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IVEP vs TCAI: which is really different?

IVEP and TCAI hold 23% of their weight in the same names.

Dan IVES Wedbush AI Power & Infrastructure ETF and Tortoise AI Infrastructure ETF.

71.2%IVEP in the S&P 500
63.2%TCAI in the S&P 500
−2.5%IVEP total return, 1 year
+67.6%TCAI total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: IVEP scores higher

How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?

IVEP 39.7TCAI 28.50.1, the lowest in this set91.8, the highest

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

IVEP29% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 3 months to Sep 18, 2026
71%29%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 97% · top ten 41% of the fund · 30 holdings filed Apr 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 11% in71%29%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 97% · top ten 41% of the fund
TCAI37% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
63%37%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 93% · top ten 51% of the fund · 43 holdings filed May 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 26% in63%37%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 93% · top ten 51% of the fund

23% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IVEP and TCAI hold 23% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions IVEP and TCAI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingIVEPTCAI
VERTIV HOLDINGS COMPANY4.12%4.48%
QUANTA SERVICES INC4.31%3.58%
CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORP3.88%2.70%
NVENT ELECTRIC PLC2.66%3.18%
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE3.91%1.94%
NRG ENERGY INC2.59%1.90%
WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE)3.66%1.46%
VISTRA CORP3.11%1.13%
GE VERNOVA INC4.16%1.12%
COHERENT CORP3.22%0.96%
TALEN ENERGY CORP2.55%0.58%
SIEMENS ENERGY AG4.11%0.57%
Only in each
Only in IVEPOnly in TCAI
BLOOM ENERGY CORP 4.98%Dell Technologies Inc 8.94%
EATON CORP PLC 4.07%Micron Technology Inc 7.64%
NEXTERA ENERGY INC 3.94%Seagate Technology Holdings PL 5.77%
MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS INC 3.89%Western Digital Corp 5.14%
EQUINIX INC 3.78%Ciena Corp 5.10%
SOUTHERN COMPANY (THE) 3.65%Sandisk Corp/DE 3.47%
JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL PLC 3.55%MYR Group Inc 3.29%
BAKER HUGHES COMPANY 3.53%Credo Technology Group Holding 3.03%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

Performance, window by window

IVEP and TCAI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
IVEPTCAIIVEPTCAIIVEPTCAI
3 months−11.8%−16.4%−14.0 pts−18.6 pts−9.3 pts−13.9 pts
6 monthsnot published+34.7%not published+16.7 ptsnot published+10.5 pts
1 yearnot published+67.6%not published+51.0 ptsnot published+45.8 pts
Since launch−2.5%+88.8%−15.7 pts+65.8 pts−21.7 pts+59.4 pts
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IVEP and TCAI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IVEP
Dan IVES Wedbush AI Power & Infrastructure ETF
Holds 30 stocks in aI infrastructure and chips, 71% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
TCAI
Tortoise AI Infrastructure ETF
Holds 43 stocks in aI infrastructure and chips, 63% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerWedbushTortoise
ThemeAI infrastructure and chipsAI infrastructure and chips
In the S&P 50071.2%63.2%
Active share vs the S&P 50097.0%92.7%
In the Nasdaq-10011.3%26.2%
Holdings3043
Top ten, share of the fund41.4%50.6%
Expense ratio0.75%0.65%
Fee for the differing part0.77%0.70%
Total return, 1 year−2.5% (since launch on Apr 8, 2026)+67.6%
vs the S&P 500−15.7 pts+51.0 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−21.7 pts+45.8 pts
Below its high−13.0%−18.4%
Net assets$9m$217m

IVEP in plain words

By weight, 71% of IVEP's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 97%. The top ten holdings are 41% of the fund across 30 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Since it launched on Apr 8, 2026 the fund returned −2.5% with distributions reinvested against +13.2% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 15.7 pts. It sits 13.0% below its all-time high of May 6, 2026.

TCAI in plain words

By weight, 63% of TCAI's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 93%. The top ten holdings are 51% of the fund across 43 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +67.6% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 51.0 pts. It sits 18.4% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do IVEP and TCAI hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 23% 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, IVEP or TCAI?
IVEP has 71% of its weight in S&P 500 names and TCAI has 63%, so IVEP differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, IVEP or TCAI?
IVEP charges 0.75% a year and TCAI charges 0.65%, so TCAI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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IVEP against TCAI, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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