Data as of .
AIUP vs TCAI: which is really different?
AIUP and TCAI hold 1% of their weight in the same names.
ETFIQ Off-Index Score: TCAI 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
1% 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 TCAI hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AIUP | TCAI |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 15.46% | 0.59% |
| Only in AIUP | Only in TCAI |
|---|---|
| Meta Platforms Inc 14.88% | Dell Technologies Inc 8.94% |
| Amazon.com Inc 14.81% | Micron Technology Inc 7.64% |
| AppLovin Corp 4.77% | Seagate Technology Holdings PL 5.77% |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc 4.69% | Western Digital Corp 5.14% |
| Expand Energy Corp 4.65% | Ciena Corp 5.10% |
| Alphabet Inc 4.64% | Vertiv Holdings Co 4.48% |
| Microsoft Corp 4.64% | Quanta Services Inc 3.58% |
| DoorDash Inc 4.60% | Sandisk Corp/DE 3.47% |
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 May 31, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIUP | TCAI | AIUP | TCAI | AIUP | TCAI | |
| 3 months | +15.5% | −16.4% | +13.3 pts | −18.6 pts | +18.0 pts | −13.9 pts |
| 6 months | +29.3% | +34.7% | +11.3 pts | +16.7 pts | +5.1 pts | +10.5 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +67.6% | not published | +51.0 pts | not published | +45.8 pts |
| Since launch | +26.9% | +88.8% | +15.8 pts | +65.8 pts | +8.3 pts | +59.4 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 | TCAI Tortoise AI Infrastructure ETF Holds 43 stocks in aI infrastructure and chips, 63% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | FINQ | Tortoise |
| Theme | Artificial intelligence | AI infrastructure and chips |
| In the S&P 500 | 100.0% | 63.2% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 76.1% | 92.7% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 77.3% | 26.2% |
| Holdings | 15 | 43 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 77.7% | 50.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.70% | 0.65% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.92% | 0.70% |
| Total return, 1 year | +26.9% (since launch on Feb 6, 2026) | +67.6% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +15.8 pts | +51.0 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +8.3 pts | +45.8 pts |
| Below its high | 0.0% | −18.4% |
| Net assets | $4m | $217m |
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.
TCAI in plain words
By weight, 63% of TCAI's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 93%. The top ten holdings are 51% of the fund across 43 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +67.6% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 51.0 pts. It sits 18.4% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do AIUP and TCAI hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is mostly different names. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
- Which is more different from the S&P 500, AIUP or TCAI?
- AIUP has 100% of its weight in S&P 500 names and TCAI has 63%, so TCAI differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, AIUP or TCAI?
- AIUP charges 0.70% a year and TCAI charges 0.65%, so TCAI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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