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ARTY vs PPA
1% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ARTY and PPA hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ARTY | PPA |
|---|---|---|
| PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. | 2.18% | 1.23% |
| Only in ARTY | Only in PPA |
|---|---|
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5.39% | Boeing Co. (The) 9.11% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 5.24% | General Electric Co. 7.85% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 4.84% | RTX Corp. 7.13% |
| MARVELL TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4.54% | Lockheed Martin Corp. 6.39% |
| NVIDIA CORPORATION 4.37% | General Dynamics Corp. 4.52% |
| COREWEAVE, INC. 4.27% | Northrop Grumman Corp. 4.46% |
| BROADCOM INC. 4.25% | Honeywell International Inc. 4.39% |
| SK hynix Inc. 3.63% | Howmet Aerospace Inc. 4.18% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings as filed for Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARTY | PPA | ARTY | PPA | ARTY | PPA | |
| 3 months | +7.9% | −3.0% | +3.2 pts | −7.7 pts | +5.8 pts | −5.1 pts |
| 6 months | +58.8% | −8.5% | +43.6 pts | −23.7 pts | +38.6 pts | −28.7 pts |
| 1 year | +79.1% | +12.6% | +59.1 pts | −7.3 pts | +53.5 pts | −13.0 pts |
| 3 years | +137.7% | +100.0% | +59.7 pts | +22.1 pts | +44.2 pts | +6.5 pts |
| Since launch | +243.1% | +1021.7% | +21.8 pts | +210.4 pts | −99.4 pts | −662.3 pts |
| ARTY iShares Future AI & Tech ETF | PPA Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | Invesco |
| Theme | Artificial intelligence | Defense |
| In the S&P 500 | 49.7% | 71.1% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 84.1% | 96.4% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 36.5% | 7.3% |
| Holdings | 61 | 60 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 42.9% | 55.5% |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.58% |
| Fee for the differing part | not published | 0.60% |
| Total return, 1 year | +79.1% | +12.6% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +59.1 pts | −7.3 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +53.5 pts | −13.0 pts |
| Below its high | −5.6% | −10.9% |
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.
PPA in plain words
By weight, 71% of PPA's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 96%. The top ten holdings are 56% of the fund across 60 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +12.6% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 7.3 pts. It sits 10.9% below its all-time high of Mar 2, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do ARTY and PPA hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is mostly different names. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
- Which is more different from the S&P 500, ARTY or PPA?
- ARTY has 50% of its weight in S&P 500 names and PPA has 71%, so PPA differs more from the index.
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Where these figures came from
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