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AIX vs CHPX: which is really different?

AIX and CHPX hold 38% of their weight in the same names.

Defiance US 100 Tech AI Moat ETF and Global X AI Semiconductor & Quantum ETF.

88.0%AIX in the S&P 500
62.3%CHPX in the S&P 500
−4.6%AIX total return, 1 year
+87.2%CHPX total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: CHPX scores higher

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

AIX 2CHPX 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

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
CHPX38% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 6 months to Sep 18, 2026
62%38%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 83% · top ten 70% of the fund · 42 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 59% in62%38%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 83% · top ten 70% of the fund

38% 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 CHPX hold 38% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AIX and CHPX both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAIXCHPX
Micron Technology Inc5.27%13.19%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc5.69%5.24%
Nvidia Corp5.07%10.05%
Broadcom Inc4.44%8.40%
Intel Corp4.64%3.98%
Arm Holdings Plc4.11%3.94%
Marvell Technology Inc3.34%4.39%
Qualcomm Inc2.87%3.27%
Cadence Design Systems Inc1.17%1.61%
Synopsys Inc1.12%1.44%
Monolithic Power Systems Inc1.01%1.22%
Coreweave Inc0.67%0.57%
Only in each
Only in AIXOnly in CHPX
Palantir Technologies Inc 6.26%TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR-SP ADR 10.45%
Microsoft Corp 5.73%MEDIATEK INC 4.74%
Meta Platforms Inc 5.38%SK HYNIX INC 4.60%
Apple Inc 5.30%ASML HOLDING NV-NY REG SHS 4.50%
Amazon.com Inc 4.84%ARISTA NETWORKS INC 4.29%
Space Exploration Technologies Corp 4.75%CISCO SYSTEMS INC 3.98%
Alphabet Inc 4.49%VERTIV HOLDINGS CO-A 1.94%
Tesla Inc 4.38%HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE 1.67%

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 CHPX over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AIXCHPXAIXCHPXAIXCHPX
3 monthsnot published−11.4%not published−13.7 ptsnot published−9.0 pts
6 monthsnot published+65.9%not published+47.9 ptsnot published+41.7 pts
Since launch−4.6%+87.2%−6.9 pts+72.0 pts−2.6 pts+67.1 pts
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AIX and CHPX 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
CHPX
Global X AI Semiconductor & Quantum ETF
Holds 42 stocks in aI infrastructure and chips, 62% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerDefianceGlobal X
ThemeArtificial intelligenceAI infrastructure and chips
In the S&P 50088.0%62.3%
Active share vs the S&P 50064.0%83.1%
In the Nasdaq-10094.3%59.1%
Holdings3242
Top ten, share of the fund52.9%69.8%
Expense ratio0.65%0.50%
Fee for the differing part1.02%0.60%
Total return, 1 year−4.6% (since launch on Jun 30, 2026)+87.2% (since launch on Oct 1, 2025)
vs the S&P 500−6.9 pts+72.0 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−2.6 pts+67.1 pts
Below its high−4.6%−12.6%
Net assets$482,327$123m

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.

CHPX in plain words

By weight, 62% of CHPX'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 70% of the fund across 42 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Since it launched on Oct 1, 2025 the fund returned +87.2% with distributions reinvested against +15.2% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 72.0 pts. It sits 12.6% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do AIX and CHPX hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 38% 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 CHPX?
AIX has 88% of its weight in S&P 500 names and CHPX has 62%, so CHPX differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIX or CHPX?
AIX charges 0.65% a year and CHPX charges 0.50%, so CHPX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AIX against CHPX, 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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