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ALAI vs CHPX: which is really different?

ALAI and CHPX hold 25% of their weight in the same names.

Alger AI Enablers & Adopters ETF and Global X AI Semiconductor & Quantum ETF.

60.0%ALAI in the S&P 500
62.3%CHPX in the S&P 500
+25.6%ALAI total return, 1 year
+87.2%CHPX total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: CHPX scores higher

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

ALAI 2.2CHPX 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

ALAI40% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
60%40%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 65% · top ten 51% of the fund · 79 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 54% in60%40%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 65% · top ten 51% of the fund
CHPX38% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 6 months to Sep 18, 2026
62%38%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 83% · top ten 70% of the fund · 42 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 59% in62%38%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 83% · top ten 70% of the fund

25% 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 CHPX hold 25% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions ALAI and CHPX both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingALAICHPX
NVIDIA CORP12.01%10.05%
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPA5.85%10.45%
BROADCOM INC3.70%8.40%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC1.46%13.19%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC1.33%5.24%
NEBIUS GROUP NV4.04%0.94%
ASTERA LABS INC1.35%0.88%
ARISTA NETWORKS INC0.40%4.29%
SK HYNIX INC0.29%4.60%
ARM HOLDINGS PLC0.17%3.94%
IONQ INC0.10%0.30%
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC0.02%1.61%
Only in each
Only in ALAIOnly in CHPX
AMAZON.COM INC 5.27%MEDIATEK INC 4.74%
MICROSOFT CORP 4.69%ASML HOLDING NV-NY REG SHS 4.50%
ALPHABET INC 4.64%MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC 4.39%
WESTERN DIGITAL CORP 4.26%CISCO SYSTEMS INC 3.98%
META PLATFORMS INC 3.78%INTEL CORP 3.98%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP 3.03%QUALCOMM INC 3.27%
Anthropic PBC 2.87%VERTIV HOLDINGS CO-A 1.94%
APPLE INC 2.78%HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE 1.67%

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

ALAI and CHPX over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
ALAICHPXALAICHPXALAICHPX
3 months−2.2%−11.4%−4.4 pts−13.7 pts+0.3 pts−9.0 pts
6 months+38.0%+65.9%+19.9 pts+47.9 pts+13.7 pts+41.7 pts
1 year+25.6%not published+9.1 ptsnot published+3.9 ptsnot published
Since launch+132.7%+87.2%+81.4 pts+72.0 pts+66.9 pts+67.1 pts
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ALAI and CHPX on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ALAI
Alger AI Enablers & Adopters ETF
Holds 79 stocks in artificial intelligence, 60% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
CHPX
Global X AI Semiconductor & Quantum ETF
Holds 42 stocks in aI infrastructure and chips, 62% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerAlgerGlobal X
ThemeArtificial intelligenceAI infrastructure and chips
In the S&P 50060.0%62.3%
Active share vs the S&P 50065.2%83.1%
In the Nasdaq-10054.4%59.1%
Holdings7942
Top ten, share of the fund51.3%69.8%
Expense ratio0.58%0.50%
Fee for the differing part0.89%0.60%
Total return, 1 year+25.6%+87.2% (since launch on Oct 1, 2025)
vs the S&P 500+9.1 pts+72.0 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+3.9 pts+67.1 pts
Below its high−2.2%−12.6%
Net assets$451m$123m

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.

CHPX in plain words

By weight, 62% of CHPX'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 70% of the fund across 42 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Since it launched on Oct 1, 2025 the fund returned +87.2% with distributions reinvested against +15.2% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 72.0 pts. It sits 12.6% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do ALAI and CHPX hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 25% 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 CHPX?
ALAI has 60% of its weight in S&P 500 names and CHPX has 62%, so CHPX differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ALAI or CHPX?
ALAI charges 0.58% a year and CHPX charges 0.50%, so CHPX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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ALAI against CHPX, 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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