Do AIFD and BAI hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 32% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.

Which is more different from the S&P 500, AIFD or BAI?

AIFD has 74% of its weight in S&P 500 names and BAI has 51%, so BAI differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, AIFD or BAI?

AIFD charges 0.75% a year and BAI charges 0.55%, so BAI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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AIFD vs BAI: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, AIFD returned +21.7% to BAI's +5.2%; 32% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $125m on Jul 31, 2026 for TCW Artificial Intelligence ETF, and $11.9bn on Nov 3, 2026 for iShares A.I. Innovation and Tech Active ETF.

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At a glance

74.1%

AIFD in the S&P 500

51.3%

BAI in the S&P 500

+21.7%

AIFD total return, 1 year

+5.2%

BAI total return, 1 year

AIFD · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 26% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

74% of AIFD's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 26% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jul 31, 2026.

BAI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 49% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

51% of BAI's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 49% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.

Pair scorecard

BAI costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 16.5 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

AIFD vs BAI: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	AIFD	BAI
Return
Measure	AIFD	BAI
Total return, 1 year	+21.7%	+5.2%
Drawdown
Measure	AIFD	BAI
Below its all-time high	21.3%, high on Jun 2, 2026	31.3%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Against its benchmark
Measure	AIFD	BAI
What it tracks	Artificial intelligence	Artificial intelligence
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year		+32.9%
Against its benchmark, 1 year		behind by 27.7 pts
Cost and size
Measure	AIFD	BAI
Expense ratio	0.75%	0.55%
Net assets, AIFD as of Jul 31, 2026 and BAI as of Nov 3, 2026	$125m	$11.9bn
Holdings
Measure	AIFD	BAI
Holdings in common	32%

ETFIQ S&P 500 Difference Score · BAI scores higher How much of its weight does it not share with the S&P 500?

IQ Themes Score21.9AIFD25.9BAI

How different its holdings are from the S&P 500, ranked against 114 thematic ETFs with at least half their money in S&P 500 companies. 100 is best. How it is computed

AIFD 21.9

BAI 25.9

0.4, the lowest in this set 99.6, the highest

Weight not shared with the S&P 500 only; it says nothing about returns, fees or whether the theme pays off. All thematic ETFs ranked by it →

Method

Risk and return

Nov 1, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026 · 104 weekly returns

AIFD BAI

Return

Total return edge AIFD +72.3% +62.1%

Annualized edge AIFD +31.3% +27.3%

Price return edge AIFD +72.3% +59.2%

Risk

Volatility edge AIFD 27.4% 34.3%

Max drawdown edge Tie −32.7% −33.3%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge AIFD 0.98 0.76

Sortino edge AIFD 1.49 1.11

Calmar edge AIFD 0.95 0.82

Reading

From Nov 2024 to Oct 2026, AIFD returned more: +72.3% to +62.1%. AIFD swung less: 27.4% to 34.3%. AIFD and BAI fell about the same at their worst: −32.7% and −33.3%.

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Risk and return: AIFD vs BAI: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	AIFD	BAI	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+72.3%	+62.1%	AIFD	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+31.3%	+27.3%	AIFD	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+72.3%	+59.2%	AIFD	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	27.4%	34.3%	AIFD	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	18.1%	23.4%	AIFD	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−32.7%	−33.3%	Tie	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.98	0.76	AIFD	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	1.49	1.11	AIFD	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.95	0.82	AIFD	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 104 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

32%

By the books each fund has filed, AIFD and BAI hold 32% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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32% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AIFD BAI

NVIDIA CORP 6.83% 5.92%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 5.82% 6.01%

BROADCOM INC 5.89% 4.64%

AMAZON.COM INC 4.20% 2.60%

ARISTA NETWORKS INC 5.90% 2.30%

LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC 4.35% 2.22%

MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC 4.45% 2.19%

PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC 6.25% 1.86%

TESLA INC 1.61% 1.33%

MICROSOFT CORP 1.24% 2.81%

CELESTICA INC 1.55% 0.97%

BLOOM ENERGY CORP- A 0.62% 1.20%

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Only in AIFD

ALPHABET INC-CL A 5.38%

DIGITALOCEAN HOLDINGS INC 3.75%

VERTIV HOLDINGS CO-A 3.41%

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR-SP ADR 3.36%

ASML HOLDING NV-NY REG SHS 2.94%

DATADOG INC - CLASS A 2.74%

EATON CORP PLC 2.66%

KLA CORP 2.49%

Only in BAI

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 5.32%

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 5.15%

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES COR 3.92%

LAM RESEARCH 3.45%

SNOWFLAKE 3.12%

CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS CLASS A 2.52%

ELITE MATERIAL 2.41%

ASIA VITAL COMPONENTS 2.37%

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Window by window

Window by window: AIFD vs BAI: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return		vs its benchmark
Window	AIFD	BAI	AIFD	BAI
3 months	−14.4%	−15.8%	not measured	−6.6 pts vs ARTY
6 months	−9.4%	−19.2%	not measured	−16.0 pts vs ARTY
1 year	+21.7%	+5.2%	not measured	−27.7 pts vs ARTY
Since launchNot the same days: AIFD May 2024 · BAI Oct 2024	+76.5%	+51.4%	not measured	−34.2 pts vs ARTY

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Side by side

AIFD TCW Artificial Intelligence ETF · Holds 34 stocks in artificial intelligence, 74% of its weight in S&P 500 companies BAI iShares A.I. Innovation and Tech Active ETF · Holds 51 stocks in artificial intelligence, 51% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer TCW iShares

Theme Artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence

In the S&P 500 74.1% 51.3%

Active share vs the S&P 500 74.4% 76.7%

In the Nasdaq-100 59.1% 47.0%

Holdings 34 51

Top ten, share of the fund 52.8% 42.9%

Expense ratio 0.75% 0.55%

Fee for the differing part 1.01% 0.72%

Total return, 1 year +21.7% +5.2%

vs its benchmark not measured −27.7 pts vs ARTY

Below its high −21.3% −31.3%

Net assets, AIFD as of Jul 31, 2026 and BAI as of Nov 3, 2026 $125m $11.9bn

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

32% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund

AIFD

By weight, 74% of AIFD's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 74%. The top ten holdings are 53% of the fund across 34 positions, as filed for Jul 31, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +21.7% with distributions reinvested. It sits 21.3% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

BAI

By weight, 51% of BAI's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 77%. The top ten holdings are 43% of the fund across 51 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +5.2% with distributions reinvested against +32.9% for its benchmark, the Morningstar Global Artificial Intelligence Select Index, so a holder was behind by 27.7 pts. It sits 31.3% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do AIFD and BAI hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 32% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, AIFD or BAI?: AIFD has 74% of its weight in S&P 500 names and BAI has 51%, so BAI differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIFD or BAI?: AIFD charges 0.75% a year and BAI charges 0.55%, so BAI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

AIFD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AIFD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

TCW website ↗

BAI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BAI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for BAI ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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