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ARKK vs HTEC: which is really different?

ARKK and HTEC hold 8% of their weight in the same names, and HTEC returned more over the year.

ARK Innovation ETF and ROBO Global(R) Healthcare Technology and Innovation ETF.

36.2%ARKK in the S&P 500
31.8%HTEC in the S&P 500
+6.1%ARKK total return, 1 year
+37.8%HTEC total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: HTEC scores higher

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

ARKK 19.1HTEC 480.1, 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
HTEC68% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
32%68%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 23% of the fund · 59 holdings filed Apr 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 9% in32%68%inoutside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 23% of the fund

8% 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 HTEC hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions ARKK and HTEC both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingARKKHTEC
TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORP3.95%2.34%
ILLUMINA INC1.17%1.96%
NATERA INC1.12%2.17%
VERACYTE INC0.73%1.65%
Only in each
Only in ARKKOnly in HTEC
TESLA INC 9.26%AxoGen, Inc. 3.16%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 6.37%ARROWHEAD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 2.57%
TEMPUS AI INC-CL A 5.92%GLAUKOS CORPORATION 2.23%
CIRCLE INTERNET GROUP INC 5.20%TEMPUS AI, INC. 2.13%
COINBASE GLOBAL INC -CLASS A 4.67%NOVOCURE LIMITED 2.05%
CRISPR THERAPEUTICS AG 4.64%ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 2.02%
ROBINHOOD MARKETS INC - A 4.19%GUARDANT HEALTH, INC. 2.00%
10X GENOMICS INC-CLASS A 3.39%THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INCORPORATED 1.99%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

ARKK and HTEC over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
ARKKHTECARKKHTECARKKHTEC
3 months+10.0%+20.9%+7.8 pts+18.7 pts+12.5 pts+23.4 pts
6 months+27.6%+32.1%+9.6 pts+14.1 pts+3.4 pts+7.9 pts
1 year+6.1%+37.8%−10.5 pts+21.3 pts−15.7 pts+16.1 pts
3 years+112.5%+63.1%+34.1 pts−15.3 pts+14.4 pts−35.0 pts
Since launch+378.7%+76.8%+17.3 pts−114.2 pts−299.9 pts−230.7 pts
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ARKK and HTEC 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
HTEC
ROBO Global(R) Healthcare Technology and Innovation ETF
Holds 59 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 32% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerARKROBO Global
ThemeBroad innovation and megatrendsBroad innovation and megatrends
In the S&P 50036.2%31.8%
Active share vs the S&P 50085.7%97.9%
In the Nasdaq-10027.3%9.1%
Holdings4659
Top ten, share of the fund49.7%22.7%
Expense ratio0.75%0.68%
Fee for the differing part0.88%0.69%
Total return, 1 year+6.1%+37.8%
vs the S&P 500−10.5 pts+21.3 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−15.7 pts+16.1 pts
Below its high−42.9%−17.4%
Net assets$9.3bn$53m

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.

HTEC in plain words

By weight, 32% of HTEC'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 23% of the fund across 59 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +37.8% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 21.2 pts. It sits 17.4% below its all-time high of Feb 12, 2021.

Questions people ask

Do ARKK and HTEC hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 8% 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 HTEC?
ARKK has 36% of its weight in S&P 500 names and HTEC has 32%, so HTEC differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ARKK or HTEC?
ARKK charges 0.75% a year and HTEC charges 0.68%, so HTEC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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ARKK against HTEC, 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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