Three 'popular stocks' Cathie Wood has sold in July

As capital markets navigate mid-summer volatility, Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest has been quietly repositioning its flagship portfolios.

The growth-focused asset manager made headlines throughout July 2026 by taking profits and trimming exposure to several market darlings.

Rather than abandoning technology, Wood’s systematic divestments reflect a tactical pivot away from mature tech valuations toward high-conviction, early-stage opportunities across her active exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

Here are three popular names she has unloaded this month.

Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

Semiconductor powerhouse Advanced Micro Devices emerged as ARK Invest’s largest overall reduction during mid-July 2026.

During the week ended July 17, ARK offloaded roughly $39.2 million worth of AMD shares across its fund lineup, including a single-day selloff of 23,573 shares ($11.8 million) on July 17 alone.

Wood continued trimming the position on July 20, selling an additional 8,129 shares valued at over $4 million.

While AMD stock remains a critical beneficiary of the artificial intelligence hardware buildout, Wood’s aggressive profit-taking highlights a deliberate shift away from legacy chipmakers following their multi-quarter run.

Robinhood Markets Inc (HOOD)

Retail brokerage favorite Robinhood Markets also faced steady selling pressure from ARK Invest as July progressed.

The trading app operator, which has benefited immensely from surging retail crypto and options activity, was trimmed across ARK’s Fintech Innovation ETF (ARKF) and Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW).

On July 20, ARK sold 41,322 shares of HOOD valued at roughly $4.13 million.

The ongoing reduction marks a calculated retreat from consumer-facing brokerages, allowing Wood to capture gains following Robinhood’s stock appreciation while maintaining strict concentration limits across her fintech holdings.

Shopify Inc (SHOP)

E-commerce platform Shopify experienced one of the single largest sell orders across Wood’s fund suite this month.

On July 20, ARK Invest sold 203,352 shares of Shopify across its flagship ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK), ARKW, and ARKF, amounting to an eye-popping $25.1 million in a single trading session.

Although Shopify remains an innovation titan in digital retail software, Wood routinely scales back position sizes after extended share price expansions.

The massive mid-July trade underscores a disciplined rebalancing routine, unlocking liquid capital from a mature core holding.

Valuation pressures and portfolio rebalancing

The unified thesis behind Cathie Wood’s decision to trim AMD, Robinhood, and Shopify centers on valuation discipline and strategic capital reallocation.

Following substantial price run-ups, these mega-cap and mid-cap tech favorites reached elevated valuation multiples, triggering ARK’s automated portfolio rebalancing thresholds.

Instead of sitting in cash, Wood is funneling these proceeds into assets she believes offer asymmetric upside – most notably expanding allocations in billionaire Elon Musk’s aerospace and AI titan SpaceX, clean baseload developer X-Energy, and mega-cap giant Meta Platforms.

Note that Wood expects SpaceX to eventually become the most important company in the whole wide world.