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BND vs. ARKK

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

BND
$--
vs

ARK Innovation ETF

ARKK
$--

Correlation

0.34
BNDVanguard Total Bond Market ETF
ARKKARK Innovation ETF

What is BND?

BND Invests in more than 3000 bonds representative of the broad U.S. investment-grade market. Goal is to keep pace with U.S. bond market returns. Offers relatively high potential for investment income; share value tends to rise and fall modestly. More appropriate for medium- or long-term goals where you re looking for a reliable income stream. Appropriate for diversifying the risks of stocks in a portfolio.

Snapshot
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BND Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF
ARKK ARK Innovation ETF
Inception date
Apr 03 2007
Oct 31 2014
Expense ratio
0.03%
0.75%
BND has a lower expense ratio than ARKK by 0.72%. This can indicate that it’s cheaper to invest in BND than ARKK.
Type
US Bonds
Global Equities
BND targets investing in US Bonds, while ARKK targets investing in Global Equities.
Fund owner
Vanguard
ARK Funds
BND is managed by Vanguard, while ARKK is managed by ARK Funds.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$433,296,798
$529,712,420
Both BND and ARKK 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
$94,675,540,467
$6,719,241,511
BND has more assets under management than ARKK by $87,956,298,956. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index
None
BND is based off of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index, while ARKK is based off of the undefined
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
BND and ARKK 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
Passive
Active
BND uses a Passive investing strategy, while ARKK uses a Active investing strategy.
Dividend
No
No
BND and ARKK may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
Neither BND nor ARKK require a K1.
When ETFs are uncorrelated, it’s common for them to be used as complements in a trading strategy. This means it makes sense to be holding both of them at the same time, or to use one as a hedge for the other.

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Risk Rating

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Disclaimers

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