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BAI vs IGV
2% 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 IGV hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BAI | IGV |
|---|---|---|
| Palantir Technologies Inc | 1.08% | 7.71% |
| Datadog Inc | 0.78% | 3.26% |
| Only in BAI | Only in IGV |
|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc 5.97% | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 10.38% |
| NVIDIA Corp 5.43% | Microsoft Corp. 8.08% |
| SK hynix Inc 4.93% | Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. 7.29% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 4.64% | Oracle Corp. 6.26% |
| Alphabet Inc 4.26% | Salesforce, Inc. 4.81% |
| Tower Semiconductor Ltd 4.22% | AppLovin Corp. 4.76% |
| Lam Research Corp 3.99% | Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 3.92% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.84% | ServiceNow, Inc. 3.87% |
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 Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAI | IGV | BAI | IGV | BAI | IGV | |
| 3 months | −2.1% | +9.1% | −6.8 pts | +4.4 pts | −4.2 pts | +7.0 pts |
| 6 months | +36.4% | +18.9% | +21.2 pts | +3.7 pts | +16.2 pts | −1.3 pts |
| 1 year | +43.1% | −2.1% | +23.1 pts | −22.1 pts | +17.5 pts | −27.7 pts |
| 3 years | n/a | +43.9% | n/a | −34.1 pts | n/a | −49.6 pts |
| Since launch | +81.2% | +1031.5% | +46.5 pts | +220.2 pts | +34.9 pts | −652.5 pts |
| BAI iShares A.I. Innovation and Tech Active ETF | IGV iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | iShares |
| Theme | Artificial intelligence | Cloud and software |
| In the S&P 500 | 50.0% | 83.2% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 77.9% | 92.4% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 43.9% | 66.9% |
| Holdings | 45 | 107 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 43.8% | 60.7% |
| Expense ratio | not published | not published |
| Fee for the differing part | not published | not published |
| Total return, 1 year | +43.1% | −2.1% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +23.1 pts | −22.1 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +17.5 pts | −27.7 pts |
| Below its high | −17.8% | −11.2% |
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.
IGV in plain words
By weight, 83% of IGV'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 61% of the fund across 107 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned −2.1% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 22.1 pts. It sits 11.2% below its all-time high of Sep 22, 2025.
Questions people ask
- Do BAI and IGV hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 2% 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 IGV?
- BAI has 50% of its weight in S&P 500 names and IGV has 83%, so IGV differs more from the index.
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Where these figures came from
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