RKNG - ETF Series Solutions - Defiance Retail Kings ETF
RKNG is an actively managed ETF that invests in US-listed equities, including ADRs with elevated retail investor sentiment in online retail investor communities, platforms, and forums focused on stock market investing. The fund does not primarily invest in retailers as part of its principal investment strategy and can invest in small- to large-cap companies. The Adviser utilizes a proprietary retail investor sentiment model to select companies and further evaluates them for future vendor relevance, fundamental resilience, and competitive moat and intellectual property advantage.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Market Cap
- $5.5M
- Beta
- 3.14
- 52-Week Range
- 16.55-30.71
- IPO Date
- Jan 22, 2026
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
RKNG Options Snapshot
Options pricing data for RKNG is refreshed daily after the close. When listed contracts exist, this page surfaces the latest at-the-money implied volatility, max pain strike, dealer gamma exposure (GEX), and 25-delta skew. Listed contracts and live snapshots appear once the options chain has been published by the exchange for the most recent session.
What This Page Covers
The RKNG overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure.
RKNG fund facts: expense ratio 0.79%, assets under management $6.5M, NAV $25.97 as of the data source's update on Oct 8, 2026, 32 holdings in its latest file, launched Jan 21, 2026, issued by Defiance. See the RKNG holdings.
Frequently asked RKNG overview questions
- What is RKNG?
- RKNG is the ticker symbol for ETF Series Solutions - Defiance Retail Kings ETF, an listed exchange-traded fund. RKNG is an actively managed ETF that invests in US-listed equities, including ADRs with elevated retail investor sentiment in online retail investor communities, platforms, and forums focused on stock market investing. The fund does not primarily invest in retailers as part of its principal investment strategy and can invest in small- to large-cap companies. Listed on NASDAQ. RKNG is the ETF ticker shown on this page; ETF traders use the fund for diversified exposure to its underlying basket, for sector and factor rotation, and for hedging or replication strategies via the listed options chain.
- What are RKNG's key statistics?
- ETF Series Solutions - Defiance Retail Kings ETF (RKNG) carries a market capitalization of $5.5M, 52-week range of 16.55-30.71. Full holdings disclosure, expense ratio, and tracking-error history live on the per-ticker fundamentals page or the sponsor's site; daily NAV and premium/discount-to-NAV are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the ETF options market prices implied volatility relative to its constituents.
- What sector or industry does RKNG belong to?
- ETF Series Solutions - Defiance Retail Kings ETF operates in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare RKNG's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the RKNG data on this page?
- Options snapshots refresh after each trading session; if no snapshot is currently posted for RKNG, it usually reflects low options liquidity or a recently listed name. Fund-level fields (sponsor, expense ratio, holdings concentration where available) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. ETF-specific filings (N-CSR, N-PX, N-CEN) update on the SEC EDGAR cadence. FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence; for ETFs the off-exchange volume signal is dominated by authorized-participant creation and redemption rather than directional flow.