Data as of .
EPAI vs FAI: which is really different?
EPAI and FAI hold 1% of their weight in the same names.
ETFIQ Off-Index Score: EPAI 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
1% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, EPAI and FAI hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | EPAI | FAI |
|---|---|---|
| ASML Holding NV | 3.22% | 3.31% |
| Synopsys Inc | 2.45% | 0.55% |
| Monolithic Power Systems Inc | 3.61% | 0.43% |
| Only in EPAI | Only in FAI |
|---|---|
| Vertiv Holdings Co 4.76% | Microsoft Corporation 9.42% |
| Teradyne Inc 4.25% | NVIDIA Corporation 8.49% |
| FormFactor Inc 3.98% | Amazon.com, Inc. 7.78% |
| MasTec Inc 3.82% | Broadcom Inc. 7.39% |
| Applied Materials Inc 3.65% | Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 7.23% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 3.61% | Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 5.12% |
| Everus Construction Group Inc 3.48% | Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 4.25% |
| Entegris Inc 3.46% | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 4.02% |
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
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPAI | FAI | EPAI | FAI | EPAI | FAI | |
| 3 months | −13.1% | −0.5% | −15.3 pts | −2.7 pts | −10.6 pts | +2.0 pts |
| 6 months | +19.2% | +44.6% | +1.2 pts | +26.6 pts | −5.0 pts | +20.4 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +38.0% | not published | +21.4 pts | not published | +16.2 pts |
| Since launch | +33.6% | +82.5% | +19.8 pts | +51.2 pts | +14.8 pts | +38.3 pts |
| EPAI Harbor AI Inflection Strategy ETF Holds 37 stocks in artificial intelligence, 58% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | FAI First Trust Bloomberg Artificial Intelligence ETF Holds 54 stocks in artificial intelligence, 77% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Harbor | First Trust |
| Theme | Artificial intelligence | Artificial intelligence |
| In the S&P 500 | 58.0% | 76.9% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 95.5% | 70.0% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 19.0% | 73.5% |
| Holdings | 37 | 54 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 37.9% | 61.5% |
| Expense ratio | 0.88% | 0.65% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.92% | 0.93% |
| Total return, 1 year | +33.6% (since launch on Dec 18, 2025) | +38.0% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +19.8 pts | +21.4 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +14.8 pts | +16.2 pts |
| Below its high | −16.8% | −4.8% |
| Net assets | $5m | $190m |
EPAI in plain words
By weight, 58% of EPAI's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 96%. The top ten holdings are 38% of the fund across 37 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Since it launched on Dec 18, 2025 the fund returned +33.6% with distributions reinvested against +13.8% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 19.8 pts. It sits 16.8% below its all-time high of Jun 30, 2026.
FAI in plain words
By weight, 77% of FAI'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 62% of the fund across 54 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +38.0% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 21.4 pts.
Questions people ask
- Do EPAI and FAI hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 1% 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, EPAI or FAI?
- EPAI has 58% of its weight in S&P 500 names and FAI has 77%, so EPAI differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, EPAI or FAI?
- EPAI charges 0.88% a year and FAI charges 0.65%, so FAI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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