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ARKK vs GRID
ARK Innovation ETF and First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund, side by side on the themes desk.
4% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ| ARKK ARK Innovation ETF | GRID First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | ARK | First Trust |
| Theme | Broad innovation and megatrends | Electrification and the grid |
| In the S&P 500 | 37.9% | 39.9% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 85.4% | 91.9% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 28.4% | 8.6% |
| Holdings | 47 | 121 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 50.3% | 58.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.56% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.88% | 0.61% |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.9% | +26.6% |
| vs the S&P 500 | −5.0 pts | +6.6 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | −10.7 pts | +1.0 pts |
| Below its high | −44.2% | −10.1% |
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.
GRID in plain words
By weight, 40% of GRID's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 92%. The top ten holdings are 58% of the fund across 121 positions, as filed for Sep 3, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +26.6% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 6.6 pts. It sits 10.1% below its all-time high of May 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do ARKK and GRID hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 4% 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 GRID?
- ARKK has 38% of its weight in S&P 500 names and GRID has 40%, so GRID differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, ARKK or GRID?
- ARKK charges 0.75% a year and GRID charges 0.56%, so GRID is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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