Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
FAI vs NEWZ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FAI returned +19.9% to NEWZ's +7.5%; 5% of their weight is in the same names.
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Net assets: $245m on Nov 3, 2026 for First Trust Bloomberg Artificial Intelligence ETF, and $20m on Jul 31, 2026 for StockSnips AI-Powered Sentiment US All Cap ETF.
77% of FAI's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 24% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.
56% of NEWZ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 44% 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 12.4 points.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | FAI | NEWZ |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +19.9% | +7.5% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its all-time high | 14.0%, high on Oct 6, 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 NEWZ as of Jul 31, 2026 | $245m | $20m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 5% | |
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 NEWZ hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.
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5% in common
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Window by window
| Total return | vs its benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | FAI | NEWZ | FAI | NEWZ |
| 3 months | −5.9% | +1.6% | −5.8 pts vs VOO | not measured |
| 6 months | +3.2% | +5.0% | −1.8 pts vs VOO | not measured |
| 1 year | +19.9% | +7.5% | +5.1 pts vs VOO | not measured |
| Since launchNot the same days: FAI Nov 2024 · NEWZ Apr 2024 | +67.8% | +23.6% | +35.5 pts vs VOO | not measured |
Side by side
As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
5% 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.
NEWZ
By weight, 56% of NEWZ's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 95%. The top ten holdings are 36% of the fund across 30 positions, as filed for Jul 31, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +7.5% with distributions reinvested.
Questions people ask
- Do FAI and NEWZ hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 5% 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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