ETF comparison
AIQ vs GRID
Both Thematic.
Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF · First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund
Holdings overlap
11 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of AIQ and GRID would leave roughly 10.1% 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.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
GRID is 12 bps cheaper than AIQ. On a $100,000 position that's about $120/yr more in fees for AIQ.
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Top shared holdings
11 shared in total| # | Holding | In AIQ | In GRID | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TESLA, INC. | 2.29% | 1.93% | 1.93% |
| 2 | NVIDIA CORPORATION | 2.70% | 1.90% | 1.90% |
| 3 | CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | 3.82% | 1.67% | 1.67% |
| 4 | ORACLE CORPORATION | 2.99% | 1.04% | 1.04% |
| 5 | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION | 2.03% | 0.95% | 0.95% |
| 6 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | 1.84% | 0.90% | 0.90% |
| 7 | QUALCOMM INCORPORATED | 1.96% | 0.69% | 0.69% |
| 8 | Infineon Technologies AG | 0.90% | 0.46% | 0.46% |
| 9 | Fujikura Ltd. | 0.39% | 0.28% | 0.28% |
| 10 | NXP Semiconductors N.V. | 0.59% | 0.23% | 0.23% |
| 11 | ADVANTECH 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 CORPORATION 4.18%
- BROADCOM INC. 3.24%
- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited 3.02%
- APPLE INC. 2.97%
- AMAZON.COM, INC. 2.73%
- ALPHABET INC. 2.72%
Only in GRID
111 total- EATON CORP PLC 8.52%
- SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE 8.29%
- ABB LTD (CH) 8.11%
- QUANTA SERVICES INC 8.10%
- JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL PLC 7.99%
- NATIONAL GRID PLC 4.11%
- E.ON SE 3.88%
- PRYSMIAN SPA 3.87%
- NVENT ELECTRIC PLC 2.87%
- HUBBELL INC 2.61%
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Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see
/methodology/.
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