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84 hedge funds and large institutions have $22.6M invested in ARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

92% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 12

62% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 13

25% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $18M → $22.6M (+$4.56M)

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 74 → 84 (+10)

0.32% less ownership

Funds ownership: 7% → 6.68% (-0.32%)

46% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $109M | Put options by funds: $202M

Holders
84
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+13.51%
% of All Funds
1.11%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
23
Increased
21
Reduced
13
Closed
12
Calls
$109M
Puts
$202M
Net Calls
-$93.7M
Net Calls Change
-$93.3M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$421K
2
Walleye Capital
Walleye Capital
New York
+$415K
3
WWM
WJ Wealth Management
Arizona
+$366K
4
Raymond James Financial
Raymond James Financial
Florida
+$353K
5
MML Investors Services
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
+$334K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$4.13M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$578K
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$225K
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$207K
5
NS
NBC Securities
Alabama
-$98.9K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LPL Financial
1
LPL Financial
California
$4.78M +$421K +21,076 +12%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.22M +$43.4K +2,175 +2%
CIC
3
Canal Insurance Company
South Carolina
$1.93M – – –
Citadel Advisors
4
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.09M -$225K -11,265 -20%
Osaic Holdings
5
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$799K -$18.1K -906 -3%
PI
6
PFG Investments
New York
$761K – – –
Raymond James Financial
7
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$677K +$353K +17,695 +171%
BCM
8
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$633K +$6.5K +326 +1%
JP Morgan Chase
9
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$627K -$58.3K -2,922 -10%
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$614K +$32.4K +1,626 +7%
Envestnet Asset Management
11
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$605K +$36.4K +1,824 +8%
SCM
12
SCS Capital Management
Massachusetts
$566K +$135K +6,756 +41%
Commonwealth Equity Services
13
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$518K +$180K +9,004 +72%
Walleye Capital
14
Walleye Capital
New York
$503K +$415K +20,809 New
WWM
15
WJ Wealth Management
Arizona
$443K +$366K +18,337 New
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
16
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$419K +$6.49K +325 +2%
Bank of America
17
Bank of America
North Carolina
$417K +$275K +13,756 +393%
MML Investors Services
18
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$405K +$334K +16,750 New
KPWS
19
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
$388K +$12K +602 +4%
Creative Planning
20
Creative Planning
Kansas
$364K +$301K +15,071 New
PAM
21
PVG Asset Management
Colorado
$325K +$268K +13,452 New
BCM
22
Barometer Capital Management
Ontario, Canada
$292K +$241K +12,100 New
PAG
23
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$272K +$224K +11,246 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
24
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$255K -$8.6K -431 -4%
GI
25
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$246K -$140 -7 -0.1%
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ARKX Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

84 of the 7,596 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF (ARKX) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $22.6M — up 25% from $18M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new ARKX positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 21 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $421K. The largest seller was Flow Traders U.S., exiting entirely with an estimated $4.13M sold.

  • 84 institutional investors held ARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF (ARKX) as of Q2 2025, up from 74 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $22.6M of ARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF stock for Q2 2025, up 25% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new ARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF positions in Q2 2025 and 12 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest ARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF buyer in Q2 2025 was LPL Financial, an estimated $421K added.
  • The largest ARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF seller in Q2 2025 was Flow Traders U.S., an estimated $4.13M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.