ARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF (ARKX)Technology | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
32.35 USD
-0.47
(-1.432%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 32.71 +0.36 (1.116%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:58 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 1:07 a.m. EDT
The ARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF presents a classic 'high-beta, high-concentration' dilemma. Fundamentally, the business is showing signs of life; the price has recovered significantly over the last four years, ending the period with a net gain despite two prior years of losses. The recent annual surge of nearly 74% suggests the market is finally rewarding the space and defense thesis, yet the stock remains volatile, trading well below its five-year high. The lack of a dividend is expected for this type of growth vehicle, offering no income floor. The real story here is the tension between the manager's aggressive accumulation of underlying assets like SpaceX and Nvidia versus the ETF's precarious concentration risk. News headlines highlight Cathie Wood doubling down on these mega-cap bets, which could drive the fund higher if the space economy narrative holds, but it also exposes the ETF to the specific fortunes of a few companies. The options market reflects this anxiety: traders are buying protection far out in the wings while simultaneously betting on a potential breakout to the upside in the coming months. While the statistical forecast models are too noisy to trust, the price action and the manager's capital allocation suggest a continued attempt to ride the wave of the space sector. It is a speculative play on innovation with no safety net, suitable only for investors who can stomach the swings inherent in a portfolio built on future promises. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.123666 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.144134 |
| AutoETS | 0.144405 |
| MSTL | 0.157134 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 44% |
| H-stat | 5.84 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.439 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.91 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 35.68 |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 1:07 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for significant volatility rather than a clear directional bet. In the near term (August expiration), there is heavy put volume at strikes significantly out-of-the-money (37, 38, 45), suggesting a fear of a sharp drop or a speculative trade for a massive crash. Conversely, call interest is concentrated at the money and slightly out-of-the-money (33, 35, 36), indicating a baseline expectation of holding value or modest gains. Looking further out to November and February, the skew flips dramatically: massive call open interest builds up at deep out-of-the-money strikes (38, 39, 50), while put activity remains focused closer to current prices. This structure implies the market is pricing in a high-probability scenario of moderate stability now, but a non-negligible chance of a substantial rally later in the year, balanced against a specific fear of a sudden downside event in the immediate weeks.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 37.89 |
| All Time Low | 11.77 |
| Ask | 32.4 |
| Ask Size | 200 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 490,670 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,126,690 |
| Average Volume | 1,126,690 |
| Average Volume10Days | 490,670 |
| Beta3 Year | 1.71 |
| Bid | 32.21 |
| Bid Size | 400 |
| Category | Technology |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 32.7915 |
| Day Low | 32.18 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.9065545 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | BTS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 32.5062 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.15620041 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.00480525 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 24.423075 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 37.89 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -5.540001 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.14621274 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 25.16 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 7.1899986 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.285771 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 25.16 - 37.89 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,617,111,000,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.0949283 |
| Full Exchange Name | Cboe US |
| Fullday Change | -0.470001 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -1.43206 |
| Fullday Price | 32.711 |
| Fund Family | ARK ETF Trust |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,617,062,400 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,021-03-30 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Business Summary | The fund is an actively-managed exchange-traded fund ("ETF") that will invest under normal circumstances primarily (at least 80% of its assets) in domestic and foreign equity securities of companies that are engaged in its investment theme of Space Exploration and Innovation. Under normal circumstances, substantially all of the fund's assets will be invested in equity securities, including common stocks, partnership interests, business trust shares and other equity investments or ownership interests in business enterprises. It is non-diversified. |
| Long Name | ARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_701246380 |
| Nav Price | 32.802 |
| Net Assets | 759,456,580.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.75 |
| Open | 32.68 |
| Phone | 212-426-7040 |
| Post Market Change | 0.36100006 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 1.1159198 |
| Post Market Price | 32.711 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,498 |
| Previous Close | 32.82 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.470001 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.43206 |
| Regular Market Day High | 32.7915 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 32.18 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 32.18 - 32.7915 |
| Regular Market Open | 32.68 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 32.82 |
| Regular Market Price | 32.35 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 331,066 |
| Short Name | ARK Space & Defense Innovation |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | ARKX |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.3300096 |
| Total Assets | 759,456,576 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing P E | 35.68456 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | -7.0735 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | -7.0735 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 31.9219 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.42809868 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.013410814 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 331,066 |
| Yield | 0.0 |
| Ytd Return | 5.7972 |