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BAI vs CIBR
10% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BAI and CIBR hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BAI | CIBR |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc | 5.97% | 6.04% |
| Alphabet Inc | 4.26% | 1.68% |
| Arista Networks Inc | 1.63% | 2.29% |
| Datadog Inc | 0.78% | 1.62% |
| Only in BAI | Only in CIBR |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 5.43% | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 8.92% |
| SK hynix Inc 4.93% | CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (Class A) 8.79% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 4.64% | Fortinet, Inc. 8.54% |
| Tower Semiconductor Ltd 4.22% | Cisco Systems, Inc. 6.84% |
| Lam Research Corp 3.99% | Cloudflare, Inc. (Class A) 4.35% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.84% | Okta, Inc. 4.17% |
| Lumentum Holdings Inc 3.32% | Zscaler, Inc. 3.47% |
| Micron Technology Inc 3.21% | F5, Inc. 3.04% |
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 Sep 4, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAI | CIBR | BAI | CIBR | BAI | CIBR | |
| 3 months | −2.1% | +9.2% | −6.8 pts | +4.5 pts | −4.2 pts | +7.1 pts |
| 6 months | +36.4% | +43.7% | +21.2 pts | +28.5 pts | +16.2 pts | +23.5 pts |
| 1 year | +43.1% | +31.4% | +23.1 pts | +11.5 pts | +17.5 pts | +5.9 pts |
| 3 years | n/a | +102.4% | n/a | +24.5 pts | n/a | +8.9 pts |
| Since launch | +81.2% | +402.1% | +46.5 pts | +57.6 pts | +34.9 pts | −220.6 pts |
| BAI iShares A.I. Innovation and Tech Active ETF | CIBR First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | First Trust |
| Theme | Artificial intelligence | Cybersecurity |
| In the S&P 500 | 50.0% | 61.9% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 77.9% | 90.7% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 43.9% | 47.9% |
| Holdings | 45 | 43 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 43.8% | 56.9% |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.58% |
| Fee for the differing part | not published | 0.64% |
| Total return, 1 year | +43.1% | +31.4% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +23.1 pts | +11.5 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +17.5 pts | +5.9 pts |
| Below its high | −17.8% | −7.5% |
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.
CIBR in plain words
By weight, 62% of CIBR's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 91%. The top ten holdings are 57% of the fund across 43 positions, as filed for Sep 3, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +31.4% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 11.5 pts. It sits 7.5% below its all-time high of Aug 13, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do BAI and CIBR hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 10% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is mostly different names. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
- Which is more different from the S&P 500, BAI or CIBR?
- BAI has 50% of its weight in S&P 500 names and CIBR has 62%, so CIBR differs more from the index.
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Where these figures came from
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