Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
FAI vs LQAI: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FAI returned +19.9% to LQAI's +13.0%; 24% of their weight is in the same names.
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77% of FAI's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 24% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.
93% of LQAI's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 7% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jul 31, 2026.
Pair scorecard
FAI costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.9 points.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | FAI | LQAI |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +19.9% | +13.0% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its all-time high | 14.0%, high on Oct 6, 2026 | 6.2%, high on Jun 30, 2026 |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | Artificial intelligence | Artificial intelligence |
| Against the S&P 500, 1 year | ahead by 5.1 pts | |
| Its benchmark, total return, 1 year | +14.8% | |
| Against its benchmark, 1 year | ahead by 5.1 pts | |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 0.75% |
| Net assets, FAI as of Nov 3, 2026 and LQAI as of Jul 31, 2026 | $245m | $2.2m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 24% | |
How different its holdings are from the S&P 500, ranked against 114 thematic ETFs with at least half their money in S&P 500 companies. 100 is best. How it is computed
Weight not shared with the S&P 500 only; it says nothing about returns, fees or whether the theme pays off. All thematic ETFs ranked by it →
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, FAI and LQAI hold 24% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.
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24% in common
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Window by window
| Total return | vs its benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | FAI | LQAI | FAI | LQAI |
| 3 months | −5.9% | −1.1% | −5.8 pts vs VOO | not measured |
| 6 months | +3.2% | +2.7% | −1.8 pts vs VOO | not measured |
| 1 year | +19.9% | +13.0% | +5.1 pts vs VOO | not measured |
| Since launchNot the same days: FAI Nov 2024 · LQAI Nov 2023 | +67.8% | +84.0% | +35.5 pts vs VOO | not measured |
Side by side
As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
24% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
FAI
By weight, 76% 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 50 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +19.9% with distributions reinvested against +14.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, so a holder was ahead by 5.1 pts. It sits 14.0% below its all-time high of Oct 6, 2026.
LQAI
By weight, 93% of LQAI's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 65%. The top ten holdings are 40% of the fund across 100 positions, as filed for Jul 31, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +13.0% with distributions reinvested. It sits 6.2% below its all-time high of Jun 30, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do FAI and LQAI hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 24% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
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How this is computed
It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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