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AIX vs THNQ: which is really different?

AIX and THNQ hold 22% of their weight in the same names.

Defiance US 100 Tech AI Moat ETF and ROBO Global(R) Artificial Intelligence ETF.

88.0%AIX in the S&P 500
43.9%THNQ in the S&P 500
−4.6%AIX total return, 1 year
+42.4%THNQ total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: THNQ scores higher

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

AIX 2THNQ 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
THNQ56% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
44%56%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 83% · top ten 28% of the fund · 53 holdings filed Apr 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 39% in44%56%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 83% · top ten 28% of the fund

22% 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 THNQ hold 22% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AIX and THNQ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAIXTHNQ
Advanced Micro Devices Inc5.69%3.46%
Alphabet Inc4.49%2.60%
Analog Devices Inc2.80%2.42%
Amazon.com Inc4.84%2.38%
Meta Platforms Inc5.38%1.84%
Mercadolibre Inc1.48%1.50%
Tesla Inc4.38%1.38%
Costar Group Inc0.18%0.90%
Only in each
Only in AIXOnly in THNQ
Palantir Technologies Inc 6.26%Nebius Group N.V. 2.94%
Microsoft Corp 5.73%Global Unichip Corp 2.92%
Apple Inc 5.30%LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC. 2.84%
Micron Technology Inc 5.27%Astera Labs, Inc 2.71%
Nvidia Corp 5.07%Infineon Technologies AG 2.67%
Space Exploration Technologies Corp 4.75%Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 2.62%
Intel Corp 4.64%MediaTek Inc. 2.54%
Broadcom Inc 4.44%AMBARELLA, INC. 2.47%

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 THNQ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AIXTHNQAIXTHNQAIXTHNQ
3 monthsnot published+2.8%not published+0.6 ptsnot published+5.3 pts
6 monthsnot published+54.1%not published+36.1 ptsnot published+29.9 pts
1 yearnot published+42.4%not published+25.8 ptsnot published+20.6 pts
3 yearsnot published+165.2%not published+86.8 ptsnot published+67.0 pts
Since launch−4.6%+264.4%−6.9 pts+79.6 pts−2.6 pts+34.3 pts
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AIX and THNQ 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
THNQ
ROBO Global(R) Artificial Intelligence ETF
Holds 53 stocks in artificial intelligence, 44% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerDefianceROBO Global
ThemeArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50088.0%43.9%
Active share vs the S&P 50064.0%83.1%
In the Nasdaq-10094.3%38.5%
Holdings3253
Top ten, share of the fund52.9%27.8%
Expense ratio0.65%0.68%
Fee for the differing part1.02%0.82%
Total return, 1 year−4.6% (since launch on Jun 30, 2026)+42.4%
vs the S&P 500−6.9 pts+25.8 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−2.6 pts+20.6 pts
Below its high−4.6%−2.5%
Net assets$482,327$322m

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.

THNQ in plain words

By weight, 44% of THNQ'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 28% of the fund across 53 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +42.4% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 25.8 pts.

Questions people ask

Do AIX and THNQ hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 22% 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 THNQ?
AIX has 88% of its weight in S&P 500 names and THNQ has 44%, so THNQ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIX or THNQ?
AIX charges 0.65% a year and THNQ charges 0.68%, 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 THNQ, 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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