Data as of .
FAI vs WTAI: which is really different?
FAI and WTAI hold 41% of their weight in the same names, and WTAI returned more over the year.
ETFIQ Off-Index Score: WTAI 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
41% 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 WTAI hold 41% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FAI | WTAI |
|---|---|---|
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 3.88% | 5.23% |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 8.49% | 3.76% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 7.78% | 3.33% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) | 7.23% | 3.13% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) | 4.25% | 2.82% |
| Broadcom Inc. | 7.39% | 2.66% |
| SK Hynix Inc. | 3.16% | 2.55% |
| Marvell Technology, Inc. | 3.19% | 2.30% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 4.02% | 2.29% |
| Oracle Corporation | 3.92% | 1.98% |
| Snowflake Inc. (Class A) | 1.63% | 1.93% |
| ASML Holding N.V. | 3.31% | 1.49% |
| Only in FAI | Only in WTAI |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Corporation 9.42% | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 4.37% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 5.12% | SANDISK CORP 4.01% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. 3.77% | KIOXIA HOLDINGS CORP 3.98% |
| Arista Networks, Inc. 1.56% | SK SQUARE CO LTD 3.41% |
| MediaTek Inc. 1.55% | TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPA 3.04% |
| Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) 1.46% | PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC 2.86% |
| Shopify Inc. (Class A) 1.17% | LAM RESEARCH CORP 2.67% |
| Intuit Inc. 0.61% | TERADYNE INC 2.09% |
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 | WTAI | FAI | WTAI | FAI | WTAI | |
| 3 months | −0.5% | −11.4% | −2.7 pts | −13.6 pts | +2.0 pts | −8.9 pts |
| 6 months | +44.6% | +46.3% | +26.6 pts | +28.3 pts | +20.4 pts | +22.1 pts |
| 1 year | +38.0% | +49.7% | +21.4 pts | +33.2 pts | +16.2 pts | +28.0 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +142.4% | not published | +64.0 pts | not published | +44.3 pts |
| Since launch | +82.5% | +74.0% | +51.2 pts | −0.6 pts | +38.3 pts | −14.6 pts |
| FAI First Trust Bloomberg Artificial Intelligence ETF Holds 54 stocks in artificial intelligence, 77% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | WTAI WisdomTree Artificial Intelligence and Innovation Fund Holds 57 stocks in artificial intelligence, 65% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | WisdomTree |
| Theme | Artificial intelligence | Artificial intelligence |
| In the S&P 500 | 76.9% | 65.1% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 70.0% | 71.4% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 73.5% | 51.7% |
| Holdings | 54 | 57 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 61.5% | 37.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 0.45% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.93% | 0.63% |
| Total return, 1 year | +38.0% | +49.7% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +21.4 pts | +33.2 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +16.2 pts | +28.0 pts |
| Below its high | −4.8% | −12.8% |
| Net assets | $190m | $674m |
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.
WTAI in plain words
By weight, 65% of WTAI's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 71%. The top ten holdings are 37% of the fund across 57 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +49.7% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 33.2 pts. It sits 12.8% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do FAI and WTAI hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 41% 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 WTAI?
- FAI has 77% of its weight in S&P 500 names and WTAI has 65%, so WTAI differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, FAI or WTAI?
- FAI charges 0.65% a year and WTAI charges 0.45%, so WTAI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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