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ARKK

GradeCChicago Board Options Exchange

ARK Innovation ETF

Themes · ARK · Inception 2014-10-31 · SEC filings

$89.88−1.73 (−1.89%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 3:10 PM EDT

Intraday session: down, 69 prints from 91.61 to 89.88. Range 89.82 to 91.88. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$90.50$91.00$91.50$92.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.75%
Fund size
$5.6B
1Y return
+8.2%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.00%
Volume · 30D
6M sh
NAV per share
$91.68
52W range
low $62.95high $92.65

The ETF.net ARKK Grade

C

44/ 100

Rank 19 of 31 in Disruptive Innovation⁠

Confidence High

Six-pillar profile for ARKK. Scores out of 100: Cost 27, Risk 13, Mission 54, Tradability 100, Holdings 40, Durability 89. Strongest: Tradability (100). Weakest: Risk (13). Leans toward Tradability.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 44 of 100 sits in the C band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    DScore 27
    Category rank20/31 · mid-pack

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    CScore 54
    Category rank5/10 · top 50%

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    FScore 13
    Category rank31/31 · bottom quartile

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    AScore 100
    Category rank1/31 · top 3%

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    CScore 40
    Category rank23/31 · mid-pack

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    AScore 89
    Category rank2/31 · top 6%

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026

Our read on ARKK

ETF.net Research

CThe headline act of thematic investing. Since 2014, ARKK has run an actively managed portfolio of US and foreign companies tied to disruptive innovation, aiming for long-term capital growth with no index to hide behind.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks long-term capital growth through an actively managed portfolio invested primarily in domestic and foreign equity securities connected to disruptive innovation.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Genuinely active: managers pick domestic and foreign stocks connected to disruptive innovation and target long-term capital growth, rather than tracking a theme index.ark-funds.com
  2. 02Very actively traded and multi-billion-dollar in size, so getting in and out tends to be easier than with the thinner funds on the innovation shelf.
  3. 03Launched in 2014, it is one of the longest-running funds in a category where themes get packaged and shelved fast.

Worth knowing

  1. 01At 0.75%, it charges above the 0.65% typical for its peer group, and index-based takes on the same theme run cheaper (KOMP at 0.20%, XT at 0.46%).
  2. 02Active and growth-focused, it ranks among the most volatile funds in its disruptive-innovation peer group. Expect a bumpy ride.
  3. 03A capital-growth mandate, not an income one: shareholder return comes from share price, with no regular distribution schedule.

ARKK Holdings

As of Sep 20, 2026, 5:43 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
—
Top-10 weight
50%
Largest holding
TSLA9.4%

Sectors

  • Health Care28.6%
  • Technology27.0%
  • Financials17.3%
  • Consumer Discr.12.5%
  • Industrials11.3%
  • Communication3.5%

Geography

  • United States88.88%
  • Switzerland4.80%
  • Canada2.95%
  • Cayman Islands2.34%
  • Taiwan1.02%
  • Ireland0.01%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 4.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001TSLATESLA INC9.38%2,013,061$737M509
002SPCXSPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A6.51%3,303,943$511M268
003TEMTEMPUS AI INC-CL A6.16%6,025,157$484M100
004CRCLCIRCLE INTERNET GROUP INC4.86%4,485,275$382M153
005CRSPCRISPR THERAPEUTICS AG4.73%6,489,636$372M83
006COINCOINBASE GLOBAL INC -CLASS A4.21%1,903,882$331M266
007HOODROBINHOOD MARKETS INC - A3.87%2,767,655$304M331
008TWSTTWIST BIOSCIENCE CORP3.71%1,873,524$291M123
009TXG10X GENOMICS INC-CLASS A3.43%3,503,204$270M136
010SHOPSHOPIFY INC - CLASS A2.88%1,759,706$226M111
011AMDADVANCED MICRO DEVICES2.67%384,827$210M618
012PLTRPALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-A2.60%1,158,335$204M503
013CBRSCEREBRAS SYSTEMS INC - A2.55%1,032,013$200M89
014NVDANVIDIA CORP2.44%873,851$192M828
015CRWVCOREWEAVE INC-CL A2.44%2,397,075$191M242

Showing 1–15 of 46 holdings

ARKK Performance

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

ARKK$10,817
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. ARKK $10,817. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$7,159$9,631$12,103Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 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.

Trailing total return for ARKK. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodARKK
Year to date+19.1%
1 month+6.3%
3 months+16.8%
1 year+8.2%
3 years+33.1%per year
5 years−4.6%per year
10 years+16.4%per year

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for ARKK
YearReturn barARKK
2026 YTD+19.1%
2025+35.5%
2024+8.4%
2023+69.0%
2022−67.0%
2021−23.4%
2020+152.8%

ARKK in the news

ARKK Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Sep 22, 2026.
0.00%Last 12 months
Payout per share
NoneLast 12 months

No distributions in the last 12 months.

Distribution history

Payments through 2023

One bar per payment. 7 payments from 2015 to 2023. Dec 24, 2015 $0.47; Dec 27, 2017 $0.49; Dec 27, 2018 $1.17; Dec 27, 2019 $0.19; Dec 29, 2020 $2.04; Dec 29, 2021 $0.78; Sep 8, 2023 $0.36. Use the arrow keys to read each point.201520162017201820192020202120222023
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 8, 2023Data unavailable$0.36
Dec 29, 2021Dec 31, 2021$0.78
Dec 29, 2020Dec 31, 2020$2.04
Dec 27, 2019Dec 31, 2019$0.19
Dec 27, 2018Dec 31, 2018$1.17
Dec 27, 2017Dec 29, 2017$0.49
Dec 24, 2015Data unavailable$0.47

ARKK Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
41.1%
Annualised · 36 months to Aug 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.63
vs 3-month T-bills · to Aug 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−76.1%
Trough Dec 2022
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
2.46
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

ARKK Cost

Expense ratio0.75%
  • The middle half of Disruptive Innovation funds
  • Median 0.65%

19 of the 31 Disruptive Innovation funds charge less.

ARKK costs $75.00 a year on $10,000. The median Disruptive Innovation fund costs $65.00.