Information Technology has been the best performing name among all 11 S&P 500 (SP500) sectors in the first half of 2024, but Cathie Wood’s actively managed ARK Innovation ETF (NYSEARCA:ARKK) – which aims to provide investors exposure to disruptive innovation and technology – was unable to keep up with it.
Wood’s flagship ARKK has tumbled 16.7% YTD, while the broader Nasdaq Composite (COMP:IND) has popped 19.7% YTD. Of ARKK’s 35 constituents, 11 are higher on the year while the remaining 24 are all in the red.
Listed below are ARKK’s top and bottom five performers as the first half of trading wraps up this week.
Top 5 ARKK Holding Performers of 2024
No. 5: The Trade Desk (TTD) +35.7% YTD.
No. 4: Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +40.3% YTD.
No. 3: Meta Platforms (META) +44.9% YTD.
No. 2: Robinhood Markets (HOOD) +75.1% YTD.
No. 1: Natera (NTRA) +77.8% YTD.
Bottom 5 ARKK Holding Performers of 2024
No. 5: Unity Software (U) -59.7% YTD.
No. 4: Verve Therapeutics (VERV) -63.9% YTD.
No. 3: 10X Genomics (TXG) -65.1% YTD.
No. 2: Ginkgo Bioworks (DNA) -83.2% YTD.
No. 1: Pacific Biosciences of California (PACB) -86.2% YTD.
For further insight towards Cathie Wood and her firm’s actively managed exchange-traded funds, see how each fund has fared so far in the first half of 2024:
- ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) -16.7%
- ARK Next-Generation Internet ETF (ARKW) +1.5%
- ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF (ARKQ) -4.9%
- ARK Genomic Revolution ETF (ARKG) -27.6%
- ARK Fintech Innovation ETF (ARKF) -0.3%
- ARK Space Exploration & Innovation ETF (ARKX) -3.3%