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THNQ vs XAIX: which is really different?

THNQ and XAIX hold 20% of their weight in the same names, and THNQ returned more over the year.

ROBO Global(R) Artificial Intelligence ETF and Xtrackers Artificial Intelligence and Big Data ETF.

43.9%THNQ in the S&P 500
70.6%XAIX in the S&P 500
+42.4%THNQ total return, 1 year
+39.6%XAIX total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: THNQ scores higher

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

THNQ 15.3XAIX 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

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
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

20% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, THNQ and XAIX hold 20% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions THNQ and XAIX both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingTHNQXAIX
ALPHABET INC.2.60%4.00%
AMAZON.COM, INC.2.38%3.86%
NVIDIA CORPORATION2.04%3.73%
Alibaba Group Holding Limited2.00%2.79%
META PLATFORMS, INC.1.84%3.15%
PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC.2.02%1.74%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION1.65%3.07%
ARISTA NETWORKS, INC.2.21%1.62%
CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS, INC.1.80%1.62%
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORAT1.31%2.42%
SNOWFLAKE INC.1.21%0.83%
Everpure, Inc2.16%0.18%
Only in each
Only in THNQOnly in XAIX
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 3.46%MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 9.03%
Nebius Group N.V. 2.94%SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 8.32%
Global Unichip Corp 2.92%SK HYNIX INC 7.69%
LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC. 2.84%INTEL CORP 4.92%
Astera Labs, Inc 2.71%CISCO SYSTEMS INC 4.13%
Infineon Technologies AG 2.67%APPLE INC 3.78%
Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 2.62%ORACLE CORP 3.55%
MediaTek Inc. 2.54%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 Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

Performance, window by window

THNQ 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
THNQXAIXTHNQXAIXTHNQXAIX
3 months+2.8%−1.3%+0.6 pts−3.6 pts+5.3 pts+1.1 pts
6 months+54.1%+41.6%+36.1 pts+23.6 pts+29.9 pts+17.3 pts
1 year+42.4%+39.6%+25.8 pts+23.0 pts+20.6 pts+17.8 pts
3 years+165.2%not published+86.8 ptsnot published+67.0 ptsnot published
Since launch+264.4%+101.2%+79.6 pts+54.6 pts+34.3 pts+38.8 pts
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THNQ and XAIX on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
THNQ
ROBO Global(R) Artificial Intelligence ETF
Holds 53 stocks in artificial intelligence, 44% 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
IssuerROBO GlobalXtrackers
ThemeArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50043.9%70.6%
Active share vs the S&P 50083.1%72.0%
In the Nasdaq-10038.5%50.2%
Holdings5391
Top ten, share of the fund27.8%53.0%
Expense ratio0.68%0.35%
Fee for the differing part0.82%0.49%
Total return, 1 year+42.4%+39.6%
vs the S&P 500+25.8 pts+23.0 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+20.6 pts+17.8 pts
Below its high−2.5%−4.9%
Net assets$322m$174m

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.

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 THNQ and XAIX hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 20% 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, THNQ or XAIX?
THNQ has 44% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XAIX has 71%, so THNQ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, THNQ or XAIX?
THNQ charges 0.68% 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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THNQ 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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