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SPY vs. ARKK

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

SPY
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ARK Innovation ETF

ARKK
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Correlation

SPYSPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
ARKKARK Innovation ETF

What is SPY?

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF is a fund that before expenses generally corresponds to the price and yield performance of the S&P 500 Index.

Snapshot
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SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
ARKK ARK Innovation ETF
Inception date
Jan 22, 1993
Oct 31, 2014
Expense ratio
0.09%
0.75%
SPY has a lower expense ratio than ARKK by 0.66%. This can indicate that it’s cheaper to invest in SPY than ARKK.
Type
US Equities
Global Equities
SPY targets investing in US Equities, while ARKK targets investing in Global Equities.
Fund owner
State Street (SPDR)
ARK Funds
SPY is managed by State Street (SPDR), while ARKK is managed by ARK Funds.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$33,257,618,740
$529,712,420
Both SPY 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
$400,404,126,565
$6,719,241,511
SPY has more assets under management than ARKK by $393,684,885,054. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
S&P 500 Index
None
SPY is based off of the S&P 500 Index, while ARKK is based off of the undefined
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
SPY 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
SPY uses a Passive investing strategy, while ARKK uses a Active investing strategy.
Dividend
No
No
SPY and ARKK may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
SPY may issue a K1, while ARKK does not. You can find non-K1 alternatives for SPY in its “Related ETFs” section.

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