ARKB — ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF

ARKB Price Performance — Growth of $10,000

Value of a $10,000 investment in ARKB over time, compared with SPY. Both lines are rebased to $10,000 on the first shared date. Based on total returns — prices are adjusted for dividends and splits, so this assumes distributions were reinvested. Hover or tap the chart for exact values.

ARKB Drawdown

The "underwater" chart: ARKB's decline from its highest prior value at each point in time. It shows how deep past losses ran and how long the fund took to recover to break-even.

Overview

The ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB) is a crypto-focused fund issued by 21Shares US LLC with $2.68 billion in assets under management. It holds an ETFValuer grade of F, ranking 5th out of 11 peers in its category and 439th of 458 tracked ETFs overall. The fund charges an expense ratio of 0.21%, which is slightly below the category median of 0.25%. It provides no dividend income, matching the 0.00% yield seen across the rest of the crypto category. Holdings data is not available for this specific vehicle.

Price action shows the fund trading at $26.01, sitting at 29.8% of its 52-week range between $19.24 and $41.99. Short-term momentum has been positive, with one-month and three-month returns of +20.75% and +23.74% respectively. This contrasts sharply with the one-year horizon, where the fund lost 29.89%, just above the category median decline of -29.91%. Year-to-date performance remains negative at -12.69%. The rating has remained at grade F for the last 35 tracked days, though the record is limited by only 2.6 years of price history.

The fund exhibits Very High annualized volatility of 45.08%, indicating significant price swings. A maximum drawdown of -53.33% highlights the severity of past declines from peak values. The Sharpe ratio of -0.77 suggests that risk-adjusted returns have been negative over the measured period. Liquidity is supported by an average daily volume of 1,785,843 shares and a tight bid/ask spread of 0.19%. Beta data is not available for this asset.

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Market Backdrop

10-Year Treasury Yield: 4.78% (as of 2026-09-04) — The yield on 10-year US Treasury bonds — the standard "risk-free rate" benchmark used to contextualize this fund’s Sharpe ratio and returns.

CBOE Volatility Index (VIX): 15.30 (as of 2026-09-07) — A real-time gauge of expected S&P 500 volatility over the next 30 days — useful context for this fund’s own volatility label.

Federal Funds Rate: 3.63% (as of 2026-08-01) — The Federal Reserve’s target policy rate, which anchors short-term borrowing costs across the economy.

ARKB Liquidity, Domicile & Tax Treatment

Liquidity: Quoted bid/ask spread is 0.19% and average daily volume is 1.8M/day. Tighter spreads and higher volume mean lower round-trip trading costs; this is a live-market snapshot and can widen during volatile sessions. AUM of $2.68B provides ample scale, supporting tight spreads and issuer commitment to keep the fund open.

Domicile & tax treatment: ARKB is a US-domiciled, SEC-registered ('40 Act) exchange-traded fund. Dividends and capital gains distributions are reported to US investors on Form 1099-DIV, and the fund is not subject to the PFIC reporting or UCITS-specific rules that apply to Irish- or Luxembourg-domiciled funds. Non-US investors should note that US-domiciled ETFs are generally subject to 30% US withholding tax on dividends (unless reduced by treaty) and to US estate tax exposure on the position — Irish-domiciled UCITS ETFs tracking the same index often avoid both, which is why non-US residents frequently prefer the UCITS equivalent where one exists. This is general information, not tax advice — consult a tax professional for your situation.

ARKB Performance History

How ARKB Compares to Other Crypto ETFs