Which returned more over the last year, ARKK or IVV?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ARKK returned +6.7% and IVV returned +17.6%, so IVV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, ARKK or IVV?

ARKK charges 0.75% a year and IVV charges 0.03%, so IVV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do ARKK and IVV overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 38% of ARKK and 100% of IVV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 15% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

Are ARKK and IVV the same kind of fund?

No. ARKK is a thematic ETF and IVV is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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ARKK vs IVV: how they differ

Over the year IVV returned more, +17.6% against +6.7%, and IVV charges 0.03% against 0.75%.

ARK Innovation ETF and iShares Core S&P 500 ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ARKK and IVV hold 15% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions ARKK and IVV both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	ARKK	IVV
NVIDIA CORP	2.54%	7.52%
AMAZON.COM INC	2.50%	3.62%
META PLATFORMS INC-CLASS A	1.93%	1.92%
TESLA INC	9.75%	1.84%
BROADCOM INC	1.76%	2.77%
ALPHABET INC-CL C	1.69%	2.59%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES	2.67%	1.47%
ELI LILLY & CO	0.49%	1.47%
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-A	2.65%	0.42%
ROBINHOOD MARKETS INC - A	4.18%	0.12%
TERADYNE INC	0.98%	0.12%
BLOCK INC	2.49%	0.06%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in ARKK	Only in IVV
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 6.52%	Apple, Inc. 6.59%
CIRCLE INTERNET GROUP INC 5.56%	Microsoft Corp. 4.30%
TEMPUS AI INC-CL A 4.83%	Micron Technology, Inc. 2.02%
CRISPR THERAPEUTICS AG 4.52%	Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. 1.42%
TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORP 3.29%	JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1.36%
10X GENOMICS INC-CLASS A 3.21%	Intel Corp. 1.02%
SHOPIFY INC - CLASS A 3.07%	Johnson & Johnson 0.95%
COREWEAVE INC-CL A 2.71%	Applied Materials, Inc. 0.89%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 11, 2026.

ARKK and IVV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	ARKK ARK Innovation ETF	IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Where it sits	Thematic ETF	Core index fund
Issuer	ARK	iShares
What it is	Broad innovation and megatrends	S&P 500
Total return, 1 year	+6.7%	+17.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−10.8 pts	+0.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.75%	0.03%
Already in the S&P 500	38.1%	100.0%
Holdings	47	504

ARKK in plain words

By weight, 38% of ARKK's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 85%. The top ten holdings are 49% of the fund across 47 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 11, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned +6.7% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 10.8 pts. It sits 45.9% below its all-time high of Feb 12, 2021.

IVV in plain words

IVV is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 504 positions, with the top ten at 36.4%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ARKK or IVV?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ARKK returned +6.7% and IVV returned +17.6%, so IVV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, ARKK or IVV?: ARKK charges 0.75% a year and IVV charges 0.03%, so IVV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ARKK and IVV overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 38% of ARKK and 100% of IVV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 15% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
Are ARKK and IVV the same kind of fund?: No. ARKK is a thematic ETF and IVV is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

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