Data as of .
ALAI vs CHAT: which is really different?
ALAI and CHAT hold 34% of their weight in the same names, and CHAT returned more over the year.
ETFIQ Off-Index Score: CHAT scores higher
How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?
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
34% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ALAI and CHAT hold 34% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ALAI | CHAT |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP | 12.01% | 6.92% |
| ALPHABET INC | 4.64% | 5.69% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 4.69% | 3.72% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 5.27% | 3.42% |
| NEBIUS GROUP NV | 4.04% | 3.02% |
| BROADCOM INC | 3.70% | 2.53% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 3.78% | 2.36% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 1.46% | 3.09% |
| ASTERA LABS INC | 1.35% | 2.86% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC | 1.33% | 3.14% |
| SNOWFLAKE INC | 1.02% | 1.93% |
| LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC | 0.74% | 2.33% |
| Only in ALAI | Only in CHAT |
|---|---|
| TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPA 5.85% | ASML Holding NV 3.27% |
| WESTERN DIGITAL CORP 4.26% | SoftBank Group Corp 2.78% |
| SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP 3.03% | Coherent Corp 2.55% |
| Anthropic PBC 2.87% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2.46% |
| APPLE INC 2.78% | CoreWeave Inc 2.27% |
| TESLA INC 2.52% | Crowdstrike Holdings Inc 2.25% |
| APPLOVIN CORP 2.05% | Z AI Co Ltd 2.20% |
| SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC 1.95% | SK Telecom Co Ltd 2.16% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALAI | CHAT | ALAI | CHAT | ALAI | CHAT | |
| 3 months | −2.2% | −12.2% | −4.4 pts | −14.5 pts | +0.3 pts | −9.8 pts |
| 6 months | +38.0% | +43.6% | +19.9 pts | +25.6 pts | +13.7 pts | +19.4 pts |
| 1 year | +25.6% | +52.0% | +9.1 pts | +35.5 pts | +3.9 pts | +30.3 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +237.0% | not published | +158.6 pts | not published | +138.8 pts |
| Since launch | +132.7% | +256.5% | +81.4 pts | +166.8 pts | +66.9 pts | +138.6 pts |
| ALAI Alger AI Enablers & Adopters ETF Holds 79 stocks in artificial intelligence, 60% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | CHAT Roundhill Generative AI & Technology ETF Holds 47 stocks in artificial intelligence, 48% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Alger | Roundhill |
| Theme | Artificial intelligence | Artificial intelligence |
| In the S&P 500 | 60.0% | 47.9% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 65.2% | 72.1% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 54.4% | 44.1% |
| Holdings | 79 | 47 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 51.3% | 39.5% |
| Expense ratio | 0.58% | 0.75% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.89% | 1.04% |
| Total return, 1 year | +25.6% | +52.0% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +9.1 pts | +35.5 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +3.9 pts | +30.3 pts |
| Below its high | −2.2% | −13.7% |
| Net assets | $451m | $1.8bn |
ALAI in plain words
By weight, 60% of ALAI's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 65%. The top ten holdings are 51% of the fund across 79 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +25.6% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 9.1 pts.
CHAT in plain words
By weight, 48% of CHAT's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 72%. The top ten holdings are 40% of the fund across 47 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +52.0% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 35.5 pts. It sits 13.7% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do ALAI and CHAT hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 34% 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, ALAI or CHAT?
- ALAI has 60% of its weight in S&P 500 names and CHAT has 48%, so CHAT differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, ALAI or CHAT?
- ALAI charges 0.58% a year and CHAT charges 0.75%, so ALAI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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