ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF
$27.59+0.16 (+0.58%)
- 0.21%
- $2.9B
- −29.2%
- 1.8M sh
- $27.31
- low $19.24high $38.58
The ETF.net ARKB Grade
B
Score 68 out of 100
- 6 of 13
Score 68 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.B59 out of 100Rank 6 of 13Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 12Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C46 out of 100Rank 6 of 13Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B64 out of 100Rank 5 of 13Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B56 out of 100Rank 5 of 13
Our read on ARKB
BOne of the original spot bitcoin ETFs from the January 2024 class, ARK's version built with 21Shares. It holds actual bitcoin in a grantor trust, tracks the CME CF benchmark, and prices below the category median.
The Trust seeks to track bitcoin’s performance, measured by the CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate—New York Variant, after expenses and liabilities. It holds bitcoin and values its shares using the Index.
Why people hold it
- Undercuts the typical spot bitcoin fund on fee: 0.21% against a 0.25% category median, with real bitcoin in the trust rather than futures contracts.
- Tracks its stated benchmark, the CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate (New York Variant), very tightly, and stands in the upper half of a crowded spot bitcoin group.
- Launched in January 2024 with the first wave of US spot bitcoin funds and has since become a multi-billion-dollar, actively traded name.
Worth knowing
- Not the cheapest seat in the row: BTC lists 0.15%, BITB and HODL 0.20%, and EZBC has been running at zero.
- Pure bitcoin exposure, which means bitcoin's full swings and drawdowns. The trust makes no distributions.
- It is a grantor trust, not a registered fund, so the investor protections differ from those of a conventional ETF.
ARKB Holdings
- Other
- 1
- 100%
- Bitcoin
ARKB Performance
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ARKB$7,081
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | ARKB |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −5.5% |
| 1 month | +7.1% |
| 3 months | +29.4% |
| 1 year | −29.2% |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | ARKB |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −5.5% | |
| 2025 | −6.6% | |
| 2024 | +99.4% |
ARKB in the news
ARKB Dividends
No distributions in the last 12 months.
ARKB Risk
- 53.9%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 0.63
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −53.3%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 2.14
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
ARKB Cost
0.21%
ARKB0.21%
- The middle half of Spot Bitcoin funds
- Median 0.23%
5 of the 12 Spot Bitcoin funds charge less.
Other funds in Spot Bitcoin
- ABITBBitwise Bitcoin ETF TrustExpense ratio 0.20%1 year return −29.2%
- BEZBCFranklin Bitcoin ETFExpense ratio 0.19%1 year return −29.1%
- BFBTCFidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin FundExpense ratio 0.25%1 year return −29.2%
- BIBITiShares Bitcoin Trust ETFExpense ratio 0.25%1 year return −29.2%
- BBTCOInvesco Galaxy Bitcoin ETFExpense ratio 0.25%1 year return −29.2%