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FAI vs KOID: which is really different?

FAI and KOID hold 3% of their weight in the same names, and FAI returned more over the year.

First Trust Bloomberg Artificial Intelligence ETF and KraneShares Global Humanoid Robotics and Physical AI Index ETF.

76.9%FAI in the S&P 500
24.3%KOID in the S&P 500
+38.0%FAI total return, 1 year
+10.8%KOID total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: KOID scores higher

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

FAI 4.7KOID 29.70.1, 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

FAI23% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
77%23%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 70% · top ten 62% of the fund · 54 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 74% in77%23%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 70% · top ten 62% of the fund
KOID76% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
24%76%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 94% · top ten 24% of the fund · 60 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 12% in24%76%inoutside the S&P 500active share 94% · top ten 24% of the fund

3% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FAI and KOID hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions FAI and KOID both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingFAIKOID
NVIDIA Corporation8.49%2.30%
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.0.43%1.98%
Euro0.00%0.00%
Only in each
Only in FAIOnly in KOID
Microsoft Corporation 9.42%DOOSAN CO LTD 2.60%
Amazon.com, Inc. 7.78%HEXAGON AB-B SHS 2.59%
Broadcom Inc. 7.39%NIDEC CORP 2.46%
Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 7.23%ALLIENT INC 2.39%
Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 5.12%RAINBOW ROBOTICS 2.36%
Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 4.25%TE CONNECTIVITY PLC 2.27%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 4.02%MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC 2.23%
Oracle Corporation 3.92%TERADYNE INC 2.21%

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 Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

FAI and KOID over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
FAIKOIDFAIKOIDFAIKOID
3 months−0.5%−15.6%−2.7 pts−17.8 pts+2.0 pts−13.1 pts
6 months+44.6%+15.3%+26.6 pts−2.8 pts+20.4 pts−9.0 pts
1 year+38.0%+10.8%+21.4 pts−5.8 pts+16.2 pts−10.9 pts
Since launch+82.5%+41.5%+51.2 pts+11.0 pts+38.3 pts+3.2 pts
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FAI and KOID on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FAI
First Trust Bloomberg Artificial Intelligence ETF
Holds 54 stocks in artificial intelligence, 77% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
KOID
KraneShares Global Humanoid Robotics and Physical AI Index ETF
Holds 60 stocks in artificial intelligence, 24% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerFirst TrustKraneShares
ThemeArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50076.9%24.3%
Active share vs the S&P 50070.0%94.2%
In the Nasdaq-10073.5%12.1%
Holdings5460
Top ten, share of the fund61.5%23.6%
Expense ratio0.65%0.69%
Fee for the differing part0.93%0.73%
Total return, 1 year+38.0%+10.8%
vs the S&P 500+21.4 pts−5.8 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+16.2 pts−10.9 pts
Below its high−4.8%−17.9%
Net assets$190m$338m

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.

KOID in plain words

By weight, 24% of KOID's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 94%. The top ten holdings are 24% of the fund across 60 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +10.8% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 5.8 pts. It sits 17.9% below its all-time high of May 26, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do FAI and KOID hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 3% 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, FAI or KOID?
FAI has 77% of its weight in S&P 500 names and KOID has 24%, so KOID differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, FAI or KOID?
FAI charges 0.65% a year and KOID charges 0.69%, so FAI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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FAI against KOID, 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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