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ARK Venture Fund (ARKVX)

 
Investing in innovation from early stage through mega cap

The ARK Venture Fund seeks to democratize venture capital, offering all investors access to what we believe are the most innovative companies throughout their private and public market lifecycles.

Inception Date
9/23/2022
Net assets are defined as the total assets of an entity, minus its total liabilities.
Net Assets
$53.7 Million
As of 03/31/2024
NAV (Net Asset Value): the value of an entity's assets minus the value of its liabilities, often in relation to open-end or mutual funds, since shares of such funds registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission are redeemed at their net asset value.
Net Asset Value
$25.77
As of 04/18/2024
YTD (Year To Date): The time period starting from the beginning of the current calendar year and continuing up to the stated 'as of date'. We will update our YTD return on a quarterly basis.
YTD Return
-4.34%
As of 03/31/2024
We believe our single 2.75% management fee is more cost-effective than a ”2 and 20” fee structure (2% management fee, 20% carried interest).
Management Fee
2.75%
Total Fee
See Below

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Democratizing Venture Capital

Fund Overview

As of 03/31/2024
  • Ticker ARKVX
  • Net assets $53.7 Million
  • Inception date 09/23/2022
  • Typical number of holdings 25-50
  • Weighted average market cap. $26 Billion
  • Median market cap $3 Billion
  • Advisor ARK Investment Management LLC
  • Fund distributor Foreside Fund Services, LLC
  • Type Closed End Interval Fund

Fees
The net expense ratio takes into account contractual fee waivers/expense reimbursements that currently are scheduled to remain in place through 11/28/2024, and may be terminated sooner by the Board of Trustees of the Fund, upon sixty (60) days’ written notice to the Adviser. Without such fee waivers/reimbursements, performance would have been lower.

  • Shareholder Fees None
  • Annual Fund Operating Expenses
    • Management Fee 2.75%
    • Service Fee 0.15%
    • Other Expenses 2.86%
  • Total Annual Fund Expenses 5.76%
  • Expense Reimbursement (2.86)%
  • Total Fees 2.90%

Before investing you should carefully consider the fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. This and other information is in the prospectus, a copy of which may be obtained here. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest.

NAV Historical Change

Fund Performance

As of 03/31/2024
Cumulative Performance Annualized Performance
1MO 3MO YTD 1YR 3YR 5YR Since Inception
ARK Venture Fund (ARKVX) -3.79% -4.34% -4.34% 34.68% - - 21.47%

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. The Fund’s most recent month-end performance can be found in the fund material section. Returns for less than one year are not annualized. The net asset value (NAV) per Share for the Fund is computed by dividing the value of the net assets of the Fund (i.e., the value of its total assets less total liabilities) by the total number of Shares outstanding. Expenses and fees, including the Management Fee, are accrued daily and taken into account for purposes of determining NAV. The NAV of the Fund is determined each business day as of the close of trading (ordinarily 4:00 p.m., Eastern time) on the New York Stock Exchange. Any assets or liabilities denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted into U.S. dollars at the current market rates on the date of valuation as quoted by one or more sources.

Top 10 Holdings

Name Ticker Weight (%)
Epic Games, Inc Private Company 8.21%
Freenome, Inc Private Company 6.54%
Relation Therapeutics Inc. Private Company 6.16%
Blackdaemon Inc. Private Company 6.12%
Anthropic, Inc. Private Company 5.49%
Figure AI Inc. Private Company 5.14%
Discord Inc. Private Company 5.14%
Space Investment Private Company 4.74%
Shield AI Private Company 4.29%
Databricks, Inc. Private Company 4.24%

Exposure Breakdowns

As of 03/31/2024
As of 03/31/2024
As of 03/31/2024
Geographical Region
Weight % of Market Value
North America
98.52%
Western Europe
1.02%
Eastern Europe
0.46%
Market Capitalization
Weight % of Market Value
Mega ($100B+)
6.81%
Large ($10 - $100B)
31.03%
Medium ($2 - $10B)
23.42%
Small ($300M - $2B)
22.62%
Micro ($50 - $300M)
16.11%
Private/Public
Weight % of Market Value
Private
79.38%
Public
20.62%

Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change and should not be considered investment advice or a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any particular security.

As of March 31, 2023, the ARK Venture Fund will have reduced expenses thanks to its Expense Limitation Agreement with ARK Investment Management LLC, the Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”). This means that the fund’s management fee and operating expenses may be waived or reimbursed by the Adviser if they exceed 2.90%, which will result in lower expenses for the Fund. Additionally, the Adviser has agreed to voluntarily reimburse the Fund money to ensure that all existing investors will also benefit from reduced Fund expenses. Finally, the Fund’s Distribution and Service Plan has been amended to reduce the compensation paid to the Distributor.

We anticipate early-stage opportunities to represent 0-25% of the fund while late-stage private opportunities represent 50-80%.

Unlike traditional venture capital funds, our fund is open to investors regardless of accreditation or qualification. In addition, the Fund offers 5% liquidity on a quarterly basis, so investors are not locked up for longer periods like in traditional venture capital funds.

We believe our differentiated value proposition combined with our network of co-investors, public companies, founders, and academics provides access to the most promising private technology companies.

We believe our single 2.75% management fee is more cost-effective than traditional venture capital funds under the ”2 and 20” model (2% management fee, 20% carried interest).

We actively source deals from our network of co-investors, public companies, founders, and academics. Additionally, our Analysts identify potential investment targets.

Companies go through a rigorous due diligence process, including discussions with the company, reference calls, financial modeling and are being scored on ARK’s proprietary five scores, people management and culture, product leadership, barriers of entry, ability to execute and thesis risk.

Investors can request redemptions on a quarterly basis. Up to 5% of the Fund’s outstanding Shares can be redeemed every quarter.

The ARK Venture Fund is not currently available to international investors on the Titan platform. The fund continues to investigate platforms that can accommodate international investors. Please contact [email protected] for more information.

The ARK Venture Fund has the ability to hold public companies, and therefore can hold companies after initial public offering (IPO).

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