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ARKK · ARK Innovation ETF
Over the last 12 years (2014-11 to 2026-10), $10,000 invested in ARKK with dividends reinvested grew to $43,096, 12.95% a year, with a worst peak-to-trough fall of -77.08%. Past performance doesn't predict future results.
Growth of $10,000 · 2014-11 to 2026-10 · dividends reinvested
How ARKK held up in past market crashes
ARKK has been through 3 of the market crashes since 2000 in our data. Its deepest price fall was 63.2% in the 2022 bear market, when the S&P 500 fell 25.4%. Its price had not yet regained that high by the latest close (price only, not counting the dividends or interest it paid). No fund is safe from losses; past falls do not predict future ones.
| Crash | ARKK deepest fall | S&P 500 (SPY) | Peak to bottom | Back to peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 fourth-quarter selloff | -26.9% | -20.2% | Sep 2018 to Dec 2018 | 3 months |
| 2020 COVID crash | -42.5% | -34.1% | Feb 2020 to Mar 2020 | 2 months |
| 2022 bear market | -63.2% | -25.4% | Jan 2022 to Oct 2022 | Not yet |
Price declines in the fund's listing currency, dividends not included, inside each crash's S&P 500 peak-to-bottom window. See how 50 popular ETFs compare in the crash study.
About ARKK
ARK Innovation ETF is an actively managed exchange-traded fund focused on disruptive innovation. ARK Innovation ETF seeks long-term capital growth by investing primarily in domestic and foreign equity securities of companies tied to themes such as artificial intelligence, public blockchains, multiomic sequencing, energy storage, and robotics.
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