ETF·CBOE
ARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF (ARKX)
- Net assets
- $737.11M
- Expense ratio
- 0.75%
- Yield
- None
- 52-week range
- $25.17 $37.89
ARKX ETF forecast today
Where ARKX stands today, and what CleaRank Financial AI makes of it.
ARKX at a glance
ARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF (ARKX): Sell, 32/100 on CleaRank's AI score.
- Trend Down: the price is below both its 50- and 200-day moving averages ($31.94 and $32.54).
- Fund Expense ratio 0.75%, $737.1M in net assets, price down 0.8% over 1 year.
Figures as of October 27, 2026.
CleaRank Financial AI
CleaRank rates ARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF (ARKX) Sell, with a model score of 32/100.
The trend holds it back most: the price is 5.31% below its 200-day average and 3.53% below its 50-day average, and the 50-day average is 1.85% below the 200-day. The 50-day average stands at $31.94 and the 200-day at $32.54. Over the past year the price fell 0.77%.
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Figures we compute ourselves from ARKX's own price history. Tap one to see it in context.
ARKX ETF price and trading
The chart, today's range and how far the price has moved over each period.
Trend checks
0/4Price above its 50-day average ›
The price of $30.81 is 3.5% below the 50-day simple moving average of $31.94.Price above its 200-day average ›
The price is 5.3% below the 200-day simple moving average of $32.54.50-day average above the 200-day ›
The 50-day average ($31.94) is 1.8% below the 200-day average ($32.54), the arrangement of a falling longer-term trend.In the upper half of its 52-week range ›
The price sits at 44% of its 52-week range, between $25.17 and $37.89.
ARKX share price
Pick a period: each tab shows how far ARKX has moved over it, to the last close.
Today's trading
Where ARKX sits inside today's range and its 52-week range.
ARKX fund facts and valuation
What the fund holds, what it costs and how it is valued.
Fund checks
0/4Expense ratio at or below 0.20% ›
The fund charges 0.75% a year, $75.00 on a $10,000 holding.Over $1B in net assets ›
Net assets total $737.1M.No sector above 35% of the fund ›
The largest sector, Industrials, makes up 59.1% of the fund.Price up over one year ›
The price fell 0.77% over the past year.
ARKX Fund Facts
ARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that focuses on companies involved in space exploration, space infrastructure, and defense innovation. The fund typically invests at least 80% of its assets in domestic and foreign equity securities tied to its theme, giving it exposure to businesses across orbital and sub-orbital aerospace, next-generation defense technologies, enabling technologies, and aerospace beneficiaries.
Sector weights
Total returns, as the fund family reports them
| Period | ARKX |
|---|---|
| YTD | 10.24% |
| 1 month | -1.53% |
| 3 months | -6.52% |
| 1 year | 11.91% |
| 3 years | 32.24% |
| 5 years | 10.22% |
As of Oct 27, 2026, ARKX has an expense ratio of 0.75%, $737.11M in net assets and no distribution yield.
Fund reference data as of Oct 27, 2026. Expense ratio and net assets are reported by the fund. The trailing returns are the fund family's own month-end total returns, with distributions included, so they can differ from the price changes elsewhere on this page.
Key statistics
The headline figures for ARKX.
What the numbers say
CleaRank Financial AI's reading of ARKX's holdings, performance and risks.
Industrials is the largest sector in ARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF (ARKX) at 59.1%, ahead of Technology at 26.8% and Consumer Cyclical at 9.6%. With more than half in one sector, ARKX moves with that sector more than a broadly spread fund would. ARKX is a Technology fund from ARK ETF Trust, launched on March 30, 2021.
Owning ARKX carries an annual cost of 0.75%, which comes to $75.00 on a $10,000 position. The fund's net assets come to $737.1M, and its portfolio turnover is 24%.
ARKX's average daily move is 1.48%. Industrials accounts for 59.1% of its holdings, so the fund leans heavily on a single sector. Until the price climbs back above its moving averages, the trend stays against holders. The price is 18.69% below its 52-week high of $37.89.
ARKX AI analysis and technical indicators
CleaRank's score and reasoning, the indicators behind it, and what the price moves with.
Momentum checks
1/3RSI not overbought or oversold ›
The 14-day RSI is 46.1, in neutral territory.RSI above 50 ›
An RSI of 46.1 is below the 50 midpoint, so sellers have had the upper hand over the last 14 days.MACD line above zero ›
The MACD line is negative, so the 12-day average is below the 26-day average.
CleaRank Financial AI analysis of ARKX
The score, the reasoning behind it, and what could move the price next.
ARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF (ARKX) is trending down. At $30.81, the price sits 3.53% below its 50-day average of $31.94 and 5.31% below its 200-day average of $32.54. The 50-day average is 1.85% below the 200-day, which backs up that weakness instead of cutting against it. Over the past year, the price is 22.41% above the 52-week low of $25.17, yet 18.69% below the high of $37.89.
Short-term and long-term readings disagree. Over the past month the price slid 5.77%, yet over the past three months it climbed 0.79%, and across the past year it dropped 0.77%. The 14-day RSI sits at 46.1, which is neutral territory, while the MACD line remains negative.
- Keep an eye on the two closest levels: the 20-day EMA at $30.96 sits above the price, and the 52-week low at $25.17 sits below it.
- The 14-day RSI reads 46.1, in the neutral zone, with the MACD line negative; readings above 70 or below 30 mark stretched momentum.
- Costs compound: at 0.75% a year, ARKX charges $75.00 on every $10,000 invested.
With the price below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages ($31.94 and $32.54), ARKX has a downward trend. A move back above the 50-day would be the first real sign of repair. Just above the price, the 20-day EMA at $30.96 is the first level a rally would reach.
The next level below the price is the 52-week low at $25.17. The 14-day RSI of 46.1 places the fund in the neutral band, which runs from 40 to 60.
Technical indicators
Momentum and trend for ARKX, from its daily closes.
As of October 27, 2026, with ARKX at $30.81, its 14-day RSI is 46.1 (neutral territory), its 50-day simple moving average is $31.94 and its 200-day is $32.54.
Calculated by CleaRank on daily closes as of October 27, 2026: Wilder's 14-day RSI, 50- and 200-day simple moving averages, MACD line (12, 26). How we calculate these
What ARKX moves with
Correlation of daily returns over one year: +1 moves in step, 0 has no link, -1 moves the opposite way.
As of October 27, 2026, ARKX's 1-year correlation of daily returns is +0.74 with S&P 500 (SPY), +0.75 with Nasdaq 100 (QQQ), +0.44 with Bitcoin (BTC) and +0.27 with gold (XAU).
ARKX trade plan: entry, stop loss and targets
Entry, stop and target levels from the moving averages and recent volatility. Educational, not advice.
ARKX trade plan
Entry, stop and target levels, sized to your account. Change the bias or the risk and every level updates.
Short entry pick an entry style
Risk management
Profit targets (Based on Conservative Entry)
These levels come from ARKX's moving averages and recent volatility, not from a forecast. Educational levels, not financial advice; the full disclaimer is at the foot of the page.
Risk profile
How much ARKX tends to move, against the market and on its own.
ARKX price history and drawdowns
ARKX's worst falls and recoveries, what $10,000 became, and which months have been kind to it.
Track record checks
3/4Average daily move under 2% ›
The price has moved 1.48% on an average day (30-day standard deviation of daily returns).Recovered from its worst fall ›
The worst fall was 43.5%, from November 2021 to October 2022, regained by January 2025.Most 1-year holds ended higher ›
68% of 1-year holding periods in the last 6 years ended with a gain.Beat the S&P 500 since the chart begins ›
$10,000 invested in March 2021 is now worth $14,862, against $20,860 in the S&P 500 (SPY).
ARKX Drawdowns & Recovery
As of October 27, 2026, ARKX's worst peak-to-trough fall over the period since March 2021 with dividends reinvested was -43.5% (November 2021 to October 2022); it regained that peak by January 2025, 27 months after the low, and 68% of 1-year holding periods ended with a gain.
From weekly closing values with dividends reinvested. A drawdown is the fall from the highest value reached so far to a later low.
Growth of $10,000
What $10,000 put into ARKX in March 2021 is worth now, against the same amount in the S&P 500.
Against the market: ARKX trailed the S&P 500 over this period: $14,862 against $20,860.
A $10,000 investment in ARKX in March 2021 would be worth about $14,862 today with dividends reinvested, compared with about $20,860 for the same investment in the S&P 500 benchmark (also with dividends reinvested).
Seasonal patterns
Which calendar months have been kind to ARKX, and which have not.
Strongest month, December: an average of +2.91%, up in 3 of 5 years.
Weakest month, September: an average of -2.21%, up in 2 of 6 years.
This month, October: has averaged +2.31%, up in 3 of 5 years. Past seasonality does not repeat on schedule.
Over the last 6 years, ARKX's strongest calendar month has been December (average +2.91%, up in 3 of 5 years) and its weakest September (average -2.21%, up in 2 of 6 years).
Average return for each calendar month over the last 6 years, from weekly closing prices with dividends included.
ARKX price prediction 2030
Thousands of simulated paths from the price history. A range of outcomes, not a forecast.
Monte Carlo projection
Thousands of simulated paths for $10,000 in ARKX, from its own past volatility. The shaded area holds 80% of them.
CleaRank's 4-year Monte Carlo simulation, based on 6 years of price history, projects that a $10,000 investment in ARKX today could grow to about $12,984 by 2030 in the base case, with a 90th-percentile outcome near $26,337 and a 10th-percentile outcome around $6,401. Projections are statistical simulations, not guarantees.
ARKX 2030 Scenarios (Monte Carlo)
The same simulation in prices, year by year.
CleaRank's simulation projects a price near $40.00 for ARKX by 2030 in the base case, from $30.81 today (1.3x over 4 years). The 10th-percentile path ends near $19.72. These are outcomes of a Monte Carlo simulation run on ARKX's historical return distribution, not price targets, and they assume no dividends are reinvested.
| Year | 10th percentile | Base case | 90th percentile | range base today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | $23.09 | $32.89 | $46.84 | |
| 2028 | $21.29 | $35.11 | $57.89 | |
| 2029 | $20.31 | $37.48 | $69.14 | |
| 2030 | $19.72 | $40.00 | $81.14 |
Method: a lognormal simulation of ARKX's own volatility and capped historical trend, re-run daily; base case is the median path, the outer columns the 10th and 90th percentiles. How the simulation works
ARKX ETF forecast: questions people ask
Answered from the figures on this page, as of October 27, 2026.