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AIX vs CHAT: which is really different?

AIX and CHAT hold 34% of their weight in the same names.

Defiance US 100 Tech AI Moat ETF and Roundhill Generative AI & Technology ETF.

88.0%AIX in the S&P 500
47.9%CHAT in the S&P 500
−4.6%AIX total return, 1 year
+52.0%CHAT total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: CHAT scores higher

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

AIX 2CHAT 5.70.1, 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

AIX12% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
88%12%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutsideactive share 64% · top ten 53% of the fund · 32 holdings filed Sep 21, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 94% in88%12%of its weight in S&P 500 companies12% of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 64% · top ten 53% of the fund
CHAT52% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
48%52%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 72% · top ten 40% of the fund · 47 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 44% in48%52%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 72% · top ten 40% of the fund

34% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AIX and CHAT hold 34% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AIX and CHAT both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAIXCHAT
Nvidia Corp5.07%6.92%
Alphabet Inc4.49%5.69%
Microsoft Corp5.73%3.72%
Amazon.com Inc4.84%3.42%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc5.69%3.14%
Micron Technology Inc5.27%3.09%
Arm Holdings Plc4.11%2.63%
Broadcom Inc4.44%2.53%
Meta Platforms Inc5.38%2.36%
Marvell Technology Inc3.34%1.40%
Intel Corp4.64%1.34%
Coreweave Inc0.67%2.27%
Only in each
Only in AIXOnly in CHAT
Palantir Technologies Inc 6.26%SK hynix Inc 4.40%
Apple Inc 5.30%ASML Holding NV 3.27%
Space Exploration Technologies Corp 4.75%Nebius Group NV 3.02%
Tesla Inc 4.38%Astera Labs Inc 2.86%
Texas Instruments Inc 3.76%SoftBank Group Corp 2.78%
Kla Corp 3.60%Coherent Corp 2.55%
Qualcomm Inc 2.87%Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 2.49%
Analog Devices Inc 2.80%Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2.46%

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 Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

AIX and CHAT over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AIXCHATAIXCHATAIXCHAT
3 monthsnot published−12.2%not published−14.5 ptsnot published−9.8 pts
6 monthsnot published+43.6%not published+25.6 ptsnot published+19.4 pts
1 yearnot published+52.0%not published+35.5 ptsnot published+30.3 pts
3 yearsnot published+237.0%not published+158.6 ptsnot published+138.8 pts
Since launch−4.6%+256.5%−6.9 pts+166.8 pts−2.6 pts+138.6 pts
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AIX and CHAT on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AIX
Defiance US 100 Tech AI Moat ETF
Holds 32 stocks in artificial intelligence, 88% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
CHAT
Roundhill Generative AI & Technology ETF
Holds 47 stocks in artificial intelligence, 48% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerDefianceRoundhill
ThemeArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50088.0%47.9%
Active share vs the S&P 50064.0%72.1%
In the Nasdaq-10094.3%44.1%
Holdings3247
Top ten, share of the fund52.9%39.5%
Expense ratio0.65%0.75%
Fee for the differing part1.02%1.04%
Total return, 1 year−4.6% (since launch on Jun 30, 2026)+52.0%
vs the S&P 500−6.9 pts+35.5 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−2.6 pts+30.3 pts
Below its high−4.6%−13.7%
Net assets$482,327$1.8bn

AIX in plain words

By weight, 88% of AIX's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 64%. The top ten holdings are 53% of the fund across 32 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 21, 2026. Since it launched on Jun 30, 2026 the fund returned −4.6% with distributions reinvested against +2.3% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 6.9 pts.

CHAT in plain words

By weight, 48% of CHAT'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 40% of the fund across 47 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +52.0% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 35.5 pts. It sits 13.7% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do AIX and CHAT hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 34% 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, AIX or CHAT?
AIX has 88% of its weight in S&P 500 names and CHAT has 48%, so CHAT differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIX or CHAT?
AIX charges 0.65% a year and CHAT charges 0.75%, so AIX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AIX against CHAT, 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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