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IVES vs XAIX: which is really different?

IVES and XAIX hold 44% of their weight in the same names, and XAIX returned more over the year.

Dan IVES Wedbush AI Revolution ETF and Xtrackers Artificial Intelligence and Big Data ETF.

73.9%IVES in the S&P 500
70.6%XAIX in the S&P 500
+27.2%IVES total return, 1 year
+39.6%XAIX total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: XAIX scores higher

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

IVES 2.5XAIX 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

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
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

44% 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 XAIX hold 44% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions IVES and XAIX both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingIVESXAIX
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC4.66%9.03%
ALPHABET INC5.38%4.00%
AMAZON.COM INC5.42%3.86%
APPLE INC4.72%3.78%
NVIDIA CORP4.84%3.73%
ORACLE CORP3.45%3.55%
META PLATFORMS INC4.17%3.15%
MICROSOFT CORP4.44%3.07%
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC3.23%2.90%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD3.40%2.79%
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP3.00%2.42%
PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC3.01%1.74%
Only in each
Only in IVESOnly in XAIX
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 6.33%SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 8.32%
BROADCOM INC 5.44%SK HYNIX INC 7.69%
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPA 4.95%INTEL CORP 4.92%
GE VERNOVA INC 4.25%CISCO SYSTEMS INC 4.13%
TESLA INC 4.06%BANK OF AMERICA CORP 3.09%
SHOPIFY INC 2.83%DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC 2.62%
COREWEAVE INC 2.55%SAP SE 2.05%
NEBIUS GROUP NV 2.20%VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 1.79%

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

IVES 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
IVESXAIXIVESXAIXIVESXAIX
3 months+5.6%−1.3%+3.3 pts−3.6 pts+8.1 pts+1.1 pts
6 months+37.2%+41.6%+19.2 pts+23.6 pts+13.0 pts+17.3 pts
1 year+27.2%+39.6%+10.6 pts+23.0 pts+5.4 pts+17.8 pts
Since launch+58.8%+101.2%+28.9 pts+54.6 pts+21.6 pts+38.8 pts
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IVES and XAIX 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
XAIX
Xtrackers Artificial Intelligence and Big Data ETF
Holds 91 stocks in artificial intelligence, 71% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerWedbushXtrackers
ThemeArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50073.9%70.6%
Active share vs the S&P 50066.5%72.0%
In the Nasdaq-10062.6%50.2%
Holdings3091
Top ten, share of the fund50.4%53.0%
Expense ratio0.75%0.35%
Fee for the differing part1.13%0.49%
Total return, 1 year+27.2%+39.6%
vs the S&P 500+10.6 pts+23.0 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+5.4 pts+17.8 pts
Below its high−3.8%−4.9%
Net assets$997m$174m

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.

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 IVES and XAIX hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 44% 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 XAIX?
IVES has 74% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XAIX has 71%, so XAIX differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, IVES or XAIX?
IVES 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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Where these figures came from

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IVES 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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