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BAI vs GRID
4% 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 GRID hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BAI | GRID |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 5.43% | 2.34% |
| Tesla Inc | 1.68% | 1.74% |
| Only in BAI | Only in GRID |
|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc 5.97% | Schneider Electric SE 9.11% |
| SK hynix Inc 4.93% | Eaton Corporation Plc 8.80% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 4.64% | Johnson Controls International Plc 8.49% |
| Alphabet Inc 4.26% | ABB Ltd 7.70% |
| Tower Semiconductor Ltd 4.22% | Quanta Services, Inc. 7.53% |
| Lam Research Corp 3.99% | National Grid Plc 4.14% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.84% | E.ON SE 4.11% |
| Lumentum Holdings Inc 3.32% | Prysmian SpA 3.53% |
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 | GRID | BAI | GRID | BAI | GRID | |
| 3 months | −2.1% | −4.2% | −6.8 pts | −8.9 pts | −4.2 pts | −6.3 pts |
| 6 months | +36.4% | +8.4% | +21.2 pts | −6.8 pts | +16.2 pts | −11.8 pts |
| 1 year | +43.1% | +26.6% | +23.1 pts | +6.6 pts | +17.5 pts | +1.0 pts |
| 3 years | n/a | +85.1% | n/a | +7.1 pts | n/a | −8.4 pts |
| Since launch | +81.2% | +554.4% | +46.5 pts | −257.0 pts | +34.9 pts | −1129.7 pts |
| BAI iShares A.I. Innovation and Tech Active ETF | GRID First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | First Trust |
| Theme | Artificial intelligence | Electrification and the grid |
| In the S&P 500 | 50.0% | 39.9% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 77.9% | 91.9% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 43.9% | 8.6% |
| Holdings | 45 | 121 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 43.8% | 58.4% |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.56% |
| Fee for the differing part | not published | 0.61% |
| Total return, 1 year | +43.1% | +26.6% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +23.1 pts | +6.6 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +17.5 pts | +1.0 pts |
| Below its high | −17.8% | −10.1% |
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.
GRID in plain words
By weight, 40% of GRID's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 92%. The top ten holdings are 58% of the fund across 121 positions, as filed for Sep 3, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +26.6% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 6.6 pts. It sits 10.1% below its all-time high of May 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do BAI and GRID hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 4% 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 GRID?
- BAI has 50% of its weight in S&P 500 names and GRID has 40%, so GRID differs more from the index.
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Where these figures came from
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