ARK 21Shares Bitcoin (ARKB) is a US-listed spot Bitcoin ETF from ARK Invest / 21Shares. It lets investors gain exposure to the price of Bitcoin through a regulated exchange-traded fund — bought and sold like any stock in a brokerage account, without the need to self-custody Bitcoin or manage private keys, wallets and exchange accounts. The current ARKB price is $21.82, down 0.55% over the last 24 hours, within a 52-week range of $19.61 to $41.99.
As a spot ETF, ARKB's share price closely follows the market value of the Bitcoin the fund holds, minus its annual management fee. The chart above shows ARKB price history at 5-minute resolution, so you can see intraday moves alongside longer-term performance (+6.66% over 7 days, -16.67% over 30 days). Each share represents a fractional claim on the fund's Bitcoin holdings, and authorised participants create or redeem shares to keep the market price aligned with the fund's net asset value (NAV).
Buying ARKB is different from buying Bitcoin on a crypto exchange. With the ETF you never hold the underlying coins yourself — the fund's custodian does — so there are no wallets, seed phrases or withdrawal risks to manage. In exchange, you pay the fund's management fee and can only trade during US market hours. Holding Bitcoin directly gives you 24/7 trading and full self-custody, but shifts all the security and storage responsibility onto you. Many investors choose ARKB specifically because it fits inside a normal brokerage or tax-advantaged account.
A spot Bitcoin ETF like ARKB holds the actual asset, so it tracks the real-time Bitcoin price. A futures ETF instead holds dated futures contracts and has to “roll” them as they expire, which can introduce tracking error and extra cost in certain market conditions. For investors who simply want exposure that mirrors the Bitcoin price, a spot product is usually the more direct vehicle.
ARKB trades on a US stock exchange during regular market hours, while Bitcoin itself trades around the clock. When Bitcoin moves significantly overnight or over a weekend, ARKB can open at a noticeably different price than it closed at — a “gap.” This is normal for any crypto ETF and is one reason the 5-minute chart and the 52-week range above are useful for understanding how ARKB actually behaves day to day.
ARKB is one of several US-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs. Compare it with the other funds tracking Bitcoin:
| Ticker | Fund | Price |
|---|---|---|
| ARKB | ARK 21Shares Bitcoin | $21.82 |
| iShares Bitcoin Trust | $37.20 | |
| Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin | $57.16 | |
| Bitwise Bitcoin ETF | $35.67 | |
| VanEck Bitcoin Trust | $18.56 | |
| Grayscale Bitcoin Trust | $51.02 | |
| Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust | $29.04 | |
| Invesco Galaxy Bitcoin | $65.28 | |
| Franklin Bitcoin ETF | $37.94 | |
| CoinShares Bitcoin ETF | $18.53 | |
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| WisdomTree Bitcoin Fund |
| $69.43 |