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 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$39.2M |
| 2 |
Stratasys
SSYS
|
+$38.9M |
| 3 |
Teradyne
TER
|
+$36.4M |
| 4 |
Spotify
SPOT
|
+$32.3M |
| 5 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$31.5M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TWOU
2U Inc
TWOU
|
+$19.6M |
| 2 |
Autodesk
ADSK
|
+$17.7M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$16.1M |
| 4 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$11.3M |
| 5 |
Protolabs
PRLB
|
+$10.3M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 26.17% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 24.37% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 15.4% |
| 4 | Communication Services | 15.1% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.64% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
NSTG
26
DELISTED
NanoString Technologies, Inc.
NSTG
| $35.9M | 1.32% |
2,625,472
+391,070
| +18% | +$4.47M |
|
27
Veracyte
VCYT
$3.73B
| $35.1M | 1.29% |
3,760,659
+949,365
| +34% | +$6.68M |
|
28
Mercado Libre
MELI
$95.7B
| $34.1M | 1.25% |
114,208
+66,797
| +141% | +$21.1M |
|
|
29
Spotify
SPOT
$98.3B
| $34M | 1.25% |
+202,304
| New | +$32.3M |
|
30
TSMC
TSM
$2.16T
| $33.3M | 1.22% |
911,273
+694,064
| +320% | +$27.4M |
|
31
Alibaba
BABA
$309B
| $32.4M | 1.19% |
174,874
+28,489
| +19% | +$5.43M |
|
32
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.66T
| $30.7M | 1.13% |
311,510
+240,612
| +339% | +$23.3M |
|
|
RDFN
33
DELISTED
Redfin
RDFN
| $30M | 1.1% |
1,300,606
-179,129
| -12% | -$4.03M |
|
34
Seres Therapeutics
MCRB
$50.8M
| $28.1M | 1.03% |
163,321
+42,985
| +36% | +$7.02M |
|
35
CRISPR Therapeutics
CRSP
$5.23B
| $27.4M | 1.01% |
467,140
+394,606
| +544% | +$22.5M |
|
36
Pacific Biosciences
PACB
$447M
| $22.4M | 0.82% |
6,321,293
+2,036,596
| +48% | +$5.65M |
|
|
VIVS
37
VivoSim Labs
VIVS
$1.28M
| $20.8M | 0.76% |
61,918
+15,061
| +32% | +$4.96M |
|
|
TWOU
38
DELISTED
2U Inc
TWOU
| $19.8M | 0.73% |
7,918
-7,390
| -48% | -$19.6M |
|
|
MTLS
39
Materialise
MTLS
$388M
| $19.4M | 0.71% |
1,494,142
+254,681
| +21% | +$3.12M |
|
|
SYRS
40
DELISTED
Syros Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Common Stock
SYRS
| $18.4M | 0.67% |
179,955
+29,466
| +20% | +$3.65M |
|
|
HDP
41
DELISTED
Hortonworks, Inc.
HDP
| $18.2M | 0.67% |
998,662
-362,966
| -27% | -$6.53M |
|
42
Compugen
CGEN
$225M
| $17.7M | 0.65% |
5,372,874
+1,379,123
| +35% | +$5.18M |
|
43
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.59T
| $16.3M | 0.6% |
292,240
+12,040
| +4% | +$651K |
|
|
44
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.5T
| $12.8M | 0.47% |
65,637
-89,102
| -58% | -$16.1M |
|
|
XONE
45
DELISTED
The ExOne Company
XONE
| $12.4M | 0.46% |
1,754,274
+80,842
| +5% | +$568K |
|
46
Shopify
SHOP
$160B
| $12.4M | 0.45% |
850,730
+91,180
| +12% | +$1.29M |
|
47
HubSpot
HUBS
$12.7B
| $11.9M | 0.44% |
95,299
-7,303
| -7% | -$865K |
|
|
48
PayPal
PYPL
$50.1B
| $11.7M | 0.43% |
140,907
-142,011
| -50% | -$11.3M |
|
49
AeroVironment
AVAV
$8.55B
| $11M | 0.4% |
153,610
-20,426
| -12% | -$1.16M |
|
50
Adobe
ADBE
$102B
| $10.6M | 0.39% |
43,392
+7,640
| +21% | +$1.81M |
|
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ARK Investment Management's Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2018, ARK Investment Management held 212 positions worth $2.73B, up 36% from $2.01B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 39% of the portfolio.
ARK Investment Management deployed $473M of net new capital in Q2 2018, opening 13 new positions and adding to 107 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Spotify: 202,304 shares worth $34M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 26% of assets, down from 27% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was 2U Inc, an estimated $19.6M trimmed.
- ARK Investment Management's largest Q2 2018 buy was Spotify: 202,304 shares worth $34M.
- ARK Investment Management added most to Tesla in Q2 2018, an estimated $39.2M increase.
- ARK Investment Management's biggest Q2 2018 reduction was 2U Inc, cutting an estimated $19.6M.
- ARK Investment Management fully exited Box in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $4.96M.
- ARK Investment Management's ten largest holdings make up 39% of its $2.73B portfolio in Q2 2018.
- ARK Investment Management opened 13 new positions and closed 12 in Q2 2018.
- ARK Investment Management's portfolio value rose 36% quarter-over-quarter to $2.73B.
Based on ARK Investment Management's 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 7 Aug 2018.