ARTY ETF — iShares Future AI & Tech ETF

iShares Future AI & Tech ETF (ARTY)

Updated October 16, 2026.

ARTY is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.06%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.06%, its expense ratio is 0.47%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 65/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 213.4% over the past 8.3 years, 5.6 points behind SPY at 219.0%.

iShares Future AI & Tech ETF invests at least 80% of its assets in U.S. and non-U.S. companies providing products and services expected to contribute to artificial intelligence technologies, including generative AI, AI data and infrastructure, AI software, and AI services. The fund carries a low current distribution rate with semi-annual distributions and an expense ratio of 0.47%. It appeals to growth-oriented investors seeking exposure to companies advancing artificial intelligence rather than those prioritizing current income.

ARTY performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 213.4% over the past 8.3 years, 5.6 points behind SPY at 219.0%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 44.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 24.0%.

ARTY key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

65 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.04%

Issuer

iShares

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

06/26/2018

Expense ratio

0.47%

Distribution rate

0.06%

Distribution frequency

Semi-Annual

Trailing yield

0.06%

Last close

$69.58 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$4,276,160,720

Average volume

679793.0

Dividend

$0.043

Ex-dividend date

06/15/2026

Payment date

06/18/2026

Beta

2.12

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.06%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.06%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: iShares; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

ARTY risks and drawbacks

ARTY's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are semi-annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 24.0%.

Who may consider ARTY — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (ARTY pays semi-annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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