ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK)
Top ETFs · Thematic Growth · data since 2014-10-31 · last close 2026-09-09
ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -2.7 | -2.6 | -7.3 | 12.2 | 8.1 | -1.4 | -11.8 | 20.1 | -1.2 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 10.8 | -11.5 | -14.5 | 6.8 | 10.9 | 24.7 | 7.2 | -0.5 | 15.1 | 3.1 | -10.4 | -3.5 |
| 2024 | -13.3 | 12.9 | -2.3 | -13.2 | -2.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | -1.6 | 6.0 | -3.5 | 26.4 | -2.1 |
| 2023 | 27.8 | -0.8 | 1.8 | -11.0 | 12.7 | 9.0 | 14.3 | -13.3 | -8.6 | -11.6 | 31.4 | 13.6 |
| 2022 | -20.3 | -6.6 | -5.9 | -28.9 | -6.5 | -9.6 | 13.2 | -7.2 | -9.9 | 1.5 | -2.1 | -16.6 |
| 2021 | 10.4 | -5.2 | -8.0 | 0.7 | -7.2 | 16.7 | -8.2 | 1.7 | -9.4 | 9.7 | -12.8 | -9.8 |
| 2020 | 3.5 | 2.0 | -16.7 | 25.8 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 12.7 | 18.6 | -3.5 | -1.3 | 23.8 | 12.6 |
| 2019 | 15.8 | 8.2 | 0.4 | 1.1 | -13.7 | 17.8 | 1.0 | -8.5 | -3.2 | 3.1 | 14.0 | -0.4 |
| 2018 | 11.2 | -0.8 | -4.5 | 0.1 | 11.2 | 3.5 | -1.0 | 11.6 | -4.8 | -10.1 | 4.4 | -13.6 |
| 2017 | 10.2 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 12.6 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 15.3 | 0.4 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
| 2016 | -18.2 | 2.1 | 11.9 | -1.3 | 3.2 | -1.0 | 6.7 | 0.1 | 7.6 | -10.2 | 1.0 | -0.3 |
| 2015 | 0.4 | 6.3 | -3.1 | 0.6 | 3.1 | -1.1 | 0.7 | -6.5 | -6.5 | 5.9 | 6.5 | -1.3 |
| 2014 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 0.0 | 1.0 | -2.1 |
| Avg | 3.0 | 0.7 | -3.7 | -0.2 | 3.8 | 6.5 | 3.4 | 2.5 | -1.5 | -0.8 | 7.3 | -1.9 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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ARKK seasonality — average by calendar month
ARK Innovation ETF has monthly history back to 2014. Its strongest month by median is January — positive in 8 of 12 years, median +6.8%, and higher in 6 of the last 9. March is the soft spot, down in 8 of 12 with a median of -3.8%. Across its full record it has closed 56% of months higher, swings ±10.4% in an average month and has fallen 80.9% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +3.0% | +0.7% | -3.7% | -0.2% | +3.8% | +6.5% | +3.4% | +2.5% | -1.5% | -0.8% | +7.3% | -1.9% |
| Win rate | 67%/12 | 50%/12 | 33%/12 | 67%/12 | 67%/12 | 67%/12 | 75%/12 | 50%/12 | 36%/11 | 50%/12 | 75%/12 | 25%/12 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
ARKK risk & extremes
ARKK drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was ARK Innovation ETF's best month?+
ARK Innovation ETF's strongest completed month on record is November 2023, at +31.44%.
What was ARK Innovation ETF's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is April 2022, at -28.90%.
Is ARK Innovation ETF up this year?+
ARK Innovation ETF is up 9.93% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is ARK Innovation ETF's 1-year return?+
+10.41% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is ARK Innovation ETF's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 80.9%, measured on month-end closes since 2014.
Which calendar month is historically best for ARK Innovation ETF?+
November has the highest average return across every completed November since 2014. An average is not a forecast.
About ARK Innovation ETF
ARK Innovation ETF is a thematic growth business worth about $6 billion. Tracked here from its first session onward — every monthly, quarterly and weekly return on record since 2014, with no gaps filled in and nothing smoothed. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (2014) would be about $465 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was November 2023 at +31.44%; its worst, April 2022 at -28.9%.
- It has closed July in the green 9 out of 12 times — calendar astrology, but the fun kind.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.