Ark Invest buys $5.2 million in Circle Internet Group shares

Ark Invest bought 65,615 shares of Circle Internet Group, a purchase worth $5.2 million. The buy lands during a busy stretch for Circle. The company recently posted strong first-quarter numbers, saw its stock jump on the news, and opened a token presale for its new blockchain, all in short order. The details behind Ark’s Circle position The 65,615-share purchase is not Ark’s only recent move in the stock. On May 11, 2026, the firm acquired 41,904 Circle shares valued at approximately $5.5 million, based on the research reviewed for this article. That May 11 trade was Ark’s first Circle purchase since March 24, 2026. In other words, the firm paused for about seven weeks, then started buying again. Timing was not subtle. The May 11 buy coincided with Circle’s Q1 2026 earnings release, which sent shares up 15.91% to close at $131.76 that day. Ark has traded Circle shares multiple times throughout 2026. Many of those moves are tied to rebalancing, guided by a rule that no single holding should exceed roughly 10% of a fund. Around the time of the May 11 purchase, Circle ranked as the sixth-largest holding in the ARKK ETF, with a weighting of 4.6%. What Circle reported, and why Ark may c...