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ARKK vs KWEB: which is really different?

ARKK holds 38.1% of its weight in S&P 500 companies and KWEB 0.0%.

ARK Innovation ETF and KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF, side by side, thematic ETFs on ETFIQ.

38.1%ARKK in the S&P 500
0.0%KWEB in the S&P 500
+6.7%ARKK total return, 1 year
−36.0%KWEB total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: KWEB scores higher

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

ARKK 18.2KWEB 91.60.1, 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
KWEB100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 11, 2026
0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 61% of the fund · 45 holdings filed Sep 11, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 8% in0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 61% of the fund

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ARKK and KWEB 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 KWEB
TESLA INC 9.75%TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD 10.25%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 6.52%ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD 8.61%
CIRCLE INTERNET GROUP INC 5.56%PDD HOLDINGS INC 8.11%
TEMPUS AI INC-CL A 4.83%MEITUAN-CLASS B 7.32%
CRISPR THERAPEUTICS AG 4.52%NETEASE INC 6.25%
COINBASE GLOBAL INC -CLASS A 4.47%LENOVO GROUP LTD 5.56%
ROBINHOOD MARKETS INC - A 4.18%KE HOLDINGS INC-CL A 4.41%
TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORP 3.29%JD.COM INC-CLASS A 3.94%

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 11, 2026.

Performance, window by window

ARKK and KWEB over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
ARKKKWEBARKKKWEBARKKKWEB
3 months+10.5%−7.1%+7.2 pts−10.4 pts+11.3 pts−6.3 pts
6 months+19.0%−18.4%+3.0 pts−34.5 pts−1.7 pts−39.1 pts
1 year+6.7%−36.0%−10.8 pts−53.5 pts−16.2 pts−59.0 pts
3 years+89.9%−1.9%+12.0 pts−79.8 pts−5.2 pts−97.0 pts
Since launch+353.4%+20.6%−8.3 pts−438.4 pts−318.1 pts−919.7 pts
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ARKK and KWEB 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
KWEB
KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF
Holds 45 stocks in internet and e-commerce, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerARKKraneShares
ThemeBroad innovation and megatrendsInternet and e-commerce
In the S&P 50038.1%0.0%
Active share vs the S&P 50085.0%100.0%
In the Nasdaq-10028.6%8.1%
Holdings4745
Top ten, share of the fund49.4%61.2%
Expense ratio0.75%0.69%
Fee for the differing part0.88%0.69%
Total return, 1 year+6.7%−36.0%
vs the S&P 500−10.8 pts−53.5 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−16.2 pts−59.0 pts
Below its high−45.9%−71.5%

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.

KWEB in plain words

By weight, 0% of KWEB's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 61% of the fund across 45 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 11, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned −36.0% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 53.5 pts. It sits 71.5% below its all-time high of Feb 17, 2021.

Questions people ask

Which is more different from the S&P 500, ARKK or KWEB?
ARKK has 38% of its weight in S&P 500 names and KWEB has 0%, so KWEB differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ARKK or KWEB?
ARKK charges 0.75% a year and KWEB charges 0.69%, so KWEB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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ARKK against KWEB, 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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