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ARKK vs FDFF: which is really different?

ARKK and FDFF hold 6% of their weight in the same names, and ARKK returned more over the year.

ARK Innovation ETF and Fidelity Disruptive Finance ETF.

36.2%ARKK in the S&P 500
45.1%FDFF in the S&P 500
+6.1%ARKK total return, 1 year
−4.9%FDFF total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: FDFF scores higher

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

ARKK 19.1FDFF 42.30.1, 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
FDFF55% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
45%55%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 97% · top ten 48% of the fund · 45 holdings filed May 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 2% in45%55%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 97% · top ten 48% of the fund

6% 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 FDFF hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions ARKK and FDFF both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingARKKFDFF
BLOCK INC2.28%4.17%
BULLISH2.26%0.29%
Only in each
Only in ARKKOnly in FDFF
TESLA INC 9.26%BLACKROCK INC 6.00%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 6.37%DBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD 5.82%
TEMPUS AI INC-CL A 5.92%CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP 5.43%
CIRCLE INTERNET GROUP INC 5.20%BANKINTER SA 4.91%
COINBASE GLOBAL INC -CLASS A 4.67%FINECOBANK SPA 4.52%
CRISPR THERAPEUTICS AG 4.64%APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, INC 4.47%
ROBINHOOD MARKETS INC - A 4.19%VISA INC 4.33%
TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORP 3.95%MASTERCARD INC 4.17%

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 31, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

ARKK and FDFF over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
ARKKFDFFARKKFDFFARKKFDFF
3 months+10.0%+8.2%+7.8 pts+5.9 pts+12.5 pts+10.6 pts
6 months+27.6%+16.3%+9.6 pts−1.8 pts+3.4 pts−8.0 pts
1 year+6.1%−4.9%−10.5 pts−21.5 pts−15.7 pts−26.7 pts
3 years+112.5%+41.4%+34.1 pts−37.0 pts+14.4 pts−56.7 pts
Since launch+378.7%+45.6%+17.3 pts−37.8 pts−299.9 pts−58.3 pts
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ARKK and FDFF 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
FDFF
Fidelity Disruptive Finance ETF
Holds 45 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 45% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerARKFidelity
ThemeBroad innovation and megatrendsBroad innovation and megatrends
In the S&P 50036.2%45.1%
Active share vs the S&P 50085.7%97.4%
In the Nasdaq-10027.3%2.4%
Holdings4645
Top ten, share of the fund49.7%47.5%
Expense ratio0.75%0.50%
Fee for the differing part0.88%0.51%
Total return, 1 year+6.1%−4.9%
vs the S&P 500−10.5 pts−21.5 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−15.7 pts−26.7 pts
Below its high−42.9%−8.3%
Net assets$9.3bn$47m

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.

FDFF in plain words

By weight, 45% of FDFF's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 97%. The top ten holdings are 48% of the fund across 45 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned −4.9% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 21.5 pts. It sits 8.3% below its all-time high of Jan 30, 2025.

Questions people ask

Do ARKK and FDFF hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 6% 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 FDFF?
ARKK has 36% of its weight in S&P 500 names and FDFF has 45%, so FDFF differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ARKK or FDFF?
ARKK charges 0.75% a year and FDFF charges 0.50%, so FDFF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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ARKK against FDFF, 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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