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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ARKK returned +6.7% and SCHG returned +12.7%, so SCHG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, ARKK or SCHG?

ARKK charges 0.75% a year and SCHG charges 0.04%, so SCHG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 38% of ARKK and 95% of SCHG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 20% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

Are ARKK and SCHG the same kind of fund?

No. ARKK is a thematic ETF and SCHG 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 SCHG: how they differ

Over the year SCHG returned more, +12.7% against +6.7%, and SCHG charges 0.04% against 0.75%.

ARK Innovation ETF and Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ARKK and SCHG hold 20% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions ARKK and SCHG both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	ARKK	SCHG
TESLA INC	9.75%	3.92%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES	2.67%	2.94%
NVIDIA CORP	2.54%	11.02%
AMAZON.COM INC	2.50%	5.68%
META PLATFORMS INC-CLASS A	1.93%	3.46%
BROADCOM INC	1.76%	4.55%
ALPHABET INC-CL C	1.69%	3.78%
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-A	2.65%	1.25%
ELI LILLY & CO	0.49%	3.06%
CLOUDFLARE INC - CLASS A	1.34%	0.27%
ROBINHOOD MARKETS INC - A	4.18%	0.26%
ROCKET LAB	1.00%	0.24%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in ARKK	Only in SCHG
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 6.52%	Apple Inc 9.84%
CRISPR THERAPEUTICS AG 4.52%	Microsoft Corp 7.18%
TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORP 3.29%	Visa Inc 1.92%
10X GENOMICS INC-CLASS A 3.21%	Costco Wholesale Corp 1.48%
SHOPIFY INC - CLASS A 3.07%	Mastercard Inc 1.41%
COREWEAVE INC-CL A 2.71%	Netflix Inc 1.27%
OPENAI GROUP PBC SERIES C 2.69%	UnitedHealth Group Inc 1.20%
CEREBRAS SYSTEMS INC - A 2.63%	General Electric Co 1.19%

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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 11, 2026.

ARKK and SCHG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	ARKK ARK Innovation ETF	SCHG Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF
Where it sits	Thematic ETF	Core index fund
Issuer	ARK	Schwab
What it is	Broad innovation and megatrends	U.S. Large-Cap Growth
Total return, 1 year	+6.7%	+12.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−10.8 pts	−4.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.75%	0.04%
Already in the S&P 500	38.1%	95.4%
Holdings	47	193

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.

SCHG in plain words

SCHG is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Large-Cap Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 193 positions, with the top ten at 57.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ARKK or SCHG?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ARKK returned +6.7% and SCHG returned +12.7%, so SCHG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, ARKK or SCHG?: ARKK charges 0.75% a year and SCHG charges 0.04%, so SCHG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ARKK and SCHG overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 38% of ARKK and 95% of SCHG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 20% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
Are ARKK and SCHG the same kind of fund?: No. ARKK is a thematic ETF and SCHG 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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