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title: "Cathie Wood's Bets Big on Rocket Lab Stock and Cloudflare — Here's What Else Ark Invest Bought and Sold"
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# Cathie Wood's Bets Big on Rocket Lab Stock and Cloudflare — Here's What Else Ark Invest Bought and Sold

On Tuesday, **Cathie Wood**-led Ark Invest made significant trades, focusing on **Rocket Lab Corp** (NASDAQ:RKLB) and **Cloudflare, Inc.** (NYSE:NET).

## The Rocket Lab Trade

Ark Invest made a substantial purchase of **Rocket Lab** shares across multiple ETFs, including **ARK Innovation ETF** (BATS:ARKK), **ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF** (BATS:ARKQ), and **ARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF** (BATS:ARKX). 

The trades involved acquiring a total of 292,873 shares. Rocket Lab’s stock closed at $80.01 on Tuesday, making the total value of this purchase approximately $23.4 million. 

Rocket Lab’s recent financial report showed mixed performance, with a second-quarter loss of 8 cents per share against an expected 7 cents; the company reported a revenue beat and a record backlog of $2.36 billion.

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## The Cloudflare Trade

Ark Invest also purchased **Cloudflare**, buying shares through the **ARK Blockchain & Fintech Innovation ETF** (BATS:ARKF) and **ARKK**. A total of 7,561 shares were acquired, valued at approximately $2.3 million, based on Cloudflare’s closing price of $306.97. 

Cloudflare recently reported strong second-quarter results, with earnings per share of 29 cents, surpassing the consensus of 27 cents, and revenue reaching $696.06 million, exceeding estimates. The company’s CEO, **Matthew Prince**, highlighted record growth in customer additions and raised its fiscal 2026 outlook.

## Other Key Trades

-   Sold 29,860 shares of **Deere & Co** (DE) from **ARKK** and 2,566 shares from **ARKQ**.
-   Sold 28,896 shares of **Shopify Inc.** (SHOP) from **ARKK**.
-   Bought 160,60 shares of **Schrodinger Inc**.(SDGR) from **ARKG**.
-   Bought 21,317 shares of **Intellia Therapeutics Inc.** (NTLA) from **ARKG**.
-   Sold 6,021 shares of **Caterpillar Inc**. (CAT) from **ARKQ**.

**Benzinga Edge Stock Rankings** indicate Rocket Lab Stock has a Momentum score in the 73rd percentile.

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***Disclaimer:*** *This content was partially produced with the help of AI tools and was reviewed and published by Benzinga editors.*

*Photo: ChrisStock82 / Shutterstock*

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