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ARTY vs PBOT

iShares Future AI & Tech ETF

ARTYANYSE Arca

Pictet AI & Automation ETF

PBOTCNYSE Arca

Overlap

Expense ratio

ARTY −0.23pt a year

ARTY0.47%PBOT0.70%

Avg volume · 30D

ARTY 203.7×the volume

ARTY497KPBOT2.44K

ARTY vs PBOT Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

+33.9%ARTY+18.1%PBOT

Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. ARTY +33.9%. PBOT +18.1%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.0%60%Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
Expense ratio
ARTY 0.47%, better
PBOT 0.70%
Fund size
ARTY $3.65B
PBOT $16M
1Y total return
ARTY +33.9%, better
PBOT +18.1%
Yield (12M)
ARTY 0.06%
PBOT No data
Holdings
ARTY 65
PBOT 52
Avg volume (30D)
ARTY 497K sh, better
PBOT 2.44K sh
NAV per share
ARTY $68.50
PBOT $31.02
52W range

ETF.net Grade

ARTY: Cost 83, Risk 47, Mission not scored, Tradability 75, Holdings 69, Durability 91. PBOT: Cost 33, Risk 85, Mission not scored, Tradability 26, Holdings 69, Durability 37.
Pillar letters and Scores for ARTY, PBOT, with each pillar’s weight
PillarARTYPBOT
Cost30% weightA83HigherD33
Mission25% weightNot scoredNot scored
Risk15% weightC47A85Higher
Tradability15% weightA75HigherD26
Holdings10% weightB69B69
Durability5% weightA91HigherD37

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 PBOT 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 PBOT 17th 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 16CIVESDan Ives Wedbush AI Revolution ETFScore 47
  6. Rank 17CPBOTPictet AI & Automation ETFScore 46
  7. Rank 18CAIFDTCW Artificial Intelligence ETFScore 43

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

ARTYAiShares Future AI & Tech ETF

PBOTCPictet AI & Automation 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.

PBOT Most AI ETFs hand the theme to an index. PBOT is a stock picker: Pictet's thematic team running global AI and automation, from robotics to semiconductors, launched as part of the two-century-old Geneva firm's first US ETF lineup.

Stated mandate

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

PBOT The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

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.
  • PBOT Active by design: at least 80% of assets in global AI and automation equities, measured against MSCI ACWI rather than a packaged AI theme index.businesswire.com
  • The mandate covers the whole value chain (robotics, cybersecurity, semiconductors, software) and is global, so the manager isn't fenced into US megacaps.
  • Pedigree behind the wrapper: Pictet Asset Management, part of an independent Geneva group with roughly two centuries of history, with PBOT in its first US-listed ETF range.businesswire.compictet.com

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.
  • PBOT At 0.70% a year you're paying active-manager pricing in a shelf where index versions cost less (XAIX at 0.35%, QTUM at 0.40%).
  • It launched in October 2025, so the record is short, and with an active mandate the portfolio reflects the team's calls rather than a published theme index.businesswire.com
  • As a recent entrant it's small and trades lightly next to the category's established names, which typically shows up as wider bid-ask spreads.

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ARTY vs PBOT 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 PBOT Cost

Overpaying PBOT vs ARTY

$4,188

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

  • ARTY 0.47%

    $9,418

  • PBOT 0.70%

    $13,606

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • ARTY 0.47%
  • PBOT 0.70%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K051015202530PBOT $13,606ARTY $9,418

Year by year

YearARTYPBOTOverpaying
10$847$1,250$403
20$3,261$4,760$1,499
30$9,418$13,606$4,188

Expense ratio

  • 0.47%ARTY, cheaper
  • 0.70%PBOT
  • Middle half of Artificial Intelligence funds
  • Median 0.65%

ARTY 6th cheapest of 30 funds

PBOT 21st cheapest of 30 funds

ARTY vs PBOT Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
ARTY 0.06%
PBOT No data
Payout (12M)
ARTY $0.04
PBOT No data
Last payment
ARTY $0.04
PBOT $0.02
Ex-dividend
ARTY Jun 15, 2026
PBOT Dec 19, 2025
Paid on
ARTY Jun 18, 2026
PBOT Dec 23, 2025
Frequency
ARTY Annual
PBOT 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
PBOTIrregular · 1 paymentAll PBOT payments⁠
One bar per payment. 1 payment from 2018 to 2026 YTD. Dec 19, 2025 $0.02. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$1202020232026YTD

ARTY vs PBOT 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%PBOT 32.3%since Nov 2025
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
ARTY 0.92PBOT 0.54since Nov 2025
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
ARTY −50.5%PBOT −15.8%since Oct 2025
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
ARTY 2.06PBOT 1.72

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