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VTI vs. ARKK

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF

VTI
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ARK Innovation ETF

ARKK
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Correlation

VTIVanguard Total Stock Market ETF
ARKKARK Innovation ETF

What is VTI?

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of the overall stock market.

Snapshot
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VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF
ARKK ARK Innovation ETF
Inception date
May 24, 2001
Oct 31, 2014
Expense ratio
0.03%
0.75%
VTI has a lower expense ratio than ARKK by 0.72%. This can indicate that it’s cheaper to invest in VTI than ARKK.
Type
US Equities
Global Equities
VTI targets investing in US Equities, while ARKK targets investing in Global Equities.
Fund owner
Vanguard
ARK Funds
VTI is managed by Vanguard, while ARKK is managed by ARK Funds.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$607,495,967
$529,712,420
Both VTI 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
$306,403,223,628
$6,719,241,511
VTI has more assets under management than ARKK by $299,683,982,117. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
CRSP US Total Market Index
None
VTI is based off of the CRSP US Total Market Index, while ARKK is based off of the undefined
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
VTI 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
VTI uses a Passive investing strategy, while ARKK uses a Active investing strategy.
Dividend
No
No
VTI and ARKK may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
Neither VTI nor ARKK require a K1.

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