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Selling $DRAM (up 13% today), evaluating alternatives.
Top ways to invest in innovative companies through ETFs? High risk appetite
SpaceX exposure before IPO is gaining too much buzz. Is it worth it?
What's the best way to gain leverage before the SpaceX/Anthropic IPO frenzy? Let's put our heads together
How to buy SpaceX stock before the IPO in 2026? I compared XOVR, DXYZ, ARKVX and VCX so you don’t have to.
Thoughts on ARKVX for pre-IPO exposure to SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic?
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I had 3 stages of $SPCX. 1. Invest in Cathie Woods private company fund ARKVX through SoFi. Bitch charges 5% in fees annually but I wasn’t planning to 2. Try to get shares allocated. I got 1 share. Got mad & bought in a 2x leveraged ETF that started trading BEFORE $SPCX did. Made a little profit but had they actually listened to the regulators not to release ETFs on IPO day it wouldn’t have got halted for \~4 days. 3. Share price was out of control. I couldn’t justify buying more bc it was like they cured cancer. Randomly sold that one share at $209. 3. Second to third week, started buying OTM put spreads or selling bearish call spreads really just betting on theta and IV. 4. Prayed to the Gods that not everyone was running for the exits at ARKVX (quarterly withdrawals only & if they exceed 5% the fund can decline to give you your money back). Got out with an average profit of 13% on almost a $1000. Not a huge bet but all the restrictions about withdrawals and fees scared the crap out of me 5. Turned slightly bullish on Nasdaq inclusion and bought a call spread. Not working out but I rolled it into a bearish call spread and should expire worthless this week. Overall, very stressful but profitable. I’m just glad the market is being rational about $SPCX bc that was only 5% of the float. A firehouse of shares are about to be released over the next year and I don’t see any buyers appetite
I have been a member of Brownstone research for years. I enjoy reading his newsletter and learning about cutting edge technology. Although I feel disappointed and misled about the SpaceX IPO. He has been recommending that we should invest in the ARKVX fund for months with the teaser that you can turn $500 into $500,000 and 1K into 1 million. Yet it didn’t happen that way. I called customer service and was told that the fund will increase over time but certainly not just because the IPO has happened. I think it should have been presented more transparently. Now my money is locked up for 6 months because of the lockouts typical after IPOs. Certainly others did the same.
Have not heard about this ARKK fund with Cathy Wood. Have heard of ARKVX. I want to moon DXYZ because I know they can start exiting IPO after IPO in the next two years. 10 to 100 bags. I am thinking to put the limit order at 3000 to get out. But it takes speculation to get that price you won't be able to do that with Arkvx [https://www.ark-funds.com/funds/arkvx](https://www.ark-funds.com/funds/arkvx)
I have 3500 in ARKVX. It's 18% SPCX.
The amount of people trying to convince me to buy Ark in the last couple of months, makes it feel like an MLM scam. Sounds like many people's life savings have been plowed into ARKVX.
If your goal is SpaceX exposure, I’d separate funds/wrappers from the actual SpaceX trade. DXYZ, XOVR, ARKVX, etc. can work as indirect exposure, but you’re also taking on fund structure, fees, NAV premium/discount, liquidity, and whatever else is in the portfolio. The cleaner route may be the pre-IPO market itself. Hyperliquid already has a SpaceX pre-IPO market live, so you’re not buying shares directly, but you can get exposure before it lists. I’m building a cleaner access layer around that here: [https://www.hyperipo.app/](https://www.hyperipo.app/)
I buy ARKVX. But you shouldn’t buy it if the only company you care about in the fund is SpaceX, especially since it’s going public literally in a few weeks
Anyone looked at $ARKVX for direct exposure to SpaceX ipo?
ARKVX is up 155% over the past five years and allows exposure to OpenAI and SpaceX which are not included in the indexes. That interests me regardless of who runs it.
The hype for SpaceX and Anthropic is reaching a "lunch rush" fever pitch. If you want to gain leverage before the IPO doors swing open, you have to stop looking at the menu and start looking at the supply chain. Here is how you position yourself for the "IPO Frenzy," explained through the logistics of a Wendy’s operation. 1. The "Franchise Fee" Strategy (Indirect Exposure) Most people are waiting to buy the "Burger" (the IPO stock) on day one. But if you want leverage now, you buy the Franchise Owners. Think of funds like the Ark Venture Fund (ARKVX) or the Destiny Tech 100 (DXYZ) as the massive franchise groups that already own 500 Wendy's locations. These funds already hold direct stakes in SpaceX and Anthropic while they are still private. By buying the fund, you aren't waiting for the grand opening; you’re already getting a cut of the kitchen’s pre-opening prep. It’s the "Value Meal" of leverage: you get the private-market gains without needing the $100 million "buy-in" required for a direct seat at the table. 2. The "Soda Fountain" Monopoly (Infrastructure Proxies) SpaceX needs Starlink to work, and Anthropic needs massive compute power to think. In Wendy’s terms, they provide the burgers, but someone else provides the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine. For Anthropic, look at Amazon (AMZN) and Google (GOOGL). They aren't just investors; they are the "landlords" providing the cloud kitchens (AWS/GCP) where Anthropic cooks its AI models. For SpaceX, follow the "delivery drivers." Companies involved in high-end aerospace components or satellite hardware are the ones making sure the "delivery bags" don't tear. When the IPO frenzy hits, the "syrup and straw" suppliers usually see their stock rise because they are the only way for the public to bet on the volume increase. 3. The "Camp Out in the Parking Lot" (Secondary Markets) If you really want the leverage, you don't wait for the drive-thru to open—you go to the back loading dock. Platforms like Forge Global or Hiive are where employees and early investors "sell their shifts." These secondary markets allow accredited investors to buy shares before the IPO. Right now, Anthropic is being priced like a Premium Salad on these markets—it’s expensive, but people are bidding it up because they know the "lunch rush" (the public IPO) will drive prices even higher. Getting in here is like securing the "exclusive rights" to sell Frostys in a new territory before the sign is even up. The crowd is going to be fighting for a seat at the counter the moment the IPO drops. If you want real leverage, you want to be the guy who owns the beef, the buns, and the fryer before the first customer even parks their car. Also, I’m a manager at Wendy’s.
ARKVX is a good way for retail investors to get SpaceX exposure. And very low minimum
The fundamentals you're considering are solid - ARKVX does give you exposure to private unicorns that you genuinely can't access otherwise. The SpaceX and OpenAI angle is real. But the structure deserves scrutiny: - **Liquidity risk**: ARKVX is an interval fund - you can only redeem quarterly, and redemptions can be limited if too many investors try to exit at once. This is very different from ETF liquidity - **Valuation opacity**: Private company valuations are marks, not market prices. ARK sets them based on models, not trades. In a downturn, these marks can lag reality significantly - **Fee load**: Expense ratios on interval funds like this tend to be high. Check the exact fee structure carefully - management fees plus expenses can run 2-3%+ - **ARK's track record post-2021**: ARKK dropped ~75% from peak and has had significant outflows. Worth considering whether their private company selection will be better than their public stock picks The underlying assets (SpaceX, Anthropic) are legitimately interesting. The question is whether this specific vehicle is the right way to access them, at this fee, with these liquidity constraints. Are there secondaries markets alternatives you've looked at (like Hiive or Forge) for more direct private company exposure?
A lot of hate comments here, but ARKVX is up more than double in the past 2 years. It seems a lot of people remember the growth stock drop of 2022-2023 and presume that remains the case. Even with ARKK, look at the 5 year chart. Yes, big drop off from peak in 2022 to bottom of 2023. But then look at bottom of 2023 or 2024 to current, and it is up more than double.
You can indirectly purchase spacex by buying other companies that already own spacex. Echostar owns $11 billion of Spacex already and now makes up a major portion of their value. Others are Google and Bank of America. ETF wise you can go with ARKVX or DXYZ. I’m starting to accumulate some DXYZ and I’ll see how that plays out.
Wait is there any chance this happens to ARKVX aswell?
Nope, still holding, not locked up, so I can dump whenever. To be clear, I 100% agree with your thesis, this thing will crash, but it's been very funny to be part of this run after forgetting that this SoFi account even had a "Funds" tab. Now the $500 I threw into ARKVX is lonely in that tab (but is up 66% since I bought that lotto ticket in December '24).
Thoughts on Cathy Woods taking a page out of the VCX playbook and uplisting ARKVX?
X? Sure, of course he did, thats what the case was about. But X and SpaceX stock are still held, though, by owners other than Elon, arent they? And even retail investors can get exposure to them through eg Kathy Wood's ARKVX fund, which is 17% SpaceX and perhaps not coincidentally is trading at an all time high.
Yep this is not an index fund hence the comparison with the typical MER is not relevant. ARKVX, another public/private fund is 3.5% with quarterly redemptions only. And the kicker is that VCX shareholders voted down the fee hike so it stays at 1.85% (instead of the proposed 2.5%).
This makes me want to buy anthropic stock when it IPO’s so badly but unfortunately, the only way I think I can have immediate access to It is buying ARKVX anyone else holding ARKVX here?
This makes me want to buy anthropic stock when it IPO’s so badly! in reality I would love to buy some now, but the only holder that I can think of would be ARKVX anybody else holding ARKVX?
You can already get something similar with the ARKVX fund through SoFi. This would be more liquid and have a slightly lower fee (2.5% v 2.75%) so pretty cool new offering.
ARKVX seems like an interesting fund tho. Better than the Robinhood private markets one.
If you want to invest these unlisted companies, you can check out ARK Venture Fund, ARKVX. You can invest this fund directly thru Sofi app. The minimum is $500.
Amazing news for my ARKVX
I DCA some $$$ into ARKVX. SpaceX, Neuralink, Figure AI, xAI, OpenAI, Anthropic, Epic Games, etc. These are all companies I want exposure to, so I deal with the high fees. If you’re mainly interested in SpaceX and XAI… I’d consider just buying some TSLA and waiting for the SpaceX IPO that should come along this summer (rumors are that TSLA shareholders may have priority when it comes to participating in other Elon owned company IPOs)
This is why I am invested in ARKVX. I get a small piece of the pie in Open AI and others. https://preview.redd.it/z8hwrwk5x1zf1.png?width=934&format=png&auto=webp&s=3b089a8e2d6a15f9c5a3b94e13d7a3da9d6c018a
I invest in it through ARKVX
I really like the exposre of potential IPOs on the ARKVX
>*I actually had some amazing positions that would have tripled my money (or even more), but I sold too early and held on to the losing trades.* This story is as old as time: take profits too early and let the losses run. The story of literally every losing trader. The secret is: take losses early and minimize them, and let the winners run. Literally the opposite of the strategy employed by the OP. As far as what OP should do, if he has no other assets, and minimal income, then declare chapter 7 bankruptcy. If he does not qualify for chapter 7, then pay it off. Each month put 5% of income into ARKVX, ARKK, SPY, and QQQ.
Based on the current price relative to the underlying assets, ARKVX offers significantly better value than DXYZ. ARKVX’s price is closely aligned with its NAV (near 0% premium/discount), ensuring investors pay a fair price for the portfolio’s assets. In contrast, DXYZ’s \~271% premium to NAV indicates severe overvaluation, meaning investors are paying far more than the underlying assets are worth, increasing the risk of losses if the premium narrows.
Based on the current price relative to the underlying assets, ARKVX offers significantly better value than DXYZ. ARKVX’s price is closely aligned with its NAV (near 0% premium/discount), ensuring investors pay a fair price for the portfolio’s assets. In contrast, DXYZ’s \~271% premium to NAV indicates severe overvaluation, meaning investors are paying far more than the underlying assets are worth, increasing the risk of losses if the premium narrows.
ARKVX on SoFi is a close ended ETF that holds 4 of elons private companies with spacex being its largest holding and OpenAI it’s 2nd. I invested 1,000 just because I like you wanted to be invested in some of these companies. That being said I don’t fully understand how this ETF functions or the risk involved when investing into it. A lot of mixed reviews & opinions. There’s a public ETF that holds I think like 13% of spacex but I can’t remember the ticker right now.
seems the only reason to invest in ARKVX is for a piece SpaceX but i keep getting bombed by Cathie Wood and her YT ads shoving this shit down my throat
I think $XOVR is even better than $DXYZ because it does not have ridiculous premiums and the fees are much lower at 0.75% compared to 2.5% for DXYZ and \~5% of ARKVX.
A much better alternative is $XOVR which trades in the Nasdaq, so you can buy into it through your regular broker. The expense ratio is much lower at 0.75%. Also, the fund has much more SpaceX in it than ARKVX, and has daily liquidity, so you have a lot more control on your investment than with ARKVX.
There are a few options that I have found: $XOVR $DXYZ $ARKVX To me, the best option is XOVR because of a few reasons: \- First, it has the lowest fees out of the three options (0.75% vs DXYZ's 2.50% vs ARKVX 5%) \- Second, it has daily liquidity while being marked-to-market. DXYZ is not market to market so investors are currently paying 10X compared to what the assets are actually worth. ARKV is marked-to-market, but it does not offer investors daily liquidity as it is a closed-end interval fund. This means that investors can only liquidate once very quarter and up to only 5% of the assets in the fund. This means it is a very illiquid investment. \- Third, is where the rest of the fund is invested in. The other two options are mostly all private equity. In the case of DXYZ, they bought into their positions during the peak of the valuation time period with very high multiples, meaning they are carrying losses that will be hard to recover. XOVR, on the other hand, has the rest of their assets invested on the ER30TR index, which is from the same firm as the ETF (EntrepreneurShares). The index fund has a 20 year track record with good results.
Although, Sofi is the only place your can by ARKVX, no other platform is allowing retail trader to buy it.
Proceed with the downvotes but ARKVX actually looks interesting. Spacex, OpenAI, xAI exposure at actual NAV. I can’t quite figure it out but they must have a SPV that’s slowly feeding shares into the fund as assets come into the fund.
ARKVX has some really good names in it aswell; Epic Games, OpenAI, Anthropic, Discord, etc
Cathie Wood's Ark venture fund(ARKVX) that you can buy thru sofi. You can also buy SpaceX share thru HIIV or similar platform by placing bid. Some people mentioned how to get SpaceX shares. [https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/comments/1gs9wbd/comment/lxcu8pk/](https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/comments/1gs9wbd/comment/lxcu8pk/)
Just a quick correction. Baron Focused Growth is a mutual fund, not an ETF. It's not traded on exchanges. Also there are two variants. BFGIX is for institutional shares, and BFGFX is for retail shares (slightly higher expense ratio but lower initial dollar requirement). Another option is ARK Venture Fund (ARKVX), which is also a mutual fund, with an eye-watering 2.9% net expense ratio. But it also holds other promising private startups like OpenAI, Anthropic, Discord, Epic Games, Replit, etc. This fund is more legit than DXYZ, imo.
Just buy ARKVX if you want SpaceX instead of all these pump and dump low float scam stocks lol
Yes. As well as a stake in OpenAI, Anthropic, and a bunch of other private companies. Most brokerage apps don’t have ARKVX available though. Sofi to my knowledge may be the only one.
Closest you’re going to get is through buying ARKVX, which has an 11% weighting in SpaceX.
ARKVX is 12.7% holdings in spacex https://www.ark-funds.com/funds/arkvx#hold
Very true, a lot of them are holding big aerospace and defense companies that don't have as much growth potential as small caps. I like XAR but haven't invested yet as I like individual stock picking over ETFs personally. And I know I'll get shit for this but ARKVX because its the only way to get exposure to SpaceX. I'll take another look at MDA. I really only glanced through it before and dismissed it. Might be worth the time though.
ARKVX invests in spacex
I've been thinking of pulling the trigger on ARKVX.
I normally would never touch an ARK fund, but thoughts on this $ARKVX - venture fund with 12% stack in SpaceX
Not a fan of a lot of her ETF holdings, as you can see from some of the responses here, folks are giving you pretty good reasons why. $ARKVX is the only thing of hers I like- it’s her “venture fund” with shares of Private companies like SpaceX. As a non-accredited investor thats one of the only ways I know of to get access to something like that. I see value there, especially if one of those heavy hitter companies were to go Public.
“Destiny Tech100 levies an estimated fee of 4.98%, according to its SEC filing.” - stolen from a Reuters article ARKVX charges 2.9% from their prospectus. With fees this high I wouldn’t consider either a long term hold. At best this is a short term play on IPO or funding round news.
ARKVX. Regards don't know because they can't buy it on RH. Say your goodbyes to the wife and kids
Thanks y'all for the opinions btw. No ARKVX for me. Best of luck to my buddy :) Just bought some CEIX at market open as a swing and will see how it does.
Thanks for the replies everybody! I told him the same thing—invest in NASDAQ. But he always done these riskier moves (so far unsuccessfully, but I'll leave him to it...he has the $ and you never know haha). Looking further and taking all your info into account, I will not be investing in this. I'm happy with the investments I'm in, and will get the ARKVX updates from him as he begins investing soon.
Has anyone looked at the ARK Venture Fund (ARKVX)? I've never invested in anything Cathie Wood related (and I'm glad I didn't so far), but I have a friend who's a LOT riskier and he's going to be making it his main investment vehicle (invest with each paycheck). There's a high management fee of 5.76% and you can only sell at certain periods. But it does give you a chance to invest in companies like Figure, Anthropic, and SpaceX. I was considering putting a very small amount in at some point. Just wanted to see if others had looked at it before.