---
ticker: "ARKX"
name: "ARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF"
url: "https://etf.net/etf/ARKX"
grade: "C"
score: 52
graded_at: "2026-10-12"
category: "Space"
category_rank: "3 of 15"
methodology: "https://etf.net/methodology"
---

# ARKX: ARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF

Grade **C**, Score 52 of 100. Rank 3 of 15 in Space.

Graded Oct 12, 2026.

## Grade pillars

| Pillar | Score | Category rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cost | 29 | 8 of 15 |
| Mission | Not scored | — |
| Risk | 55 | 6 of 14 |
| Tradability | 88 | 2 of 15 |
| Holdings | 52 | 8 of 14 |
| Durability | 80 | 3 of 15 |

## Top holdings

The fund holds 33 positions. These are the largest 30, by weight.

| # | Ticker | Name | Weight |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | SPCX | Space Exploration Techn-Cl A | 11.58% |
| 2 | LHX | L3HARRIS Technologies Inc | 6.12% |
| 3 | RKLB | Rocket Lab | 5.83% |
| 4 | KTOS | Kratos Defense & Security | 5.40% |
| 5 | NVDA | NVIDIA Corp | 5.34% |
| 6 | DE | Deere & Co | 5.13% |
| 7 | AVAV | Aerovironment Inc | 4.90% |
| 8 | AMZN | Amazon.com Inc | 4.68% |
| 9 | AMD | Advanced Micro Devices | 4.45% |
| 10 | PLTR | Palantir Technologies Inc-A | 4.15% |
| 11 | GOOG | Alphabet Inc-Cl C | 4.04% |
| 12 | TSLA | Tesla Inc | 3.56% |
| 13 | TRMB | Trimble Inc | 3.38% |
| 14 | ACHR | Archer Aviation Inc-A | 3.33% |
| 15 | TER | Teradyne Inc | 3.23% |
| 16 | — | Komatsu Ltd | 3.18% |
| 17 | LUNR | Intuitive Machines Inc | 2.20% |
| 18 | TSM | Taiwan Semiconductor-Sp Adr | 1.93% |
| 19 | DASH | Doordash Inc - A | 1.89% |
| 20 | JOBY | Joby Aviation Inc | 1.81% |
| 21 | — | Thales SA | 1.74% |
| 22 | BWXT | Bwx Technologies Inc | 1.51% |
| 23 | HEI | Heico Corp | 1.44% |
| 24 | — | Garmin Ltd | 1.41% |
| 25 | SNPS | Synopsys Inc | 1.21% |
| 26 | ESLT | Elbit Systems Ltd | 1.20% |
| 27 | TDY | Teledyne Technologies Inc | 1.08% |
| 28 | XE | X-Energy Inc | 1.06% |
| 29 | — | Jd Logistics Inc | 0.99% |
| 30 | AIR | Airbus SE | 0.87% |

Source: etf.net, https://etf.net/etf/ARKX. Please cite the page URL.