Net Asset Value(s)

Fund administrators published final net asset values dated 09 December 2025 for a suite of thematic UCITS ETFs, covering Rize strategies (Sustainable Future of Food, Cyber Security & Data Privacy, Environmental Impact 100, Circular Economy Enablers, US Energy, Global Sustainable Infrastructure) and ARK strategies (Innovation, Artificial Intelligence & Robotics, Genomic Revolution, Space & Defence). Each listing includes shares outstanding and NAV per share in USD (examples: ARK Innovation 41.91m shares at $8.6359, ARK AI & Robotics 33.67m at $10.3744, Rize Sustainable Future of Food 23.73m at $3.5629, Rize Environmental Impact 100 21.26m at $5.5574), information that investors and prime brokers will use for end-of-day valuation, margining and flow analysis across sustainability, tech and defense-themed exposures.

Analysis

Fund administrators published final net asset values dated 09 December 2025 for a suite of thematic UCITS ETFs managed by Rize and ARK, listing shares outstanding and NAV per share in USD (examples: ARK Innovation 41,909,796 shares at $8.6359, ARK AI & Robotics 33,667,602 at $10.3744, Rize Sustainable Future of Food 23,725,362 at $3.5629, Rize Environmental Impact 100 21,258,122 at $5.5574). Estimated instrument sizes based on shares×NAV: ARK Innovation ≈$362m, ARK AI & Robotics ≈$349m, Rize Cyber Security ≈$117m, while niche funds such as Rize Circular Economy Enablers (306,771 shares at $5.8524 ≈$1.8m) and ARK Space & Defence (400,000 at $4.6958 ≈$1.9m) have very small end-of-day capitalizations.

These published NAVs are the reference for end-of-day valuation, prime broker margining and fund-level performance and will be used by market-makers and prime brokers for intraday flow and short-interest analysis across ESG, cybersecurity, AI, biotech and defense themes. The supplied sentiment and market-impact signals are neutral to marginal (sentiment_score 0.0, market_impact_score 0.05), implying no immediate directional market signal but highlighting operational importance for risk and liquidity management.

Investor-relevant risks include concentrated or illiquid underlying exposures in small-AUM ETFs that can amplify tracking error and widen bid-ask spreads during creation/redemption events; larger ETFs (ARK Innovation, ARK AI & Robotics, several Rize funds) present more scale but still require monitoring of daily flows and rebalancing notices that could shift short-term liquidity and margin requirements.

Key Decisions for Investors

• Use the Dec 9, 2025 NAVs to reconcile end-of-day positions and confirm margin requirements with prime brokers, focusing on larger ETFs like ARK Innovation and ARK AI & Robotics whose estimated sizes are ≈$362m and ≈$349m respectively
• Avoid initiating large trades in thinly capitalized ETFs such as Rize Circular Economy Enablers and ARK Space & Defence without pre-trade liquidity checks and market-impact modeling due to AUMs near ≈$1.8–1.9m
• Monitor daily NAV, AUM and any creation/redemption notices for the Rize and ARK thematic funds to detect flow-driven rebalancing that can increase tracking error and transaction costs
• Use limit orders and staggered execution when adjusting thematic exposures and consider overlay hedges for concentrated positions given potential short-term flow volatility despite neutral overall sentiment
• Review and adjust collateral and leverage plans with prime brokers after NAV publication because EOD NAVs drive margin calculations and can change financing costs or available leverage