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ALAI vs DRAI: which is really different?

ALAI and DRAI hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and ALAI returned more over the year.

Alger AI Enablers & Adopters ETF and Draco Evolution AI ETF.

60.0%ALAI in the S&P 500
0.0%DRAI in the S&P 500
+25.6%ALAI total return, 1 year
+15.8%DRAI total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: DRAI scores higher

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

ALAI 2.2DRAI 91.80.1, 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
DRAI100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 100% of the fund · 8 holdings filed May 29, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 100% 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, ALAI and DRAI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in ALAIOnly in DRAI
NVIDIA CORP 12.01%ProShares UltraPro QQQ 21.14%
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPA 5.85%Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3X ETF 20.90%
AMAZON.COM INC 5.27%iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF 17.05%
MICROSOFT CORP 4.69%Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF 17.04%
ALPHABET INC 4.64%iShares iBoxx USD High Yield Corporate B 17.03%
WESTERN DIGITAL CORP 4.26%ProShares UltraPro Dow30 2.33%
NEBIUS GROUP NV 4.04%Direxion Daily Small Cap Bull 3X ETF 2.27%
META PLATFORMS INC 3.78%Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF 2.24%

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 May 29, 2026.

Performance, window by window

ALAI and DRAI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
ALAIDRAIALAIDRAIALAIDRAI
3 months−2.2%−4.5%−4.4 pts−6.8 pts+0.3 pts−2.0 pts
6 months+38.0%+14.8%+19.9 pts−3.3 pts+13.7 pts−9.5 pts
1 year+25.6%+15.8%+9.1 pts−0.8 pts+3.9 pts−6.0 pts
Since launch+132.7%+35.8%+81.4 pts−3.5 pts+66.9 pts−9.1 pts
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ALAI and DRAI 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
DRAI
Draco Evolution AI ETF
Holds 8 stocks in artificial intelligence, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerAlgerDraco Evolution
ThemeArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50060.0%0.0%
Active share vs the S&P 50065.2%100.0%
In the Nasdaq-10054.4%0.0%
Holdings798
Top ten, share of the fund51.3%100.0%
Expense ratio0.58%1.34%
Fee for the differing part0.89%1.34%
Total return, 1 year+25.6%+15.8%
vs the S&P 500+9.1 pts−0.8 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+3.9 pts−6.0 pts
Below its high−2.2%−7.6%
Net assets$451m$24m

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.

DRAI in plain words

By weight, 0% of DRAI's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 100% of the fund across 8 positions, as filed for May 29, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +15.8% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 0.8 pts. It sits 7.6% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do ALAI and DRAI 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, ALAI or DRAI?
ALAI has 60% of its weight in S&P 500 names and DRAI has 0%, so DRAI differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ALAI or DRAI?
ALAI charges 0.58% a year and DRAI charges 1.34%, so ALAI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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ALAI against DRAI, 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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