Cathie Wood Pounces On Peter Thiel-Backed Bullish Stock After Wild IPO Surge: Ark Buys Stock Worth $172.22 Million

On Wednesday, Cathie Wood-led Ark Invest made significant trades involving Bullish (NYSE:BLSH) and Shopify Inc (NASDAQ:SHOP).

The Bullish Trade

Ark Invest made a substantial investment in Bullish, purchasing a total of 2,532,693 shares across its Ark Fintech Innovation ETF (BATS:ARKF), ARK Innovation ETF (BATS:ARKK), and ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (BATS:ARKW) ETFs. This move comes in the wake of the Peter Thiel-backed cryptocurrency exchange’s impressive IPO debut, where the stock opened at $90.45 per share, significantly above its IPO price of $37.

The shares surged over 200% shortly after, leading to a trading halt due to volatility. At the end of the day, the stock finished at $68, rising 84% over 24 hours. It was seen trading 11.2% higher in the after-hours trading. Calculated on the basis of the closing price, Ark’s share purchase was valued at a whopping $172.22 million.

The Shopify Trade

Ark Invest also executed a sell-off of 21,240 shares of Shopify within its ARKF ETF. The trade, valued at approximately $3.2 million based on Shopify’s closing price of $150.09, reflects a recalibration of Ark’s holdings in the e-commerce giant. Shopify recently reported strong fiscal second-quarter results, with a 31% year-over-year revenue increase to $2.68 billion, surpassing analyst expectations.

Other Key Trades:

• Sold 25,752 shares of Guardant Health Inc (GH) in ARKG.
• Bought 56,939 shares of CareDx Inc (CDNA) in ARKG.
• Sold 93,988 shares of 908 Devices Inc (MASS) in ARKG.

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