The iShares Future AI & Tech ETF (ARTY) is an exchange-traded fund designed to provide exposure to global companies associated with artificial intelligence and advanced digital technologies. The ETF is managed by BlackRock through its iShares division and trades under the ticker ARTY on the NYSE Arca.

Classified as a thematic equity ETF, the fund seeks to reflect, before fees and expenses, the performance of the Morningstar Global Artificial Intelligence Select Index. The ETF follows a passive management strategy, maintaining a portfolio structured to replicate the composition and weighting of its benchmark index. 

The benchmark includes U.S. and international companies involved in areas related to artificial intelligence, including computing infrastructure, semiconductors, software, digital services, automation technologies, and data-processing solutions.

Diversification and sector exposure

ARTY provides exposure primarily associated with:

• Artificial intelligence.
• Semiconductors.
• Cloud computing.
• Data infrastructure.
• AI software.
• Digital platforms.
• Technological automation.
• Global technology companies.

The ETF’s performance is particularly sensitive to global monetary conditions, expectations related to technology-sector growth, and investment in digital infrastructure.

Changes in Federal Reserve monetary policy, fluctuations in long-term interest rates, and shifts in demand for artificial intelligence-related solutions may directly affect the fund’s behavior. The ETF may also reflect developments associated with data-center expansion, advanced semiconductor chips, and AI-based digital services.

Structure and costs

ARTY shares trade on the secondary market on the NYSE Arca during regular trading hours. Share creation and redemption occur through authorized participants, a mechanism intended to help align the ETF’s market price with its net asset value (NAV).

The fund charges a management fee as outlined in its prospectus and does not apply a performance fee. ARTY may distribute income derived from dividends paid by companies held in the portfolio.

Because the ETF maintains concentrated thematic exposure to artificial intelligence and technology companies, its performance may show elevated sensitivity to growth-oriented equities and the global technology sector.

History and evolution of the ETF

The iShares Future AI & Tech ETF was launched in 2018, originally focused on robotics and artificial intelligence exposure. In 2024, the fund underwent a strategic repositioning that included changes to its name, ticker, and benchmark in order to broaden its focus toward artificial intelligence and global technology infrastructure.

Since inception, the fund has reflected movements associated with advances in artificial intelligence, expansion of cloud computing, rising semiconductor demand, and the broader digital transformation of the global economy.

In recent years, ARTY has reflected increased investment in generative AI, fluctuations among mega-cap technology companies, changes in Federal Reserve monetary policy, and expansion of computing infrastructure dedicated to artificial intelligence development.

Additional Information

iShares Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (United States) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF), with assets under management totaling $3.85 billion.

Over the past 12 months, iShares Robotics and Artificial Intelligence recorded a return of 34.10%, with its price trading between $44.20 and $81.24 during the same period.

The ETF is traded under the ticker ARTY.