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ARK Invest — Cathie Wood
An SEC-regulated ETF with a daily-priced NAV is the most verifiable record format there is; the minus reflects that the headline story depends entirely on the start date you choose on that record.
The record, as shown at the source
| Metric | Value | As of | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Record format | Daily NAV, SEC-regulated ETF, all trades disclosed next day | 22 Oct 2026 | ARK Funds ARKK page ↗ |
| Signature year | ARKK +152.5% in 2020 | FY 2020 | ARK Funds performance data ↗ |
| Signature drawdown | ≈−80% peak-to-trough, Feb 2021 – Dec 2022 | Dec 2022 | ARKK NAV history ↗ |
Figures are quoted exactly as the named source showed them on the stated date; they move daily — verify at the source before relying on them.
Closelook Rating v1 — Mixed
Scored on the NAV-verified series (ARKK, 2022-10-03 → 2026-10-21), not the person. Evidence length dampens short windows; the verifiability basis caps the score at 100. Published-method opinion over sourced facts — the full formula. A diary lens, not advice.
The Closelook battery computed · v1
Computed by Closelooknet from ARKK daily adjusted closes, 2022-10-03 → 2026-10-21 (4y window) — not the platform's figures. v1 — daily adjusted closes; Sharpe/Sortino with rf = 0; annualisation ×√252; monthly stats from month-end closes.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| CAGR (window) | +22.2% |
| Total return (window) | +125% |
| Trailing 1y | -5.1% |
| Volatility (ann.) | 41.4% |
| Sharpe (rf = 0) | 0.54 |
| Sortino (rf = 0) | 0.81 |
| Max drawdown | -39.6% (2025-02-14 → 2025-04-08) |
| Calmar | 0.56 |
| Winning months | 48% of 48 |
| Best month | +31.4% (Nov 2023) |
| Worst month | -16.6% (Dec 2022) |
| Excess CAGR vs S&P 500 (SPY) | +0.6% (SPY: +21.6%) |
| Beta vs SPY | 2.06 |
| Correlation vs SPY | 0.78 |
Battery computed 2026-10-22. The quick-view rating above is built from these components — formula.
The Closelook read
The most transparent large active record in the catalogue — a regulated ETF with daily NAV and next-day trade disclosure — and the clearest case study in how the same record tells opposite stories depending on the window you cut.
ARK is in this catalogue for two reasons. First, the format: a regulated ETF with daily published NAV and full next-day trade disclosure is a stronger verification standard than any copy-trading platform offers. Second, the lesson: from inception the record is respectable, from January 2020 it is spectacular, from February 2021 it is an 80% drawdown. All three are the same record. That is why this catalogue grades verifiability and dates every figure instead of ranking returns.
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