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ARTY vs XAIX: which is really different?

ARTY and XAIX hold 26% of their weight in the same names, and ARTY returned more over the year.

iShares Future AI & Tech ETF and Xtrackers Artificial Intelligence and Big Data ETF.

51.7%ARTY in the S&P 500
70.6%XAIX in the S&P 500
+67.3%ARTY total return, 1 year
+39.6%XAIX total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: ARTY scores higher

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

ARTY 14.6XAIX 5.40.1, 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
XAIX29% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
71%29%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 72% · top ten 53% of the fund · 91 holdings filed May 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 50% in71%29%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 72% · top ten 53% of the fund

26% 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 XAIX hold 26% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions ARTY and XAIX both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingARTYXAIX
MICRON TECHNOLOGY4.52%9.03%
NVIDIA4.50%3.73%
ORACLE4.18%3.55%
MICROSOFT2.64%3.07%
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES CLASS A2.64%2.90%
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES2.53%2.42%
ARISTA NETWORKS2.66%1.62%
WESTERN DIGITAL CORP2.07%1.31%
SNOWFLAKE1.70%0.83%
NOK CASH0.00%0.89%
Only in each
Only in ARTYOnly in XAIX
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 5.29%SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 8.32%
MARVELL TECHNOLOGY 4.91%SK HYNIX INC 7.69%
BROADCOM INC 4.54%INTEL CORP 4.92%
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 4.52%CISCO SYSTEMS INC 4.13%
COREWEAVE CLASS A 4.09%ALPHABET INC 4.00%
GLOBAL UNICHIP 3.51%AMAZON.COM INC 3.86%
SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC 3.45%APPLE INC 3.78%
NAVER 3.31%META PLATFORMS INC 3.15%

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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

ARTY and XAIX over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
ARTYXAIXARTYXAIXARTYXAIX
3 months−3.8%−1.3%−6.0 pts−3.6 pts−1.3 pts+1.1 pts
6 months+59.0%+41.6%+41.0 pts+23.6 pts+34.8 pts+17.3 pts
1 year+67.3%+39.6%+50.8 pts+23.0 pts+45.6 pts+17.8 pts
3 years+147.8%not published+69.4 ptsnot published+49.6 ptsnot published
Since launch+242.0%+101.2%+23.4 pts+54.6 pts−102.0 pts+38.8 pts
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ARTY and XAIX 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
XAIX
Xtrackers Artificial Intelligence and Big Data ETF
Holds 91 stocks in artificial intelligence, 71% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssueriSharesXtrackers
ThemeArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
In the S&P 50051.7%70.6%
Active share vs the S&P 50082.7%72.0%
In the Nasdaq-10036.2%50.2%
Holdings6591
Top ten, share of the fund42.5%53.0%
Expense ratio0.47%0.35%
Fee for the differing part0.57%0.49%
Total return, 1 year+67.3%+39.6%
vs the S&P 500+50.8 pts+23.0 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+45.6 pts+17.8 pts
Below its high−5.9%−4.9%
Net assets$4.1bn$174m

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.

XAIX in plain words

By weight, 71% of XAIX's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 72%. The top ten holdings are 53% of the fund across 91 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +39.6% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 23.0 pts.

Questions people ask

Do ARTY and XAIX hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 26% 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 XAIX?
ARTY has 52% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XAIX has 71%, so ARTY differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ARTY or XAIX?
ARTY charges 0.47% a year and XAIX charges 0.35%, so XAIX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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ARTY against XAIX, 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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