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EPAI vs PBOT: which is really different?

EPAI and PBOT hold 11% of their weight in the same names.

Harbor AI Inflection Strategy ETF and Pictet AI & Automation ETF.

58.0%EPAI in the S&P 500
61.0%PBOT in the S&P 500
+33.6%EPAI total return, 1 year
+34.6%PBOT total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: EPAI scores higher

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

EPAI 34.3PBOT 13.60.1, 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

EPAI42% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 6 months to Sep 18, 2026
58%42%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 96% · top ten 38% of the fund · 37 holdings filed Apr 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 19% in58%42%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 96% · top ten 38% of the fund
PBOT39% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 6 months to Sep 18, 2026
61%39%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 82% · top ten 53% of the fund · 44 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 52% in61%39%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 82% · top ten 53% of the fund

11% 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 PBOT hold 11% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions EPAI and PBOT both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingEPAIPBOT
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt3.61%6.34%
Lam Research Corp3.27%2.21%
NXP Semiconductors NV2.76%2.21%
Teradyne Inc4.25%1.80%
FormFactor Inc3.98%0.75%
Only in each
Only in EPAIOnly in PBOT
Vertiv Holdings Co 4.76%ALPHABET INC-CL A 6.86%
MasTec Inc 3.82%KLA CORP 6.36%
Applied Materials Inc 3.65%BROADCOM INC 6.33%
Monolithic Power Systems Inc 3.61%ASML HOLDING NV /EUR/ 5.77%
Everus Construction Group Inc 3.48%SNOWFLAKE INC 4.73%
Entegris Inc 3.46%CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS INC - A 4.64%
Amkor Technology Inc 3.27%PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC 4.57%
ASML Holding NV 3.22%INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG /EUR/ 3.91%

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

EPAI and PBOT over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
EPAIPBOTEPAIPBOTEPAIPBOT
3 months−13.1%+1.0%−15.3 pts−1.2 pts−10.6 pts+3.5 pts
6 months+19.2%+39.5%+1.2 pts+21.4 pts−5.0 pts+15.2 pts
Since launch+33.6%+34.6%+19.8 pts+18.0 pts+14.8 pts+13.9 pts
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EPAI and PBOT on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
EPAI
Harbor AI Inflection Strategy ETF
Holds 37 stocks in artificial intelligence, 58% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
PBOT
Pictet AI & Automation ETF
Holds 44 stocks in artificial intelligence, 61% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerHarborPictet
ThemeArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50058.0%61.0%
Active share vs the S&P 50095.5%82.1%
In the Nasdaq-10019.0%52.2%
Holdings3744
Top ten, share of the fund37.9%52.6%
Expense ratio0.88%0.70%
Fee for the differing part0.92%0.85%
Total return, 1 year+33.6% (since launch on Dec 18, 2025)+34.6% (since launch on Oct 16, 2025)
vs the S&P 500+19.8 pts+18.0 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+14.8 pts+13.9 pts
Below its high−16.8%−3.8%
Net assets$5m$14m

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.

PBOT in plain words

By weight, 61% of PBOT's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 82%. The top ten holdings are 53% of the fund across 44 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Since it launched on Oct 16, 2025 the fund returned +34.6% with distributions reinvested against +16.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 18.0 pts.

Questions people ask

Do EPAI and PBOT hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 11% 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 PBOT?
EPAI has 58% of its weight in S&P 500 names and PBOT has 61%, so EPAI differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, EPAI or PBOT?
EPAI charges 0.88% a year and PBOT charges 0.70%, so PBOT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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EPAI against PBOT, 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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