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ARKK vs. SCHD

ARK Innovation ETF

ARKK
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Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF

SCHD
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Correlation

ARKKARK Innovation ETF
SCHDSchwab US Dividend Equity ETF

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
SCHD Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF
Inception date
Oct 31, 2014
Oct 20, 2011
Expense ratio
0.75%
0.06%
ARKK has a higher expense ratio than SCHD by 0.69%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in ARKK than SCHD.
Type
Global Equities
US Equities
ARKK targets investing in Global Equities, while SCHD targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
ARK Funds
Schwab
ARKK is managed by ARK Funds, while SCHD is managed by Schwab.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$529,712,420
$191,902,599
Both ARKK and SCHD 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
$47,737,029,197
ARKK has more assets under management than SCHD by $41,017,787,686. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
None
Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 Index
ARKK is based off of the undefined, while SCHD is based off of the Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
ARKK and SCHD 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 SCHD uses a Passive investing strategy.
Dividend
No
Yes
SCHD may offer dividends, while ARKK does not. The frequency and yield of the dividend for SCHD may vary.
Prospectus
Neither ARKK nor SCHD require a K1.

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