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ALAI vs THNQ: which is really different?

ALAI and THNQ hold 24% of their weight in the same names, and THNQ returned more over the year.

Alger AI Enablers & Adopters ETF and ROBO Global(R) Artificial Intelligence ETF.

60.0%ALAI in the S&P 500
43.9%THNQ in the S&P 500
+25.6%ALAI total return, 1 year
+42.4%THNQ total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: THNQ scores higher

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

ALAI 2.2THNQ 15.30.1, 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
THNQ56% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
44%56%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 83% · top ten 28% of the fund · 53 holdings filed Apr 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 39% in44%56%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 83% · top ten 28% of the fund

24% 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 THNQ hold 24% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions ALAI and THNQ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingALAITHNQ
NEBIUS GROUP NV4.04%2.94%
ALPHABET INC4.64%2.60%
AMAZON.COM INC5.27%2.38%
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPA5.85%2.15%
NVIDIA CORP12.01%2.04%
META PLATFORMS INC3.78%1.84%
MICROSOFT CORP4.69%1.65%
TESLA INC2.52%1.38%
ASTERA LABS INC1.35%2.71%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC1.33%3.46%
ROBINHOOD MARKETS INC1.19%1.34%
SNOWFLAKE INC1.02%1.21%
Only in each
Only in ALAIOnly in THNQ
WESTERN DIGITAL CORP 4.26%Global Unichip Corp 2.92%
BROADCOM INC 3.70%Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 2.62%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP 3.03%MediaTek Inc. 2.54%
Anthropic PBC 2.87%AMBARELLA, INC. 2.47%
APPLE INC 2.78%ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 2.42%
APPLOVIN CORP 2.05%QUALCOMM INCORPORATED 2.25%
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC 1.95%LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 2.17%
TALEN ENERGY CORP 1.95%Everpure, Inc 2.16%

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 THNQ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
ALAITHNQALAITHNQALAITHNQ
3 months−2.2%+2.8%−4.4 pts+0.6 pts+0.3 pts+5.3 pts
6 months+38.0%+54.1%+19.9 pts+36.1 pts+13.7 pts+29.9 pts
1 year+25.6%+42.4%+9.1 pts+25.8 pts+3.9 pts+20.6 pts
3 yearsnot published+165.2%not published+86.8 ptsnot published+67.0 pts
Since launch+132.7%+264.4%+81.4 pts+79.6 pts+66.9 pts+34.3 pts
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ALAI and THNQ 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
THNQ
ROBO Global(R) Artificial Intelligence ETF
Holds 53 stocks in artificial intelligence, 44% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerAlgerROBO Global
ThemeArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50060.0%43.9%
Active share vs the S&P 50065.2%83.1%
In the Nasdaq-10054.4%38.5%
Holdings7953
Top ten, share of the fund51.3%27.8%
Expense ratio0.58%0.68%
Fee for the differing part0.89%0.82%
Total return, 1 year+25.6%+42.4%
vs the S&P 500+9.1 pts+25.8 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+3.9 pts+20.6 pts
Below its high−2.2%−2.5%
Net assets$451m$322m

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.

THNQ in plain words

By weight, 44% of THNQ's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 83%. The top ten holdings are 28% of the fund across 53 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +42.4% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 25.8 pts.

Questions people ask

Do ALAI and THNQ hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 24% 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 THNQ?
ALAI has 60% of its weight in S&P 500 names and THNQ has 44%, so THNQ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ALAI or THNQ?
ALAI charges 0.58% a year and THNQ charges 0.68%, 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 THNQ, 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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