SoftBank Sells $2 Billion in Uber Stock as Rides Recover

  • SoftBank founder Son bet heavily on ride-hailing startups
  • Uber has recovered after layoffs, surge in food delivery
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SoftBank Group Corp.’s Vision Fund sold about $2 billion in Uber Technologies Inc. stock after a rally in the ride-hailing giant’s shares, signaling it may cash in more gains from the sector in the future.

An affiliate of the investment fund called SB Cayman 2 sold 38 million shares on Jan. 7 at an average price of $53.46, according to a filingBloomberg Terminal with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission. SoftBank still holds about 184.2 million shares, according to the filing, worth about $10 billion at current prices.