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PBOT vs XAIX: which is really different?

PBOT and XAIX hold 21% of their weight in the same names.

Pictet AI & Automation ETF and Xtrackers Artificial Intelligence and Big Data ETF.

61.0%PBOT in the S&P 500
70.6%XAIX in the S&P 500
+34.6%PBOT total return, 1 year
+39.6%XAIX total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: PBOT scores higher

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

PBOT 13.6XAIX 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

PBOT39% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 6 months to Sep 18, 2026
61%39%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 82% · top ten 53% of the fund · 44 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 52% in61%39%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 82% · top ten 53% 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

21% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, PBOT and XAIX hold 21% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions PBOT and XAIX both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingPBOTXAIX
ALPHABET INC-CL A6.86%4.00%
NVIDIA CORP3.15%3.73%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC2.12%9.03%
PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC4.57%1.74%
CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS INC - A4.64%1.62%
SALESFORCE INC2.12%1.58%
META PLATFORMS INC-CLASS A0.98%3.15%
SNOWFLAKE INC4.73%0.83%
FORTINET INC2.40%0.71%
AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC1.42%0.18%
F5 INC1.12%0.16%
ZSCALER INC2.04%0.14%
Only in each
Only in PBOTOnly in XAIX
KLA CORP 6.36%SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 8.32%
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR-SP ADR 6.34%SK HYNIX INC 7.69%
BROADCOM INC 6.33%INTEL CORP 4.92%
ASML HOLDING NV /EUR/ 5.77%CISCO SYSTEMS INC 4.13%
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG /EUR/ 3.91%AMAZON.COM INC 3.86%
CLOUDFLARE INC - CLASS A 2.93%APPLE INC 3.78%
LAM RESEARCH CORP 2.21%ORACLE CORP 3.55%
NXP SEMICONDUCTORS NV 2.21%BANK OF AMERICA CORP 3.09%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

Performance, window by window

PBOT 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
PBOTXAIXPBOTXAIXPBOTXAIX
3 months+1.0%−1.3%−1.2 pts−3.6 pts+3.5 pts+1.1 pts
6 months+39.5%+41.6%+21.4 pts+23.6 pts+15.2 pts+17.3 pts
1 yearnot published+39.6%not published+23.0 ptsnot published+17.8 pts
Since launch+34.6%+101.2%+18.0 pts+54.6 pts+13.9 pts+38.8 pts
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PBOT and XAIX on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
PBOT
Pictet AI & Automation ETF
Holds 44 stocks in artificial intelligence, 61% 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
IssuerPictetXtrackers
ThemeArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50061.0%70.6%
Active share vs the S&P 50082.1%72.0%
In the Nasdaq-10052.2%50.2%
Holdings4491
Top ten, share of the fund52.6%53.0%
Expense ratio0.70%0.35%
Fee for the differing part0.85%0.49%
Total return, 1 year+34.6% (since launch on Oct 16, 2025)+39.6%
vs the S&P 500+18.0 pts+23.0 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+13.9 pts+17.8 pts
Below its high−3.8%−4.9%
Net assets$14m$174m

PBOT in plain words

By weight, 61% of PBOT's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 82%. The top ten holdings are 53% of the fund across 44 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Since it launched on Oct 16, 2025 the fund returned +34.6% with distributions reinvested against +16.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 18.0 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 PBOT and XAIX hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 21% 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, PBOT or XAIX?
PBOT has 61% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XAIX has 71%, so PBOT differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, PBOT or XAIX?
PBOT charges 0.70% 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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PBOT 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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