# FAI (First Trust Bloomberg Artificial Intelligence ETF)

First Trust · Thematic ETFs · data as of Sep 11, 2026

FAI holds 51 stocks, and 23% of its weight is outside the S&P 500.

## Key facts

- FAI, already in the S&P 500: 76.7%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- FAI, active share vs the S&P 500: 70.0%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- FAI, top ten holdings: 61.7%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- FAI, total return, 1 year: +40.5%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- FAI, net assets: $187m (issuer page, as of Sep 11, 2026).
- FAI, expense ratio: 0.65% (485BPOS XBRL, Jan 28, 2026).

## FAI over each window to Sep 11, 2026

| Window | Total return | S&P 500 | Gap to S&P 500 | Gap to Nasdaq-100 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 months | +3.5% | +3.3% | +0.2 pts | +4.3 pts |
| 6 months | +40.5% | +16.0% | +24.5 pts | +19.8 pts |
| 1 year | +40.5% | +17.5% | +23.0 pts | +17.5 pts |
| Since launch | +80.3% | +31.4% | +48.9 pts | +37.4 pts |

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Theme | Artificial intelligence | ETFIQ, editorial |
| Launched | Nov 21, 2024 | ETFIQ |
| Already in the S&P 500, by weight | 76.7% | ETFIQ |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 70.0% | ETFIQ |
| Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight | 73.3% | ETFIQ |
| Active share vs the Nasdaq-100 | 56.4% | ETFIQ |
| Top ten holdings weight | 61.7% | ETFIQ |
| Holdings | 51 | ETFIQ |
| Holdings as of | Sep 10, 2026 | the issuer’s daily file |
| Top holdings | Microsoft Corporation 9.6%, NVIDIA Corporation 8.6%, Amazon.com, Inc. 7.9%, Broadcom Inc. 7.6%, Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 7.0%, Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 4.9%, Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 4.2%, Oracle Corporation 4.2%, Micron Technology, Inc. 3.8%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. 3.8% | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $187m | issuer page, as of Sep 11, 2026 |
| Below its all-time high | −5.9% | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 485BPOS XBRL, Jan 28, 2026 |
| Fee for the part that differs from the S&P 500, active expense ratio | 0.93% | ETFIQ |
| Closest funds by holdings overlap | IVES 56%, AIX 49%, IETC 48%, CHAT 48%, ILDR 46% | ETFIQ |

## Questions

### How much of FAI is in S&P 500 companies?

By its holdings published by its issuer for Sep 10, 2026, 77% of FAI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Its active share against the index is 70%, so that share is the part doing something different.

### What does FAI hold?

51 positions as published by its issuer for Sep 10, 2026, with the top ten at 62% of the fund. The largest are Microsoft Corporation at 9.6%, NVIDIA Corporation at 8.6%, Amazon.com, Inc. at 7.9%.

### Has FAI beaten the S&P 500?

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 FAI returned +40.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so it finished ahead of the index by 23.0 points.

### What does FAI cost?

The prospectus expense ratio is 0.65% a year. Because 70% of the fund differs from the S&P 500, the fee on that differing part works out at 0.93%.


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