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ARTY vs SHLD
2% 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 SHLD hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ARTY | SHLD |
|---|---|---|
| PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. | 2.18% | 7.09% |
| Only in ARTY | Only in SHLD |
|---|---|
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5.39% | LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 8.45% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 5.24% | RTX CORPORATION 7.78% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 4.84% | GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION 7.70% |
| MARVELL TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4.54% | Rheinmetall Aktiengesellschaft 5.78% |
| NVIDIA CORPORATION 4.37% | BAE SYSTEMS PLC 4.90% |
| COREWEAVE, INC. 4.27% | L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4.71% |
| BROADCOM INC. 4.25% | HANWHA AEROSPACE CO., LTD. 4.41% |
| SK hynix Inc. 3.63% | LEONARDO - SOCIETA PER AZIONI 4.36% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARTY | SHLD | ARTY | SHLD | ARTY | SHLD | |
| 3 months | +7.9% | +0.2% | +3.2 pts | −4.5 pts | +5.8 pts | −1.9 pts |
| 6 months | +58.8% | −18.2% | +43.6 pts | −33.4 pts | +38.6 pts | −38.4 pts |
| 1 year | +79.1% | +2.3% | +59.1 pts | −17.7 pts | +53.5 pts | −23.3 pts |
| 3 years | +137.7% | n/a | +59.7 pts | n/a | +44.2 pts | n/a |
| Since launch | +243.1% | +158.9% | +21.8 pts | +79.9 pts | −99.4 pts | +63.5 pts |
| ARTY iShares Future AI & Tech ETF | SHLD Global X Defense Tech ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | Global X |
| Theme | Artificial intelligence | Defense |
| In the S&P 500 | 49.7% | 44.8% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 84.1% | 98.7% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 36.5% | 7.1% |
| Holdings | 61 | 48 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 42.9% | 59.5% |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.50% |
| Fee for the differing part | not published | 0.51% |
| Total return, 1 year | +79.1% | +2.3% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +59.1 pts | −17.7 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +53.5 pts | −23.3 pts |
| Below its high | −5.6% | −19.0% |
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.
SHLD in plain words
By weight, 45% of SHLD's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 99%. The top ten holdings are 60% of the fund across 48 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +2.3% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 17.7 pts. It sits 19.0% below its all-time high of Mar 9, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do ARTY and SHLD hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 2% 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 SHLD?
- ARTY has 50% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SHLD has 45%, so SHLD differs more from the index.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, ARTY against SHLD, data as of Sep 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/ARTY-SHLD.html Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.