Data as of .
AIX vs ARTY: which is really different?
AIX and ARTY hold 29% of their weight in the same names.
ETFIQ Off-Index Score: ARTY scores higher
How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?
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
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.
| Holding | AIX | ARTY |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 5.69% | 5.29% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 5.27% | 4.52% |
| Nvidia Corp | 5.07% | 4.50% |
| Broadcom Inc | 4.44% | 4.54% |
| Marvell Technology Inc | 3.34% | 4.91% |
| Space Exploration Technologies Corp | 4.75% | 2.67% |
| Microsoft Corp | 5.73% | 2.64% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc | 6.26% | 2.64% |
| Coreweave Inc | 0.67% | 4.09% |
| Costar Group Inc | 0.18% | 0.75% |
| Only in AIX | Only 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
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIX | ARTY | AIX | ARTY | AIX | ARTY | |
| 3 months | not published | −3.8% | not published | −6.0 pts | not published | −1.3 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +59.0% | not published | +41.0 pts | not published | +34.8 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +67.3% | not published | +50.8 pts | not published | +45.6 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +147.8% | not published | +69.4 pts | not published | +49.6 pts |
| Since launch | −4.6% | +242.0% | −6.9 pts | +23.4 pts | −2.6 pts | −102.0 pts |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Defiance | iShares |
| Theme | Artificial intelligence | Artificial intelligence |
| In the S&P 500 | 88.0% | 51.7% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 64.0% | 82.7% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 94.3% | 36.2% |
| Holdings | 32 | 65 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 52.9% | 42.5% |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 0.47% |
| Fee for the differing part | 1.02% | 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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