ARKXARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF
Seeks long-term growth of capital.
By ARK ETF Trust · Launched 2021
Annual Cost
0.75%
#3,765 of 5,562 · expensive
Fund Size
$1.1B
#1,050 of 5,562 · large
Return (1Y)Goal
+58.0%
Track Record
5 years
#2,338 of 5,562 · seasoned
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$15,731+57.3%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
Classification
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
EquityRegion
North americaCap
Multi cap
Strategy
Active selection
Sector
IndustrialsFocus
Defense Innovation
What it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 62.7% of fundconcentrated
Rocket Lab Corp
8.9%
L3Harris Technologies Inc
8.8%
Kratos Defense & Security Solu
8.2%
Teradyne Inc
7.9%
AeroVironment Inc
6.8%
Deere & Co
5.5%
Archer Aviation Inc
4.5%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc
4.4%
Trimble Inc
3.8%
Iridium Communications Inc
3.8%
Asset allocation
Stocks
99.8%
Cash
0.2%
By sector
Industrials
56.2%
Technology
27.0%
Communication
7.6%
Consumer Cyclical
7.5%
Healthcare
1.7%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
33.6%High
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-43.6%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
1.00Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.52Good downside protection
Where to buy
Listing
- Exchange
- Cboe BZX
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks long-term growth of capital.
- Strategy
- Invests primarily in equity securities of companies engaged in Space & Defense Innovation. Focuses on companies involved in orbital and suborbital aerospace, enabling technologies, and beneficiaries of aerospace activities, using a high-conviction, actively-managed approach.
- Inception date
- March 30, 2021
- Fund family
- ARK ETF Trust
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Data updated on 2026-06-19