Data as of .
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.
ETFIQ Off-Index Score: WISE 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
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.
| Holding | LQAI | WISE |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP | 5.99% | 4.70% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 3.25% | 3.46% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.85% | 3.53% |
| ALPHABET INC | 2.42% | 2.91% |
| COREWEAVE INC | 1.42% | 2.10% |
| PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC | 0.89% | 3.18% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC | 0.71% | 11.41% |
| ORACLE CORP | 0.13% | 1.56% |
| ARISTA NETWORKS INC | 0.12% | 1.69% |
| SNOWFLAKE INC | 0.10% | 5.15% |
| Only in LQAI | Only 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
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LQAI | WISE | LQAI | WISE | LQAI | WISE | |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Qraft | Themes |
| Theme | Artificial intelligence | Artificial intelligence |
| In the S&P 500 | 89.9% | 32.4% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 62.1% | 83.6% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 58.2% | 29.2% |
| Holdings | 100 | 40 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 40.4% | 51.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.35% |
| Fee for the differing part | 1.21% | 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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