{"id":116566,"date":"2021-06-16T14:33:50","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T14:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/?p=116566"},"modified":"2021-06-16T14:33:50","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T14:33:50","slug":"cathie-woods-ark-buys-into-draftkings-after-shares-fall-on-short-seller-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/markets\/cathie-woods-ark-buys-into-draftkings-after-shares-fall-on-short-seller-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Cathie Wood's Ark buys into DraftKings after shares fall on short-seller report"},"content":{"rendered":"
(Reuters) – Cathie Wood\u2019s Ark Invest said it bought shares of DraftKings on Tuesday, as the betting firm\u2019s stock slumped after Hindenburg Research disclosed a short position.<\/p>\n
DraftKings\u2019 shares, which fell as much as 11.8% on Tuesday, were slightly up in volatile trading on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Ark Invest bought about 870,300 shares of DraftKings, making its position worth about $42.2 million, based on the stock\u2019s Tuesday close.<\/p>\n
The sports betting operator is the latest target in short seller Hindenburg\u2019s recent string of attacks against companies that went public through mergers with blank-check firms, after EV maker Lordstown Motors and Nikola Corp.<\/p>\n