ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (BATS:ARKB) Trading 2.6% Higher – Here’s What Happened

Posted by Jeff Wilder on May 3rd, 2026

ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (BATS:ARKB – Get Free Report) traded up 2.6% on Friday . The company traded as high as $26.22 and last traded at $26.02. 2,016,074 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 62% from the average session volume of 5,320,276 shares. The stock had previously closed at $25.35.

ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF Price Performance

The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $23.66 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $27.94.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Meitav Investment House Ltd. increased its position in ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF by 29.1% in the third quarter. Meitav Investment House Ltd. now owns 78,887 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,999,000 after buying an additional 17,773 shares during the period. Elequin Capital LP increased its position in ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF by 28.7% in the third quarter. Elequin Capital LP now owns 361,524 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,745,000 after buying an additional 80,694 shares during the period. BIP Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF in the fourth quarter worth $4,056,000. Blue Trust Inc. increased its position in ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF by 26.1% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 163,403 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,745,000 after buying an additional 33,872 shares during the period. Finally, Tred Avon Family Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF in the third quarter worth $1,189,000.

ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF Company Profile

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The ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF Ben of Int (ARKB) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in long btc, short usd currency. The fund is passively managed, seeking to track the daily USD spot price of Bitcoin (BTC) through a buy-and-hold strategy focused on long-term BTC holdings. An investment in the fund is not a direct investment in Bitcoin. ARKB was launched on Jan 10, 2024 and is issued by ARK.