Why Cathie Wood’s Space ETF Has Some Unexpected Holdings

Barron's2021-03-31

The ARK Space Exploration & Innovation exchange-traded fund –the eighth fund from Cathie Wood’s ARK Investment Management–attracted a lot of eyeballs at its launch on Tuesday. But investors found some...

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JJQ
2021-04-01
JJQ
For like and comment!
buckethead
2021-04-01
buckethead
PizzaHut for pizza delivery ? to aliens ?
jeff123
2021-03-31
jeff123
Advance futuristic planning
Ironteam
2021-03-31
Ironteam
I find it odd too, but I guess they are good to hedge against the more volatile stocks that has huge growth potential.
JLYJ
2021-03-31
JLYJ
It's a creative ETF
Humble_Teoh
2021-03-31
Humble_Teoh
Great... but i have no spare bullet to follow
- buckethead:
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It really is about anything above ground.”Still, there is one glaring omission in the fund: It doesn’t hold any of the new pure-play space companies set to go public via mergers with special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs.Those options would include Rocket Lab USA and Astra, two launch service companies that are currently sending commercial payloads into low Earth orbit. The pair is merging with Vector Acquisition (VACQ) and Holicity (HOL), respectively. BlackSky and Spire Global, two earth imaging businesses, are merging with Osprey Technology Acquisition (SFWT) and NavSight (NSH), respectively.Others include AST & Science, which is merging with New Providence Acquisition (NPA). That company is putting up hundreds of satellites to provide mobile phone infrastructure. Momentus, along with Redwire, offer the infrastructure services supporting new commercial space players. Those two are merging with Stable Road Acquisition (SRAC) and Genesis Park Acquisition (GNPK), respectively.The market capitalization of those seven companies is roughly $16 billion based on the number of shares outstanding for each after their SPAC mergers close. But none of those names are included in the ARK Space fund’s portfolio—at least not yet.ARK is open to investing in SPACs if the merger target has already been identified, says Leggi, but they need to review more financial data than is typically provided in SPAC merger presentations.High valuations have also caused ARK to wait on some names. “They fit our theme but from a valuation point, they don’t meet our hurdle rate for the next five years,” says Leggi, noting that the fund looks for companies that can provide investors with 15% annualized returns. “We will be patient and continue to track them. If we get an opportunity, we will leg into it. 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More than 80% of its portfolio–per index mandate–has to be invested in companies whose majority revenues are derived from space-related businesses and activities. The remaining 20% are in diversified aerospace defense names such as Boeing (BA) and Lockheed Martin (LMT), which also generate a significant amount of revenue–albeit not the majority–from their space-related units.“Anyone can argue that almost every publicly traded company has some exposure to space, or space plays a role in that company’s ability to succeed,” says Chanin. “For us, it’s not about making nuanced arguments about how maybe a company could potentially benefit from space.”Differing ExposuresPercentage of portfolio in selected industries.Despite their differences, both funds share the same top holding, Trimble (TRMB), with an 8.6% weight in the ARK fund and a 5.2% weight in the Procure fund. The company is tapping into multiple space-related areas, offering software, data, and sensors for drones, as well as fleet management services for space construction and logistics.Procure’s space fund was launched in April 2019. It dipped 2% in 2020, while the S&P 500 returned 18.4%. Year to date, the Procure fund has gained 11.1%, beating the broader index by five percentage points.The ARK space fund finished its first trading day on Tuesday down 1%. The S&P 500 fell less than 1%.And although neither funds have exposure to space SPACs, investors can still own a piece of them by buying shares of their SPACs. Barron’s recently wrote positively about Rocket Labs, believing it’s the best option for growth investors looking for new space exposure. 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