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ARKK vs IGV: which is really different?

IGV holds 82.2% of its weight in S&P 500 companies and ARKK 38.1%.

ARK Innovation ETF and iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF, side by side, thematic ETFs on ETFIQ.

38.1%ARKK in the S&P 500
82.2%IGV in the S&P 500
+6.7%ARKK total return, 1 year
−9.7%IGV total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: IGV scores higher

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

ARKK 18.2IGV 27.50.1, the lowest in this set91.6, the highest

A percentile among the 371 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

ARKK62% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 11, 2026
38%62%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 85% · top ten 49% of the fund · 47 holdings filed Sep 11, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 29% in38%62%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 85% · top ten 49% of the fund
IGV18% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 11, 2026
82%18%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutsideactive share 92% · top ten 63% of the fund · 108 holdings filed Sep 10, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 64% in82%18%in the S&P 50018% of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 92% · top ten 63% of the fund

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ARKK and IGV hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in ARKKOnly in IGV
TESLA INC 9.75%PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES CLASS A 9.96%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 6.52%MICROSOFT 9.69%
CIRCLE INTERNET GROUP INC 5.56%PALO ALTO NETWORKS 9.36%
TEMPUS AI INC-CL A 4.83%CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS CLASS A 7.25%
CRISPR THERAPEUTICS AG 4.52%SALESFORCE 6.78%
COINBASE GLOBAL INC -CLASS A 4.47%ORACLE 5.94%
ROBINHOOD MARKETS INC - A 4.18%SERVICENOW 4.65%
TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORP 3.29%ADOBE INC 3.46%

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 10, 2026 and Sep 11, 2026.

Performance, window by window

ARKK and IGV over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
ARKKIGVARKKIGVARKKIGV
3 months+10.5%+11.9%+7.2 pts+8.7 pts+11.3 pts+12.7 pts
6 months+19.0%+20.6%+3.0 pts+4.6 pts−1.7 pts−0.1 pts
1 year+6.7%−9.7%−10.8 pts−27.2 pts−16.2 pts−32.6 pts
3 years+89.9%+42.5%+12.0 pts−35.3 pts−5.2 pts−52.5 pts
Since launch+353.4%+998.5%−8.3 pts+194.1 pts−318.1 pts−675.4 pts
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ARKK and IGV on the same fields, as of Sep 11, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ARKK
ARK Innovation ETF
Holds 47 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 38% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IGV
iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF
Holds 108 stocks in cloud and software, 82% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerARKiShares
ThemeBroad innovation and megatrendsCloud and software
In the S&P 50038.1%82.2%
Active share vs the S&P 50085.0%92.4%
In the Nasdaq-10028.6%64.1%
Holdings47108
Top ten, share of the fund49.4%63.4%
Expense ratio0.75%0.38%
Fee for the differing part0.88%0.41%
Total return, 1 year+6.7%−9.7%
vs the S&P 500−10.8 pts−27.2 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−16.2 pts−32.6 pts
Below its high−45.9%−13.8%

ARKK in plain words

By weight, 38% of ARKK's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 85%. The top ten holdings are 49% of the fund across 47 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 11, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned +6.7% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 10.8 pts. It sits 45.9% below its all-time high of Feb 12, 2021.

IGV in plain words

By weight, 82% of IGV's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 92%. The top ten holdings are 63% of the fund across 108 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 10, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned −9.7% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 27.2 pts. It sits 13.8% below its all-time high of Sep 22, 2025.

Questions people ask

Which is more different from the S&P 500, ARKK or IGV?
ARKK has 38% of its weight in S&P 500 names and IGV has 82%, so IGV differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ARKK or IGV?
ARKK charges 0.75% a year and IGV charges 0.38%, so IGV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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ARKK against IGV, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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