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VT vs. ARKK

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF

VT
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ARK Innovation ETF

ARKK
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Correlation

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Top 10 comparisons with VT:
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VT
Correlation
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ARKK
ARK Innovation ETF
SwitchACWIBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF1.00SPGMSSgA Active Trust - SPDR Portfolio MSCI Global Stock Market ETF1.00CRBNBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF1.00URTHBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI World ETF0.99AOABlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Core Aggressive Allocation ETF0.99IWVBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Russell 3000 ETF0.97ITOTBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF0.97VTIVanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF0.97DFAUDimensional ETF Trust - Dimensional US Core Equity Market ETF0.97SCHBSchwab Strategic Trust - Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF0.97

Top 10 shared holdings

The top 10 holdings shared by VT and ARKK:
TSLA
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Performance Measures**

for the time period Jun 26, 2008 to Apr 2, 2026

Returns

1M Trailing Return:

3M Trailing Return:

VT

-4.9%

-1.7%

ARKK

-7.6%

-12.5%

Diff.

+2.7%

+10.8%

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown:

Standard Deviation:

VT

-50.3%

20.6%

ARKK

-80.9%

38.3%

Diff.

+30.6%

-17.7%

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio:

Calmar Ratio:

VT

0.49

0.16

ARKK

0.49

0.15

Diff.

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+0.01

VTVanguard Total World Stock ETF
ARKKARK Innovation ETF

What is VT?

Invests in more than 3000 stocks representative of the whole U.S. market. Goal is to keep pace with U.S. stock market returns. Offers high potential for investment growth; share value typically rises and falls more sharply than that of funds holding bonds. More appropriate for long-term goals where your money s growth is essential.

Snapshot
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VT Vanguard Total World Stock ETF
ARKK ARK Innovation ETF
Inception date
Jun 24, 2008
Oct 31, 2014
Expense ratio
0.07%
0.75%
VT has a lower expense ratio than ARKK by 0.67%. This can indicate that it’s cheaper to invest in VT than ARKK.
Type
Global Equities
Global Equities
VT targets investing in Global Equities, while ARKK targets investing in Global Equities.
Fund owner
Vanguard
ARK Funds
VT is managed by Vanguard, while ARKK is managed by ARK Funds.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$138,228,150
$529,712,420
Both VT 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
$28,426,068,465
$6,719,241,511
VT has more assets under management than ARKK by $21,706,826,954. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
FTSE Global All Cap Index
None
VT is based off of the FTSE Global All Cap Index, while ARKK is based off of the undefined
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
Neither VT nor ARKK use an inverse or leveraged strategy.
Passive/Active
Passive
Active
VT uses a Passive investing strategy, while ARKK uses a Active investing strategy.
Dividend
No
No
VT and ARKK may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
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Neither VT nor ARKK require a K1.

Disclaimers

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