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BAI vs ITA
1% 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 ITA hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BAI | ITA |
|---|---|---|
| Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc | 0.96% | 0.66% |
| BWX Technologies Inc | 0.41% | 1.25% |
| Only in BAI | Only in ITA |
|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc 5.97% | GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 22.63% |
| NVIDIA Corp 5.43% | RTX CORPORATION 14.83% |
| SK hynix Inc 4.93% | THE BOEING COMPANY 8.90% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 4.64% | TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED 4.59% |
| Alphabet Inc 4.26% | HOWMET AEROSPACE INC. 4.50% |
| Tower Semiconductor Ltd 4.22% | GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION 4.34% |
| Lam Research Corp 3.99% | LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 4.05% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.84% | Northrop Grumman Corporation 3.92% |
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 | ITA | BAI | ITA | BAI | ITA | |
| 3 months | −2.1% | −1.6% | −6.8 pts | −6.3 pts | −4.2 pts | −3.7 pts |
| 6 months | +36.4% | −6.7% | +21.2 pts | −21.9 pts | +16.2 pts | −26.9 pts |
| 1 year | +43.1% | +14.2% | +23.1 pts | −5.7 pts | +17.5 pts | −11.4 pts |
| 3 years | n/a | +100.8% | n/a | +22.9 pts | n/a | +7.4 pts |
| Since launch | +81.2% | +937.0% | +46.5 pts | +125.7 pts | +34.9 pts | −747.0 pts |
| BAI iShares A.I. Innovation and Tech Active ETF | ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | iShares |
| Theme | Artificial intelligence | Defense |
| In the S&P 500 | 50.0% | 76.6% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 77.9% | 97.9% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 43.9% | 3.2% |
| Holdings | 45 | 49 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 43.8% | 75.2% |
| Expense ratio | not published | not published |
| Fee for the differing part | not published | not published |
| Total return, 1 year | +43.1% | +14.2% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +23.1 pts | −5.7 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +17.5 pts | −11.4 pts |
| Below its high | −17.8% | −10.9% |
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.
ITA in plain words
By weight, 77% of ITA's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 98%. The top ten holdings are 75% of the fund across 49 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +14.2% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 5.7 pts. It sits 10.9% below its all-time high of Aug 14, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do BAI and ITA hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 1% 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 ITA?
- BAI has 50% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ITA has 77%, so ITA differs more from the index.
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Where these figures came from
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