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IVES vs WTAI: which is really different?

IVES and WTAI hold 40% of their weight in the same names, and WTAI returned more over the year.

Dan IVES Wedbush AI Revolution ETF and WisdomTree Artificial Intelligence and Innovation Fund.

73.9%IVES in the S&P 500
65.1%WTAI in the S&P 500
+27.2%IVES total return, 1 year
+49.7%WTAI total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: WTAI scores higher

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

IVES 2.5WTAI 5.10.1, 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

IVES26% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
74%26%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 67% · top ten 50% of the fund · 30 holdings filed Apr 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 63% in74%26%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 67% · top ten 50% of the fund
WTAI35% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
65%35%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 71% · top ten 37% of the fund · 57 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 52% in65%35%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 71% · top ten 37% of the fund

40% 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 WTAI hold 40% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions IVES and WTAI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingIVESWTAI
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC4.66%5.23%
NVIDIA CORP4.84%3.76%
AMAZON.COM INC5.42%3.33%
ALPHABET INC5.38%3.13%
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPA4.95%3.04%
PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC3.01%2.86%
META PLATFORMS INC4.17%2.82%
BROADCOM INC5.44%2.66%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC6.33%2.29%
ORACLE CORP3.45%1.98%
GE VERNOVA INC4.25%1.91%
SNOWFLAKE INC1.74%1.93%
Only in each
Only in IVESOnly in WTAI
APPLE INC 4.72%SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 4.37%
MICROSOFT CORP 4.44%SANDISK CORP 4.01%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD 3.40%KIOXIA HOLDINGS CORP 3.98%
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC 3.23%SK SQUARE CO LTD 3.41%
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP 3.00%LAM RESEARCH CORP 2.67%
SHOPIFY INC 2.83%SK HYNIX INC 2.55%
IREN LTD 1.69%MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC 2.30%
MONGODB INC 1.68%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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

Performance, window by window

IVES and WTAI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
IVESWTAIIVESWTAIIVESWTAI
3 months+5.6%−11.4%+3.3 pts−13.6 pts+8.1 pts−8.9 pts
6 months+37.2%+46.3%+19.2 pts+28.3 pts+13.0 pts+22.1 pts
1 year+27.2%+49.7%+10.6 pts+33.2 pts+5.4 pts+28.0 pts
3 yearsnot published+142.4%not published+64.0 ptsnot published+44.3 pts
Since launch+58.8%+74.0%+28.9 pts−0.6 pts+21.6 pts−14.6 pts
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IVES and WTAI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IVES
Dan IVES Wedbush AI Revolution ETF
Holds 30 stocks in artificial intelligence, 74% 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
IssuerWedbushWisdomTree
ThemeArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50073.9%65.1%
Active share vs the S&P 50066.5%71.4%
In the Nasdaq-10062.6%51.7%
Holdings3057
Top ten, share of the fund50.4%37.1%
Expense ratio0.75%0.45%
Fee for the differing part1.13%0.63%
Total return, 1 year+27.2%+49.7%
vs the S&P 500+10.6 pts+33.2 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+5.4 pts+28.0 pts
Below its high−3.8%−12.8%
Net assets$997m$674m

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.

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 IVES and WTAI hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 40% 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, IVES or WTAI?
IVES has 74% of its weight in S&P 500 names and WTAI has 65%, so WTAI differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, IVES or WTAI?
IVES charges 0.75% 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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IVES against WTAI, 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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