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AIUP vs XAIX: which is really different?

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

FINQ FIRST U.S. Large Cap AI-Managed Equity ETF and Xtrackers Artificial Intelligence and Big Data ETF.

100.0%AIUP in the S&P 500
70.6%XAIX in the S&P 500
+26.9%AIUP total return, 1 year
+39.6%XAIX 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 8XAIX 5.40.1, 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
XAIX29% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
71%29%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 72% · top ten 53% of the fund · 91 holdings filed May 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 50% in71%29%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 72% · top ten 53% 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 XAIX hold 20% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AIUP and XAIX both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAIUPXAIX
Alphabet Inc4.64%4.00%
Amazon.com Inc14.81%3.86%
NVIDIA Corp15.46%3.73%
Meta Platforms Inc14.88%3.15%
Microsoft Corp4.64%3.07%
Palo Alto Networks Inc4.69%1.74%
Only in each
Only in AIUPOnly in XAIX
AppLovin Corp 4.77%MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 9.03%
Expand Energy Corp 4.65%SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 8.32%
DoorDash Inc 4.60%SK HYNIX INC 7.69%
Visa Inc 4.60%INTEL CORP 4.92%
Mastercard Inc 4.59%CISCO SYSTEMS INC 4.13%
Booking Holdings Inc 4.45%APPLE INC 3.78%
Boston Scientific Corp 4.45%ORACLE CORP 3.55%
Uber Technologies Inc 4.39%BANK OF AMERICA CORP 3.09%

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 XAIX over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AIUPXAIXAIUPXAIXAIUPXAIX
3 months+15.5%−1.3%+13.3 pts−3.6 pts+18.0 pts+1.1 pts
6 months+29.3%+41.6%+11.3 pts+23.6 pts+5.1 pts+17.3 pts
1 yearnot published+39.6%not published+23.0 ptsnot published+17.8 pts
Since launch+26.9%+101.2%+15.8 pts+54.6 pts+8.3 pts+38.8 pts
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AIUP and XAIX 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
XAIX
Xtrackers Artificial Intelligence and Big Data ETF
Holds 91 stocks in artificial intelligence, 71% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerFINQXtrackers
ThemeArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 500100.0%70.6%
Active share vs the S&P 50076.1%72.0%
In the Nasdaq-10077.3%50.2%
Holdings1591
Top ten, share of the fund77.7%53.0%
Expense ratio0.70%0.35%
Fee for the differing part0.92%0.49%
Total return, 1 year+26.9% (since launch on Feb 6, 2026)+39.6%
vs the S&P 500+15.8 pts+23.0 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+8.3 pts+17.8 pts
Below its high0.0%−4.9%
Net assets$4m$174m

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.

XAIX in plain words

By weight, 71% of XAIX's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 72%. The top ten holdings are 53% of the fund across 91 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +39.6% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 23.0 pts.

Questions people ask

Do AIUP and XAIX 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 XAIX?
AIUP has 100% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XAIX has 71%, so AIUP differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIUP or XAIX?
AIUP charges 0.70% a year and XAIX charges 0.35%, so XAIX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AIUP against XAIX, 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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