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ARKK vs FITE: which is really different?

ARKK and FITE hold 4% of their weight in the same names, and FITE returned more over the year.

ARK Innovation ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P Kensho Future Security ETF.

36.2%ARKK in the S&P 500
27.1%FITE in the S&P 500
+6.1%ARKK total return, 1 year
+30.7%FITE total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: FITE scores higher

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

ARKK 19.1FITE 33.10.1, 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

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
FITE73% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
27%73%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 95% · top ten 20% of the fund · 80 holdings filed Sep 17, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 11% in27%73%inoutside the S&P 500active share 95% · top ten 20% of the fund

4% 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 FITE hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions ARKK and FITE both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingARKKFITE
CLOUDFLARE INC - CLASS A1.37%1.97%
BROADCOM INC1.62%1.20%
KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY0.97%1.12%
ROCKET LAB1.05%0.83%
Only in each
Only in ARKKOnly in FITE
TESLA INC 9.38%RAPID7 INC 2.23%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 6.51%OKTA INC 2.14%
TEMPUS AI INC-CL A 6.16%QUALYS INC 2.09%
CIRCLE INTERNET GROUP INC 4.86%ZSCALER INC 2.05%
CRISPR THERAPEUTICS AG 4.73%SENTINELONE INC CLASS A 2.03%
COINBASE GLOBAL INC -CLASS A 4.21%CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS INC A 1.97%
ROBINHOOD MARKETS INC - A 3.87%RUBRIK INC A 1.96%
TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORP 3.71%VARONIS SYSTEMS INC 1.88%

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 17, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

ARKK and FITE over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
ARKKFITEARKKFITEARKKFITE
3 months+10.0%+2.7%+7.8 pts+0.5 pts+12.5 pts+5.2 pts
6 months+27.6%+25.9%+9.6 pts+7.9 pts+3.4 pts+1.7 pts
1 year+6.1%+30.7%−10.5 pts+14.1 pts−15.7 pts+8.9 pts
3 years+112.5%+130.9%+34.1 pts+52.5 pts+14.4 pts+32.8 pts
Since launch+378.7%+285.5%+17.3 pts+59.9 pts−299.9 pts−101.9 pts
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ARKK and FITE 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
FITE
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P Kensho Future Security ETF
Holds 80 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 27% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerARKState Street
ThemeBroad innovation and megatrendsBroad innovation and megatrends
In the S&P 50036.2%27.1%
Active share vs the S&P 50085.7%95.3%
In the Nasdaq-10027.3%11.2%
Holdings4680
Top ten, share of the fund49.7%20.2%
Expense ratio0.75%0.45%
Fee for the differing part0.88%0.47%
Total return, 1 year+6.1%+30.7%
vs the S&P 500−10.5 pts+14.1 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−15.7 pts+8.9 pts
Below its high−42.9%−8.2%
Net assets$7.9bn$151m

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.

FITE in plain words

By weight, 27% of FITE's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 95%. The top ten holdings are 20% of the fund across 80 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 17, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +30.7% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 14.1 pts. It sits 8.2% below its all-time high of Aug 13, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do ARKK and FITE hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 4% 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 FITE?
ARKK has 36% of its weight in S&P 500 names and FITE has 27%, so FITE differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ARKK or FITE?
ARKK charges 0.75% a year and FITE charges 0.45%, so FITE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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ARKK against FITE, 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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