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ARTY

GradeBNew York Stock Exchange Arca

iShares Future AI & Tech ETF

Themes · IShares · Inception 2018-06-25

$78.84−0.97 (−1.22%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 2:20 PM EDT

Intraday session: down, 59 prints from 79.81 to 78.84. Range 78.41 to 79.62. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$78.50$79.00$79.5010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.47%
Fund size
$4.2B
1Y return
+73.0%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.05%
Holdings
50
Volume · 30D
0.7M sh
NAV per share
$78.46
52W range
low $43.26high $81.85

The ETF.net ARTY Grade

B

67/ 100

Rank 3 of 30 in Artificial Intelligence⁠

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for ARTY. Scores out of 100: Cost 83, Risk 42, Mission not scored, Tradability 58, Holdings 65, Durability 91. Strongest: Durability (91). Weakest: Risk (42). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 67 of 100 sits in the B band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    AScore 83
    Category rank6/30 · top 20%

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    Not scored
    —

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    CScore 42
    Category rank20/27 · mid-pack

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    BScore 58
    Category rank10/30 · top 33%

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    BScore 65
    Category rank12/27 · top 44%

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    AScore 91
    Category rank1/30 · top 3%

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026 · Based on 5 of 6 pillars

Our read on ARTY

ETF.net Research

BLaunched in 2018 as a robotics fund, ARTY switched benchmarks in 2024 and came back as a focused global AI portfolio: about 50 companies across chips, data centers, software and services, at a below-median theme fee.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to track a global index of companies contributing to artificial-intelligence technologies across software, infrastructure, and services.

Why people hold it

  1. 010.47% a year against a 0.68% median for AI-theme funds. The thematic markup is smaller here than on most of the shelf, though XAIX and QTUM undercut it.
  2. 02Global by design. The index pulls from US and non-US companies contributing to AI across generative AI, data and infrastructure, software and services.ishares.com
  3. 03A multi-billion-dollar, actively traded iShares fund, so getting in and out doesn't hinge on thin volume.
  4. 04Stacks up as one of the stronger builds in a crowded AI cohort on cost, structure and staying power.

Worth knowing

  1. 01The record before August 2024 belongs to a different strategy: as IRBO it tracked a robotics and AI index, then moved to the Morningstar Global AI Select Index.ishares.com
  2. 02About 50 names in one theme. The AI trade sets the tone here, and that concentration works in both directions.
  3. 03Distributions land once or twice a year and are incidental. This is a growth-theme equity fund, not an income holding.

ARTY Holdings

As of Sep 22, 2026, 4:20 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
50
Top-10 weight
44%
Largest holding
AMD5.3%

Sectors

  • Technology86.4%
  • Industrials5.0%
  • Communication4.2%
  • Utilities1.8%
  • Real Estate1.6%
  • Health Care1.0%

Geography

  • United States61.85%
  • Taiwan (Province of China)16.24%
  • Korea (the Republic of)6.11%
  • France3.38%
  • Singapore2.53%
  • Japan2.43%
  • Canada1.96%
  • Ireland1.76%
  • Other countries (5)3.73%

Developed 35% · Emerging 65% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 5.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001AMDADVANCED MICRO DEVICES5.29%384,662$215M618
002MRVLMARVELL TECHNOLOGY4.91%818,229$200M458
003AVGOBROADCOM INC4.54%516,925$185M732
004MUMICRON TECHNOLOGY4.52%181,123$184M655
0052330.TWTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING4.52%2,373,000$184M175
006NVDANVIDIA4.50%823,154$183M828
007ORCLORACLE4.18%1,152,597$170M448
008CRWVCOREWEAVE CLASS A4.09%2,044,584$166M242
0093443.TWGLOBAL UNICHIP3.51%635,000$143M90
010SMCISUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC3.45%3,585,882$140M265
011035420.KSNAVER3.31%942,261$135M105
012SPCXSPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES COR2.67%712,359$109M268
013ANETARISTA NETWORKS2.66%543,484$108M490
014PLTRPALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES CLASS A2.64%605,238$108M503
015MSFTMICROSOFT2.64%217,409$107M792

Showing 1–15 of 64 holdings

ARTY Performance

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

ARTY$17,300
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. ARTY $17,300. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$8,907$13,433$17,960Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for ARTY. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodARTY
Year to date+65.7%
1 month+7.6%
3 months+0.5%
1 year+73.0%
3 years+38.6%per year
5 years+13.6%per year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years old—per year

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for ARTY
YearReturn barARTY
2026 YTD+65.7%
2025+30.0%
2024+8.0%
2023+36.4%
2022−37.9%
2021+6.3%
2020+48.8%

ARTY in the news

ARTY Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Sep 22, 2026.
0.05%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.04Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.04 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Annual

Distribution history

2018–2026

One bar per payment. 16 payments from 2018 to 2026 YTD. Sep 26, 2018 $0.03; Dec 17, 2018 $0.04; Jun 17, 2019 $0.12; Dec 16, 2019 $0.07; Jun 15, 2020 $0.04; Dec 14, 2020 $0.17; Jun 10, 2021 $0.09; Dec 13, 2021 $0.91; Jun 9, 2022 $0.13; Dec 13, 2022 $0.06; Jun 7, 2023 $0.15; Dec 20, 2023 $0.15; Jun 11, 2024 $0.12; Dec 17, 2024 $0.07; Jun 16, 2025 $0.000019; Jun 15, 2026 $0.04. Use the arrow keys to read each point.201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 15, 2026Jun 18, 2026$0.04
Jun 16, 2025Jun 20, 2025$0.000019
Dec 17, 2024Dec 20, 2024$0.07
Jun 11, 2024Jun 17, 2024$0.12
Dec 20, 2023Dec 27, 2023$0.15
Jun 7, 2023Jun 13, 2023$0.15
Dec 13, 2022Dec 19, 2022$0.06
Jun 9, 2022Jun 15, 2022$0.13
Dec 13, 2021Dec 17, 2021$0.91
Jun 10, 2021Jun 16, 2021$0.09
Dec 14, 2020Dec 18, 2020$0.17
Jun 15, 2020Jun 19, 2020$0.04

ARTY Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
32.2%
Annualised · 36 months to Aug 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.90
vs 3-month T-bills · to Aug 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−50.5%
Trough Oct 2022
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
2.06
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

ARTY Cost

Expense ratio0.47%
  • The middle half of Artificial Intelligence funds
  • Median 0.65%

5 of the 30 Artificial Intelligence funds charge less.

ARTY costs $47.00 a year on $10,000. The median Artificial Intelligence fund costs $65.00.