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ARTY vs XAR
0% 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 XAR hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in ARTY | Only in XAR |
|---|---|
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5.39% | VSE Corp 3.40% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 5.24% | Axon Enterprise Inc 3.23% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 4.84% | StandardAero Inc 3.11% |
| MARVELL TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4.54% | FTAI Aviation Ltd 3.09% |
| NVIDIA CORPORATION 4.37% | Carpenter Technology Corp 3.04% |
| COREWEAVE, INC. 4.27% | General Electric Co 3.02% |
| BROADCOM INC. 4.25% | Woodward Inc 2.98% |
| SK hynix Inc. 3.63% | HEICO Corp 2.86% |
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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARTY | XAR | ARTY | XAR | ARTY | XAR | |
| 3 months | +7.9% | −7.2% | +3.2 pts | −11.9 pts | +5.8 pts | −9.3 pts |
| 6 months | +58.8% | −9.4% | +43.6 pts | −24.5 pts | +38.6 pts | −29.5 pts |
| 1 year | +79.1% | +17.9% | +59.1 pts | −2.1 pts | +53.5 pts | −7.7 pts |
| 3 years | +137.7% | +113.8% | +59.7 pts | +35.9 pts | +44.2 pts | +20.3 pts |
| Since launch | +243.1% | +1074.6% | +21.8 pts | +314.2 pts | −99.4 pts | −342.9 pts |
| ARTY iShares Future AI & Tech ETF | XAR State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Aerospace & Defense ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | State Street |
| Theme | Artificial intelligence | Defense |
| In the S&P 500 | 49.7% | 32.4% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 84.1% | 97.9% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 36.5% | 3.2% |
| Holdings | 61 | 48 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 42.9% | 30.4% |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.35% |
| Fee for the differing part | not published | 0.36% |
| Total return, 1 year | +79.1% | +17.9% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +59.1 pts | −2.1 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +53.5 pts | −7.7 pts |
| Below its high | −5.6% | −14.8% |
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.
XAR in plain words
By weight, 32% of XAR's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 98%. The top ten holdings are 30% of the fund across 48 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +17.9% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 2.1 pts. It sits 14.8% below its all-time high of Aug 14, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do ARTY and XAR hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 0% 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 XAR?
- ARTY has 50% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XAR has 32%, so XAR differs more from the index.
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Where these figures came from
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