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AIUP vs LQAI: which is really different?

AIUP and LQAI hold 20% of their weight in the same names.

FINQ FIRST U.S. Large Cap AI-Managed Equity ETF and LG QRAFT AI-Powered U.S. Large Cap Core ETF.

100.0%AIUP in the S&P 500
89.9%LQAI in the S&P 500
+26.9%AIUP total return, 1 year
+17.3%LQAI 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 8LQAI 1.60.1, 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
LQAI10% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
90%10%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutsideactive share 62% · top ten 40% of the fund · 100 holdings filed Apr 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 58% in90%10%of its weight in S&P 500 companies10% of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 62% · top ten 40% of the fund

20% 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 LQAI hold 20% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AIUP and LQAI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAIUPLQAI
NVIDIA Corp15.46%5.99%
Microsoft Corp4.64%3.40%
Amazon.com Inc14.81%3.25%
Meta Platforms Inc14.88%2.60%
Alphabet Inc4.64%2.42%
Uber Technologies Inc4.39%1.47%
Palo Alto Networks Inc4.69%0.55%
Netflix Inc4.38%0.12%
Only in each
Only in AIUPOnly in LQAI
AppLovin Corp 4.77%MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 5.92%
Expand Energy Corp 4.65%TESLA INC 5.88%
DoorDash Inc 4.60%SANDISK CORP 5.44%
Visa Inc 4.60%BROADCOM INC 2.85%
Mastercard Inc 4.59%APPLE INC 2.64%
Booking Holdings Inc 4.45%KENVUE INC 2.22%
Boston Scientific Corp 4.45%FORD MOTOR CO 2.15%
KINDER MORGAN INC 2.12%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

Performance, window by window

AIUP and LQAI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AIUPLQAIAIUPLQAIAIUPLQAI
3 months+15.5%−3.4%+13.3 pts−5.6 pts+18.0 pts−0.9 pts
6 months+29.3%+20.9%+11.3 pts+2.9 pts+5.1 pts−3.3 pts
1 yearnot published+17.3%not published+0.8 ptsnot published−4.4 pts
Since launch+26.9%+88.0%+15.8 pts+7.2 pts+8.3 pts−8.7 pts
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AIUP and LQAI 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
LQAI
LG QRAFT AI-Powered U.S. Large Cap Core ETF
Holds 100 stocks in artificial intelligence, 90% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerFINQQraft
ThemeArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 500100.0%89.9%
Active share vs the S&P 50076.1%62.1%
In the Nasdaq-10077.3%58.2%
Holdings15100
Top ten, share of the fund77.7%40.4%
Expense ratio0.70%0.75%
Fee for the differing part0.92%1.21%
Total return, 1 year+26.9% (since launch on Feb 6, 2026)+17.3%
vs the S&P 500+15.8 pts+0.8 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+8.3 pts−4.4 pts
Below its high0.0%−4.2%
Net assets$4m$2m

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.

LQAI in plain words

By weight, 90% of LQAI's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 62%. The top ten holdings are 40% of the fund across 100 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +17.3% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts.

Questions people ask

Do AIUP and LQAI hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 20% 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 LQAI?
AIUP has 100% of its weight in S&P 500 names and LQAI has 90%, so AIUP differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIUP or LQAI?
AIUP charges 0.70% a year and LQAI 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 LQAI, 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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