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ARKK vs GTEK: which is really different?

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

ARK Innovation ETF and Goldman Sachs Future Tech Leaders Equity ETF.

36.2%ARKK in the S&P 500
33.5%GTEK in the S&P 500
+6.1%ARKK total return, 1 year
+43.6%GTEK total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: GTEK scores higher

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

ARKK 19.1GTEK 36.90.1, 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
GTEK67% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
34%67%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 96% · top ten 32% of the fund · 62 holdings filed May 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 18% in34%67%inoutside the S&P 500active share 96% · top ten 32% 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 GTEK hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions ARKK and GTEK both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingARKKGTEK
CLOUDFLARE INC - CLASS A1.37%2.14%
ROCKET LAB1.05%1.18%
TERADYNE INC0.89%1.83%
SHOPIFY INC - CLASS A2.88%0.76%
Only in each
Only in ARKKOnly in GTEK
TESLA INC 9.38%MEDIATEK INC 5.20%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 6.51%DELTA ELECTRONICS INC 4.39%
TEMPUS AI INC-CL A 6.16%MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC 3.35%
CIRCLE INTERNET GROUP INC 4.86%DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC 3.10%
CRISPR THERAPEUTICS AG 4.73%INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 3.03%
COINBASE GLOBAL INC -CLASS A 4.21%CHROMA ATE INC 2.71%
ROBINHOOD MARKETS INC - A 3.87%SK SQUARE CO LTD 2.65%
TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORP 3.71%ELITE MATERIAL COMPANY LTD 2.52%

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 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

ARKK and GTEK over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
ARKKGTEKARKKGTEKARKKGTEK
3 months+10.0%−8.4%+7.8 pts−10.7 pts+12.5 pts−5.9 pts
6 months+27.6%+38.8%+9.6 pts+20.8 pts+3.4 pts+14.6 pts
1 year+6.1%+43.6%−10.5 pts+27.1 pts−15.7 pts+21.9 pts
3 years+112.5%+135.6%+34.1 pts+57.2 pts+14.4 pts+37.5 pts
Since launch+378.7%+40.4%+17.3 pts−42.3 pts−299.9 pts−56.0 pts
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ARKK and GTEK 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
GTEK
Goldman Sachs Future Tech Leaders Equity ETF
Holds 62 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 34% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerARKGoldman Sachs
ThemeBroad innovation and megatrendsBroad innovation and megatrends
In the S&P 50036.2%33.5%
Active share vs the S&P 50085.7%96.4%
In the Nasdaq-10027.3%18.4%
Holdings4662
Top ten, share of the fund49.7%31.8%
Expense ratio0.75%0.75%
Fee for the differing part0.88%0.78%
Total return, 1 year+6.1%+43.6%
vs the S&P 500−10.5 pts+27.1 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−15.7 pts+21.9 pts
Below its high−42.9%−9.7%
Net assets$7.9bn$233m

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.

GTEK in plain words

By weight, 34% of GTEK's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 96%. The top ten holdings are 32% of the fund across 62 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +43.6% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 27.1 pts. It sits 9.7% below its all-time high of Jun 30, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do ARKK and GTEK 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 GTEK?
ARKK has 36% of its weight in S&P 500 names and GTEK has 34%, so GTEK differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ARKK or GTEK?
ARKK charges 0.75% a year and GTEK charges 0.75%, so ARKK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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ARKK against GTEK, 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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