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ARKK vs XSD
8% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ARKK and XSD hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ARKK | XSD |
|---|---|---|
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES | 2.44% | 2.71% |
| NVIDIA CORP | 2.54% | 2.10% |
| CEREBRAS SYSTEMS INC - A | 2.40% | 1.96% |
| BROADCOM INC | 1.66% | 2.13% |
| Only in ARKK | Only in XSD |
|---|---|
| TESLA INC 9.62% | MaxLinear Inc 3.75% |
| SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 6.28% | Allegro MicroSystems Inc 3.30% |
| CIRCLE INTERNET GROUP INC 6.06% | Astera Labs Inc 3.08% |
| TEMPUS AI INC-CL A 5.17% | Ambarella Inc 2.89% |
| COINBASE GLOBAL INC -CLASS A 4.76% | Intel Corp 2.75% |
| CRISPR THERAPEUTICS AG 4.55% | Penguin Solutions Inc 2.74% |
| ROBINHOOD MARKETS INC - A 4.28% | Micron Technology Inc 2.73% |
| SHOPIFY INC - CLASS A 3.37% | T1 Energy Inc 2.59% |
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 as filed for Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 4, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARKK | XSD | ARKK | XSD | ARKK | XSD | |
| 3 months | +15.8% | −14.0% | +11.1 pts | −18.7 pts | +13.7 pts | −16.1 pts |
| 6 months | +19.1% | +52.8% | +3.9 pts | +37.7 pts | −1.1 pts | +32.7 pts |
| 1 year | +14.9% | +71.8% | −5.0 pts | +51.8 pts | −10.7 pts | +46.2 pts |
| 3 years | +97.5% | +133.1% | +19.6 pts | +55.2 pts | +4.1 pts | +39.7 pts |
| Since launch | +367.8% | +2140.8% | +2.5 pts | +1329.5 pts | −308.1 pts | +456.8 pts |
| ARKK ARK Innovation ETF | XSD State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Semiconductor ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | ARK | State Street |
| Theme | Broad innovation and megatrends | Semiconductors |
| In the S&P 500 | 37.9% | 33.4% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 85.4% | 89.4% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 28.4% | 27.5% |
| Holdings | 47 | 47 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 50.3% | 29.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.35% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.88% | 0.39% |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.9% | +71.8% |
| vs the S&P 500 | −5.0 pts | +51.8 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | −10.7 pts | +46.2 pts |
| Below its high | −44.2% | −24.3% |
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.
XSD in plain words
By weight, 33% of XSD's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 89%. The top ten holdings are 29% of the fund across 47 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +71.8% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 51.8 pts. It sits 24.3% below its all-time high of Jun 3, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do ARKK and XSD 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 XSD?
- ARKK has 38% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XSD has 33%, so XSD differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, ARKK or XSD?
- ARKK charges 0.75% a year and XSD charges 0.35%, so XSD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, ARKK against XSD, data as of Sep 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/ARKK-XSD.html Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.