Analyzing the Performance and Strategy of Cathie Wood's Flagship ARK Innovation Fund
Beating the index is hard
This isn't a knock on Cathie Wood, ARK Invest, or the ARK Innovation ETF. But the simple truth is that actively managed funds have a tough time outperforming indexes over the long run. Below, you can see how Wood's fund thrived in a low-rate environment that was friendly to growth stocks.
Pulling apart where the fund's returns come from
An active fund means that ARK has traded in and out of stocks over time, but as with many funds, a top echelon of stocks constitutes a majority. It's not a perfect comparison, but investors can see how the fund's top selections have performed over the past five years.
- Coinbase: 9.66%
- Tesla: 8.70%
- Roku: 7.63%
- Block: 6.87%
- UiPath: 5.81%
- CRISPR Therapeutics: 5.25%
- Robinhood: 4.45%
- Zoom Video Communications: 4.36%
- Roblox: 4.04%
Analyzing the fund's performance offers insights into its strategy and potential drawbacks for investors.
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