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
|
+$57.6M |
| 2 |
Intellia Therapeutics
NTLA
|
+$54.8M |
| 3 |
Stratasys
SSYS
|
+$44.4M |
| 4 |
Baidu
BIDU
|
+$42.2M |
| 5 |
NVTA
Invitae Corporation
NVTA
|
+$34.4M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JUNO
Juno Therapeutics, Inc.
JUNO
|
+$31.2M |
| 2 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$14.8M |
| 3 |
FMI
Foundation Medicine, Inc.
FMI
|
+$12.6M |
| 4 |
Trip.com Group
TCOM
|
+$6.96M |
| 5 |
LendingTree
TREE
|
+$5.19M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 27.26% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 21.25% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 14.26% |
| 4 | Communication Services | 13.7% |
| 5 | Industrials | 8.24% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Stratasys
SSYS
$697M
| $97.6M | 4.85% |
4,838,530
+2,077,005
| +75% | +$44.4M |
|
|
2
Tesla
TSLA
$1.24T
| $83.9M | 4.17% |
4,730,655
+2,617,155
| +124% | +$57.6M |
|
3
Amazon
AMZN
$2.5T
| $78.9M | 3.92% |
1,090,240
+204,540
| +23% | +$14.6M |
|
|
TWTR
4
DELISTED
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
| $78.2M | 3.89% |
2,696,996
+481,310
| +22% | +$14.1M |
|
|
5
Intellia Therapeutics
NTLA
$1.5B
| $76M | 3.77% |
3,602,976
+2,227,827
| +162% | +$54.8M |
|
|
6
Baidu
BIDU
$35.8B
| $71.8M | 3.57% |
321,664
+171,183
| +114% | +$42.2M |
|
7
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.01T
| $70.3M | 3.49% |
12,139,200
+5,833,240
| +93% | +$34.3M |
|
|
ATHN
8
DELISTED
Athenahealth, Inc.
ATHN
| $70.1M | 3.48% |
490,404
+110,965
| +29% | +$15.2M |
|
9
Illumina
ILMN
$29.4B
| $59.5M | 2.95% |
258,645
+87,885
| +51% | +$20.1M |
|
10
Netflix
NFLX
$292B
| $54.6M | 2.71% |
1,846,990
+454,610
| +33% | +$12.4M |
|
11
Editas Medicine
EDIT
$399M
| $53.7M | 2.67% |
1,620,208
+507,363
| +46% | +$18.1M |
|
|
XYZ
12
Block Inc
XYZ
$45.9B
| $53.7M | 2.66% |
1,090,524
+413,745
| +61% | +$19M |
|
13
JD.com
JD
$40.8B
| $47.1M | 2.34% |
1,163,258
+485,345
| +72% | +$22M |
|
|
MDSO
14
DELISTED
Medidata Solutions, Inc.
MDSO
| $44.7M | 2.22% |
711,972
+385,893
| +118% | +$25.7M |
|
15
Apple
AAPL
$4.89T
| $41.8M | 2.08% |
997,100
+516,472
| +107% | +$22.2M |
|
|
HAPN
16
Happen Inc
HAPN
$2.08B
| $41.8M | 2.07% |
2,386,140
+1,223,863
| +105% | +$23.6M |
|
|
XLNX
17
DELISTED
Xilinx Inc
XLNX
| $39.2M | 1.95% |
543,297
+261,729
| +93% | +$18.9M |
|
|
TWOU
18
DELISTED
2U Inc
TWOU
| $38.6M | 1.92% |
15,308
+3,083
| +25% | +$7.13M |
|
19
Salesforce
CRM
$134B
| $36M | 1.79% |
309,610
+81,807
| +36% | +$9.39M |
|
|
RDFN
20
DELISTED
Redfin
RDFN
| $33.8M | 1.68% |
1,479,735
+909,286
| +159% | +$21M |
|
|
BLUE
21
DELISTED
bluebird bio
BLUE
| $33.7M | 1.67% |
15,239
+5,862
| +63% | +$14.9M |
|
|
NVTA
22
DELISTED
Invitae Corporation
NVTA
| $32.5M | 1.61% |
6,927,275
+4,822,477
| +229% | +$34.4M |
|
|
SPLK
23
DELISTED
Splunk Inc
SPLK
| $32.1M | 1.59% |
326,416
+82,039
| +34% | +$7.83M |
|
|
RHT
24
DELISTED
Red Hat Inc
RHT
| $31.6M | 1.57% |
211,214
+55,543
| +36% | +$7.7M |
|
25
Cerus
CERS
$587M
| $28.8M | 1.43% |
5,251,984
+1,687,611
| +47% | +$7.67M |
|
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ARK Investment Management's Q1 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2018, ARK Investment Management held 213 positions worth $2.01B, up 60% from $1.26B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 37% of the portfolio.
ARK Investment Management deployed $731M of net new capital in Q1 2018, opening 13 new positions and adding to 155 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was TSMC: 217,209 shares worth $9.51M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 27% of assets, up from 24% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, an estimated $14.8M trimmed.
- ARK Investment Management's largest Q1 2018 buy was TSMC: 217,209 shares worth $9.51M.
- ARK Investment Management added most to Tesla in Q1 2018, an estimated $57.6M increase.
- ARK Investment Management's biggest Q1 2018 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $14.8M.
- ARK Investment Management fully exited Juno Therapeutics, Inc. in Q1 2018, selling an estimated $31.2M.
- ARK Investment Management's ten largest holdings make up 37% of its $2.01B portfolio in Q1 2018.
- ARK Investment Management opened 13 new positions and closed 14 in Q1 2018.
- ARK Investment Management's portfolio value rose 60% quarter-over-quarter to $2.01B.
Based on ARK Investment Management's 13F filing for Q1 2018, filed 14 May 2018.