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AIS vs QTUM

VistaShares Artificial Intelligence Supercycle ETF

AISDNYSE Arca

Defiance Quantum ETF

QTUMANasdaq

Overlap

Expense ratio

QTUM −0.35pt a year

AIS0.75%QTUM0.40%

Avg volume · 30D

AIS 1.6×the volume

AIS573KQTUM362K

AIS vs QTUM Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

+48.6%AIS+17.5%QTUM

Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. AIS +48.6%. QTUM +17.5%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.0%75%100%125%Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
Expense ratio
AIS 0.75%
QTUM 0.40%, better
Fund size
AIS $1.07B
QTUM $5.06B
1Y total return
AIS +48.6%, better
QTUM +17.5%
Yield (12M)
AIS No data
QTUM 1.05%
Holdings
AIS 62
QTUM 89
Avg volume (30D)
AIS 573K sh, better
QTUM 362K sh
NAV per share
AIS $60.07
QTUM $134.11
52W range

ETF.net Grade

AIS: Cost 21, Risk 39, Mission not scored, Tradability 56, Holdings 60, Durability 64. QTUM: Cost 86, Risk 70, Mission 74, Tradability 70, Holdings 91, Durability 79.
Pillar letters and Scores for AIS, QTUM, with each pillar’s weight
PillarAISQTUM
Cost30% weightF21A86Higher
Mission25% weightNot scoredA74
Risk15% weightD39A70Higher
Tradability15% weightB56A70Higher
Holdings10% weightB60A91Higher
Durability5% weightB64A79Higher

Rank among Artificial Intelligence funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. AIS 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 AIS 24th 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 21CCHATRoundhill Generative AI & Technology ETFScore 40
  4. Rank 24DAISVistaShares Artificial Intelligence Supercycle ETFScore 39
  5. Rank 25DAGIXKraneShares Public-Private AI & Technology ETFScore 36

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

AISDVistaShares Artificial Intelligence Supercycle ETF

QTUMADefiance Quantum ETF

In short

AIS Most AI funds shop the same megacap aisle. AIS is an actively run global basket built around the whole AI buildout: high-performance chips, the data centers they fill, and the software on top. Roughly 70 names.

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

AIS The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by actively investing in global AI companies whose businesses include high-performance semiconductors, AI-related datacenters, and AI-enabled applications.

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

  • AIS Owns the full AI stack rather than one slice: high-performance semiconductors, AI data centers, and AI-enabled applications, sourced globally.vistashares.com
  • Actively managed, so the lineup can shift as the buildout moves from chips to power to software, without waiting on an index reconstitution calendar.vistashares.com
  • Roughly 70 holdings: concentrated enough to be a real theme bet, wide enough that no single chipmaker carries the whole thesis.
  • Young fund, but not a thin one. It trades actively and has gathered assets in the hundreds of millions since its December 2024 launch.
  • 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

  • AIS At 0.75% a year it runs above the typical AI fund and well above index-based rivals like XAIX (0.35%) and ARTY (0.47%). Active stock picking is what the premium buys.
  • Launched in December 2024, so there is no full market cycle behind it and the risk record is still short.
  • The mandate is long-term capital appreciation, not income. It has not been making distributions.vistashares.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 AIS profile⁠

Full QTUM profile⁠

AIS vs QTUM Holdings

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.

AIS vs QTUM Cost

Overpaying AIS vs QTUM

$6,392

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

  • AIS 0.75%

    $14,482

  • QTUM 0.40%

    $8,090

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • AIS 0.75%
  • 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$15K051015202530AIS $14,482QTUM $8,090

Year by year

YearAISQTUMOverpaying
10$1,336$723$613
20$5,078$2,793$2,285
30$14,482$8,090$6,392

Expense ratio

  • 0.75%AIS
  • 0.40%QTUM, cheaper
  • Middle half of Artificial Intelligence funds
  • Median 0.65%

QTUM 5th cheapest of 30 funds

AIS 22nd cheapest of 30 funds

AIS vs QTUM Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
AIS No data
QTUM 1.05%
Payout (12M)
AIS None
QTUM $1.40
Last payment
AIS No data
QTUM $0.46
Ex-dividend
AIS No data
QTUM Sep 23, 2026
Paid on
AIS No data
QTUM Sep 24, 2026
Frequency
AIS No data
QTUM Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2018 to 2026, same scale for both

AISAll AIS payments⁠

No distribution history available.

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

AIS vs QTUM Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
AIS 51.8%since Jan 2025QTUM 28.6%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
AIS 1.14since Jan 2025QTUM 1.30
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
AIS −34.4%since Dec 2024QTUM −38.4%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
AIS 3.15QTUM 1.67

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