** Popular investor Cathie Woods' flagship Ark Innovation
ETF ARKK.P buys 221,748 shares of Tesla TSLA.O on Friday,
worth $27.31 mln as of their last closing price
** ARKK has been buying the EV maker's shares since Oct. 3,
2022, according to data by cathiesark.com, as they plunged 65%
in 2022 to post their worst year ever
** TSLA is the third biggest holding on ARKK, according to
the ETF's website
** ARKK, whose shares more than doubled in value during the
pandemic rally, ended 67% down in 2022 as surging inflation and
higher interest rates dried up appetite for high-growth shares
** ARKK also sold 1,915,846 shares of Fate Therapeutics
FATE.O worth $19.33 mln
** Cathie Woods ARK Genomic Revolution ETF ARKG.P sold
404,821 shares of FATE worth $4.08 mln
(Reporting by Bansari Mayur Kamdar in Bengaluru)
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