Data as of .
WISE vs WTAI: which is really different?
WISE and WTAI hold 22% of their weight in the same names, and WTAI returned more over the year.
ETFIQ Off-Index Score: WISE scores higher
How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?
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
22% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, WISE and WTAI hold 22% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | WISE | WTAI |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 4.70% | 3.76% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 3.46% | 3.33% |
| Alphabet Inc | 2.91% | 3.13% |
| Broadcom Inc | 3.53% | 2.66% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 11.41% | 2.29% |
| Snowflake Inc | 5.15% | 1.93% |
| Oracle Corp | 1.56% | 1.98% |
| CoreWeave Inc | 2.10% | 0.78% |
| Only in WISE | Only in WTAI |
|---|---|
| QuickLogic Corp 7.53% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 5.23% |
| Gorilla Technology Group Inc 5.49% | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 4.37% |
| Information Services Group Inc 3.45% | SANDISK CORP 4.01% |
| BigBear.ai Holdings Inc 3.37% | KIOXIA HOLDINGS CORP 3.98% |
| SoundHound AI Inc 3.35% | SK SQUARE CO LTD 3.41% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc 3.18% | TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPA 3.04% |
| Blaize Holdings Inc 3.13% | PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC 2.86% |
| Datasection Inc 3.07% | META PLATFORMS INC 2.82% |
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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WISE | WTAI | WISE | WTAI | WISE | WTAI | |
| 3 months | −13.3% | −11.4% | −15.6 pts | −13.6 pts | −10.8 pts | −8.9 pts |
| 6 months | +7.5% | +46.3% | −10.5 pts | +28.3 pts | −16.8 pts | +22.1 pts |
| 1 year | −17.1% | +49.7% | −33.7 pts | +33.2 pts | −38.9 pts | +28.0 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +142.4% | not published | +64.0 pts | not published | +44.3 pts |
| Since launch | +42.7% | +74.0% | −28.9 pts | −0.6 pts | −44.1 pts | −14.6 pts |
| WISE Themes Generative Artificial Intelligence ETF Holds 40 stocks in artificial intelligence, 32% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | WTAI WisdomTree Artificial Intelligence and Innovation Fund Holds 57 stocks in artificial intelligence, 65% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Themes | WisdomTree |
| Theme | Artificial intelligence | Artificial intelligence |
| In the S&P 500 | 32.4% | 65.1% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 83.6% | 71.4% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 29.2% | 51.7% |
| Holdings | 40 | 57 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 51.4% | 37.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.45% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.42% | 0.63% |
| Total return, 1 year | −17.1% | +49.7% |
| vs the S&P 500 | −33.7 pts | +33.2 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | −38.9 pts | +28.0 pts |
| Below its high | −24.0% | −12.8% |
| Net assets | $28m | $674m |
WISE in plain words
By weight, 32% of WISE's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 84%. The top ten holdings are 51% of the fund across 40 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned −17.1% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 33.7 pts. It sits 24.0% below its all-time high of Oct 15, 2025.
WTAI in plain words
By weight, 65% of WTAI's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 71%. The top ten holdings are 37% of the fund across 57 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +49.7% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 33.2 pts. It sits 12.8% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do WISE and WTAI hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 22% 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, WISE or WTAI?
- WISE has 32% of its weight in S&P 500 names and WTAI has 65%, so WISE differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, WISE or WTAI?
- WISE charges 0.35% a year and WTAI charges 0.45%, so WISE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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