Ritholtz CEO Brown Sells 25% of Nvidia Stake, Taking Profits

Ritholtz Wealth Management CEO Josh Brown sold 25% of his stake in artificial intelligence superstar Nvidia Corp. early Tuesday — the same day the stock reached an all-time high of $401.11 — citing a decision to take profits before any reversal.

The chipmaker’s shares, riding atop the AI investing wave, have surged about 30% in the past five days, spurred by a stronger-than-expected first-quarter earnings report, reaching a $1 trillion valuation on Tuesday.

“It gapped higher and I took the opportunity to just take something off the table because man, this is one for the ages, and I didn’t want to sit here in a reversal and not have done something,” Brown said on CBNC’s “Fast Money Halftime Report.”

Brown said he first bought Nvidia in the summer of 2015. “I’ve believed in the stock ever since then,” he said. Axios noted last week that Nvidia shares have appreciated 10,000% over the past decade, making it the best-performing S&P 500 stock in that time.

“You could live your whole life and never see a stock do what Nvidia has just done ever again, and we may not, so it’s been an historic run,” Brown said. “I’m still a believer in Nvidia, I still think they are the best positioned technology company in the world for what’s to come.”