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AIQ vs QTUM

Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF

AIQBNasdaq

Defiance Quantum ETF

QTUMANasdaq

Overlap

Expense ratio

QTUM −0.28pt a year

AIQ0.68%QTUM0.40%

Avg volume · 30D

AIQ 4.1×the volume

AIQ1.5MQTUM362K

5Y return · a year

QTUM +7.6pt

AIQ+13.9%QTUM+21.5%

AIQ vs QTUM Performance

Oct 29, 2021 – Oct 30, 2026

+91.8%AIQ+164.9%QTUM

Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 30, 2026. AIQ +91.8%. QTUM +164.9%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−50%0%50%200%Oct 2021Apr 2024Oct 2026
Expense ratio
AIQ 0.68%
QTUM 0.40%, better
Fund size
AIQ $9.73B
QTUM $5.06B
1Y total return
AIQ +13.4%
QTUM +17.5%, better
Yield (12M)
AIQ 0.08%
QTUM 1.05%, better
Holdings
AIQ 91
QTUM 89
Avg volume (30D)
AIQ 1.5M sh, better
QTUM 362K sh
NAV per share
AIQ $60.33
QTUM $134.11
52W range

ETF.net Grade

AIQ: Cost 41, Risk 69, Mission 71, Tradability 79, Holdings 81, Durability 91. QTUM: Cost 86, Risk 70, Mission 74, Tradability 70, Holdings 91, Durability 79.
Pillar letters and Scores for AIQ, QTUM, with each pillar’s weight
PillarAIQQTUM
Cost30% weightC41A86Higher
Mission25% weightA71A74Higher
Risk15% weightB69A70Higher
Tradability15% weightA79HigherA70
Holdings10% weightA81A91Higher
Durability5% weightA91HigherA79

Rank among Artificial Intelligence funds

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Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. AIQ and QTUM are both graded against the same 30 Artificial Intelligence funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Artificial Intelligence⁠

Category · 30 funds
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QTUM ranks 1st and AIQ 7th of 30 funds in the Artificial Intelligence Category.

  1. Rank 1AQTUMDefiance Quantum ETFScore 79
  2. Rank 1AXAIXXtrackers Artificial Intelligence and Big Data ETFScore 79
  3. Rank 6BIGPTInvesco AI and Next Gen Software ETFScore 64
  4. Rank 7BAIQGlobal X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETFScore 62
  5. Rank 8BAIVCAmplify Bloomberg AI Value Chain ETFScore 61

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

AIQBGlobal X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF

QTUMADefiance Quantum ETF

In short

AIQ An AI fund with real mileage, trading since 2018. AIQ casts a wide net: about 80 names spanning AI developers, the companies putting AI to work, and the hardware makers feeding big-data crunching, in the US and developed markets abroad.

QTUM Live since 2018, QTUM turns the quantum-computing story into a plain index fund: about 90 global names spanning quantum hardware and machine learning, for 0.40% a year.

Stated mandate

AIQ The fund targets companies expected to benefit from developing and using AI in products and services, along with businesses supplying hardware used for AI-driven big-data analysis.

QTUM The Fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the total return of the BlueStar® Quantum Computing and Machine Learning Index. It uses a passive indexing approach.

Why people hold it

  • AIQ Wide net by design: roughly 80 holdings covering AI builders, AI adopters, and the hardware behind big-data analysis, rather than a narrow chip bet.globalxetfs.com
  • Live since 2018, which is a long run by AI-fund standards, and now a multi-billion-dollar fund that trades actively. Size and volume usually mean tight spreads for retail-sized orders.
  • Passport included: the index reaches past US listings into developed markets abroad, so AI and chip names trading overseas can make the basket.globalxetfs.com
  • A rules-based index tracker that lands in the upper tier of the general-AI shelf on how the portfolio is built and how solidly it is run.
  • QTUM 0.40% a year against a 0.68% median for its AI-theme cohort, and it undercuts peers like WTAI (0.45%) and ALAI (0.55%).
  • Rules-based by design: it tracks the BlueStar Quantum Computing and Machine Learning Index, so no manager is hand-picking which quantum story wins.
  • About 90 holdings across global markets, so the theme rides on a basket instead of two or three pure plays.
  • Size and liquidity back it up: a multi-billion-dollar fund that trades actively, and one of the stronger implementations in its thematic peer group.

Worth knowing

  • AIQ The 0.68% expense ratio sits right at the AI-cohort median, and cheaper trackers exist: XAIX at 0.35%, QTUM at 0.40%, ARTY at 0.47%.
  • One theme, about 80 stocks, tech from top to bottom. When sentiment on AI turns, there is little else in the basket to soften the ride.globalxetfs.com
  • Foreign names often arrive as depositary receipts, which the prospectus flags for currency and overseas-market risks US-only funds skip.globalxetfs.com
  • QTUM Risk is the softest part of the profile. One narrow, early-stage theme in a single asset class means sharper swings than a broad-market fund.
  • The index covers machine learning as well as quantum, so part of the basket is familiar AI exposure rather than quantum specialists.
  • Distributions come quarterly, but a growth theme like this is not built around income.

Full AIQ profile⁠

Full QTUM profile⁠

AIQ vs QTUM Holdings

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How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

AIQ vs QTUM Cost

Overpaying AIQ vs QTUM

$5,162

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • AIQ 0.68%

    $13,252

  • QTUM 0.40%

    $8,090

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • AIQ 0.68%
  • QTUM 0.40%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K051015202530AIQ $13,252QTUM $8,090

Year by year

YearAIQQTUMOverpaying
10$1,215$723$492
20$4,633$2,793$1,840
30$13,252$8,090$5,162

Expense ratio

  • 0.68%AIQ
  • 0.40%QTUM, cheaper
  • Middle half of Artificial Intelligence funds
  • Median 0.65%

QTUM 5th cheapest of 30 funds

AIQ 17th cheapest of 30 funds

AIQ vs QTUM Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
AIQ 0.08%
QTUM 1.05%, better
Payout (12M)
AIQ $0.05
QTUM $1.40
Last payment
AIQ $0.00045
QTUM $0.46
Ex-dividend
AIQ Jun 29, 2026
QTUM Sep 23, 2026
Paid on
AIQ Jul 7, 2026
QTUM Sep 24, 2026
Frequency
AIQ Twice a year
QTUM Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2018 to 2026, same scale for both

AIQTwice a year · 16 paymentsAll AIQ payments⁠
One bar per payment. 16 payments from 2018 to 2026 YTD. Dec 28, 2018 $0.07; Jun 27, 2019 $0.05; Dec 30, 2019 $0.04; Jun 29, 2020 $0.08; Dec 30, 2020 $0.05; Jun 29, 2021 $0.04; Dec 30, 2021 $0.01; Jun 29, 2022 $0.06; Dec 29, 2022 $0.06; Jun 29, 2023 $0.03; Dec 28, 2023 $0.02; Jun 27, 2024 $0.04; Dec 30, 2024 $0.01; Jun 27, 2025 $0.05; Dec 30, 2025 $0.05; Jun 29, 2026 $0.00045. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.50202020232026YTD
QTUMQuarterly · 32 paymentsAll QTUM payments⁠
One bar per payment. 32 payments from 2018 to 2026 YTD. Dec 28, 2018 $0.04; Mar 12, 2019 $0.02; Jun 24, 2019 $0.08; Sep 17, 2019 $0.04; Dec 26, 2019 $0.04; Mar 24, 2020 $0.03; Jun 23, 2020 $0.07; Sep 22, 2020 $0.06; Dec 29, 2020 $0.05; Mar 24, 2021 $0.03; Jun 23, 2021 $0.10; Sep 22, 2021 $0.08; Dec 29, 2021 $0.07; Mar 23, 2022 $0.08; Jun 22, 2022 $0.19; Sep 21, 2022 $0.23; Dec 28, 2022 $0.07; Mar 22, 2023 $0.08; Jun 21, 2023 $0.12; Sep 20, 2023 $0.15; Dec 27, 2023 $0.09; Mar 20, 2024 $0.10; Jun 26, 2024 $0.20; Sep 25, 2024 $0.12; Dec 27, 2024 $0.08; Mar 26, 2025 $0.16; Jun 25, 2025 $0.27; Sep 24, 2025 $0.24; Dec 29, 2025 $0.45; Mar 25, 2026 $0.22; Jun 24, 2026 $0.27; Sep 23, 2026 $0.46. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.50202020232026YTD

AIQ vs QTUM Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

  • AIQ
  • QTUM
Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 30, 2026. Worst fall: AIQ −44.7% · Oct 2022. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−40%−30%−20%−10%0%Oct 2021Apr 2024Oct 2026

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
AIQ 24.4%, betterQTUM 28.6%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
AIQ 1.09QTUM 1.30, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
AIQ −44.7%QTUM −38.4%, better
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
AIQ 1.49QTUM 1.67

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