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The ARK funds have likely bottomed, on the basis that interest rates and inflation have peaked. Although, even if the fund has truly bottomed, it may trade sideways for longer than an investor can wait, and we would not expect the parabolic action that it saw in 2020 to occur anytime soon. The underlying companies in the fund are growing fast, but valuations are still on the high end, and we feel it will take a substantial shift in market sentiment to a 'risk-on' environment to see material gains in the name. With that said, we think the name can do well over a long timeframe, and we think investors will need to be patient here.
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ARKK went all-in into high-growth, high-risk tech stocks, but these trade as a group. So, in 2020 ARKK was the number-one fund, but struggled in 2021 and was far from the best in 2022. A fund or collection of stocks that is not diversified will eventually stumble.