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
|
+$94.6M |
| 2 |
JD.com
JD
|
+$52.3M |
| 3 |
CRISPR Therapeutics
CRSP
|
+$51.7M |
| 4 |
TWTR
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
|
+$48.3M |
| 5 |
Baidu
BIDU
|
+$45.6M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ATHN
Athenahealth, Inc.
ATHN
|
+$82.2M |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$32.4M |
| 3 |
RDFN
Redfin
RDFN
|
+$27.3M |
| 4 |
XYZ
Block Inc
XYZ
|
+$25.8M |
| 5 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$25.1M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 26.95% |
| 2 | Technology | 24.46% |
| 3 | Communication Services | 15.55% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 14.57% |
| 5 | Financials | 3.69% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26
Zillow
Z
$7.65B
| $43.7M | 1.32% |
987,749
+853,288
| +635% | +$44.5M |
|
27
TSMC
TSM
$2.17T
| $43.6M | 1.32% |
988,428
+77,155
| +8% | +$3.2M |
|
|
SPLK
28
DELISTED
Splunk Inc
SPLK
| $43.5M | 1.31% |
359,506
-14,940
| -4% | -$1.66M |
|
29
Pacific Biosciences
PACB
$363M
| $42.1M | 1.27% |
7,786,485
+1,465,192
| +23% | +$6.29M |
|
30
Mercado Libre
MELI
$92.8B
| $41.7M | 1.26% |
122,347
+8,139
| +7% | +$2.76M |
|
31
Salesforce
CRM
$153B
| $40M | 1.21% |
251,509
-116,375
| -32% | -$17.3M |
|
32
Veracyte
VCYT
$3.71B
| $37.6M | 1.14% |
3,940,804
+180,145
| +5% | +$1.99M |
|
|
MTLS
33
Materialise
MTLS
$391M
| $35M | 1.06% |
2,533,004
+1,038,862
| +70% | +$14M |
|
34
LendingTree
TREE
$447M
| $33.9M | 1.02% |
147,160
+103,300
| +236% | +$24.6M |
|
35
Seres Therapeutics
MCRB
$47.9M
| $30.7M | 0.93% |
202,037
+38,716
| +24% | +$6.26M |
|
36
Compugen
CGEN
$218M
| $26.6M | 0.8% |
6,904,667
+1,531,793
| +29% | +$5.36M |
|
|
SYRS
37
DELISTED
Syros Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Common Stock
SYRS
| $26.5M | 0.8% |
222,187
+42,232
| +23% | +$4.9M |
|
38
Alibaba
BABA
$304B
| $22.3M | 0.68% |
135,592
-39,282
| -22% | -$6.95M |
|
|
VIVS
39
VivoSim Labs
VIVS
$1.15M
| $20.6M | 0.62% |
74,796
+12,878
| +21% | +$3.87M |
|
40
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$798B
| $19.8M | 0.6% |
+640,180
| New | +$14.4M |
|
|
HDP
41
DELISTED
Hortonworks, Inc.
HDP
| $19.5M | 0.59% |
853,284
-145,378
| -15% | -$3.03M |
|
|
XONE
42
DELISTED
The ExOne Company
XONE
| $19.2M | 0.58% |
2,022,084
+267,810
| +15% | +$2.16M |
|
43
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.36T
| $18.5M | 0.56% |
309,880
+17,640
| +6% | +$1.06M |
|
44
Shopify
SHOP
$191B
| $17M | 0.51% |
1,035,950
+185,220
| +22% | +$2.82M |
|
45
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.71T
| $15.6M | 0.47% |
136,590
-174,920
| -56% | -$19M |
|
|
TWOU
46
DELISTED
2U Inc
TWOU
| $14.2M | 0.43% |
6,286
-1,632
| -21% | -$4.04M |
|
47
HubSpot
HUBS
$10.4B
| $13.7M | 0.41% |
90,881
-4,418
| -5% | -$607K |
|
|
CELG
48
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
| $13.2M | 0.4% |
147,935
+56,276
| +61% | +$4.97M |
|
49
Protolabs
PRLB
$2.1B
| $13.1M | 0.4% |
80,843
+2,374
| +3% | +$336K |
|
50
PayPal
PYPL
$51.1B
| $12M | 0.36% |
136,465
-4,442
| -3% | -$391K |
|
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ARK Investment Management's Q3 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2018, ARK Investment Management held 218 positions worth $3.31B, up 21% from $2.73B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 40% of the portfolio.
ARK Investment Management deployed $446M of net new capital in Q3 2018, opening 18 new positions and adding to 100 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Advanced Micro Devices: 640,180 shares worth $19.8M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 27% of assets, up from 24% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Communication Services.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Athenahealth, Inc., an estimated $82.2M trimmed.
- ARK Investment Management's largest Q3 2018 buy was Advanced Micro Devices: 640,180 shares worth $19.8M.
- ARK Investment Management added most to Tesla in Q3 2018, an estimated $94.6M increase.
- ARK Investment Management's biggest Q3 2018 reduction was Athenahealth, Inc., cutting an estimated $82.2M.
- ARK Investment Management fully exited Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q3 2018, selling an estimated $12.8M.
- ARK Investment Management's ten largest holdings make up 40% of its $3.31B portfolio in Q3 2018.
- ARK Investment Management opened 18 new positions and closed 16 in Q3 2018.
- ARK Investment Management's portfolio value rose 21% quarter-over-quarter to $3.31B.
Based on ARK Investment Management's 13F filing for Q3 2018, filed 7 Nov 2018.