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IVEP vs XAIX: which is really different?

IVEP and XAIX hold 0% of their weight in the same names.

Dan IVES Wedbush AI Power & Infrastructure ETF and Xtrackers Artificial Intelligence and Big Data ETF.

71.2%IVEP in the S&P 500
70.6%XAIX in the S&P 500
−2.5%IVEP total return, 1 year
+39.6%XAIX 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 39.7XAIX 5.40.1, 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
XAIX29% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
71%29%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 72% · top ten 53% of the fund · 91 holdings filed May 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 50% in71%29%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 72% · top ten 53% of the fund

0% 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 XAIX hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in IVEPOnly in XAIX
BLOOM ENERGY CORP 4.98%MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 9.03%
QUANTA SERVICES INC 4.31%SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 8.32%
GE VERNOVA INC 4.16%SK HYNIX INC 7.69%
VERTIV HOLDINGS COMPANY 4.12%INTEL CORP 4.92%
SIEMENS ENERGY AG 4.11%CISCO SYSTEMS INC 4.13%
EATON CORP PLC 4.07%ALPHABET INC 4.00%
NEXTERA ENERGY INC 3.94%AMAZON.COM INC 3.86%
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE 3.91%APPLE INC 3.78%

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 XAIX over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
IVEPXAIXIVEPXAIXIVEPXAIX
3 months−11.8%−1.3%−14.0 pts−3.6 pts−9.3 pts+1.1 pts
6 monthsnot published+41.6%not published+23.6 ptsnot published+17.3 pts
1 yearnot published+39.6%not published+23.0 ptsnot published+17.8 pts
Since launch−2.5%+101.2%−15.7 pts+54.6 pts−21.7 pts+38.8 pts
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IVEP and XAIX 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
XAIX
Xtrackers Artificial Intelligence and Big Data ETF
Holds 91 stocks in artificial intelligence, 71% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerWedbushXtrackers
ThemeAI infrastructure and chipsArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50071.2%70.6%
Active share vs the S&P 50097.0%72.0%
In the Nasdaq-10011.3%50.2%
Holdings3091
Top ten, share of the fund41.4%53.0%
Expense ratio0.75%0.35%
Fee for the differing part0.77%0.49%
Total return, 1 year−2.5% (since launch on Apr 8, 2026)+39.6%
vs the S&P 500−15.7 pts+23.0 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−21.7 pts+17.8 pts
Below its high−13.0%−4.9%
Net assets$9m$174m

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.

XAIX in plain words

By weight, 71% of XAIX's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 72%. The top ten holdings are 53% of the fund across 91 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +39.6% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 23.0 pts.

Questions people ask

Do IVEP and XAIX hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is mostly different names. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, IVEP or XAIX?
IVEP has 71% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XAIX has 71%, so IVEP differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, IVEP or XAIX?
IVEP charges 0.75% a year and XAIX charges 0.35%, so XAIX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IVEP against XAIX, 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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