Data as of .
FAI vs PBOT: which is really different?
FAI and PBOT hold 33% of their weight in the same names.
ETFIQ Off-Index Score: PBOT scores higher
How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?
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
33% 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 PBOT hold 33% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FAI | PBOT |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc. | 7.39% | 6.33% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 3.88% | 2.12% |
| ServiceNow, Inc. | 2.09% | 2.08% |
| Datadog, Inc. (Class A) | 1.12% | 1.58% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) | 4.25% | 0.98% |
| Zscaler, Inc. | 0.31% | 2.04% |
| Dynatrace, Inc. | 0.29% | 0.83% |
| Only in FAI | Only in PBOT |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Corporation 9.42% | ALPHABET INC-CL A 6.86% |
| NVIDIA Corporation 8.49% | KLA CORP 6.36% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 7.78% | TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR-SP ADR 6.34% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 7.23% | ASML HOLDING NV /EUR/ 5.77% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 5.12% | SNOWFLAKE INC 4.73% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 4.02% | CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS INC - A 4.64% |
| Oracle Corporation 3.92% | PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC 4.57% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. 3.77% | 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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAI | PBOT | FAI | PBOT | FAI | PBOT | |
| 3 months | −0.5% | +1.0% | −2.7 pts | −1.2 pts | +2.0 pts | +3.5 pts |
| 6 months | +44.6% | +39.5% | +26.6 pts | +21.4 pts | +20.4 pts | +15.2 pts |
| 1 year | +38.0% | not published | +21.4 pts | not published | +16.2 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +82.5% | +34.6% | +51.2 pts | +18.0 pts | +38.3 pts | +13.9 pts |
| FAI First Trust Bloomberg Artificial Intelligence ETF Holds 54 stocks in artificial intelligence, 77% 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | Pictet |
| Theme | Artificial intelligence | Artificial intelligence |
| In the S&P 500 | 76.9% | 61.0% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 70.0% | 82.1% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 73.5% | 52.2% |
| Holdings | 54 | 44 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 61.5% | 52.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 0.70% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.93% | 0.85% |
| Total return, 1 year | +38.0% | +34.6% (since launch on Oct 16, 2025) |
| vs the S&P 500 | +21.4 pts | +18.0 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +16.2 pts | +13.9 pts |
| Below its high | −4.8% | −3.8% |
| Net assets | $190m | $14m |
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.
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 FAI and PBOT hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 33% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is a meaningful overlap. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
- Which is more different from the S&P 500, FAI or PBOT?
- FAI has 77% of its weight in S&P 500 names and PBOT has 61%, so PBOT differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, FAI or PBOT?
- FAI charges 0.65% a year and PBOT charges 0.70%, so FAI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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