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BAI vs SMH
iShares A.I. Innovation and Tech Active ETF and VanEck Semiconductor ETF, side by side on the themes desk.
30% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ| BAI iShares A.I. Innovation and Tech Active ETF | SMH VanEck Semiconductor ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | VanEck |
| Theme | Artificial intelligence | Semiconductors |
| In the S&P 500 | 50.0% | 82.0% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 77.9% | 80.6% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 43.9% | 85.9% |
| Holdings | 45 | 25 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 43.8% | 70.3% |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.35% |
| Fee for the differing part | not published | 0.43% |
| Total return, 1 year | +43.1% | +96.2% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +23.1 pts | +76.3 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +17.5 pts | +70.6 pts |
| Below its high | −17.8% | −15.2% |
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.
SMH in plain words
By weight, 82% of SMH'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 70% of the fund across 25 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +96.2% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 76.3 pts. It sits 15.2% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do BAI and SMH hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 30% 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 SMH?
- BAI has 50% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SMH has 82%, so SMH differs more from the index.
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