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ARKK vs XT
16% 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 XT hold 16% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ARKK | XT |
|---|---|---|
| TESLA INC | 9.62% | 3.52% |
| NVIDIA CORP | 2.54% | 4.02% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 2.45% | 3.18% |
| BROADCOM INC | 1.66% | 2.23% |
| META PLATFORMS INC-CLASS A | 1.40% | 1.67% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES | 2.44% | 0.71% |
| CLOUDFLARE INC - CLASS A | 1.16% | 0.54% |
| ELI LILLY & CO | 0.48% | 3.41% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL A | 0.38% | 2.84% |
| BLOCK INC | 2.50% | 0.37% |
| COINBASE GLOBAL INC -CLASS A | 4.76% | 0.37% |
| PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-A | 2.88% | 0.34% |
| Only in ARKK | Only in XT |
|---|---|
| SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 6.28% | TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED 5.05% |
| CIRCLE INTERNET GROUP INC 6.06% | ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 4.00% |
| TEMPUS AI INC-CL A 5.17% | MICROSOFT CORPORATION 3.62% |
| ROBINHOOD MARKETS INC - A 4.28% | JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.67% |
| SHOPIFY INC - CLASS A 3.37% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 2.36% |
| TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORP 3.23% | Infineon Technologies AG 1.87% |
| 10X GENOMICS INC-CLASS A 2.92% | ABBVIE INC. 1.79% |
| BEAM THERAPEUTICS INC 2.63% | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. 1.64% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 4, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARKK | XT | ARKK | XT | ARKK | XT | |
| 3 months | +15.8% | +3.1% | +11.1 pts | −1.6 pts | +13.7 pts | +1.0 pts |
| 6 months | +19.1% | +18.7% | +3.9 pts | +3.5 pts | −1.1 pts | −1.5 pts |
| 1 year | +14.9% | +31.3% | −5.0 pts | +11.3 pts | −10.7 pts | +5.7 pts |
| 3 years | +97.5% | +62.6% | +19.6 pts | −15.3 pts | +4.1 pts | −30.9 pts |
| Since launch | +367.8% | +285.1% | +2.5 pts | −59.8 pts | −308.1 pts | −339.5 pts |
| ARKK ARK Innovation ETF | XT iShares Future Exponential Technologies ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | ARK | iShares |
| Theme | Broad innovation and megatrends | Broad innovation and megatrends |
| In the S&P 500 | 37.9% | 65.9% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 85.4% | 66.8% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 28.4% | 42.9% |
| Holdings | 47 | 218 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 50.3% | 34.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.46% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.88% | 0.69% |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.9% | +31.3% |
| vs the S&P 500 | −5.0 pts | +11.3 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | −10.7 pts | +5.7 pts |
| Below its high | −44.2% | −1.8% |
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.
XT in plain words
By weight, 66% of XT's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 67%. The top ten holdings are 35% of the fund across 218 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +31.3% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 11.3 pts.
Questions people ask
- Do ARKK and XT hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 16% 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 XT?
- ARKK has 38% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XT has 66%, so ARKK differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, ARKK or XT?
- ARKK charges 0.75% a year and XT charges 0.46%, so XT 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 XT, data as of Sep 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/ARKK-XT.html Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.