ETF comparison
AIQ vs QTUM
Both Thematic.
Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF · Defiance Quantum ETF
Holdings overlap
31 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of AIQ and QTUM would leave roughly 25.1% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Unmatched is the part of a fund's weight the other fund doesn't match: names only it holds, plus any extra weight it puts in names both funds hold.
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Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
QTUM is 28 bps cheaper than AIQ. On a $100,000 position that's about $280/yr more in fees for AIQ.
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Top shared holdings
31 shared in total| # | Holding | In AIQ | In QTUM | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INTEL CORPORATION | 2.44% | 1.39% | 1.39% |
| 2 | MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 2.64% | 1.37% | 1.37% |
| 3 | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. | 2.38% | 1.36% | 1.36% |
| 4 | MARVELL TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 1.47% | 1.25% | 1.25% |
| 5 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited | 2.73% | 1.24% | 1.24% |
| 6 | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION | 1.74% | 1.10% | 1.10% |
| 7 | BROADCOM INC. | 2.57% | 1.08% | 1.08% |
| 8 | ALPHABET INC. | 2.91% | 1.07% | 1.07% |
| 9 | AMAZON.COM, INC. | 3.03% | 1.06% | 1.06% |
| 10 | NVIDIA CORPORATION | 2.88% | 1.06% | 1.06% |
| 11 | CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | 2.67% | 1.05% | 1.05% |
| 12 | QUALCOMM INCORPORATED | 1.42% | 1.03% | 1.03% |
Only in AIQ
57 total- SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 3.31%
- NETFLIX, INC. 3.21%
- TESLA, INC. 3.14%
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 2.81%
- Tencent Holdings Limited 2.78%
- APPLE INC. 2.69%
- META PLATFORMS, INC. 2.57%
- SK hynix Inc. 2.55%
- SAP SE 2.15%
- Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 2.06%
Only in QTUM
55 total- Arqit Quantum Inc 2.41%
- Horizon Quantum Holdings LTD 2.38%
- Quantinuum Inc 1.57%
- Astera Labs Inc 1.55%
- Applied Materials Inc 1.55%
- KLA Corp 1.50%
- MKS Inc 1.50%
- Onto Innovation Inc 1.49%
- Teradyne Inc 1.48%
- Lam Research Corp 1.43%
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Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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