ARKF vs FINX: which is really different?

ARKF and FINX hold 30% of their weight in the same names, and ARKF returned −19.8% over the year. ARK Blockchain & Fintech Innovation ETF and Global X FinTech ETF.

42.9%
ARKF in the S&P 500
33.1%
FINX in the S&P 500
−19.8%
ARKF total return, 1 year
−27.1%
FINX total return, 1 year
ARKF · 1 year to Sep 30, 202657% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
57% of its weight is outside the S&P 50043% of ARKF's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 57% is outside the index43%57%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 89% · top ten 55% of the fund · 41 holdings filed Oct 1, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 34% in57% of its weight is outside the S&P 50043% of ARKF's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 57% is outside the index43%57%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 89% · top ten 55% of the fund

43% of ARKF's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 57% is outside the index

FINX · 1 year to Sep 30, 202667% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
67% of its weight is outside the S&P 50033% of FINX's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 67% is outside the index33%67%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 51% of the fund · 83 holdings filed Sep 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 10% in67% of its weight is outside the S&P 50033% of FINX's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 67% is outside the index33%67%inoutside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 51% of the fund

33% of FINX's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 67% is outside the index

ETFIQ Off-Index Score · FINX scores higherHow much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?
0.1, the lowest in this set92.0, the highest

A percentile among the 375 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 →

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ARKF and FINX hold 30% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Oct 1, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

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30% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding ARKF FINX
BLOCK INC 7.60% 6.67%
ROBINHOOD MARKETS INC - A 5.61% 8.56%
COINBASE GLOBAL INC -CLASS A 5.99% 5.55%
CIRCLE INTERNET GROUP INC 6.12% 3.31%
TOAST INC-CLASS A 4.05% 2.82%
SOFI TECHNOLOGIES INC 2.24% 3.72%
ADYEN NV 1.78% 4.24%
BULLISH 3.26% 0.98%
KLARNA GROUP PLC 1.06% 0.87%
PAYPAY CORP 0.46% 1.83%
ETORO GROUP LTD-A 0.80% 0.23%
Only in ARKF
SHOPIFY INC - CLASS A 7.85%
ARK BITCOIN ETF HOLDCO (ARKF) 5.10%
META PLATFORMS INC-CLASS A 4.51%
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-A 4.51%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.66%
NVIDIA CORP 3.21%
MERCADOLIBRE INC 2.81%
OPENAI GROUP PBC SERIES C 2.56%
Only in FINX
PAYPAL HOLDINGS INC 6.74%
FISERV INC 4.33%
GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC 4.25%
AFFIRM HOLDINGS INC 3.76%
INTUIT INC 3.61%
SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS 3.45%
FIDELITY NATIONAL INFO SERVICES 2.98%
GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE INC 2.25%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.

30% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

Performance, window by window

Total returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
WindowARKFFINXARKFFINXARKFFINX
3 months+11.5%−4.2%+9.0 pts−6.7 pts+9.4 pts−6.3 pts
6 months+20.0%+6.1%+3.0 pts−10.8 pts−6.9 pts−20.7 pts
1 year−19.8%−27.1%−35.5 pts−42.8 pts−43.6 pts−50.9 pts
3 years+135.4%+22.3%+50.4 pts−62.7 pts+25.4 pts−87.7 pts
Since launch
ARKF Feb 2019 · FINX Sep 2016
+127.0%+75.0%−87.4 pts−246.2 pts−231.1 pts−514.3 pts

ARKF and FINX over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

ARKF
ARK Blockchain & Fintech Innovation ETF · Holds 41 stocks in fintech and digital payments, 43% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
FINX
Global X FinTech ETF · Holds 83 stocks in fintech and digital payments, 33% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer ARK Global X
Theme Fintech and digital payments Fintech and digital payments
In the S&P 500 42.9% 33.1%
Active share vs the S&P 500 88.6% 99.6%
In the Nasdaq-100 34.4% 10.4%
Holdings 41 83
Top ten, share of the fund 55.0% 51.4%
Expense ratio 0.75% 0.68%
Fee for the differing part 0.85% 0.68%
Total return, 1 year −19.8% −27.1%
vs the S&P 500 −35.5 pts −42.8 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 −43.6 pts −50.9 pts
Below its high −28.4% −50.6%
Net assets $869m $155m

ARKF and FINX on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

ARKF in plain words

By weight, 43% of ARKF'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 55% of the fund across 41 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 1, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned −19.8% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 35.5 pts. It sits 28.4% below its all-time high of Feb 16, 2021.

FINX in plain words

By weight, 33% of FINX'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 51% of the fund across 83 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned −27.1% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 42.8 pts. It sits 50.6% below its all-time high of Oct 25, 2021.

Questions people ask

Do ARKF and FINX hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 30% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is a meaningful overlap. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, ARKF or FINX?
ARKF has 43% of its weight in S&P 500 names and FINX has 33%, so FINX differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ARKF or FINX?
ARKF charges 0.75% a year and FINX charges 0.68%, so FINX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Cite this page

ETFIQ, ARKF against FINX, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/arkf-vs-finx

Open data

Free to use with attribution. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology.