ARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF (ARKX)

Key Metrics

TER 0.75% per year

Distribution policy Accumulating

Fund size USD 759 M

Inception date March 30, 2021

Holdings 36

Fund currency USD

Fund domicile US

Provider ARK

For full official fund details, factsheets, and holdings, visit ark-funds.com (opens in new tab).

Historical Return

Last updated: Oct 01, 2026

1 Year +10.4%

3 Years (avg.) +32.8%

5 Years (avg.) +10.1%

Risk & Analysis Metrics

Last updated: Oct 01, 2026

Volatility

31.78% 1 Year

28.21% 3 Years

27.91% 5 Years

27.05% 10 Years

Max Drawdown

-21.78% 1 Year

-25.47% 3 Years

-43.49% 5 Years

-43.61% 10 Years

Sharpe Ratio

0.30 1 Year

0.95 3 Years

0.32 5 Years

0.27 10 Years

Return Triangle (Heatmap)

Last updated: Oct 01, 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: Oct 01, 2026

Profit Margin Distribution

< 0%

24%

1y 3y N/A N/A

0 - 5%

11%

1y 3y N/A N/A

5 - 10%

16%

1y 3y N/A N/A

10 - 15%

11%

1y 3y N/A N/A

15 - 20%

16%

1y 3y N/A N/A

20 - 30%

1y 3y N/A N/A

30 - 40%

1y 3y N/A N/A

> 40%

15%

1y 3y N/A N/A

P/E Ratio Distribution

< 0

31%

1y 3y N/A N/A

0 - 10

1y 3y N/A N/A

10 - 15

1y 3y N/A N/A

15 - 20

11%

1y 3y N/A N/A

20 - 25

1y 3y N/A N/A

25 - 35

1y 3y N/A N/A

35 - 50

1y 3y N/A N/A

> 50

31%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Discounted Cash Flow

Weighted Average Undervaluation

N/A

Undervalued

> 60%

1y 3y N/A N/A

45 - 60%

1y 3y N/A N/A

30 - 45%

1y 3y N/A N/A

15 - 30%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Fair (±15%)

1y 3y N/A N/A

Overvalued

15 - 30%

1y 3y N/A N/A

30 - 45%

1y 3y N/A N/A

45 - 60%

1y 3y N/A N/A

> 60%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Market Cap Size Distribution

Micro Cap

0.0%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Small Cap

1.4%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Mid Cap

22.2%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Large Cap

40.5%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Mega Cap

35.9%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Micro: < $300M Small: $300M–$2B Mid: $2B–$10B Large: $10B–$200B Mega: > $200B

Average metrics of all companies in portfolio

Last updated: Oct 04, 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%	2.02%
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	23.08
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	19.24
Price to Sales Ratio Market cap divided by the revenue in the most recent year.	17.69	9.85
Price to Book Ratio Price to Book Ratio is the Market cap divided by the Book value of the company	14.02	12.6

Market
Average

Enterprise Value to EBIT Enterprise Value divided by EBIT	79.4	11.97
Enterprise Value to Revenue Enterprise value divided by revenue	27.48	13.3
Total Debt to Enterprise Value Total debt divided by enterprise value	0.18	0.04
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	0.32
Profit Margin Net income divided by revenue of the last 4 quarters. It indicates the company's profitability.	-211.67%	21.62%
Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) The rate at which the company's net income has increased to the same quarter one year ago.	-	+55.1%
Return on Equity Equity divided by market cap.	613.99%	1.73%
Return on Assets Indicates a company's profitability in relation to its total assets.	417.68%	3.97%
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%	3.60%

Sectors

Manufacturing	61.6%
Industrials	9.5%
Information	8.6%
Retail Trade	6.7%
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	1.6%
Other	12.0%

Countries

United States	88.1%
Japan	3.3%
Taiwan	2.0%
France	1.9%
Switzerland	1.5%
Israel	1.3%
China	1.0%
Netherlands	0.9%
Other	0.1%

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$0B >$1T

Ratio between share price and earnings per share. A low ratio could indicate undervaluation.

<0 >50

Ratio of dividends in the last 12 months to current share price.

0% 3%

Revenue increase compared to the same quarter one year ago.

0% 30%

Net income increase compared to the same quarter one year ago.

0% 30%

Profitability of the last quarter.

<-30% >30%

A higher ratio indicates a higher risk. The ratio is difficult to compare between industries.

<0 >3

Discounted cash flow valuation vs. current price. Positive = undervalued, negative = overvalued.

<-50% >+100%

Market Cap

P/E Ratio

Total Investment

Weight

Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

SPCX - Industrials

Market Cap $2.1T

P/E Ratio -93.5

Dividends 0.0%

Total Investment $58.26M

Weight 7.67%

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L3Harris Technologies Inc

LHX - Manufacturing

Market Cap $44.06B

P/E Ratio 23.8

Dividends 2.1%

Total Investment $57.15M

Weight 7.52%

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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc

KTOS - Manufacturing

Market Cap $8.08B

P/E Ratio 250.6

Dividends 0.0%

Total Investment $47.21M

Weight 6.22%

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Deere & Co.

DE - Manufacturing

Market Cap $185.45B

P/E Ratio 38.1

Dividends 0.9%

Total Investment $41.07M

Weight 5.41%

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Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

AMD - Manufacturing

Market Cap $1.03T

P/E Ratio 160.9

Dividends 0.0%

Total Investment $37.42M

Weight 4.93%

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Amazon.com Inc.

AMZN - Retail Trade

Market Cap $2.71T

P/E Ratio 20.0

Dividends 0.0%

Total Investment $37.18M

Weight 4.90%

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Rocket Lab USA Inc

RKLB - Manufacturing

Market Cap $42.79B

P/E Ratio -267.0

Dividends 0.0%

Total Investment $35.99M

Weight 4.74%

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AeroVironment Inc.

AVAV - Manufacturing

Market Cap $7.13B

P/E Ratio -24.2

Dividends 0.0%

Total Investment $34.42M

Weight 4.53%

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Alphabet Inc - Ordinary Shares - Class C

GOOG - Information

Market Cap $4.16T

P/E Ratio 16.9

Dividends 0.3%

Total Investment $33.07M

Weight 4.35%

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Teradyne, Inc.

TER - Manufacturing

Market Cap $70.2B

P/E Ratio 61.3

Dividends 0.1%

Total Investment $30.06M

Weight 3.96%

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NVIDIA Corp

NVDA - Manufacturing

Market Cap $5.67T

P/E Ratio 29.4

Dividends 0.2%

Total Investment $25.75M

Weight 3.39%

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Trimble Inc

TRMB - Manufacturing

Market Cap $13.41B

P/E Ratio -122.4

Dividends 0.0%

Total Investment $25.37M

Weight 3.34%

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Archer Aviation Inc - Ordinary Shares - Class A

ACHR

Market Cap $3.71B

P/E Ratio -4.5

Dividends 0.0%

Total Investment $23.67M

Weight 3.12%

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Tesla Inc

TSLA - Manufacturing

Market Cap $1.46T

P/E Ratio 314.1

Dividends 0.0%

Total Investment $23.07M

Weight 3.04%

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Palantir Technologies Inc - Ordinary Shares - Class A

PLTR - Information

Market Cap $433.38B

P/E Ratio 149.8

Dividends 0.0%

Total Investment $22.3M

Weight 2.94%

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Joby Aviation Inc

JOBY - Manufacturing

Market Cap $6.3B

P/E Ratio -6.0

Dividends 0.0%

Total Investment $16.48M

Weight 2.17%

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Heico Corp.

HEI - Manufacturing

Market Cap $42.14B

P/E Ratio 49.7

Dividends 0.1%

Total Investment $14.56M

Weight 1.92%

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Iridium Communications Inc

IRDM - Manufacturing

Market Cap $5.19B

P/E Ratio 55.6

Dividends 1.2%

Total Investment $13.76M

Weight 1.81%

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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing - ADR

TSM - Manufacturing

Market Cap $2.45T

P/E Ratio 29.0

Dividends 1.0%

Total Investment $13.72M

Weight 1.81%

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DoorDash Inc - Ordinary Shares - Class A

DASH - Retail Trade

Market Cap $82.42B

P/E Ratio 97.5

Dividends 0.0%

Total Investment $13.53M

Weight 1.78%

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Historical Return

Risk & Analysis Metrics

Volatility

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Sharpe Ratio

Return Triangle (Heatmap)

Distributions

Profit Margin Distribution

P/E Ratio Distribution

Discounted Cash Flow

Market Cap Size Distribution

Portfolio Concentration

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Sectors

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Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

L3Harris Technologies Inc

L3Harris Technologies Inc

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc

Deere & Co.

Deere & Co.

Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

Amazon.com Inc.

Amazon.com Inc.

Rocket Lab USA Inc

Rocket Lab USA Inc

AeroVironment Inc.

AeroVironment Inc.

Alphabet Inc - Ordinary Shares - Class C

Alphabet Inc - Ordinary Shares - Class C

Teradyne, Inc.

Teradyne, Inc.

NVIDIA Corp

NVIDIA Corp

Trimble Inc

Trimble Inc

Archer Aviation Inc - Ordinary Shares - Class A

Archer Aviation Inc - Ordinary Shares - Class A

Tesla Inc

Tesla Inc

Palantir Technologies Inc - Ordinary Shares - Class A

Palantir Technologies Inc - Ordinary Shares - Class A

Joby Aviation Inc

Joby Aviation Inc

Heico Corp.

Heico Corp.

Iridium Communications Inc

Iridium Communications Inc

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing - ADR

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing - ADR

DoorDash Inc - Ordinary Shares - Class A

DoorDash Inc - Ordinary Shares - Class A

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