By Rick Munarriz
Publication Date: 2026-01-09 15:37:00
The iconic fund investor was busy shopping on Thursday to keep last year’s momentum going in 2026.
Cathie Wood is winning again. The co-founder, CEO, and CIO of Ark Invest, turned heads in 2020 by generating monster returns for her family of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the strength of her aggressive growth investing style. She did it again last year. Her largest fund’s 35% gain more than the doubled the market average.
She’s making moves early in 2026. Ark bought shares of Broadcom (AVGO +3.79%), Deere (DE 2.54%), and Archer Aviation (ACHR +1.15%) on Thursday, adding to her existing stakes. Let’s take a closer look at these three fresh buys.
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1. Broadcom
Broadcom may not be a household name outside of tech circles, but it would’ve been nice if it was well-known in your home over the past few years. The provider of semiconductor and tech infrastructure solutions has been a seven-bagger over the past five years. It is now the country’s eighth most…