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ARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF

The ARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF’s (“Fund”) investment objective is long-term growth of capital.

$33.36

Key Metrics

TER 75.00% per year
Distribution policy Accumulating
Fund size USD 821 M
Inception date March 29, 2021
Holdings 34
Fund currency USD
Fund domicile US
Provider ARK
For full official fund details, factsheets, and holdings, visit ark-funds.com (opens in new tab).

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Historical Return

Last updated: Jun 15, 2026
1 Year +53.1%
3 Years (avg.) +31.3%
5 Years (avg.) +10.4%

Risk & Analysis Metrics

Last updated: Jun 15, 2026

Volatility

30.90% 1 Year
27.53% 3 Years
27.33% 5 Years
26.98% 10 Years

Max Drawdown

-20.42% 1 Year
-25.47% 3 Years
-43.61% 5 Years
-43.61% 10 Years

Sharpe Ratio

1.26 1 Year
0.93 3 Years
0.33 5 Years
0.33 10 Years

Return Triangle (Heatmap)

Last updated: Jun 15, 2026
2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
2021 -7.1% -22.1% -8.8% -0.4% 8.0%
2022 -34.6% -9.7% 1.9% 12.1%
2023 24.8% 27.3% 34.2%
2024 29.8% 39.1%
2025 49.2%

Distributions

*by ETF Portfolio Weight Last updated: Jun 15, 2026

Profit Margin Distribution

< 0%
26%
1y 3y N/A N/A
0 - 5%
9%
1y 3y N/A N/A
5 - 10%
18%
1y 3y N/A N/A
10 - 15%
34%
1y 3y N/A N/A
15 - 20%
2%
1y 3y N/A N/A
20 - 30%
1%
1y 3y N/A N/A
30 - 40%
3%
1y 3y N/A N/A
> 40%
7%
1y 3y N/A N/A

P/E Ratio Distribution

< 0
26%
1y 3y N/A N/A
0 - 10
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
10 - 15
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
15 - 20
3%
1y 3y N/A N/A
20 - 25
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
25 - 35
35%
1y 3y N/A N/A
35 - 50
4%
1y 3y N/A N/A
> 50
32%
1y 3y N/A N/A

Discounted Cash Flow

Weighted Average Undervaluation
N/A
Undervalued
> 60%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
45 - 60%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
30 - 45%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
15 - 30%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Fair (&plusmn;15%)
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Overvalued
15 - 30%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
30 - 45%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
45 - 60%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
> 60%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A

Market Cap Size Distribution

Micro Cap
0.9%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Small Cap
0.0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Mid Cap
20.9%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Large Cap
60.5%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Mega Cap
17.6%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Micro: < $300M Small: $300M–$2B Mid: $2B–$10B Large: $10B–$200B Mega: > $200B

Portfolio Concentration

*by ETF Portfolio Weight Last updated: Jun 15, 2026
41.7% Top 5 Holdings
64.3% Top 10 Holdings
100.0% Top 50 Holdings
100.0% Top 100 Holdings
Top 5 Companies
RKLB Rocket Lab USA Inc
9.2%
LHX L3Harris Technologies Inc
9.0%
KTOS Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc
8.5%
TER Teradyne, Inc.
8.1%
AVAV AeroVironment Inc.
6.9%

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Average metrics of all companies in portfolio

Last updated: Jun 21, 2026
Market
Average
Market Cap The market value of the company. It's calculated by multiplying the share price by the number of outstanding shares. $338B -
Dividend Yield Yearly payout to shareholders per share. The percentage indicates the payout in relation to the share price. 0.57% 2.03%
Beta Indicates the relationship between the price performance of a share and the market. 1.12 -
P/E Ratio Ratio between share price and earnings per share. A low ratio could indicate that the stock is undervalued or investors aren't expecting high growth. A high ratio could indicate that the stock is overvalued or investors are expecting high growth. 170.99 28.29
Negative P/E Ratio a negative P/E ratio shows that the company is not profitable, and it shows how many years it would take the company to lose its entire market capitalisation if it did not change anything -94.44 -
Profitable Companies 68% -
PEG The ratio between the P/E ratio and the growth rate of the company's earnings per share in the last twelve months. A lower PEG could mean that a stock is undervalued. 263.2 14.56
Price to Sales Ratio Market cap divided by the revenue in the most recent year. 17.69 8.28
Price to Book Ratio Price to Book Ratio is the Market cap divided by the Book value of the company 14.02 10.72
Market
Average
Enterprise Value to EBIT Enterprise Value divided by EBIT 79.4 21.15
Enterprise Value to Revenue Enterprise value divided by revenue 27.48 8.72
Total Debt to Enterprise Value Total debt divided by enterprise value 0.18 0.05
Debt to Equity A higher ratio indicates a higher risk. However, the ratio is difficult to compare between industries where common amounts of debt vary. 1.86 0.33
Profit Margin Net income divided by revenue of the last 4 quarters. It indicates the company's profitability. -211.67% -6.18%
Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) The rate at which the company's net income has increased to the same quarter one year ago. - -117.9%
Return on Equity Equity divided by market cap. 613.99% 1.23%
Return on Assets Indicates a company's profitability in relation to its total assets. 417.68% 3.29%
Return on Invested Capital Return on invested capital (ROIC) is net income after dividends divided by the sum of debt and equity. It shows how effective a company is at turning capital invested by shareholders and other debtholders into profits. 630.06% 3.31%

Sectors

Manufacturing 72.1%
Information 7.0%
Retail Trade 4.1%
Producer Manufacturing 2.7%
Electronic Technology 2.2%
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 1.8%
Other 10.1%

Countries

United States 84.3%
Other 4.2%
Japan 2.8%
France 1.8%
Israel 1.8%
Taiwan 1.6%
Switzerland 1.5%
China 1.2%
Netherlands 0.8%

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Dividends 0.0%
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Dividends 0.0%
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Dividends 0.1%
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Dividends 0.0%
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Dividends 0.0%
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P/E Ratio 44.7
Dividends 1.3%
Total Investment $30.84M
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P/E Ratio 28.8
Dividends 0.0%
Total Investment $26.03M
Weight 3.17%

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P/E Ratio 15.7
Dividends 2.9%
Total Investment $22.49M
Weight 2.74%

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P/E Ratio 27.8
Dividends 0.2%
Total Investment $22.28M
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P/E Ratio 32.1
Dividends 0.1%
Total Investment $19.24M
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P/E Ratio -9.9
Dividends 0.0%
Total Investment $19.06M
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Dividends 1.7%
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Dividends 0.0%
Total Investment $15.33M
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P/E Ratio 61.9
Dividends 0.4%
Total Investment $13.39M
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