Do AIQ and BAI hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 35% 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, AIQ or BAI?

AIQ has 65% of its weight in S&P 500 names and BAI has 55%, so BAI differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, AIQ or BAI?

AIQ charges 0.68% a year and BAI charges 0.55%, so BAI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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AIQ vs BAI: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AIQ returned +21.3% to BAI's +19.6%; 35% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $10.6bn on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF, and $13.6bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares A.I. Innovation and Tech Active ETF.

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At a glance

64.7%

AIQ in the S&P 500

55.3%

BAI in the S&P 500

+21.3%

AIQ total return, 1 year

+19.6%

BAI total return, 1 year

AIQ · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 35% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

65% of AIQ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 35% is outside the index. Holdings as of May 31, 2026.

BAI · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 45% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

55% of BAI's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 45% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.

Pair scorecard

BAI costs 0.13 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.7 points; BAI is 1.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

AIQ vs BAI: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	AIQ	BAI
Return
Measure	AIQ	BAI
Total return, 1 year	+21.3%	+19.6%
Drawdown
Measure	AIQ	BAI
Below its all-time high	8.2%, high on Jun 2, 2026	19.6%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Against its benchmark
Measure	AIQ	BAI
What it tracks	Artificial intelligence	Artificial intelligence
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year		+47.8%
Against its benchmark, 1 year		behind by 28.2 pts
Cost and size
Measure	AIQ	BAI
Expense ratio	0.68%	0.55%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$10.6bn	$14.3bn
Holdings
Measure	AIQ	BAI
Holdings in common	35%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	43%	42%

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 Score16.5AIQ25.4BAI

How different its holdings are from the S&P 500, ranked against 112 thematic ETFs with at least half their money in S&P 500 companies. 100 is best. How it is computed

AIQ 16.5

BAI 25.4

0.4, the lowest in this set 99.6, the highest

A percentile among the 112 thematic ETFs with at least half their money in S&P 500 companies. 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 →

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

35%

By the books each fund has filed, AIQ and BAI hold 35% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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35% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AIQ BAI

MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5.76% 6.21%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 4.80% 5.54%

BROADCOM INC. 3.24% 4.50%

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited 3.02% 5.00%

INTEL CORPORATION 4.18% 2.77%

NVIDIA CORPORATION 2.70% 5.61%

MICROSOFT CORPORATION 2.35% 2.40%

ALPHABET INC. 2.72% 2.15%

AMAZON.COM, INC. 2.73% 2.12%

SK hynix Inc. 7.12% 1.37%

MARVELL TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1.27% 2.79%

TESLA, INC. 2.29% 1.18%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in AIQ

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 4.79%

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 3.82%

ORACLE CORPORATION 2.99%

APPLE INC. 2.97%

NETFLIX, INC. 2.43%

META PLATFORMS, INC. 2.30%

PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. 2.23%

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 2.03%

Only in BAI

LAM RESEARCH 3.43%

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES COR 3.40%

LUMENTUM HOLDINGS 2.75%

CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS CLASS A 2.49%

ELITE MATERIAL 2.37%

ASIA VITAL COMPONENTS 2.30%

WESTERN DIGITAL CORP 2.28%

ARISTA NETWORKS 2.27%

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Window by window

Window by window: AIQ vs BAI: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return		vs its benchmark
Window	AIQ	BAI	AIQ	BAI
3 months	+15.0%	+16.3%	not measured	−5.1 pts vs ARTY
6 months	+17.0%	+5.1%	not measured	−17.8 pts vs ARTY
1 year	+21.3%	+19.6%	not measured	−28.2 pts vs ARTY
3 years	+151.9%	–	not measured	–
Since launchNot the same days: AIQ May 2018 · BAI Oct 2024	+340.8%	+77.2%	not measured	−33.5 pts vs ARTY

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Side by side

AIQ Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF · Holds 84 stocks in artificial intelligence, 65% of its weight in S&P 500 companies BAI iShares A.I. Innovation and Tech Active ETF · Holds 49 stocks in artificial intelligence, 55% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer Global X iShares

Theme Artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence

In the S&P 500 64.7% 55.3%

Active share vs the S&P 500 70.2% 75.9%

In the Nasdaq-100 55.8% 50.1%

Holdings 84 49

Top ten, share of the fund 42.7% 42.5%

Expense ratio 0.68% 0.55%

Fee for the differing part 0.97% 0.72%

Total return, 1 year +21.3% +19.6%

vs its benchmark not measured −28.2 pts vs ARTY

Below its high −8.2% −19.6%

Net assets, AIQ as of Oct 12, 2026 and BAI as of Oct 28, 2026 $10.6bn $13.6bn

As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

35% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund

AIQ

By weight, 65% of AIQ's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 70%. The top ten holdings are 43% of the fund across 84 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned +21.3% with distributions reinvested. It sits 8.2% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

BAI

By weight, 55% of BAI's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 76%. The top ten holdings are 42% of the fund across 49 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned +19.6% with distributions reinvested against +47.8% for its benchmark, the Morningstar Global Artificial Intelligence Select Index, so a holder was behind by 28.2 pts. It sits 19.6% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do AIQ and BAI hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 35% 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, AIQ or BAI?: AIQ has 65% of its weight in S&P 500 names and BAI has 55%, so BAI differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIQ or BAI?: AIQ charges 0.68% 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

AIQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AIQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Global X page for AIQ ↗

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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