Thongden Studio / Shutterstock.com Quick Read The Ark Innovation ETF (ARKK) is up 35% year to date but has fallen 17% from recent highs. The Goldman Sachs Future Tech Leaders Equity ETF (GTEK) focuses on tech firms below $100B market cap with a weighted average of $72.4B. Both ETFs charge 0.75% expense ratios and use active management strategies. If you’re thinking about retiring or know someone who is, there are three quick questions causing many Americans to realize they can retire earlier than ...

Group 1 - Active ETFs have gained significant traction among both retail and institutional investors, with technology being a particularly promising area for active investing [1] - The Goldman Sachs Future Tech Leaders Equity ETF (GTEK) charges a fee of 0.75% and focuses on high-conviction investments in emerging tech companies that are expected to drive global innovation [2] - GTEK has achieved a year-to-date return of 19%, outperforming the Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund (VGT), which returned 15.9%, as well as the ETF Database Category and FactSet Segment averages of 18.1% and 16.5% respectively [3] Group 2 - GTEK's portfolio includes companies like Cadence Design Systems (CDNS), which has returned 18% year-to-date and boasts a return on equity of 21.7%, focusing on integrated circuits and electronic devices [3] - Another significant holding is Snowflake, Inc. (SNOW), which has delivered a remarkable 45.4% return year-to-date, specializing in cloud data warehousing and data analysis software [3] - The concentrated investment strategy of GTEK may provide an attractive addition to existing portfolios, particularly in light of concentration risk in the tech sector [3]