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<h2 id="key-points">Key Points</h2>
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 <li>Ark Invest has invested $21 million in Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ: HOOD) stock.</li>
 <li>The stocks were distributed across Ark Invest’s two Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs).</li>
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<p>Ark Invest, a leading asset management firm, has made a significant investment in Robinhood Markets. The firm has put $21 million into the acquisition of Robinhood’s stock, marking another routine rebalancing of its financial portfolio.</p>
<p>The stocks were distributed across two of Ark Invest’s Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs).</p>
<h2 id="details-of-the-acquisition">Details of the Acquisition</h2>
<p>In a disclosure made on October 22, Ark Invest, led by Cathie Wood, confirmed the acquisition of $21.3 million worth of Robinhood Markets shares. These shares were divided between Ark Innovation ETF (ARKK) and ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW).</p>
<p>Specifically, 131,049 Robinhood shares went to ARKK, and 36,440 shares were acquired by ARKW. This brings the total to 167,489 Robinhood shares.</p>
<p>At the time of the disclosure, approximately 19% of both Ark Invest’s ETFs were made up of Robinhood shares. On October 22, HOOD closed markets at $127.22 after it fell by 3.5%.</p>
<p>This latest purchase is just one of the many accumulations of HOOD that the company has embarked on this year alone.</p>
<h2 id="other-investments-and-offloads">Other Investments and Offloads</h2>
<p>Besides Robinhood shares, the Cathie Wood-led firm has also gained exposure to shares of Bullish, <a href="https://blockinsider.com/exchange/gdax/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Coinbase</a>, and ETH treasury firm BitMine. However, these purchases are not without some offloads, depending on the weightings of the said shares at the time.</p>
<p>In September, Ark Invest cut down on Robinhood stocks and acquired BitMine stock instead. It offloaded more than 40,000 Robinhood shares, valued at approximately $5.1 million, to buy $4.3 million worth of BitMine stock.</p>
<p>This sale caught the market by surprise, coming just a few days after S&amp;P Global confirmed that Robinhood would join the S&amp;P 500 index.</p>
<h2 id="robinhood-s-expansion-efforts">Robinhood’s Expansion Efforts</h2>
<p>Meanwhile, Robinhood has been expanding its brokerage and trading operations across several jurisdictions.</p>
<p>The company has been strategic with its moves this year, including partnerships with top companies and projects. Robinhood acquired WonderFi, a Toronto-based platform, for approximately $180 million in May.</p>
<p>With WonderFi, Robinhood is working towards expanding its crypto offerings into Canada. In June, it also acquired BitStamp in a $200 million deal. Like many other firms, Robinhood recently added support for BNB trading on its platform.</p>

Ark Invest, Led by Cathie Wood, Acquires $21M Robinhood Shares

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