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BAI · iShares A.I. Innovation and Tech Active ETF
iShares · Themes desk
Open the live card on ETFIQBy weight, 50% of BAI's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 78%. The top ten holdings are 44% of the fund across 45 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +43.1% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 23.1 pts. It sits 17.8% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.
| Theme (ETFIQ, editorial) | Artificial intelligence |
|---|---|
| Launched | Oct 22, 2024 |
| Already in the S&P 500, by weight (ETFIQ) | 50.0% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 (ETFIQ) | 77.9% |
| Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight (ETFIQ) | 43.9% |
| Active share vs the Nasdaq-100 (ETFIQ) | 69.7% |
| Top ten holdings weight | 43.8% |
| Holdings | 45 |
| Net assets (latest filing) | $13,352M |
| Holdings as of (SEC N-PORT) | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Top holdings | Broadcom Inc 6.0%, NVIDIA Corp 5.4%, SK hynix Inc 4.9%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 4.6%, Alphabet Inc 4.3%, Tower Semiconductor Ltd 4.2%, Lam Research Corp 4.0%, Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.8%, Lumentum Holdings Inc 3.3%, Micron Technology Inc 3.2% |
| 3 months: total return / S&P 500 / gap / Nasdaq-100 gap (ETFIQ) | −2.1% / +4.7% / −6.8 pts / −4.2 pts |
| 6 months: total return / S&P 500 / gap / Nasdaq-100 gap (ETFIQ) | +36.4% / +15.2% / +21.2 pts / +16.2 pts |
| 1 year: total return / S&P 500 / gap / Nasdaq-100 gap (ETFIQ) | +43.1% / +20.0% / +23.1 pts / +17.5 pts |
| since launch: total return / S&P 500 / gap / Nasdaq-100 gap (ETFIQ) | +81.2% / +34.7% / +46.5 pts / +34.9 pts |
| Below its all-time high (ETFIQ) | −17.8% |
| Closest funds by holdings overlap | WTAI 40%, TEKY 38%, JHAI 38%, CHPX 37%, CHAT 37% |
Questions people ask
- How much of BAI is already in the S&P 500?
- By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 50% of BAI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Its active share against the index is 78%, so that share is the part doing something different.
- What does BAI hold?
- 45 positions as filed for Apr 30, 2026, with the top ten at 44% of the fund. The largest are Broadcom Inc at 6.0%, NVIDIA Corp at 5.4%, SK hynix Inc at 4.9%.
- Has BAI beaten the S&P 500?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 BAI returned +43.1% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so it finished ahead of the index by 23.1 points.
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