Data as of .
BAI vs GRID: which is really different?
BAI holds 54.8% of its weight in S&P 500 companies and GRID 40.0%.
ETFIQ Off-Index Score: GRID scores higher
How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?
A percentile among the 371 thematic ETFs with a holdings filing. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All thematic ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BAI and GRID hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in BAI | Only in GRID |
|---|---|
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY 6.48% | Schneider Electric SE 9.13% |
| NVIDIA 5.32% | Eaton Corporation Plc 8.86% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.77% | Johnson Controls International Plc 8.45% |
| BROADCOM INC 4.75% | ABB Ltd 7.72% |
| TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 4.69% | Quanta Services, Inc. 7.54% |
| LAM RESEARCH 4.06% | E.ON SE 4.16% |
| SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES COR 3.01% | National Grid Plc 4.10% |
| SNOWFLAKE 3.00% | Prysmian SpA 3.57% |
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 dated Sep 10, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAI | GRID | BAI | GRID | BAI | GRID | |
| 3 months | −9.1% | −4.0% | −12.3 pts | −7.3 pts | −8.3 pts | −3.2 pts |
| 6 months | +34.1% | +9.9% | +18.1 pts | −6.1 pts | +13.4 pts | −10.8 pts |
| 1 year | +32.3% | +22.9% | +14.8 pts | +5.4 pts | +9.3 pts | 0.0 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +88.9% | not published | +11.0 pts | not published | −6.2 pts |
| Since launch | +80.9% | +560.9% | +47.2 pts | −243.5 pts | +35.4 pts | −1113.0 pts |
| BAI iShares A.I. Innovation and Tech Active ETF Holds 52 stocks in artificial intelligence, 55% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | GRID First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund Holds 122 stocks in electrification and the grid, 40% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | First Trust |
| Theme | Artificial intelligence | Electrification and the grid |
| In the S&P 500 | 54.8% | 40.0% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 76.5% | 92.0% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 49.5% | 8.5% |
| Holdings | 52 | 122 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 41.8% | 58.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.55% | 0.56% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.72% | 0.61% |
| Total return, 1 year | +32.3% | +22.9% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +14.8 pts | +5.4 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +9.3 pts | 0.0 pts |
| Below its high | −17.9% | −9.2% |
BAI in plain words
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 52 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 10, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned +32.3% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 14.8 pts. It sits 17.9% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.
GRID in plain words
By weight, 40% of GRID's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 92%. The top ten holdings are 59% of the fund across 122 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 10, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned +22.9% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 5.4 pts. It sits 9.2% below its all-time high of May 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which is more different from the S&P 500, BAI or GRID?
- BAI has 55% of its weight in S&P 500 names and GRID has 40%, so GRID differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, BAI or GRID?
- BAI charges 0.55% a year and GRID charges 0.56%, so BAI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, BAI against GRID, data as of Sep 11, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/bai-vs-grid Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.