Filing Details

Accession Number:
0000945621-23-000163
Form Type:
13D Filing
Publication Date:
2023-03-21 20:00:00
Filed By:
Wood Catherine D.
Company:
Ark Venture Fund
Filing Date:
2023-03-22
SEC Url:
13D Filing
Ownership Summary

Please notice the below summary table is generated without human intervention and may contain errors. Please refer to the complete filing displayed below for exact figures.

Name Sole Voting Power Shared Voting Power Sole Dispositive Power Shared Dispositive Power Aggregate Amount Owned Power Percent of Class
Catherine D. Wood 50,000 0 50,000 0 50,000 65.68%
Filing

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. ___)
 
 
ARK Venture Fund
(Name of Issuer)
 
 Shares of Beneficial Interest
(Title of Class of Securities)
 
04072H107
(CUSIP Number)
 
 
Allison Fumai, Esq.
Dechert LLP.
1095 Avenue of the Americas
 New York, NY 10036
212-698-3526
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
 
 September 13, 2022
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box ☐.
Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See §240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

 


 
 CUSIP No. 04072H107
13D
 Page 2 of 6 Pages

1
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
 
 
 Catherine D. Wood
 
 
 
 
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a)
 
(b)
 
 
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS
 
 
 PF
 
 
 
 
5
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E)
 
 
 
 
 
 
6
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
 
 United States
 
 
 
 
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
 
 50,000
 
 
 
 
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
 
 0
 
 
 
 
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
 50,000
 
 
 
 
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
 0
 
 
 
 
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
 
 50,000
 
 
 
 
12
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
 
 
 65.68%(1)
 
 
 
 
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
 IN
 
 
 
 
 
(1)  Percentage of class calculation is based on 76,127.75 shares of beneficial interest outstanding as of September 13, 2022.



 
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13D
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 CUSIP No. 04072H107
13D
 Page 5 of 6 Pages



Date of Transaction
Name
Type of Transaction
Number of Shares of Beneficial Interest
Price per Share of Beneficial Interest
9/13/2022
Catherine D. Wood
Purchase of Shares of Beneficial Interest
50,000
$20.00
(d) Not applicable.
(e) Not applicable.
Item 6.  Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer
To the best knowledge of Ms. Wood, there are no other contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships (legal or otherwise) between Ms. Wood and any other person with respect to any securities of the Issuer, including, but not limited to, transfer or voting of any securities, finder's fees, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees of profits, division of profits or losses, or the giving or withholding of proxies.
Item 7.  Material to Be Filed as Exhibits.
None



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13D
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SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. 


Dated:  March 21, 2023
 

/s/ Catherine D. Wood
Catherine D. Wood