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DRGN vs WISE: which is really different?

DRGN and WISE hold 5% of their weight in the same names, and DRGN returned more over the year.

Themes China Generative Artificial Intelligence ETF and Themes Generative Artificial Intelligence ETF.

0.0%DRGN in the S&P 500
32.4%WISE in the S&P 500
−6.3%DRGN total return, 1 year
−17.1%WISE total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: DRGN scores higher

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

DRGN 91.8WISE 16.20.1, 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

DRGN100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 63% of the fund · 23 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 63% of the fund
WISE68% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
32%68%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 84% · top ten 51% of the fund · 40 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 29% in32%68%inoutside the S&P 500active share 84% · top ten 51% of the fund

5% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DRGN and WISE hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions DRGN and WISE both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingDRGNWISE
Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Ltd3.70%1.96%
Bairong Inc0.60%0.33%
Only in each
Only in DRGNOnly in WISE
Hygon Information Technology C 8.15%Advanced Micro Devices Inc 11.41%
Montage Technology Co Ltd 7.81%QuickLogic Corp 7.53%
Cambricon Technologies Corp Lt 7.46%Gorilla Technology Group Inc 5.49%
Yuanjie Semiconductor Technolo 7.23%Snowflake Inc 5.15%
Foxconn Industrial Internet Co 5.88%NVIDIA Corp 4.70%
Baidu Inc 5.71%Broadcom Inc 3.53%
IEIT Systems Co Ltd 5.68%Amazon.com Inc 3.46%
Kingsoft Corp Ltd 4.96%Information Services Group Inc 3.45%

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

DRGN and WISE over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
DRGNWISEDRGNWISEDRGNWISE
3 months−11.4%−13.3%−13.6 pts−15.6 pts−8.9 pts−10.8 pts
6 months+7.8%+7.5%−10.3 pts−10.5 pts−16.5 pts−16.8 pts
1 year−6.3%−17.1%−22.9 pts−33.7 pts−28.1 pts−38.9 pts
Since launch+30.6%+42.7%+6.5 pts−28.9 pts+0.3 pts−44.1 pts
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DRGN and WISE on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DRGN
Themes China Generative Artificial Intelligence ETF
Holds 23 stocks in artificial intelligence, 0% 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
IssuerThemesThemes
ThemeArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 5000.0%32.4%
Active share vs the S&P 500100.0%83.6%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%29.2%
Holdings2340
Top ten, share of the fund62.5%51.4%
Expense ratio0.39%0.35%
Fee for the differing part0.39%0.42%
Total return, 1 year−6.3%−17.1%
vs the S&P 500−22.9 pts−33.7 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−28.1 pts−38.9 pts
Below its high−17.6%−24.0%
Net assets$22m$28m

DRGN in plain words

By weight, 0% of DRGN's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 62% of the fund across 23 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned −6.3% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 22.9 pts. It sits 17.6% below its all-time high of May 13, 2026.

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 DRGN and WISE hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 5% 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, DRGN or WISE?
DRGN has 0% of its weight in S&P 500 names and WISE has 32%, so DRGN differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, DRGN or WISE?
DRGN charges 0.39% 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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DRGN against WISE, 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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