Fundology

ETF · ARK

ARCX ARK Space & Defence Innovation UCITS ETF AccumUSD

ISIN IE000AON7ET1London Stock Exchange: ARCXARK Invest LLC

Latest close

LSE

£3.68

on

Ongoing charge
0.75% a year
Fund size
£28.8m

As of , at least 15 min delayed

At a glance

As of 13/11/2026, ARCX (ARK Space & Defence Innovation UCITS ETF AccumUSD, ISIN IE000AON7ET1) closed at £3.68 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.75% a year (about £75 on £10,000). Over the year to 13/11/2026 its total return was +9.0%, or +5.2% after UK CPIH inflation.

Past returns

Total return: the change in the fund’s value with any income reinvested, after its ongoing charges. Periods to .
1 year to 13/11/2026
+9.0%
+5.2% after inflation

Returns: as reported (delayed data). Inflation: UK CPIH, latest month published.

How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH

Calendar-year and 12-month returns

Calendar-year returns of ARK Space & Defence Innovation UCITS ETF AccumUSD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2026 to 13/11/2026 +2.4%.

Calendar-year returns of ARCX, in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund), to 13/11/2026
YearReturnAfter inflationReturn shown as a bar
to +2.4%−0.8%

As of , inflation: UK CPIH

How we work it out:Calendar-year returnsWhat a calendar-year return isAccumulating and distributing

Risk: volatility and largest fall

How far the price has swung and fallen. The same record as the returns, in pounds.

Volatility (annualised)

34.2%over 1 year

Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.

In words: Volatility of ARK Space & Defence Innovation UCITS ETF AccumUSD in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 34.2% over 1 year.

As of , price, with income reinvested in the fund

How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall

Charges compared with similar funds

The ongoing charge is taken from the fund’s value every day, so the returns on this page are already after it. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately.
Ongoing charge
0.75%
a year
On £10,000
£75
a year, roughly
Over five years
£369
of £10,000, before growth
Among 120 technology funds, share classes counted once
  • 106 charge less
  • 1 the same
  • 12 charge more

Ongoing charge of ARK Space & Defence Innovation UCITS ETF AccumUSD 0.75% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 12 of the 119 other technology funds charge more, 1 the same and 106 less (share classes counted once).

As of

A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more.

As of

Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up

In plain English

ARK Space & Defence Innovation UCITS ETF AccumUSD is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from ARK, launched in 2025.

It tracks the No Underlying Index.

You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.

Its ongoing charge is 0.75% a year — about £75 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you.

Income from its investments is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.

Technology: Software, chips, AI and other tech companies. One sector only, so prices can move more than a broad fund.

Terms:ETFUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN

Key facts

Ticker
ARCX
ISIN
IE000AON7ET1
Also listed as
ARKX (London Stock Exchange, US dollars), ARXX (Xetra, euros)
Provider
ARK
Tracks
No index — the manager chooses the holdings
Structure
ETF
An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
Income
Accumulating
Income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
Ongoing charge
0.75% a year · about £75 on £10,000
Fund size
£28.8m
Launched
Domicile
Ireland
UK reporting fund status
Yes — on HMRC’s list of reporting funds (list of )
Reporting fund since . What reporting fund status means
Can usually be held in
ISA and SIPP
Check with your platform: each decides which funds it offers.
Currency hedged
No
Price currency
Pounds (GBP)
Category
Technology

Price chart

Closing price
£3.68+5.1% over 1 year · closing price
ARCX closing price: £3.50 on 14/11/2025, £3.68 on 13/11/2026 (+5.1%); low £3.24, high £4.53.

Over the last year, the closing price went from £3.50 on 14/11/2025 to £3.68 on 13/11/2026 (+5.1%). The lowest close shown was £3.24 on 21/11/2025 and the highest £4.53 on 29/05/2026.

One close a week. Before 05/08/2026 the closes are from the weekly price history for this listing; from then on, the closing prices we have recorded.

As of , at least 15 min delayed

Five years of prices, and after inflation

51 weekly closes, from 07/11/2025 to 13/11/2026. The same history in November 2026 pounds, adjusted with CPIH inflation.

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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price

Risk and return in depth

Ratios that weigh return against its ups and downs, every rolling period rather than a few fixed ones, and each large fall with how long it took to recover.
  • Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios

    Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1 year, from weekly returns in pounds.

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Questions people ask

What is the ongoing charge of ARCX?

The ongoing charge of ARCX is 0.75% a year — about £75 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund’s value rather than billed to you. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately. Ongoing charge of ARK Space & Defence Innovation UCITS ETF AccumUSD 0.75% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 12 of the 119 other technology funds charge more, 1 the same and 106 less (share classes counted once).

Is ARCX accumulating or distributing?

ARCX is accumulating: income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.

What is the ISIN of ARCX?

The ISIN of ARCX is IE000AON7ET1. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; ARCX is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange. The same share class is also listed as ARKX (London Stock Exchange, US dollars) and ARXX (Xetra, euros).

What were ARCX’s returns in each of the last five years?

Calendar-year returns of ARCX in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2026 to 13/11/2026 +2.4%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

How has ARCX done after inflation?

Over the year to 13/11/2026 ARCX’s total return was +9.0%, or +5.2% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

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Fund documents and methods

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