Do ARKK and QQQJ hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 3% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.

Which is more different from the S&P 500, ARKK or QQQJ?

ARKK has 36% of its weight in S&P 500 names and QQQJ has 47%, so QQQJ differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, ARKK or QQQJ?

ARKK charges 0.75% a year and QQQJ charges 0.15%, so QQQJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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ARKK vs QQQJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ARKK returned −3.7% to QQQJ's +25.2%; 3% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $5.9bn on Nov 2, 2026 for ARK Innovation ETF, and $1.2bn on Nov 3, 2026 for Invesco NASDAQ Next Gen 100 ETF.

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At a glance

36.2%

ARKK in the S&P 500

46.7%

QQQJ in the S&P 500

−3.7%

ARKK total return, 1 year

+25.2%

QQQJ total return, 1 year

ARKK · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 64% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

36% of ARKK's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 64% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 2, 2026.

QQQJ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 53% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

47% of QQQJ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 53% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.

Pair scorecard

QQQJ costs 0.60 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 28.9 points; ARKK is 4.9 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ARKK vs QQQJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	ARKK	QQQJ
Return
Measure	ARKK	QQQJ
Total return, 1 year	−3.7%	+25.2%
Drawdown
Measure	ARKK	QQQJ
Below its all-time high	48.0%, high on Feb 12, 2021
Against its benchmark
Measure	ARKK	QQQJ
What it tracks	Broad innovation and megatrends	Broad innovation and megatrends
Against the S&P 500, 1 year	behind by 18.5 pts
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year	+14.8%	+14.8%
Against its benchmark, 1 year	behind by 18.5 pts	ahead by 10.4 pts
Cost and size
Measure	ARKK	QQQJ
Expense ratio	0.75%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Nov 2, 2026	$5.9bn	$1.2bn
Holdings
Measure	ARKK	QQQJ
Holdings in common	3%

Method

Risk and return

Oct 23, 2020 to Oct 30, 2026 · 314 weekly returns

ARKK QQQJ

Return

Total return edge QQQJ −16.1% +74.3%

Annualized edge QQQJ −2.9% +9.6%

Price return edge QQQJ −18.6% +66.1%

Risk

Volatility edge QQQJ 43.7% 21.0%

Max drawdown edge QQQJ −80.1% −39.2%

Downside capture 140.1% 113.1%

Beta 1.68 1.17

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge QQQJ 0.07 0.39

Sortino edge QQQJ 0.11 0.57

Treynor 0.102 0.069

Calmar edge QQQJ −0.04 0.25

Against the benchmark

Alpha −2.8% a year −5.5% a year

Alpha t-stat −0.38 −1.48

Information ratio 0.19 −0.37

Tracking error 27.5% 9.4%

Each against its own benchmark: ARKK against VOO, Nov 7, 2014 to Oct 30, 2026; QQQJ against IWV, Oct 23, 2020 to Oct 30, 2026.

Reading

From Oct 2020 to Oct 2026, QQQJ returned more: +74.3% to −16.1%. QQQJ swung less: 21.0% to 43.7%. QQQJ fell less at its worst: −39.2% to −80.1%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: ARKK vs QQQJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	ARKK	QQQJ	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	−16.1%	+74.3%	QQQJ	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	−2.9%	+9.6%	QQQJ	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−18.6%	+66.1%	QQQJ	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	43.7%	21.0%	QQQJ	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	29.6%	14.2%	QQQJ	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−80.1%	−39.2%	QQQJ	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture	236.0%	113.3%		Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture	140.1%	113.1%		Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta	1.68	1.17	Not an edge	How far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared	0.55	0.82	Not an edge	Share of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.07	0.39	QQQJ	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.11	0.57	QQQJ	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor	0.102	0.069		Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar	−0.04	0.25	QQQJ	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
Benchmark	VOO	IWV		The ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha	−2.8% a year	−5.5% a year	Not significant	Yearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat	−0.38	−1.48	Not an edge	How sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range	−17.1% to +11.5%	−12.7% to +1.8%	Includes zero	The 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio	0.19	−0.37		Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error	27.5%	9.4%	Not an edge	How far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 314 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, ARKK and QQQJ hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 2, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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3% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ARKK QQQJ

NATERA INC 1.15% 2.83%

ILLUMINA INC 1.00% 1.82%

TEMPUS AI INC-CL A 6.35% 0.69%

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc 1.14% 0.39%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in ARKK

TESLA INC 11.62%

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 6.29%

CIRCLE INTERNET GROUP INC 4.60%

CRISPR THERAPEUTICS AG 4.48%

OPENAI GROUP PBC SERIES C 4.25%

COINBASE GLOBAL INC -CLASS A 3.76%

SHOPIFY INC - CLASS A 3.15%

NVIDIA CORP 3.00%

Only in QQQJ

eBay Inc 2.67%

Revolution Medicines Inc 2.10%

NetApp Inc 1.89%

Biogen Inc 1.86%

Steel Dynamics Inc 1.79%

Elbit Systems Ltd 1.79%

United Airlines Holdings Inc 1.76%

Kimberly-Clark Corp 1.75%

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Window by window

Window by window: ARKK vs QQQJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return		vs its benchmark
Window	ARKK	QQQJ	ARKK	QQQJ
3 months	+5.5%	−1.2%	+5.6 pts vs VOO	−0.9 pts vs IWV
6 months	+1.0%	+6.2%	−4.0 pts vs VOO	+1.3 pts vs IWV
1 year	−3.7%	+25.2%	−18.5 pts vs VOO	+10.4 pts vs IWV
3 years	+98.7%	+91.2%	+15.4 pts vs VOO	+10.2 pts vs IWV
Since launchNot the same days: ARKK Oct 2014 · QQQJ Oct 2020	+336.0%	+74.3%	−31.3 pts vs VOO	−53.2 pts vs IWV

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Side by side

ARKK ARK Innovation ETF · Holds 46 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 36% of its weight in S&P 500 companies QQQJ Invesco NASDAQ Next Gen 100 ETF · Holds 106 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 47% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer ARK Invesco

Theme Broad innovation and megatrends Broad innovation and megatrends

In the S&P 500 36.2% 46.7%

Active share vs the S&P 500 85.7% 98.6%

In the Nasdaq-100 39.8% 0.0%

Holdings 46 106

Top ten, share of the fund 50.4% 20.3%

Expense ratio 0.75% 0.15%

Fee for the differing part 0.88% 0.15%

Total return, 1 year −3.7% +25.2%

vs its benchmark −18.5 pts vs VOO +10.4 pts vs IWV

Below its high −48.0% −4.4%

Net assets, ARKK as of Nov 2, 2026 and QQQJ as of Nov 3, 2026 $5.9bn $1.2bn

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

3% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund

ARKK

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 Nov 2, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned −3.7% with distributions reinvested against +14.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, so a holder was behind by 18.5 pts. It sits 48.0% below its all-time high of Feb 12, 2021.

QQQJ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +25.2% with distributions reinvested against +14.8% for its benchmark, the Russell 3000 Index, so a holder was ahead by 10.4 pts.

By weight, 47% of QQQJ's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 99%. The top ten holdings are 20% of the fund across 106 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do ARKK and QQQJ hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 3% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, ARKK or QQQJ?: ARKK has 36% of its weight in S&P 500 names and QQQJ has 47%, so QQQJ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ARKK or QQQJ?: ARKK charges 0.75% a year and QQQJ charges 0.15%, so QQQJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

ARKK filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ARKK prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

ARK page for ARKK ↗

QQQJ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QQQJ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Invesco page for QQQJ ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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