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ACCE AI Infrastructure vs ACCE Quality Compounders

Head-to-head: performance, risk profile, and constituent overlap between two ACCE indices.

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ACCE AI Infrastructure

Companies building the AI compute, data, and software layer that powers artificial intelligence. This index captures firms across the AI infrastructure stack: semiconductor companies designing GPUs and AI accelerators like NVIDIA and AMD, cloud infrastructure providers scaling AI workloads, networking specialists building high-bandwidth interconnects for data centers, and AI-native software platforms enabling machine learning operations. From chips to cloud to the applications reshaping every industry, these companies form the foundation layer that makes AI possible. The index focuses on US-listed companies deriving over 30% of revenue or strategic growth from AI infrastructure, excluding pure consumer AI applications and generic enterprise software with basic AI features.

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ACCE Quality Compounders

High-ROIC, wide-moat businesses compounding shareholder value through pricing power, network effects, and recurring revenue.

Performance windows
PeriodACCE AI InfrastructureACCE Quality CompoundersSpread
1M+31.4%+5.2%+26.2%
3M+11.4%-4.9%+16.3%
YTD+11.4%-13.7%+25.1%
1Y+11.4%-13.7%+25.1%
3Y+11.4%-13.7%+25.1%
5Y+11.4%-13.7%+25.1%
Inception+11.4%-13.7%+25.1%
ACCE AI Infrastructure — risk
Volatility 30d+30.6%
Volatility 90d+26.6%
Sharpe 90d1.30
Max drawdown-16.5%
Beta vs AIQ1.57
ACCE Quality Compounders — risk
Volatility 30d+24.4%
Volatility 90d+23.5%
Sharpe 90d-2.08
Max drawdown-22.8%
Beta vs SPY0.56
Constituent overlap
0 stocks held by both indices (out of 11 and 6)
Top sectors — ACCE AI Infrastructure
Technology70.2%
Communication Services27.6%
Consumer Cyclical2.2%
Top sectors — ACCE Quality Compounders
Technology35.4%
Financial Services29.9%
Consumer Defensive19.4%
Healthcare15.4%
ACCE Verdict
**ACCE AI Infrastructure** has decisively outperformed Quality Compounders since inception, delivering 11.39% returns versus a painful -13.67% loss for the quality-focused index—a massive 25 percentage point gap that underscores AI infrastructure's dominance in this market cycle. The AI Infrastructure index runs hotter with 26.55% volatility and a beta of 1.57, but its 1.30 Sharpe ratio crushes Quality Compounders' dismal -2.08 reading, while both indices suffered similar maximum drawdowns around 16-23%. These indices represent opposite investment philosophies: AI Infrastructure captures the explosive growth of companies building the picks-and-shovels layer for artificial intelligence, while Quality Compounders targets established businesses with sustainable competitive advantages and steady cash generation. **AI Infrastructure wins decisively for growth-oriented investors** willing to stomach higher volatility for exposure to the defining technology trend of our era. The semiconductor and cloud infrastructure companies driving this index benefit from massive AI capex cycles that quality stalwarts simply cannot match. Quality Compounders appeals to defensive investors seeking stable, profitable businesses, but this index has been steamrolled by the AI revolution. In a market rewarding innovation over tradition, AI Infrastructure's superior risk-adjusted returns make it the clear winner.