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AIS vs ARTY

VistaShares Artificial Intelligence Supercycle ETF

AISDNYSE Arca

iShares Future AI & Tech ETF

ARTYANYSE Arca

Overlap

Expense ratio

ARTY −0.28pt a year

AIS0.75%ARTY0.47%

Avg volume · 30D

AIS 1.2×the volume

AIS573KARTY497K

AIS vs ARTY Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

+48.6%AIS+33.9%ARTY

Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. AIS +48.6%. ARTY +33.9%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.0%75%100%125%Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
Expense ratio
AIS 0.75%
ARTY 0.47%, better
Fund size
AIS $1.07B
ARTY $3.65B
1Y total return
AIS +48.6%, better
ARTY +33.9%
Yield (12M)
AIS No data
ARTY 0.06%
Holdings
AIS 62
ARTY 65
Avg volume (30D)
AIS 573K sh, better
ARTY 497K sh
NAV per share
AIS $60.07
ARTY $68.50
52W range

ETF.net Grade

AIS: Cost 21, Risk 39, Mission not scored, Tradability 56, Holdings 60, Durability 64. ARTY: Cost 83, Risk 47, Mission not scored, Tradability 75, Holdings 69, Durability 91.
Pillar letters and Scores for AIS, ARTY, with each pillar’s weight
PillarAISARTY
Cost30% weightF21A83Higher
Mission25% weightNot scoredNot scored
Risk15% weightD39C47Higher
Tradability15% weightB56A75Higher
Holdings10% weightB60B69Higher
Durability5% weightB64A91Higher

Rank among Artificial Intelligence funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. AIS and ARTY are both graded against the same 30 Artificial Intelligence funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Artificial Intelligence⁠

Category · 30 funds
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ARTY ranks 3rd and AIS 24th of 30 funds in the Artificial Intelligence Category.

  1. Rank 1AQTUMDefiance Quantum ETFScore 79
  2. Rank 1AXAIXXtrackers Artificial Intelligence and Big Data ETFScore 79
  3. Rank 3AARTYiShares Future AI & Tech ETFScore 72
  4. Rank 4BAIHYDefiance AI Hyperscale Leaders ETFScore 67
  5. Rank 21CCHATRoundhill Generative AI & Technology ETFScore 40
  6. Rank 24DAISVistaShares Artificial Intelligence Supercycle ETFScore 39
  7. Rank 25DAGIXKraneShares Public-Private AI & Technology ETFScore 36

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

AISDVistaShares Artificial Intelligence Supercycle ETF

ARTYAiShares Future AI & Tech ETF

In short

AIS Most AI funds shop the same megacap aisle. AIS is an actively run global basket built around the whole AI buildout: high-performance chips, the data centers they fill, and the software on top. Roughly 70 names.

ARTY Launched 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

AIS The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by actively investing in global AI companies whose businesses include high-performance semiconductors, AI-related datacenters, and AI-enabled applications.

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

Why people hold it

  • AIS Owns the full AI stack rather than one slice: high-performance semiconductors, AI data centers, and AI-enabled applications, sourced globally.vistashares.com
  • Actively managed, so the lineup can shift as the buildout moves from chips to power to software, without waiting on an index reconstitution calendar.vistashares.com
  • Roughly 70 holdings: concentrated enough to be a real theme bet, wide enough that no single chipmaker carries the whole thesis.
  • Young fund, but not a thin one. It trades actively and has gathered assets in the hundreds of millions since its December 2024 launch.
  • ARTY 0.47% 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.
  • Global 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
  • A multi-billion-dollar, actively traded iShares fund, so getting in and out doesn't hinge on thin volume.
  • Stacks up as one of the stronger builds in a crowded AI cohort on cost, structure and staying power.

Worth knowing

  • AIS At 0.75% a year it runs above the typical AI fund and well above index-based rivals like XAIX (0.35%) and ARTY (0.47%). Active stock picking is what the premium buys.
  • Launched in December 2024, so there is no full market cycle behind it and the risk record is still short.
  • The mandate is long-term capital appreciation, not income. It has not been making distributions.vistashares.com
  • ARTY The 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
  • About 50 names in one theme. The AI trade sets the tone here, and that concentration works in both directions.
  • Distributions land once or twice a year and are incidental. This is a growth-theme equity fund, not an income holding.

Full AIS profile⁠

Full ARTY profile⁠

AIS vs ARTY Holdings

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

AIS vs ARTY Cost

Overpaying AIS vs ARTY

$5,064

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • AIS 0.75%

    $14,482

  • ARTY 0.47%

    $9,418

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • AIS 0.75%
  • ARTY 0.47%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K051015202530AIS $14,482ARTY $9,418

Year by year

YearAISARTYOverpaying
10$1,336$847$489
20$5,078$3,261$1,817
30$14,482$9,418$5,064

Expense ratio

  • 0.75%AIS
  • 0.47%ARTY, cheaper
  • Middle half of Artificial Intelligence funds
  • Median 0.65%

ARTY 6th cheapest of 30 funds

AIS 22nd cheapest of 30 funds

AIS vs ARTY Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
AIS No data
ARTY 0.06%
Payout (12M)
AIS None
ARTY $0.04
Last payment
AIS No data
ARTY $0.04
Ex-dividend
AIS No data
ARTY Jun 15, 2026
Paid on
AIS No data
ARTY Jun 18, 2026
Frequency
AIS No data
ARTY Annual

Distribution history

Per share, 2018 to 2026, same scale for both

AISAll AIS payments⁠

No distribution history available.

ARTYAnnual · 16 paymentsAll ARTY payments⁠
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.$0$1202020232026YTD

AIS vs ARTY Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
AIS 51.8%since Jan 2025ARTY 32.7%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
AIS 1.14since Jan 2025ARTY 0.92
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
AIS −34.4%since Dec 2024ARTY −50.5%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
AIS 3.15ARTY 2.06

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