On eve of Nvidia results, Cathie Wood sells more stock in the chipmaker

By Steve Goldstein

Probably no stock has dented Cathie Wood's reputation more than Nvidia. The fund manager, known for her love of futuristic (and often speculative) technology companies, sold most of her stake in the graphics chipmaker prior to the company announcing that its earnings and sales swelled due to artificial intelligence demand.

Now investors are wondering if Nvidia (NVDA) can pull a second rabbit out of its hat, when results are announced after the close on Wednesday. The stock surged 8% on Monday but cooled 3% on Tuesday. Nvidia shares were back on the upswing in premarket action on Wednesday.

Wood apparently isn't bullish. According to Wood's daily disclosures, the ARK Next Generation Internet ETF ARKW sold just over $1 million worth of Nvidia stock on Tuesday.

One stock she bought: Zoom Video Communications (ZM), both in the internet fund as well as the flagship ARK Innovation ETF. Zoom on Monday reported better earnings than forecast, though its sales outlook only matched Wall Street estimates.

On Monday, Wood snapped up Adyen for the ARK Fintech Innovation ETF ARKF. Adyen is the Dutch payments company whose stock plunged 39% when it announced worse-than-expected earnings and sales, thanks to its own hiring binge and weakness from its North America customers.

-Steve Goldstein

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