Cathie Wood's money managing firm Ark Invest on Wednesday further raised its exposure in $Robinhood Markets(HOOD.US)$ as shares of the financial services company tanked after reporting earnings for the latest quarter.
Ark Invest bought 2.24 million shares — estimated to be worth $79.4 million — in Robinhood Markets on the day the stock tanked 10.44% to $35.44 a share.
Robinhood reported third-quarter revenue of $365 million after hours on Tuesday, up 35% year-over-year but missed analysts’ estimates of $431.3 million. The company noted a decline in cryptocurrency activity during the quarter.
The company noted the cryptocurrency decline was partly due to a fall in demand for Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE), which touched an all-time high of $0.74 in May the first and has plummeted 66.3% since then.
Ark sold Robinhood shares via the $ARK Innovation ETF(ARKK.US)$, the $ARK Fintech Innovation ETF(ARKF.US)$, and the $ARK Next Generation Internet ETF(ARKW.US)$ on Wednesday. No other Ark Invest ETF owns shares in the company.
Wood's investment management firm held 9.73 million shares — worth $385.36 million — in Robinhood ahead of Wednesday's trade.
Robinhood stock is up 1.78% since its public listing in July.
Here are a few other key trades for Ark on Wednesday:
Sold 57,106 shares — estimated to be worth $59.26 million — in $Tesla(TSLA.US)$. Including the latest sale, Ark Invest has sold about $1.09 billion worth of shares in Tesla since the start of September.
Bought 1.1 million shares — estimated to be about $60.68 million — in $Twitter(TWTR.US)$, on the day shares of the social media company closed 10.78% lower at $54.81 a share.
Sold 106,531 shares — estimated to be worth $33.2 million — in $Coinbase Global(COIN.US)$on the day shares closed 2.45% lower at $311.67 a share.
Source: ARK Invest