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ARKK vs DTRE: which is really different?

ARKK and DTRE hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and DTRE returned more over the year.

ARK Innovation ETF and First Trust Alerian Disruptive Technology Real Estate ETF.

36.2%ARKK in the S&P 500
40.1%DTRE in the S&P 500
+6.1%ARKK total return, 1 year
+8.0%DTRE total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: DTRE scores higher

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

ARKK 19.1DTRE 67.40.1, 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

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
DTRE60% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
40%60%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 99% · top ten 59% of the fund · 37 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in40%60%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 99% · top ten 59% of the fund

0% 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 DTRE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in ARKKOnly in DTRE
TESLA INC 9.38%American Tower Corporation 7.12%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 6.51%Digital Realty Trust, Inc. 6.86%
TEMPUS AI INC-CL A 6.16%Equinix, Inc. 6.66%
CIRCLE INTERNET GROUP INC 4.86%SBA Communications Corporation 6.61%
CRISPR THERAPEUTICS AG 4.73%Prologis, Inc. 6.44%
COINBASE GLOBAL INC -CLASS A 4.21%Crown Castle Inc. 6.43%
ROBINHOOD MARKETS INC - A 3.87%Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. 5.26%
TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORP 3.71%Segro Plc 4.87%

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 Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

ARKK and DTRE over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
ARKKDTREARKKDTREARKKDTRE
3 months+10.0%+0.5%+7.8 pts−1.7 pts+12.5 pts+3.0 pts
6 months+27.6%+7.3%+9.6 pts−10.7 pts+3.4 pts−16.9 pts
1 year+6.1%+8.0%−10.5 pts−8.6 pts−15.7 pts−13.8 pts
3 years+112.5%+14.2%+34.1 pts−64.2 pts+14.4 pts−83.9 pts
Since launch+378.7%+122.6%+17.3 pts−680.9 pts−299.9 pts−1567.6 pts
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ARKK and DTRE on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ARKK
ARK Innovation ETF
Holds 46 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 36% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
DTRE
First Trust Alerian Disruptive Technology Real Estate ETF
Holds 37 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 40% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerARKFirst Trust
ThemeBroad innovation and megatrendsBroad innovation and megatrends
In the S&P 50036.2%40.1%
Active share vs the S&P 50085.7%99.4%
In the Nasdaq-10027.3%0.0%
Holdings4637
Top ten, share of the fund49.7%59.2%
Expense ratio0.75%0.60%
Fee for the differing part0.88%0.60%
Total return, 1 year+6.1%+8.0%
vs the S&P 500−10.5 pts−8.6 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−15.7 pts−13.8 pts
Below its high−42.9%−12.9%
Net assets$7.9bn$14m

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 18, 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.

DTRE in plain words

By weight, 40% of DTRE's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 99%. The top ten holdings are 59% of the fund across 37 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +8.0% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 8.6 pts. It sits 12.9% below its all-time high of Dec 31, 2021.

Questions people ask

Do ARKK and DTRE hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 0% 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 DTRE?
ARKK has 36% of its weight in S&P 500 names and DTRE has 40%, so DTRE differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ARKK or DTRE?
ARKK charges 0.75% a year and DTRE charges 0.60%, so DTRE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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ARKK against DTRE, 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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