ARKVX Mutual Fund — ARK Venture Fund

ARK Venture Fund (ARKVX)

ARKVX is a Mutual Fund. its expense ratio is 3.50%. Total return is 211.4% over the past 4 years, 87.2 points ahead of SPY at 124.2%.

ARK Venture Fund is a closed-end interval mutual fund managed by ARK Invest that provides venture-capital-style exposure by investing in both private and public companies focused on disruptive innovation. Shares price daily at net asset value with quarterly repurchase windows rather than continuous exchange trading. The fund does not currently distribute income and appeals to growth-oriented investors seeking exposure to innovative companies through a structure designed for longer-term holding.

ARKVX performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-09-21.

Total return is 211.4% over the past 4 years, 87.2 points ahead of SPY at 124.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 50.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 8.1%.

ARKVX key facts

Issuer

ARK Invest

Asset type

Mutual Fund

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

09/27/2022

Expense ratio

3.50%

Distribution frequency

None

Last close

$60.90 (as of 2026-09-21)

Average volume

0.0

Last ex-dividend date

12/27/2024 (as of 2024-12-27)

Last payment date

12/30/2024 (as of 2024-12-30)

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: ARK Invest or company page; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

ARKVX risks and drawbacks

The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 8.1%.

Who may consider ARKVX — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (ARKVX does not currently distribute); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Frequently asked questions

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