ARKT ETF — ARK DIET Q4 Buffer ETF

ARK DIET Q4 Buffer ETF (ARKT)

Updated October 16, 2026.

ARKT is an ETF. its trailing-12-month yield is 0.24%, its expense ratio is 0.89%. Total return is -7.4% over the past year, 22.8 points behind SPY at 15.4%.

ARK Invest's actively managed ETF seeks to deliver a defined risk-return profile over rolling 12-month periods (October 1 through September 30), with a non-diversified equity strategy designed for investors who buy shares at the start of each outcome period and hold through its conclusion. The fund has a modest current distribution rate and carries an expense ratio of 0.89%; the most recent distribution was special and may not recur on a regular basis. This structure appeals to investors seeking targeted outcome-based exposure rather than traditional buy-and-hold equity investing.

ARKT performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is -7.4% over the past year, 22.8 points behind SPY at 15.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 18.0%.

ARKT key facts

Issuer

ARK Invest

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

10/01/2025

Expense ratio

0.89%

Trailing yield

0.24%

Last close

$19.00 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$2,004,658

Average volume

1506.0

Dividend

$0.046

Ex-dividend date

12/26/2025

Beta

1.0445

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.24%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. 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.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

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.

ARKT risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 18.0%.

Who may consider ARKT — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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