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AIX vs BAI: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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AIX and BAI hold 33% of their weight in the same names.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $446,975 for Defiance US 100 Tech AI Moat ETF and $11.9bn for iShares A.I. Innovation and Tech Active ETF.

At a glance
90.3%
AIX in the S&P 500
51.3%
BAI in the S&P 500
−11.6%
AIX total return, since launch, Jun 30, 2026
+5.2%
BAI total return, 1 year
AIX · 3 months to Nov 4, 2026 10% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
10% of its weight is outside the S&P 50090% of AIX's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 10% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 4, 2026.90%10%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutsideactive share 63% · top ten 55% of the fund · 30 holdings as published by its issuer for Nov 4, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 100% in10% of its weight is outside the S&P 50090% of AIX's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 10% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 4, 2026.90%10%of its weight in S&P 500 companies10% of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 63% · Nasdaq-100: 100% in

90% of AIX's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 10% is outside the index. 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 0.10 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

AIX vs BAI: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureAIXBAI
Return
Total return, 1 yearnot published+5.2%
Drawdown
Below its all-time high13.6%, high on Oct 6, 202631.3%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Against its benchmark
What it tracksArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year+32.9%
Against its benchmark, 1 yearbehind by 27.7 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.65%0.55%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$446,975$11.9bn
Holdings
Holdings in common33%
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 Score5.7AIX25.9BAI

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

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

What they share

33%

By the books each fund has filed, AIX and BAI hold 33% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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33% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AIX BAI
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 5.36% 5.32%
Nvidia Corp 4.93% 5.92%
Micron Technology Inc 4.45% 6.01%
Broadcom Inc 4.37% 4.64%
Space Exploration Technologies Corp 4.56% 3.92%
Microsoft Corp 6.96% 2.81%
Amazon.com Inc 5.48% 2.60%
Marvell Technology Inc 2.36% 2.19%
Tesla Inc 5.00% 1.33%
Intel Corp 2.69% 1.05%
Coreweave Inc 0.43% 1.15%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in AIX
Palantir Technologies Inc 6.53%
Apple Inc 5.94%
Meta Platforms Inc 5.50%
Texas Instruments Inc 4.74%
Alphabet Inc 4.01%
Kla Corp 3.28%
Analog Devices Inc 3.27%
Arm Holdings Plc 3.09%
Only in BAI
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 5.15%
LAM RESEARCH 3.45%
SNOWFLAKE 3.12%
CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS CLASS A 2.52%
ELITE MATERIAL 2.41%
ASIA VITAL COMPONENTS 2.37%
WESTERN DIGITAL CORP 2.31%
ARISTA NETWORKS 2.30%
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Window by window

Window by window: AIX vs BAI: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Total returnvs its benchmark
WindowAIXBAIAIXBAI
3 months−4.4%−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: AIX Jun 2026 · BAI Oct 2024−11.6%+51.4%not measured−34.2 pts vs ARTY

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Side by side

AIX Defiance US 100 Tech AI Moat ETF · Holds 30 stocks in artificial intelligence, 90% 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
Theme Artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence
In the S&P 500 90.3% 51.3%
Active share vs the S&P 500 63.4% 76.7%
In the Nasdaq-100 99.7% 47.0%
Holdings 30 51
Top ten, share of the fund 55.0% 42.9%
Expense ratio 0.65% 0.55%
Fee for the differing part 1.03% 0.72%
Total return, 1 year −11.6% (since launch, Jun 30, 2026) +5.2%
vs its benchmark not measured −27.7 pts vs ARTY
Below its high −13.6% −31.3%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $446,975 $11.9bn

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

33% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund
AIX

By weight, 90% of AIX's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 63%. The top ten holdings are 55% of the fund across 30 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 4, 2026. Since it first traded on Jun 30, 2026 the fund returned −11.6% with distributions reinvested. It sits 13.6% below its all-time high of Oct 6, 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 AIX and BAI hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 33% 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, AIX or BAI?
AIX has 90% of its weight in S&P 500 names and BAI has 51%, so BAI differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIX or BAI?
AIX charges 0.65% a year and BAI charges 0.55%, so BAI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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