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
|
+$102M |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$58.2M |
| 3 |
TWTR
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
|
+$45.6M |
| 4 |
Illumina
ILMN
|
+$45.1M |
| 5 |
Baidu
BIDU
|
+$39.6M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$46.2M |
| 2 |
Teradyne
TER
|
+$25.8M |
| 3 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$24.6M |
| 4 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$15.2M |
| 5 |
SPLK
Splunk Inc
SPLK
|
+$9.58M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 28.47% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 28.11% |
| 3 | Communication Services | 15.18% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.38% |
| 5 | Financials | 4.71% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.01T
| $231M | 6.61% |
51,563,000
+14,997,880
| +41% | +$58.2M |
|
|
2
Tesla
TSLA
$1.24T
| $211M | 6.03% |
11,307,750
+5,096,145
| +82% | +$102M |
|
|
NVTA
3
DELISTED
Invitae Corporation
NVTA
| $204M | 5.84% |
8,729,523
-40,550
| -0.5% | -$715K |
|
4
Stratasys
SSYS
$697M
| $173M | 4.94% |
7,259,928
+485,770
| +7% | +$11.7M |
|
|
XYZ
5
Block Inc
XYZ
$45.9B
| $160M | 4.57% |
2,132,878
-3,042
| -0.1% | -$220K |
|
|
6
Baidu
BIDU
$35.8B
| $159M | 4.55% |
965,887
+236,447
| +32% | +$39.6M |
|
|
TWTR
7
DELISTED
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
| $153M | 4.38% |
4,661,175
+1,437,982
| +45% | +$45.6M |
|
|
8
Illumina
ILMN
$29.4B
| $145M | 4.15% |
480,028
+154,522
| +47% | +$45.1M |
|
9
Intellia Therapeutics
NTLA
$1.5B
| $136M | 3.89% |
7,981,198
+1,179,246
| +17% | +$17.6M |
|
10
Editas Medicine
EDIT
$399M
| $111M | 3.19% |
4,559,434
+1,534,945
| +51% | +$34.7M |
|
11
Veracyte
VCYT
$4.52B
| $86.5M | 2.47% |
3,459,073
-34,182
| -1% | -$653K |
|
|
NSTG
12
DELISTED
NanoString Technologies, Inc.
NSTG
| $83.2M | 2.38% |
3,476,526
+237,834
| +7% | +$5.47M |
|
|
MDSO
13
DELISTED
Medidata Solutions, Inc.
MDSO
| $81.9M | 2.34% |
1,117,845
+181,286
| +19% | +$13.1M |
|
14
LendingTree
TREE
$544M
| $76M | 2.17% |
216,309
-19,192
| -8% | -$5.79M |
|
|
15
Teradyne
TER
$54.8B
| $75.7M | 2.16% |
1,898,968
-691,620
| -27% | -$25.8M |
|
16
CRISPR Therapeutics
CRSP
$4.58B
| $72.3M | 2.06% |
2,023,017
+697,907
| +53% | +$24.1M |
|
17
Zillow
Z
$7.04B
| $69.1M | 1.97% |
1,987,696
+166,340
| +9% | +$5.93M |
|
|
18
Netflix
NFLX
$292B
| $68.2M | 1.95% |
1,913,750
-708,500
| -27% | -$24.6M |
|
|
HAPN
19
Happen Inc
HAPN
$2.08B
| $66.3M | 1.89% |
4,290,631
+785,237
| +22% | +$12.1M |
|
20
Spotify
SPOT
$99.2B
| $63.3M | 1.81% |
455,979
+60,137
| +15% | +$8.22M |
|
21
Salesforce
CRM
$134B
| $55.1M | 1.57% |
347,885
-6,284
| -2% | -$974K |
|
|
SPLK
22
DELISTED
Splunk Inc
SPLK
| $52.5M | 1.5% |
421,383
-76,753
| -15% | -$9.58M |
|
23
Cerus
CERS
$587M
| $47.6M | 1.36% |
7,639,433
+898,651
| +13% | +$5.46M |
|
|
MTLS
24
Materialise
MTLS
$379M
| $43.3M | 1.24% |
2,749,159
+288,247
| +12% | +$5.06M |
|
25
Apple
AAPL
$4.89T
| $42.2M | 1.21% |
888,544
+464,336
| +109% | +$19.7M |
|
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ARK Investment Management's Q1 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2019, ARK Investment Management held 208 positions worth $3.5B, up 42% from $2.46B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 48% of the portfolio.
ARK Investment Management deployed $420M of net new capital in Q1 2019, opening 14 new positions and adding to 81 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Cloudera, Inc.: 1,512,759 shares worth $16.6M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 28% of assets, down from 30% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Communication Services.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Amazon, an estimated $46.2M trimmed.
- ARK Investment Management's largest Q1 2019 buy was Cloudera, Inc.: 1,512,759 shares worth $16.6M.
- ARK Investment Management added most to Tesla in Q1 2019, an estimated $102M increase.
- ARK Investment Management's biggest Q1 2019 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $46.2M.
- ARK Investment Management fully exited Hortonworks, Inc. in Q1 2019, selling an estimated $8.27M.
- ARK Investment Management's ten largest holdings make up 48% of its $3.5B portfolio in Q1 2019.
- ARK Investment Management opened 14 new positions and closed 12 in Q1 2019.
- ARK Investment Management's portfolio value rose 42% quarter-over-quarter to $3.5B.
Based on ARK Investment Management's 13F filing for Q1 2019, filed 13 May 2019.