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CHAT vs JHAI: which is really different?

CHAT and JHAI hold 42% of their weight in the same names, and CHAT returned more over the year.

Roundhill Generative AI & Technology ETF and Janus Henderson Global Artificial Intelligence ETF.

47.9%CHAT in the S&P 500
71.8%JHAI in the S&P 500
+52.0%CHAT total return, 1 year
+27.2%JHAI total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: CHAT scores higher

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

CHAT 5.7JHAI 4.70.1, 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

CHAT52% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
48%52%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 72% · top ten 40% of the fund · 47 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 44% in48%52%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 72% · top ten 40% of the fund
JHAI28% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
72%28%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 70% · top ten 64% of the fund · 46 holdings filed Apr 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 62% in72%28%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 70% · top ten 64% of the fund

42% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CHAT and JHAI hold 42% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions CHAT and JHAI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingCHATJHAI
NVIDIA Corp6.92%14.16%
Alphabet Inc5.69%4.73%
Microsoft Corp3.72%3.42%
Amazon.com Inc3.42%5.09%
Micron Technology Inc3.09%3.71%
Broadcom Inc2.53%6.48%
ASML Holding NV3.27%2.52%
Lumentum Holdings Inc2.33%2.22%
Vertiv Holdings Co2.12%2.07%
Nebius Group NV3.02%2.05%
SoftBank Group Corp2.78%1.38%
Intel Corp1.34%1.95%
Only in each
Only in CHATOnly in JHAI
SK hynix Inc 4.40%Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. L 16.38%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.14%Lam Research Corp. 4.05%
Astera Labs Inc 2.86%KLA Corp. 3.01%
Coherent Corp 2.55%Deere & Co. 2.05%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 2.49%Progressive Corp. (The) 1.95%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2.46%GE Vernova, Inc. 1.65%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.36%Amphenol Corp. 1.53%
Crowdstrike Holdings Inc 2.25%Palantir Technologies, Inc. 1.43%

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 Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

CHAT and JHAI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
CHATJHAICHATJHAICHATJHAI
3 months−12.2%−6.7%−14.5 pts−8.9 pts−9.8 pts−4.2 pts
6 months+43.6%+31.2%+25.6 pts+13.2 pts+19.4 pts+7.0 pts
1 year+52.0%+27.2%+35.5 pts+10.7 pts+30.3 pts+5.5 pts
3 years+237.0%not published+158.6 ptsnot published+138.8 ptsnot published
Since launch+256.5%+38.2%+166.8 pts+17.2 pts+138.6 pts+10.1 pts
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CHAT and JHAI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CHAT
Roundhill Generative AI & Technology ETF
Holds 47 stocks in artificial intelligence, 48% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
JHAI
Janus Henderson Global Artificial Intelligence ETF
Holds 46 stocks in artificial intelligence, 72% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerRoundhillJanus Henderson
ThemeArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50047.9%71.8%
Active share vs the S&P 50072.1%70.0%
In the Nasdaq-10044.1%61.6%
Holdings4746
Top ten, share of the fund39.5%63.6%
Expense ratio0.75%0.59%
Fee for the differing part1.04%0.84%
Total return, 1 year+52.0%+27.2%
vs the S&P 500+35.5 pts+10.7 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+30.3 pts+5.5 pts
Below its high−13.7%−7.4%
Net assets$1.8bn$21m

CHAT in plain words

By weight, 48% of CHAT's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 72%. The top ten holdings are 40% of the fund across 47 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +52.0% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 35.5 pts. It sits 13.7% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.

JHAI in plain words

By weight, 72% of JHAI's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 70%. The top ten holdings are 64% of the fund across 46 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +27.2% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 10.7 pts. It sits 7.4% below its all-time high of Jun 30, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do CHAT and JHAI hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 42% 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, CHAT or JHAI?
CHAT has 48% of its weight in S&P 500 names and JHAI has 72%, so CHAT differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, CHAT or JHAI?
CHAT charges 0.75% a year and JHAI charges 0.59%, so JHAI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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CHAT against JHAI, 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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