Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
ARKG vs QQQ: Differences, Returns & Fees
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, ARKG returned +80.0% to QQQ's +15.2%, and QQQ charges 0.18% to ARKG's 0.75%.
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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $2.2bn for ARK Genomic Revolution ETF and $483.0bn for Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1.
Pair scorecard
QQQ costs 0.57 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 64.8 points; QQQ is far larger, $483.0bn against $2.2bn.
| Measure | ARKG | QQQ |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +80.0% | +15.2% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its all-time high | 50.9%, high on Jan 20, 2021 | |
| Below its high | 4.5%, high on Oct 6, 2026 | |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | Genomics and gene editing | Nasdaq-100 Index |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.18% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 | $2.2bn | $483.0bn |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 98% | |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 58% | 46.7% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, ARKG and QQQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.
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0% in common
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Side by side
ARKG and QQQ on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ARKG
By weight, 4% of ARKG's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 98%. The top ten holdings are 58% of the fund across 35 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned +80.0% with distributions reinvested. It sits 50.9% below its all-time high of Jan 20, 2021.
QQQ
QQQ tracks the Nasdaq-100. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +15.2% with distributions reinvested, against +15.2% for its benchmark, the Nasdaq-100 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 103 positions, with the top ten at 46.7%. It sat 4.5% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Are ARKG and QQQ in the same category?
- ARKG is a thematic ETF and QQQ is a stock ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
- Which returned more over the last year, ARKG or QQQ?
- In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ARKG returned +80.0% and QQQ +15.2%.
- Which is cheaper, ARKG or QQQ?
- QQQ is cheaper, by 0.57 percentage points a year. That is about $57 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
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