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AIX vs IVES: which is really different?

AIX and IVES hold 50% of their weight in the same names.

Defiance US 100 Tech AI Moat ETF and Dan IVES Wedbush AI Revolution ETF.

88.0%AIX in the S&P 500
73.9%IVES in the S&P 500
−4.6%AIX total return, 1 year
+27.2%IVES total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: IVES scores higher

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

AIX 2IVES 2.50.1, 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

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
IVES26% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
74%26%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 67% · top ten 50% of the fund · 30 holdings filed Apr 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 63% in74%26%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 67% · top ten 50% of the fund

50% 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 IVES hold 50% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AIX and IVES both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAIXIVES
Advanced Micro Devices Inc5.69%6.33%
Nvidia Corp5.07%4.84%
Amazon.com Inc4.84%5.42%
Apple Inc5.30%4.72%
Micron Technology Inc5.27%4.66%
Alphabet Inc4.49%5.38%
Broadcom Inc4.44%5.44%
Microsoft Corp5.73%4.44%
Meta Platforms Inc5.38%4.17%
Tesla Inc4.38%4.06%
Palantir Technologies Inc6.26%3.23%
Coreweave Inc0.67%2.55%
Only in each
Only in AIXOnly in IVES
Space Exploration Technologies Corp 4.75%TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPA 4.95%
Intel Corp 4.64%GE VERNOVA INC 4.25%
Arm Holdings Plc 4.11%ORACLE CORP 3.45%
Texas Instruments Inc 3.76%ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD 3.40%
Kla Corp 3.60%PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC 3.01%
Marvell Technology Inc 3.34%INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP 3.00%
Qualcomm Inc 2.87%SHOPIFY INC 2.83%
Analog Devices Inc 2.80%SALESFORCE INC 2.73%

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 Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

AIX and IVES over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AIXIVESAIXIVESAIXIVES
3 monthsnot published+5.6%not published+3.3 ptsnot published+8.1 pts
6 monthsnot published+37.2%not published+19.2 ptsnot published+13.0 pts
1 yearnot published+27.2%not published+10.6 ptsnot published+5.4 pts
Since launch−4.6%+58.8%−6.9 pts+28.9 pts−2.6 pts+21.6 pts
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AIX and IVES 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
IVES
Dan IVES Wedbush AI Revolution ETF
Holds 30 stocks in artificial intelligence, 74% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerDefianceWedbush
ThemeArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50088.0%73.9%
Active share vs the S&P 50064.0%66.5%
In the Nasdaq-10094.3%62.6%
Holdings3230
Top ten, share of the fund52.9%50.4%
Expense ratio0.65%0.75%
Fee for the differing part1.02%1.13%
Total return, 1 year−4.6% (since launch on Jun 30, 2026)+27.2%
vs the S&P 500−6.9 pts+10.6 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−2.6 pts+5.4 pts
Below its high−4.6%−3.8%
Net assets$482,327$997m

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.

IVES in plain words

By weight, 74% of IVES's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 66%. The top ten holdings are 50% of the fund across 30 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +27.2% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 10.6 pts.

Questions people ask

Do AIX and IVES hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 50% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is close to holding one of them twice. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, AIX or IVES?
AIX has 88% of its weight in S&P 500 names and IVES has 74%, so IVES differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIX or IVES?
AIX charges 0.65% a year and IVES 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 IVES, 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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