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AIQ vs BAI
32% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AIQ and BAI hold 32% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AIQ | BAI |
|---|---|---|
| BROADCOM INC. | 3.25% | 5.97% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 5.77% | 3.21% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa | 3.02% | 4.64% |
| INTEL CORPORATION | 4.18% | 2.72% |
| ALPHABET INC. | 2.72% | 4.26% |
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | 2.70% | 5.43% |
| TESLA, INC. | 2.29% | 1.68% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | 2.31% | 1.15% |
| PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. | 2.23% | 1.08% |
| SNOWFLAKE INC. | 0.64% | 0.96% |
| DATADOG, INC. | 0.59% | 0.78% |
| CELESTICA INC. | 0.32% | 2.01% |
| Only in AIQ | Only in BAI |
|---|---|
| SK hynix Inc. 7.12% | SK hynix Inc 4.93% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 4.81% | Tower Semiconductor Ltd 4.22% |
| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 4.80% | Lam Research Corp 3.99% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 3.83% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.84% |
| ORACLE CORPORATION 2.99% | Lumentum Holdings Inc 3.32% |
| APPLE INC. 2.97% | Elite Material Co Ltd 3.20% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. 2.73% | Fabrinet 3.13% |
| NETFLIX, INC. 2.43% | Alchip Technologies Ltd 2.68% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings as filed for Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIQ | BAI | AIQ | BAI | AIQ | BAI | |
| 3 months | +2.9% | −2.1% | −1.8 pts | −6.8 pts | +0.8 pts | −4.2 pts |
| 6 months | +31.0% | +36.4% | +15.8 pts | +21.2 pts | +10.8 pts | +16.2 pts |
| 1 year | +42.9% | +43.1% | +22.9 pts | +23.1 pts | +17.3 pts | +17.5 pts |
| 3 years | +124.2% | n/a | +46.3 pts | n/a | +30.8 pts | n/a |
| Since launch | +340.2% | +81.2% | +119.0 pts | +46.5 pts | −9.1 pts | +34.9 pts |
| AIQ Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF | BAI iShares A.I. Innovation and Tech Active ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Global X | iShares |
| Theme | Artificial intelligence | Artificial intelligence |
| In the S&P 500 | 64.8% | 50.0% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 70.2% | 77.9% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 55.9% | 43.9% |
| Holdings | 84 | 45 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 42.7% | 43.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.68% | not published |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.97% | not published |
| Total return, 1 year | +42.9% | +43.1% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +22.9 pts | +23.1 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +17.3 pts | +17.5 pts |
| Below its high | −8.3% | −17.8% |
AIQ in plain words
By weight, 65% of AIQ's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 70%. The top ten holdings are 43% of the fund across 84 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +42.9% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 22.9 pts. It sits 8.3% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.
BAI in plain words
By weight, 50% of BAI's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 78%. The top ten holdings are 44% of the fund across 45 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +43.1% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 23.1 pts. It sits 17.8% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do AIQ and BAI hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 32% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is a meaningful overlap. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
- Which is more different from the S&P 500, AIQ or BAI?
- AIQ has 65% of its weight in S&P 500 names and BAI has 50%, so BAI differs more from the index.
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Where these figures came from
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