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LQAI vs XAIX: which is really different?

LQAI and XAIX hold 31% of their weight in the same names, and XAIX returned more over the year.

LG QRAFT AI-Powered U.S. Large Cap Core ETF and Xtrackers Artificial Intelligence and Big Data ETF.

89.9%LQAI in the S&P 500
70.6%XAIX in the S&P 500
+17.3%LQAI 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?

LQAI 1.6XAIX 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

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
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

31% 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 XAIX hold 31% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions LQAI and XAIX both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingLQAIXAIX
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC5.92%9.03%
NVIDIA CORP5.99%3.73%
AMAZON.COM INC3.25%3.86%
MICROSOFT CORP3.40%3.07%
APPLE INC2.64%3.78%
META PLATFORMS INC2.60%3.15%
ALPHABET INC2.42%4.00%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC1.17%4.13%
AT&T INC0.98%1.54%
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC0.89%2.90%
INTEL CORP0.73%4.92%
CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS INC0.64%1.62%
Only in each
Only in LQAIOnly in XAIX
TESLA INC 5.88%SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 8.32%
SANDISK CORP 5.44%SK HYNIX INC 7.69%
BROADCOM INC 2.85%BANK OF AMERICA CORP 3.09%
KENVUE INC 2.22%ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD 2.79%
FORD MOTOR CO 2.15%INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP 2.42%
KINDER MORGAN INC 2.12%SAP SE 2.05%
SOFI TECHNOLOGIES INC 2.06%WESTERN DIGITAL CORP 1.31%
WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY INC 2.00%CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP 0.96%

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

LQAI 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
LQAIXAIXLQAIXAIXLQAIXAIX
3 months−3.4%−1.3%−5.6 pts−3.6 pts−0.9 pts+1.1 pts
6 months+20.9%+41.6%+2.9 pts+23.6 pts−3.3 pts+17.3 pts
1 year+17.3%+39.6%+0.8 pts+23.0 pts−4.4 pts+17.8 pts
Since launch+88.0%+101.2%+7.2 pts+54.6 pts−8.7 pts+38.8 pts
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LQAI and XAIX 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
XAIX
Xtrackers Artificial Intelligence and Big Data ETF
Holds 91 stocks in artificial intelligence, 71% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerQraftXtrackers
ThemeArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50089.9%70.6%
Active share vs the S&P 50062.1%72.0%
In the Nasdaq-10058.2%50.2%
Holdings10091
Top ten, share of the fund40.4%53.0%
Expense ratio0.75%0.35%
Fee for the differing part1.21%0.49%
Total return, 1 year+17.3%+39.6%
vs the S&P 500+0.8 pts+23.0 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−4.4 pts+17.8 pts
Below its high−4.2%−4.9%
Net assets$2m$174m

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.

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 LQAI and XAIX hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 31% 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, LQAI or XAIX?
LQAI has 90% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XAIX has 71%, so XAIX differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, LQAI or XAIX?
LQAI 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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LQAI 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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