CARK · CastleArk Large Growth ETF

Equity fundActively managed0.54% fee$319m on Jul 31, 2026First traded Dec 7, 2023SEC filings ↗

CARK is actively managed and returned +11.4% over the past year.

+11.4%
Total return, 1 year
0.54%
Expense ratio
28
Holdings
−0.4%
Below its high
0.0%
12-month yield: cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price
$0.0066
Last payment, ex-date Dec 30, 2025
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Points (pts) are percentage points.

CARK returns by window: total return, cash paid and price change
WindowTotal returnBenchmark (IWF)Gap to IWFS&P 500 (SPY)
1M Sep 9 – Oct 9, 2026+4.8%+4.5%+0.3 pts+2.4%
3M Jul 10 – Oct 9, 2026+3.6%+3.3%+0.3 pts+3.4%
6M Apr 10 – Oct 9, 2026+17.3%+14.8%+2.4 pts+15.2%
YTD Dec 31, 2025 – Oct 9, 2026+12.6%+8.4%+4.2 pts+15.1%
1Y Oct 9, 2025 – Oct 9, 2026+11.4%+8.2%+3.2 pts+17.3%
Since launch Dec 7, 2023 – Oct 9, 2026+63.5%+77.2%−13.7 pts+76.2%

Total return at closing prices, distributions reinvested. Every column is a total return. Year to date runs from the last close of the year before. Not shown: 3 years, which the fund has not been listed long enough to fill (listed Dec 2023); its since-launch row covers all of its record. Source: ETFIQ.

CARK top ten by weight, 62.0% of the fund, of its 28 equity positions, from the holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026. Source: the fund’s SEC filing.

NVIDIA CORPORATION 12.50%
ALPHABET INC. 10.29%
APPLE INC. 6.36%
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 5.46%
BROADCOM INC. 5.03%
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 4.90%
ARISTA NETWORKS, INC. 4.85%
VISA INC. 4.74%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.54%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 3.38%
Fund filings on SEC EDGAR ↗Check overlap with another fund →

About CARK

What it tracksNo index, actively managed
Fund typeEquity fund
Category (ETFIQ)Stocks · U.S. large-cap growth
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Feb 27, 2026)0.54%
Price$49.62
First tradedDec 7, 2023
Net assets (SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Jul 31, 2026)$319m
Benchmark (ETFIQ, from its filings)Russell 1000 Growth Index, measured by IWF, which tracks the same index
Benchmark named inits shareholder report, N-CSR, Jan 8, 2026
CARK, 1 year to Oct 9, 2026+11.42%
IWF, the same days+8.20%
Against its benchmark, 1 year (ETFIQ)+3.22 pts
Below its high (ETFIQ)−0.4%
Holdings28
Top ten weight62.0%
Holdings as of (SEC N-PORT)Jul 31, 2026
Already in the S&P 500, by weight (ETFIQ)94.6%
Active share vs the S&P 500 (ETFIQ)61.6%
Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight (ETFIQ)65.5%

Questions people ask about CARK

How has CARK performed?
Over the year to Oct 9, 2026, CARK returned +11.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500.
What does CARK cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.54% a year.
What does CARK hold?
28 positions as filed for Jul 31, 2026, with the top ten at 62.0% of the fund. 95% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds.
How far is CARK below its high?
0.4% below its high of Oct 6, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 9, 2026.
Sources and dates
Prices, CARK, Benchmark (IWF) and S&P 500 (SPY)Tiingo end-of-day · Oct 9, 2026
Fee, 0.54%Prospectus filing with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Net assets, $319mSEC filing, whole fund · Jul 31, 2026
HoldingsHoldings filing (SEC Form N-PORT) · Jul 31, 2026 ↗
IssuerCastleArk website ↗
All fund filingsFund filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
CastleArk’s own site ↗

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