Data as of .
ARTY vs ROBT: which is really different?
ARTY and ROBT hold 10% of their weight in the same names, and ARTY returned more over the year.
ETFIQ Off-Index Score: ROBT 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
10% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ARTY and ROBT hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ARTY | ROBT |
|---|---|---|
| INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES | 2.53% | 1.55% |
| PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES CLASS A | 2.64% | 1.51% |
| TEMPUS AI CLASS A | 0.90% | 1.95% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES | 5.29% | 0.87% |
| MARVELL TECHNOLOGY | 4.91% | 0.85% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY | 4.52% | 0.78% |
| NVIDIA | 4.50% | 0.74% |
| BROADCOM INC | 4.54% | 0.71% |
| MICROSOFT | 2.64% | 0.71% |
| SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES COR | 2.67% | 0.44% |
| ARISTA NETWORKS | 2.66% | 0.42% |
| SNOWFLAKE | 1.70% | 0.42% |
| Only in ARTY | Only in ROBT |
|---|---|
| TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 4.52% | US Dollar 2.00% |
| ORACLE 4.18% | Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 1.84% |
| COREWEAVE CLASS A 4.09% | Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Class A) 1.78% |
| GLOBAL UNICHIP 3.51% | Illumina, Inc. 1.77% |
| SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC 3.45% | AeroVironment, Inc. 1.70% |
| NAVER 3.31% | Cloudflare, Inc. (Class A) 1.68% |
| SK HYNIX 2.63% | Symbiotic Inc. (Class A) 1.67% |
| SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC 2.46% | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 1.65% |
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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARTY | ROBT | ARTY | ROBT | ARTY | ROBT | |
| 3 months | −3.8% | +5.1% | −6.0 pts | +2.8 pts | −1.3 pts | +7.5 pts |
| 6 months | +59.0% | +24.1% | +41.0 pts | +6.0 pts | +34.8 pts | −0.2 pts |
| 1 year | +67.3% | +9.9% | +50.8 pts | −6.7 pts | +45.6 pts | −11.8 pts |
| 3 years | +147.8% | +42.1% | +69.4 pts | −36.3 pts | +49.6 pts | −56.0 pts |
| Since launch | +242.0% | +99.4% | +23.4 pts | −122.5 pts | −102.0 pts | −263.7 pts |
| ARTY iShares Future AI & Tech ETF Holds 65 stocks in artificial intelligence, 52% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | ROBT First Trust Nasdaq Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETF Holds 120 stocks in artificial intelligence, 32% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | First Trust |
| Theme | Artificial intelligence | Artificial intelligence |
| In the S&P 500 | 51.7% | 32.0% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 82.7% | 84.5% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 36.2% | 22.7% |
| Holdings | 65 | 120 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 42.5% | 17.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.47% | 0.65% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.57% | 0.77% |
| Total return, 1 year | +67.3% | +9.9% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +50.8 pts | −6.7 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +45.6 pts | −11.8 pts |
| Below its high | −5.9% | −3.9% |
| Net assets | $4.1bn | $766m |
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.
ROBT in plain words
By weight, 32% of ROBT's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 84%. The top ten holdings are 18% of the fund across 120 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +9.9% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 6.7 pts.
Questions people ask
- Do ARTY and ROBT hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 10% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is mostly different names. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
- Which is more different from the S&P 500, ARTY or ROBT?
- ARTY has 52% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ROBT has 32%, so ROBT differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, ARTY or ROBT?
- ARTY charges 0.47% a year and ROBT charges 0.65%, so ARTY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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