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As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. BAI QQQM \n Expense ratio 0.55% 0.15% \n Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $13.2bn $110.4bn \n Total return, 1 year +19.6% +15.2% \n What it tracks Artificia","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, BAI against QQQM, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/bai-vs-qqqm","a":{"ticker":"BAI","name":"iShares A.I. 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