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SCHD vs. ARKF

Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF

SCHD
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ARK Fintech Innovation ETF

ARKF
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Correlation

SCHDSchwab US Dividend Equity ETF
ARKFARK Fintech Innovation ETF

What is SCHD?

The ETF seeks investment results that track, as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the total return of the Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 Index. Provides exposure to high dividend yielding stocks issued by U.S. companies that have a record of consistently paying dividends and have strong relative fundamental strength based on select financial ratios.

Snapshot
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SCHD Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF
ARKF ARK Fintech Innovation ETF
Inception date
Oct 20, 2011
Feb 4, 2019
Expense ratio
0.06%
0.75%
SCHD has a lower expense ratio than ARKF by 0.69%. This can indicate that it’s cheaper to invest in SCHD than ARKF.
Type
US Equities
Global Equities
SCHD targets investing in US Equities, while ARKF targets investing in Global Equities.
Fund owner
Schwab
ARK Funds
SCHD is managed by Schwab, while ARKF is managed by ARK Funds.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$191,902,599
$9,483,865
Both SCHD 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
$47,737,029,197
$808,992,455
SCHD has more assets under management than ARKF by $46,928,036,742. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 Index
None
SCHD is based off of the Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 Index, while ARKF is based off of the undefined
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
SCHD and ARKF 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
SCHD uses a Passive investing strategy, while ARKF uses a Active investing strategy.
Dividend
Yes
No
SCHD may offer dividends, while ARKF does not. The frequency and yield of the dividend for SCHD may vary.
Prospectus
Neither SCHD nor ARKF require a K1.

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Risk Rating

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