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AIX vs KAIT: which is really different?

AIX and KAIT hold 0% of their weight in the same names.

Defiance US 100 Tech AI Moat ETF and KraneShares Asia AI Technology ETF.

88.0%AIX in the S&P 500
0.0%KAIT in the S&P 500
−4.6%AIX total return, 1 year
+3.8%KAIT total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: KAIT scores higher

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

AIX 2KAIT 91.80.1, 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
KAIT100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 41% of the fund · 52 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 41% of the fund

0% 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 KAIT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in AIXOnly in KAIT
Palantir Technologies Inc 6.26%TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFAC 6.16%
Microsoft Corp 5.73%SK HYNIX INC 5.67%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 5.69%SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 4.96%
Meta Platforms Inc 5.38%ASIA VITAL COMPONENTS 4.30%
Apple Inc 5.30%ADVANTEST CORP 4.05%
Micron Technology Inc 5.27%AURAS TECHNOLOGY CO LTD 3.71%
Nvidia Corp 5.07%LAND MARK OPTOELECTRONICS 3.61%
Amazon.com Inc 4.84%HANMI SEMICONDUCTOR CO LTD 3.01%

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 KAIT over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AIXKAITAIXKAITAIXKAIT
Since launch−4.6%+3.8%−6.9 pts+4.5 pts−2.6 pts+3.1 pts
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AIX and KAIT 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
KAIT
KraneShares Asia AI Technology ETF
Holds 52 stocks in artificial intelligence, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerDefianceKraneShares
ThemeArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50088.0%0.0%
Active share vs the S&P 50064.0%100.0%
In the Nasdaq-10094.3%0.0%
Holdings3252
Top ten, share of the fund52.9%40.6%
Expense ratio0.65%not published
Fee for the differing part1.02%not published
Total return, 1 year−4.6% (since launch on Jun 30, 2026)+3.8% (since launch on Aug 19, 2026)
vs the S&P 500−6.9 pts+4.5 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−2.6 pts+3.1 pts
Below its high−4.6%−1.1%
Net assets$482,327$5m

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.

KAIT in plain words

By weight, 0% of KAIT's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 41% of the fund across 52 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Since it launched on Aug 19, 2026 the fund returned +3.8% with distributions reinvested against −0.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 4.5 pts.

Questions people ask

Do AIX and KAIT hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is mostly different names. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, AIX or KAIT?
AIX has 88% of its weight in S&P 500 names and KAIT has 0%, so KAIT differs more from the index.

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Where these figures came from

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AIX against KAIT, 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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