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AIUP vs FAI: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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AIUP and FAI hold 30% of their weight in the same names.

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Net assets: $4.0m on Jun 30, 2026 for FINQ FIRST U.S. Large Cap AI-Managed Equity ETF, and $245m on Nov 3, 2026 for First Trust Bloomberg Artificial Intelligence ETF.

AIUP on its own →FAI on its own →
At a glance
100.0%
AIUP in the S&P 500
76.5%
FAI in the S&P 500
−3.2%
AIUP total return, since launch, Feb 6, 2026
+19.9%
FAI total return, 1 year
AIUP · 6 months to Nov 4, 2026 0% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
0% of its weight is outside the S&P 500100% of AIUP's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 0% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 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 as filed for Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 77% in0% of its weight is outside the S&P 500100% of AIUP's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 0% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.100%0%of its weight in S&P 500 companies0% of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 76% · Nasdaq-100: 77% in

100% of AIUP's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 0% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.

FAI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 24% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
24% of its weight is outside the S&P 50077% of FAI's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 24% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.77%24%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 70% · top ten 62% of the fund · 50 holdings as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 77% in24% of its weight is outside the S&P 50077% of FAI's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 24% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.77%24%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 70% · Nasdaq-100: 77% in

77% of FAI's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 24% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.

Pair scorecard

FAI costs 0.05 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

AIUP vs FAI: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureAIUPFAI
Return
Total return, 1 yearnot published+19.9%
Drawdown
Below its all-time high27.4%, high on Sep 22, 202614.0%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Against its benchmark
What it tracksArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
Against the S&P 500, 1 yearahead by 5.1 pts
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year+14.8%
Against its benchmark, 1 yearahead by 5.1 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.70%0.65%
Net assets, AIUP as of Jun 30, 2026 and FAI as of Nov 3, 2026$4.0m$245m
Holdings
Holdings in common30%
ETFIQ S&P 500 Difference Score · AIUP scores higher How much of its weight does it not share with the S&P 500?
IQ Themes Score25AIUP16.2FAI

How different its holdings are from the S&P 500, ranked against 114 thematic ETFs with at least half their money in S&P 500 companies. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.4, the lowest in this set 99.6, the highest

Weight not shared with the S&P 500 only; it says nothing about returns, fees or whether the theme pays off. All thematic ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

30%

By the books each fund has filed, AIUP and FAI hold 30% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

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30% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AIUP FAI
Amazon.com Inc 14.81% 9.12%
NVIDIA Corp 15.46% 8.09%
Alphabet Inc 4.65% 7.46%
Microsoft Corp 4.64% 9.22%
Meta Platforms Inc 14.88% 3.90%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in AIUP
AppLovin Corp 4.77%
Palo Alto Networks Inc 4.69%
Expand Energy Corp 4.65%
DoorDash Inc 4.60%
Visa Inc 4.60%
Mastercard Inc 4.59%
Booking Holdings Inc 4.45%
Boston Scientific Corp 4.45%
Only in FAI
Broadcom Inc. 8.56%
Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 4.25%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. 4.08%
ASML Holding N.V. 3.81%
Micron Technology, Inc. 3.64%
Oracle Corporation 3.55%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 3.49%
SK Hynix Inc. 3.49%
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Window by window

Window by window: AIUP vs FAI: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Total returnvs its benchmark
WindowAIUPFAIAIUPFAI
3 months−19.8%−5.9%−19.7 pts vs VOO−5.8 pts vs VOO
6 months−11.9%+3.2%−16.9 pts vs VOO−1.8 pts vs VOO
1 year–+19.9%–+5.1 pts vs VOO
Since launchNot the same days: AIUP Feb 2026 · FAI Nov 2024−3.2%+67.8%−15.1 pts vs VOO+35.5 pts vs VOO

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Side by side

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 50 stocks in artificial intelligence, 76% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer FINQ First Trust
Theme Artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence
In the S&P 500 100.0% 76.5%
Active share vs the S&P 500 76.1% 70.1%
In the Nasdaq-100 77.3% 77.3%
Holdings 15 50
Top ten, share of the fund 77.7% 62.1%
Expense ratio 0.70% 0.65%
Fee for the differing part 0.92% 0.93%
Total return, 1 year −3.2% (since launch, Feb 6, 2026) +19.9%
vs its benchmark −15.1 pts vs VOO (since launch, Feb 6, 2026) +5.1 pts vs VOO
Below its high −27.4% −14.0%
Net assets, AIUP as of Jun 30, 2026 and FAI as of Nov 3, 2026 $4.0m $245m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

30% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund
AIUP

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 first traded on Feb 6, 2026 the fund returned −3.2% with distributions reinvested. It sits 27.4% below its all-time high of Sep 22, 2026.

FAI

By weight, 76% 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 50 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +19.9% with distributions reinvested against +14.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, so a holder was ahead by 5.1 pts. It sits 14.0% below its all-time high of Oct 6, 2026.

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. 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 76%, 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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AIUP on its own →FAI on its own →AIUP holdings →FAI dividend history →FAI holdings →Method →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
AIUP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
AIUP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
FINQ website ↗
FAI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
FAI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
First Trust page for FAI ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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