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ARTY vs FDN: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, ARTY returned +47.8% to FDN's −1.1%; 10% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $4.0bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Future AI & Tech ETF, and $5.1bn on Oct 27, 2026 for First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund.

At a glance
52.8%
ARTY in the S&P 500
81.9%
FDN in the S&P 500
+47.8%
ARTY total return, 1 year
−1.1%
FDN total return, 1 year
ARTY · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 47% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
47% of its weight is outside the S&P 50053% of ARTY's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 47% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.53%47%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 83% · top ten 43% of the fund · 51 holdings as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 37% in47% of its weight is outside the S&P 50053% of ARTY's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 47% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.53%47%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 83% · Nasdaq-100: 37% in

53% of ARTY's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 47% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.

FDN · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 18% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
18% of its weight is outside the S&P 50082% of FDN's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 18% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.82%18%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 86% · top ten 61% of the fund · 41 holdings as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 60% in18% of its weight is outside the S&P 50082% of FDN's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 18% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.82%18%in the S&P 50018% of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 86% · Nasdaq-100: 60% in

82% of FDN's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 18% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.

Pair scorecard

ARTY costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 48.9 points; FDN is 1.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ARTY vs FDN: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureARTYFDN
Return
Total return, 1 year+47.8%−1.1%
Drawdown
Below its all-time high8.3%, high on Oct 6, 20266.3%, high on Oct 9, 2026
Against its benchmark
What it tracksArtificial intelligenceInternet and e-commerce
Against the S&P 500, 1 yearbehind by 14.8 pts
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year+13.7%
Against its benchmark, 1 yearbehind by 14.8 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.47%0.49%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$3.8bn$5.1bn
Holdings
Holdings in common10%
ETFIQ S&P 500 Difference Score · FDN scores higher How much of its weight does it not share with the S&P 500?
IQ Themes Score44.2ARTY52.2FDN

How different its holdings are from the S&P 500, ranked against 112 thematic ETFs with at least half their money in S&P 500 companies. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.4, the lowest in this set 99.6, the highest

A percentile among the 112 thematic ETFs with at least half their money in S&P 500 companies. Weight not shared with the S&P 500 only; it says nothing about returns, fees or whether the theme pays off. All thematic ETFs ranked by it →

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

Risk and return

Jul 6, 2018 to Oct 23, 2026 · 433 weekly returns
ARTY FDN
Return
Total return edge ARTY +204.0% +97.7%
Annualized edge ARTY +14.3% +8.5%
Price return edge ARTY +185.8% +97.7%
Risk
Volatility edge FDN (slight) 27.4% 25.9%
Max drawdown edge Tie −53.8% −53.4%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge ARTY 0.52 0.34
Sortino edge ARTY 0.78 0.50
Calmar edge ARTY 0.27 0.16
Reading

ARTY returned more: +204.0% to +97.7%. FDN swung slightly less: 25.9% to 27.4%. ARTY and FDN fell about the same at their worst: −53.8% and −53.4%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: ARTY vs FDN: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureARTYFDNEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+204.0%+97.7%ARTYPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+14.3%+8.5%ARTYTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+185.8%+97.7%ARTYPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility27.4%25.9%FDN (slight)Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation18.4%17.6%FDN (slight)Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−53.8%−53.4%TieDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.520.34ARTYReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.780.50ARTYReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar0.270.16ARTYAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 433 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

10%

By the books each fund has filed, ARTY and FDN hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

0 half 100%

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10% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ARTY FDN
ORACLE 3.90% 3.71%
ARISTA NETWORKS 2.63% 4.45%
SNOWFLAKE 1.82% 4.07%
WORKDAY CLASS A 1.15% 1.44%
COREWEAVE CLASS A 3.16% 0.80%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in ARTY
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 5.59%
MARVELL TECHNOLOGY 5.17%
NVIDIA 4.65%
BROADCOM INC 4.59%
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 4.55%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 4.36%
GLOBAL UNICHIP 3.78%
SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC 3.26%
Only in FDN
Amazon.com, Inc. 10.23%
Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 9.68%
Cisco Systems, Inc. 9.04%
Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 5.48%
Netflix, Inc. 5.28%
Salesforce, Inc. 4.53%
Alphabet Inc. (Class C) 4.39%
Booking Holdings Inc. 3.93%
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Window by window

Window by window: ARTY vs FDN: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Total returnvs its benchmark
WindowARTYFDNARTYFDN
3 months+21.4%+5.5%not measured−0.6 pts vs IVV
6 months+22.9%+7.7%not measured−1.4 pts vs IVV
1 year+47.8%−1.1%not measured−14.8 pts vs IVV
3 years+165.2%+89.6%not measured−5.8 pts vs IVV
Since launchNot the same days: ARTY Jun 2018 · FDN Jun 2006+235.5%+1,282.2%not measurednot measured

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Side by side

ARTY iShares Future AI & Tech ETF · Holds 51 stocks in artificial intelligence, 53% of its weight in S&P 500 companies FDN First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund · Holds 41 stocks in internet and e-commerce, 82% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Theme Artificial intelligence Internet and e-commerce
In the S&P 500 52.8% 81.9%
Active share vs the S&P 500 83.2% 85.5%
In the Nasdaq-100 36.9% 60.0%
Holdings 51 41
Top ten, share of the fund 43.1% 61.1%
Expense ratio 0.47% 0.49%
Fee for the differing part 0.56% 0.57%
Total return, 1 year +47.8% −1.1%
vs its benchmark not measured −14.8 pts vs IVV
Below its high −8.3% −6.3%
Net assets, ARTY as of Oct 28, 2026 and FDN as of Oct 27, 2026 $4.0bn $5.1bn

As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

10% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

Client brief · page 1 of 2 Report BR-40C0EDE2E5

ARTY and FDN are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

  1. Theme. ARTY covers Artificial intelligence and FDN covers Internet and e-commerce.
  2. Concentration. The top ten holdings are 43.1% of ARTY and 61.1% of FDN, a gap of 18.0 points.
  3. What each follows. ARTY follows Artificial intelligence and FDN follows Internet and e-commerce.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund
ARTY

By weight, 53% 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 43% of the fund across 51 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned +47.8% with distributions reinvested. It sits 8.3% below its all-time high of Oct 6, 2026.

FDN

By weight, 82% of FDN's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 86%. The top ten holdings are 61% of the fund across 41 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned −1.1% with distributions reinvested against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, so a holder was behind by 14.8 pts. It sits 6.3% below its all-time high of Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do ARTY and FDN hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 10% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, ARTY or FDN?
ARTY has 53% of its weight in S&P 500 names and FDN has 82%, so FDN differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ARTY or FDN?
ARTY charges 0.47% a year and FDN charges 0.49%, so ARTY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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