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ARKK vs TMAT: which is really different?

ARKK and TMAT hold 7% of their weight in the same names, and ARKK returned more over the year.

ARK Innovation ETF and Main Thematic Innovation ETF.

36.2%ARKK in the S&P 500
46.4%TMAT in the S&P 500
+6.1%ARKK total return, 1 year
+3.5%TMAT total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: TMAT scores higher

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

ARKK 19.1TMAT 24.90.1, 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
TMAT54% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
46%54%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 92% · top ten 24% of the fund · 88 holdings filed Apr 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 23% in46%54%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 92% · top ten 24% of the fund

7% 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 TMAT hold 7% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions ARKK and TMAT both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingARKKTMAT
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES2.67%1.61%
CLOUDFLARE INC - CLASS A1.37%1.40%
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR-SP ADR0.98%1.05%
TERADYNE INC0.89%1.57%
BWX TECHNOLOGIES INC0.80%1.32%
VERACYTE INC0.75%0.98%
KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY0.97%0.60%
Only in each
Only in ARKKOnly in TMAT
TESLA INC 9.38%VICOR CORP 2.98%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 6.51%MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 2.81%
TEMPUS AI INC-CL A 6.16%LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC 2.75%
CIRCLE INTERNET GROUP INC 4.86%CIENA CORP 2.61%
CRISPR THERAPEUTICS AG 4.73%PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC 2.55%
COINBASE GLOBAL INC -CLASS A 4.21%CLEAR SECURE INC 2.48%
ROBINHOOD MARKETS INC - A 3.87%KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC 2.26%
TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORP 3.71%MODINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY 1.94%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

ARKK and TMAT over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
ARKKTMATARKKTMATARKKTMAT
3 months+10.0%−5.8%+7.8 pts−8.1 pts+12.5 pts−3.3 pts
6 months+27.6%+21.2%+9.6 pts+3.1 pts+3.4 pts−3.1 pts
1 year+6.1%+3.5%−10.5 pts−13.0 pts−15.7 pts−18.2 pts
3 years+112.5%+105.6%+34.1 pts+27.2 pts+14.4 pts+7.4 pts
Since launch+378.7%+16.5%+17.3 pts−105.8 pts−299.9 pts−120.4 pts
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ARKK and TMAT 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
TMAT
Main Thematic Innovation ETF
Holds 88 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 46% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerARKMain
ThemeBroad innovation and megatrendsBroad innovation and megatrends
In the S&P 50036.2%46.4%
Active share vs the S&P 50085.7%91.5%
In the Nasdaq-10027.3%22.9%
Holdings4688
Top ten, share of the fund49.7%24.2%
Expense ratio0.75%0.82%
Fee for the differing part0.88%0.90%
Total return, 1 year+6.1%+3.5%
vs the S&P 500−10.5 pts−13.0 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−15.7 pts−18.2 pts
Below its high−42.9%−9.0%
Net assets$7.9bn$211m

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 18, 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.

TMAT in plain words

By weight, 46% of TMAT'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 24% of the fund across 88 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +3.5% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 13.0 pts. It sits 9.0% below its all-time high of Jun 30, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do ARKK and TMAT hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 7% 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 TMAT?
ARKK has 36% of its weight in S&P 500 names and TMAT has 46%, so TMAT differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ARKK or TMAT?
ARKK charges 0.75% a year and TMAT charges 0.82%, so ARKK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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ARKK against TMAT, 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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