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ARKK vs NLR

ARK Innovation ETF and VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF, side by side on the themes desk.

2% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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ARKK and NLR on the themes desk fields, as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ARKK
ARK Innovation ETF
NLR
VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF
IssuerARKVanEck
ThemeBroad innovation and megatrendsNuclear and uranium
In the S&P 50037.9%15.1%
Active share vs the S&P 50085.4%99.8%
In the Nasdaq-10028.4%8.0%
Holdings4725
Top ten, share of the fund50.3%61.0%
Expense ratio0.75%0.52%
Fee for the differing part0.88%0.52%
Total return, 1 year+14.9%+4.0%
vs the S&P 500−5.0 pts−16.0 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−10.7 pts−21.6 pts
Below its high−44.2%−27.0%

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.

NLR in plain words

By weight, 15% of NLR's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 61% of the fund across 25 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +4.0% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 16.0 pts. It sits 27.0% below its all-time high of Jan 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do ARKK and NLR hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 2% 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 NLR?
ARKK has 38% of its weight in S&P 500 names and NLR has 15%, so NLR differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ARKK or NLR?
ARKK charges 0.75% a year and NLR charges 0.52%, so NLR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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