Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood is popular for her contrarian bets across disruptive industries spanning AI, space exploration, cryptocurrency, and genome development. She gained prominence when Ark ETFs surged in value by over 100% during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, outpacing broad market indices considerably.
In Q1, she made considerable changes to Ark's portfolio, with some of the trades standing out. She slashed her firm's stake in Nvidia by 17.4% or around 219,000 shares in the latest quarter. This is despite Nvidia posting record-breaking fiscal Q1 results, assuaging fears of an AI bubble.