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ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF

ARKQCboeARKC

$109.85−1.23 (−1.11%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

C48/ 100

Rank 10 of 18 in Robotics & Automation

C48/100Rank 10 of 18inRobotics & Automation
Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 111.08 to 109.85. Range 109.50 to 113.50. Use the arrow keys to read each point.112.00113.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.75%
Fund size
$1.89B
1Y total return
−10.3%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.28%
Holdings
37
Avg volume · 30D
112K sh
52W range
low $98.35high $144.42
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net ARKQ Grade

C

Score 48 out of 100

Category
Robotics & Automation⁠
Rank
10 of 18
Six-pillar profile for ARKQ. Scores out of 100: Cost 18, Risk 46, Mission 76, Tradability 96, Holdings 51, Durability 85. Strongest: Tradability (96). Weakest: Cost (18). Leans toward Tradability.

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.
    F18 out of 100
    Rank 14 of 18

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A76 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 5

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C46 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 16

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A96 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 18

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C51 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 17

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A85 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 18

Our read on ARKQ

ETF.net Research

In short

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.

Stated mandate

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.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.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.ark-funds.com

ARKQ Holdings

Holdings pillarC51 out of 100Rank 10 of 17 in Robotics & Automation
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
37
Top-10 weight
57%
Largest holding
TSLA12.6%

Sectors

  • Industrials39.5%
  • Technology33.5%
  • Consumer Discretionary17.8%
  • Communication5.5%
  • Energy1.5%
  • Health Care1.4%
  • Utilities0.9%

Geography

  • United States89.42%
  • Taiwan2.93%
  • China2.66%
  • Japan1.66%
  • Canada1.47%
  • Israel1.10%
  • Hong Kong0.76%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 3.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1TSLATesla Inc12.55%565,749$228M528
2SPCXSpace Exploration Techn-Cl A8.44%1,065,750$153M299
3NVDANVIDIA Corp5.79%492,778$105M848
4KTOSKratos Defense & Security5.71%2,381,036$104M152
5PLTRPalantir Technologies Inc-A5.17%478,140$93.9M531
6GOOGAlphabet Inc-Cl C4.05%260,727$73.6M480
7RKLBRocket Lab Corp4.00%1,230,208$72.7M235
8TERTeradyne Inc3.81%234,044$69.3M431
9AVAVAerovironment Inc3.56%479,122$64.6M142
10AMZNAmazon.com Inc3.51%261,434$63.7M738
11LHXL3HARRIS Technologies Inc3.32%217,005$60.4M313
12DEDeere & Co3.01%82,800$54.6M363
13TSMTaiwan Semiconductor-Sp Adr2.92%122,911$53.1M283
14AMDAdvanced Micro Devices2.87%92,004$52.1M638
15ACHRArcher Aviation Inc-A2.74%11,364,261$49.8M81

Showing 1–15 of 37 holdings

ARKQ Performance

Launched Sep 30, 2014

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

ARKQ$8,966
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. ARKQ $8,966. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,000$10,000$11,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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 ARKQ. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodARKQ
Year to date−3.1%
1 month−8.4%
3 months−3.5%
1 year−10.3%
3 yearsper year+33.3%
5 yearsper year+5.8%
10 yearsper year+19.0%

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 ARKQ
YearReturn barARKQ
2026 YTD−3.1%
2025+48.8%

ARKQ in the news

ARKQ 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 Oct 30, 2026.
0.28%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.31Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.31 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Irregular

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 5 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Dec 27, 2017 $0.51; Dec 27, 2018 $0.84; Dec 29, 2020 $0.66; Dec 29, 2021 $0.61; Dec 26, 2025 $0.31. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 26, 2025Dec 29, 2025$0.31
Dec 29, 2021Dec 31, 2021$0.61
Dec 29, 2020Dec 31, 2020$0.66
Dec 27, 2018Dec 31, 2018$0.84
Dec 27, 2017Dec 29, 2017$0.51
Dec 24, 2015Dec 31, 2014$0.19

$10,000 in ARKQ 10 years ago paid $1,443 in dividends.

ARKQ Risk

Risk pillarC46 out of 100Rank 8 of 16 in Robotics & Automation
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
30.8%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 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.
0.95
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 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.
−55.7%
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.
1.80
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.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

ARKQ Cost

Compare ARKQ and BOTT

Overpaying vs BOTT, tied cheapest in Robotics & Automation

$7,356

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • ARKQ 0.75%

    $14,482

  • BOTT 0.35% Tied cheapest

    $7,126

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • ARKQ 0.75%
  • BOTT 0.35%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K051015202530ARKQ $14,482BOTT $7,126

Year by year

YearARKQBOTTOverpaying
10$1,336$634$702
20$5,078$2,454$2,624
30$14,482$7,126$7,356

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