Aims to provide broad exposure to disruptive innovation. ARK believes innovations centered around artificial intelligence, robotics, energy storage, DNA sequencing, and blockchain technology will change the way the world works and deliver outsized growth as industries transform.
Type: Active Equity
Typical # of Holdings: 35-55
Inception: Oct. 2014
Portfolio Manager: Catherine Wood
Analysts: Collective Team
This actively managed equity strategy seeks long-term capital growth by investing in US listed securities, including ADRs, of companies focused on disruptive innovation. ARK defines ‘‘disruptive innovation’’ as the introduction of a technologically enabled product or service that potentially changes the way the world works.
Companies in ARK’s cornerstone strategy aim to capture the substantial benefits of new products or services associated with scientific research in DNA technologies, energy storage, the increased use of autonomous technology, next generation internet services, and technologies that make financial services more efficient.
| Strategy | ETF | Managed Account | Mutual Fund | UCITS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARK Disruptive Innovation | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |