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BAI vs XSD
19% 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 XSD hold 19% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BAI | XSD |
|---|---|---|
| Micron Technology Inc | 3.21% | 2.73% |
| Intel Corp | 2.72% | 2.75% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 3.84% | 2.71% |
| Broadcom Inc | 5.97% | 2.13% |
| NVIDIA Corp | 5.43% | 2.10% |
| Monolithic Power Systems Inc | 2.52% | 1.97% |
| MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc | 1.86% | 2.26% |
| Lattice Semiconductor Corp | 1.59% | 2.44% |
| Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd | 1.30% | 2.42% |
| Only in BAI | Only in XSD |
|---|---|
| SK hynix Inc 4.93% | MaxLinear Inc 3.75% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 4.64% | Allegro MicroSystems Inc 3.30% |
| Alphabet Inc 4.26% | Astera Labs Inc 3.08% |
| Tower Semiconductor Ltd 4.22% | Ambarella Inc 2.89% |
| Lam Research Corp 3.99% | Penguin Solutions Inc 2.74% |
| Lumentum Holdings Inc 3.32% | T1 Energy Inc 2.59% |
| Elite Material Co Ltd 3.20% | Marvell Technology Inc 2.49% |
| Fabrinet 3.13% | Impinj Inc 2.45% |
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 | XSD | BAI | XSD | BAI | XSD | |
| 3 months | −2.1% | −14.0% | −6.8 pts | −18.7 pts | −4.2 pts | −16.1 pts |
| 6 months | +36.4% | +52.8% | +21.2 pts | +37.7 pts | +16.2 pts | +32.7 pts |
| 1 year | +43.1% | +71.8% | +23.1 pts | +51.8 pts | +17.5 pts | +46.2 pts |
| 3 years | n/a | +133.1% | n/a | +55.2 pts | n/a | +39.7 pts |
| Since launch | +81.2% | +2140.8% | +46.5 pts | +1329.5 pts | +34.9 pts | +456.8 pts |
| BAI iShares A.I. Innovation and Tech Active ETF | XSD State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Semiconductor ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | State Street |
| Theme | Artificial intelligence | Semiconductors |
| In the S&P 500 | 50.0% | 33.4% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 77.9% | 89.4% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 43.9% | 27.5% |
| Holdings | 45 | 47 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 43.8% | 29.0% |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.35% |
| Fee for the differing part | not published | 0.39% |
| Total return, 1 year | +43.1% | +71.8% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +23.1 pts | +51.8 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +17.5 pts | +46.2 pts |
| Below its high | −17.8% | −24.3% |
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.
XSD in plain words
By weight, 33% of XSD's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 89%. The top ten holdings are 29% of the fund across 47 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +71.8% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 51.8 pts. It sits 24.3% below its all-time high of Jun 3, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do BAI and XSD hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 19% 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 XSD?
- BAI has 50% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XSD has 33%, so XSD differs more from the index.
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Where these figures came from
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