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Cathie Wood's ARK Invest Buys Over 940,000 Shares of This Augmented Reality Firm
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A couple of ARK Invest exchange-traded funds run by ETF star Cathie Wood bought over 940,000 shares of Vuzix Corp. (NASDAQ: VUZI) on Tuesday, as the share price of these funds were relatively flat in the day’s session. Their share prices have greatly improved over the past year, though.
Specifically, ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF (NYSEARCA: ARKQ) bought 262,826 shares of Vuzix and ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (NYSEARCA: ARKW) bought 683,346 shares. At Tuesday’s closing prices, this would have valued these purchases at roughly $12 million. This is only a small fraction of the total holdings. Both funds are up 55% or so over the past 52 weeks.
Here is a quick look at all the purchases made by ARK ETFs:
| Fund | Ticker | Company | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARKF | DKNG | DRAFTKINGS INC | 35,900 |
| ARKF | ETSY | ETSY INC | 8,800 |
| ARKG | ADPT | ADAPTIVE BIOTECHNOLOGIES CORP | 268,463 |
| ARKG | BEAM | BEAM THERAPEUTICS INC | 48,616 |
| ARKG | SMFR | SEMA4 HOLDINGS CORP | 201,832 |
| ARKG | SGFY | SIGNIFY HEALTH INC | 308,074 |
| ARKG | PATH | UIPATH INC | 176,152 |
| ARKK | SRNG | SOARING EAGLE ACQUISITION CORP | 1,953,160 |
| ARKK | TSP | TUSIMPLE HOLDINGS INC | 690,523 |
| ARKK | FATE | FATE THERAPEUTICS INC | 21,200 |
| ARKK | Z | ZILLOW GROUP INC | 340,891 |
| ARKQ | VUZI | VUZIX CORP | 262,826 |
| ARKQ | TSP | TUSIMPLE HOLDINGS INC | 220,111 |
| ARKQ | SPFR | JAWS SPITFIRE ACQUISITION CORP | 24,119 |
| ARKQ | PATH | UIPATH INC | 56,835 |
| ARKQ | MKFG | MARKFORGED HOLDING CORP | 64,168 |
| ARKW | Z | ZILLOW GROUP INC | 102,648 |
| ARKW | VUZI | VUZIX CORP | 683,346 |
| ARKW | LPSN | LIVEPERSON INC | 140,919 |
| ARKX | BLDE | BLADE AIR MOBILITY | 156,637 |
| ARKX | KTOS | KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS INC | 61,817 |
| ARKX | MKFG | MARKFORGED HOLDING CORP | 255,800 |
Catherine Wood, the CEO and CIO of ARK Investment Management, is a minority and nonvoting shareholder of 24/7 Wall St.
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