Ark Investments has a unique origin story. Its founder, Cathie Wood, has said she had a visitation from God telling her to quit her job and put her personal wealth…
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Record Shorts Against Cathie Wood’ Flagship ETF
Short sellers have “ramped up bets against Cathie Wood’s flagship Ark innovation fund (ARKK) as belief in its strategy shows signs of faltering.” This according to a recent Financial Times…
Could ARK Pose a Systemic Risk to the Market? A Look at How ETFs Work Can Help Us Find Out
The growth of ARK investments has been one of the biggest stories of the past decade in the ETF space. its flagship fund, the ARK Innovation ETF has seen its…
Ark Investments and the Potential Downsides of an ETF Structure
Exchange traded funds have many great qualities. They are mostly transparent, low cost, trade in real-time and can have significant tax advantages over other investment vehicles like mutual funds and…
Cathie Wood’s ARK: Rapid Growth Has Hurt Investors
The flood of growth experienced by Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest, from assets totaling $3.5 billion before the pandemic to $50 billion a year later, has “come back to bite her…