Single Sector Fund

Nikko AM ARK Disruptive Innovation Fund

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About the fund

This fund provides access to a global share portfolio that offers thematic exposure to disruptive innovation across a number of sectors and geographies.

Disruptive innovation is caused by the introduction of new technologically enabled products or services that permanently change an industry or economic sector by providing greater simplicity, accuracy, customisation and accessibility while driving down costs.

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Target Asset Allocation

Growth 100.00%

Commentary

As of 31 March 2025

Market Overview
  • Broad-based global equity indexes depreciated, reflecting heightened uncertainty amid weakening economic data and unresolved tariff risks.
  • Relative to the MSCI World Index, the Energy, Utilities, and Consumer Staples sectors outperformed on balance in March, while the Information Technology, Consumer Discretionary, and Communication Services sectors lagged.

Fund Commentary

Key contributors for the month include Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), PagerDuty (PD), and Twist Bioscience (TWST).

Shares of Advanced Micro Devices contributed to fund performance this month on little company-specific news, despite turbulence in semiconductor markets attributed to a competitor’s product announcements, China's ability to produce competitive large language models, and concerns over the impact of tariffs from the US. Shares of PagerDuty contributed to fund performance this month following the announcement of their fourth-quarter and full-year fiscal 2025 financial results, which highlighted a year-over-year revenue increase for the quarter and the introduction of a $150 million share repurchase program. The company also launched new AI offerings in their Operations Cloud, reinforcing their focus on operational excellence and innovation, despite some anticipated short-term moderation in enterprise sales as they reorient their sales teams to focus on large customers. Shares of Twist Bioscience contributed to fund performance this month after the company announced that, for a limited time, all Twist Express Genes orders placed by academic customers globally will be shipped in as few as four days without incurring a premium for the rapid turnaround time, reinforcing its commitment to supporting researchers amidst funding challenges. 

Key detractors for the month include Coinbase (COIN), Roku (ROKU), Tesla (TSLA), Robinhood (HOOD), and DraftKings (DKNG).

Shares of Coinbase, Roku, Robinhood, and DraftKings detracted from the fund this month, following a broader market sell-off driven by concerns over tariffs weighing on the economy and escalating recession fears, rattling investor sentiment. Technology and consumer discretionary sectors were among the hardest hit. Coinbase was hit disproportionately relative to Bitcoin, perhaps due to rising competition from both peers like Robinhood and traditional financial institutions gearing up to enter the crypto markets following a March 7th statement from the OCC clarifying that U.S. banks were permitted to engage with digital assets. Shares of Tesla detracted from fund performance this month following significant stock declines attributed to falling sales and backlash against CEO Elon Musk's political involvement. Concerns were exacerbated by a lowered delivery forecast from surveys indicating that a majority of investors believe Musk's political activities are negatively impacting the company's fundamentals.

Performance

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Performance

at 31 March 2025
One month Three months One year Three years (p.a) Five years (p.a)
Fund performance1 -11.09% -12.89% 10.28% -0.97% 4.19%
Appropriate Market Index (AMI)2 -8.81% -9.37% 11.98% 17.37% 21.56%
  1. Returns are before tax and after the deduction of fees and expenses and including tax credits (if any).
  2. AMI: NASDAQ-100 Notional Net Total Return Index in NZD

Cumulative Returns Since Inception, $10,000 invested

Top 10 Holdings

Security Name Percentage
Tesla Motors Inc 9.12%
Palantir Technologies Inc 7.38%
Roblox Corp 7.00%
Roku Inc 5.95%
Coinbase Global Inc 5.80%
Robinhood Markets Inc 4.81%
Shopify Inc 4.66%
Tempus Ai Inc 4.47%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.91%
Amazon Com Inc 2.77%
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