ARKB
ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF · ARK Invest
Tech & Innovation
1Y Return
-29.9%
Expense Ratio
0.21%
AUM
$2.4B
Dividend Yield
0.00%
Avg Annual Growth (Since Inception)
+43.0%
Issuer
ARK Invest / 21Shares

Overview

Spot bitcoin held in cold storage — Cathie Wood's entry in the bitcoin ETF race, with Coinbase custody and a fee that undercuts most rivals.

Top Holdings

TickerHoldingWeight
BTCBitcoin (cold storage)100.0%

Fund Details

Benchmark
Spot Bitcoin (CME CF)
# Holdings
1 (BTC)
Inception
Jan 2024
Exchange
Cboe BZX
Structure
Grantor Trust
Distribution
None
Avg Annual Growth (Since Inception)
+43.0%
Avg Annual Yield (Since Inception)
0.00%

Investment Thesis

Bitcoin's brutal year — down roughly 30% from the 2025 highs — has flipped the spot-ETF story from euphoria to accumulation: this week's $731M single-day inflow into the category was 2026's largest, buyers stepping into weakness. ARKB is the trade in its purest form: one asset, cold storage, 0.21%. Whether that's opportunity or a falling knife is precisely the bet.

Who It's For

Investors who want direct bitcoin exposure in a brokerage account and believe the drawdown is the entry, not the warning. Position-size it like the volatility it is.

10-Year History

Annual Closing Price
YearClose% Chg
2016----
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2024$26.92--
2025$38.50+43.0%
Annual Dividend Yield
YearYield
2016--
2017--
2018--
2019--
2020--
2021--
2022--
2023--
20240.00%
20250.00%
Annual AUM
YearAUM% Chg
2016----
2017----
2018----
2019----
2020----
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2023----
2024$3B--
2025$3.5B+16.7%

Historical figures are ETFHub estimates modelled from asset-class return patterns and may differ from official fund records. Data as of August 2026.

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