ETF comparison

AIQvsXLK

Thematic vs Technology.

Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF · State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
41.2%

27 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of AIQ and XLK would leave roughly41.2%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

AIQ only 58.7%Shared 41.2%XLK only 58.8%
In AIQ only
57 positions
Shared
27 positions
In XLK only
48 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%
XLK

State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF

State Street · Technology

82composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.080%
Net assets
$121.44B
TTM yield
0.43%
Top-10 conc.
64.5%

Sub-score comparison

32
Cost
92
78
Tax efficiency
85
100
Liquidity
100
53
Concentration
22
Tracking quality
AIQsub-scoreXLK

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

Cost difference

XLK is 60 bps cheaper than AIQ. On a $100,000 position that's about $600/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 XLK.

Top shared holdings

27 shared in total
#HoldingIn AIQIn XLKOverlap
1MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.5.77%5.42%5.42%
2ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.4.80%5.28%4.80%
3INTEL CORPORATION4.18%3.68%3.68%
4BROADCOM INC.3.24%5.41%3.24%
5APPLE INC.2.97%12.85%2.97%
6NVIDIA CORPORATION2.70%14.65%2.70%
7CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.3.82%2.58%2.58%
8MICROSOFT CORPORATION2.36%8.38%2.36%
9PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC.2.23%1.49%1.49%
10INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION2.03%1.47%1.47%
11ORACLE CORPORATION2.99%1.39%1.39%
12MARVELL TECHNOLOGY, INC.1.27%1.45%1.27%

Only in AIQ

57 total
  • SK hynix Inc.7.11%
  • Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.4.79%
  • Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited3.02%
  • AMAZON.COM, INC.2.73%
  • ALPHABET INC.2.72%
  • NETFLIX, INC.2.43%
  • META PLATFORMS, INC.2.30%
  • TESLA, INC.2.29%
  • Siemens Aktiengesellschaft1.84%
  • Tencent Holdings Limited1.68%

Only in XLK

48 total
  • Applied Materials Inc3.20%
  • Lam Research Corp3.02%
  • KLA Corp2.20%
  • Sandisk Corp1.88%
  • Palo Alto Networks Inc1.54%
  • Texas Instruments Inc1.51%
  • Western Digital Corp1.23%
  • Amphenol Corp1.21%
  • Corning Inc1.11%
  • Crowdstrike Holdings Inc1.08%

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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.