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BAI vs SOXX
36% 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 SOXX hold 36% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BAI | SOXX |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc | 5.97% | 6.08% |
| NVIDIA Corp | 5.43% | 6.82% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt | 4.64% | 4.27% |
| Lam Research Corp | 3.99% | 4.90% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 3.84% | 8.10% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 3.21% | 8.55% |
| Intel Corp | 2.72% | 6.34% |
| Monolithic Power Systems Inc | 2.52% | 2.93% |
| MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc | 1.86% | 1.18% |
| Only in BAI | Only in SOXX |
|---|---|
| SK hynix Inc 4.93% | Applied Materials, Inc. 5.78% |
| Alphabet Inc 4.26% | KLA Corp. 5.65% |
| Tower Semiconductor Ltd 4.22% | Marvell Technology, Inc. 5.23% |
| Lumentum Holdings Inc 3.32% | Texas Instruments, Inc. 3.51% |
| Elite Material Co Ltd 3.20% | Analog Devices, Inc. 3.45% |
| Fabrinet 3.13% | Teradyne, Inc. 3.37% |
| Alchip Technologies Ltd 2.68% | NXP Semiconductors NV 3.15% |
| Advantest Corp 2.44% | Astera Labs, Inc. 3.02% |
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 | SOXX | BAI | SOXX | BAI | SOXX | |
| 3 months | −2.1% | −3.6% | −6.8 pts | −8.3 pts | −4.2 pts | −5.7 pts |
| 6 months | +36.4% | +60.9% | +21.2 pts | +45.7 pts | +16.2 pts | +40.7 pts |
| 1 year | +43.1% | +113.9% | +23.1 pts | +93.9 pts | +17.5 pts | +88.3 pts |
| 3 years | n/a | +210.8% | n/a | +132.9 pts | n/a | +117.4 pts |
| Since launch | +81.2% | +3635.3% | +46.5 pts | +2823.9 pts | +34.9 pts | +1951.2 pts |
| BAI iShares A.I. Innovation and Tech Active ETF | SOXX iShares Semiconductor ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | iShares |
| Theme | Artificial intelligence | Semiconductors |
| In the S&P 500 | 50.0% | 80.8% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 77.9% | 81.6% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 43.9% | 78.4% |
| Holdings | 45 | 30 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 43.8% | 61.7% |
| Expense ratio | not published | not published |
| Fee for the differing part | not published | not published |
| Total return, 1 year | +43.1% | +113.9% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +23.1 pts | +93.9 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +17.5 pts | +88.3 pts |
| Below its high | −17.8% | −20.6% |
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.
SOXX in plain words
By weight, 81% of SOXX's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 82%. The top ten holdings are 62% of the fund across 30 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +113.9% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 93.9 pts. It sits 20.6% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do BAI and SOXX hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 36% 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 SOXX?
- BAI has 50% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SOXX has 81%, so SOXX differs more from the index.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, BAI against SOXX, data as of Sep 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/BAI-SOXX.html Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.