After a very rough few years, ARKQ has had a massive 2025 (up over 50% YTD), outperforming many passive tech indexes by picking outside-the-box winners like Rocket Lab and Palantir.
You're paying a large fee for the active management. I believe it's around 1%. This is also a large bet on Tesla, with it making up nearly 15% of the portfolio.
This fund is highly volatile. It moves much faster, and drops much harder, than the S&P. So if you're going to buy, make sure to understand this.
If you believe the future is autonomous (drones, space, self-driving cars, etc) and you trust ARK’s team to actively find the stocks that are expected to outperform, it is one of the better funds in the space.
However, keep in mind that no matter how good ARK's fund is, this area is prone to a lot of speculation and volatility at this point in time. Prepare for a rollercoaster if you want to buy this one.