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EPAI vs XAIX: which is really different?

EPAI and XAIX hold 0% of their weight in the same names.

Harbor AI Inflection Strategy ETF and Xtrackers Artificial Intelligence and Big Data ETF.

58.0%EPAI in the S&P 500
70.6%XAIX in the S&P 500
+33.6%EPAI total return, 1 year
+39.6%XAIX 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 34.3XAIX 5.40.1, 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
XAIX29% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
71%29%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 72% · top ten 53% of the fund · 91 holdings filed May 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 50% in71%29%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 72% · top ten 53% of the fund

0% 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 XAIX hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions EPAI and XAIX both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingEPAIXAIX
Twilio Inc2.10%0.23%
Only in each
Only in EPAIOnly in XAIX
Vertiv Holdings Co 4.76%MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 9.03%
Teradyne Inc 4.25%SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 8.32%
FormFactor Inc 3.98%SK HYNIX INC 7.69%
MasTec Inc 3.82%INTEL CORP 4.92%
Applied Materials Inc 3.65%CISCO SYSTEMS INC 4.13%
Monolithic Power Systems Inc 3.61%ALPHABET INC 4.00%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 3.61%AMAZON.COM INC 3.86%
Everus Construction Group Inc 3.48%APPLE INC 3.78%

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 May 31, 2026.

Performance, window by window

EPAI and XAIX over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
EPAIXAIXEPAIXAIXEPAIXAIX
3 months−13.1%−1.3%−15.3 pts−3.6 pts−10.6 pts+1.1 pts
6 months+19.2%+41.6%+1.2 pts+23.6 pts−5.0 pts+17.3 pts
1 yearnot published+39.6%not published+23.0 ptsnot published+17.8 pts
Since launch+33.6%+101.2%+19.8 pts+54.6 pts+14.8 pts+38.8 pts
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EPAI and XAIX 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
XAIX
Xtrackers Artificial Intelligence and Big Data ETF
Holds 91 stocks in artificial intelligence, 71% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerHarborXtrackers
ThemeArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50058.0%70.6%
Active share vs the S&P 50095.5%72.0%
In the Nasdaq-10019.0%50.2%
Holdings3791
Top ten, share of the fund37.9%53.0%
Expense ratio0.88%0.35%
Fee for the differing part0.92%0.49%
Total return, 1 year+33.6% (since launch on Dec 18, 2025)+39.6%
vs the S&P 500+19.8 pts+23.0 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+14.8 pts+17.8 pts
Below its high−16.8%−4.9%
Net assets$5m$174m

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.

XAIX in plain words

By weight, 71% of XAIX'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 53% of the fund across 91 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +39.6% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 23.0 pts.

Questions people ask

Do EPAI and XAIX hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 0% 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 XAIX?
EPAI has 58% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XAIX has 71%, so EPAI differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, EPAI or XAIX?
EPAI charges 0.88% a year and XAIX charges 0.35%, so XAIX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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EPAI against XAIX, 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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