##  [# Hot Reads: ARK ETF Assets Down To $40B](/sections/daily-hot-reads/hot-reads-ark-etf-assets-down-40b) 

 

# Hot Reads: ARK ETF Assets Down To $40B

 

 

Plus, this Invesco ETF’s assets are up 3,000% in a year.



 

 

 

 

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**[ARK Assets Below $40B](https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/5/13/cathie-woods-etf-assets-fall-below-40bn-but-loyal-fans-hang-on)** (Al Jazeera)  
 The ETF issuer has seen its assets under management fall from $60 billion in February.

**[This Fund Saw Its Assets Rise 3,000%](https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/13/pej-assets-up-3000percent-in-a-year-as-investors-embrace-reopening-trade.html)** (CNBC)  
 The **[Invesco Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment ETF (PEJ)](https://www.etf.com/pej)** is now a $1.5 billion fund.

**[Biggest Credit ETF Sees Shorts Soar](https://www.advisorperspectives.com/articles/2021/05/13/biggest-credit-etf-sees-shorts-soar)** (Advisor Perspectives)  
 The **[iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD)](https://www.etf.com/lqd)** has seen short interest soar to 21.5% of shares outstanding.

**[VanEck Starts Taking Private Crypto Bets](https://www.coindesk.com/vaneck-waiting-for-verdict-on-bitcoin-etf-starts-taking-private-crypto-bets)** (CoinDesk)  
 While it waits for SEC approval on its bitcoin ETF, the issuer now offers a private bitcoin fund.

**[ARK Space ETF Dumps Virgin Galactic Stock](https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/12/cathie-woods-space-exploration-etf-arkx-sells-virgin-galactic-stock.html)** (CNBC)  
 The **[ARK Space ETF (ARKX)](https://www.etf.com/arkx)** sold off almost all of its Virgin Galactic holdings.

**[Time For Earnings To Return To Normal](https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1rt1b2vljh3y7/Investors-Say-It-s-Time-for-Earnings-to-Get-Back-to-Normal)** (Institutional Investor)  
 Investors becoming “less permissive” in their expectations for corporate earnings and financial guidance as economy emerges from pandemic.

**[The Future Of Bear Markets &amp; Recessions](https://awealthofcommonsense.com/2021/05/the-future-of-bear-markets-recessions/)** (A Wealth Of Common Sense)  
 Will recessions become more muted going forward now that we’ve seen the power of government spending?

**[Simple Solution Keeps Active Managers From Underperforming](https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1rt09vth6qhw0/Keeping-Active-Managers-From-Underperforming-May-Be-This-Simple)** (Institutional Investor)  
 Stock pickers who received “nudges” to reduce the behavioral biases hardwired into their brains left their benchmarks in the dust.

**[3 ETFs To Play The Gold Breakout](https://www.benzinga.com/etfs/specialty-etfs/21/05/21070162/3-etfs-to-play-the-gold-breakout)** (Benzinga)  
 Gold bugs are rejoicing.

**[Is Inflation Here To Stay?](https://theirrelevantinvestor.com/2021/05/12/inflation-is-here-but-is-it-here-to-stay/)** (Irrelevant Investor)  
 The bad news: Prices are rising. The good news: It’s explainable.



 

 

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