What is ‘smart money’ buying? Tracking Cathie Wood: adds more than 450,000 shares to Block’s position, trimming some AI and genomics holdings
August 31, 2026 (Monday). The three major U.S. stock indexes closed lower across the board. The S&P 500 fell 0.33% to 7,686.14 points, the Nasdaq declined 0.12% to 26,370.89 points, and the Dow dropped the most by 0.70%, closing at 53,185.90 points. On the last trading day of the month, overall market sentiment was cautious, with capital rotating in a cyclical pattern.
On the day, Cathie Wood, known as “Jie,” increased exposure against the trend in areas such as financial technology, aerospace, and precision medicine. Meanwhile, she reduced positions in multiple AI applications and genomics-related targets. Overall, this reflected a strategic intention of “rotating holdings and adjusting the portfolio structure.”
Buying direction: focus on the long-term disruptive potential of financial technology, aerospace, and gene editing