Cathie Wood

Extracted Attributes

• Gender

  Female

• Advocacy

  Greater access for retail investors to private markets

• Education

  University of Southern California

• Full Name

  Catherine Duddy Wood

• Occupation

  Investor, Businessperson

• Nationality

  American

• Date of Birth

  1955-11-26

• Place of Birth

  Los Angeles, United States

• Bitcoin Bull Case

  $1.5 million valuation

• Role at Ark Invest

  Founder, CEO, CIO

• Investment Philosophy

  Disruptive Innovation, Techno-optimist

• Key Innovation Platforms

  Robotics, Energy Storage, AI, Blockchain Technology, Multiomic Sequencing

• Corporate Governance Concern

  Judicial unpredictability in Delaware

• ARK Innovation ETF Performance (Accolades)

  Strong performance in 2017, 2020, 2023

• ARK Innovation ETF Performance (Criticism)

  Identified as 'wealth destroyer' by Morningstar, losing US$7.1 billion in shareholder value (2014-2023)

Timeline

• Born Catherine Duddy Wood. (Source: summary, wikidata, dbpedia)

  1955-11-26

• Founded ARK Invest after leaving AllianceBernstein, focusing on actively managed ETFs based on disruptive innovation. (Source: wikipedia, web_search_results)

  2014

• ARK Innovation ETF received accolades for its performance. (Source: summary, wikipedia)

  2017

• ARK Innovation ETF was the top-performing global equity fund and Wood was named the best stock picker of 2020 by Bloomberg News. (Source: summary, wikipedia)

  2020

• ARK Innovation ETF received accolades for its performance. (Source: summary, wikipedia)

  2023

• ARK Innovation ETF was considered by Morningstar to be the third highest 'wealth destroyer' investment fund, losing US$7.1 billion of shareholder value. (Source: summary, wikipedia)

  2014-2023

• Presented a techno-optimist vision for the next decade on the All-In Podcast. (Source: related_documents)

  Unknown

• Ark Invest is moving its incorporation out of Delaware due to perceived judicial activism and unpredictability. (Source: summary, related_documents)

  Unknown

Cathie Wood

Catherine Duddy Wood (born 1955) is an American investor and founder, chief executive officer (CEO), and chief investment officer (CIO) of Ark Invest, an investment management firm. Her flagship ARK Innovation exchange-traded fund (ETF) has received accolades for its performance in 2017, 2020 and 2023, but is also considered by Morningstar to be the third highest "wealth destroyer" investment fund from 2014–2023, losing US$7.1 billion of shareholder value in ten years.

Web Search Results

• Cathie Wood - Wikipedia

  In 2014, after her idea for actively managed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) based on disruptive innovation was deemed too risky by AllianceBernstein, Wood left the company and founded ARK Invest. In 2020, her flagship ARK Innovation (ARKK) exchange-traded fund (ETF) was the top-performing global equity fund with at least $1 billion of assets, and Wood was subsequently named the best stock picker of 2020 by Bloomberg News editor-in-chief emeritus Matthew A. "Cathie Wood's ARK Innovation becomes largest actively managed ETF, amid 170% 2020 return". "ARK's Cathie Wood Disrupted Investment Management. "Cathie Wood's Ark Invest has destroyed $14 billion in wealth over the past decade, Morningstar says". **^** *Ark Invest's Cathie Wood On Bitcoin ETF & Crypto Investing*, January 10, 2024, retrieved January 12, 2024

• Cathie Wood Portfolio - ARK Invest Holdings - Stockcircle

  # Cathie Wood Portfolio With four decades of experience in the investment industry, Catherine Wood founded ARK Investment Management, LLC in 2014 to focus solely on disruptive innovation, primarily in the public equity markets. Cathie Wood's investment strategy focuses on innovative and disruptive companies, as reflected in her top five stock investments. Each of these stocks holds its own narrative of growth and disruption, matching Cathie Wood's forward-looking approach to investing in technological progress and shifts in consumer behavior and business operations. Cathie Wood serves as CEO and chief investment officer of Ark Investment Management. ##### Cathie Wood Portfolio: Top Holdings in August 2025 ##### Cathie Wood Portfolio: Top Holdings June 2025 ##### Cathie Wood Portfolio: Top Holdings - April 2025

• Cathie's Ark

  | $99 | $499.3M | 6.07% | | 8 | HOOD | Robinhood | $126 | $389.2M | 4.73% | | 17 | AMZN | Amazon | $221 | $130.2M | 1.58% | | 18 | BLSH | Bullish | $69 | $113.9M | 1.39% | | 20 | META | Meta | $755 | $105.9M | 1.29% | | 21 | PD | PagerDuty | $16 | $105.4M | 1.28% | | $52 | $94.0M | 1.14% | | 29 | NTRA | Natera | $173 | $93.7M | 1.14% | | 36 | ABNB | | $124 | $76.5M | 0.93% | | 37 | TTD | The Trade Desk | $47 | $76.3M | 0.93% |

• ARK Investment Management Portfolio | Cathie Wood 13F Holdings ...

  | Hedge Fund | Portfolio Manager | Performance 25Q2 | AUM (13F) | # of Holdings | Performance Rank | Allocation | | Stock | Company Name | % of Portfolio | Δ % of Portf | Shares Owned | Calls/Puts | Value Owned | Trade Value | Latest Activity | Ownership Hist | Net Ownership Hist | Average Buy Price | Price History | Sector | Date | | Stock | Company Name | % of Portfolio | Δ % of Portf | Shares Owned | Calls/Puts | Value Owned | Trade Value | Latest Activity | Ownership Hist | Net Ownership Hist | Average Buy Price | Price History | Date |

• Who is Cathie Wood? Profile and biography - Cointelegraph

  Wood established ARK Invest — a New York-based investment management firm — in 2014 to open up innovative businesses to a larger pool of potential investors. Wood’s early realization of the transformative potential of cryptocurrency has influenced ARK’s investment choices, prompting the company to provide funding to forward-thinking cryptocurrency-related businesses. Despite this, Wood is unwavering in her beliefs and will not stop promoting her innovative method of investing, believing that the businesses in ARK’s portfolios have enormous long-term potential. Looking ahead, Wood maintains an optimistic outlook regarding the potential for disruptive innovation and the function of ARK Invest in leveraging these prospects. With her research-driven investing methods, long-term vision and uncompromising dedication to innovation, Wood is well-positioned to impact the finance industry significantly for years to come.

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• Gender

  female

• Educated At

  University of Southern California

• Instance Of

  Q5

• Occupation

  businessperson

• Citizenship

  United States

• Date Of Birth

  11/26/1955

• Place Of Birth

  Los Angeles

Catherine Duddy Wood (born November 26, 1955) is an American investor and the founder, CEO and CIO of Ark Invest, an investment management firm.