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QQQ vs. ARKK

Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1

QQQ
$
Today’s Change
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vs

ARK Innovation ETF

ARKK
$
Today’s Change
()

Correlation

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

Performance Measures**

for the time period Apr 1, 1999 to Feb 9, 2026

Returns

1M Trailing Return:

3M Trailing Return:

QQQ

-2.0%

-1.3%

ARKK

-9.8%

-12.6%

Diff.

+7.8%

+11.3%

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown:

Standard Deviation:

QQQ

-83.0%

27.0%

ARKK

-80.9%

38.3%

Diff.

-2.1%

-11.3%

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio:

Calmar Ratio:

QQQ

0.49

0.12

ARKK

0.51

0.16

Diff.

-0.02

-0.04

QQQInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
ARKKARK 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
ARKK ARK Innovation ETF
Inception date
Mar 10, 1999
Oct 31, 2014
Expense ratio
0.2%
0.75%
QQQ has a lower expense ratio than ARKK by 0.55%. This can indicate that it’s cheaper to invest in QQQ than ARKK.
Type
US Equities
Global Equities
QQQ targets investing in US Equities, while ARKK targets investing in Global Equities.
Fund owner
Invesco
ARK Funds
QQQ is managed by Invesco, while ARKK is managed by ARK Funds.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$17,559,045,883
$529,712,420
Both QQQ 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
$197,956,569,440
$6,719,241,511
QQQ has more assets under management than ARKK by $191,237,327,929. 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 ARKK is based off of the undefined
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
Neither QQQ nor ARKK use an inverse or leveraged strategy.
Passive/Active
Passive
Active
QQQ uses a Passive investing strategy, while ARKK uses a Active investing strategy.
Dividend
No
No
QQQ and ARKK 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.

Disclaimers

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