Zacks Investment ResearchT3·29mo ago
ARKD ARK DIET Q1 Buffer ETF
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ARKD
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About
ARK DIET Q1 Buffer ETF (ARKD) ETF
No description available.
- Exchange
- BATS
- Inception
- 2025-09-25
- Has Options
- Yes
Fund profile
holdings as of Jul 31, 2026SEC filingthrough Jul 2026flows, SEC filings
Defined-outcome fund. The stated cap and buffer apply only from the first day of the outcome period to its last; buying in between gives different terms. See what is left in the ETF lab.
- Expense ratio
- 0.89% prospectus, filed Sep 30, 2025
- Assets
- $1.4M SEC filing, Jul 31, 2026
- Trailing yield
- — paid quarterly
- Average daily volume
- $2K 30 sessions
- Holdings
- 5 top 10 are 106.6%
- Listed
- Sep 25, 2025 Cboe BZX
Cost10
Liquidity0
Scale0
Diversification0
Outcome period, decoded from the options in the fund's Jul 31, 2026 SEC filing
- Reference asset
- ARKK period ends Dec 31, 2026 (82 days)
- Cap, full period
- — before fees
- Protection, full period
- 100.0% losses below the start level
- Reference since start
- +16.5% $89.62 on Oct 9, 2026
- Upside left to the cap
- — for a buyer today
- Drop before the buffer starts
- 14.2% unprotected from here
Moves with. US large-cap stocks (24% of its variance, beta 0.50); Bitcoin (18% of its variance, beta 0.13); Value over growth (15% of its variance, beta -0.32); Small caps over large (8% of its variance, beta 0.46). These factors explain 73% of its daily moves over the last year.
Stated objective. The ARK DIET Q1 Buffer ETFs (Fund) investment objective is capital appreciation with a measure of downside protection. (from the fund's prospectus)
Fund flows
through Jul 2026SEC filings- Jul 2026
- $0 latest reported month
- Latest 3 months
- $0 0.0% of assets
- Latest 12 months
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| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | $0 |
| Jun 2026 | $0 |
| May 2026 | $0 |
| Apr 2026 | $0 |
| Mar 2026 | $0 |
| Feb 2026 | $0 |
| Jan 2026 | +$1.5M |
| Dec 2025 | $0 |
| Nov 2025 | $0 |
Net creations and redemptions from the fund's SEC filings, which become public about 60 days after each quarter. Every month since 9 months ago
Similar funds
| Fund | Overlap | Fee | Assets | 1Y | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUFRFT Vest Laddered Buffer ETF | — | 0.95% | $10.9B | +13.2% | compare |
| BALTInnovator Defined Wealth Shield ETF | — | 0.69% | $3.0B | +6.8% | compare |
| BUFDFT Vest Laddered Deep Buffer ETF | — | 0.95% | $2.2B | +10.5% | compare |
| BUFQFT Vest Laddered Nasdaq Buffer ETF | — | 1.00% | $1.7B | +16.7% | compare |
| FJANFT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - January | — | 0.85% | $1.5B | +13.8% | compare |
The largest other funds in the Buffer category.
ETF Profile
holdings as of 2026-07-31
Holdings
5
AUM
$1.5M
Provider
Nport
Inception
2025-09-25
Exchange
BATS
Data As Of
2026-07-31
Expense Ratio
0.89%
Dividend Yield
—
Distribution
Quarterly
Recent distributions
| Ex-Date | Pay Date | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-29 | 2025-09-29 | $59.6341 | CD |
| 2024-12-30 | 2024-12-31 | $2.5341 | CD |
| 2024-09-27 | 2024-09-30 | $3.1250 | CD |
| 2024-06-27 | 2024-06-28 | $0.1505 | CD |
| 2024-03-26 | 2024-03-28 | $0.0764 | CD |
Asset Allocation
Top Holdings
top 5 of 5 holdings
| Symbol | Name | Weight % | Asset Class | Country |
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| ARKK | ARK Innovation ETF | 98.61% | Equity (common) | US |
| — | WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | 8.40% | Derivative (equity) | US |
| — | WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | 7.87% | Derivative (equity) | US |
| — | Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Obligations Fund | 0.73% | Short-term investment | US |
| — | WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | -15.61% | Derivative (equity) | US |
Non-Equity Breakdown
ARK DIET Q1 Buffer ETF ·
NPORT-P period 2026-07-31
(filed 2026-09-22)
Net assets:
$1M
· 5 total positions
· equity 96.06%
· non-equity 3.94%
Non-equity holdings
— 4 positions,
3.94% of NAV
| Category | Weight | Value | Positions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derivative (equity) | 3.26% | $46800 | 3 |
| Short-term investment | 0.68% | $9704 | 1 |
Chart
Seasonality
| Month | '26 | Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | -3.91% | -3.91% |
| Feb | -1.21% | -1.21% |
| Mar | -4.84% | -4.84% |
| Apr | 5.22% | 5.22% |
| May | 3.50% | 3.50% |
| Jun | -0.66% | -0.66% |
| Jul | -6.50% | -6.50% |
| Aug | 8.58% | 8.58% |
| Sep | 3.94% | 3.94% |
| Oct | 0.70%* | 0.70% |
| Nov | -- | -- |
| Dec | -- | -- |
| Total | 3.84% | 3.84% |
* Only 1 year(s) of data available.
Technical Indicators
Quick-reference for reading the values below. Indicators combine to confirm a view — no single one is a trade signal on its own.
Trend Indicators
- SMA 20 / 50 / 200 — price above = uptrend, below = downtrend. SMA 50 crossing SMA 200 is the golden/death cross.
- EMA 12 / 26 — faster-reacting averages; 12 above 26 is short-term bullish.
- MACD — bullish when MACD > signal (green badge), bearish when below. Divergence from price often precedes reversals.
- ADX (14) — trend strength regardless of direction. <20 range, 20–25 weak trend, 25–50 trend, >50 strong trend.
- +DI / −DI — +DI > −DI favors bulls; the reverse favors bears. Read alongside ADX.
Momentum Oscillators
- RSI (14) — <30 oversold, >70 overbought. 40–60 is neutral; trending names can stay extreme.
- Stochastic %K / %D — <20 oversold, >80 overbought. %K crossing %D is an early momentum signal.
- Williams %R — inverted scale: <−80 oversold, >−20 overbought.
Oscillators work best in range-bound markets; in strong trends they give premature reversal signals.
Volume & Volatility
- Bollinger Bands — price at upper band = overbought, lower = oversold. Narrow bands (squeeze) often precede expansion.
- OBV — cumulative volume; rising OBV confirms uptrend, falling OBV confirms downtrend. Divergence from price is a warning.
- Vol SMA 20 / Vol ROC — today's volume vs. 20-day average. Positive ROC with price move = conviction.
- ATR / True Range — average daily $ move; sizing and stop-loss reference.
- HV 20 / 30 / 60 — realized (historical) volatility. Compare to IV on the options cards: IV > HV = rich premium.
Confluence matters: trend + momentum + volume agreeing carries far more weight than any single indicator. For how these feed the spread scanner score, see the algorithm docs →
Trend Indicators
SMA 20: $21.40
SMA 50: $20.87
SMA 200: —
Current: $21.51
EMA 12: $21.45
EMA 26: $21.28
MACD: 0.1732 | Signal: -0.0521
BULLISH
ADX (14): 14.99
RANGE
+DI: 50.61
−DI: 35.88
Momentum Oscillators
RSI (14): 54.21
NEUTRAL
Stoch %K: 13.53
Stoch %D: 28.30
Williams %R: -59.40
Volume & Volatility
BB Upper: $22.11
BB Lower: $20.69
NEUTRAL
OBV: 6,404
Vol SMA 20: 69
Vol ROC: -76.47%
ATR: $0.24
True Range: $0.31
HV 20: 19.3%
HV 30: 19.6%
HV 60: 20.2%
Data Summary
Data Points: 193
Last Updated:
Date Range: 2026-01-02T00:00:00 – 2026-10-09T00:00:00
AI Analysis
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Analysis includes technical indicators, news sentiment, risk assessment, and specific price levels to watch.
News
All ARKD news →
Zacks Investment ResearchT3·32mo ago
ARKD Options Activity & IV Rank
ARKD IV rank history, 52-week IV rank and IV percentile →
Volatility Metrics
Current IV: 35.0%
7-DTE IV: 41.0%
Expected Move: —
7-DTE Move: —
Days to Exp: — (Unknown)
Options Flow
Call Volume: —
Put Volume: —
P/C Volume: —
Call OI: —
Put OI: —
P/C OI: —
Total OI: —
ATM Options Pricing
ATM Call: —
ATM Put: —
Call %: —
Put %: —
Chain Summary
Chain Volume: —
Chain OI: —
Last Updated: 9/26/2025
Spread Scanner GPU
Each spread is ranked by a composite score built in three stages. Full documentation →
Stage 1 — Base Score (GPU scanner)
score = P(profit) × (credit / spread_width)
P(profit) from short leg delta (1 − |delta|), penalised above 85%. Credit uses mid-price to handle illiquid chains fairly.
Stage 2 — Skew Adjustment (±25% cap)
RR and BF (30-delta) from the persisted per-symbol skew snapshot — wing strikes picked by real greeks.delta, not a moneyness proxy. Put skew boosts bull puts, penalises bear calls. High butterfly boosts iron condors. Calendars are skew-neutral.
Stage 3 — Technical Overlay (±50% cap, 5 groups)
Group 1 · Directional Bias (±0.25)
- RSI <40 bullish / >60 bearish
- MACD crossover + histogram trend
- Price vs SMA 50 & SMA 200
Group 2 · Momentum (±0.10)
- Stochastic %K <20 / >80
- Williams %R <−80 / >−20
Group 3 · Volatility (up to −0.25 / +0.15)
- Blended ATR + straddle expected-move penalty
- Bollinger Band signal (+ counter-trend penalty)
- BB width — vol contraction boost for ICs
Group 4 · IV Regime (±0.15)
- IV rank ≥ 75 → strong boost for credit spreads
- IV rank < 25 → penalty (selling cheap vol)
Group 5 · Liquidity (penalty up to −0.10)
- Min open interest across all legs
- OI < 100 → −0.10 · OI < 500 → −0.05
score = base_score × skew_multiplier × tech_multiplier
Both multipliers are shown per spread. Beta is informational only — ATR already captures realized vol. Full algorithm documentation →
Enter a ticker to scan for optimal spread opportunities.
Evaluates all bull put, bear call, iron condor, and calendar spread combinations using GPU-accelerated analysis.
Skew (Wing IV − ATM IV)
DTE:
Wing Δ:
Wing vs ATM
IV(put wing) − IV(ATM), in vol pointsHow much the OTM put trades above (or below) the at-the-money strike. Measures the height of the put-side tail relative to ATM — i.e. how expensive crash insurance is on this name.
- Positive (typical) — wing IV > ATM IV. Standard equity put skew: portfolios bid up crash protection, so OTM puts trade richer than ATM.
- Near zero or negative (unusual) — wing IV ≤ ATM IV. Flat or inverted put side. Common when there's no fear demand, in tightly mean-reverting names, or right after an earnings catalyst clears.
- Percentile vs own 3-yr history: high = wings rich (good time to sell wing premium); low = wings cheap (good time to buy protection).
- Not directional — high or low wings don't predict up or down moves. It's a price tag on tail insurance, not a forecast.
Risk Reversal
IV(call wing) − IV(put wing), equal delta on each sideWhich side of the smile is the market paying up for? Measures the tilt of the surface — call skew vs put skew at matched deltas.
- Negative (typical) — puts richer than calls. Standard equity behavior: hedging demand makes puts carry a premium. Most large-caps sit in the −1 to −5 vol-point range.
- Strongly negative (< −5 pts) — heavy downside hedging, elevated fear, or an upcoming catalyst (earnings, FDA, macro event). Worth flagging.
- Positive — calls richer than puts. Unusual for equities; signals bullish momentum, short-squeeze positioning, or takeover/M&A speculation.
- Near zero — symmetric surface. Market sees roughly equal up/down risk. Rare for large-caps; more common in commodities and FX.
Reading them together
Wing-vs-ATM tells you how expensive the tails are. Risk Reversal tells you which side is favored. Combined:
- High wing percentile + deeply negative RR → strong put bid; stress or major event priced in. Owning protection costs a premium; selling put premium is dangerous.
- Low wing percentile + near-zero RR → complacency; insurance cheap and balanced. Good environment to add cheap downside hedges.
- Positive RR + elevated wings → call-side fear-of-missing-out; common in squeeze setups. Upside calls expensive, downside puts not bid.
14 DTE / 10d
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EXTREME
as of Sep 26 · No data
30 DTE / 10d
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pts
EXTREME
as of Sep 26 · No data
Extreme reading.
Historically these have been contrarian — on the small set of observed earnings-day cases, large negative wing-vs-ATM gaps (calls pricing much richer than puts at the same delta) preceded sharp drops in the underlying within 1-12 days. Not financial advice and the dataset is small.
Percentile is the rank of today's reading within ~3 years of this symbol's own history. High percentile = wings are rich relative to history; not a directional signal. Skew is read off the chain in real time, not from CBOE SKEW.
Volatility Surface
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Volatility Smile
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IV Rank (7 DTE)0.0LowSep 26
IV Rank (30 DTE)1.1LowSep 26
Straddle Price (30 DTE)
Beta Analysis
Risk Metrics
Beta: 1.1547
Alpha: -11.88%
Correlation: 0.7483
R-Squared: 56.0%
Stock Volatility: 20.2%
Market Volatility: 13.1%
Analysis Details
Benchmark: SPY
Data Points: 192
Period: 252 trading days
Data Points: 192
Period: 252 trading days
Interpretation:
Above average volatility - stock moves with market amplification
Above average volatility - stock moves with market amplification
Beta & Alpha Over Time
ARKD Institutional Ownership (13F)
Latest filings — 2026-06-30Institutional managers with $100M+ AUM file Form 13F-HR quarterly, due 45 days after quarter end. Holdings are reported gross at quarter-end market value — they are a snapshot, not a real-time position.
- Shares — long equity positions in this name, aggregated across share classes.
- Calls / Puts — notional value of long call / put exposure where this ticker is the underlying.
- % of Float — holder's reported shares divided by the latest diluted shares outstanding. Sums above 100% indicate large custodian / prime broker positions where the same shares are reported by multiple filers.
- Custodian badge — filers with more than 5,000 holdings are typically broker-dealers / custodians reporting customer-held shares, not active managers.
Each filer is counted once at its latest 13F-HR filing. New filings are ingested on a weekly cadence.
| # | Filer | Notional Value | % of Total | Period |
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| # | Filer | Notional Value | % of Total | Period |
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Short Interest & Float
Regulatory short-interest reports publish on a bi-weekly settlement cadence; short-volume is reported daily by the trade-reporting facilities. Float is derived from insider-ownership filings.
Metric definitions
- Short Interest — total shares currently sold short as of the settlement date. Lags real time by ~8 business days.
- SI % of Float — short interest / free float. The key crowding metric.
- Days to Cover — short interest / avg daily volume. How many full trading days it would take shorts to buy back. High DTC + catalyst = squeeze fuel.
- Short Vol Ratio — today's short-sale volume / total volume. Intraday selling pressure proxy (not the same as short interest).
- Free Float — shares available for public trading (total shares minus insider / restricted).
- Float % — free float / shares outstanding. <50% = tightly held, more prone to squeezes.
How to read the signals
- SI % of Float < 5% — typical, no particular signal.
- 5–15% — elevated; watch for catalysts (earnings, guidance, macro).
- 15–30% — heavily shorted; tight-float names in this range have produced notable squeezes historically.
- >30% — extreme; borrow is likely expensive and squeeze risk is material.
- Days to Cover > 5 combined with high SI% amplifies squeeze potential.
History chart
- Trend matters more than level. Rapidly rising short interest often precedes negative catalysts or heavy hedging.
- A sudden drop in SI after a rally may indicate a squeeze in progress.
Short interest is reported mid-month and end-of-month; short volume is daily.
Short Interest
11.27K
SI % of Float
—
Days to Cover
216.63
Short Vol Ratio
50.0%
Free Float
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Float %
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Short interest 2026-09-30 • Short volume 2026-10-09
ARKD Constituent Performance
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ARKD Constituents (1 of 1)
| Symbol | Name | Weight % | Price | 1 Day | 1 Week | 1 Month |
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| ARKK | ARK Innovation ETF | 98.61% | $89.62 | +2.31% | -0.23% | +7.23% |