Cathie Wood's ARK Invest Buys for 12/14

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Published: December 14, 2021 8:19 pm

Markets pulled back again on Tuesday as investors are considering the implications of the upcoming Fed decision for monetary policy. ARK Funds turned lower as a result. ARKG performed the best out of the group, with a 1.1% loss on the day, while ARKF did the worst, down 1.6%. The gains from the past 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 purchases that ARK Invest executed on December 14, 2021. Also check out all the ARK Invest sales that took place that same day.

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 is a notable purchase in this fund: 73,600 sahres of TCS Group & 29,478 shares of Discovery.

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. The biggest holdings are Pacific Biosciences, Teladoc Health, CRISPR and Fate Therapeutics. Net assets for the fund are currently $9.7 billion. Here are some notable buys in this fund: 45,700 shares of Veracyte, 187,013 shares of Somalogic, 196,581 shares of Fate Therapeutics, & 116,240 shares of Accolade.

ARK Innovation ETF (NYSEARCA: ARKK) has a particular focus on disruptive innovation across multiple industries, but 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 purchases in this fund: 72,471 shares of Stratasys, 18,000 shares of Invitae, & 764,703 shares of Ginkgo Bioworks.

ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF (NYSEARCA: ARKQ) is focused, unsurprisingly, on companies that are in the field of autonomous technology and robotics, specifically ones that are disruptively innovating. 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 some notable purchases in the fund: 97,697 shares of Xpeng, 32,182 shares of Vuzix, & 44,068 shares of Blade Air Mobility.

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. Some names in this fund are similar to the others, including Tesla, Square, Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, Facebook and Snap. Net assets for this fund are currently $6.4 billion. Here are some notable purchases in the fund: 11,761 shares of Coinbase, 177,885 shares of Endeavor Group, & 50,910 shares of Veracyte.

Ark Space Exploration & Innovation ETF (NYSEARCA: ARKX) is focused primarily 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. Notable trades in the fund: 16,273 shares of AeroVironment.

Check out all the buys here:

FUND	Direction	Ticker	Name	Shares
ARKF	Buy	TCSLI	TCS GROUP HOLDING PLC	73,600
ARKF	Buy	DSYSJ	DISCOVERY LTD	29,478
ARKG	Buy	VCYT	VERACYTE INC	45,700
ARKG	Buy	SLGC	SOMALOGIC INC	187,013
ARKG	Buy	SDGR	SCHRODINGER INC/UNITED STATES	12,216
ARKG	Buy	QSI	QUANTUM-SI INC	51,318
ARKG	Buy	PSNL	PERSONALIS INC	100,496
ARKG	Buy	NTLA	INTELLIA THERAPEUTICS INC	20,655
ARKG	Buy	MASS	908 DEVICES INC	20,047
ARKG	Buy	FATE	FATE THERAPEUTICS INC	196,581
ARKG	Buy	ACCD	ACCOLADE INC	116,240
ARKG	Buy	BLI	BERKELEY LIGHTS INC	44,000
ARKK	Buy	SSYS	STRATASYS LTD	72,471
ARKK	Buy	NVTA	INVITAE CORP	18,000
ARKK	Buy	NTLA	INTELLIA THERAPEUTICS INC	8,433
ARKK	Buy	MTLS	MATERIALISE NV	32,775
ARKK	Buy	DNA	GINKGO BIOWORKS HOLDINGS INC	764,703
ARKQ	Buy	XPEV	XPENG INC	97,697
ARKQ	Buy	VUZI	VUZIX CORP	32,182
ARKQ	Buy	BLDE	BLADE AIR MOBILITY INC	44,068
ARKW	Buy	COIN	COINBASE GLOBAL INC	11,761
ARKW	Buy	EDR	ENDEAVOR GROUP HOLDINGS INC	177,885
ARKW	Buy	VCYT	VERACYTE INC	50,910
ARKW	Buy	ROKU	ROKU INC	7,188
ARKX	Buy	AVAV	AEROVIRONMENT INC	16,273
ARKX	Buy	GRMN	GARMIN LTD	8,728
ARKX	Buy	MYNA	MYNARIC AG	4,707

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

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