ARK Weekly Summary - 33 (Thematic Investing)

Welcome to the latest edition of our weekly newsletter, where we bring you fresh insights and news from the world of thematic, innovation and sustainable investing.

This week, we turn our focus to Defence, one of the year's fastest growing themes in terms of assets under management, and a smarter way for investors to access the theme, while aligning with their ESG considerations. From understanding how to access defence through technology focussed strategies across cybersecurity and AI, we share key insights to help investors navigate the opportunities and risks within this space.

• Article: Defence 2.0: A smarter way to invest in the future of global security - In this article, Tom Barker explores how investors can access the theme through technology-focused strategies that offer exposure to autonomous systems, drones and cybersecurity while aligning with ESG considerations.

• Video: In the Know with Cathie Wood - In the latest episode of 'In The Know', Cathie Wood discusses surprising labour market weakness, major downward revisions to payrolls, and the economic signals the Fed may be ignoring.

• Video: ESG friendly ways to gain exposure to defence - Our Senior Product Specialist Tom Barker, shares his view on Defence ETFs and provides insights on how cybersecurity and AI could help investors to gain exposure to the theme.

• ARK Insight Recap: Defence 2.0 - In this week’s recap, we spotlight three key takeaways from our latest article on accessing defence exposure through our AI and Cybersecurity strategies that are more tech-led and ESG-compliant.

• ARK's Newsletter 473 - In this newsletter, we discuss nuclear energy as it continues to gain momentum in the U.S., tokenization of financial markets onchain, and CRISPR personalising enzymes with AI, and more.

• Portfolio Adviser: Humanoid robotics and the next frontier of automation. Read More

Webinar Recordings:

• Navigating sustainable investing in 2025: Practical recommendations for investors. Watch Now (Professional Investors only)

• Investing in resilient growth: The case for sustainable infrastructure. Watch Now (Professional Investors only)

• The Brainstorm - EP 96: FDA regulation on gene therapy. Listen Now

• The Bitcoin Brainstorm - EP18: Private money rises: Tether, Bitcoin, and the Genius Act. Listen Now

• For more information on our Cybersecurity and AI strategies, visit our website.

For any further questions, we'd like to invite you to visit our website.

We wish you a great start of the week.

The #ARKInvest Europe team