Which returned more over the last year, ARTY or VOO?

In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ARTY returned +79.1% and VOO returned +20.1%, so ARTY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

How much do ARTY and VOO overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 50% of ARTY and 100% of VOO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Are ARTY and VOO the same kind of fund?

No. ARTY is a thematic ETF and VOO is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

ARTY vs VOO

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iShares Future AI & Tech ETF and Vanguard 500 Index Fund.

ARTY and VOO on the fields both publish, as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	ARTY iShares Future AI & Tech ETF	VOO Vanguard 500 Index Fund
Where it sits	Themes desk	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Artificial intelligence	S&P 500
Total return, 1 year	+79.1%	+20.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+20.0%	+20.0%
Gap to the S&P 500	+59.1 pts	+0.1 pts
Expense ratio	not published	0.03%
Already in the S&P 500	49.7%	100.0%
Holdings	61	506

ARTY in plain words

By weight, 50% of ARTY's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 84%. The top ten holdings are 43% of the fund across 61 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +79.1% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 59.1 pts. It sits 5.6% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

VOO in plain words

VOO is a index equity fund tracking S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +20.1% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 506 positions, with the top ten at 36.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ARTY or VOO?: In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ARTY returned +79.1% and VOO returned +20.1%, so ARTY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
How much do ARTY and VOO overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 50% of ARTY and 100% of VOO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
Are ARTY and VOO the same kind of fund?: No. ARTY is a thematic ETF and VOO is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

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