Do ARKG and ITA hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.

Which is more different from the S&P 500, ARKG or ITA?

ARKG has 4% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ITA has 81%, so ARKG differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, ARKG or ITA?

ARKG charges 0.75% a year and ITA charges 0.37%, so ITA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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ARKG vs ITA: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, ARKG returned +80.0% to ITA's −4.3%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $2.2bn for ARK Genomic Revolution ETF and $12.0bn for iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF.

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At a glance

3.9%

ARKG in the S&P 500

80.8%

ITA in the S&P 500

+80.0%

ARKG total return, 1 year

−4.3%

ITA total return, 1 year

ARKG · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 96% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

4% of ARKG's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 96% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.

ITA · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 19% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

81% of ITA's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 19% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.

Pair scorecard

ITA costs 0.38 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 84.3 points; ITA is 5.5 times larger.

ARKG vs ITA: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	ARKG	ITA
Return
Measure	ARKG	ITA
Total return, 1 year	+80.0%	−4.3%
Drawdown
Measure	ARKG	ITA
Below its all-time high	50.9%, high on Jan 20, 2021	17.9%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	ARKG	ITA
What it tracks	Genomics and gene editing	Defense
Cost and size
Measure	ARKG	ITA
Expense ratio	0.75%	0.37%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$2.2bn	$12.0bn
Holdings
Measure	ARKG	ITA
Holdings in common	0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

Risk and return

Nov 7, 2014 to Oct 23, 2026 · 624 weekly returns

ARKG ITA

Return

Total return edge ITA +161.9% +310.2%

Annualized edge ITA +8.4% +12.5%

Price return edge ITA +145.1% +264.2%

Risk

Volatility edge ITA 39.8% 23.7%

Max drawdown edge ITA −82.9% −49.3%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge ITA 0.35 0.53

Sortino edge ITA 0.53 0.76

Calmar edge ITA 0.10 0.25

Reading

ITA returned more: +310.2% to +161.9%. ITA swung less: 23.7% to 39.8%. ITA fell less at its worst: −49.3% to −82.9%.

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Risk and return: ARKG vs ITA: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	ARKG	ITA	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+161.9%	+310.2%	ITA	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+8.4%	+12.5%	ITA	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+145.1%	+264.2%	ITA	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	39.8%	23.7%	ITA	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	26.2%	16.4%	ITA	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−82.9%	−49.3%	ITA	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.35	0.53	ITA	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.53	0.76	ITA	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.10	0.25	ITA	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 624 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, ARKG and ITA hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ARKG ITA

Only in one fund ↓

Only in ARKG

10X GENOMICS INC-CLASS A 8.90%

TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORP 8.59%

TEMPUS AI INC-CL A 8.26%

CRISPR THERAPEUTICS AG 5.28%

ABSCI CORP 5.18%

GUARDANT HEALTH INC 5.00%

ILLUMINA INC 4.82%

NATERA INC 4.73%

Only in ITA

GE AEROSPACE 20.09%

RTX 17.06%

BOEING 6.81%

LOCKHEED MARTIN 5.66%

NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP 5.09%

GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP 4.79%

TRANSDIGM GROUP 4.78%

HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC 4.16%

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Window by window

Window by window: ARKG vs ITA: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return
Window	ARKG	ITA
3 months	+46.2%	−12.0%
6 months	+92.1%	−2.4%
1 year	+80.0%	−4.3%
3 years	+146.5%	+97.8%
Since launchNot the same days: ARKG Oct 2014 · ITA May 2006	+191.5%	+892.2%

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Side by side

ARKG ARK Genomic Revolution ETF · Holds 35 stocks in genomics and gene editing, 4% of its weight in S&P 500 companies ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF · Holds 51 stocks in defense, 81% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer ARK iShares

Theme Genomics and gene editing Defense

In the S&P 500 3.9% 80.8%

Active share vs the S&P 500 98.5% 97.7%

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 2.7%

Holdings 35 51

Top ten, share of the fund 58.3% 76.1%

Expense ratio 0.75% 0.37%

Fee for the differing part 0.76% 0.38%

Total return, 1 year +80.0% −4.3%

vs its benchmark not measured not measured

Below its high −50.9% −17.9%

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $2.2bn $12.0bn

As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

0% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

Client brief · page 1 of 2 Report BR-5A401C1E4A

ARKG and ITA are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

Theme. ARKG covers Genomics and gene editing and ITA covers Defense.
Concentration. The top ten holdings are 58.3% of ARKG and 76.1% of ITA, a gap of 17.8 points.
What each follows. ARKG follows Genomics and gene editing and ITA follows Defense.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

ARKG

By weight, 4% of ARKG's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 98%. The top ten holdings are 58% of the fund across 35 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned +80.0% with distributions reinvested. It sits 50.9% below its all-time high of Jan 20, 2021.

ITA

By weight, 81% of ITA's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 98%. The top ten holdings are 76% of the fund across 51 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned −4.3% with distributions reinvested. It sits 17.9% below its all-time high of Aug 14, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do ARKG and ITA hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, ARKG or ITA?: ARKG has 4% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ITA has 81%, so ARKG differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ARKG or ITA?: ARKG charges 0.75% a year and ITA charges 0.37%, so ITA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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All thematic ETFs ranked by the S&P 500 Difference Score →How the scores are computed →ARKG on its own →ITA on its own →ARKG holdings →ITA dividend history →ITA holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

ARKG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ARKG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

ARK page for ARKG ↗

ITA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ITA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for ITA ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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