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ARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF

ARKXCboeC

$31.42−0.34 (−1.07%)

At close: Oct 13, 2026, 4:00 PM

C52/ 100

Rank 3 of 15 in Space

C52/100Rank 3 of 15inSpace
Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 31.76 to 31.42. Range 31.22 to 31.61. Use the arrow keys to read each point.31.2031.3031.5031.6031.7010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.75%
Fund size
$737M
1Y total return
+4.8%
Yield · Last 12 months
—
Holdings
33
Avg volume · 30D
1.1M sh
NAV per share
$32.19
52W range
low $25.17high $37.89
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net ARKX Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

C

Score 52 out of 100

Category
Space⁠
Rank
3 of 15
Six-pillar profile for ARKX. Scores out of 100: Cost 29, Risk 55, Mission not scored, Tradability 88, Holdings 52, Durability 80. Strongest: Tradability (88). Weakest: Cost (29). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 52 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.
    D29 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 15

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B55 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 14

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A88 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 15

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C52 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 14

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A80 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 15

Our read on ARKX

ETF.net Research

CARK's only space fund, and one of the rare ones in its niche run by stock pickers instead of an index. Roughly 40 global names spanning rockets, the technology that makes them work, and the companies that quietly cash in.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks long-term capital growth by actively investing mainly in domestic and foreign equity securities of companies involved in space and defense innovation, including aerospace, enabling technologies, and aerospace beneficiaries.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Actively managed rather than index-tracked: ARK's team hand-picks roughly 40 names instead of buying whatever screens as 'space'.ark-funds.com
  2. 02The mandate reaches past rocket builders to enabling technologies and aerospace beneficiaries, companies that profit from orbit without ever leaving the ground.
  3. 03Global by charter, holding both US and foreign shares, so the theme isn't capped at American launch providers and defense primes.
  4. 04Running since 2021 and actively traded at a decent size, which puts it in the upper half of the space-fund group on the practical stuff.

Worth knowing

  1. 01The 0.75% fee sits right at the median for space funds and above index-based rivals such as ROKT (0.45%) and ORBX (0.50%).
  2. 02Roughly 40 holdings plus a human making the calls means single positions and ARK's stock-picking judgment both carry real weight here.
  3. 03The stated goal is long-term capital growth, not income; the fund has not been making regular distributions.

ARKX Holdings

As of Oct 12, 2026
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
33
Top-10 weight
58%
Largest holding
SPCX11.6%

Sectors

  • Industrials59.1%
  • Technology26.8%
  • Consumer Discretionary9.6%
  • Communication4.5%

Geography

  • United States88.67%
  • Japan3.18%
  • Taiwan1.93%
  • France1.74%
  • Switzerland1.41%
  • Israel1.20%
  • China0.99%
  • Netherlands0.87%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 3.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001SPCXSpace Exploration Techn-Cl A11.58%538,667$88M287
002LHXL3HARRIS Technologies Inc6.12%195,479$46M305
003RKLBRocket Lab5.83%646,930$44M238
004KTOSKratos Defense & Security5.40%964,713$41M150
005NVDANVIDIA Corp5.34%176,217$40M847
006DEDeere & Co5.13%62,512$39M357
007AVAVAerovironment Inc4.90%270,030$37M137
008AMZNAmazon.com Inc4.68%134,816$35M736
009AMDAdvanced Micro Devices4.45%55,392$34M635
010PLTRPalantir Technologies Inc-A4.15%150,059$31M525
011GOOGAlphabet Inc-Cl C4.04%87,882$31M478
012TSLATesla Inc3.56%70,261$27M521
013TRMBTrimble Inc3.38%424,960$26M219
014ACHRArcher Aviation Inc-A3.33%5,076,255$25M80
015TERTeradyne Inc3.23%60,699$24M427

Showing 1–15 of 33 holdings

ARKX Performance

Launched Mar 30, 2021

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

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ARKX$10,482
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$12,044
Oct 10, 2025 to Oct 12, 2026. ARKX $10,482. SPY $12,044. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$8,178$10,475$12,772Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 10, 2025 – Oct 12, 2026

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.

Trailing total return for ARKX. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodARKX
Year to date+9.6%
1 month−0.3%
3 months−0.9%
1 year+4.8%
3 yearsper year+32.9%
5 yearsHistory unavailableper year—
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper 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 ARKX
YearReturn barARKX
2026 YTD+9.6%
2025+48.5%
2024+26.7%
2023+24.4%
2022−34.3%
2021−8.0%

History from Nov 1, 2021

ARKX in the news

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ARKX Dividends

This fund pays no distributions.
—Last 12 months
Payout per share
—Last 12 months

No distributions in the last 12 months.

ARKX Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
29.0%
Annualised · 36 months to Sep 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.
0.96
vs 3-month T-bills · to Sep 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.
−43.5%
59 months · trough Oct 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.
1.64
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.

ARKX Cost

Expense ratio0.75%
  • The middle half of Space funds
  • Median 0.75%

7 of the 15 Space funds charge less.

ARKX costs $75.00 a year on $10,000. The median Space fund costs $75.00.

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