ARK Investment Management Portfolio holdings
ARK Investment Management LLC, founded in 2014 by Cathie Wood and headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida, is an investment firm managing over $15 billion in assets as of late 2024, renowned for its focus on disruptive innovation across thematic equity ETFs. With a mission to invest in technologies shaping the future, ARK targets five key areas—artificial intelligence, genomics, autonomous technology, energy storage, and blockchain—offering funds like the ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) to retail and institutional investors seeking high-growth opportunities. Wood, a former AllianceBernstein economist, leads a team of about 50, emphasizing active management, deep research, and a long-term horizon, often holding volatile, speculative stocks like Tesla and Coinbase, which fueled massive gains in 2020 but faced challenges in 2022’s bear market. Known for its transparent, educational approach—including daily portfolio disclosures and bold predictions like Bitcoin reaching $1 million—ARK has carved a niche as a forward-thinking, risk-embracing player in the investment landscape.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TWTR
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
|
+$12.5M |
| 2 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$8.86M |
| 3 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$7.99M |
| 4 |
Stratasys
SSYS
|
+$7.51M |
| 5 |
RDFN
Redfin
RDFN
|
+$6.85M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
KITE
Kite Pharma, Inc.
KITE
|
+$15.6M |
| 2 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$3.86M |
| 3 |
Baidu
BIDU
|
+$1.58M |
| 4 |
Protolabs
PRLB
|
+$771K |
| 5 |
IBM
IBM
|
+$706K |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 26.19% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 18.97% |
| 3 | Communication Services | 13.49% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.43% |
| 5 | Industrials | 9.66% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
XONE
26
DELISTED
The ExOne Company
XONE
| $10.7M | 1.31% |
943,830
+246,850
| +35% | +$2.43M |
|
27
Alibaba
BABA
$293B
| $10.6M | 1.3% |
61,568
+6,104
| +11% | +$990K |
|
|
RHT
28
DELISTED
Red Hat Inc
RHT
| $9.59M | 1.17% |
86,514
+17,692
| +26% | +$1.81M |
|
|
XYZ
29
Block Inc
XYZ
$48.4B
| $9.41M | 1.15% |
326,714
+38,190
| +13% | +$1,000K |
|
30
LendingTree
TREE
$447M
| $9.39M | 1.15% |
38,408
+3,661
| +11% | +$790K |
|
31
Intellia Therapeutics
NTLA
$1.49B
| $9.26M | 1.13% |
372,478
+197,668
| +113% | +$3.72M |
|
32
Teradyne
TER
$57.6B
| $8.88M | 1.08% |
238,149
+65,231
| +38% | +$2.26M |
|
|
33
Apple
AAPL
$4.54T
| $8.75M | 1.07% |
227,056
+206,084
| +983% | +$7.99M |
|
34
PayPal
PYPL
$48.9B
| $8.7M | 1.06% |
135,847
+16,810
| +14% | +$1.01M |
|
35
Twilio
TWLO
$30B
| $8.58M | 1.05% |
287,416
+77,160
| +37% | +$2.31M |
|
36
Trip.com Group
TCOM
$29.6B
| $8.37M | 1.02% |
158,601
+48,916
| +45% | +$2.66M |
|
|
MDSO
37
DELISTED
Medidata Solutions, Inc.
MDSO
| $8.14M | 0.99% |
104,280
+29,511
| +39% | +$2.25M |
|
38
AeroVironment
AVAV
$7.56B
| $7.53M | 0.92% |
139,142
-3,717
| -3% | -$158K |
|
39
Akamai
AKAM
$16.7B
| $7.53M | 0.92% |
154,510
+53,061
| +52% | +$2.54M |
|
40
Cerus
CERS
$433M
| $7.33M | 0.89% |
2,683,202
+1,002,277
| +60% | +$2.46M |
|
|
MTLS
41
Materialise
MTLS
$368M
| $7.1M | 0.87% |
487,676
+217,928
| +81% | +$2.95M |
|
|
RDFN
42
DELISTED
Redfin
RDFN
| $6.68M | 0.82% |
+266,290
| New | +$6.85M |
|
43
BlackBerry
BB
$4.98B
| $5.84M | 0.71% |
+522,359
| New | +$4.91M |
|
|
VIVS
44
VivoSim Labs
VIVS
$1.2M
| $5.83M | 0.71% |
10,945
+4,924
| +82% | +$2.62M |
|
45
Mercado Libre
MELI
$95.2B
| $5.23M | 0.64% |
20,209
+3,339
| +20% | +$885K |
|
|
NSTG
46
DELISTED
NanoString Technologies, Inc.
NSTG
| $4.59M | 0.56% |
283,858
+173,348
| +157% | +$2.68M |
|
47
Compugen
CGEN
$222M
| $4.37M | 0.53% |
1,150,032
+589,929
| +105% | +$2.05M |
|
48
Veracyte
VCYT
$3.7B
| $4.28M | 0.52% |
488,338
+325,318
| +200% | +$2.65M |
|
49
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$213B
| $3.58M | 0.44% |
18,893
+888
| +5% | +$161K |
|
50
Autodesk
ADSK
$49.5B
| $3.22M | 0.39% |
28,688
+3,124
| +12% | +$345K |
|
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ARK Investment Management's Q3 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2017, ARK Investment Management held 148 positions worth $819M, up 60% from $514M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 34% of the portfolio.
ARK Investment Management deployed $233M of net new capital in Q3 2017, opening 39 new positions and adding to 95 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Redfin: 266,290 shares worth $6.68M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 26% of assets, down from 28% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Communication Services.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Kite Pharma, Inc., an estimated $15.6M trimmed.
- ARK Investment Management's largest Q3 2017 buy was Redfin: 266,290 shares worth $6.68M.
- ARK Investment Management added most to Twitter, Inc. in Q3 2017, an estimated $12.5M increase.
- ARK Investment Management's biggest Q3 2017 reduction was Kite Pharma, Inc., cutting an estimated $15.6M.
- ARK Investment Management fully exited IBM in Q3 2017, selling an estimated $706K.
- ARK Investment Management's ten largest holdings make up 34% of its $819M portfolio in Q3 2017.
- ARK Investment Management opened 39 new positions and closed 3 in Q3 2017.
- ARK Investment Management's portfolio value rose 60% quarter-over-quarter to $819M.
Based on ARK Investment Management's 13F filing for Q3 2017, filed 9 Nov 2017.