Overview
ARK's flagship actively managed disruptive innovation ETF. Invests across AI, genomics, fintech, robotics, and energy storage. Cathie Wood's highest-profile fund with one of the most volatile track records in ETF history.
Top Holdings
| Ticker | Holding | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| TSLA | Tesla Inc. | 10.8% |
| COIN | Coinbase Global | 8.4% |
| RKLB | Rocket Lab | 6.8% |
| PLTR | Palantir Tech. | 6.4% |
| NVDA | NVIDIA Corp. | 5.8% |
| ROKU | Roku Inc. | 5.4% |
| PATH | UiPath Inc. | 4.8% |
| CRISPR | CRISPR Therapeutics | 4.4% |
| RXRX | Recursion Pharma | 3.8% |
| EXAS | Exact Sciences | 3.4% |
Fund Details
Investment Thesis
ARKK is the world's most watched actively managed ETF, built on Cathie Wood's conviction that disruptive technologies including AI, genomics, fintech, autonomous vehicles, and space exploration will redefine entire industries within 5-10 years. The concentrated 30-stock portfolio reflects ARK's highest-conviction ideas across these themes, with significant position sizes in companies like Tesla and Coinbase. ARKK delivered extraordinary gains during the 2020-2021 innovation boom and equally extraordinary losses during the 2022 rate-driven selloff, making it one of the most binary performance ETFs in existence.
Who It's For
Long-term conviction investors in disruptive technology and innovation themes who align with Cathie Wood's research process and multi-year innovation adoption S-curves. ARKK suits those who believe breakthrough technologies are mispriced by consensus and are willing to accept extreme volatility in exchange for the potential of extraordinary multi-year returns. Appropriate only for investors with genuine 5-10 year time horizons and the psychological fortitude to hold through severe drawdowns.
10-Year History
| Year | Close | % Chg |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $23.42 | -- |
| 2017 | $30.18 | +28.9% |
| 2018 | $27.42 | -9.1% |
| 2019 | $42.82 | +56.2% |
| 2020 | $124.18 | +190.1% |
| 2021 | $92.18 | -25.8% |
| 2022 | $34.82 | -62.2% |
| 2023 | $48.42 | +39.0% |
| 2024 | $56.18 | +16.0% |
| 2025 | $76.09 | +35.4% |
| Year | Yield |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.00% |
| 2017 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | 0.00% |
| 2019 | 0.00% |
| 2020 | 0.00% |
| 2021 | 0.00% |
| 2022 | 0.00% |
| 2023 | 0.00% |
| 2024 | 0.00% |
| 2025 | 0.00% |
| Year | AUM | % Chg |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $0.3B | -- |
| 2017 | $0.5B | +66.7% |
| 2018 | $0.6B | +20.0% |
| 2019 | $2B | +233.3% |
| 2020 | $22B | +1000.0% |
| 2021 | $20B | -9.1% |
| 2022 | $6B | -70.0% |
| 2023 | $8B | +33.3% |
| 2024 | $7B | -12.5% |
| 2025 | $7.1B | +1.4% |
Historical figures are ETFHub estimates modelled from asset-class return patterns and may differ from official fund records. Data as of August 2026.
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