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ARKK vs THMZ: which is really different?

ARKK and THMZ hold 13% of their weight in the same names, and THMZ returned more over the year.

ARK Innovation ETF and Lazard Equity Megatrends ETF.

36.2%ARKK in the S&P 500
55.2%THMZ in the S&P 500
+6.1%ARKK total return, 1 year
+7.2%THMZ total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: ARKK scores higher

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

ARKK 19.1THMZ 5.90.1, 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
THMZ45% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
55%45%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 73% · top ten 35% of the fund · 59 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 30% in55%45%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 73% · top ten 35% of the fund

13% 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 THMZ hold 13% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions ARKK and THMZ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingARKKTHMZ
NVIDIA CORP2.45%2.83%
AMAZON.COM INC2.31%3.58%
BROADCOM INC1.65%2.28%
ELI LILLY & CO0.48%1.79%
Only in each
Only in ARKKOnly in THMZ
TESLA INC 9.26%Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 6.22%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 6.37%Applied Materials Inc 5.68%
TEMPUS AI INC-CL A 5.92%Alphabet Inc 3.63%
CIRCLE INTERNET GROUP INC 5.20%Microsoft Corp 2.84%
COINBASE GLOBAL INC -CLASS A 4.67%Mitsubishi Electric Corp 2.79%
CRISPR THERAPEUTICS AG 4.64%Keysight Technologies Inc 2.66%
ROBINHOOD MARKETS INC - A 4.19%FANUC Corp 2.54%
TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORP 3.95%Siemens AG 2.42%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

ARKK and THMZ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
ARKKTHMZARKKTHMZARKKTHMZ
3 months+10.0%+0.3%+7.8 pts−1.9 pts+12.5 pts+2.8 pts
6 months+27.6%+17.1%+9.6 pts−1.0 pts+3.4 pts−7.2 pts
1 year+6.1%+7.2%−10.5 pts−9.4 pts−15.7 pts−14.6 pts
3 years+112.5%not published+34.1 ptsnot published+14.4 ptsnot published
Since launch+378.7%+37.0%+17.3 pts−16.5 pts−299.9 pts−34.3 pts
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ARKK and THMZ 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
THMZ
Lazard Equity Megatrends ETF
Holds 59 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 55% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerARKLazard
ThemeBroad innovation and megatrendsBroad innovation and megatrends
In the S&P 50036.2%55.2%
Active share vs the S&P 50085.7%73.1%
In the Nasdaq-10027.3%30.2%
Holdings4659
Top ten, share of the fund49.7%35.2%
Expense ratio0.75%0.50%
Fee for the differing part0.88%0.68%
Total return, 1 year+6.1%+7.2%
vs the S&P 500−10.5 pts−9.4 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−15.7 pts−14.6 pts
Below its high−42.9%−3.5%
Net assets$9.3bn$54m

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.

THMZ in plain words

By weight, 55% of THMZ's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 73%. The top ten holdings are 35% of the fund across 59 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +7.2% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 9.4 pts.

Questions people ask

Do ARKK and THMZ hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 13% 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 THMZ?
ARKK has 36% of its weight in S&P 500 names and THMZ has 55%, so ARKK differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ARKK or THMZ?
ARKK charges 0.75% a year and THMZ charges 0.50%, so THMZ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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ARKK against THMZ, 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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