Cathie Wood trims Advanced Micro Devices by $13.2M in a day
It was the day's biggest move, and it came from ARKQ and ARKX. We break down the rest of the day and ARK's longer-term record.
Generated from ARK's own holdings data.
On 27 Oct 2026, Cathie Wood sold an estimated $13.2M of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) across ARKQ and ARKX. It was the largest single trade ARK made that day.
Nothing in the fund flows explains this one — the 14% move was a call.
This isn't a one-off. Across 8 trades in 30 days, ARK has sold a net $139.5M of the stock.
Everything ARK did on 27 Oct 2026
ARK made 11 real moves that day, once money flowing in and out of the funds is stripped out:
| Stock | Funds | Est. value |
|---|---|---|
| AMD Advanced Micro Devices | ARKQ and ARKX | −$13.2M |
| TSM Taiwan Semiconductor-Sp ADR | ARKQ and ARKX | −$9.3M |
| AVAV Aerovironment Inc | ARKQ and ARKX | +$7.4M |
| ACHR Archer Aviation Inc | ARKQ and ARKX | +$4.6M |
| KTOS Kratos Defense & Security | ARKQ and ARKX | +$2.6M |
| JOBY Joby Aviation Inc | ARKQ and ARKX | +$2.0M |
The bigger picture: ARK's last 30 days
Over the last 30 days ARK's biggest net buys have been Nvidia Corp ($81.0M), CoreWeave Inc ($74.9M), Veracyte Inc ($39.0M). The biggest sales over the same period: Advanced Micro Devices ($139.5M), Personalis Inc ($92.6M), 10X Genomics Inc ($69.6M).
Is it working?
ARKQ is trailing the index this year: -0.9% versus +13.1%.
Over the past month ARKQ returned -8.7% while the S&P 500 made -0.8%. The holdings that hurt most: Teradyne Inc (-20%, 6% of the fund), Rocket Lab (-27%, 4% of the fund), Archer Aviation Inc (-31%, 3% of the fund).
Over the past year the gap is wider: ARKQ returned -4.4% against +14.2% for the S&P 500, 19 points apart.
Over five years the gap is 43 points. ARKQ is 21% below its all-time high from May 2026, having fallen as much as 24% at its worst in Jul 2026.
| To date | 1 month | YTD | 1 year | 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARKQ | -8.7% | -0.9% | -4.4% | +36.8% |
| S&P 500 (SPY) | -0.8% | +13.1% | +14.2% | +79.5% |
| Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | -4.3% | +16.2% | +15.8% | +93.4% |
How we work this out
ETFpeek is an independent research tool and is not affiliated with ARK Invest or Cathie Wood. Figures are estimates from public fund data, shown for information only — not financial advice. Past performance does not indicate future results.