Ark Invest Takes $110M Profit from Circle’s IPO Rally

• Ark Invest sold 415,855 Circle shares across three ETFs, realizing $109.6 million as Circle stock surged 9.6% to $263.45, up nearly 600% since its $31 IPO earlier this month.

• Ark’s moves demonstrate a tactical rebalancing strategy, locking in gains from Circle’s historic IPO.

Ark Invest, run by Cathie Wood, is engaged in a strategic profit-taking on the impressive post-IPO performance of Circle, selling off another large position this week. At the same time, the investment company increased its holdings in Robinhood and Coinbase, which indicates the persistence of trust in digital asset platforms. The stock rally of Circle has provided extraordinary returns ever since the company listed on the NYSE, and Ark has taken advantage of the profits.

Ark Strategic Portfolio Rebalancing

On Monday, Ark Invest sold 415,855 shares of Circle in several ETFs, with a total of about $109.6 million in proceeds of trade. The huge sell-off is the most recent profit-taking action after Circle had a phenomenal rise since its June IPO listing. Circle entered the stock market with an initial price of $31 per share, and it has risen to more than $263 per share.

The Ark Invest sold the shares in three main funds: ARKK Innovation ETF, ARKW Next Generation Internet ETF, and ARKF. This is the significant Circle sale since the successful entry of the stablecoin company into the market earlier this month. Ark first bought 4.49 million shares of Circle in the IPO, and it is in a position to make huge profits on regulatory changes.

In the meantime, Ark added more crypto exposure by buying 319,640 shares of Robinhood at a value of $24.4 million via its ARKK fund. At the same time, the company bought 4,198 shares of Coinbase with a value of $1.3 million in both ARKW and ARKF portfolios. These acquisitions indicate that Wood and her team are optimistic about the future of cryptocurrency trading platforms, even though they are strategically cashing in on Circle.

The recent passage of the landmark GENIUS Act stablecoin legislation by the Senate gave the momentum of Circle a big boost. President Trump has also come out publicly to request that the House representatives hasten the bill to pass the bill and bring it to him. The regulatory certainty has increased investor confidence in the long-term future of Circle and its market leadership in stablecoins.

Circle has a market capitalization of $68.9 billion, which surpassed the value of Coinbase and other large crypto businesses in the recent past. The stock increased by 9.6% on Monday and went up by 2.7% during after-hours trading sessions thereafter. The tactical strategy of Ark is an illustration of advanced portfolio management and exposure to the changing digital asset environment.

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