Cathie Wood Scoops Up $1.3M In Tesla As Stock Stays In The Red This Year

Cathie Wood-led Ark Investment Management added more Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) stock to its portfolio on Tuesday, raising its exposure to the electric vehicle maker for the fourth time this month.

Ark Invest bought 1,721 shares, estimated to be worth $1.3 million, in Tesla on Tuesday.

Shares of the Elon Musk-led company closed 0.18% higher at $758.3 on Tuesday, but are down 36.8% so far this year.

Tesla shares have been under intense pressure ever since China introduced extensive three-week lockdowns last month, including production halts at Giga Shanghai

Shanghai is reportedly lifting its strict lockdown from Wednesday, as the number of COVID-19 infections across China dropped.

The three ETFs held 1.33 million shares worth $1.01 billion in Tesla before Tuesday’s trade. 

The value of Tesla holdings that Ark owns has shrunk nearly half since the beginning of the year.

Musk is currently also involved in a $44 million hostile take-private deal of Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR).

Here are some other key Ark Invest trades from Tuesday:

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