Cathie Wood's ARK Invest Buys for 8/17

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Published: August 17, 2021 10:13 pm

Broad markets pulled back on Tuesday breaking the streak of all-time highs that the S&P 500 and Dow Jones had going into this week ARK got caught in the downturn too. ARKG performed the best out of the group, down 0.6% on the day, while ARKW underperformed the rest of the group, down 1.4%. The gains from last year are slowly sliding away, but Cathie Wood may have something up her sleeve as she is constantly reshuffling her ETFs to stand up to market headwinds.

ARK Invest has been the talk of Wall Street over the past couple of years, outperforming the market and solidifying its place among the big players in the investments world. Wood is the founder and head of this investment house, and many have compared her rising star to the likes of Warren Buffett.

Many traders are looking to mirror the plays of famous investors and huge brokerage firms to capitalize on the gains that the big dogs are making. Lucky for us, ARK Invest releases a list of its trades at the end of each trading day.

While some companies would require a subscription service or monetary fee to see what makes ARK Invest tick, here at 24/7 Wall St. we would rather give you the data for free. Here is a quick look at some of the major Buys that ARK Invest executed on August 17, 2021. Also check out all the ARK Invest sells that took place today.

The ARK Fintech Innovation ETF (NYSEARCA: ARKF) deals mainly with up-and-coming fintech stocks, as the name suggests. Some of its biggest holdings include Square, Zillow, Pinterest, PayPal and Alibaba. Net assets for the fund are currently $4.0 billion. Here are some trades we would highlight in this fund: Buy 414,400 shares of Palantir & Buy 2,800 shares of Zillow.

ARK Genomic Revolution ETF (NYSEARCA: ARKG) looks at companies across multiple industries, but the general focus is on health care and companies that are changing the game technologically in this field. Some of the biggest holdings include the likes of Pacific Biosciences, Teladoc Health, CRISPR and Fate Therapeutics. Net assets for the fund are currently $9.7 billion. Here are some notable trades in this fund: Buy 163,972 shares of Quantum-Si, Buy 136,853 shares of Zymergen, Buy 42,501 shares of Intellia, Buy 86,965 shares of Berkeley Lights, & Buy 1,312,033 shares of Sema4 Holdings.

ARK Innovation ETF (NYSEARCA: ARKK) has a particular focus on disruptive innovation across multiple industries, but the focus is primarily tech. Some of the biggest names are in this fund, including Tesla, Roku, Square, Zillow and Spotify. Net assets for this fund are currently $25.5 billion. Here are some notable trades in this fund: Buy 112,596 shares of Exact Sciences, Buy 290,303 shares of Signify Health, Buy 436,602 shares of Berkeley Lights, & Buy 124,595 shares of Invitae.

ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF (NYSEARCA: ARKQ) is focused on companies that are in the field of autonomous technology and robotics, specifically ones that are disruptively innovating. More big names in this fund include Tesla, Alphabet, JD.com, Baidu and Iridium. Net assets for this fund are currently $3.1 billion. Here are a few of trades of note in this fund: Buy 705,700 shares of Markforged, Buy 110,546 shares of Blade Air Mobility, & Buy 17,100 shares of Komatsu.

ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (NYSEARCA: ARKW) is focused on companies that are disruptively innovating within the theme of the next generation of the internet. There are some similar names in this fund as the others, including Tesla, Square, Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, Facebook and Snap. Net assets for this fund are currently $6.4 billion. Here are a couple of notable trades in this fund: Buy 78,910 shares of Liveperson, Buy 31,109 shares of Khosla Ventures, & Buy 42,938 shares of Concord Acquisition.

Ark Space Exploration & Innovation ETF (NYSEARCA: ARKX) is primarily focused on companies developing technology around spaceflight. Big names in this fund include Trimble, Kratos, Nvidia, Amazon and Iridium. Net assets for this fund are currently $63.3 million. Trades worth noting in this fund: Buy 16,787 shares of Blade Air Mobility & Buy 61,714 shares of Palantir.

Check out all the Buys here:

Fund	Direction	Ticker	Company	Shares
ARKF	Buy	PLTR	PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC	414,400
ARKF	Buy	Z	ZILLOW GROUP INC	2,800
ARKG	Buy	RPTX	REPARE THERAPEUTICS INC	8,967
ARKG	Buy	VCYT	VERACYTE INC	40,152
ARKG	Buy	QSI	QUANTUM-SI INC	163,972
ARKG	Buy	ZY	ZYMERGEN INC	136,853
ARKG	Buy	NTLA	INTELLIA THERAPEUTICS INC	42,501
ARKG	Buy	MASS	908 DEVICES INC	1,800
ARKG	Buy	EDIT	EDITAS MEDICINE INC	29,000
ARKG	Buy	DYNS	DYNAMICS SPECIAL PURPOSE CORP	21,400
ARKG	Buy	CRSP	CRISPR THERAPEUTICS AG	12,500
ARKG	Buy	BLI	BERKELEY LIGHTS INC	86,965
ARKG	Buy	SMFR	SEMA4 HOLDINGS CORP	1,312,033
ARKK	Buy	NTLA	INTELLIA THERAPEUTICS INC	32,193
ARKK	Buy	FATE	FATE THERAPEUTICS INC	32,533
ARKK	Buy	EXAS	EXACT SCIENCES CORP	112,596
ARKK	Buy	EDIT	EDITAS MEDICINE INC	8,814
ARKK	Buy	SGFY	SIGNIFY HEALTH INC	290,303
ARKK	Buy	CRSP	CRISPR THERAPEUTICS AG	33,000
ARKK	Buy	BLI	BERKELEY LIGHTS INC	436,602
ARKK	Buy	BEAM	BEAM THERAPEUTICS INC	97,000
ARKK	Buy	NVTA	INVITAE CORP	124,595
ARKQ	Buy	AVAV	AEROVIRONMENT INC	34,819
ARKQ	Buy	MKFG	MARKFORGED HOLDING CORP	706,700
ARKQ	Buy	BLDE	BLADE AIR MOBILITY INC	110,546
ARKQ	Buy	KMTUY	KOMATSU LTD	17,100
ARKW	Buy	RBLX	ROBLOX CORP	164,948
ARKW	Buy	LPSN	LIVEPERSON INC	78,910
ARKW	Buy	KVSB	KHOSLA VENTURES ACQUISITION CO II	31,109
ARKW	Buy	CND	CONCORD ACQUISITION CORP	42,938
ARKX	Buy	BLDE	BLADE AIR MOBILITY INC	16,787
ARKX	Buy	PLTR	PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC	61,714

Catherine Wood, the CEO and CIO of ARK Investment Management LLC, is a minority and nonvoting shareholder of 24/7 Wall St., owner of a673b.bigscoots-temp.com.

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