DeFi· ★★★★· bullish·

ARK Invest Tokenizes $1.3 Billion ARK Venture Fund on Ethereum With Securitize

  • —The $1.3 billion fund launches on Ethereum with Securitize handling onchain issuance
  • —NAV rose from about $20 at its 2022 launch to roughly $60.50 as of Sept. 23, 2026
  • —Portfolio includes stakes in OpenAI, Anthropic, Stripe and Databricks
  • —Closed-end interval fund: quarterly repurchases of about 5% of shares, 2.90% expense ratio
Why it matters: A major asset manager moving a venture fund onchain signals growing institutional demand for tokenized traditional assets.
Source: Blockonomi