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169 hedge funds and large institutions have $155M invested in ARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF in 2026 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 60 funds opening new positions, 52 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

300% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 60 | Existing positions closed: 15

247% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 52 | Existing positions reduced: 15

67% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $92.5M → $155M (+$62.1M)

32% more funds holding

Funds holding: 128 → 169 (+41)

2.48% more ownership

Funds ownership: 13.6% → 16.08% (+2.5%)

25% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $78.8M | Put options by funds: $105M

Holders
169
Holders Change
+41
Holders Change %
+32.03%
% of All Funds
2.04%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
60
Increased
52
Reduced
15
Closed
15
Calls
$78.8M
Puts
$105M
Net Calls
-$26M
Net Calls Change
-$36.3M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JG
Jain Global
New York
+$14.3M
2
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$12.1M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$4.27M
4
GS
GTS Securities
Florida
+$3.34M
5
SP
Sequent Planning
Nebraska
+$3.28M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$8.84M
2
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$8.76M
3
QC
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
-$3.15M
4
BWM
Braeburn Wealth Management
Michigan
-$1.68M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$780K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AIC
151
Archer Investment Corporation
Indiana
$2.52K – – –
AWM
152
Activest Wealth Management
Florida
$2.18K – – –
Bessemer Group
153
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$2K – – –
GIL
154
Go Invest LLC
Utah
$1.93K +$370 +11 +24%
AFG
155
Albion Financial Group
Utah
$1.91K – – –
BBPWM
156
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$1.74K – – –
FC
157
Fairscale Capital
New Hampshire
$1.71K – – –
PP
158
Paladin Partners
Wisconsin
$1.71K – – –
RF
159
Rossby Financial
Florida
$1.47K +$1.31K +39 +975%
HCM
160
Horrell Capital Management
Arkansas
$1.19K – – –
FFA
161
Farther Finance Advisors
California
$1.02K -$47.1K -1,400 -98%
FDCDDQ
162
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$682 -$639 -19 -49%
CWM
163
Copia Wealth Management
Oregon
$682 – – –
CWP
164
Concord Wealth Partners
Virginia
$580 +$572 +17 New
NWMP
165
Noble Wealth Management PBC
Colorado
$409 – – –
NECFA
166
New England Capital Financial Advisors
Connecticut
$342 – – –
AWA
167
Acumen Wealth Advisors
Tennessee
$137 +$135 +4 New
HRC
168
Hoertkorn Richard Charles
$68 +$67 +2 New
CPBTD
169
Central Pacific Bank - Trust Division
Hawaii
$34 +$34 +1 New
FTUS
170
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
– -$8.76M -298,445 Closed
Citadel Advisors
171
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$8.84M -262,559 Closed
QC
172
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
– -$3.15M -107,342 Closed
BWM
173
Braeburn Wealth Management
Michigan
– -$1.68M -57,081 Closed
SWM
174
SFG Wealth Management
Maryland
– -$393K -13,401 Closed
HF
175
HRT Financial
New York
– -$322K -10,997 Closed
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ARKX Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2026 in Review

169 of the 8,279 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF (ARKX) for Q2 2026, worth a combined $155M — up 67% from $92.5M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 60 funds opened new ARKX positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 45 holders — while 52 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jain Global, opening a new position worth an estimated $14.3M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $8.84M sold.

  • 169 institutional investors held ARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF (ARKX) as of Q2 2026, up from 128 in Q1 2026.
  • Funds reported $155M of ARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF stock for Q2 2026, up 67% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 60 funds opened new ARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF positions in Q2 2026 and 15 closed out, a net change of +45 holders.
  • The largest ARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF buyer in Q2 2026 was Jain Global, an estimated $14.3M added.
  • The largest ARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF seller in Q2 2026 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $8.84M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2026.