Forget Pouring Everything Into the SpaceX IPO.
This Fund Spreads the Space Bet and Is Up 46% in a Year Quick Read – With SpaceX’s IPO float expected at just 4%, ARKX delivers 47% one-year returns across 35 space positions at normal market prices. – Rocket Lab (RKLB) surged 190% this past year; when it dropped 30%, L3Harris (LHX) limited ARKX’s decline to just 7%. – Act now: the analyst who called NVIDIA in 2010 just named his top 10 AI stocks — and AMD didn’t make the cut
Grab the names FREE today. The ARK Space Exploration & Innovation ETF (CBOE:ARKX) has become a popular parking spot for investors seeking space exposure without waiting for the SpaceX IPO. With Elon Musk’s rocket company reportedly headed toward a public listing at a valuation north of a trillion dollars, retail demand for a single ticker capturing the theme has surged.
ARKX, with $893 million in net assets and 35 positions, spreads the bet across launch providers, defense contractors, and chipmakers that supply them. The fund is up 46.71% over the past year, and the case for owning it rather than betting everything on a single IPO allocation merits examination. Why the SpaceX-Only Trade Is Tempting SpaceX dominates commercial launch, controls Starlink, and is treated as the default proxy for the entire space economy.