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AIX vs WTAI: which is really different?

AIX and WTAI hold 33% of their weight in the same names.

Defiance US 100 Tech AI Moat ETF and WisdomTree Artificial Intelligence and Innovation Fund.

88.0%AIX in the S&P 500
65.1%WTAI in the S&P 500
−4.6%AIX total return, 1 year
+49.7%WTAI total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: WTAI scores higher

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

AIX 2WTAI 5.10.1, 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
WTAI35% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
65%35%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 71% · top ten 37% of the fund · 57 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 52% in65%35%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 71% · top ten 37% of the fund

33% 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 WTAI hold 33% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AIX and WTAI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAIXWTAI
Micron Technology Inc5.27%5.23%
Nvidia Corp5.07%3.76%
Amazon.com Inc4.84%3.33%
Alphabet Inc4.49%3.13%
Meta Platforms Inc5.38%2.82%
Broadcom Inc4.44%2.66%
Marvell Technology Inc3.34%2.30%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc5.69%2.29%
Intel Corp4.64%1.59%
Kla Corp3.60%1.42%
Texas Instruments Inc3.76%0.86%
Tesla Inc4.38%0.83%
Only in each
Only in AIXOnly in WTAI
Palantir Technologies Inc 6.26%SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 4.37%
Microsoft Corp 5.73%SANDISK CORP 4.01%
Apple Inc 5.30%KIOXIA HOLDINGS CORP 3.98%
Space Exploration Technologies Corp 4.75%SK SQUARE CO LTD 3.41%
Arm Holdings Plc 4.11%TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPA 3.04%
Analog Devices Inc 2.80%PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC 2.86%
T-mobile Us Inc 2.79%LAM RESEARCH CORP 2.67%
Automatic Data Processing Inc 1.69%SK HYNIX INC 2.55%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

AIX and WTAI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AIXWTAIAIXWTAIAIXWTAI
3 monthsnot published−11.4%not published−13.6 ptsnot published−8.9 pts
6 monthsnot published+46.3%not published+28.3 ptsnot published+22.1 pts
1 yearnot published+49.7%not published+33.2 ptsnot published+28.0 pts
3 yearsnot published+142.4%not published+64.0 ptsnot published+44.3 pts
Since launch−4.6%+74.0%−6.9 pts−0.6 pts−2.6 pts−14.6 pts
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AIX and WTAI 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
WTAI
WisdomTree Artificial Intelligence and Innovation Fund
Holds 57 stocks in artificial intelligence, 65% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerDefianceWisdomTree
ThemeArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50088.0%65.1%
Active share vs the S&P 50064.0%71.4%
In the Nasdaq-10094.3%51.7%
Holdings3257
Top ten, share of the fund52.9%37.1%
Expense ratio0.65%0.45%
Fee for the differing part1.02%0.63%
Total return, 1 year−4.6% (since launch on Jun 30, 2026)+49.7%
vs the S&P 500−6.9 pts+33.2 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−2.6 pts+28.0 pts
Below its high−4.6%−12.8%
Net assets$482,327$674m

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.

WTAI in plain words

By weight, 65% of WTAI's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 71%. The top ten holdings are 37% of the fund across 57 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +49.7% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 33.2 pts. It sits 12.8% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do AIX and WTAI hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 33% 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 WTAI?
AIX has 88% of its weight in S&P 500 names and WTAI has 65%, so WTAI differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIX or WTAI?
AIX charges 0.65% a year and WTAI charges 0.45%, so WTAI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AIX against WTAI, 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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