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ARTY vs IFRA: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, ARTY returned +47.8% to IFRA's +9.4%; 1% 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 $4.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares U.S. Infrastructure ETF.

At a glance
52.8%
ARTY in the S&P 500
72.1%
IFRA in the S&P 500
+47.8%
ARTY total return, 1 year
+9.4%
IFRA 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.

IFRA · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 28% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
28% of its weight is outside the S&P 50072% of IFRA's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 28% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.72%28%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 96% · top ten 33% of the fund · 164 holdings as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 11% in28% of its weight is outside the S&P 50072% of IFRA's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 28% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.72%28%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 96% · Nasdaq-100: 11% in

72% of IFRA's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 28% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.

Pair scorecard

IFRA costs 0.17 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 38.4 points; IFRA is 1.1 times larger.

ARTY vs IFRA: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureARTYIFRA
Return
Total return, 1 year+47.8%+9.4%
Drawdown
Below its all-time high8.3%, high on Oct 6, 20269.6%, high on Jun 25, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksArtificial intelligenceInfrastructure
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.47%0.30%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$3.8bn$4.0bn
Holdings
Holdings in common1%
ETFIQ S&P 500 Difference Score · IFRA scores higher How much of its weight does it not share with the S&P 500?
IQ Themes Score44.2ARTY73.7IFRA

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 IFRA
Return
Total return edge ARTY +204.0% +146.3%
Annualized edge ARTY +14.3% +11.4%
Price return edge ARTY +185.8% +107.6%
Risk
Volatility edge IFRA 27.4% 21.9%
Max drawdown edge IFRA −53.8% −39.2%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge ARTY (slight) 0.52 0.48
Sortino edge ARTY 0.78 0.68
Calmar edge IFRA (slight) 0.27 0.29
Reading

ARTY returned more: +204.0% to +146.3%. IFRA swung less: 21.9% to 27.4%. IFRA fell less at its worst: −39.2% to −53.8%.

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Risk and return: ARTY vs IFRA: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureARTYIFRAEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+204.0%+146.3%ARTYPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+14.3%+11.4%ARTYTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+185.8%+107.6%ARTYPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility27.4%21.9%IFRASpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation18.4%15.3%IFRALike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−53.8%−39.2%IFRADeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.520.48ARTY (slight)Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.780.68ARTYReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar0.270.29IFRA (slight)Annualized 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

1%

By the books each fund has filed, ARTY and IFRA hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

0 half 100%

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ARTY IFRA
CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORP 1.41% 2.55%
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%
ORACLE 3.90%
GLOBAL UNICHIP 3.78%
Only in IFRA
UNION PACIFIC 4.24%
NEXTERA ENERGY 4.04%
CSX 3.81%
CATERPILLAR INC 3.59%
QUANTA SERVICES INC 3.39%
SOUTHERN 3.09%
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP 3.00%
UNITED RENTALS 2.84%
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Window by window

Window by window: ARTY vs IFRA: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Total return
WindowARTYIFRA
3 months+21.4%−3.4%
6 months+22.9%−3.8%
1 year+47.8%+9.4%
3 years+165.2%+76.3%
Since launchNot the same days: ARTY Jun 2018 · IFRA Apr 2018+235.5%+167.2%

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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 IFRA iShares U.S. Infrastructure ETF · Holds 164 stocks in infrastructure, 72% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Theme Artificial intelligence Infrastructure
In the S&P 500 52.8% 72.1%
Active share vs the S&P 500 83.2% 95.7%
In the Nasdaq-100 36.9% 11.2%
Holdings 51 164
Top ten, share of the fund 43.1% 33.4%
Expense ratio 0.47% 0.30%
Fee for the differing part 0.56% 0.31%
Total return, 1 year +47.8% +9.4%
vs its benchmark not measured not measured
Below its high −8.3% −9.6%
Net assets, ARTY as of Oct 28, 2026 and IFRA as of Oct 27, 2026 $4.0bn $4.0bn

As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

1% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

Client brief · page 1 of 2 Report BR-7505886990

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

  1. Theme. ARTY covers Artificial intelligence and IFRA covers Infrastructure.
  2. What each follows. ARTY follows Artificial intelligence and IFRA follows Infrastructure.
  3. Holdings in common. 1% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 27, 2026).

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.

IFRA

By weight, 72% of IFRA's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 96%. The top ten holdings are 33% of the fund across 164 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned +9.4% with distributions reinvested. It sits 9.6% below its all-time high of Jun 25, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do ARTY and IFRA hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 1% 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 IFRA?
ARTY has 53% of its weight in S&P 500 names and IFRA has 72%, so IFRA differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ARTY or IFRA?
ARTY charges 0.47% a year and IFRA charges 0.30%, so IFRA 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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