Category | Fund Name | Summary | Net Assets ($ M)* | YTD (%) |
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Science/Technology-NA | ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF | 2.49 | 6.1 | |
The fund seeks capital appreciation in the long term by investing in companies across any size outside the United States. The investment process starts with a list of companies in the benchmark index and the research team utilizes quantitative techniques and fundamental analysis to identify investment opportunities. Next, the research team invests significantly in domestic and foreign equity securities of autonomous technology and robotics companies that are relevant to the fund’s investment theme of disruptive innovation. Autonomous technology and robotics companies are companies that are estimated to focus on, among other things, disruptive innovation in automation and manufacturing, transportation, energy, artificial intelligence, and materials. In selecting securities for the portfolio, the research team prefers companies that are capitalizing on disruptive innovation or that are enabling the further development of a theme in the markets in which they operate. Also, the research team integrates environmental, social and governance factors as part of its process. In addition, the team employs both top-down and bottom-up analysis to select investments for the fund. In its top down approach, the team utilizes the framework of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals to integrate ESG considerations into its research and investment process. As part of its bottom up approach, the team evaluates the potential of individual companies, while integrating ESG considerations into that process. Then the manager constructs a portfolio of stocks from a list of companies favored by the research team and allocates capital based on its conviction level. The portfolio holds between 30 and 50 companies. However, the fund’s net assets will be invested in equity securities, including common stocks, partnership interests, business trust shares and other equity investments or ownership interests in business enterprises. The fund’s investments in foreign equity securities will be in both developed and emerging markets. Additionally, the fund will be concentrated in securities of issuers having their principal business activities in groups of industries in the industrials or information technology sectors, although it will not concentrate in any specific industry. The fund may invest in foreign securities listed on foreign exchanges as well as American Depositary Receipts and Global Depositary Receipts. The fund is classified as a non-diversified investment company, which means that it may invest a high percentage of its assets in a limited number of issuers. |
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Health/Biotechnology-NA | ARK Genomic Revolution ETF | 7.14 | 0 | |
The fund seeks capital appreciation in the long term by investing in companies across any size outside the United States. The investment process starts with a list of companies in the benchmark index and the research team utilizes quantitative techniques and fundamental analysis to identify investment opportunities. Next, the research team invests significantly in domestic and foreign equity securities of companies across multiple sectors, including healthcare, information technology, materials, energy and consumer discretionary that are relevant to the fund’s investment theme of the genomics revolution. The team favors companies that are focused on extending and enhancing the quality of human and other life by incorporating technological and scientific developments and advancements in genomics into their business. In selecting securities for the portfolio, the research team prefers companies that are capitalizing on disruptive innovation or that are enabling the further development of a theme in the markets in which they operate. Also, the research team integrates environmental, social and governance factors as part of its process. In addition, the team employs both top-down and bottom-up analysis to select investments for the fund. In its top down approach, the team utilizes the framework of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals to integrate ESG considerations into its research and investment process. As part of its bottom up approach, the team evaluates the potential of individual companies, while integrating ESG considerations into that process. Then the manager constructs a portfolio of stocks from a list of companies favored by the research team and allocates capital based on its conviction level. The portfolio holds between 40 and 60 companies. However, the fund’s net assets will be invested in equity securities, including common stocks, partnership interests, business trust shares and other equity investments or ownership interests in business enterprises. The fund’s investments in foreign equity securities will be in both developed and emerging markets. Additionally, the fund will be concentrated in securities of issuers having their principal business activities in any industry or group of industries in the health care sector, including issuers having their principal business activities in the biotechnology industry. Other industries in the health care sector include medical laboratories and research and drug manufacturers. The fund may invest in foreign securities listed on foreign exchanges as well as American Depositary Receipts and Global Depositary Receipts. The fund is classified as a non-diversified investment company, which means that it may invest a high percentage of its assets in a limited number of issuers. |
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Specialty-Thematics-NA | ARK Innovation ETF | 19.4 | 0 | |
The fund seeks capital appreciation in the long term by investing in companies across any size outside the United States. The investment process starts with a list of companies in the benchmark index and the research team utilizes quantitative techniques and fundamental analysis to identify investment opportunities. Next, the research team invests significantly in domestic and foreign equity securities of companies that are relevant to the fund’s investment theme of disruptive innovation. The team defines disruptive innovation as the introduction of a technologically enabled new product or service that potentially changes the way the world works. In selecting securities for the portfolio, the research team prefers companies that are capitalizing on disruptive innovation or that are enabling the further development of a theme in the markets in which they operate. Also, the research team integrates environmental, social and governance factors as part of its process. In addition, the team employs both top-down and bottom-up analysis to select investments for the fund. In its top down approach, the team utilizes the framework of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals to integrate ESG considerations into its research and investment process. As part of its bottom up approach, the team evaluates the potential of individual companies, while integrating ESG considerations into that process. Then the manager constructs a portfolio of stocks from a list of companies favored by the research team and allocates capital based on its conviction level. The portfolio holds between 35 and 55 companies. However, the fund’s net assets will be invested in equity securities, including common stocks, partnership interests, business trust shares and other equity investments or ownership interests in business enterprises. The fund’s investments in foreign equity securities will be in both developed and emerging markets. The fund may invest in foreign securities listed on foreign exchanges as well as American Depositary Receipts and Global Depositary Receipts. The fund is classified as a non-diversified investment company, which means that it may invest a high percentage of its assets in a limited number of issuers. |
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Science/Technology-NA | ARK Israel Innovative Technology ETF | 260.86 | 0 | |
The fund seeks to replicate the total return performance of the benchmark index, before fees and expenses, by investing in companies outside the United States. The investment process starts with a list of companies in the benchmark index and the research team utilizes quantitative techniques and fundamental analysis to identify investment opportunities. Next, the research team invests significantly in securities that are included in the benchmark Index, depositary receipts representing securities included in the Index or underlying stocks in respect of depositary receipts included in the Index. The Index is designed to track the price movements of exchange listed Israeli Companies whose main business operations are causing disruptive innovation in the areas of genomics, health care, biotechnology, industrials, manufacturing, the Internet or information technology. Then the manager constructs a portfolio of stocks from a list of companies favored by the research team and allocates capital based on its conviction level. The fund seeks to replicate the composition of the benchmark index, holding each security in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the Index. However, the fund may utilize a representative sampling strategy with respect to the Index when it might not be possible or practicable to purchase all of the securities of the Index in approximately the same proportions as in the Index. Also, the fund may concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to the extent that the Index concentrates in an industry or group of industries. The fund is classified as a non-diversified investment company, which means that it may invest a high percentage of its assets in a limited number of issuers. |
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Science/Technology-NA | ARK Next Generation Internet ETF | 5 | 0 | |
The fund seeks capital appreciation in the long term by investing in companies across any size outside the United States. The investment process starts with a list of companies in the benchmark index and the research team utilizes quantitative techniques and fundamental analysis to identify investment opportunities. Next, the research team invests significantly in domestic and foreign equity securities of companies that are relevant to the fund’s investment theme of next generation internet. Next generation internet companies are companies that are focused on shifting technology infrastructure to the cloud, enabling mobile, internet-based products and services, new payment methods, big data, artificial intelligence, the internet of things, and social media. In selecting securities for the portfolio, the research team prefers companies that are focused on shifting the bases of technology infrastructure from hardware and software to the cloud, enabling mobile and local services, among others. Also, the research team integrates environmental, social and governance factors as part of its process. In addition, the team employs both top-down and bottom-up analysis to select investments for the fund. In its top down approach, the team utilizes the framework of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals to integrate ESG considerations into its research and investment process. As part of its bottom up approach, the team evaluates the potential of individual companies, while integrating ESG considerations into that process. Then the manager constructs a portfolio of stocks from a list of companies favored by the research team and allocates capital based on its conviction level. The portfolio holds between 35 and 55 companies. However, the fund’s net assets will be invested in equity securities, including common stocks, partnership interests, business trust shares and other equity investments or ownership interests in business enterprises. The fund’s investments in foreign equity securities will be in both developed and emerging markets. Additionally, the fund will be concentrated in securities of issuers having their principal business activities in the Internet information provider and catalog and mail order house industry. The fund may invest in foreign securities listed on foreign exchanges as well as American Depositary Receipts and Global Depositary Receipts. The fund is classified as a non-diversified investment company, which means that it may invest a high percentage of its assets in a limited number of issuers. |
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Science/Technology-NA | The 3D Printing ETF | 461.53 | 0 | |
The fund seeks to replicate the total return performance of the benchmark index, before fees and expenses, by investing in companies outside the United States. The investment process starts with a list of companies in the benchmark index and the research team utilizes quantitative techniques and fundamental analysis to identify investment opportunities. As part of its strategy, the fund employs an indexing investment approach to track the investment performance of the Underlying Index. Next, the research team invests significantly in securities that are included in the fund’s benchmark Index, depositary receipts representing securities included in the Index or underlying stocks in respect of depositary receipts included in the Index. The Index is designed to track the price movements of stocks of companies involved in the 3D printing industry. Then the manager constructs a portfolio of stocks from a list of companies favored by the research team and allocates capital based on its conviction level. The fund seeks to replicate the composition of the benchmark index, holding each security in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the Index. In addition, the research team employs a representative sampling strategy, when it might not be possible or practicable to purchase all of the securities of the Index in approximately the same proportions as in the Index. The fund may concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to the extent that the Index concentrates in an industry or group of industries. Also, the fund may invest in foreign securities listed on foreign exchanges as well as American Depositary Receipts and Global Depositary Receipts. The fund is classified as non-diversified, which means that it may invest a high percentage of its assets in a limited number of issuers. |
* Net Assets include for all classes