ARKQ vs FBOT: which is really different?

ARKQ and FBOT hold 31% of their weight in the same names, and FBOT returned +18.8% over the year. ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF and Fidelity Disruptive Automation ETF.

55.7%
ARKQ in the S&P 500
44.5%
FBOT in the S&P 500
+9.0%
ARKQ total return, 1 year
+18.8%
FBOT total return, 1 year
ARKQ · 1 year to Sep 30, 202644% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
44% of its weight is outside the S&P 50056% of ARKQ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 44% is outside the index56%44%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 80% · top ten 59% of the fund · 38 holdings filed Oct 1, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 40% in44% of its weight is outside the S&P 50056% of ARKQ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 44% is outside the index56%44%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 80% · top ten 59% of the fund

56% of ARKQ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 44% is outside the index

FBOT · 1 year to Sep 30, 202656% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
56% of its weight is outside the S&P 50045% of FBOT's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 56% is outside the index45%56%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 85% · top ten 42% of the fund · 49 holdings filed May 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 23% in56% of its weight is outside the S&P 50045% of FBOT's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 56% is outside the index45%56%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 85% · top ten 42% of the fund

45% of FBOT's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 56% is outside the index

ETFIQ Off-Index Score · FBOT scores higherHow much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?
0.1, the lowest in this set92.0, the highest

A percentile among the 375 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 →

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ARKQ and FBOT hold 31% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 1, 2026.

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31% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding ARKQ FBOT
TERADYNE INC 6.87% 5.94%
NVIDIA CORP 5.91% 4.66%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.47% 2.23%
TESLA INC 10.55% 1.85%
CATERPILLAR INC 1.37% 1.73%
SYMBOTIC INC 1.43% 1.15%
SYNOPSYS INC 0.98% 1.48%
INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC 1.41% 0.82%
PONY AI INC 0.96% 0.68%
Only in ARKQ
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 8.45%
KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY 5.05%
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-A 4.89%
ALPHABET INC-CL C 4.67%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.27%
ROCKET LAB 4.23%
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR-SP ADR 3.87%
DEERE & CO 2.92%
Only in FBOT
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD 6.72%
DEERE and CO 4.32%
THK CO LTD 3.60%
AXON ENTERPRISE INC 3.44%
DAIFUKU CO LTD 3.39%
SIEMENS AG 3.19%
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC 3.17%
ALPHABET INC 3.16%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.

31% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

Performance, window by window

Total returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
WindowARKQFBOTARKQFBOTARKQFBOT
3 months−7.0%−1.8%−9.6 pts−4.3 pts−9.2 pts−3.9 pts
6 months+5.9%+14.9%−11.1 pts−2.0 pts−21.0 pts−11.9 pts
1 year+9.0%+18.8%−6.7 pts+3.1 pts−14.8 pts−5.0 pts
3 years+131.7%+77.2%+46.8 pts−7.7 pts+21.8 pts−32.7 pts
Since launch
ARKQ Sep 2014 · FBOT Jun 2023
+557.8%+54.6%+185.0 pts−29.1 pts−162.5 pts−54.7 pts

ARKQ and FBOT over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

ARKQ
ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF · Holds 38 stocks in robotics and automation, 56% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
FBOT
Fidelity Disruptive Automation ETF · Holds 49 stocks in robotics and automation, 44% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer ARK Fidelity
Theme Robotics and automation Robotics and automation
In the S&P 500 55.7% 44.5%
Active share vs the S&P 500 80.4% 85.1%
In the Nasdaq-100 39.8% 22.7%
Holdings 38 49
Top ten, share of the fund 58.8% 41.6%
Expense ratio 0.75% 0.50%
Fee for the differing part 0.93% 0.59%
Total return, 1 year +9.0% +18.8%
vs the S&P 500 −6.7 pts +3.1 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 −14.8 pts −5.0 pts
Below its high −15.7% −4.8%
Net assets $1.9bn $218m

ARKQ and FBOT on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

ARKQ in plain words

By weight, 56% of ARKQ's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 80%. The top ten holdings are 59% of the fund across 38 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 1, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned +9.0% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 6.7 pts. It sits 15.7% below its all-time high of May 28, 2026.

FBOT in plain words

By weight, 44% of FBOT'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 42% of the fund across 49 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned +18.8% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 3.1 pts.

Questions people ask

Do ARKQ and FBOT hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 31% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is a meaningful overlap. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, ARKQ or FBOT?
ARKQ has 56% of its weight in S&P 500 names and FBOT has 44%, so FBOT differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ARKQ or FBOT?
ARKQ charges 0.75% a year and FBOT charges 0.50%, so FBOT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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ETFIQ, ARKQ against FBOT, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/arkq-vs-fbot

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