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ARKK vs XDAT: which is really different?

ARKK and XDAT hold 10% of their weight in the same names, and ARKK returned more over the year.

ARK Innovation ETF and Franklin Exponential Data ETF.

36.2%ARKK in the S&P 500
61.1%XDAT in the S&P 500
+6.1%ARKK total return, 1 year
−4.8%XDAT total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: XDAT scores higher

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

ARKK 19.1XDAT 20.20.1, 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
XDAT39% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
61%39%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 86% · top ten 57% of the fund · 59 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 50% in61%39%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 86% · top ten 57% of the fund

10% 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 XDAT hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions ARKK and XDAT both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingARKKXDAT
META PLATFORMS INC-CLASS A1.89%6.43%
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-A2.60%1.89%
COREWEAVE INC-CL A2.46%1.75%
CLOUDFLARE INC - CLASS A1.32%10.14%
ROBINHOOD MARKETS INC - A4.19%0.67%
COINBASE GLOBAL INC -CLASS A4.67%0.57%
CIRCLE INTERNET GROUP INC5.20%0.19%
BULLISH2.26%0.12%
Only in each
Only in ARKKOnly in XDAT
TESLA INC 9.26%ALPHABET INC 9.76%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 6.37%SNOWFLAKE INC 5.03%
TEMPUS AI INC-CL A 5.92%APPLOVIN CORP 5.02%
CRISPR THERAPEUTICS AG 4.64%PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC 4.54%
TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORP 3.95%CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS INC 4.39%
10X GENOMICS INC-CLASS A 3.39%DATADOG INC 4.11%
SHOPIFY INC - CLASS A 2.86%MONGODB INC 3.75%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 2.72%MICROSOFT CORP 3.55%

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 XDAT over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
ARKKXDATARKKXDATARKKXDAT
3 months+10.0%+10.6%+7.8 pts+8.3 pts+12.5 pts+13.1 pts
6 months+27.6%+23.9%+9.6 pts+5.9 pts+3.4 pts−0.3 pts
1 year+6.1%−4.8%−10.5 pts−21.4 pts−15.7 pts−26.6 pts
3 years+112.5%+47.1%+34.1 pts−31.3 pts+14.4 pts−51.1 pts
Since launch+378.7%+9.1%+17.3 pts−108.2 pts−299.9 pts−127.9 pts
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ARKK and XDAT 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
XDAT
Franklin Exponential Data ETF
Holds 59 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 61% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerARKFranklin
ThemeBroad innovation and megatrendsBroad innovation and megatrends
In the S&P 50036.2%61.1%
Active share vs the S&P 50085.7%86.2%
In the Nasdaq-10027.3%49.6%
Holdings4659
Top ten, share of the fund49.7%56.7%
Expense ratio0.75%0.50%
Fee for the differing part0.88%0.58%
Total return, 1 year+6.1%−4.8%
vs the S&P 500−10.5 pts−21.4 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−15.7 pts−26.6 pts
Below its high−42.9%−12.3%
Net assets$9.3bn$4m

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.

XDAT in plain words

By weight, 61% of XDAT'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 57% of the fund across 59 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned −4.8% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 21.4 pts. It sits 12.3% below its all-time high of Nov 9, 2021.

Questions people ask

Do ARKK and XDAT hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 10% 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 XDAT?
ARKK has 36% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XDAT has 61%, so XDAT differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ARKK or XDAT?
ARKK charges 0.75% a year and XDAT charges 0.50%, so XDAT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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ARKK against XDAT, 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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