Do ARTY and SHLD hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 3% 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 SHLD?

ARTY has 53% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SHLD has 45%, so SHLD differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, ARTY or SHLD?

ARTY charges 0.47% a year and SHLD charges 0.50%, so ARTY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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ARTY vs SHLD: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, ARTY returned +47.8% to SHLD's −6.5%; 3% 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 $6.3bn on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Defense Tech ETF.

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At a glance

52.8%

ARTY in the S&P 500

44.6%

SHLD in the S&P 500

+47.8%

ARTY total return, 1 year

−6.5%

SHLD total return, 1 year

ARTY · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 47% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

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

SHLD · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 55% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

45% of SHLD's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 55% is outside the index. Holdings as of May 31, 2026.

Pair scorecard

ARTY costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 54.3 points; SHLD is 1.5 times larger.

ARTY vs SHLD: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	ARTY	SHLD
Return
Measure	ARTY	SHLD
Total return, 1 year	+47.8%	−6.5%
Drawdown
Measure	ARTY	SHLD
Below its all-time high	8.3%, high on Oct 6, 2026	18.6%, high on Mar 9, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	ARTY	SHLD
What it tracks	Artificial intelligence	Defense
Cost and size
Measure	ARTY	SHLD
Expense ratio	0.47%	0.50%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$4.2bn	$6.3bn
Holdings
Measure	ARTY	SHLD
Holdings in common	3%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, ARTY and SHLD hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ARTY SHLD

PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES CLASS A 3.12% 7.07%

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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 SHLD

LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 8.41%

RTX CORPORATION 7.75%

GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION 7.67%

Rheinmetall Aktiengesellschaft 5.76%

BAE SYSTEMS PLC 4.88%

L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4.69%

HANWHA AEROSPACE CO., LTD. 4.40%

LEONARDO - SOCIETA PER AZIONI 4.35%

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Window by window

Window by window: ARTY vs SHLD: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return
Window	ARTY	SHLD
3 months	+21.4%	+2.0%
6 months	+22.9%	−4.7%
1 year	+47.8%	−6.5%
3 years	+165.2%	+156.5%
Since launchNot the same days: ARTY Jun 2018 · SHLD Sep 2023	+235.5%	+160.2%

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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 SHLD Global X Defense Tech ETF · Holds 48 stocks in defense, 45% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer iShares Global X

Theme Artificial intelligence Defense

In the S&P 500 52.8% 44.6%

Active share vs the S&P 500 83.2% 98.7%

In the Nasdaq-100 36.9% 7.1%

Holdings 51 48

Top ten, share of the fund 43.1% 59.3%

Expense ratio 0.47% 0.50%

Fee for the differing part 0.56% 0.51%

Total return, 1 year +47.8% −6.5%

vs its benchmark not measured not measured

Below its high −8.3% −18.6%

Net assets, ARTY as of Oct 28, 2026 and SHLD as of Oct 12, 2026 $4.0bn $6.3bn

As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

3% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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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.

SHLD

By weight, 45% of SHLD's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 99%. The top ten holdings are 59% of the fund across 48 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned −6.5% with distributions reinvested. It sits 18.6% below its all-time high of Mar 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do ARTY and SHLD hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 3% 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 SHLD?: ARTY has 53% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SHLD has 45%, so SHLD differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ARTY or SHLD?: ARTY charges 0.47% a year and SHLD charges 0.50%, so ARTY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

ARTY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ARTY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for ARTY ↗

SHLD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SHLD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Global X page for SHLD ↗

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How this is computed

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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