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ARKW vs KWEB: which is really different?

ARKW and KWEB hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and ARKW returned more over the year.

ARK Next Generation Internet ETF and KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF.

50.0%ARKW in the S&P 500
0.0%KWEB in the S&P 500
−5.3%ARKW total return, 1 year
−37.3%KWEB total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: KWEB scores higher

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

ARKW 12.4KWEB 91.80.1, 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

ARKW50% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
50%50%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 81% · top ten 44% of the fund · 43 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 43% in50%50%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 81% · top ten 44% of the fund
KWEB100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 62% of the fund · 46 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 8% in0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 62% of the fund

0% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ARKW and KWEB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in ARKWOnly in KWEB
TESLA INC 7.52%TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD 9.96%
ROBINHOOD MARKETS INC - A 5.11%ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD 8.70%
CIRCLE INTERNET GROUP INC 4.69%PDD HOLDINGS INC 8.17%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 4.59%MEITUAN-CLASS B 7.09%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.13%LENOVO GROUP LTD 6.63%
COINBASE GLOBAL INC -CLASS A 4.03%NETEASE INC 6.26%
ARK BITCOIN ETF HOLDCO (ARKW) 3.84%KE HOLDINGS INC-CL A 4.23%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.72%JD.COM INC-CLASS A 3.87%

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 Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

ARKW and KWEB over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
ARKWKWEBARKWKWEBARKWKWEB
3 months+8.4%−1.6%+6.2 pts−3.9 pts+10.9 pts+0.9 pts
6 months+27.8%−12.0%+9.8 pts−30.1 pts+3.6 pts−36.3 pts
1 year−5.3%−37.3%−21.8 pts−53.8 pts−27.0 pts−59.0 pts
3 years+188.1%+0.7%+109.7 pts−77.7 pts+89.9 pts−97.5 pts
Since launch+867.7%+21.7%+495.5 pts−436.7 pts+168.5 pts−928.1 pts
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ARKW and KWEB on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ARKW
ARK Next Generation Internet ETF
Holds 43 stocks in internet and e-commerce, 50% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
KWEB
KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF
Holds 46 stocks in internet and e-commerce, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerARKKraneShares
ThemeInternet and e-commerceInternet and e-commerce
In the S&P 50050.0%0.0%
Active share vs the S&P 50081.1%100.0%
In the Nasdaq-10042.7%8.2%
Holdings4346
Top ten, share of the fund43.8%61.7%
Expense ratio0.76%0.69%
Fee for the differing part0.94%0.69%
Total return, 1 year−5.3%−37.3%
vs the S&P 500−21.8 pts−53.8 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−27.0 pts−59.0 pts
Below its high−13.7%−71.2%
Net assets$1.9bn$4.7bn

ARKW in plain words

By weight, 50% of ARKW's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 81%. The top ten holdings are 44% of the fund across 43 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 21, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned −5.3% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 21.8 pts. It sits 13.7% below its all-time high of Feb 12, 2021.

KWEB in plain words

By weight, 0% of KWEB's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 62% 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 −37.3% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 53.8 pts. It sits 71.2% below its all-time high of Feb 17, 2021.

Questions people ask

Do ARKW and KWEB hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 0% 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, ARKW or KWEB?
ARKW has 50% of its weight in S&P 500 names and KWEB has 0%, so KWEB differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ARKW or KWEB?
ARKW charges 0.76% a year and KWEB charges 0.69%, so KWEB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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ARKW against KWEB, 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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