Is ARKQ a good investment?

ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF (ARKQ) is a deep-tech ETF. As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores ARKQ 5.1 out of 10 — highest on Growth (9.3), lowest on Valuation (0.8). It trades at 42.5 times earnings, against its own median of 29.6. Its ten largest holdings are 57% of the fund.

Updated September 11, 2026

How is ARKQ rated? ETF Copilot scores ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF (ARKQ) 5.1 out of 10

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF (ARKQ) 5.1 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

Overall: 5.1 / 10
Growth: 9.3 / 10
Valuation: 0.8 / 10
Risk: 0.9 / 10
Quality: 3.5 / 10
Return: 7.6 / 10

What is ARKQ's expense ratio? 0.75% a year

As of September 11, 2026, ARKQ charges 0.75% a year, yields 0.31% and holds $1.9B in assets across 38 positions.

ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF (ARKQ) — cost, income and size
Measure	ARKQ
Expense ratio	0.75%
Dividend yield	0.31%
Assets under management	$1.9B
Holdings	38

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

What stands out in ARKQ's data

Robotics and automation stocks, selected for their role on the automation frontier.

Priced far above the typical deep-tech fund — you pay a premium for the growth story baked in.

Its trailing P/E multiple of 42.5x sits in the priciest 10% band of the category, well above the 29.9x median. A 30% annualized three-year return reflects the market's optimism.

A satellite sleeve for portfolios that want direct exposure to the automation theme.

Why did ARKQ move this week? It fell 1.2% in the week to September 11, 2026 — Palantir Technologies and Tesla drove it

ARKQ fell 1.2% in the week to September 11, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Palantir Technologies (−8.4%), Tesla (−2.9%) and Nvidia (−4.4%); Teradyne (+12.1%) pushed the other way.

Is ARKQ expensive right now? It trades at 42.5 times earnings, against its own median of 29.6

As of September 11, 2026, ARKQ is more expensive than 92% of its own 114 monthly readings since 2017 — 105 of those months were cheaper than today.

Trailing twelve-month, computed by ETF Copilot from the fund's holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.

What's inside ARKQ? 37% Tech

What's inside ARKQ: Size (Large 74%, Mid 17%, Small 9%); Geography (International 14%, US 86%); Tech 37.3%; Magnificent 7 24.2%; AI 23.2%; Semiconductors 21.5%; Memory 11.9%.

What are ARKQ's top holdings? The ten largest are 57% of the fund

Tesla, Space Exploration Techn, Teradyne, Kratos Defense & Security, Nvidia, Alphabet, Palantir Technologies, Advanced Micro Devices, Taiwan Semiconductor and Rocket LAB are ARKQ's largest holdings, in that order.

More concentrated than 89% of Thematic - Tech Disruption ETFs.

Half of ARKQ's weight sits in its 9 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 22 equally weighted holdings.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF (ARKQ) scores and holdings analysis”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/arkq