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LQAI vs WISE: which is really different?

LQAI and WISE hold 17% of their weight in the same names, and LQAI returned more over the year.

LG QRAFT AI-Powered U.S. Large Cap Core ETF and Themes Generative Artificial Intelligence ETF.

89.9%LQAI in the S&P 500
32.4%WISE in the S&P 500
+17.3%LQAI total return, 1 year
−17.1%WISE total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: WISE scores higher

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

LQAI 1.6WISE 16.20.1, 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

LQAI10% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
90%10%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutsideactive share 62% · top ten 40% of the fund · 100 holdings filed Apr 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 58% in90%10%of its weight in S&P 500 companies10% of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 62% · top ten 40% of the fund
WISE68% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
32%68%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 84% · top ten 51% of the fund · 40 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 29% in32%68%inoutside the S&P 500active share 84% · top ten 51% of the fund

17% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, LQAI and WISE hold 17% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions LQAI and WISE both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingLQAIWISE
NVIDIA CORP5.99%4.70%
AMAZON.COM INC3.25%3.46%
BROADCOM INC2.85%3.53%
ALPHABET INC2.42%2.91%
COREWEAVE INC1.42%2.10%
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC0.89%3.18%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC0.71%11.41%
ORACLE CORP0.13%1.56%
ARISTA NETWORKS INC0.12%1.69%
SNOWFLAKE INC0.10%5.15%
Only in each
Only in LQAIOnly in WISE
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 5.92%QuickLogic Corp 7.53%
TESLA INC 5.88%Gorilla Technology Group Inc 5.49%
SANDISK CORP 5.44%Information Services Group Inc 3.45%
MICROSOFT CORP 3.40%BigBear.ai Holdings Inc 3.37%
APPLE INC 2.64%SoundHound AI Inc 3.35%
META PLATFORMS INC 2.60%Blaize Holdings Inc 3.13%
KENVUE INC 2.22%Datasection Inc 3.07%
FORD MOTOR CO 2.15%C3.ai Inc 2.80%

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

LQAI and WISE over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
LQAIWISELQAIWISELQAIWISE
3 months−3.4%−13.3%−5.6 pts−15.6 pts−0.9 pts−10.8 pts
6 months+20.9%+7.5%+2.9 pts−10.5 pts−3.3 pts−16.8 pts
1 year+17.3%−17.1%+0.8 pts−33.7 pts−4.4 pts−38.9 pts
Since launch+88.0%+42.7%+7.2 pts−28.9 pts−8.7 pts−44.1 pts
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LQAI and WISE on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
LQAI
LG QRAFT AI-Powered U.S. Large Cap Core ETF
Holds 100 stocks in artificial intelligence, 90% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
WISE
Themes Generative Artificial Intelligence ETF
Holds 40 stocks in artificial intelligence, 32% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerQraftThemes
ThemeArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50089.9%32.4%
Active share vs the S&P 50062.1%83.6%
In the Nasdaq-10058.2%29.2%
Holdings10040
Top ten, share of the fund40.4%51.4%
Expense ratio0.75%0.35%
Fee for the differing part1.21%0.42%
Total return, 1 year+17.3%−17.1%
vs the S&P 500+0.8 pts−33.7 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−4.4 pts−38.9 pts
Below its high−4.2%−24.0%
Net assets$2m$28m

LQAI in plain words

By weight, 90% of LQAI's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 62%. The top ten holdings are 40% of the fund across 100 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +17.3% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts.

WISE in plain words

By weight, 32% of WISE's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 84%. The top ten holdings are 51% of the fund across 40 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned −17.1% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 33.7 pts. It sits 24.0% below its all-time high of Oct 15, 2025.

Questions people ask

Do LQAI and WISE hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 17% 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, LQAI or WISE?
LQAI has 90% of its weight in S&P 500 names and WISE has 32%, so WISE differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, LQAI or WISE?
LQAI charges 0.75% a year and WISE charges 0.35%, so WISE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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LQAI against WISE, 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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