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ARKK vs. SPYG

ARK Innovation ETF

ARKK
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SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF

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ARKKARK Innovation ETF
SPYGSPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth 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
SPYG SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF
Inception date
Oct 31, 2014
Sep 25, 2000
Expense ratio
0.75%
0.04%
ARKK has a higher expense ratio than SPYG by 0.71%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in ARKK than SPYG.
Type
Global Equities
US Equities
ARKK targets investing in Global Equities, while SPYG targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
ARK Funds
State Street (SPDR)
ARKK is managed by ARK Funds, while SPYG is managed by State Street (SPDR).
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$529,712,420
$94,041,426
Both ARKK and SPYG 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
$18,568,081,481
ARKK has more assets under management than SPYG by $11,848,839,970. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
None
S&P 500 Growth Index
ARKK is based off of the undefined, while SPYG is based off of the S&P 500 Growth Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
ARKK and SPYG 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 SPYG uses a Passive investing strategy.
Dividend
No
No
ARKK and SPYG may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
Neither ARKK nor SPYG require a K1.

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