Performance analysis of ARKX (ARK SPACE & DEFENSE INNOVATION ETF)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, ARKX has had an average annual return of +27.09%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +19.62% annual.
Over the past 5 years, ARKX has had an average annual return of +8.76%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +12.73% annual.
Since Mar 30, 2021, ARKX has had an average annual return of +8.41%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14.31% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +7.59% | +48.46% | +26.68% | +24.38% | -34.28% | -7.14% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +10.39% | -0.10% | -8.17% | +12.44% | +13.28% | -8.72% | -8.61% | +7.59% | |||||
| 2025 | +6.86% | -8.15% | -7.41% | +4.62% | +12.45% | +15.76% | +8.07% | +0.30% | +9.01% | +9.84% | -12.88% | +6.08% | +48.46% |
| 2024 | -7.39% | +1.39% | +3.25% | -1.81% | +3.61% | -1.84% | +2.20% | +0.53% | +5.73% | -0.09% | +24.54% | -3.22% | +26.68% |
| 2023 | +13.01% | -0.80% | +0.80% | -4.15% | +1.56% | +11.53% | +2.50% | -6.29% | -5.62% | -6.45% | +10.85% | +7.84% | +24.38% |
| 2022 | -13.00% | +5.73% | +3.41% | -14.62% | -2.74% | -9.80% | +11.20% | -4.99% | -12.89% | +8.82% | -1.12% | -6.85% | -34.28% |
| 2021 | +1.33% | +0.10% | -0.98% | +3.05% | -3.19% | +3.41% | -6.97% | +2.81% | -4.57% | -1.82% | -7.14% |
Drawdown analysis of ARKX (ARK SPACE & DEFENSE INNOVATION ETF)
The maximum drawdown for the ARKX was -43.62%, occurring on Oct 14, 2022. Recovery took 567 trading sessions.
The current ARKX drawdown is -17.38%.
Since Mar 30, 2021 ARKX has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 40% or more: 1 time
- 30% or more: 1 time
- 20% or more: 3 times
- 10% or more: 5 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -43.62% | Sep 2, 2021 | 281 | Oct 14, 2022 | 567 | Jan 21, 2025 | 848 |
| -25.46% | Jan 24, 2025 | 51 | Apr 8, 2025 | 41 | Jun 6, 2025 | 92 |
| -20.42% | Jan 16, 2026 | 49 | Mar 30, 2026 | 38 | May 22, 2026 | 87 |
| -19.71% | May 28, 2026 | 34 | Jul 17, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -19.38% | Oct 8, 2025 | 31 | Nov 20, 2025 | 30 | Jan 6, 2026 | 61 |
| -9.23% | Apr 5, 2021 | 27 | May 12, 2021 | 32 | Jun 28, 2021 | 59 |
| -7.35% | Jun 29, 2021 | 36 | Aug 19, 2021 | 10 | Sep 2, 2021 | 46 |
| -7.21% | Jul 17, 2025 | 24 | Aug 20, 2025 | 21 | Sep 19, 2025 | 45 |
| -3.18% | Jun 30, 2025 | 1 | Jul 1, 2025 | 5 | Jul 9, 2025 | 6 |
| -3.00% | Jun 9, 2025 | 4 | Jun 13, 2025 | 5 | Jun 23, 2025 | 9 |
| -2.46% | Sep 23, 2025 | 2 | Sep 25, 2025 | 3 | Sep 30, 2025 | 5 |
| -1.05% | Jan 6, 2026 | 1 | Jan 7, 2026 | 1 | Jan 8, 2026 | 2 |
| -0.44% | Jan 12, 2026 | 1 | Jan 13, 2026 | 1 | Jan 14, 2026 | 2 |
| -0.35% | Oct 6, 2025 | 1 | Oct 7, 2025 | 1 | Oct 8, 2025 | 2 |
| -0.33% | Jan 21, 2025 | 1 | Jan 22, 2025 | 1 | Jan 23, 2025 | 2 |