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ALAI vs LQAI: which is really different?

ALAI and LQAI hold 32% of their weight in the same names, and ALAI returned more over the year.

Alger AI Enablers & Adopters ETF and LG QRAFT AI-Powered U.S. Large Cap Core ETF.

60.0%ALAI in the S&P 500
89.9%LQAI in the S&P 500
+25.6%ALAI total return, 1 year
+17.3%LQAI total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: ALAI scores higher

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

ALAI 2.2LQAI 1.60.1, 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

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
LQAI10% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
90%10%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutsideactive share 62% · top ten 40% of the fund · 100 holdings filed Apr 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 58% in90%10%of its weight in S&P 500 companies10% of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 62% · top ten 40% of the fund

32% 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 LQAI hold 32% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions ALAI and LQAI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingALAILQAI
NVIDIA CORP12.01%5.99%
MICROSOFT CORP4.69%3.40%
AMAZON.COM INC5.27%3.25%
BROADCOM INC3.70%2.85%
APPLE INC2.78%2.64%
META PLATFORMS INC3.78%2.60%
TESLA INC2.52%5.88%
ALPHABET INC4.64%2.42%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC1.46%5.92%
ROCKET COMPANIES INC0.83%1.59%
LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC0.74%1.03%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC1.33%0.71%
Only in each
Only in ALAIOnly in LQAI
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPA 5.85%KENVUE INC 2.22%
WESTERN DIGITAL CORP 4.26%FORD MOTOR CO 2.15%
NEBIUS GROUP NV 4.04%KINDER MORGAN INC 2.12%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP 3.03%SOFI TECHNOLOGIES INC 2.06%
Anthropic PBC 2.87%WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY INC 2.00%
APPLOVIN CORP 2.05%HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC 1.99%
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC 1.95%MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC 1.73%
TALEN ENERGY CORP 1.95%KEURIG DR PEPPER INC 1.64%

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 LQAI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
ALAILQAIALAILQAIALAILQAI
3 months−2.2%−3.4%−4.4 pts−5.6 pts+0.3 pts−0.9 pts
6 months+38.0%+20.9%+19.9 pts+2.9 pts+13.7 pts−3.3 pts
1 year+25.6%+17.3%+9.1 pts+0.8 pts+3.9 pts−4.4 pts
Since launch+132.7%+88.0%+81.4 pts+7.2 pts+66.9 pts−8.7 pts
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ALAI and LQAI 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
LQAI
LG QRAFT AI-Powered U.S. Large Cap Core ETF
Holds 100 stocks in artificial intelligence, 90% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerAlgerQraft
ThemeArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50060.0%89.9%
Active share vs the S&P 50065.2%62.1%
In the Nasdaq-10054.4%58.2%
Holdings79100
Top ten, share of the fund51.3%40.4%
Expense ratio0.58%0.75%
Fee for the differing part0.89%1.21%
Total return, 1 year+25.6%+17.3%
vs the S&P 500+9.1 pts+0.8 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+3.9 pts−4.4 pts
Below its high−2.2%−4.2%
Net assets$451m$2m

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.

LQAI in plain words

By weight, 90% of LQAI's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 62%. The top ten holdings are 40% of the fund across 100 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +17.3% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts.

Questions people ask

Do ALAI and LQAI hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 32% 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 LQAI?
ALAI has 60% of its weight in S&P 500 names and LQAI has 90%, so ALAI differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ALAI or LQAI?
ALAI charges 0.58% a year and LQAI 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 LQAI, 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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