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BAI vs PBOT: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BAI returned +5.2% to PBOT's +17.1%; 22% 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 $14m on Jun 30, 2026 for Pictet AI & Automation ETF.

At a glance
51.3%
BAI in the S&P 500
60.7%
PBOT in the S&P 500
+5.2%
BAI total return, 1 year
+17.1%
PBOT 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.

PBOT · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 39% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
39% of its weight is outside the S&P 50061% of PBOT's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 39% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.61%39%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 82% · top ten 53% of the fund · 44 holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 52% in39% of its weight is outside the S&P 50061% of PBOT's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 39% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.61%39%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 82% · Nasdaq-100: 52% in

61% of PBOT's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 39% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.

Pair scorecard

BAI costs 0.15 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.9 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BAI vs PBOT: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureBAIPBOT
Return
Total return, 1 year+5.2%+17.1%
Drawdown
Below its all-time high31.3%, high on Jun 22, 202617.2%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Against its benchmark
What it tracksArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year+32.9%+15.0%
Against its benchmark, 1 yearbehind by 27.7 ptsahead by 2.1 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.55%0.70%
Net assets, BAI as of Nov 3, 2026 and PBOT as of Jun 30, 2026$11.9bn$14m
Holdings
Holdings in common22%
ETFIQ S&P 500 Difference Score · PBOT scores higher How much of its weight does it not share with the S&P 500?
IQ Themes Score25.9BAI38.2PBOT

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

22%

By the books each fund has filed, BAI and PBOT hold 22% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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22% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BAI PBOT
BROADCOM INC 4.64% 6.31%
NVIDIA 5.92% 3.13%
SNOWFLAKE 3.12% 4.71%
CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS CLASS A 2.52% 4.62%
LAM RESEARCH 3.45% 2.20%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 6.01% 2.11%
PALO ALTO NETWORKS 1.86% 4.55%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 5.32% 1.44%
AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC 0.92% 1.41%
ELASTIC 0.99% 0.54%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in BAI
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 5.15%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES COR 3.92%
MICROSOFT 2.81%
AMAZON.COM INC 2.60%
ELITE MATERIAL 2.41%
ASIA VITAL COMPONENTS 2.37%
WESTERN DIGITAL CORP 2.31%
ARISTA NETWORKS 2.30%
Only in PBOT
ALPHABET INC-CL A 6.83%
KLA CORP 6.33%
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR-SP ADR 6.31%
ASML HOLDING NV /EUR 5.75%
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG /EUR 3.90%
CLOUDFLARE INC - CLASS A 2.92%
FORTINET INC 2.39%
NXP SEMICONDUCTORS NV 2.20%
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Window by window: BAI vs PBOT: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Total returnvs its benchmark
WindowBAIPBOTBAIPBOT
3 months−15.8%−8.8%−6.6 pts vs ARTY−7.5 pts vs ACWI
6 months−19.2%+5.5%−16.0 pts vs ARTY+2.9 pts vs ACWI
1 year+5.2%+17.1%−27.7 pts vs ARTY+2.1 pts vs ACWI
Since launchNot the same days: BAI Oct 2024 · PBOT Oct 2025+51.4%+20.9%−34.2 pts vs ARTY+4.4 pts vs ACWI

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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 PBOT Pictet AI & Automation ETF · Holds 44 stocks in artificial intelligence, 61% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Theme Artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence
In the S&P 500 51.3% 60.7%
Active share vs the S&P 500 76.7% 82.1%
In the Nasdaq-100 47.0% 51.8%
Holdings 51 44
Top ten, share of the fund 42.9% 52.5%
Expense ratio 0.55% 0.70%
Fee for the differing part 0.72% 0.85%
Total return, 1 year +5.2% +17.1%
vs its benchmark −27.7 pts vs ARTY +2.1 pts vs ACWI
Below its high −31.3% −17.2%
Net assets, BAI as of Nov 3, 2026 and PBOT as of Jun 30, 2026 $11.9bn $14m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

22% 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.

PBOT

By weight, 61% of PBOT's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 82%. The top ten holdings are 52% of the fund across 44 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +17.1% with distributions reinvested against +15.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI All Country World Index, so a holder was ahead by 2.1 pts. It sits 17.2% below its all-time high of Oct 6, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do BAI and PBOT hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 22% 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 PBOT?
BAI has 51% of its weight in S&P 500 names and PBOT has 61%, so PBOT differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, BAI or PBOT?
BAI charges 0.55% a year and PBOT charges 0.70%, 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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