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AIX vs LQAI: which is really different?

AIX and LQAI hold 37% of their weight in the same names.

Defiance US 100 Tech AI Moat ETF and LG QRAFT AI-Powered U.S. Large Cap Core ETF.

88.0%AIX in the S&P 500
89.9%LQAI in the S&P 500
−4.6%AIX total return, 1 year
+17.3%LQAI total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: AIX scores higher

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

AIX 2LQAI 1.60.1, 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
LQAI10% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
90%10%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutsideactive share 62% · top ten 40% of the fund · 100 holdings filed Apr 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 58% in90%10%of its weight in S&P 500 companies10% of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 62% · top ten 40% of the fund

37% 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 LQAI hold 37% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AIX and LQAI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAIXLQAI
Micron Technology Inc5.27%5.92%
Nvidia Corp5.07%5.99%
Tesla Inc4.38%5.88%
Microsoft Corp5.73%3.40%
Amazon.com Inc4.84%3.25%
Broadcom Inc4.44%2.85%
Apple Inc5.30%2.64%
Meta Platforms Inc5.38%2.60%
Alphabet Inc4.49%2.42%
Marvell Technology Inc3.34%1.73%
Palantir Technologies Inc6.26%0.89%
Intel Corp4.64%0.73%
Only in each
Only in AIXOnly in LQAI
Space Exploration Technologies Corp 4.75%SANDISK CORP 5.44%
Arm Holdings Plc 4.11%KENVUE INC 2.22%
Texas Instruments Inc 3.76%FORD MOTOR CO 2.15%
Kla Corp 3.60%KINDER MORGAN INC 2.12%
Qualcomm Inc 2.87%SOFI TECHNOLOGIES INC 2.06%
Analog Devices Inc 2.80%WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY INC 2.00%
Automatic Data Processing Inc 1.69%HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC 1.99%
Applovin Corp 1.60%KEURIG DR PEPPER INC 1.64%

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 LQAI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AIXLQAIAIXLQAIAIXLQAI
3 monthsnot published−3.4%not published−5.6 ptsnot published−0.9 pts
6 monthsnot published+20.9%not published+2.9 ptsnot published−3.3 pts
1 yearnot published+17.3%not published+0.8 ptsnot published−4.4 pts
Since launch−4.6%+88.0%−6.9 pts+7.2 pts−2.6 pts−8.7 pts
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AIX and LQAI 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
LQAI
LG QRAFT AI-Powered U.S. Large Cap Core ETF
Holds 100 stocks in artificial intelligence, 90% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerDefianceQraft
ThemeArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50088.0%89.9%
Active share vs the S&P 50064.0%62.1%
In the Nasdaq-10094.3%58.2%
Holdings32100
Top ten, share of the fund52.9%40.4%
Expense ratio0.65%0.75%
Fee for the differing part1.02%1.21%
Total return, 1 year−4.6% (since launch on Jun 30, 2026)+17.3%
vs the S&P 500−6.9 pts+0.8 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−2.6 pts−4.4 pts
Below its high−4.6%−4.2%
Net assets$482,327$2m

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.

LQAI in plain words

By weight, 90% of LQAI's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 62%. The top ten holdings are 40% of the fund across 100 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +17.3% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts.

Questions people ask

Do AIX and LQAI hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 37% 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 LQAI?
AIX has 88% of its weight in S&P 500 names and LQAI has 90%, so AIX differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIX or LQAI?
AIX charges 0.65% a year and LQAI 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 LQAI, 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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