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QQQ vs. ARKF

Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1

QQQ
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Today’s Change
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vs

ARK Fintech Innovation ETF

ARKF
$
Today’s Change
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Correlation

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

Performance Measures**

for the time period Apr 1, 1999 to Dec 17, 2025

Returns

1M Trailing Return:

3M Trailing Return:

QQQ

-0.5%

1.9%

ARKF

-1.3%

-13.9%

Diff.

+0.8%

+15.8%

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown:

Standard Deviation:

QQQ

-83.0%

27.1%

ARKF

-78.6%

40.0%

Diff.

-4.4%

-12.9%

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio:

Calmar Ratio:

QQQ

0.49

0.12

ARKF

0.51

0.17

Diff.

-0.02

-0.05

QQQInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
ARKFARK Fintech Innovation ETF

What is QQQ?

Invesco QQQ is an exchange-traded fund based on the Nasdaq-100 Index. The Fund will, under most circumstances, consist of all of stocks in the Index. The Index includes 100 of the largest domestic and international nonfinancial companies listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market based on market capitalization. The Fund and the Index are rebalanced quarterly and reconstituted annually.

Snapshot
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QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
ARKF ARK Fintech Innovation ETF
Inception date
Mar 10, 1999
Feb 4, 2019
Expense ratio
0.2%
0.75%
QQQ has a lower expense ratio than ARKF by 0.55%. This can indicate that it’s cheaper to invest in QQQ than ARKF.
Type
US Equities
Global Equities
QQQ targets investing in US Equities, while ARKF targets investing in Global Equities.
Fund owner
Invesco
ARK Funds
QQQ is managed by Invesco, while ARKF is managed by ARK Funds.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$17,559,045,883
$9,483,865
Both QQQ and ARKF 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
$197,956,569,440
$808,992,455
QQQ has more assets under management than ARKF by $197,147,576,985. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
Nasdaq 100 Index
None
QQQ is based off of the Nasdaq 100 Index, while ARKF is based off of the undefined
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
Neither QQQ nor ARKF use an inverse or leveraged strategy.
Passive/Active
Passive
Active
QQQ uses a Passive investing strategy, while ARKF uses a Active investing strategy.
Dividend
No
No
QQQ and ARKF may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
QQQ may issue a K1, while ARKF does not. You can find non-K1 alternatives for QQQ in its “Related ETFs” section.

Trading Strategies
Related toQQQ

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Category

Tactical allocation, trend-following, mean reversion, leveraged ETFs, volatility hedging, macro regime rotation, risk management

OOS Cumulative Return

911.87%

Trading Strategies
Related toARKF

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Category

Trend following, mean reversion, leveraged ETFs, volatility hedging, managed futures, risk control, daily rebalance

OOS Cumulative Return

155.64%

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