Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest made headlines on Thursday after buying over 4.48 million shares in Circle, the company behind the USDC stablecoin. The shares were bought for $373.4 million and distributed across Ark’s Innovation, Next Generation Internet, and Fintech Innovation funds. This occurred shortly after Circle was listed on the New York Stock Exchange . Circle’s First Day on the Stock Market Draws Attention On June 5, Circle began trading under the symbol CRCL on the NYSE. Its share price jumped from $31 to a high of $96, closing at $83.23. The strong start shows investors are confident in the company and its future. Before its recent successful IPO this year, it had tried to go public two times before. The first time was through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in 2021. However, the company faced delays in completing the SEC qualification process, which resulted in the postponement of its public listing . The company tried again in 2024 with a confidential filing. Concerns about market conditions, especially due to trade tensions under President Trump, raised doubts earlier this year. Nevertheless, the stablecoin issuer finally completed its initial public offering in June. Jeremy Allaire, Circle’s co-founder and CEO, described this development as a sign that the world is ready to move toward a new financial system built on the internet. Ark Invest’s Strong Belief in Circle Ark Invest quickly acted on Circle’s debut by purchasing many shares across three of its most well-known funds. The size of this investment shows that Ark sees real value in Circle’s role in the digital finance world. Circle shares are now among the top holdings in Ark’s funds. However, Ark has a rule that no single company can make up more than 10% of a fund. This approach helps keep the funds balanced and lowers risk. This is important since Circle’s stock is still new and moving. Notably, Ark has done this with companies like Coinbase and eToro when these firms were newly made public. This pattern shows Ark’s plan to support new and innovative companies as they start trading publicly. Ark Adjusts Portfolio to Back Circle Ark made other moves on the same day it bought Circle shares as part of its portfolio management. The investment company sold some of its spot Bitcoin Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) from the Next Generation Internet fund, worth about $17.1 million. Even with this sale, Ark’s Bitcoin ETF remains its fund’s top holding. The firm also sold shares in Coinbase, Robinhood, and Block, founded by Jack Dorsey. Interestingly, the Robinhood sale came shortly after Ark bought $10 million worth of its shares in early May. These trades show that Ark is carefully adjusting its holdings to make space for new investments while keeping its funds in line with its rules. The post Ark Invest Places $373M Bet on Circle Post IPO Launch appeared first on TheCoinrise.com .
