In preparation for Cathie Wood's launch of the ARK Transparency ETF, financial markets are bracing themselves (BATS: CTRU). CTRU is set to launch on Wednesday and will aim to provide investors with exposure to stocks that exhibit the highest levels of transparency, openness, communication, and trust in their operations.

ARK believes that greater transparency fosters greater consumer confidence while also providing investors with long-term growth potential. Because of this, CTRU is designed to track the price movements of the Transparency Index on a continuous basis. The cumulative returns of the S & P 500 and the Transparency Index from October 1, 2016, to September 30, 2021, are depicted in the chart below.

The new fund will have an expense ratio of 0.55 percent, which is lower than the current one. Furthermore, the ETF will have 100 holdings, with the top three holdings being Cloudflare (NYSE: NET), Bloom Energy (NYSE: BE), and Enphase Energy (NYSE: E) (NASDAQ: ENPH). The top holdings and weightings of CTRU are detailed in the fund's fact sheet.

CTRU will be the ninth exchange-traded fund (ETF) launched by ARK Invest and the third index-based ETF. The fund will trade alongside Wood's flagship fund, the ARK Innovation ETF (NYSEARCA: ARKK), which has amassed over $16 billion in assets under management as of the end of September.

The market's reaction to CTRU's unveiling will be determined in due course. If you're interested in a comparison, Wood's most recent ETF launch, the actively managed ARK Space Exploration & Innovation ETF (BATS: ARKX), saw $295 million worth of value traded in its initial public offering on March 30, 2021.

Although her actively managed exchange-traded funds have performed well this year, Wood's newest fund addition will be launched at a time when the sector has been under fire.