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BAI vs IVES: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BAI returned +5.2% to IVES's +9.2%; 39% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $11.9bn on Nov 3, 2026 for iShares A.I. Innovation and Tech Active ETF, and $986m on Jul 31, 2026 for Dan IVES Wedbush AI Revolution ETF.

At a glance
51.3%
BAI in the S&P 500
76.0%
IVES in the S&P 500
+5.2%
BAI total return, 1 year
+9.2%
IVES total return, 1 year
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.

IVES · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 24% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
24% of its weight is outside the S&P 50076% of IVES's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 24% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jul 31, 2026.76%24%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 66% · top ten 47% of the fund · 30 holdings as filed for Jul 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 63% in24% of its weight is outside the S&P 50076% of IVES's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 24% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jul 31, 2026.76%24%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 66% · Nasdaq-100: 63% in

76% of IVES's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 24% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jul 31, 2026.

Pair scorecard

BAI costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.0 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BAI vs IVES: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureBAIIVES
Return
Total return, 1 year+5.2%+9.2%
Drawdown
Below its all-time high31.3%, high on Jun 22, 202614.3%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Against its benchmark
What it tracksArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
Against the S&P 500, 1 yearbehind by 5.6 pts
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year+32.9%+14.8%
Against its benchmark, 1 yearbehind by 27.7 ptsbehind by 5.6 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.55%0.75%
Net assets, BAI as of Nov 3, 2026 and IVES as of Jul 31, 2026$11.9bn$986m
Holdings
Holdings in common39%
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 Score25.9BAI8.3IVES

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

Risk and return

Jun 13, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 72 weekly returns
BAI IVES
Return
Total return edge BAI (slight) +48.9% +45.0%
Annualized edge BAI (slight) +33.3% +30.7%
Price return edge BAI (slight) +46.2% +44.4%
Risk
Volatility edge IVES 33.4% 26.5%
Max drawdown edge IVES −26.2% −20.3%
Downside capture 103.4% 158.1%
Beta 0.99 1.84
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge IVES (slight) 0.91 1.00
Sortino edge IVES 1.33 1.55
Treynor 0.264 0.144
Calmar edge IVES 1.27 1.52
Against the benchmark
Alpha −10.4% a year −1.3% a year
Alpha t-stat −1.28 −0.10
Information ratio −0.96 0.62
Tracking error 11.3% 18.4%

Each against its own benchmark: BAI against ARTY, Nov 1, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026; IVES against VOO, Jun 13, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026.

Reading

From Jun 2025 to Oct 2026, BAI returned slightly more: +48.9% to +45.0%. IVES swung less: 26.5% to 33.4%. IVES fell less at its worst: −20.3% to −26.2%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: BAI vs IVES: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureBAIIVESEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+48.9%+45.0%BAI (slight)Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+33.3%+30.7%BAI (slight)Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return+46.2%+44.4%BAI (slight)Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility33.4%26.5%IVESSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation22.9%17.0%IVESLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−26.2%−20.3%IVESDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture91.9%253.6%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture103.4%158.1%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.991.84Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.890.65Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.911.00IVES (slight)Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino1.331.55IVESReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.2640.144Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar1.271.52IVESAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkARTYVOOThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha−10.4% a year−1.3% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat−1.28−0.10Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−26.5% to +5.7%−28.4% to +25.7%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.960.62Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error11.3%18.4%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 72 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

39%

By the books each fund has filed, BAI and IVES hold 39% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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39% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BAI IVES
NVIDIA 5.92% 4.75%
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 5.15% 4.68%
BROADCOM INC 4.64% 4.83%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 5.32% 4.10%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 6.01% 3.98%
SNOWFLAKE 3.12% 2.96%
MICROSOFT 2.81% 5.92%
AMAZON.COM INC 2.60% 5.35%
CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS CLASS A 2.52% 3.09%
PALO ALTO NETWORKS 1.86% 3.47%
SK HYNIX 1.56% 3.42%
TESLA INC 1.33% 3.73%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in BAI
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES COR 3.92%
LAM RESEARCH 3.45%
ELITE MATERIAL 2.41%
ASIA VITAL COMPONENTS 2.37%
WESTERN DIGITAL CORP 2.31%
ARISTA NETWORKS 2.30%
LUMENTUM HOLDINGS 2.22%
MARVELL TECHNOLOGY 2.19%
Only in IVES
APPLE INC 4.91%
ALPHABET INC 4.81%
META PLATFORMS INC 4.04%
ORACLE CORP 3.51%
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP 3.50%
GE VERNOVA INC 3.43%
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC 3.42%
SALESFORCE INC 3.35%
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Window by window

Window by window: BAI vs IVES: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Total returnvs its benchmark
WindowBAIIVESBAIIVES
3 months−15.8%−5.6%−6.6 pts vs ARTY−5.5 pts vs VOO
6 months−19.2%+2.7%−16.0 pts vs ARTY−2.3 pts vs VOO
1 year+5.2%+9.2%−27.7 pts vs ARTY−5.6 pts vs VOO
Since launchNot the same days: BAI Oct 2024 · IVES Jun 2025+51.4%+43.7%−34.2 pts vs ARTY+12.7 pts vs VOO

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Side by side

BAI iShares A.I. Innovation and Tech Active ETF · Holds 51 stocks in artificial intelligence, 51% of its weight in S&P 500 companies IVES Dan IVES Wedbush AI Revolution ETF · Holds 30 stocks in artificial intelligence, 76% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Theme Artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence
In the S&P 500 51.3% 76.0%
Active share vs the S&P 500 76.7% 66.3%
In the Nasdaq-100 47.0% 63.2%
Holdings 51 30
Top ten, share of the fund 42.9% 47.4%
Expense ratio 0.55% 0.75%
Fee for the differing part 0.72% 1.13%
Total return, 1 year +5.2% +9.2%
vs its benchmark −27.7 pts vs ARTY −5.6 pts vs VOO
Below its high −31.3% −14.3%
Net assets, BAI as of Nov 3, 2026 and IVES as of Jul 31, 2026 $11.9bn $986m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

39% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund
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.

IVES

By weight, 76% of IVES's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 66%. The top ten holdings are 47% of the fund across 30 positions, as filed for Jul 31, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +9.2% with distributions reinvested against +14.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, so a holder was behind by 5.6 pts. It sits 14.3% below its all-time high of Oct 6, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do BAI and IVES hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 39% 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, BAI or IVES?
BAI has 51% of its weight in S&P 500 names and IVES has 76%, so BAI differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, BAI or IVES?
BAI charges 0.55% a year and IVES charges 0.75%, 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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