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ARTY vs THNQ: which is really different?

ARTY and THNQ hold 21% of their weight in the same names, and ARTY returned more over the year.

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51.7%ARTY in the S&P 500
43.9%THNQ in the S&P 500
+67.3%ARTY total return, 1 year
+42.4%THNQ total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: THNQ scores higher

How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?

ARTY 14.6THNQ 15.30.1, the lowest in this set91.8, the highest

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

ARTY48% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
52%48%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 83% · top ten 43% of the fund · 65 holdings filed Sep 17, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 36% in52%48%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 83% · top ten 43% of the fund
THNQ56% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
44%56%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 83% · top ten 28% of the fund · 53 holdings filed Apr 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 39% in44%56%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 83% · top ten 28% of the fund

21% 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 THNQ hold 21% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions ARTY and THNQ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingARTYTHNQ
SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC3.45%1.31%
CREDO TECHNOLOGY GROUP HOLDING LTD1.07%2.62%
Only in each
Only in ARTYOnly in THNQ
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 5.29%ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 3.46%
MARVELL TECHNOLOGY 4.91%Nebius Group N.V. 2.94%
BROADCOM INC 4.54%Global Unichip Corp 2.92%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 4.52%LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC. 2.84%
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 4.52%Astera Labs, Inc 2.71%
NVIDIA 4.50%Infineon Technologies AG 2.67%
ORACLE 4.18%ALPHABET INC. 2.60%
COREWEAVE CLASS A 4.09%MediaTek Inc. 2.54%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

ARTY and THNQ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
ARTYTHNQARTYTHNQARTYTHNQ
3 months−3.8%+2.8%−6.0 pts+0.6 pts−1.3 pts+5.3 pts
6 months+59.0%+54.1%+41.0 pts+36.1 pts+34.8 pts+29.9 pts
1 year+67.3%+42.4%+50.8 pts+25.8 pts+45.6 pts+20.6 pts
3 years+147.8%+165.2%+69.4 pts+86.8 pts+49.6 pts+67.0 pts
Since launch+242.0%+264.4%+23.4 pts+79.6 pts−102.0 pts+34.3 pts
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ARTY and THNQ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ARTY
iShares Future AI & Tech ETF
Holds 65 stocks in artificial intelligence, 52% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
THNQ
ROBO Global(R) Artificial Intelligence ETF
Holds 53 stocks in artificial intelligence, 44% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssueriSharesROBO Global
ThemeArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50051.7%43.9%
Active share vs the S&P 50082.7%83.1%
In the Nasdaq-10036.2%38.5%
Holdings6553
Top ten, share of the fund42.5%27.8%
Expense ratio0.47%0.68%
Fee for the differing part0.57%0.82%
Total return, 1 year+67.3%+42.4%
vs the S&P 500+50.8 pts+25.8 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+45.6 pts+20.6 pts
Below its high−5.9%−2.5%
Net assets$4.1bn$322m

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.

THNQ in plain words

By weight, 44% of THNQ'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 28% of the fund across 53 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +42.4% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 25.8 pts.

Questions people ask

Do ARTY and THNQ hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 21% 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, ARTY or THNQ?
ARTY has 52% of its weight in S&P 500 names and THNQ has 44%, so THNQ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ARTY or THNQ?
ARTY charges 0.47% a year and THNQ charges 0.68%, so ARTY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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ARTY against THNQ, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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