ETF comparison
AIQ vs ARKF
Both Thematic.
Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF · ARK Blockchain & Fintech Innovation ETF
Holdings overlap
7 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of AIQ and ARKF would leave roughly 15.2% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
AIQ is 7 bps cheaper than ARKF. On a $100,000 position that's about $70/yr more in fees for ARKF.
Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open the cost calculator pre-filled with AIQ vs ARKF.
Top shared holdings
7 shared in total| # | Holding | In AIQ | In ARKF | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | META PLATFORMS, INC. | 3.16% | 2.87% | 2.87% |
| 2 | AMAZON.COM, INC. | 2.83% | 3.87% | 2.83% |
| 3 | PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. | 2.61% | 4.20% | 2.61% |
| 4 | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. | 2.49% | 3.88% | 2.49% |
| 5 | NVIDIA CORPORATION | 3.02% | 1.82% | 1.82% |
| 6 | SHOPIFY INC. | 1.44% | 9.27% | 1.44% |
| 7 | Alibaba Group Holding Limited | 2.57% | 1.18% | 1.18% |
Only in AIQ
77 total- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 4.58%
- SK hynix Inc. 4.53%
- NETFLIX, INC. 3.63%
- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 3.61%
- CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 3.37%
- APPLE INC. 3.36%
- MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3.27%
- BROADCOM INC. 3.10%
- ALPHABET INC. 2.98%
- TESLA, INC. 2.83%
Only in ARKF
31 total- ARK 21SHARES BITCOIN ETF 6.42%
- COINBASE GLOBAL INC 5.83%
- CIRCLE INTERNET GROUP INC 5.47%
- BLOCK INC 5.31%
- ROBINHOOD MARKETS INC 4.47%
- TOAST INC 4.12%
- BULLISH 3.56%
- MERCADOLIBRE INC 3.19%
- ROKU INC 2.87%
- ROBLOX CORP 2.71%
Open AIQ or ARKF at a brokerage
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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions
matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see
/methodology/.
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