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BAI vs XAR
iShares A.I. Innovation and Tech Active ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Aerospace & Defense ETF, side by side on the themes desk.
1% 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 | XAR State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Aerospace & Defense ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | State Street |
| Theme | Artificial intelligence | Defense |
| In the S&P 500 | 50.0% | 32.4% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 77.9% | 97.9% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 43.9% | 3.2% |
| Holdings | 45 | 48 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 43.8% | 30.4% |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.35% |
| Fee for the differing part | not published | 0.36% |
| Total return, 1 year | +43.1% | +17.9% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +23.1 pts | −2.1 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +17.5 pts | −7.7 pts |
| Below its high | −17.8% | −14.8% |
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.
XAR in plain words
By weight, 32% of XAR'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 30% of the fund across 48 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +17.9% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 2.1 pts. It sits 14.8% below its all-time high of Aug 14, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do BAI and XAR 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 XAR?
- BAI has 50% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XAR has 32%, so XAR differs more from the index.
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