Data as of .
IVES vs NEWZ: which is really different?
IVES and NEWZ hold 10% of their weight in the same names, and IVES returned more over the year.
ETFIQ Off-Index Score: NEWZ 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
10% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, IVES and NEWZ hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | IVES | NEWZ |
|---|---|---|
| ALPHABET INC | 5.38% | 3.56% |
| NVIDIA CORP | 4.84% | 3.09% |
| PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC | 3.23% | 2.97% |
| Only in IVES | Only in NEWZ |
|---|---|
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 6.33% | Lantheus Holdings Inc 4.26% |
| BROADCOM INC 5.44% | SM Energy Co 4.04% |
| AMAZON.COM INC 5.42% | Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc 3.57% |
| TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPA 4.95% | Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc 3.54% |
| APPLE INC 4.72% | BWX Technologies Inc 3.38% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 4.66% | Hamilton Insurance Group Ltd 3.37% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 4.44% | ONEOK Inc 3.36% |
| GE VERNOVA INC 4.25% | Eli Lilly & Co 3.34% |
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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IVES | NEWZ | IVES | NEWZ | IVES | NEWZ | |
| 3 months | +5.6% | +0.8% | +3.3 pts | −1.4 pts | +8.1 pts | +3.3 pts |
| 6 months | +37.2% | +8.6% | +19.2 pts | −9.5 pts | +13.0 pts | −15.7 pts |
| 1 year | +27.2% | +3.0% | +10.6 pts | −13.6 pts | +5.4 pts | −18.8 pts |
| Since launch | +58.8% | +19.9% | +28.9 pts | −33.6 pts | +21.6 pts | −46.7 pts |
| IVES Dan IVES Wedbush AI Revolution ETF Holds 30 stocks in artificial intelligence, 74% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | NEWZ StockSnips AI-Powered Sentiment US All Cap ETF Holds 30 stocks in artificial intelligence, 33% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Wedbush | StockSnips |
| Theme | Artificial intelligence | Artificial intelligence |
| In the S&P 500 | 73.9% | 32.7% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 66.5% | 92.0% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 62.6% | 12.8% |
| Holdings | 30 | 30 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 50.4% | 35.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.75% |
| Fee for the differing part | 1.13% | 0.82% |
| Total return, 1 year | +27.2% | +3.0% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +10.6 pts | −13.6 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +5.4 pts | −18.8 pts |
| Below its high | −3.8% | −4.6% |
| Net assets | $997m | $19m |
IVES in plain words
By weight, 74% of IVES's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 66%. The top ten holdings are 50% of the fund across 30 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +27.2% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 10.6 pts.
NEWZ in plain words
By weight, 33% of NEWZ's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 92%. The top ten holdings are 36% of the fund across 30 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +3.0% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 13.6 pts.
Questions people ask
- Do IVES and NEWZ hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 10% 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, IVES or NEWZ?
- IVES has 74% of its weight in S&P 500 names and NEWZ has 33%, so NEWZ differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, IVES or NEWZ?
- IVES charges 0.75% a year and NEWZ charges 0.75%, so IVES is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, IVES against NEWZ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/ives-vs-newz Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.