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ARKK vs. QQQ

ARK Innovation ETF

ARKK
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Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1

QQQ
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Correlation

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%
0.20%
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
ARKK and QQQ 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
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.

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