ARKW and ARKF purchased a combined 7,115 shares of the 3iQ Solana Staking ETF, consistent with ARK’s recent buying trend of the fund and higher exposure to Solana and staking rewards.
ARK Invest Boosts Crypto Exposure With Block, Securitize, And Solana ETF Buys
ARKW and ARKF purchased a combined 7,115 shares of the 3iQ Solana Staking ETF, consistent with ARK’s recent buying trend of the fund and higher exposure to Solana and staking rewards.
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Aug 18, 2026 at 9:48 AM UTC · 2 min de lectura

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- ARK Invest boosted its crypto exposure on Monday, buying nearly 192,000 shares of Block across two funds.
- ARKF bought 189,796 shares of tokenization platform Securitize, which powers BlackRock’s BUIDL fund.
- The buys are part of broader portfolio moves by ARK, though the firm did not disclose the reasons behind individual trades.
Cathie Wood's ARK Invest expanded its crypto and blockchain holdings on Monday, buying Block (XYZ), Securitize (SECZ), and the 3iQ Solana Staking ETF (SOLQ.U) across its actively managed funds even as it trimmed several technology names.
ARK Loads Up On Block
The ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) bought 182,899 shares of Block, while the ARK Fintech Innovation ETF (ARKF) added another 8,772 shares, according to ARK's daily trade disclosures. The combined purchase of about 191,671 shares was the firm's largest crypto-related buy of the session by share count. Block gave ARK exposure to Bitcoin (BTC) through Cash App, the company's Bitcoin-buying features, and its broader digital-asset strategy.
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