Cathy Wood, Head of Investment Department in Ark, is an active merchant. She often buys her favorite shares when she falls and sells them when she rises.
This is what I just did, as I bought two hot arrows, struggling for a while.
Wood’s money witnessed a volatile trip this year, and swinging from sharp losses to strong gains.
In January and February, the ARK boxes were gathered while investors are betting on canceling the potential restrictions of the Trump administration, which could benefit Wood technological stakes. But the momentum faded in March and April, with the money that is behind the market with the best property sliding amid increasing concerns about the macroeconomic and commercial policies.
Now, ARK funds show a strong performance again. As of September 5, ETF pioneering innovation ((Binding)) It increased by 30.8 % on an annual basis, which surpasses the S&P 500 gain by 10.2 %.
The wonderful return of Wood of 153 % in 2020 helped build her reputation and attract loyal investors. Its strategy can lead to sharp gains during bull markets but also painful losses, as in 2022, when ARKK decreased more than 60 %.
These fluctuations were affected by their long -term results. As of September 4, Ark Innovation ETF has achieved a five -year yield of 2.4 %, while S&P 500 has an annual return of 15.4 % during the same period.
Over the past 12 months until September 4, ARK Innovation ETF has witnessed about $ 1.5 billion in net external flows, according to ETF Vettafi.image Source & Colon data; Fallon & Sol; AFP via Getty Images
Wood investment strategy is clear: ARK ETFS usually buy shares in emerging companies in the field of high -tech in areas such as artificial intelligence, Blockchain, biomedical technology, and robots.
They believe that these companies have the ability to reshape industries and bring long -term returns, but their fluctuations lead to great fluctuations in the values of ARK boxes.
Over the ten years ending in 2024, Ark Innovation ETF has wiped $ 7 billion of investor wealth, according to an analysis conducted by Mooringstar Alynott analyst. This made it the third largest destructive wealth between investment funds and the investment fund qualifiers circulating in Arnot ranking.
However, Wood was upward on the market. In a message to the investors published in late April, the recession predictions that were withdrawn to 2026 and hit an optimistic tone for technology shares.
“During the current turbulent transition in the United States, we believe that consumers and companies are likely to speed up the technically capable innovation platforms including artificial intelligence, robots, energy storage, Blockchain technology, and a multi -tool sequence,” she said.
Not all investors share this optimism. Over the past 12 months until September 4, ARK Innovation ETF has witnessed about $ 1.5 billion of external flows, according to ETF Vettafi research.
Cathy Wood doubles in new lists on the market.
On September 4, ETF from Wood’s Ark’s General Etf ((ARKW)) The box bought 108,238 shares from Figma Inc. ((fig)) A share of about 5.94 million dollars. After that, after buying earlier 113,605 shares from Figma in August.
Figma provides a cloud design platform that allows the teams to create applications and primary web sites in actual time. The company became public on July 31 in one of the largest market appearances of the year.
His public subscription was priced at $ 33 per share, but the investor’s enthusiasm sent shares to high shares. The shares were opened at $ 85 and closed the first day at 115.50 dollars, where Figma was evaluated with more than $ 60 billion, which is approximately three times the price that Adobe agreed to pay in the failed seizure attempt in 2022.
That increase left the expectations that go to profits.
On September 3, Figma recorded the second -quarter revenue of 249.6 million dollars, an increase of 41 % over the previous year. The company recorded a profit of $ 28.2 million, Breakeven on a basis for each share, reflecting a loss of $ 827.9 million a year ago.
For the third quarter, Figma expects revenues ranging from $ 263 to 265 million dollars, an increase of about 33 % and above Wall Street of $ 256.8 million. The revenues of the entire year were directed at $ 1.02 billion, with a slightly $ 1.01 billion consensus. However, the guidance may have made clear the high investor expectations, according to Wood.
Wood explained that the speculative increase for the arrow after the first public company put the company for this reaction.
Figma shares have decreased by 35.5 % since the public subscription.
Aside from Figma, Wood also bought the climb ((Blsh)) The public subscription in the last August has already decreased by 45 % of the first time.
Wood Tabot Funds chose 143,906 shares from Bullish on September 5. The value of these pieces of shares is estimated at $ 7.53 million.
Bullish is a cryptocurrency exchange operator and owns the media. Coindsk. Palantir co -founder Peter Thiel is one of its supporters.
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The company was published on August 13, pricing at $ 37 per share. The arrow rose shortly over $ 100 during the first trading day, but it was then lost as a cooling incentive.
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For wood, the wager of ascension is suitable for its broader payment in digital assets. According to ARK Invest’s White Paper, the company now recommends a 19.4 % allocation to Bitcoin, significantly from its 2023 recommendation by 6.2 %.
