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FAI vs XA: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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FAI and XA hold 5% of their weight in the same names.

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Net assets: $245m on Nov 3, 2026 for First Trust Bloomberg Artificial Intelligence ETF, and $8.0m on Nov 4, 2026 for Corgi AI Cybersecurity ETF.

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At a glance
76.5%
FAI in the S&P 500
39.3%
XA in the S&P 500
+19.9%
FAI total return, 1 year
+61.2%
XA total return, 6 months
FAI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 24% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
24% of its weight is outside the S&P 50077% of FAI's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 24% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.77%24%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 70% · top ten 62% of the fund · 50 holdings as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 77% in24% of its weight is outside the S&P 50077% of FAI's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 24% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.77%24%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 70% · Nasdaq-100: 77% in

77% of FAI's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 24% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.

XA · 6 months to Nov 4, 2026 61% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
61% of its weight is outside the S&P 50039% of XA's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 61% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 4, 2026.39%61%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 99% · top ten 59% of the fund · 26 holdings as published by its issuer for Nov 4, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 29% in61% of its weight is outside the S&P 50039% of XA's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 61% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 4, 2026.39%61%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 99% · Nasdaq-100: 29% in

39% of XA's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 61% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XA costs 0.30 points a year less; FAI is far larger, $245m against $8.1m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FAI vs XA: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureFAIXA
Return
Total return, 1 year+19.9%not published
Drawdown
Below its all-time high14.0%, high on Oct 6, 202612.0%, high on Oct 27, 2026
Against its benchmark
What it tracksArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
Against the S&P 500, 1 yearahead by 5.1 pts
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year+14.8%
Against its benchmark, 1 yearahead by 5.1 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.65%0.35%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$245m$8.1m
Holdings
Holdings in common5%

Method

What they share

5%

By the books each fund has filed, FAI and XA hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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5% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FAI XA
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (Class A) 1.99% 10.93%
Datadog, Inc. (Class A) 1.17% 2.90%
Okta, Inc. 0.51% 6.28%
Zscaler, Inc. 0.33% 4.69%
Qualys, Inc. 0.31% 4.51%
SentinelOne, Inc. (Class A) 0.26% 1.05%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in FAI
Microsoft Corporation 9.22%
Amazon.com, Inc. 9.12%
Broadcom Inc. 8.56%
NVIDIA Corporation 8.09%
Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 7.46%
Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 4.25%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. 4.08%
Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 3.90%
Only in XA
Palo Alto Networks Inc 11.17%
Rubrik Inc 5.31%
Fortinet Inc 4.42%
GEN DIGITAL INC 4.17%
Elastic NV 4.00%
Cloudflare Inc 3.80%
Tenable Holdings Inc 3.71%
CACI International Inc 3.60%
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Window by window

Window by window: FAI vs XA: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Total returnvs its benchmark
WindowFAIXAFAIXA
3 months−5.9%+7.0%−5.8 pts vs VOOnot measured
6 months+3.2%+61.2%−1.8 pts vs VOOnot measured
1 year+19.9%–+5.1 pts vs VOO–
Since launchNot the same days: FAI Nov 2024 · XA May 2026+67.8%+61.2%+35.5 pts vs VOOnot measured

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Side by side

FAI First Trust Bloomberg Artificial Intelligence ETF · Holds 50 stocks in artificial intelligence, 76% of its weight in S&P 500 companies XA Corgi AI Cybersecurity ETF · Holds 26 stocks in artificial intelligence, 39% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer First Trust Corgi
Theme Artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence
In the S&P 500 76.5% 39.3%
Active share vs the S&P 500 70.1% 98.9%
In the Nasdaq-100 77.3% 29.4%
Holdings 50 26
Top ten, share of the fund 62.1% 59.3%
Expense ratio 0.65% 0.35%
Fee for the differing part 0.93% 0.35%
Total return, 1 year +19.9% +61.2% (since launch, May 6, 2026)
vs its benchmark +5.1 pts vs VOO not measured
Below its high −14.0% −12.0%
Net assets, FAI as of Nov 3, 2026 and XA as of Nov 4, 2026 $245m $8.0m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

5% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund
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.

XA

By weight, 39% of XA's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 99%. The top ten holdings are 59% of the fund across 26 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 4, 2026. Since it first traded on May 6, 2026 the fund returned +61.2% with distributions reinvested. It sits 12.0% below its all-time high of Oct 27, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do FAI and XA 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.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, FAI or XA?
FAI has 76% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XA has 39%, so XA differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, FAI or XA?
FAI charges 0.65% a year and XA charges 0.35%, so XA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Sources and dates
FAI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
FAI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
First Trust page for FAI ↗
XA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
XA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Corgi website ↗

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How this is computed

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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