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ARKF vs. XLK

ARK Fintech Innovation ETF

ARKF
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Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund

XLK
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ARKFARK Fintech Innovation ETF
XLKTechnology Select Sector SPDR Fund

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
XLK Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund
Inception date
Feb 4, 2019
Dec 16, 1998
Expense ratio
0.75%
0.10%
ARKF has a higher expense ratio than XLK by 0.65%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in ARKF than XLK.
Type
Global Equities
US Equities
ARKF targets investing in Global Equities, while XLK targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
ARK Funds
State Street (SPDR)
ARKF is managed by ARK Funds, while XLK is managed by State Street (SPDR).
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$9,483,865
$989,437,675
Both ARKF and XLK 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
$47,537,945,579
ARKF has more assets under management than XLK by $46,728,953,124. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
None
S&P Technology Select Sector Index
ARKF is based off of the undefined, while XLK is based off of the S&P Technology Select Sector Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
ARKF and XLK 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 XLK uses a Passive investing strategy.
Dividend
No
No
ARKF and XLK may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
Neither ARKF nor XLK require a K1.

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