Using a collection with an empty string causes ivy-read to position the initial cursor at the end of the list.
Minimal reproducible case:
(defun ivy-bug-at-end-of-list ()
(interactive)
(ivy-read "Bug: "
(list "1" "2" "3" "4" "5" "")
:keymap ivy-minibuffer-map
:action (lambda (x) (message "%s" x))))
Running that displays 1 through 5 in the minibuffer but not the empty string. The cursor starts outside the visible portion on the empty string.