Do NEWZ and THNQ hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 6% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.

Which is more different from the S&P 500, NEWZ or THNQ?

NEWZ has 56% of its weight in S&P 500 names and THNQ has 44%, so NEWZ differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, NEWZ or THNQ?

NEWZ charges 0.75% a year and THNQ charges 0.68%, so THNQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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NEWZ vs THNQ: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, NEWZ returned +7.5% to THNQ's +26.7%; 6% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Jul 31, 2026: $20m for StockSnips AI-Powered Sentiment US All Cap ETF and $416m for ROBO Global Artificial Intelligence ETF.

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At a glance

55.8%

NEWZ in the S&P 500

44.3%

THNQ in the S&P 500

+7.5%

NEWZ total return, 1 year

+26.7%

THNQ total return, 1 year

NEWZ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 44% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

56% of NEWZ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 44% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jul 31, 2026.

THNQ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 56% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

44% of THNQ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 56% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jul 31, 2026.

Pair scorecard

THNQ costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 19.2 points; THNQ is far larger, $416m against $20m.

NEWZ vs THNQ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	NEWZ	THNQ
Return
Measure	NEWZ	THNQ
Total return, 1 year	+7.5%	+26.7%
Drawdown
Measure	NEWZ	THNQ
Below its all-time high		17.1%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	NEWZ	THNQ
What it tracks	Artificial intelligence	Artificial intelligence
Cost and size
Measure	NEWZ	THNQ
Expense ratio	0.75%	0.68%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026	$20m	$416m
Holdings
Measure	NEWZ	THNQ
Holdings in common	6%

Method

Risk and return

Apr 19, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026 · 132 weekly returns

NEWZ THNQ

Return

Total return edge THNQ +19.4% +116.6%

Annualized edge THNQ +7.2% +35.6%

Price return edge THNQ +18.9% +116.1%

Risk

Volatility edge NEWZ 14.4% 27.7%

Max drawdown edge NEWZ −17.2% −28.4%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge THNQ 0.26 1.09

Sortino edge THNQ 0.38 1.68

Calmar edge THNQ 0.42 1.25

Reading

From Apr 2024 to Oct 2026, THNQ returned more: +116.6% to +19.4%. NEWZ swung less: 14.4% to 27.7%. NEWZ fell less at its worst: −17.2% to −28.4%.

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Risk and return: NEWZ vs THNQ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	NEWZ	THNQ	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+19.4%	+116.6%	THNQ	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+7.2%	+35.6%	THNQ	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+18.9%	+116.1%	THNQ	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	14.4%	27.7%	NEWZ	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	9.9%	17.9%	NEWZ	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−17.2%	−28.4%	NEWZ	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.26	1.09	THNQ	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.38	1.68	THNQ	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.42	1.25	THNQ	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 132 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, NEWZ and THNQ hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

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6% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first NEWZ THNQ

Arista Networks Inc 3.48% 2.28%

NVIDIA Corp 3.39% 2.04%

Lumentum Holdings Inc 2.91% 1.76%

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Only in NEWZ

NewMarket Corp 4.11%

Corpay Inc 3.77%

Solventum Corp 3.73%

Medpace Holdings Inc 3.67%

Capital One Financial Corp 3.56%

Maplebear Inc 3.55%

Kroger Co 3.50%

Electronic Arts Inc 3.47%

Only in THNQ

AMBARELLA, INC. 2.92%

PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. 2.60%

DATADOG, INC. 2.52%

AMAZON.COM, INC. 2.43%

CLOUDFLARE, INC. 2.43%

JD.COM, INC. 2.31%

Alibaba Group Holding Limited 2.29%

Samsara Inc (Nevada) 2.28%

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Window by window

Window by window: NEWZ vs THNQ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return
Window	NEWZ	THNQ
3 months	+1.6%	−6.4%
6 months	+5.0%	+6.9%
1 year	+7.5%	+26.7%
3 years	–	+140.4%
Since launchNot the same days: NEWZ Apr 2024 · THNQ May 2020	+23.6%	+230.7%

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Side by side

NEWZ StockSnips AI-Powered Sentiment US All Cap ETF · Holds 30 stocks in artificial intelligence, 56% of its weight in S&P 500 companies THNQ ROBO Global Artificial Intelligence ETF · Holds 53 stocks in artificial intelligence, 44% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer StockSnips ROBO Global

Theme Artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence

In the S&P 500 55.8% 44.3%

Active share vs the S&P 500 94.6% 82.6%

In the Nasdaq-100 9.7% 44.1%

Holdings 30 53

Top ten, share of the fund 36.3% 24.3%

Expense ratio 0.75% 0.68%

Fee for the differing part 0.79% 0.82%

Total return, 1 year +7.5% +26.7%

vs its benchmark not measured not measured

Below its high −1.6% −17.1%

Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026 $20m $416m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

6% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund

NEWZ

By weight, 56% of NEWZ's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 95%. The top ten holdings are 36% of the fund across 30 positions, as filed for Jul 31, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +7.5% with distributions reinvested.

THNQ

By weight, 44% of THNQ's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 83%. The top ten holdings are 24% of the fund across 53 positions, as filed for Jul 31, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +26.7% with distributions reinvested. It sits 17.1% below its all-time high of Oct 6, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do NEWZ and THNQ hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 6% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, NEWZ or THNQ?: NEWZ has 56% of its weight in S&P 500 names and THNQ has 44%, so NEWZ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, NEWZ or THNQ?: NEWZ charges 0.75% a year and THNQ charges 0.68%, so THNQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

NEWZ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

NEWZ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

StockSnips page for NEWZ ↗

THNQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

THNQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

ROBO Global website ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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