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AIX vs JHAI: which is really different?

AIX and JHAI hold 35% of their weight in the same names.

Defiance US 100 Tech AI Moat ETF and Janus Henderson Global Artificial Intelligence ETF.

88.0%AIX in the S&P 500
71.8%JHAI in the S&P 500
−4.6%AIX total return, 1 year
+27.2%JHAI total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: JHAI scores higher

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

AIX 2JHAI 4.70.1, 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
JHAI28% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
72%28%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 70% · top ten 64% of the fund · 46 holdings filed Apr 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 62% in72%28%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 70% · top ten 64% of the fund

35% 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 JHAI hold 35% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AIX and JHAI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAIXJHAI
Nvidia Corp5.07%14.16%
Amazon.com Inc4.84%5.09%
Alphabet Inc4.49%4.73%
Broadcom Inc4.44%6.48%
Micron Technology Inc5.27%3.71%
Microsoft Corp5.73%3.42%
Kla Corp3.60%3.01%
Intel Corp4.64%1.95%
Palantir Technologies Inc6.26%1.43%
Arm Holdings Plc4.11%1.07%
Cadence Design Systems Inc1.17%1.03%
Applovin Corp1.60%0.63%
Only in each
Only in AIXOnly in JHAI
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 5.69%Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. L 16.38%
Meta Platforms Inc 5.38%Lam Research Corp. 4.05%
Apple Inc 5.30%ASML Holding NV 2.52%
Space Exploration Technologies Corp 4.75%Lumentum Holdings, Inc. 2.22%
Tesla Inc 4.38%Vertiv Holdings Co. 2.07%
Texas Instruments Inc 3.76%Deere & Co. 2.05%
Marvell Technology Inc 3.34%Nebius Group NV 2.05%
Qualcomm Inc 2.87%Progressive Corp. (The) 1.95%

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 JHAI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AIXJHAIAIXJHAIAIXJHAI
3 monthsnot published−6.7%not published−8.9 ptsnot published−4.2 pts
6 monthsnot published+31.2%not published+13.2 ptsnot published+7.0 pts
1 yearnot published+27.2%not published+10.7 ptsnot published+5.5 pts
Since launch−4.6%+38.2%−6.9 pts+17.2 pts−2.6 pts+10.1 pts
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AIX and JHAI 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
JHAI
Janus Henderson Global Artificial Intelligence ETF
Holds 46 stocks in artificial intelligence, 72% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerDefianceJanus Henderson
ThemeArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50088.0%71.8%
Active share vs the S&P 50064.0%70.0%
In the Nasdaq-10094.3%61.6%
Holdings3246
Top ten, share of the fund52.9%63.6%
Expense ratio0.65%0.59%
Fee for the differing part1.02%0.84%
Total return, 1 year−4.6% (since launch on Jun 30, 2026)+27.2%
vs the S&P 500−6.9 pts+10.7 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−2.6 pts+5.5 pts
Below its high−4.6%−7.4%
Net assets$482,327$21m

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.

JHAI in plain words

By weight, 72% of JHAI's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 70%. The top ten holdings are 64% of the fund across 46 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 10.7 pts. It sits 7.4% below its all-time high of Jun 30, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do AIX and JHAI hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 35% 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 JHAI?
AIX has 88% of its weight in S&P 500 names and JHAI has 72%, so JHAI differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIX or JHAI?
AIX charges 0.65% a year and JHAI charges 0.59%, so JHAI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AIX against JHAI, 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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