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ALAI vs IVES: which is really different?

ALAI and IVES hold 46% of their weight in the same names, and IVES returned more over the year.

Alger AI Enablers & Adopters ETF and Dan IVES Wedbush AI Revolution ETF.

60.0%ALAI in the S&P 500
73.9%IVES in the S&P 500
+25.6%ALAI total return, 1 year
+27.2%IVES total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: IVES scores higher

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

ALAI 2.2IVES 2.50.1, 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
IVES26% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
74%26%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 67% · top ten 50% of the fund · 30 holdings filed Apr 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 63% in74%26%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 67% · top ten 50% of the fund

46% 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 IVES hold 46% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions ALAI and IVES both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingALAIIVES
AMAZON.COM INC5.27%5.42%
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPA5.85%4.95%
NVIDIA CORP12.01%4.84%
ALPHABET INC4.64%5.38%
MICROSOFT CORP4.69%4.44%
META PLATFORMS INC3.78%4.17%
BROADCOM INC3.70%5.44%
APPLE INC2.78%4.72%
TESLA INC2.52%4.06%
NEBIUS GROUP NV4.04%2.20%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC1.46%4.66%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC1.33%6.33%
Only in each
Only in ALAIOnly in IVES
WESTERN DIGITAL CORP 4.26%ORACLE CORP 3.45%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP 3.03%PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC 3.23%
Anthropic PBC 2.87%PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC 3.01%
APPLOVIN CORP 2.05%INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP 3.00%
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC 1.95%SALESFORCE INC 2.73%
TALEN ENERGY CORP 1.95%CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS INC 2.67%
DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGY SOL 1.92%COREWEAVE INC 2.55%
SEA LTD 1.61%MONGODB INC 1.68%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

Performance, window by window

ALAI and IVES over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
ALAIIVESALAIIVESALAIIVES
3 months−2.2%+5.6%−4.4 pts+3.3 pts+0.3 pts+8.1 pts
6 months+38.0%+37.2%+19.9 pts+19.2 pts+13.7 pts+13.0 pts
1 year+25.6%+27.2%+9.1 pts+10.6 pts+3.9 pts+5.4 pts
Since launch+132.7%+58.8%+81.4 pts+28.9 pts+66.9 pts+21.6 pts
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ALAI and IVES 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
IVES
Dan IVES Wedbush AI Revolution ETF
Holds 30 stocks in artificial intelligence, 74% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerAlgerWedbush
ThemeArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50060.0%73.9%
Active share vs the S&P 50065.2%66.5%
In the Nasdaq-10054.4%62.6%
Holdings7930
Top ten, share of the fund51.3%50.4%
Expense ratio0.58%0.75%
Fee for the differing part0.89%1.13%
Total return, 1 year+25.6%+27.2%
vs the S&P 500+9.1 pts+10.6 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+3.9 pts+5.4 pts
Below its high−2.2%−3.8%
Net assets$451m$997m

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.

IVES in plain words

By weight, 74% of IVES's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 66%. The top ten holdings are 50% of the fund across 30 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +27.2% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 10.6 pts.

Questions people ask

Do ALAI and IVES hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 46% 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 IVES?
ALAI has 60% of its weight in S&P 500 names and IVES has 74%, so IVES differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ALAI or IVES?
ALAI charges 0.58% a year and IVES charges 0.75%, 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 IVES, 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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