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AIHY vs BAI: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $16m for Defiance AI Hyperscale Leaders ETF and $11.9bn for iShares A.I. Innovation and Tech Active ETF.

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At a glance
AIHY · 3 months to Nov 4, 2026 Holdings are gross exposure, not a portfolio
Holdings are gross exposure, not a portfolioAIHY's holdings are gross exposure rather than a portfolio, so no S&P 500 share is published. Holdings as of Nov 4, 2026.holdings not yet filedHoldings are gross exposure, not a portfolioAIHY's holdings are gross exposure rather than a portfolio, so no S&P 500 share is published. Holdings as of Nov 4, 2026.holdings not yet filed

AIHY's holdings are gross exposure rather than a portfolio, so no S&P 500 share is published. Holdings as of Nov 4, 2026.

BAI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 49% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
49% of its weight is outside the S&P 50051% of BAI's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 49% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.51%49%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 77% · top ten 43% of the fund · 51 holdings as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 47% in49% of its weight is outside the S&P 50051% of BAI's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 49% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.51%49%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 77% · Nasdaq-100: 47% in

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 0.21 points a year less; BAI is far larger, $11.9bn against $16m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

AIHY vs BAI: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureAIHYBAI
Return
Total return, 1 yearnot published+5.2%
Drawdown
Below its all-time high8.2%, high on Oct 13, 202631.3%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Against its benchmark
What it tracksAI infrastructure and chipsArtificial intelligence
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year+32.9%
Against its benchmark, 1 yearbehind by 27.7 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.76%0.55%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$16m$11.9bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Window by window

Window by window: AIHY vs BAI: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Total returnvs its benchmark
WindowAIHYBAIAIHYBAI
3 months+0.4%−15.8%not measured−6.6 pts vs ARTY
6 months–−19.2%–−16.0 pts vs ARTY
1 year–+5.2%–−27.7 pts vs ARTY
Since launchNot the same days: AIHY Jul 2026 · BAI Oct 2024+5.4%+51.4%not measured−34.2 pts vs ARTY

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Side by side

AIHY Defiance AI Hyperscale Leaders ETF · Holds 12 stocks in aI infrastructure and chips 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 Defiance iShares
Theme AI infrastructure and chips Artificial intelligence
In the S&P 500 not published 51.3%
Active share vs the S&P 500 not published 76.7%
In the Nasdaq-100 not published 47.0%
Holdings 12 51
Top ten, share of the fund not published 42.9%
Expense ratio 0.76% 0.55%
Fee for the differing part not published 0.72%
Total return, 1 year +5.4% (since launch, Jul 21, 2026) +5.2%
vs its benchmark not measured −27.7 pts vs ARTY
Below its high −8.2% −31.3%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $16m $11.9bn

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
AIHY

AIHY holds 12 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 4, 2026, and the book is gross exposure rather than a portfolio. Since it first traded on Jul 21, 2026 the fund returned +5.4% with distributions reinvested. It sits 8.2% below its all-time high of Oct 13, 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

Which is cheaper, AIHY or BAI?
AIHY charges 0.76% a year and BAI charges 0.55%, so BAI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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All thematic ETFs ranked by the S&P 500 Difference Score →How the scores are computed →AIHY on its own →BAI on its own →AIHY holdings →BAI dividend history →BAI holdings →Method →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
AIHY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
AIHY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Defiance page for AIHY ↗
BAI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
BAI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for BAI ↗

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