ETF comparison

AIQvsGRID

Both Thematic.

Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF · First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
10.1%

11 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of AIQ and GRID would leave roughly10.1%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

AIQ only 89.8%Shared 10.1%GRID only 89.7%
In AIQ only
73 positions
Shared
11 positions
In GRID only
111 positions

Side by side

AIQ

Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF

Global X · Thematic

61composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.68%
Net assets
$10.17B
TTM yield
0.07%
Top-10 conc.
42.7%
GRID

First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund

First Trust · Thematic

63composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.56%
Net assets
$11.84B
TTM yield
0.81%
Top-10 conc.
58.4%

Sub-score comparison

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Cost
44
78
Tax efficiency
76
100
Liquidity
100
53
Concentration
31
Tracking quality
AIQsub-scoreGRID

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.

Cost difference

GRID is 12 bps cheaper than AIQ. On a $100,000 position that's about $120/yr more in fees for AIQ.

Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open thecost calculator pre-filled with AIQ vs GRID.

Top shared holdings

11 shared in total
#HoldingIn AIQIn GRIDOverlap
1TESLA, INC.2.29%1.93%1.93%
2NVIDIA CORPORATION2.70%1.90%1.90%
3CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.3.82%1.67%1.67%
4ORACLE CORPORATION2.99%1.04%1.04%
5INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION2.03%0.95%0.95%
6Siemens Aktiengesellschaft1.84%0.90%0.90%
7QUALCOMM INCORPORATED1.96%0.69%0.69%
8Infineon Technologies AG0.90%0.46%0.46%
9Fujikura Ltd.0.39%0.28%0.28%
10NXP Semiconductors N.V.0.59%0.23%0.23%
11ADVANTECH Co., Ltd.0.41%0.04%0.04%

Only in AIQ

73 total
  • SK hynix Inc.7.11%
  • MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.5.77%
  • ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.4.80%
  • Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.4.79%
  • INTEL CORPORATION4.18%
  • BROADCOM INC.3.24%
  • Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited3.02%
  • APPLE INC.2.97%
  • AMAZON.COM, INC.2.73%
  • ALPHABET INC.2.72%

Only in GRID

111 total
  • EATON CORP PLC8.52%
  • SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE8.29%
  • ABB LTD (CH)8.11%
  • QUANTA SERVICES INC8.10%
  • JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL PLC7.99%
  • NATIONAL GRID PLC4.11%
  • E.ON SE3.88%
  • PRYSMIAN SPA3.87%
  • NVENT ELECTRIC PLC2.87%
  • HUBBELL INC2.61%

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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see/methodology/.

Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.