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WTAI vs XDAT

WisdomTree Artificial Intelligence and Innovation Fund

WTAIACboe

Franklin Exponential Data ETF

XDATCCboe

Overlap

24.3%by weight

Expense ratio

WTAI −0.05pt a year

WTAI0.45%XDAT0.50%

Avg volume · 30D

WTAI 272.5×the volume

WTAI321KXDAT1.18K

3Y return · a year

WTAI +18.9pt

WTAI+31.2%XDAT+12.3%

WTAI vs XDAT Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 23, 2026

+16.6%WTAI−5.7%XDAT

Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. WTAI +16.6%. XDAT −5.7%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−20%40%Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
Expense ratio
WTAI 0.45%, better
XDAT 0.50%
Fund size
WTAI $630M
XDAT $4M
1Y total return
WTAI +23.2%, better
XDAT −12.5%
Yield (12M)
WTAI 1.44%, better
XDAT 0.00%
Holdings
WTAI 61
XDAT 51
Avg volume (30D)
WTAI 321K sh, better
XDAT 1.18K sh
NAV per share
WTAI $38.55
XDAT $24.99
52W range

ETF.net Grade

WTAI as of

WTAI: Cost 99, Risk 50, Mission 32, Tradability 58, Holdings 86, Durability 80. XDAT: Cost 82, Risk 45, Mission 75, Tradability 41, Holdings 49, Durability 53.
Pillar letters and Scores for WTAI, XDAT, with each pillar’s weight
PillarWTAIXDAT
Cost30% weightA99HigherA82
Mission25% weightD32A75Higher
Risk15% weightC50HigherC45
Tradability15% weightB58HigherC41
Holdings10% weightA86HigherC49
Durability5% weightA80HigherC53

Rank among AI Data Infrastructure funds

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

Same Category. WTAI and XDAT are both graded against the same 11 AI Data Infrastructure funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

AI Data Infrastructure⁠

Category · 11 funds
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WTAI ranks 1st and XDAT 7th of 11 funds in the AI Data Infrastructure Category.

  1. Rank 1AWTAIWisdomTree Artificial Intelligence and Innovation FundScore 78
  2. Rank 2ADTCRGlobal X Data Center & Digital Infrastructure ETFScore 75
  3. Rank 6CNCLDRoundhill Neocloud ETFScore 46
  4. Rank 7CXDATFranklin Exponential Data ETFScore 40
  5. Rank 8DIVEPDan IVES Wedbush AI Power & Infrastructure ETFScore 39

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

WTAIAWisdomTree Artificial Intelligence and Innovation Fund

XDATCFranklin Exponential Data ETF

In short

WTAI Most AI ETFs are a repackaged bet on the same few mega caps. WTAI spreads roughly 90 global names across the whole stack (software, chips, the hardware underneath) at close-to-equal weights, for 0.45% a year.

XDAT Franklin's take on the data theme: an active, go-anywhere book of roughly 50 companies that build, move, store, secure and mine large data sets. Live since January 2021, before the AI-ETF land rush, and it charges less than its peers.

Stated mandate

WTAI The fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the WisdomTree Artificial Intelligence & Innovation Index, whose constituents are companies primarily involved in the AI and innovation investment theme.

XDAT The fund seeks capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of companies associated with the growth and use of large datasets. Its theme covers data-related hardware, software, cloud computing, analytics, processing, transmission, storage, encryption, and security.

Why people hold it

  • WTAI Charges 0.45% a year, below the median fee in the AI thematic crowd. In a theme this packed, cost is the part you actually control.
  • Weights land close to equal across roughly 90 stocks, so no single mega cap runs the portfolio the way it does in cap-weighted AI funds.wisdomtree.com
  • The index reaches across AI software, semiconductors and the other hardware AI runs on, and it can hold listings outside the US, not just a Nasdaq tech slice.wisdomtree.com
  • One of the stronger builds in a crowded AI cohort: broad rules-based portfolio, low fee, no structural quirks in the wrapper.
  • XDAT 0.50% a year, under the 0.65% median for its AI and data infrastructure peer group, and below AIVC, TCAI, AIPO and DAT.
  • Actively managed rather than index-tracking: the manager can go any sector, any size, US or overseas including emerging markets, as the theme moves.sec.govfranklintempleton.com
  • The mandate covers the whole data pipeline, from hardware, cloud and analytics to transmission, storage, encryption and security, not just chips.
  • Launched January 2021, well ahead of the AI-theme fund wave, so it has a multi-year live record instead of a backtest.franklintempleton.com

Worth knowing

  • WTAI Still one theme. Tech-heavy and prone to bigger swings than a broad-market fund. Owning 90 names dilutes single-stock risk, not AI risk.wisdomtree.com
  • Near-equal weighting cuts both ways: when one giant is carrying the theme, spread-out weights keep this fund from leaning into it.wisdomtree.com
  • The roster resets at scheduled rebalances rather than continuously, so index changes arrive in batches and bring turnover with them.wisdomtree.com
  • XDAT Small fund, thinly traded. Franklin's own literature notes that low volume and wide bid/ask spreads come with size like this, so the spread is part of your cost.franklintempleton.com
  • Non-diversified and concentrated in roughly 50 names, so one stock or one corner of the theme can move it more than a broad tech index.sec.gov
  • Built for capital appreciation, not income: it has not been paying a regular distribution.

Full WTAI profile⁠

Full XDAT profile⁠

WTAI vs XDAT Holdings

As of

How WTAI and XDAT differ

Overlap by weight

24.3%

Shared holdings make up 50.9% of XDAT and 27.4% of WTAI.

Level by level

  • Holdings11 in both24.3%
  • Countryby domicile69.6%
  • Sector6 Sectors81.3%
  • Asset classEquity100%

Sector

Sector weights in WTAI and XDAT, widest gap first
SectorMore in WTAIMore in XDAT
CommunicationXDAT +14.1 points
TechnologyWTAI +9.6 points
IndustrialsWTAI +5.5 points
Consumer DiscretionaryWTAI +3.6 points
Real EstateXDAT +2.4 points
FinancialsXDAT +2.2 points

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in WTAI and XDAT, widest gap first
CountryMore in WTAIMore in XDAT
United StatesXDAT +28.1 points
TaiwanWTAI +9.0 points
South KoreaWTAI +8.8 points
JapanWTAI +7.2 points
NetherlandsWTAI +2.5 points
CanadaXDAT +2.3 points
Cayman IslandsWTAI +2.0 points
IsraelWTAI +0.8 points

Outside the US: WTAI 34% developed, 66% emerging.

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

  • WTAI40.2%
  • XDAT59.2%

Securities held

  • WTAI50
  • XDAT50

Asset class

WTAI
Equity
XDAT
Equity

Holdings

  • Only in WTAI39
  • In both11
  • Only in XDAT39

Only in WTAI

39 securities, 72.4% of WTAI by weight

  • Nvidia Corp5.37%
  • Micron Technology Inc4.92%
  • Amazon.com Inc4.40%

Only in XDAT

39 securities, 48.8% of XDAT by weight

  • Palantir Technologies Inc5.08%
  • Microsoft Corp4.92%
  • Mongodb Inc3.90%

Weight gaps

All 11 Holdings in both funds, largest gap first.

Holding weights in WTAI and XDAT, widest gap first
HoldingMore in WTAIMore in XDAT
Cloudflare Inc - Class ANETXDAT +7.48 points
Google IncGOOGLXDAT +4.40 points
Crowdstrike Holdings Inc - ACRWDXDAT +4.28 points
Snowflake Inc-Class ASNOWXDAT +2.95 points
Datadog Inc - Class ADDOGXDAT +2.65 points
Palo Alto Networks IncPANWXDAT +2.32 points
Meta PlatformsInc. Cl AMETAXDAT +2.08 points
Sandisk Corp-W/ISNDKWTAI +1.47 points

All 86 WTAI holdings⁠All 52 XDAT 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.

WTAI vs XDAT Cost

Overpaying XDAT vs WTAI

$938

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

  • WTAI 0.45%

    $9,041

  • XDAT 0.50%

    $9,979

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • WTAI 0.45%
  • XDAT 0.50%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$10K051015202530XDAT $9,979WTAI $9,041

Year by year

YearWTAIXDATOverpaying
10$812$900$88
20$3,128$3,460$332
30$9,041$9,979$938

Expense ratio

  • 0.45%WTAI, cheaper
  • 0.50%XDAT
  • Middle half of AI Data Infrastructure funds
  • Median 0.65%

WTAI cheapest of 11 funds

XDAT 2nd cheapest of 11 funds

WTAI vs XDAT Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
WTAI 1.44%, better
XDAT 0.00%
Payout (12M)
WTAI $0.53
XDAT None
Last payment
WTAI $0.53
XDAT No data
Ex-dividend
WTAI Dec 26, 2025
XDAT No data
Paid on
WTAI Dec 30, 2025
XDAT No data
Frequency
WTAI Annual
XDAT No data

Distribution history

Per share, 2022 to 2026, same scale for both

WTAIAnnual · 6 paymentsAll WTAI payments⁠
One bar per payment. 6 payments from 2022 to 2026 YTD. Dec 23, 2022 $0.03; Dec 7, 2023 $0.02; Dec 22, 2023 $0.03; Dec 28, 2023 $0.0026; Dec 26, 2024 $0.04; Dec 26, 2025 $0.53. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.5020232026YTD
XDAT1 paymentAll XDAT payments⁠
One bar per payment. 1 payment from 2022 to 2026 YTD. Dec 20, 2024 $0.03. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.5020232026YTD

WTAI vs XDAT Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

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Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
WTAI 32.4%XDAT 24.6%, better
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
WTAI 0.99, betterXDAT 0.41
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
WTAI −45.9%since Dec 2021XDAT −54.9%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
WTAI 2.04XDAT 1.14

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