Ark Diet Q4 Buffer ETF (ARKT)Defined Outcome | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
19.63 USD
-0.31
(-1.531%) ⇩
(Aug. 21, 2026, 1:23 p.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:43 a.m. EDT
This instrument is a defensive tool, not a wealth creator, designed specifically to cap downside during market turbulence rather than capture upside. The recent price action shows a modest recovery from the 52-week low, trading slightly above both the 50-day and 200-day averages, which suggests some technical resilience, but the neutral 45-day forecast indicates no immediate momentum edge. The 'un-ARK' branding highlights a strategic pivot toward capital preservation in volatile times, yet this comes at the cost of significant opportunity loss if the broader market rallies. With a trailing P/E of roughly 49x, the underlying assets are expensive, and the buffer mechanism likely dampens gains just as effectively as it limits losses. The single dividend payment recorded in the last five years confirms this is a non-income vehicle; investors here are paying for insurance against a crash, not seeking yield or growth. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.023485 |
| AutoETS | 0.025512 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.025512 |
| AutoTheta | 0.028862 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 56% |
| H-stat | 4.13 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.675 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.61 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 48.58 |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-26 | 0.046 | 0.239983 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 21.43 |
| All Time Low | 17.13 |
| Ask | 19.81 |
| Ask Size | 100 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 240 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 351 |
| Average Volume | 351 |
| Average Volume10Days | 240 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.0 |
| Bid | 19.47 |
| Bid Size | 100 |
| Category | Defined Outcome |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 19.6348 |
| Day Low | 19.6348 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.40420443 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | BTS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 18.98992 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.6448803 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.033959083 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -3.0391455 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 21.43 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.7952003 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.08377043 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 17.13 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 2.5048008 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.14622305 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 17.13 - 21.43 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,759,325,400,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | Cboe US |
| Fullday Change | -0.305201 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -1.53059 |
| Fullday Price | 19.6348 |
| Fund Family | ARK ETF Trust |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,758,758,400 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Business Summary | The fund is an actively-managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) that, for rolling 12-month periods from October 1 to September 30 (each, an “Outcome Period”) seeks to provide investors with a defined risk-return profile, before fees and expenses. The fund’s investment strategy is designed to deliver targeted outcomes that may only be realized if fund shares are bought by the first day of the Outcome Period and held until the end of the Outcome Period. The fund is non-diversified. |
| Long Name | Ark Diet Q4 Buffer ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1956144221 |
| Nav Price | 19.933 |
| Net Assets | 1,818,359.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.89 |
| Open | 19.59 |
| Phone | 212-426-7040 |
| Previous Close | 19.94 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.305201 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.53059 |
| Regular Market Day High | 19.6348 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 19.6348 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 19.6348 - 19.6348 |
| Regular Market Open | 19.59 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 19.94 |
| Regular Market Price | 19.6348 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,333,015 |
| Regular Market Volume | 17 |
| Short Name | ARK DIET Q4 Buffer ETF |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | ARKT |
| Total Assets | 1,818,359 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing P E | 48.57641 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | -2.92045 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | -2.92045 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 18.77328 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.86152077 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.045890797 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 17 |
| Ytd Return | -3.06536 |