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ARKK vs FDN
ARK Innovation ETF and First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund, side by side on the themes desk.
8% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ| ARKK ARK Innovation ETF | FDN First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | ARK | First Trust |
| Theme | Broad innovation and megatrends | Internet and e-commerce |
| In the S&P 500 | 37.9% | 82.7% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 85.4% | 85.5% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 28.4% | 57.3% |
| Holdings | 47 | 42 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 50.3% | 60.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.49% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.88% | 0.57% |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.9% | +3.8% |
| vs the S&P 500 | −5.0 pts | −16.2 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | −10.7 pts | −21.8 pts |
| Below its high | −44.2% | −1.5% |
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.
FDN in plain words
By weight, 83% of FDN's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 86%. The top ten holdings are 61% of the fund across 42 positions, as filed for Sep 3, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +3.8% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 16.2 pts.
Questions people ask
- Do ARKK and FDN hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 8% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is mostly different names. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
- Which is more different from the S&P 500, ARKK or FDN?
- ARKK has 38% of its weight in S&P 500 names and FDN has 83%, so FDN differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, ARKK or FDN?
- ARKK charges 0.75% a year and FDN charges 0.49%, so FDN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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