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ARKK vs. QQQ

ARK Innovation ETF

ARKK
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Today’s Change
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Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1

QQQ
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Correlation

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

Performance Measures**

for the time period Oct 31, 2014 to Dec 5, 2025

Returns

1M Trailing Return:

3M Trailing Return:

ARKK

-3.6%

8.7%

QQQ

0.4%

8.7%

Diff.

-4%

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown:

Standard Deviation:

ARKK

-80.9%

38.4%

QQQ

-35.1%

21.9%

Diff.

-45.8%

+16.5%

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio:

Calmar Ratio:

ARKK

0.54

0.18

QQQ

0.90

0.53

Diff.

-0.36

-0.35

ARKKARK Innovation ETF
QQQInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1

What is ARKK?

ARK will select investments for ARKK that represent its highest-conviction investment ideas within the theme of disruptive innovation, as described above, in constructing the Fund s portfolio. The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund ( ETF ) that will invest under normal circumstances primarily (at least 65% of its assets) in domestic equity securities and U.S. exchange traded foreign equity securities of companies that are relevant to the Fund s investment theme of disruptive innovation.

Snapshot
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ARKK ARK Innovation ETF
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Inception date
Oct 31, 2014
Mar 10, 1999
Expense ratio
0.75%
0.2%
ARKK has a higher expense ratio than QQQ by 0.55%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in ARKK than QQQ.
Type
Global Equities
US Equities
ARKK targets investing in Global Equities, while QQQ targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
ARK Funds
Invesco
ARKK is managed by ARK Funds, while QQQ is managed by Invesco.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$529,712,420
$17,559,045,883
Both ARKK and QQQ 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
$6,719,241,511
$197,956,569,440
ARKK has more assets under management than QQQ by $191,237,327,929. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
None
Nasdaq 100 Index
ARKK is based off of the undefined, while QQQ is based off of the Nasdaq 100 Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
Neither ARKK nor QQQ use an inverse or leveraged strategy.
Passive/Active
Active
Passive
ARKK uses a Active investing strategy, while QQQ uses a Passive investing strategy.
Dividend
No
No
ARKK and QQQ may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
QQQ may issue a K1, while ARKK does not. You can find non-K1 alternatives for QQQ in its “Related ETFs” section.

Trading Strategies
Related toARKK

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Category

Tactical asset allocation, leveraged ETFs, trend following, mean reversion, volatility hedging, sector rotation, crypto overlay, daily rebalancing

OOS Cumulative Return

488.95%

Trading Strategies
Related toQQQ

QQQ EMA Balanced

Category

Trend-following, momentum, tactical allocation, equities, ETFs, large-cap tech, risk-on/risk-off, daily rebalance

OOS Cumulative Return

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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.