Data as of .
ALAI vs WISE: which is really different?
ALAI and WISE hold 18% of their weight in the same names, and ALAI returned more over the year.
ETFIQ Off-Index Score: WISE 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
18% 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 WISE hold 18% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ALAI | WISE |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP | 12.01% | 4.70% |
| BROADCOM INC | 3.70% | 3.53% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 5.27% | 3.46% |
| ALPHABET INC | 4.64% | 2.91% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC | 1.33% | 11.41% |
| SNOWFLAKE INC | 1.02% | 5.15% |
| ARISTA NETWORKS INC | 0.40% | 1.69% |
| Only in ALAI | Only in WISE |
|---|---|
| TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPA 5.85% | QuickLogic Corp 7.53% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 4.69% | Gorilla Technology Group Inc 5.49% |
| WESTERN DIGITAL CORP 4.26% | Information Services Group Inc 3.45% |
| NEBIUS GROUP NV 4.04% | BigBear.ai Holdings Inc 3.37% |
| META PLATFORMS INC 3.78% | SoundHound AI Inc 3.35% |
| SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP 3.03% | Palantir Technologies Inc 3.18% |
| Anthropic PBC 2.87% | Blaize Holdings Inc 3.13% |
| APPLE INC 2.78% | Datasection Inc 3.07% |
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 | WISE | ALAI | WISE | ALAI | WISE | |
| 3 months | −2.2% | −13.3% | −4.4 pts | −15.6 pts | +0.3 pts | −10.8 pts |
| 6 months | +38.0% | +7.5% | +19.9 pts | −10.5 pts | +13.7 pts | −16.8 pts |
| 1 year | +25.6% | −17.1% | +9.1 pts | −33.7 pts | +3.9 pts | −38.9 pts |
| Since launch | +132.7% | +42.7% | +81.4 pts | −28.9 pts | +66.9 pts | −44.1 pts |
| ALAI Alger AI Enablers & Adopters ETF Holds 79 stocks in artificial intelligence, 60% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | WISE Themes Generative Artificial Intelligence ETF Holds 40 stocks in artificial intelligence, 32% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Alger | Themes |
| Theme | Artificial intelligence | Artificial intelligence |
| In the S&P 500 | 60.0% | 32.4% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 65.2% | 83.6% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 54.4% | 29.2% |
| Holdings | 79 | 40 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 51.3% | 51.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.58% | 0.35% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.89% | 0.42% |
| Total return, 1 year | +25.6% | −17.1% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +9.1 pts | −33.7 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +3.9 pts | −38.9 pts |
| Below its high | −2.2% | −24.0% |
| Net assets | $451m | $28m |
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.
WISE in plain words
By weight, 32% of WISE's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 84%. The top ten holdings are 51% of the fund across 40 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned −17.1% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 33.7 pts. It sits 24.0% below its all-time high of Oct 15, 2025.
Questions people ask
- Do ALAI and WISE hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 18% 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 WISE?
- ALAI has 60% of its weight in S&P 500 names and WISE has 32%, so WISE differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, ALAI or WISE?
- ALAI charges 0.58% a year and WISE charges 0.35%, so WISE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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