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

In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ARKK returned +14.9% and VTI returned +20.0%, so VTI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, ARKK or VTI?

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

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

By their latest filed holdings, 38% of ARKK and 88% of VTI 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 VTI the same kind of fund?

No. ARKK is a thematic ETF and VTI 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 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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ARKK vs VTI

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ARK Innovation ETF and Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund.

What they hold in common

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

Positions ARKK and VTI both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	ARKK	VTI
NVIDIA CORP	2.54%	6.37%
AMAZON.COM INC	2.45%	3.19%
BROADCOM INC	1.66%	2.48%
ALPHABET INC-CL C	1.65%	2.29%
TESLA INC	9.62%	1.64%
META PLATFORMS INC-CLASS A	1.40%	1.71%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES	2.44%	1.31%
ELI LILLY & CO	0.48%	1.41%
ALPHABET INC-CL A	0.38%	2.90%
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-A	2.88%	0.35%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A	6.28%	0.14%
ROBINHOOD MARKETS INC - A	4.28%	0.11%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in ARKK	Only in VTI
CRISPR THERAPEUTICS AG 4.55%	Apple Inc 5.88%
SHOPIFY INC - CLASS A 3.37%	Microsoft Corp 3.84%
OPENAI GROUP PBC SERIES C 2.61%	Micron Technology Inc 1.80%
BULLISH 2.22%	Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.25%
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR-SP ADR 0.95%	JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.12%
ARK ACTIVE AUTOCALL INC ETF 0.30%	Johnson & Johnson 0.85%
GOLDMAN FS TRSY OBLIG INST 468 0.14%	Applied Materials Inc 0.80%
BRERA HOLDINGS PLC WTS 0.01%	Exxon Mobil Corp 0.79%

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 as filed for Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 4, 2026.

ARKK and VTI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	ARKK ARK Innovation ETF	VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund
Where it sits	Themes desk	Core fund
Issuer	ARK	Vanguard
What it is	Broad innovation and megatrends	US total market
Total return, 1 year	+14.9%	+20.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+20.0%	+20.0%
Gap to the S&P 500	−5.0 pts	+0.0 pts
Expense ratio	0.75%	0.03%
Already in the S&P 500	37.9%	88.3%
Holdings	47	3531

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 50% of the fund across 47 positions, as filed for Sep 4, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +14.9% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 5.0 pts. It sits 44.2% below its all-time high of Feb 12, 2021.

VTI in plain words

VTI is a index equity fund tracking US total market. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +20.0% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3531 positions, with the top ten at 32.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ARKK or VTI?: In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ARKK returned +14.9% and VTI returned +20.0%, so VTI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, ARKK or VTI?: ARKK charges 0.75% a year and VTI charges 0.03%, so VTI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ARKK and VTI overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 38% of ARKK and 88% of VTI 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 VTI the same kind of fund?: No. ARKK is a thematic ETF and VTI 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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