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ARKG vs. VGT

ARK Genomic Revolution ETF

ARKG
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Today’s Change
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Vanguard Information Technology ETF

VGT
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Today’s Change
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Correlation

1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
Max

Performance Measures**

for the time period Oct 31, 2014 to Dec 16, 2025

Returns

1M Trailing Return:

3M Trailing Return:

ARKG

10.1%

11.4%

VGT

0.4%

3.2%

Diff.

+9.7%

+8.2%

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown:

Standard Deviation:

ARKG

-83.6%

39.4%

VGT

-35.1%

23.8%

Diff.

-48.5%

+15.6%

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio:

Calmar Ratio:

ARKG

0.30

0.05

VGT

0.92

0.60

Diff.

-0.62

-0.55

ARKGARK Genomic Revolution ETF
VGTVanguard Information Technology ETF

What is ARKG?

The Fund is concentrated in any industry or group of industries in the health care sector, including, in particular, issuers having their principal business activities in the biotechnology industry. Other industries in the health care sector include medical laboratories and research, drug manufacturers and agricultural chemicals.

Snapshot
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ARKG ARK Genomic Revolution ETF
VGT Vanguard Information Technology ETF
Inception date
Oct 31, 2014
Jan 26, 2004
Expense ratio
0.75%
0.1%
ARKG has a higher expense ratio than VGT by 0.65%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in ARKG than VGT.
Type
Global Equities
US Equities
ARKG targets investing in Global Equities, while VGT targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
ARK Funds
Vanguard
ARKG is managed by ARK Funds, while VGT is managed by Vanguard.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$36,384,198
$206,920,148
Both ARKG and VGT 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
$1,743,388,571
$50,021,727,974
ARKG has more assets under management than VGT by $48,278,339,403. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
None
MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Transition Index
ARKG is based off of the undefined, while VGT is based off of the MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Transition Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
Neither ARKG nor VGT use an inverse or leveraged strategy.
Passive/Active
Active
Passive
ARKG uses a Active investing strategy, while VGT uses a Passive investing strategy.
Dividend
No
No
ARKG and VGT may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
Neither ARKG nor VGT require a K1.

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Category

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OOS Cumulative Return

495.24%

Trading Strategies
Related toVGT

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Category

Tactical, momentum, mean‑reversion, volatility targeting, leveraged/inverse ETFs, tech‑heavy, daily rebalancing

OOS Cumulative Return

136.89%

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Disclaimers

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We show information directly obtained from our data provider, Xignite. Data shown here is provided by Xignite, an unaffiliated third party. Composer believes the information shown here is reliable, but has not been verified and there is no guarantee that the information is accurate.

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We show information based on calculations performed by Composer using data from our provider. Information provided here is based on calculations performed by Composer using data sourced from Xignite, an unaffiliated third party. Composer believes this information is reliable, but has not verified the data and there is no guarantee that the calculations are accurate.