Investment Focus
Digital Wallets
Mobile Payments
Lending
Risk Transformation
Artificial Intelligence
eCommerce
Overview
- Type: Active Equity
- Typical # of Holdings: 35-55
- Inception: Dec. 2016
- Portfolio Manager: Catherine Wood
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Analysts:
Max Friedrich
George Whitridge
Yassine Elmandjra
Strategy Description
This actively managed equity strategy seeks long-term capital growth by investing in domestic and foreign equity securities of companies focused on innovations within financial technology (“fintech”). Companies within this strategy are focused on changing the way the financial sector works, removing friction, and increasing accessibility to financial products and services.
Availability
Strategy | ETF | Managed Account | Mutual Funds |
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ARK Fintech Innovation | In Japan |
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Strategy Characteristics
Actively managed, high conviction portfolio
Cross sector, geographies, and market capitalizations
Benchmark agnostic with low overlap to broad market indicies
Research process driven by ARK’s Open Research Ecosystem
Investment Team

Catherine Wood
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Investment Officer

Catherine Wood
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Investment Officer
Arcticles from Catherine Wood:
See all articlesInvestors Beware: Stay On The Right Side Of Change
The Coronavirus: Innovation Gains Traction During Tumultuous Times
The coronavirus has thrown the markets for a loop, understandably. Half of the solution is understanding the problem, so we are reassured by the universal and unified policy responses globally.

Brett Winton
Director of Research

Brett Winton
Director of Research
Arcticles from Brett Winton:
See all articlesDisruptive Innovation: Why Now?

Maximilian Friedrich
Analyst

Maximilian Friedrich
Analyst
Arcticles from Maximilian Friedrich:
See all articlesCash App Could Be the Fastest Growing Digital Wallet in the US
Square’s Cash App seems to be the fastest growing digital wallet in the US. As disclosed by Square, the number of Cash App monthly active users (MAUs) has more than tripled in the last two years.

George Whitridge
Analyst

George Whitridge
Analyst
Arcticles from George Whitridge:
See all articlesBank Revenue from Credit Cards Could Be Cut in Half in The Next 10 Years
ARK believes the lending industry is undergoing a profound shift. Companies that have digital access to consumers as well as to proprietary data sources, and extend credit without leveraging their own balance sheets, are likely to enjoy significant competitive advantages over traditional lenders.

Yassine Elmandjra
Analyst

Yassine Elmandjra
Analyst