About this ETF
The CastleArk Large Growth ETF (CARK) is an actively managed exchange-traded fund. Ordinarily, this fund dedicates a minimum of 80% of its overall assets, encompassing any borrowed capital used for investment, to the common shares of large-capitalization companies. It also has the flexibility to allocate up to 20% of these same total assets towards the common stock of mid-capitalization enterprises. Notably, the fund employs a non-diversified investment strategy.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Oct 10, 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 | +4.79% | +3.57% | +17.28% | +12.59% | +11.41% | — | — | — | +18.89% |
| Total return | +4.79% | +3.57% | +17.28% | +12.59% | +11.43% | — | — | — | +18.90% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Oct 09, 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 0.54% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $54.00 |
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 Oct 10, 2026 · portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 30 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NVIDIA CORP | NVDA | 13.99% | 215.27K | $49.4M |
| 2 | ALPHABET INC-CL A | GOOGL | 9.51% | 95.42K | $33.6M |
| 3 | APPLE INC | AAPL | 6.30% | 65.98K | $22.2M |
| 4 | ARISTA NETWORKS INC | ANET | 5.46% | 88.88K | $19.3M |
| 5 | ELI LILLY & CO | LLY | 5.24% | 15.69K | $18.5M |
| 6 | LAM RESEARCH CORP | LRCX | 5.00% | 55.28K | $17.6M |
| 7 | MICROSOFT CORP | MSFT | 4.79% | 31.58K | $16.9M |
| 8 | VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES | V | 4.67% | 42.78K | $16.5M |
| 9 | BROADCOM INC | AVGO | 4.37% | 42.67K | $15.4M |
| 10 | SNOWFLAKE INC | SNOW | 4.27% | 40.85K | $15.1M |
| 11 | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES | AMD | 4.04% | 23.45K | $14.3M |
| 12 | META PLATFORMS INC | META | 3.38% | 16.58K | $11.9M |
| 13 | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | GILD | 3.22% | 75.25K | $11.4M |
| 14 | GE VERNOVA INC | GEV | 2.80% | 9.82K | $9.9M |
| 15 | MASTERCARD INC - A | MA | 2.66% | 15.95K | $9.4M |
| 16 | ANALOG DEVICES INC | ADI | 2.43% | 21.11K | $8.6M |
| 17 | APPLIED MATERIALS INC | AMAT | 2.33% | 16.24K | $8.2M |
| 18 | AMAZON.COM INC | AMZN | 2.32% | 31.15K | $8.2M |
| 19 | VERTIV HOLDINGS CO-A | VRT | 2.06% | 29.94K | $7.3M |
| 20 | SERVICENOW INC | NOW | 1.53% | 38.21K | $5.4M |
| 21 | MOODY'S CORP | MCO | 1.48% | 11.25K | $5.2M |
| 22 | BOOKING HOLDINGS INC | BKNG | 1.30% | 28.55K | $4.6M |
| 23 | MORGAN STANLEY | MS | 1.28% | 23.77K | $4.5M |
| 24 | STARBUCKS CORP | SBUX | 1.06% | 41.05K | $3.7M |
| 25 | AXON ENTERPRISE INC | AXON | 0.97% | 8.07K | $3.4M |
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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) | 0.01% | Paid (last 12 months) | $0.0066 |
| Frequency | Irregular | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source; see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Dec 30, 2025 | Last payment | $0.0066 (Jan 07, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | — | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | — / — |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2025 | Dec 30, 2025 | Jan 07, 2026 | $0.0066 |
| Dec 30, 2024 | Dec 30, 2024 | Jan 07, 2025 | $0.0091 |
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 | 18.44% / 20.42% | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | 0.722 / 0.856 |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -16.49% / -25.23% | Sortino 1Y | 1.05 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 1.23 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.936 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 12.63% | Risk-free rate used | 4.05% (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 Oct 11, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 152 | Average volume | 3.22K |
| AUM | $349.7M | Premium/Discount | +0.24% |
| 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 →
Fund Flows (estimated)
| Period | Est. net flow | % of starting AUM | AUM start → end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | $0.00 | 0.00% | $349.7M → $349.7M |
| 1 Month | -$3.0M | -0.88% | $336.8M → $349.7M |
| 1 Week | -$3.1M | -0.88% | $349.4M → $349.7M |
ETF Explorer estimate: change in reported AUM minus the market-move effect, from our own daily snapshots. Not official issuer creation/redemption data.
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 CARK
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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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