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JHAI vs XAIX: which is really different?

JHAI and XAIX hold 25% of their weight in the same names, and XAIX returned more over the year.

Janus Henderson Global Artificial Intelligence ETF and Xtrackers Artificial Intelligence and Big Data ETF.

71.8%JHAI in the S&P 500
70.6%XAIX in the S&P 500
+27.2%JHAI 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?

JHAI 4.7XAIX 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

JHAI28% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
72%28%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 70% · top ten 64% of the fund · 46 holdings filed Apr 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 62% in72%28%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 70% · top ten 64% 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

25% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, JHAI and XAIX hold 25% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions JHAI and XAIX both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingJHAIXAIX
Alphabet, Inc.4.73%4.00%
Amazon.com, Inc.5.09%3.86%
NVIDIA Corp.14.16%3.73%
Micron Technology, Inc.3.71%9.03%
Microsoft Corp.3.42%3.07%
Intel Corp.1.95%4.92%
Palantir Technologies, Inc.1.43%2.90%
Arista Networks, Inc.0.94%1.62%
Snowflake, Inc.1.22%0.83%
Intuit, Inc.1.11%0.80%
STMicroelectronics NV0.80%0.47%
Oracle Corp.0.34%3.55%
Only in each
Only in JHAIOnly in XAIX
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. L 16.38%SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 8.32%
Broadcom, Inc. 6.48%SK HYNIX INC 7.69%
Lam Research Corp. 4.05%CISCO SYSTEMS INC 4.13%
KLA Corp. 3.01%APPLE INC 3.78%
ASML Holding NV 2.52%META PLATFORMS INC 3.15%
Lumentum Holdings, Inc. 2.22%BANK OF AMERICA CORP 3.09%
Vertiv Holdings Co. 2.07%ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD 2.79%
Deere & Co. 2.05%DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC 2.62%

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

JHAI 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
JHAIXAIXJHAIXAIXJHAIXAIX
3 months−6.7%−1.3%−8.9 pts−3.6 pts−4.2 pts+1.1 pts
6 months+31.2%+41.6%+13.2 pts+23.6 pts+7.0 pts+17.3 pts
1 year+27.2%+39.6%+10.7 pts+23.0 pts+5.5 pts+17.8 pts
Since launch+38.2%+101.2%+17.2 pts+54.6 pts+10.1 pts+38.8 pts
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JHAI and XAIX on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
JHAI
Janus Henderson Global Artificial Intelligence ETF
Holds 46 stocks in artificial intelligence, 72% 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
IssuerJanus HendersonXtrackers
ThemeArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50071.8%70.6%
Active share vs the S&P 50070.0%72.0%
In the Nasdaq-10061.6%50.2%
Holdings4691
Top ten, share of the fund63.6%53.0%
Expense ratio0.59%0.35%
Fee for the differing part0.84%0.49%
Total return, 1 year+27.2%+39.6%
vs the S&P 500+10.7 pts+23.0 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+5.5 pts+17.8 pts
Below its high−7.4%−4.9%
Net assets$21m$174m

JHAI in plain words

By weight, 72% of JHAI's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 70%. The top ten holdings are 64% of the fund across 46 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 10.7 pts. It sits 7.4% below its all-time high of Jun 30, 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 JHAI and XAIX hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 25% 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, JHAI or XAIX?
JHAI has 72% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XAIX has 71%, so XAIX differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, JHAI or XAIX?
JHAI charges 0.59% 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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JHAI 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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