ARK Invest Trims Coinbase Holdings as Stock Surges

ARK Invest, an issuer of a spot Bitcoin ETF, has sold 199,526 Coinbase shares from its ETFs, totaling $52.3 million. The sale comes as Coinbase stock has risen above $270, its highest level since December 2021. ARK has been actively selling Coinbase shares in 2023 and early 2024, following a large purchase in 2021.

ARK Invest Trims Coinbase Holdings Amid Stock Surge

New York, March 21, 2024 - ARK Invest, a leading issuer of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tracking Bitcoin, has sold a significant portion of its Coinbase (COIN) shares as the stock price continues its upward trajectory.

According to trade notifications reviewed by Cointelegraph, ARK disposed of 199,526 COIN shares across its ETFs on March 21. The sale included 133,533 shares from the ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK), valued at approximately $35 million based on Coinbase's closing price of $262 on that day.

ARK also offloaded 59,215 COIN shares from the ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW) and 6,778 shares from the ARK Fintech Innovation ETF (ARKF). The total proceeds from the sale amounted to $52.3 million as of the March 21 closing price.

The sale coincides with Coinbase stock's sustained growth, which recently surpassed $270 for the first time since December 2021. COIN briefly reached a high of $276 on March 21, according to TradingView data.

ARK's latest Coinbase sale represents one of its most substantial dispositions of the stock in 2024. The firm previously sold 270,365 COIN shares on March 11 and a record-breaking 499,149 shares on February 16. At the time of the latter sale, Coinbase shares were trading 37% lower than their current price.

Over the past six months, Coinbase stock has surged by nearly 250%, outperforming the broader market. ARK has been actively reducing its Coinbase holdings since 2023, having initially accumulated a significant stake following the stock's debut in 2021.

In addition to Coinbase, ARK has also been selling shares of Block (SQ), a Bitcoin-focused fintech company founded by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey. On March 21, ARK sold 188,519 Block shares from ARKK, generating proceeds of $15.8 million.

ARK's sale of Robinhood (HOOD) shares from ARKW is notable due to its compliance with Rule 12d3-1, which prohibits ETFs from acquiring more than 5% of their total assets in securities from a single registered investment adviser, broker, dealer, or underwriter.

ARK has previously sold HOOD shares to comply with Rule 12d3-1, including a sale of 583,563 shares on March 14 from ARKK.