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AIUP vs THNQ: which is really different?

AIUP and THNQ hold 12% of their weight in the same names.

FINQ FIRST U.S. Large Cap AI-Managed Equity ETF and ROBO Global(R) Artificial Intelligence ETF.

100.0%AIUP in the S&P 500
43.9%THNQ in the S&P 500
+26.9%AIUP total return, 1 year
+42.4%THNQ total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: THNQ scores higher

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

AIUP 8THNQ 15.30.1, 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
THNQ56% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
44%56%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 83% · top ten 28% of the fund · 53 holdings filed Apr 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 39% in44%56%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 83% · top ten 28% of the fund

12% 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 THNQ hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AIUP and THNQ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAIUPTHNQ
Alphabet Inc4.64%2.60%
Amazon.com Inc14.81%2.38%
NVIDIA Corp15.46%2.04%
Palo Alto Networks Inc4.69%2.02%
Meta Platforms Inc14.88%1.84%
Microsoft Corp4.64%1.65%
Only in each
Only in AIUPOnly in THNQ
AppLovin Corp 4.77%ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 3.46%
Expand Energy Corp 4.65%Nebius Group N.V. 2.94%
DoorDash Inc 4.60%Global Unichip Corp 2.92%
Visa Inc 4.60%LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC. 2.84%
Mastercard Inc 4.59%Astera Labs, Inc 2.71%
Booking Holdings Inc 4.45%Infineon Technologies AG 2.67%
Boston Scientific Corp 4.45%Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 2.62%
Uber Technologies Inc 4.39%MediaTek Inc. 2.54%

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 THNQ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AIUPTHNQAIUPTHNQAIUPTHNQ
3 months+15.5%+2.8%+13.3 pts+0.6 pts+18.0 pts+5.3 pts
6 months+29.3%+54.1%+11.3 pts+36.1 pts+5.1 pts+29.9 pts
1 yearnot published+42.4%not published+25.8 ptsnot published+20.6 pts
3 yearsnot published+165.2%not published+86.8 ptsnot published+67.0 pts
Since launch+26.9%+264.4%+15.8 pts+79.6 pts+8.3 pts+34.3 pts
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AIUP and THNQ 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
THNQ
ROBO Global(R) Artificial Intelligence ETF
Holds 53 stocks in artificial intelligence, 44% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerFINQROBO Global
ThemeArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 500100.0%43.9%
Active share vs the S&P 50076.1%83.1%
In the Nasdaq-10077.3%38.5%
Holdings1553
Top ten, share of the fund77.7%27.8%
Expense ratio0.70%0.68%
Fee for the differing part0.92%0.82%
Total return, 1 year+26.9% (since launch on Feb 6, 2026)+42.4%
vs the S&P 500+15.8 pts+25.8 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+8.3 pts+20.6 pts
Below its high0.0%−2.5%
Net assets$4m$322m

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.

THNQ in plain words

By weight, 44% of THNQ's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 83%. The top ten holdings are 28% of the fund across 53 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +42.4% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 25.8 pts.

Questions people ask

Do AIUP and THNQ hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 12% 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 THNQ?
AIUP has 100% of its weight in S&P 500 names and THNQ has 44%, so THNQ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIUP or THNQ?
AIUP charges 0.70% a year and THNQ charges 0.68%, so THNQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AIUP against THNQ, 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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