Data as of .
ALAI vs NEWZ: which is really different?
ALAI and NEWZ hold 7% of their weight in the same names, and ALAI returned more over the year.
ETFIQ Off-Index Score: NEWZ 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
7% 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 NEWZ hold 7% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ALAI | NEWZ |
|---|---|---|
| ALPHABET INC | 4.64% | 3.56% |
| NVIDIA CORP | 12.01% | 3.09% |
| Only in ALAI | Only in NEWZ |
|---|---|
| TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPA 5.85% | Lantheus Holdings Inc 4.26% |
| AMAZON.COM INC 5.27% | SM Energy Co 4.04% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 4.69% | Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc 3.57% |
| WESTERN DIGITAL CORP 4.26% | Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc 3.54% |
| NEBIUS GROUP NV 4.04% | BWX Technologies Inc 3.38% |
| META PLATFORMS INC 3.78% | Hamilton Insurance Group Ltd 3.37% |
| BROADCOM INC 3.70% | ONEOK Inc 3.36% |
| SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP 3.03% | Eli Lilly & Co 3.34% |
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
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALAI | NEWZ | ALAI | NEWZ | ALAI | NEWZ | |
| 3 months | −2.2% | +0.8% | −4.4 pts | −1.4 pts | +0.3 pts | +3.3 pts |
| 6 months | +38.0% | +8.6% | +19.9 pts | −9.5 pts | +13.7 pts | −15.7 pts |
| 1 year | +25.6% | +3.0% | +9.1 pts | −13.6 pts | +3.9 pts | −18.8 pts |
| Since launch | +132.7% | +19.9% | +81.4 pts | −33.6 pts | +66.9 pts | −46.7 pts |
| ALAI Alger AI Enablers & Adopters ETF Holds 79 stocks in artificial intelligence, 60% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | NEWZ StockSnips AI-Powered Sentiment US All Cap ETF Holds 30 stocks in artificial intelligence, 33% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Alger | StockSnips |
| Theme | Artificial intelligence | Artificial intelligence |
| In the S&P 500 | 60.0% | 32.7% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 65.2% | 92.0% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 54.4% | 12.8% |
| Holdings | 79 | 30 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 51.3% | 35.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.58% | 0.75% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.89% | 0.82% |
| Total return, 1 year | +25.6% | +3.0% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +9.1 pts | −13.6 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +3.9 pts | −18.8 pts |
| Below its high | −2.2% | −4.6% |
| Net assets | $451m | $19m |
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.
NEWZ in plain words
By weight, 33% of NEWZ's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 92%. The top ten holdings are 36% of the fund across 30 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +3.0% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 13.6 pts.
Questions people ask
- Do ALAI and NEWZ hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 7% 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 NEWZ?
- ALAI has 60% of its weight in S&P 500 names and NEWZ has 33%, so NEWZ differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, ALAI or NEWZ?
- ALAI charges 0.58% a year and NEWZ 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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Cite this page. ETFIQ, ALAI against NEWZ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/alai-vs-newz Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.