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ARKWArk InvestACTIVE

ARK NEXT GENERATION INTERNET ETF

$150.86+1.39% today
11418252-WK

ARKW is an actively managed ETF that seeks long-term growth of capital by investing under normal circumstances primarily (at least 80% of its assets) in domestic and U.S. exchange traded foreign equity securities of companies that are relevant to the Fund's investment theme of next generation internet. The Adviser believes companies within this ETF 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.

Price & daily flows
149.9144.4138.9150.86DAILY NET FLOWJul 20Jul 29Aug 10Aug 19

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1M SHOWN

The desk’s read

Flows are quiet — the past month netted out near zero, while the price has returned +1.2% so far this year. At 0.88% a year it is not the cheapest way in — ESMV runs the same ground at 0.18%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$1.3Bassets under management
0.88%expense ratio · $88 per $10,000 a year
net flow, trailing month
56Kavg daily volume, 30 days
29holdings · US-domiciled
2014listed September 29, 2014 · beta 2.10
Sector weights
Technology Services49.69%
Information Technology40.17%
Technology39.22%
Communication Services32.25%
Consumer Cyclical16.41%
Consumer Discretionary15.83%
Finance15.82%
Financials12.74%
Consumer Durables12.28%
Financial Services12.12%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States91.34%
Other10.1%
Hong Kong4.52%
China3.73%
United Kingdom3.56%
Brazil2.58%
Luxembourg1.93%
Canada1.89%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-0.2%
1 month+6.4%
3 months+5.5%
6 months+22.4%
YTD+1.2%
1 year
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week
1 month
3 months
YTD
1 year

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

The risk read
33%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
34%realized volatility, 1 year
-37.2%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-17.2%where it sits vs. that peak today

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
14calls today
17puts today
1.21put/call ratio
29Kshares traded
The case against ARKW

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat ARKW on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF0.03%$97.9B+$245M-85bp on fee · 73× the assets · +$245M in over the monthHead-to-head
IUSG iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF0.04%$33.8B+$668M-84bp on fee · 25× the assets · +$668M in over the monthHead-to-head
IUSV iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF0.04%$28.1B+$103M-84bp on fee · 21× the assets · +$103M in over the monthHead-to-head
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF0.03%$900.9B−$14.2B-85bp on fee · 669× the assetsHead-to-head
VOO Vanguard 500 Index Fund0.03%$500.4B-85bp on fee · 372× the assetsHead-to-head
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