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AIFD vs ARTY: which is really different?

AIFD and ARTY hold 24% of their weight in the same names, and ARTY returned more over the year.

TCW Artificial Intelligence ETF and iShares Future AI & Tech ETF.

77.7%AIFD in the S&P 500
51.7%ARTY in the S&P 500
+48.4%AIFD total return, 1 year
+67.3%ARTY total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: ARTY scores higher

How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?

AIFD 6.5ARTY 14.60.1, the lowest in this set91.8, the highest

A percentile among the 379 thematic ETFs with a holdings filing. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All thematic ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed

AIFD22% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
78%22%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 74% · top ten 56% of the fund · 32 holdings filed Apr 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 58% in78%22%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 74% · top ten 56% of the fund
ARTY48% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
52%48%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 83% · top ten 43% of the fund · 65 holdings filed Sep 17, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 36% in52%48%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 83% · top ten 43% of the fund

24% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AIFD and ARTY hold 24% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AIFD and ARTY both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAIFDARTY
BROADCOM INC6.80%4.54%
Only in each
Only in AIFDOnly in ARTY
NVIDIA CORP 7.32%ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 5.29%
LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC 7.23%MARVELL TECHNOLOGY 4.91%
ALPHABET INC-CL A 6.27%MICRON TECHNOLOGY 4.52%
ARISTA NETWORKS INC 6.08%TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 4.52%
VERTIV HOLDINGS CO-A 5.00%NVIDIA 4.50%
MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC 4.73%ORACLE 4.18%
AMAZON.COM INC 4.42%COREWEAVE CLASS A 4.09%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 4.20%GLOBAL UNICHIP 3.51%

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 dated Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

AIFD and ARTY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AIFDARTYAIFDARTYAIFDARTY
3 months−5.1%−3.8%−7.3 pts−6.0 pts−2.6 pts−1.3 pts
6 months+34.1%+59.0%+16.1 pts+41.0 pts+9.9 pts+34.8 pts
1 year+48.4%+67.3%+31.9 pts+50.8 pts+26.6 pts+45.6 pts
3 yearsnot published+147.8%not published+69.4 ptsnot published+49.6 pts
Since launch+105.1%+242.0%+53.3 pts+23.4 pts+39.3 pts−102.0 pts
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AIFD and ARTY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AIFD
TCW Artificial Intelligence ETF
Holds 32 stocks in artificial intelligence, 78% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
ARTY
iShares Future AI & Tech ETF
Holds 65 stocks in artificial intelligence, 52% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerTCWiShares
ThemeArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50077.7%51.7%
Active share vs the S&P 50073.7%82.7%
In the Nasdaq-10058.2%36.2%
Holdings3265
Top ten, share of the fund55.9%42.5%
Expense ratio0.75%0.47%
Fee for the differing part1.02%0.57%
Total return, 1 year+48.4%+67.3%
vs the S&P 500+31.9 pts+50.8 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+26.6 pts+45.6 pts
Below its high−8.5%−5.9%
Net assets$107m$4.1bn

AIFD in plain words

By weight, 78% of AIFD's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 74%. The top ten holdings are 56% of the fund across 32 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +48.4% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 31.9 pts. It sits 8.5% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

ARTY in plain words

By weight, 52% of ARTY's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 83%. The top ten holdings are 42% of the fund across 65 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +67.3% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 50.8 pts. It sits 5.9% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do AIFD and ARTY hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 24% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is a meaningful overlap. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, AIFD or ARTY?
AIFD has 78% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ARTY has 52%, so ARTY differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIFD or ARTY?
AIFD charges 0.75% a year and ARTY charges 0.47%, so ARTY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AIFD against ARTY, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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