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BAI vs FTXL
27% 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 FTXL hold 27% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BAI | FTXL |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc | 5.97% | 6.08% |
| NVIDIA Corp | 5.43% | 7.05% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 3.84% | 6.47% |
| Lam Research Corp | 3.99% | 3.57% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 3.21% | 13.38% |
| Intel Corp | 2.72% | 11.40% |
| Monolithic Power Systems Inc | 2.52% | 1.41% |
| MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc | 1.86% | 0.37% |
| Only in BAI | Only in FTXL |
|---|---|
| SK hynix Inc 4.93% | Marvell Technology, Inc. 7.42% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 4.64% | QUALCOMM Incorporated 6.43% |
| Alphabet Inc 4.26% | Applied Materials, Inc. 3.31% |
| Tower Semiconductor Ltd 4.22% | Texas Instruments Incorporated 3.30% |
| Lumentum Holdings Inc 3.32% | KLA Corporation 3.30% |
| Elite Material Co Ltd 3.20% | ON Semiconductor Corporation 3.03% |
| Fabrinet 3.13% | Skyworks Solutions, Inc. 3.02% |
| Alchip Technologies Ltd 2.68% | Analog Devices, Inc. 2.76% |
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 | FTXL | BAI | FTXL | BAI | FTXL | |
| 3 months | −2.1% | −6.8% | −6.8 pts | −11.4 pts | −4.2 pts | −8.8 pts |
| 6 months | +36.4% | +60.1% | +21.2 pts | +44.9 pts | +16.2 pts | +39.9 pts |
| 1 year | +43.1% | +131.1% | +23.1 pts | +111.2 pts | +17.5 pts | +105.5 pts |
| 3 years | n/a | +218.1% | n/a | +140.1 pts | n/a | +124.6 pts |
| Since launch | +81.2% | +1097.4% | +46.5 pts | +780.3 pts | +34.9 pts | +546.0 pts |
| BAI iShares A.I. Innovation and Tech Active ETF | FTXL First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | First Trust |
| Theme | Artificial intelligence | Semiconductors |
| In the S&P 500 | 50.0% | 85.6% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 77.9% | 81.2% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 43.9% | 80.2% |
| Holdings | 45 | 35 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 43.8% | 68.3% |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.60% |
| Fee for the differing part | not published | 0.74% |
| Total return, 1 year | +43.1% | +131.1% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +23.1 pts | +111.2 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +17.5 pts | +105.5 pts |
| Below its high | −17.8% | −23.3% |
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.
FTXL in plain words
By weight, 86% of FTXL's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 81%. The top ten holdings are 68% of the fund across 35 positions, as filed for Sep 3, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +131.1% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 111.2 pts. It sits 23.3% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do BAI and FTXL hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 27% 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, BAI or FTXL?
- BAI has 50% of its weight in S&P 500 names and FTXL has 86%, so FTXL differs more from the index.
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Where these figures came from
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