Archive · 3 Jan 2026
ARK Fintech ETF Gains 30% in 2025
Cathie Wood's ARK Fintech ETF did really well in 2025, going up by 29%.
This happened because the fund included companies like Palantir and Roku, which are related to artificial intelligence.
These companies did much better than traditional fintech stocks like Bitcoin and Coinbase, which didn't do as well.
The fund also had some big winners like Robinhood and Shopify.
Even though the ETF did well, it didn't get a lot of new investors.
Cathie Wood is known for making big bets on new technologies, but people are being careful about investing in her funds.
ARK Fintech ETF (ARKF) gained 29% in 2025, defying industry downturn.
Inclusion of AI-linked stocks like Palantir (135%) and Roku (46%) boosted performance.
Traditional fintech and crypto stocks lagged, with Bitcoin down 7% and Coinbase down 9%.
ARKF diversified into AI and tech companies, outperforming stricter fintech funds.
Despite gains, ARKF saw flat investor demand, with a brief influx in September 2025.
- Who
- Cathie Wood, ARK Investment Management
- What
- ARK Fintech ETF gained 29% in 2025
- When
- 2025
- Where
- Global markets
- Why
- Shift to AI-linked stocks and diversified portfolio
- ETF
- ARK Blockchain & Fintech Innovation ETF (ARKF)
- Return
- 29% in 2025
- Top Performers
- Palantir (135%), Roku (46%), Robinhood (204%), Shopify (51%)
- Underperformers
- Bitcoin (-7%), Coinbase (-9%), Fiserv (-67%)
- Fund Manager
- Cathie Wood, ARK Investment Management
- Key Strategy
- Expanding into AI-linked stocks
- Investor Demand
- Flat with brief influx in September 2025