About this ETF
ARK 21Shares Active Bitcoin Futures Strategy ETF (ARKA) is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF) that targets 100% exposure to bitcoin (BTC) through investment in bitcoin futures contracts. ARKA aims to outperform BTC by actively rolling its futures contracts.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Aug 27, 2026.
Price Chart
Daily closing prices (price return, not total return). Comparison lines are normalized to percent change from the range start. Source: Financial Modeling Prep.
Performance
| 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | Incep.* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price return | -6.09% | -19.83% | -13.78% | -11.57% | -19.91% | — | — | — | +33.28% |
| Total return | -6.09% | -13.25% | +19.99% | -11.57% | +12.73% | — | — | — | +88.13% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Mar 27, 2025. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 0.70% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $70.00 |
Illustrative calculation only: expense ratio × $10,000. It excludes trading costs, bid/ask spreads, taxes and changes in investment value. Gross vs. net expense details and any fee waivers are in the prospectus.
Holdings
Holdings as of Mar 28, 2025 — portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 2 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First American Government Obligations Fund… | FGXXX | 99.92% | 2.03M | $2.0M |
| 2 | Cash & Other | — | 0.08% | 1.67K | $1.7K |
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Sector Exposure
Geographic Exposure
Country weights as reported by the data provider. Developed/emerging/frontier labels follow the classification on the Methodology page. Currency hedged: No hedging indicated in the fund name.
Distributions
| Yield (TTM) | — | Paid (last 12 months) | — |
| Frequency | Quarterly | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source — see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Dec 30, 2024 | Last payment | $3.1782 (Dec 31, 2024) |
| Growth 1Y | — | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | — / — |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2024 | Dec 30, 2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $3.1782 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Sep 27, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | $8.7529 |
| Jun 27, 2024 | Jun 27, 2024 | Jun 28, 2024 | $0.4208 |
| Mar 26, 2024 | Mar 27, 2024 | Mar 28, 2024 | $0.1311 |
Trailing distribution yield = last 12 months of cash ÷ current price. It is NOT the SEC 30-day yield and distributions are not guaranteed to continue. The difference explained →
Risk Statistics
| Volatility 1Y / 3Y | — / — | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | — / — |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | — / — | Sortino 1Y | — |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 1.29 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | — |
| Downside deviation 1Y | — | Risk-free rate used | 3.71% (3M T-bill, FRED) |
Computed by ETF Explorer from daily dividend-adjusted closes; volatility and drawdown are annualized/period figures; S&P 500 exposure proxied by SPY. As of Aug 27, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 221 | Average volume | 1.37K |
| AUM | $9.0M | Premium/Discount | -43.22% |
| Bid/Ask spread | Not provided by our data source. Check your broker's quote screen; spreads are widest at the open and close. | ||
Premium/discount compares the delayed market price with the last reported NAV — an indicative figure, not the official closing premium/discount. How ETF liquidity works →
Official Fund Resources
External links open the issuer's site or SEC EDGAR in a new tab. The prospectus and official documents are always the authoritative source — review them before investing.
Latest News for ARKC
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Guided help: AUM is fund size. The expense ratio is the yearly cost baked into returns. NAV is the value of what the fund owns per share; the market price can sit slightly above (premium) or below (discount) it. Total return assumes distributions were reinvested. Every dataset shows its own as-of date because holdings, assets and quotes update on different schedules.
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