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AIX vs XA: which is really different?

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

Defiance US 100 Tech AI Moat ETF and Corgi AI Cybersecurity ETF.

88.0%AIX in the S&P 500
47.2%XA in the S&P 500
−4.6%AIX total return, 1 year
+59.5%XA total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: XA scores higher

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

AIX 2XA 59.60.1, 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
XA53% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 3 months to Sep 18, 2026
47%53%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 99% · top ten 65% of the fund · 26 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 40% in47%53%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 99% · top ten 65% 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 XA hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AIX and XA both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAIXXA
First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/20310.04%0.91%
Only in each
Only in AIXOnly in XA
Palantir Technologies Inc 6.26%Palo Alto Networks Inc 12.91%
Microsoft Corp 5.73%Crowdstrike Holdings Inc 11.86%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 5.69%Okta Inc 6.91%
Meta Platforms Inc 5.38%Fortinet Inc 5.87%
Apple Inc 5.30%Datadog Inc 5.29%
Micron Technology Inc 5.27%Rubrik Inc 4.81%
Nvidia Corp 5.07%Cloudflare Inc 4.66%
Amazon.com Inc 4.84%Zscaler Inc 4.16%

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 XA over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AIXXAAIXXAAIXXA
3 monthsnot published+27.7%not published+25.4 ptsnot published+30.2 pts
Since launch−4.6%+59.5%−6.9 pts+55.1 pts−2.6 pts+55.6 pts
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AIX and XA 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
XA
Corgi AI Cybersecurity ETF
Holds 26 stocks in artificial intelligence, 47% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerDefianceCorgi
ThemeArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50088.0%47.2%
Active share vs the S&P 50064.0%98.9%
In the Nasdaq-10094.3%40.1%
Holdings3226
Top ten, share of the fund52.9%64.6%
Expense ratio0.65%0.35%
Fee for the differing part1.02%0.35%
Total return, 1 year−4.6% (since launch on Jun 30, 2026)+59.5% (since launch on May 6, 2026)
vs the S&P 500−6.9 pts+55.1 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−2.6 pts+55.6 pts
Below its high−4.6%−2.6%
Net assets$482,327$6m

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.

XA in plain words

By weight, 47% of XA's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 99%. The top ten holdings are 65% of the fund across 26 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Since it launched on May 6, 2026 the fund returned +59.5% with distributions reinvested against +4.3% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 55.1 pts.

Questions people ask

Do AIX and XA 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 XA?
AIX has 88% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XA has 47%, so XA differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIX or XA?
AIX charges 0.65% a year and XA charges 0.35%, so XA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AIX against XA, 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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