Asset manager · St. Petersburg, FL
Ark Invest
Ark Investment Management LLC · SEC-registered investment adviser · CRD 169525 · SEC 801-79081
At a glance
Ark Invest is an SEC-registered investment adviser based in St. Petersburg, Florida, with $16.0 billion in regulatory assets under management as of its Form ADV filed August 24, 2026. Its largest client group by assets is investment companies. By Form ADV it is a asset manager, ranked 413th of 3,218 asset managers and 1,007th of 17,210 SEC-registered advisers by assets.
Main office 727-810-8160ark-invest.comLinkedInAs filed on Form ADV
- Regulatory AUM
- $16B
- Rank among asset managers
- #413 of 3,218
- Rank among all SEC RIAs
- #1,007 of 17,210
- Rank in Florida
- #37 of 1,090
- Clients
- 61
- Accounts
- 34
- Discretionary
- 100% of AUM
- Employees
- 58
- Advisory staff
- 20
- Offices
- 1
Owners and executives on its Form ADV
- Catherine D. WoodChief Executive Officer & Chief Investment Officer
- Kellen CarterChief Compliance Officer & General Counsel
- Thomas G. StaudtChief Operating Officer; President
- Paul E. WilsonChief Financial Officer; Chief Strategy Officer
Custody and brokerage
Broker-dealer
Hybrid RIA
Ark Invest is a hybrid RIA: 4 of its employees are also registered representatives of a broker-dealer.
Form ADV Part 1 doesn’t name an unaffiliated broker-dealer. The firm’s Part 2A brochure (Item 10) and each adviser’s record on the SEC’s adviser search do.
Who it serves
| Client type | Clients | Regulatory AUM | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Investment companies | 12 | $14B | 87% |
| Pooled investment vehicles | 22 | $1.6B | 10% |
| State or municipal government entities | – | $414M | 3% |
| Pension and profit sharing plans | – | $34M | <1% |
| Other investment advisers | 27 | $3M | <1% |
Private funds
Ark Invest reports 7 private funds with $1.3B in gross assets: hedge funds, venture capital funds, other private funds (Form ADV Item 7.B).
Disciplinary disclosures
Ark Invest reports no disciplinary disclosures in Item 11 of Form ADV. Read the details on the SEC’s adviser search ↗
Services
- Portfolio management for individuals and small businesses
- Portfolio management for investment companies
- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles
- Portfolio management for businesses and institutions
- Periodicals or newsletters
How it’s paid
- A percentage of assets under management
- Performance-based fees
Form ADV and brochures on the SEC’s adviser search ↗ark-invest.com ↗
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Questions
How much does Ark Invest manage?
Ark Invest reports $16.0 billion in regulatory assets under management across 34 accounts, 100% of it on a discretionary basis, on its Form ADV filed August 24, 2026.
What kind of firm is Ark Invest?
Ark Invest is a asset manager by its Form ADV answers. Most of its assets are managed for funds, institutions or other businesses rather than individuals.
Who are Ark Invest’s clients?
By assets, its largest client types are investment companies ($14.0 billion, 12 clients); pooled investment vehicles ($1.6 billion, 22 clients); state or municipal government entities ($414 million).
Does Ark Invest manage private funds?
Yes. It reports 7 private funds with $1.3 billion in gross assets, including hedge funds, venture capital funds, other private funds.
Does Ark Invest have any disciplinary history?
Ark Invest reports no disciplinary disclosures in Item 11 of its Form ADV. Check the SEC’s adviser search for the latest record.
Where these numbers come from
Every figure is Ark Invest’s own answer on its latest Form ADV, from the SEC’s registered-adviser list as of October 1, 2026: regulatory assets and accounts (Item 5.F), clients by type (5.D), employees (5.A and 5.B), compensation (5.E) and services (5.G). Custodians come from Schedule D 5.K(3) of its latest filing (2026-08-24), which lists those holding 10% or more of separately managed account assets and the amount at each. “Hybrid” means some employees are also registered representatives of a broker-dealer (Item 5.B(2)); affiliated broker-dealers are the related persons it lists in Item 7.A and Schedule D. Firm type comes from its own answers: broker-dealer firms are registered broker-dealers themselves (Item 6.A); private fund advisers manage mostly private funds (Item 7.B, 5.D); wealth managers manage at least half their assets for individuals (5.D). Ranks compare it by regulatory assets with every SEC-registered adviser and with firms of its type. Figures are as of the firm’s last annual update, so they can lag recent deals and market moves. Regulatory AUM counts assets the firm continuously supervises and can differ from what a firm markets.
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