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SCHD vs. ARKK

Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF

SCHD
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ARK Innovation ETF

ARKK
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Correlation

SCHDSchwab US Dividend Equity ETF
ARKKARK 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
ARKK ARK Innovation ETF
Inception date
Oct 20, 2011
Oct 31, 2014
Expense ratio
0.06%
0.75%
SCHD has a lower expense ratio than ARKK by 0.69%. This can indicate that it’s cheaper to invest in SCHD than ARKK.
Type
US Equities
Global Equities
SCHD targets investing in US Equities, while ARKK targets investing in Global Equities.
Fund owner
Schwab
ARK Funds
SCHD is managed by Schwab, while ARKK is managed by ARK Funds.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$191,902,599
$529,712,420
Both SCHD 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
$47,737,029,197
$6,719,241,511
SCHD has more assets under management than ARKK by $41,017,787,686. 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 ARKK is based off of the undefined
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
SCHD 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
SCHD uses a Passive investing strategy, while ARKK uses a Active investing strategy.
Dividend
Yes
No
SCHD may offer dividends, while ARKK does not. The frequency and yield of the dividend for SCHD may vary.
Prospectus
Neither SCHD nor ARKK require a K1.

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Category

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Risk Rating

Moderate

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