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TCAI vs THNQ: which is really different?

TCAI and THNQ hold 9% of their weight in the same names, and TCAI returned more over the year.

Tortoise AI Infrastructure ETF and ROBO Global(R) Artificial Intelligence ETF.

63.2%TCAI in the S&P 500
43.9%THNQ in the S&P 500
+67.6%TCAI total return, 1 year
+42.4%THNQ total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: TCAI scores higher

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

TCAI 28.5THNQ 15.30.1, 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

TCAI37% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
63%37%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 93% · top ten 51% of the fund · 43 holdings filed May 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 26% in63%37%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 93% · top ten 51% of the fund
THNQ56% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
44%56%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 83% · top ten 28% of the fund · 53 holdings filed Apr 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 39% in44%56%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 83% · top ten 28% of the fund

9% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, TCAI and THNQ hold 9% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions TCAI and THNQ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingTCAITHNQ
Infineon Technologies AG1.93%2.67%
Arista Networks Inc1.71%2.21%
Nebius Group NV1.55%2.94%
Lumentum Holdings Inc0.86%2.84%
NVIDIA Corp0.59%2.04%
Only in each
Only in TCAIOnly in THNQ
Dell Technologies Inc 8.94%ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 3.46%
Micron Technology Inc 7.64%Global Unichip Corp 2.92%
Seagate Technology Holdings PL 5.77%Astera Labs, Inc 2.71%
Western Digital Corp 5.14%Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 2.62%
Ciena Corp 5.10%ALPHABET INC. 2.60%
Vertiv Holdings Co 4.48%MediaTek Inc. 2.54%
Quanta Services Inc 3.58%AMBARELLA, INC. 2.47%
Sandisk Corp/DE 3.47%ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 2.42%

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

TCAI and THNQ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
TCAITHNQTCAITHNQTCAITHNQ
3 months−16.4%+2.8%−18.6 pts+0.6 pts−13.9 pts+5.3 pts
6 months+34.7%+54.1%+16.7 pts+36.1 pts+10.5 pts+29.9 pts
1 year+67.6%+42.4%+51.0 pts+25.8 pts+45.8 pts+20.6 pts
3 yearsnot published+165.2%not published+86.8 ptsnot published+67.0 pts
Since launch+88.8%+264.4%+65.8 pts+79.6 pts+59.4 pts+34.3 pts
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TCAI and THNQ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
TCAI
Tortoise AI Infrastructure ETF
Holds 43 stocks in aI infrastructure and chips, 63% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
THNQ
ROBO Global(R) Artificial Intelligence ETF
Holds 53 stocks in artificial intelligence, 44% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerTortoiseROBO Global
ThemeAI infrastructure and chipsArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50063.2%43.9%
Active share vs the S&P 50092.7%83.1%
In the Nasdaq-10026.2%38.5%
Holdings4353
Top ten, share of the fund50.6%27.8%
Expense ratio0.65%0.68%
Fee for the differing part0.70%0.82%
Total return, 1 year+67.6%+42.4%
vs the S&P 500+51.0 pts+25.8 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+45.8 pts+20.6 pts
Below its high−18.4%−2.5%
Net assets$217m$322m

TCAI in plain words

By weight, 63% of TCAI's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 93%. The top ten holdings are 51% of the fund across 43 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +67.6% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 51.0 pts. It sits 18.4% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.

THNQ in plain words

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 28% of the fund across 53 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +42.4% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 25.8 pts.

Questions people ask

Do TCAI and THNQ hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 9% 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, TCAI or THNQ?
TCAI has 63% of its weight in S&P 500 names and THNQ has 44%, so TCAI differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, TCAI or THNQ?
TCAI charges 0.65% a year and THNQ charges 0.68%, so TCAI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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TCAI against THNQ, 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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