Data as of .
ALAI vs PBOT: which is really different?
ALAI and PBOT hold 25% of their weight in the same names.
ETFIQ Off-Index Score: PBOT 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
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 PBOT hold 25% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ALAI | PBOT |
|---|---|---|
| TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPA | 5.85% | 6.34% |
| BROADCOM INC | 3.70% | 6.33% |
| NVIDIA CORP | 12.01% | 3.15% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 1.46% | 2.12% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC | 1.33% | 1.44% |
| SNOWFLAKE INC | 1.02% | 4.73% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 3.78% | 0.98% |
| VEEVA SYSTEMS INC | 0.49% | 1.03% |
| DATADOG INC | 0.47% | 1.58% |
| SERVICENOW INC | 0.41% | 2.08% |
| SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY SA | 0.33% | 0.97% |
| F5 INC | 0.20% | 1.12% |
| Only in ALAI | Only in PBOT |
|---|---|
| AMAZON.COM INC 5.27% | ALPHABET INC-CL A 6.86% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 4.69% | KLA CORP 6.36% |
| ALPHABET INC 4.64% | ASML HOLDING NV /EUR/ 5.77% |
| WESTERN DIGITAL CORP 4.26% | CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS INC - A 4.64% |
| NEBIUS GROUP NV 4.04% | PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC 4.57% |
| SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP 3.03% | INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG /EUR/ 3.91% |
| Anthropic PBC 2.87% | FORTINET INC 2.40% |
| APPLE INC 2.78% | LAM RESEARCH CORP 2.21% |
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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALAI | PBOT | ALAI | PBOT | ALAI | PBOT | |
| 3 months | −2.2% | +1.0% | −4.4 pts | −1.2 pts | +0.3 pts | +3.5 pts |
| 6 months | +38.0% | +39.5% | +19.9 pts | +21.4 pts | +13.7 pts | +15.2 pts |
| 1 year | +25.6% | not published | +9.1 pts | not published | +3.9 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +132.7% | +34.6% | +81.4 pts | +18.0 pts | +66.9 pts | +13.9 pts |
| ALAI Alger AI Enablers & Adopters ETF Holds 79 stocks in artificial intelligence, 60% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | PBOT Pictet AI & Automation ETF Holds 44 stocks in artificial intelligence, 61% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Alger | Pictet |
| Theme | Artificial intelligence | Artificial intelligence |
| In the S&P 500 | 60.0% | 61.0% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 65.2% | 82.1% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 54.4% | 52.2% |
| Holdings | 79 | 44 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 51.3% | 52.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.58% | 0.70% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.89% | 0.85% |
| Total return, 1 year | +25.6% | +34.6% (since launch on Oct 16, 2025) |
| vs the S&P 500 | +9.1 pts | +18.0 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +3.9 pts | +13.9 pts |
| Below its high | −2.2% | −3.8% |
| Net assets | $451m | $14m |
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.
PBOT in plain words
By weight, 61% of PBOT's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 82%. The top ten holdings are 53% of the fund across 44 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Since it launched on Oct 16, 2025 the fund returned +34.6% with distributions reinvested against +16.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 18.0 pts.
Questions people ask
- Do ALAI and PBOT 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 PBOT?
- ALAI has 60% of its weight in S&P 500 names and PBOT has 61%, so PBOT differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, ALAI or PBOT?
- ALAI charges 0.58% a year and PBOT charges 0.70%, so ALAI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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