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ARK Invest shifts focus toward AI, space, and crypto

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By ~~late August~~ early September 2026, ARK Invest, led by Cathie Wood, continued its strategic reallocation toward artificial intelligence, space, and cryptocurrency. Following a mid-August pivot from biotechnology toward AI infrastructure, Wood executed portfolio shifts totaling over $80 ~~million. This involved substantial~~ million, involving sales in companies such as Twist Bioscience, 10x Genomics, Illumina, and ~~a $19.6 million sale of~~ Roblox. Wood has increasingly targeted companies with accelerating revenue growth in the AI sector. In a recent strategic rotation, ARK sold approximately $18.1 million in AMD shares to capitalize on gains, redirecting capital into Broadcom, ~~Cerebras Systems,~~ Cerebras, and Cloudflare. ~~Despite these sales, AMD remains a significant holding in the flagship ARK Innovation ETF, representing roughly 3% of its assets.~~ Wood also added over 300,000 shares of Generate Biomedicines. More recently, the firm expanded its holdings by purchasing shares in Archer Aviation—an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) developer—as well as Robinhood Markets and Cerebras. Regarding the ~~broader AI~~ digital asset landscape, Wood ~~highlighted~~ maintains a ~~dramatic decline in the cost~~ bullish outlook on Bitcoin, characterizing it as a store of ~~AI computing, noting~~ value and a hedge against inflation that ~~the average price per million tokens for large language models dropped from $2.07~~ increasingly behaves similarly to ~~$1.02 in weeks. She attributed this~~ gold due to ~~aggressive cuts from OpenAI~~ fiat devaluation and ~~the rise~~ global debt concerns. This aligns with ARK’s maintenance of ~~open-source alternatives like DeepSeek and Kimi, describing the trend as~~ a ~~“virtuous cycle” where lower prices drive increased demand and further technological development.~~ significant strategic Bitcoin reserve. Wood also ~~maintained~~ maintains a heavy focus on Elon Musk-led enterprises, with Tesla and SpaceX ~~collectively~~ accounting for approximately 10% of ARK’s total holdings. Regarding ~~Circle,~~ Circle Internet Group, Wood defended ARK’s $345.71 million stake, ~~characterizing~~ describing the company as a ~~“disrupter” despite~~ ‘disrupter.’ Despite recent volatility and a 10% decline in stock ~~volatility.~~ price, Circle ~~Internet Group~~ has ~~since~~ shown signs of ~~market~~ recovery, ~~with its stock~~ rising from a low of $57.84 ~~toward~~ to approach the $100 mark after reclaiming the $84 support level.

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