Key Takeaways
- • Tesla dominates ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) as the largest holding at 10.46% weighting, reflecting Wood's conviction in the company's exposure to electric vehicles, autonomy, robotics, and artificial intelligence.
- • AMD ranks as the second-largest position at 5.66%, providing portfolio exposure to AI chips, data centers, and high-performance computing as AI investment accelerates across enterprise markets.
- • The fund's top 10 holdings represent just over 51% of the portfolio's 46 total stocks, demonstrating concentrated positioning in disruptive technology themes including AI, genomics, fintech, and digital assets.
- • CRISPR Therapeutics (5%) and Tempus AI (4.80%) signal ARK's diversified thesis beyond software, with active bets on gene editing, precision medicine, and healthcare data-driven diagnostics.
- • Circle Internet Group (4.61%) and implicit Coinbase exposure underscore crypto infrastructure as a material portfolio component, positioning the fund for digital asset market participation as regulatory clarity emerges.
Summary
As of May 11, 2026, Cathie Wood's ARK Innovation ETF maintains its positioning as a concentrated growth vehicle built on conviction in disruptive technology themes. The fund holds 46 stocks with portfolio construction designed to be volatile by design, reflecting Wood's thesis on artificial intelligence, genomics, fintech, digital assets, and next-generation consumer platforms.
Tesla remains the portfolio's anchor position at 10.46% weighting. Wood's sustained conviction in the automaker reflects the company's multi-faceted exposure to electric vehicles, autonomous driving, robotics, and artificial intelligence—all core innovation themes within ARK's investment framework. This positioning underscores Wood's long-term thesis on Tesla as more than an automotive manufacturer.
Advanced Micro Devices occupies the second-largest position at 5.66%, providing direct exposure to the AI chip and high-performance computing sectors that have expanded in relevance as enterprise AI deployment accelerates. CRISPR Therapeutics, weighted at approximately 5%, represents ARK's sustained focus on gene editing and precision medicine, demonstrating the fund's commitment to biotechnology innovation beyond software and AI-driven strategies. Tempus AI complements this positioning at 4.80%, positioning the fund at the intersection of healthcare data, artificial intelligence, and diagnostic innovation.
Crypto infrastructure exposure rounds out the top holdings, with Circle Internet Group weighted at 4.61%. This positioning, combined with prior Coinbase accumulation, reflects ARK's deliberate strategy to capture upside from digital asset adoption and blockchain-based fintech infrastructure. The concentration of the top 10 holdings—representing just over 51% of assets—reflects Wood's philosophy of concentrated bets on transformative technology themes rather than broad diversification.
Tesla remains the portfolio's anchor position at 10.46% weighting. Wood's sustained conviction in the automaker reflects the company's multi-faceted exposure to electric vehicles, autonomous driving, robotics, and artificial intelligence—all core innovation themes within ARK's investment framework. This positioning underscores Wood's long-term thesis on Tesla as more than an automotive manufacturer.
Advanced Micro Devices occupies the second-largest position at 5.66%, providing direct exposure to the AI chip and high-performance computing sectors that have expanded in relevance as enterprise AI deployment accelerates. CRISPR Therapeutics, weighted at approximately 5%, represents ARK's sustained focus on gene editing and precision medicine, demonstrating the fund's commitment to biotechnology innovation beyond software and AI-driven strategies. Tempus AI complements this positioning at 4.80%, positioning the fund at the intersection of healthcare data, artificial intelligence, and diagnostic innovation.
Crypto infrastructure exposure rounds out the top holdings, with Circle Internet Group weighted at 4.61%. This positioning, combined with prior Coinbase accumulation, reflects ARK's deliberate strategy to capture upside from digital asset adoption and blockchain-based fintech infrastructure. The concentration of the top 10 holdings—representing just over 51% of assets—reflects Wood's philosophy of concentrated bets on transformative technology themes rather than broad diversification.
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