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Temporary demand anxiety can end badly. ARK was just the same lucky timing and ended badly.

I wish this wouldn't get posted every time ARK sells. They still hold a MASSIVE amount of AMD across several of their ETFs, close to $1B.
Their strategy is to actively balance, which means they are always pruning the winners and buying others where they perceive value. Selling $16M, and whatever they sold the other week, is peanuts compared to what they still hold in AMD. The decision is based purely on spreadsheet math, and not because they suddenly turned bearish.
Say what you want about their historic returns and the "cult" of Cathie Wood. But a small sale like this is meaningless.

Tons of people here took profit on the way up too. Not sure why this is news worthy when ARK for sure has more strict rebalancing rules as an institution investor.

This one is from Oct 2025.
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here you go...
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Cathie Wood is a very polarizing investor. Some people think she’s brilliant at spotting disruptive tech early, while others think her macro/economic predictions are often too optimistic and overly aggressive.
Here are some objective stats and context:
Her flagship fund performance (ARKK)
Her main fund, the ARKK had a massive run-up in 2020, gaining roughly 150% in a single year, largely due to big bets on high-growth tech like Tesla, Zoom, Roku, and genomics. But then it crashed hard in 2021–2022 when interest rates rose and speculative tech sold off.
Long-term performance is mixed:
* Since inception (2014), ARKK has at times roughly matched or slightly beaten the S&P 500 on a compounded basis — but with far more volatility and much deeper drawdowns.
* ARKK experienced a drawdown of over 60%–70% from its highs after 2021, which hurt many investors who bought near the top.
* Recently, ARK had a comeback year in 2025, with some ARK funds strongly outperforming due to AI and tech exposure.
Why people say she’s “bad at predicting the economy”
Cathie Wood makes very bold macro predictions, and many have not played out on the timeline she expected:
Examples critics bring up:
* She repeatedly argued inflation would be temporary/deflationary, even when inflation surged in 2021–2022. Critics say she underestimated how persistent inflation would become.
* She made very aggressive price targets on some companies. For example, ARK projected very high long-term prices for Zoom that ended up far above reality after post-pandemic growth slowed.
* She often predicts a major productivity boom from AI, robotics, genomics, and crypto leading to unusually strong GDP growth. Right now, she still argues the economy could grow much faster than mainstream economists expect.
Why some investors still like her
Supporters argue:
* She correctly identified major themes early (especially Tesla and disruptive tech).
* Her investing style is high risk / high reward, so judging it over a 1–2 year period may miss the point.
* She is very transparent — ARK publishes trades daily and shares research publicly.
The main criticism in plain English
A lot of investors would say:
“Cathie is great at identifying exciting future technologies, but not always great at timing the economy or valuing stocks realistically.”
In other words, she tends to be extremely bullish, sometimes too early, and that can lead to big swings.
For someone like you who often compares things to the S&P 500 and likes steady growth (like SWPPX/VOO), Cathie Wood–style investing is generally considered much higher risk and more volatile than broad index investing. One bad year can be brutal, but a great year can massively outperform.

Well all those ARK ETFs are diversified too.

**1. Powell Industries (POWL)**
* **The Short-Term Catalyst:** Powell is currently undergoing a massive order-driven rerating. In its recent fiscal Q2 report, new orders surged 97% year-over-year to $490 million.
* **Why the next 3-4 months matter:** Crucially, immediately after the second quarter closed, Powell secured the largest single order in the company's history—a $400+ million "mega order" for behind-the-meter data center power generation assets.The market is actively digesting this newly secured $1.8 billion backlog, and Powell's fiscal Q3 earnings report (expected in early August) will be a massive near-term catalyst to validate this continued momentum.
**2. Innodata (INOD)**
* **The Short-Term Catalyst:** Explosive near-term revenue acceleration. Innodata recently reported Q1 2026 revenue growth of 54% year-over-year and nearly doubled its Adjusted EBITDA.
* **Why the next 3-4 months matter:** The company recently secured a $51 million AI data-prep commitment from a Big Tech customer, a client that is expected to rapidly scale into Innodata's second-largest account this [year.Management](http://year.Management) proactively raised their full-year revenue growth guidance to 40% or more, making their upcoming Q2 earnings (expected around late July) a highly anticipated event.Note: The stock has experienced recent volatility due to insider selling, making it a high-beta short-term trade.
**3. Modine Manufacturing (MOD)**
* **The Short-Term Catalyst:** A freshly signed hyperscaler mega-contract. Modine's stock has surged following the announcement of a landmark $4 billion guaranteed capacity agreement to supply data center cooling products through 2029.
* **Why the next 3-4 months matter:** The unnamed hyperscaler provided a $165 million upfront cash payment to accelerate manufacturing capacity.On the heels of this deal, management issued monster fiscal 2027 guidance, projecting that data center revenues will grow another 60% to 80%.Wall Street analysts will be aggressively updating their models and price targets over the summer, providing strong near-term institutional support.
**4. Credo Technology Group (CRDO)**
* **The Short-Term Catalyst:** Imminent earnings and acquisition momentum. Credo is expected to report its next quarterly earnings around June 1.
* **Why the next 3-4 months matter:** In its previous quarter, Credo's revenue surged over 200% year-over-year.The company is entering the summer with immense momentum following its acquisition of DustPhotonics and the launch of its new Robin 800G and Cardinal 1.6T optical DSP families, positioning it perfectly for the immediate AI networking upgrade cycle occurring across hyperscalers.
**5. Tempus AI (TEM)**
* **The Short-Term Catalyst:** Clinical product launches and institutional buying pressure. Tempus AI is gaining rapid near-term momentum following the launch of its ArteraAI Prostate Test and an expanded AI-driven clinical trial collaboration with Bristol Myers Squibb.
* **Why the next 3-4 months matter:** The stock has recently outpaced the broader healthcare sector on this news, aided by notable institutional buying from ARK Invest.With Q2 earnings expected in August and reaffirmed full-year 2026 revenue guidance of roughly $1.6 billion, this serves as a high-reward, short-term catalyst play for the healthcare AI sub-sector.

Is there anywhere to see what valuations are for the private companies that are part of ARKVX based on when ARK got in and what those are now? For example what do they currently have their spacex holdings worth?

Cathie Wood Bitcoin Price Target: $750K Forecast Contrasts With ARK ETF Selling

Although I’m not a fan of ARK ETFs, ARKQ seems to have been doing well. I’d probably go with that one if I wanted to invest in robotics. I feel like we’re about five or so years away from robotics having bigger returns than AI infrastructure.