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AIUP vs TCAI: which is really different?

AIUP and TCAI hold 1% of their weight in the same names.

FINQ FIRST U.S. Large Cap AI-Managed Equity ETF and Tortoise AI Infrastructure ETF.

100.0%AIUP in the S&P 500
63.2%TCAI in the S&P 500
+26.9%AIUP total return, 1 year
+67.6%TCAI total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: TCAI scores higher

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

AIUP 8TCAI 28.50.1, 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
TCAI37% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
63%37%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 93% · top ten 51% of the fund · 43 holdings filed May 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 26% in63%37%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 93% · top ten 51% of the fund

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.

Positions AIUP and TCAI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAIUPTCAI
NVIDIA Corp15.46%0.59%
Only in each
Only in AIUPOnly 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

AIUP and TCAI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AIUPTCAIAIUPTCAIAIUPTCAI
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 yearnot published+67.6%not published+51.0 ptsnot published+45.8 pts
Since launch+26.9%+88.8%+15.8 pts+65.8 pts+8.3 pts+59.4 pts
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AIUP and TCAI 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
TCAI
Tortoise AI Infrastructure ETF
Holds 43 stocks in aI infrastructure and chips, 63% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerFINQTortoise
ThemeArtificial intelligenceAI infrastructure and chips
In the S&P 500100.0%63.2%
Active share vs the S&P 50076.1%92.7%
In the Nasdaq-10077.3%26.2%
Holdings1543
Top ten, share of the fund77.7%50.6%
Expense ratio0.70%0.65%
Fee for the differing part0.92%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 high0.0%−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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Where these figures came from

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AIUP against TCAI, 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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