All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)

Total Real Returns

ARKX: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

ARKX real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, ARKX returned −5.78% over the past year and −1.01% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Mar. 30, 2021, ARKX is up +15.48% in real purchasing-power return, or +2.63%/yr, and is currently −21.44% below its real total-return high on May 28, 2026.

Data ending Fri Oct. 16, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Tue 2021-03-30💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
ARKX × 		+15.48%
+2.63%/yr 		+8.47%/yr
R2=0.206
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

Tue 2021-03-30💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 Start
Value 		End
Value
ARKX × 		$10,000.00
2021-03-30 		$11,548.34
2026-10-16

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-16

  YTD YoY
ARKX × 		−1.01% −5.78%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
ARKX × 		−21.44%
on 2026-10-16
from 2026-05-28 peak 		−49.45%
on 2022-10-14
from 2021-04-05 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-10-16 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
ARKX × 		−5.78% +66.54%
+29.05%/yr 		+98.84%
+25.75%/yr 		+22.58%
+4.16%/yr 		—

Annual Returns

Year ARKX
2026 (YTD) −1.01%
2025 +44.60%
2024 +23.12%
2023 +20.34%
2022 −38.26%
2021 −11.80%