Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest dumps $36M of Robinhood stock
2024-10-09

ARK Invest, the cryptocurrency-friendly asset manager founded by prominent Bitcoin bull Cathie Wood, has sold another large portion of its Robinhood (HOOD) holdings.
According to a trade notification seen by Cointelegraph, on Oct. 8, ARK offloaded 1.4 million Robinhood shares worth $36.4 million from its three funds.
Similar to previous Robinhood sales by ARK, the new sale was due to the firm’s Robinhood holdings approaching 5% of the portfolio’s total weight and to comply with Rule 12d3-1. The rule prohibits funds from acquiring more than 5% of the value of total assets in securities of an issuer.
Robinhood stock is up more than 100% YTD and at multiyear highs
ARK’s $36 million sale came amid Robinhood’s stock price surging more than 100% year-to-date (YTD) and posting multiyear highs.
According to data from TradingView, Robinhood closed at $25.61 on Oct. 8, rising to its highest value since November 2021. The stock has added almost 30% over the past 30 days.
While seeing significant growth in 2024, the Robinhood stock is still far from its all-time high of about $44, posted shortly after its public debut in July 2021.
Coinbase is among the top holdings in ARK funds
ARK’s Robinhood sale involved three funds: the ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK), the ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW) and the ARK Fintech Innovation ETF (ARKF).
ARKK sold the biggest portion in the sale, totaling 1,094,321 Robinhood shares, while ARKW and ARKF dumped 191,445 shares and 135,665 shares, respectively.
According to the ARKK’s top 10 holdings data, the fund still held around $274 million of Robinhood as of Oct. 9, or about 4.9% of its total assets.
The ARKK fund holds significantly more in shares of the United States crypto exchange Coinbase, reporting $368 million in holdings as of Oct. 9. The amount accounts for 6.6% of ARKK’s total portfolio, with Coinbase ranking as third-biggest asset after Tesla and Roku.