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ARKF vs. BND

ARK Fintech Innovation ETF

ARKF
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vs

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

BND
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Correlation

0.32
ARKFARK Fintech Innovation ETF
BNDVanguard Total Bond Market ETF

What is ARKF?

ARKF is an actively managed Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) that seeks long-term growth of capital. It seeks to achieve this investment objective by investing under normal circumstances primarily (at least 80% of its assets) in domestic and foreign equity securities of companies that are engaged in the Fund s investment theme of financial technology ( Fintech ) innovation.

Snapshot
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ARKF ARK Fintech Innovation ETF
BND Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF
Inception date
Feb 04 2019
Apr 03 2007
Expense ratio
0.75%
0.03%
ARKF has a higher expense ratio than BND by 0.72%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in ARKF than BND.
Type
Global Equities
US Bonds
ARKF targets investing in Global Equities, while BND targets investing in US Bonds.
Fund owner
ARK Funds
Vanguard
ARKF is managed by ARK Funds, while BND is managed by Vanguard.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$9,483,865
$433,296,798
Both ARKF and BND are considered high-volume assets. They’re less likely to be affected by issues like slippage and failed orders on Composer than low-volume assets.
AUM
$808,992,455
$94,675,540,467
ARKF has more assets under management than BND by $93,866,548,012. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
None
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index
ARKF is based off of the undefined, while BND is based off of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
ARKF and BND use the same leverage ratio. Inverse and leveraged ETFs can be used to either take an opposite position or amplify returns of a given index.
Passive/Active
Active
Passive
ARKF uses a Active investing strategy, while BND uses a Passive investing strategy.
Dividend
No
No
ARKF and BND may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
Neither ARKF nor BND require a K1.
When ETFs are uncorrelated, it’s common for them to be used as complements in a trading strategy. This means it makes sense to be holding both of them at the same time, or to use one as a hedge for the other.

Disclaimers

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