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AOTG vs ARKK: which is really different?

AOTG and ARKK hold 19% of their weight in the same names, and AOTG returned more over the year.

AOT Growth and Innovation ETF and ARK Innovation ETF.

77.4%AOTG in the S&P 500
36.2%ARKK in the S&P 500
+22.3%AOTG total return, 1 year
+6.1%ARKK total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: ARKK scores higher

How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?

AOTG 4.1ARKK 19.10.1, the lowest in this set91.8, the highest

A percentile among the 379 thematic ETFs with a holdings filing. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All thematic ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed

AOTG23% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
77%23%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 69% · top ten 68% of the fund · 41 holdings filed May 29, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 68% in77%23%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 69% · top ten 68% of the fund
ARKK64% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
36%64%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 86% · top ten 50% of the fund · 46 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 27% in36%64%inoutside the S&P 500active share 86% · top ten 50% of the fund

19% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AOTG and ARKK hold 19% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AOTG and ARKK both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAOTGARKK
Robinhood Markets Inc3.80%4.19%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc15.39%2.72%
NVIDIA Corp10.47%2.45%
Amazon.com Inc4.40%2.31%
Shopify Inc1.99%2.86%
Broadcom Inc1.67%1.65%
Alphabet Inc3.00%1.47%
Meta Platforms Inc1.19%1.89%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt6.78%0.98%
SoFi Technologies Inc0.62%0.55%
Circle Internet Group Inc0.18%5.20%
Coinbase Global Inc0.15%4.67%
Only in each
Only in AOTGOnly in ARKK
Micron Technology Inc 9.53%TESLA INC 9.26%
AppLovin Corp 5.31%SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 6.37%
Toast Inc 4.65%TEMPUS AI INC-CL A 5.92%
Alphabet Inc 4.11%CRISPR THERAPEUTICS AG 4.64%
Microsoft Corp 3.99%TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORP 3.95%
Oracle Corp 3.28%10X GENOMICS INC-CLASS A 3.39%
NU Holdings Ltd/Cayman Islands 2.92%PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-A 2.60%
Salesforce Inc 2.77%CEREBRAS SYSTEMS INC - A 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 dated May 29, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

AOTG and ARKK over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AOTGARKKAOTGARKKAOTGARKK
3 months+2.7%+10.0%+0.4 pts+7.8 pts+5.2 pts+12.5 pts
6 months+37.5%+27.6%+19.5 pts+9.6 pts+13.3 pts+3.4 pts
1 year+22.3%+6.1%+5.8 pts−10.5 pts+0.6 pts−15.7 pts
3 years+120.6%+112.5%+42.2 pts+34.1 pts+22.4 pts+14.4 pts
Since launch+168.9%+378.7%+57.1 pts+17.3 pts+8.5 pts−299.9 pts
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AOTG and ARKK on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AOTG
AOT Growth and Innovation ETF
Holds 41 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 77% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
ARKK
ARK Innovation ETF
Holds 46 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 36% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerAOT InvestARK
ThemeBroad innovation and megatrendsBroad innovation and megatrends
In the S&P 50077.4%36.2%
Active share vs the S&P 50069.1%85.7%
In the Nasdaq-10067.7%27.3%
Holdings4146
Top ten, share of the fund68.4%49.7%
Expense ratio0.75%0.75%
Fee for the differing part1.09%0.88%
Total return, 1 year+22.3%+6.1%
vs the S&P 500+5.8 pts−10.5 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+0.6 pts−15.7 pts
Below its high−0.6%−42.9%
Net assets$105m$9.3bn

AOTG in plain words

By weight, 77% of AOTG's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 69%. The top ten holdings are 68% of the fund across 41 positions, as filed for May 29, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +22.3% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 5.8 pts.

ARKK in plain words

By weight, 36% of ARKK'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 50% of the fund across 46 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 21, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +6.1% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 10.5 pts. It sits 42.9% below its all-time high of Feb 12, 2021.

Questions people ask

Do AOTG and ARKK hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 19% 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, AOTG or ARKK?
AOTG has 77% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ARKK has 36%, so ARKK differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AOTG or ARKK?
AOTG charges 0.75% a year and ARKK charges 0.75%, so AOTG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AOTG against ARKK, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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