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AIX vs ARTY: which is really different?

AIX and ARTY hold 29% of their weight in the same names.

Defiance US 100 Tech AI Moat ETF and iShares Future AI & Tech ETF.

88.0%AIX in the S&P 500
51.7%ARTY in the S&P 500
−4.6%AIX 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?

AIX 2ARTY 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

AIX12% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
88%12%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutsideactive share 64% · top ten 53% of the fund · 32 holdings filed Sep 21, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 94% in88%12%of its weight in S&P 500 companies12% of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 64% · top ten 53% 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

29% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AIX and ARTY hold 29% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AIX and ARTY both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAIXARTY
Advanced Micro Devices Inc5.69%5.29%
Micron Technology Inc5.27%4.52%
Nvidia Corp5.07%4.50%
Broadcom Inc4.44%4.54%
Marvell Technology Inc3.34%4.91%
Space Exploration Technologies Corp4.75%2.67%
Microsoft Corp5.73%2.64%
Palantir Technologies Inc6.26%2.64%
Coreweave Inc0.67%4.09%
Costar Group Inc0.18%0.75%
Only in each
Only in AIXOnly in ARTY
Meta Platforms Inc 5.38%TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 4.52%
Apple Inc 5.30%ORACLE 4.18%
Amazon.com Inc 4.84%GLOBAL UNICHIP 3.51%
Intel Corp 4.64%SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC 3.45%
Alphabet Inc 4.49%NAVER 3.31%
Tesla Inc 4.38%ARISTA NETWORKS 2.66%
Arm Holdings Plc 4.11%SK HYNIX 2.63%
Texas Instruments Inc 3.76%INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES 2.53%

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 Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

AIX 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
AIXARTYAIXARTYAIXARTY
3 monthsnot published−3.8%not published−6.0 ptsnot published−1.3 pts
6 monthsnot published+59.0%not published+41.0 ptsnot published+34.8 pts
1 yearnot published+67.3%not published+50.8 ptsnot published+45.6 pts
3 yearsnot published+147.8%not published+69.4 ptsnot published+49.6 pts
Since launch−4.6%+242.0%−6.9 pts+23.4 pts−2.6 pts−102.0 pts
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AIX and ARTY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AIX
Defiance US 100 Tech AI Moat ETF
Holds 32 stocks in artificial intelligence, 88% 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
IssuerDefianceiShares
ThemeArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50088.0%51.7%
Active share vs the S&P 50064.0%82.7%
In the Nasdaq-10094.3%36.2%
Holdings3265
Top ten, share of the fund52.9%42.5%
Expense ratio0.65%0.47%
Fee for the differing part1.02%0.57%
Total return, 1 year−4.6% (since launch on Jun 30, 2026)+67.3%
vs the S&P 500−6.9 pts+50.8 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−2.6 pts+45.6 pts
Below its high−4.6%−5.9%
Net assets$482,327$4.1bn

AIX in plain words

By weight, 88% of AIX's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 64%. The top ten holdings are 53% of the fund across 32 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 21, 2026. Since it launched on Jun 30, 2026 the fund returned −4.6% with distributions reinvested against +2.3% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 6.9 pts.

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 AIX and ARTY hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 29% 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, AIX or ARTY?
AIX has 88% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ARTY has 52%, so ARTY differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIX or ARTY?
AIX charges 0.65% 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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AIX 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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