ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF
$120.11−1.49 (−1.23%)
- 0.75%
- $1.9B
- +5.1%
- 0.25%
- 0.1M sh
- $123.53
- low $98.35high $144.42
The ETF.net ARKQ Grade
C
Score 48 out of 100
- 9 of 18
Score 48 of 100 falls in the C 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.F24 out of 100Rank 13 of 18Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A72 out of 100Rank 2 of 5Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D39 out of 100Rank 10 of 16Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A95 out of 100Rank 1 of 18Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C51 out of 100Rank 10 of 17Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A84 out of 100Rank 2 of 18
Our read on ARKQ
CARK's autonomy bet, running since 2014: about 40 hand-picked stocks in robotics and autonomous tech, no index in sight. ARK posts holdings daily and emails its trades, so you can see exactly what changed and when.
The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital.
Why people hold it
- Active by design: at least 80% of assets sit in autonomous technology and robotics companies ARK selects itself, held in a tight book of about 40 names.ark-funds.com
- Unusual openness for an active fund: ARK posts portfolio holdings files every trading day and sends trade information for its active ETFs to anyone who subscribes.ark-funds.com
- Launched in 2014, it is one of the longer-running names in the robotics and automation group and has grown into a multi-billion-dollar fund.
- The mandate is global, so ARK can own foreign as well as domestic robotics and autonomy companies rather than being fenced into US listings.etfs.ark-funds.com
Worth knowing
- At 0.75% a year it runs above the roughly 0.65% cohort median and well above index-built rivals like BOTT (0.35%) and IBOT (0.47%). The stock picking is what you pay for.
- Non-diversified with about 40 holdings, so a handful of positions steer the ride and single-stock news lands harder than in a broad-market fund.etfs.ark-funds.com
- Everything rides on the manager's calls: the prospectus flags management risk and the fund's dependence on the adviser's key personnel.etfs.ark-funds.com
ARKQ Holdings
- Stocks
- 37
- 58%
- TSLA
Sectors
- Industrials39.5%
- Technology33.5%
- Consumer Discretionary17.8%
- Communication5.5%
- Energy1.5%
- Health Care1.4%
- Utilities0.9%
Geography
- United States88.20%
- Taiwan3.90%
- China3.49%
- Japan1.95%
- Canada1.45%
- Israel1.01%
ARKQ Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
ARKQ$10,515
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 | ARKQ |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +6.1% |
| 1 month | +0.2% |
| 3 months | −1.9% |
| 1 year | +5.1% |
| 3 years | +33.0% |
| 5 years | +9.4% |
| 10 years | +19.6% |
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 | ARKQ |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +6.1% | |
| 2025 | +48.8% | |
| 2024 | +33.9% | |
| 2023 | +40.7% | |
| 2022 | −46.7% | |
| 2021 | +1.8% | |
| 2020 | +107.2% |
ARKQ in the news
ARKQ Dividends
- 0.25%
- $0.31
- $0.31 per share
- Irregular
Distribution history
ARKQ Risk
- 31.1%
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.
- 0.91
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.
- −55.7%
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.
- 1.81
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
ARKQ Cost
0.75%
ARKQ0.75%
- The middle half of Robotics & Automation funds
- Median 0.54%
12 of the 18 Robotics & Automation funds charge less.
Other funds in Robotics & Automation
- BBULDPacer BlueStar Engineering the Future ETFExpense ratio 0.49%1 year return +43.4%
- CBOTZGlobal X - Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETFExpense ratio 0.68%1 year return −1.6%
- CKOIDKraneShares Global Humanoid Robotics and Embodied Intelligence Index ETFExpense ratio 0.79%1 year return +13.4%
- CROBOROBO Global Robotics and Automation Index ETFExpense ratio 0.95%1 year return +23.1%
- CCABZRoundhill Investments - Robotaxi, Autonomous Vehicles & Technology ETFExpense ratio 0.59%1 year return —