ARKQ ETF — ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF

ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF (ARKQ)

ARKQ is an ETF. As of September 3, 2026, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.25%, its expense ratio is 0.75%. Total return is 566.0% over the past 11.9 years, 188.3 points ahead of SPY at 377.7%.

ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that invests primarily in domestic and foreign equity securities of companies engaged in autonomous vehicles, robotics, 3D printing, and energy storage. The fund has a modest distribution rate and makes annual distributions, with an expense ratio of 0.75%. It appeals to growth-oriented investors seeking exposure to disruptive innovation in automation and related technologies rather than traditional income generation.

ARKQ performance versus SPY

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Total return is 566.0% over the past 11.9 years, 188.3 points ahead of SPY at 377.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 23.8%.

ARKQ key facts

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Issuer

ARK Invest

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

09/30/2014

Expense ratio

0.75%

Distribution frequency

None

Trailing yield

0.25%

Last close

$122.81

NAV

$120.28

Premium / discount

2.10% premium

AUM

$1,885,542,343

Average volume

121201.0

Last ex-dividend date

12/26/2025

Last payment date

12/29/2025

Beta

1.77

P/E ratio

37.1507

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (0.25%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Primary sources: ARK Invest; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

ARKQ risks and drawbacks

The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 23.8%.

Who may consider ARKQ — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (ARKQ does not currently distribute); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Frequently asked questions

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