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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ARKK returned +6.7% and QQQ returned +23.0%, so QQQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, ARKK or QQQ?

ARKK charges 0.75% a year and QQQ charges 0.18%, so QQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 38% of ARKK and 97% of QQQ 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 QQQ the same kind of fund?

No. ARKK is a thematic ETF and QQQ 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 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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ARKK vs QQQ: how they differ

Over the year QQQ returned more, +23.0% against +6.7%, and QQQ charges 0.18% against 0.75%.

ARK Innovation ETF and Invesco QQQ Trust.

What they hold in common

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

Positions ARKK and QQQ both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	ARKK	QQQ
TESLA INC	9.75%	2.92%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES	2.67%	3.65%
NVIDIA CORP	2.54%	8.52%
AMAZON.COM INC	2.50%	4.36%
META PLATFORMS INC-CLASS A	1.93%	3.07%
BROADCOM INC	1.76%	2.75%
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-A	2.65%	1.69%
ALPHABET INC-CL C	1.69%	2.90%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A	6.52%	1.26%
SHOPIFY INC - CLASS A	3.07%	0.69%
TERADYNE INC	0.98%	0.26%
COREWEAVE INC-CL A	2.71%	0.18%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in ARKK	Only in QQQ
CIRCLE INTERNET GROUP INC 5.56%	Apple Inc 7.72%
TEMPUS AI INC-CL A 4.83%	Microsoft Corp 5.89%
CRISPR THERAPEUTICS AG 4.52%	Micron Technology Inc 4.90%
COINBASE GLOBAL INC -CLASS A 4.47%	Walmart Inc 2.29%
ROBINHOOD MARKETS INC - A 4.18%	Intel Corp 2.24%
TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORP 3.29%	Cisco Systems Inc 1.88%
10X GENOMICS INC-CLASS A 3.21%	Costco Wholesale Corp 1.78%
OPENAI GROUP PBC SERIES C 2.69%	Lam Research Corp 1.66%

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 Sep 10, 2026 and Sep 11, 2026.

ARKK and QQQ on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	ARKK ARK Innovation ETF	QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust
Where it sits	Thematic ETF	Core index fund
Issuer	ARK	Invesco
What it is	Broad innovation and megatrends	Nasdaq-100
Total return, 1 year	+6.7%	+23.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−10.8 pts	+5.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.75%	0.18%
Already in the S&P 500	38.1%	96.7%
Holdings	47	105

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.

QQQ in plain words

QQQ is an index equity fund tracking the Nasdaq-100. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +23.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 105 positions, with the top ten at 47.0%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ARKK or QQQ?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ARKK returned +6.7% and QQQ returned +23.0%, so QQQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, ARKK or QQQ?: ARKK charges 0.75% a year and QQQ charges 0.18%, so QQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ARKK and QQQ overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 38% of ARKK and 97% of QQQ 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 QQQ the same kind of fund?: No. ARKK is a thematic ETF and QQQ 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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