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ARTY vs CHAT

iShares Future AI & Tech ETF

ARTYANYSE Arca

Roundhill Generative AI & Technology ETF

CHATCNYSE Arca

Overlap

Expense ratio

ARTY −0.28pt a year

ARTY0.47%CHAT0.75%

Avg volume · 30D

ARTY 1.2×the volume

ARTY497KCHAT424K

3Y return · a year

CHAT +10.2pt

ARTY+34.0%CHAT+44.2%

ARTY vs CHAT Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

+33.9%ARTY+15.6%CHAT

Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. ARTY +33.9%. CHAT +15.6%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.0%60%Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
Expense ratio
ARTY 0.47%, better
CHAT 0.75%
Fund size
ARTY $3.65B
CHAT $1.6B
1Y total return
ARTY +33.9%, better
CHAT +15.6%
Yield (12M)
ARTY 0.06%
CHAT No data
Holdings
ARTY 65
CHAT 38
Avg volume (30D)
ARTY 497K sh, better
CHAT 424K sh
NAV per share
ARTY $68.50
CHAT $75.84
52W range

ETF.net Grade

ARTY: Cost 83, Risk 47, Mission not scored, Tradability 75, Holdings 69, Durability 91. CHAT: Cost 21, Risk 35, Mission not scored, Tradability 59, Holdings 59, Durability 80.
Pillar letters and Scores for ARTY, CHAT, with each pillar’s weight
PillarARTYCHAT
Cost30% weightA83HigherF21
Mission25% weightNot scoredNot scored
Risk15% weightC47HigherD35
Tradability15% weightA75HigherB59
Holdings10% weightB69HigherB59
Durability5% weightA91HigherA80

Rank among Artificial Intelligence funds

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Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. ARTY and CHAT 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 CHAT 21st 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 21CBZZCorgi Drones & Urban Air Mobility ETFScore 40
  6. Rank 21CCHATRoundhill Generative AI & Technology ETFScore 40
  7. Rank 24DAISVistaShares Artificial Intelligence Supercycle ETFScore 39

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

ARTYAiShares Future AI & Tech ETF

CHATCRoundhill Generative AI & Technology ETF

In short

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.

CHAT A concentrated, actively managed take on generative AI: roughly 50 global names chosen by a manager rather than a rules-based index. Roundhill launched it in 2023, when 'generative AI' was still a novelty in fund names.

Stated mandate

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

CHAT The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation through an actively managed portfolio of global exchange-listed equity companies involved in artificial intelligence, particularly generative AI and related technologies.

Why people hold it

  • 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.
  • CHAT Actively managed and global (emerging markets included), so the manager can add or drop AI names as the story shifts instead of waiting on an index rebalance.roundhillinvestments.com
  • Concentrated by design at roughly 50 holdings, so each pick carries real weight rather than getting diluted across hundreds of tag-along tech stocks.
  • A multi-billion-dollar fund that trades actively, so buying or selling rarely means hunting for a counterparty.
  • Portfolio build and staying power land it in the upper half of a crowded AI-fund peer group.

Worth knowing

  • 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.
  • CHAT The 0.75% expense ratio sits above the typical AI-fund fee; index-tracking rivals like XAIX and ARTY charge less for a similar theme.
  • No index to check the work against. Results ride on the manager's stock picks, not a published rulebook.
  • Fifty names in one fast-moving theme means concentration cuts both directions, and distributions are a once-a-year afterthought here.

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ARTY vs CHAT 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.

ARTY vs CHAT Cost

Overpaying CHAT vs ARTY

$5,064

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

  • ARTY 0.47%

    $9,418

  • CHAT 0.75%

    $14,482

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • ARTY 0.47%
  • CHAT 0.75%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K051015202530CHAT $14,482ARTY $9,418

Year by year

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

Expense ratio

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

ARTY 6th cheapest of 30 funds

CHAT 22nd cheapest of 30 funds

ARTY vs CHAT Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
ARTY 0.06%
CHAT No data
Payout (12M)
ARTY $0.04
CHAT No data
Last payment
ARTY $0.04
CHAT $1.68
Ex-dividend
ARTY Jun 15, 2026
CHAT Dec 29, 2025
Paid on
ARTY Jun 18, 2026
CHAT Dec 30, 2025
Frequency
ARTY Annual
CHAT Irregular

Distribution history

Per share, 2018 to 2026, same scale for both

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
CHATIrregular · 1 paymentAll CHAT payments⁠
One bar per payment. 1 payment from 2018 to 2026 YTD. Dec 29, 2025 $1.68. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$1202020232026YTD

ARTY vs CHAT Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
ARTY 32.7%, betterCHAT 34.1%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
ARTY 0.92CHAT 1.12, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
ARTY −50.5%CHAT −31.3%since May 2023
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
ARTY 2.06CHAT 1.89

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