![]() Turning to SARK, which is structured inversely against ARKK, the fund is currently trading higher than its inception date in late 2021, but it is very early days for the fund, and a multi-year analysis of its performance isn’t possible. Meanwhile, the S&P has risen over 200% since HDGE’s inception. Its share price at inception was about 10x its current price, with the decline being so severe that the shares underwent a 1:10 reverse split in 2021 this while the fund’s assets have tended to lose value as well. HDGE has been trending downward essentially since its inception in 2011, when it shorted the S&P 500 near the end of the Great Recession and at the beginning of the next business cycle and bull-market. Now to briefly look at each fund, starting with HDGE. ![]() Thus, in short (pun intended), the likely continuation of innovation and disruption will negatively impact the prospects of SARK and other innovation hedges as disruptive stocks rise, while the likely upward trajectory of economic progress and the corporate profitability that follows will negatively impact the prospects of HDGE and other general stock market hedges as mid- and large cap stocks rise. Beyond the near term, however, one should anticipate such growth at some point this decade regardless, due to two longstanding historical trends: first, predictable and increasing levels of profitability and growth for mid- and large-cap businesses and second, greater adoption over time of disruptive products and services offered by innovative companies like those in the ARK Invest funds, which will trigger growth for them as well. growth for large firms and disruptive innovators. If the positive near-term trends we are seeing now prove durable and lasting, then in accordance with the business cycle, a years-long bull market bolstered by a growing economy will set the stage for business as usual, i.e. ![]() ![]() Since funds hedging against growth and innovation may only see gains in a bear market triggered by a recession or other macro trends that worsen market sentiment, the current positive trends appear quite foreboding for such funds for the medium to long term. 2023 is showing signs of being a bull year so far, and the matter of a recession in the near future has changed from a question of when the recession will come, to a question of if the recession will come. Bearish sentiment already took hold in the markets in early 2022, and we are well past 1.4 years of bear market dominance since then. This includes the nearly 3 year bear market at the start of the Great Depression, which skews the average and has not been repeated since. Historically, bear markets have only lasted 1.4 years, with some choppiness and a few rallies in between. For anyone who instead believes these are solid long-term plays, keep reading… Historical and Present Day Trends If you are one of these short-term investors, feel free to ignore the rest of this article. To be fair, the firms and individual investors who invest in these short and inverse funds likely only do so as short-term plays. One fund, the AXS Short Innovation Daily ETF or SARK ( SARK ), is betting against the ARK Innovation ETF ( ARKK ), a fund centered on tracking select innovative companies the other fund, the AdvisorShares Ranger Equity Bear ETF or HDGE ( HDGE ), is betting against the S&P 500 ( SPX ) ( SPY ), an index of established mid- and large cap businesses. Two such ETFs demonstrate why this is a bad idea as a long-term strategy. There are ETFs that short or otherwise hedge against companies spearheading corporate and financial growth, technological innovation, and progress in general in the US stock markets. Tevarak/iStock via Getty Images Introduction
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