corp 4.45% | Marvell Technology, Inc. 3.19% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIUP | FAI | AIUP | FAI | AIUP | FAI | |
| 3 months | +15.5% | −0.5% | +13.3 pts | −2.7 pts | +18.0 pts | +2.0 pts |
| 6 months | +29.3% | +44.6% | +11.3 pts | +26.6 pts | +5.1 pts | +20.4 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +38.0% | not published | +21.4 pts | not published | +16.2 pts |
| Since launch | +26.9% | +82.5% | +15.8 pts | +51.2 pts | +8.3 pts | +38.3 pts |
| 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 | FAI First Trust Bloomberg Artificial Intelligence ETF Holds 54 stocks in artificial intelligence, 77% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | FINQ | First Trust |
| Theme | Artificial intelligence | Artificial intelligence |
| In the S&P 500 | 100.0% | 76.9% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 76.1% | 70.0% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 77.3% | 73.5% |
| Holdings | 15 | 54 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 77.7% | 61.5% |
| Expense ratio | 0.70% | 0.65% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.92% | 0.93% |
| Total return, 1 year | +26.9% (since launch on Feb 6, 2026) | +38.0% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +15.8 pts | +21.4 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +8.3 pts | +16.2 pts |
| Below its high | 0.0% | −4.8% |
| Net assets | $4m | $190m |
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.
FAI in plain words
By weight, 77% of FAI's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 70%. The top ten holdings are 62% of the fund across 54 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +38.0% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 21.4 pts.
Questions people ask
- Do AIUP and FAI hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 30% 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 FAI?
- AIUP has 100% of its weight in S&P 500 names and FAI has 77%, so AIUP differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, AIUP or FAI?
- AIUP charges 0.70% a year and FAI charges 0.65%, so FAI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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