ARKX ETF — ARK Space Exploration & Innovation ETF

ARK Space Exploration & Innovation ETF (ARKX)

ARKX is an ETF. As of September 3, 2026, its expense ratio is 0.75%. Total return is 59.4% over the past 5.4 years, 50.9 points behind SPY at 110.3%.

ARK Space Exploration & Innovation ETF is an actively managed ETF that invests primarily in domestic and foreign equity securities of companies engaged in space exploration and innovation, with at least 80% of assets in this theme. The fund does not currently distribute income to shareholders and carries an expense ratio of 0.75%. It appeals to growth-oriented investors seeking exposure to the aerospace and space technology sectors rather than traditional income-focused investors.

ARKX performance versus SPY

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Total return is 59.4% over the past 5.4 years, 50.9 points behind SPY at 110.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 21.8%.

ARKX key facts

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Issuer

ARK Invest

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/30/2021

Expense ratio

0.75%

Distribution frequency

None

Last close

$32.35

NAV

$31.85

Premium / discount

1.57% premium

AUM

$767,114,566

Average volume

454045.0

Beta

1.71

P/E ratio

31.5663

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 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 or company page; Fact sheet; 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.

ARKX risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 21.8%.

Who may consider ARKX — and who may not

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

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