Data as of .
KAIT vs XAIX: which is really different?
KAIT and XAIX hold 11% of their weight in the same names.
ETFIQ Off-Index Score: KAIT 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
11% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, KAIT and XAIX hold 11% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | KAIT | XAIX |
|---|---|---|
| SK HYNIX INC | 5.67% | 7.69% |
| SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD | 4.96% | 8.32% |
| Only in KAIT | Only in XAIX |
|---|---|
| TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFAC 6.16% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 9.03% |
| ASIA VITAL COMPONENTS 4.30% | INTEL CORP 4.92% |
| ADVANTEST CORP 4.05% | CISCO SYSTEMS INC 4.13% |
| AURAS TECHNOLOGY CO LTD 3.71% | ALPHABET INC 4.00% |
| LAND MARK OPTOELECTRONICS 3.61% | AMAZON.COM INC 3.86% |
| HANMI SEMICONDUCTOR CO LTD 3.01% | APPLE INC 3.78% |
| TOKYO ELECTRON LTD 2.68% | NVIDIA CORP 3.73% |
| SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO 2.48% | ORACLE CORP 3.55% |
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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAIT | XAIX | KAIT | XAIX | KAIT | XAIX | |
| 3 months | not published | −1.3% | not published | −3.6 pts | not published | +1.1 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +41.6% | not published | +23.6 pts | not published | +17.3 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +39.6% | not published | +23.0 pts | not published | +17.8 pts |
| Since launch | +3.8% | +101.2% | +4.5 pts | +54.6 pts | +3.1 pts | +38.8 pts |
| KAIT KraneShares Asia AI Technology ETF Holds 52 stocks in artificial intelligence, 0% 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | KraneShares | Xtrackers |
| Theme | Artificial intelligence | Artificial intelligence |
| In the S&P 500 | 0.0% | 70.6% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 100.0% | 72.0% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 0.0% | 50.2% |
| Holdings | 52 | 91 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 40.6% | 53.0% |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.35% |
| Fee for the differing part | not published | 0.49% |
| Total return, 1 year | +3.8% (since launch on Aug 19, 2026) | +39.6% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +4.5 pts | +23.0 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +3.1 pts | +17.8 pts |
| Below its high | −1.1% | −4.9% |
| Net assets | $5m | $174m |
KAIT in plain words
By weight, 0% of KAIT's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 41% of the fund across 52 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Since it launched on Aug 19, 2026 the fund returned +3.8% with distributions reinvested against −0.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 4.5 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 KAIT and XAIX hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 11% 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, KAIT or XAIX?
- KAIT has 0% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XAIX has 71%, so KAIT differs more from the index.
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Where these figures came from
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