ARK Launches ARKY ETF for High-Yield Innovation-Based Income

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Aug. 19, 2026 /CourierPR/ -- ARK Investment Management LLC has launched the ARK Active Autocallable Income ETF (ARKY), a new investment vehicle designed to combine the firm's focus on disruptive innovation with a systematic volatility harvesting strategy. The ETF, now trading on the Cboe BZX Exchange, aims to deliver a high-yield income premium for investors.

ARKY targets a 17.5% coupon, seeking to provide a consistent income stream through its actively managed structure. SCG Asset Management, the sub-advisor, calibrates strike levels, maturities, and payoff structures on a position-by-position basis to minimize net asset value (NAV) erosion and maintain stable income generation over time. Each position in the portfolio references a single stock from ARK's high-conviction innovation universe, which includes companies involved in artificial intelligence, robotics, energy storage, and blockchain technology.

The ETF is structured to harvest the higher realized volatility of innovation stocks, converting it into a consistent yield stream. ARKY is designed to deliver the autocallable payoff profile typically available only through bank-issued structured notes, but in a daily-liquid ETF format. This structure offers investors the benefits of a structured note, including 1099 tax reporting, no investment minimums, and no lock-up periods.

ARKY sits at the intersection of two popular investment trends: the growing interest in autocallable ETFs and the increasing demand for income-generating products. The fund aims to capitalize on the elevated volatility across innovative growth companies, which has created a unique opportunity to generate attractive cash flow. This new product aligns with ARK's mission to make disruptive innovation accessible to all investors.

The launch of ARKY reflects ARK's commitment to innovation and its belief that volatility in the market can be harnessed to create income opportunities. The fund's structure and active management are intended to provide investors with a consistent income stream while maintaining the potential for growth associated with disruptive innovation.

The ARK Active Autocallable Income ETF is built on ARK's innovation companies, each position in the portfolio referencing a single stock from ARK's high-conviction innovation universe. Innovation stocks carry higher realized volatility than the broad market, and ARKY is structured to harvest that volatility and convert it into a consistent yield stream. The income profile of a structured note is delivered in the simplicity of an ETF, providing investors with a daily-liquid investment vehicle.

Each holding in ARKY features a 50 to 60% coupon barrier, isolating risk at the position level. A breach in any single underlying asset affects only that position while the remainder of the portfolio could continue generating income. The fund's sub-advisor, SCG Asset Management, actively manages the portfolio to prioritize consistency of income delivery over headline yield, seeking to ensure that the target coupon is realized in investors' accounts.

As investor interest in autocallable ETFs continues to grow, ARKY is designed to provide risk-managed exposure to autocallable strategies within a transparent and liquid ETF structure. By using ARK's innovation-focused equity universe as underlying reference assets, the fund seeks to transform the return profile of those stocks into an income-oriented solution targeting a 20% annual income rate. The launch of ARKY reaffirms ARK's mission to make disruptive innovation accessible to all, opening innovation investing to an entirely new audience.