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Preliminary Prospectus dated October 27, 2025

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Prospectus

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ARK ETF Trust ARK [ARKK Yield Strategy] ETF

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SUMMARY INFORMATION

ARK [ARKK Yield Strategy] ETF ([    ])

Investment Objective

The ARK [ARKK Yield Strategy] ETF’s (“Fund”) investment objective is long-term growth of capital and current income.

Fund Fees and Expenses

The table below describes the fees and expenses that you pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund (“Shares”). Investors may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries on their purchases and sales of Shares, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below.

Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. This example does not take into account brokerage commissions that you pay when purchasing or selling Shares.

The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your Shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same (except that the example incorporates any applicable fee waiver and/or expense limitation arrangements for only the first year). Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it purchases and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may result in higher transaction costs and higher taxes when Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, may affect the Fund’s performance. This Fund is newly offered. Therefore, it does not have a turnover rate to report for the most recent fiscal year.

Principal Investment Strategies

The ARK [ARKK Yield Strategy] ETF (the “Fund”) is an actively-managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) that will invest primarily [(at least 80% of its assets)] in securities and financial instruments that provide exposure to the ARK Innovation ETF (the “Underlying ETF”) or provide current income derived from a volatility harvesting strategy (“yield enhancement”).

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by providing, before fees and expenses, the full economic performance of the Underlying ETF and yield enhancement, implemented through derivatives instruments.

Specifically, the Fund is structured to provide investors with exposure to the returns of the Underlying ETF, including both upside and downside participation, by entering into derivatives instruments (which may include exchange-listed or over-the-counter (“OTC”) options or swaps) with an aggregate notional exposure approximately equal to 100% of the Fund’s net assets.

In addition, the Fund constructs a portfolio of derivatives referencing one or more equity securities that create a synthetic exposure similar to equity-linked notes (“Synthetic ELNs”). This also provides a notional exposure equal to approximately 100% of the Fund’s net assets. The Synthetic ELN portfolio is designed to systematically capture volatility premia from the markets for the underlying equity securities, converting the volatility into income streams and thereby providing the Fund yield enhancement in addition to exposure to the performance of the Underlying ETF.

The Fund may opportunistically reduce its downside exposure with respect to the Underlying ETF or the equities underlying the Synthetic ELNs through derivatives instruments, including by purchasing put options that reference the Underlying ETF or applicable Reference Asset (as defined below).

In addition to the above, the Fund expects to invest in various money market instruments.

Description of the Fund’s Synthetic ELN Portfolio

The Fund’s strategy seeks to provide yield enhancement by entering into Synthetic ELNs that reference one or more securities (the security or securities, as applicable, the “Reference Asset”). The Reference Assets are sourced from a universe of equities identified by the Adviser from time to time. The Adviser defines the investable equity universe of companies that are relevant to the Underlying ETF’s investment theme of disruptive innovation, leveraging the Adviser’s high-conviction growth-focused equity insights. The Adviser may identify a Reference Asset regardless of whether the Underlying ETF is invested in or has invested in the Reference Asset.

The Fund dynamically calibrates parameters for each Synthetic ELN, such as strike levels, maturities, and payoff structures.

The Fund will enter into Synthetic ELNs (which may include OTC or exchange-listed options or swaps) to create the exposure for the yield enhancement. A Synthetic ELN will have periodic “observation dates,” a “Coupon Barrier” (e.g., 60% of the initial price of the Reference Asset), a “call barrier” (e.g., the price of the Reference Asset at the time the Fund enters into the Synthetic ELN (the “Strike Price”)), and a “Maturity Barrier” (e.g., 30%-50% below the Strike Price).

At each observation date prior to the expiration date:

If the Synthetic ELN has not terminated prior to the expiration date, then the expiration date will be the final observation date. On the expiration date:

Synthetic ELNs may incorporate a “memory” feature. In such cases, if any of the coupon payments are not paid because the Reference Asset was below the Coupon Barrier on an observation date, the Synthetic ELN counterparty will pay the Fund such unpaid coupon payments if the Reference Asset moves above the Coupon Barrier on a subsequent observation date.

Strategy of the Underlying ETF

The Underlying ETF is an actively-managed ETF that will invest under normal circumstances primarily (at least 65% of its assets) in domestic and foreign equity securities of companies that are relevant to the Underlying ETF’s investment theme of disruptive innovation. The Adviser defines “disruptive innovation” as the introduction of a technologically enabled new product or service that potentially changes the way the world works. The Adviser believes that companies relevant to this theme are those that rely on or benefit from the development of new products or services, technological improvements and advancements in scientific research relating to the areas of genomics; innovation in automation and manufacturing, transportation, energy, artificial intelligence and materials; the increased use of shared technology, infrastructure and services; and technologies that make financial services more efficient. The Underlying ETF is classified as a “non-diversified” investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, which means that it may invest a high percentage of its assets in a limited number of issuers.

Principal Risks

There is no assurance that the Fund will meet its investment objective. The value of your investment in the Fund, as well as the amount of return you receive on your investment in the Fund, may fluctuate significantly. You may lose part or all of your investment in the Fund or your investment may not perform as well as other similar investments. Therefore, you should consider carefully the following risks before investing in the Fund. The principal risks of investing in the Fund listed below are presented alphabetically to facilitate your ability to find particular risks and compare them with the risks of other funds. Each risk summarized below is considered a “principal risk” of investing in the Fund, regardless of the order in which it appears.

Authorized Participants Concentration Risk. The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may act as Authorized Participants (“APs”) on an agency basis (i.e., on behalf of other market participants). To the extent that those APs exit the business or are unable to process creation and/or redemption orders, and no other AP is able to step forward to create and redeem in either of these cases, Shares may possibly trade at a discount to net asset value (“NAV”).

Clearing Member Default Risk. Transactions in certain listed options are required to be centrally cleared (“cleared options”). In a transaction involving cleared options, the Fund’s counterparty is a clearing house, such as the OCC, rather than a bank or broker. Since the Fund is not a member of clearing houses and only members of a clearing house (“clearing members”) can participate directly in the clearing house, the Fund will hold cleared options through accounts at clearing members. In cleared options positions, the Fund will make payments (including margin payments) to, and receive payments from, a clearing house through their accounts at clearing members. Margin requirements are set by the OCC and the Fund’s clearing member and generally may be increased at any time. Margin requirements could increase significantly during periods of volatility or market disruptions, and the Fund may be forced to sell assets at a disadvantageous time or price to meet such margin calls, which could negatively impact the Fund’s performance. Customer funds held at a clearing organization in connection with any option contracts are held in a commingled omnibus account and are not identified to the name of the clearing member’s individual customers. As a result, assets deposited by the Fund with any clearing member as margin for its options contracts may, in certain circumstances, be used to satisfy losses of other clients of the Fund’s clearing member. In addition, although clearing members guarantee performance of their clients’ obligations to the clearing house, there is a risk that the assets of the Fund might not be fully protected in the event of the clearing member’s bankruptcy. The Fund is also subject to the risk that a limited number of clearing members are willing to transact on the Fund’s behalf, which heightens the risks associated with a clearing member’s default. If a clearing member defaults the Fund could lose some or all of the benefits of a transaction entered into by the Fund with the clearing member. The loss of a clearing member for the Fund to transact with could result in increased transaction costs and other operational issues that could impede the Fund’s ability to implement its investment strategy. If the Fund cannot find a clearing member to transact with on the Fund’s behalf, the Fund may be unable to effectively implement its investment strategy.

Communications Sector Risk. The Fund will be more affected by the performance of the communications sector than a fund with less exposure to such sector. Communication companies are particularly vulnerable to the potential obsolescence of products and services due to technological advancement and the innovation of competitors. Companies in the communications sector may also be affected by other competitive pressures, such as pricing competition, as well as research and development costs, substantial capital requirements and government regulation. Additionally, fluctuating domestic and international demand, shifting demographics and often unpredictable changes in consumer tastes can drastically affect a communication company’s profitability. While all companies may be susceptible to network security breaches, certain companies in the communications sector may be particular targets of hacking and potential theft of proprietary or consumer information or disruptions in service, which could have a material adverse effect on their businesses.

Consumer Discretionary Risk. The consumer discretionary sector may be affected by changes in domestic and international economies, exchange and interest rates, competition, consumers’ disposable income and consumer preferences, social trends and marketing campaigns.

Currency Risk. Changes in currency exchange rates will affect the value of non-U.S. dollar denominated securities, the value of dividends and interest earned from such securities, gains and losses realized on the sale of such securities, and derivative transactions tied to such securities. A strong U.S. dollar relative to other currencies will adversely affect the value of the Underlying ETF’s investments denominated in those other currencies, which may have an adverse effect on the Fund’s performance.

Cyber Security Risk. As the use of internet technology has become more prevalent in the course of business, funds have become more susceptible to potential operational risks through breaches in cyber security. A breach in cyber security refers to both intentional and unintentional events from external or internal sources that may cause the Fund to lose proprietary information, suffer data corruption, lose operational capacity, or result in unauthorized access to confidential information. Such events could prevent the Fund from engaging in normal business activities and cause the Fund to incur regulatory penalties, reputational damage, additional compliance costs associated with corrective measures and/or financial loss. Cyber security breaches may involve, among other things, unauthorized access to the Fund’s digital information systems through “hacking” or malicious software coding, ransomware attacks that impair the Fund’s ability to access its data or systems until a ransom is paid, or denial-of-service attacks that make network services unavailable to intended users. Recently, geopolitical tensions may have increased the scale and sophistication of deliberate attacks, particularly those from nation-states or from entities with nation-state backing. In addition, cyber security breaches of the Fund’s third-party service providers, such as its adviser, administrator, transfer agent or custodian, the Fund’s trading counterparties, and issuers in which the Fund invests, can also subject the Fund to many of the same risks associated with direct cyber security breaches. Cyber security breaches experienced by an issuer in which the Fund invests can also impact the value of the Fund’s investment in that issuer. While the Fund has established business continuity plans and risk management systems designed to reduce the risks associated with cyber security, there are inherent limitations in such plans and systems. Additionally, there is no guarantee that such efforts will succeed, especially because the Fund does not directly control the cyber security systems of its third-party service providers, trading counterparties, or issuers.

Depositary Receipts Risk. Depositary receipts generally involve similar risks to those associated with investments in foreign securities. Depositary receipts are securities that are typically issued by a bank or trust company that evidence ownership of underlying securities issued by a foreign corporation and entitle the holder to all dividends and capital gains that are paid out on the underlying foreign securities. The issuers of certain depositary receipts are under no obligation to distribute shareholder communications to the holders of such receipts, or to pass through to them any voting rights with respect to the deposited securities. Investments in depositary receipts may be less liquid than the underlying shares in their primary trading market. Depositary receipts may not necessarily be denominated in the same currency as the underlying securities into which they may be converted. In addition, the issuers of the stock underlying unsponsored depositary receipts are not obligated to disclose material information in the United States. The issuers of depositary receipts may discontinue issuing new depositary receipts and withdraw existing depositary receipts at any time, which may result in costs and delays in the distribution of the underlying assets to the Underlying ETF and may negatively impact the Underlying ETF’s, and therefore the Fund’s, performance.

Derivatives Risk. Derivatives involve risks different from, and, in certain cases, greater than, the risks presented by more traditional investments. These include credit risk, liquidity risk, management risk and leverage risk. Derivative products are highly specialized instruments that require an understanding not only of the underlying instrument but also of the derivative itself, without the benefit of observing the performance of the derivative under all possible market conditions. In particular, the use and complexity of derivatives require the maintenance of adequate controls to monitor the transactions entered into, the ability to assess the risk that a derivative adds to the Fund’s investment portfolio, and the ability to forecast price, interest rate or currency exchange rate movements correctly. The failure of another party to a derivative to comply with the terms may cause the Fund to incur a loss. The credit risk for exchange-traded or centrally cleared derivatives is generally less than for privately negotiated derivatives through the interposition of a clearinghouse to the exchange-traded or centrally-cleared derivative trade, which provides a guarantee of performance. If a derivative transaction is particularly large or if the relevant market is illiquid (as is the case with many privately negotiated derivatives), it may not be possible to initiate a transaction or liquidate a position at an advantageous price. Adverse changes in the value or level of the underlying asset, rate or index can result in a loss substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative itself.

Disruptive Innovation Risk. Companies that the Adviser believes are capitalizing on disruptive innovation and developing technologies to displace older technologies or create new markets may not in fact do so. Companies that initially develop a novel technology may not be able to capitalize on the technology. Companies that develop disruptive technologies may face political or legal attacks from competitors, industry groups or local and national governments. These companies may also be exposed to risks applicable to sectors other than the disruptive innovation theme for which they are chosen, and the securities issued by these companies may underperform the securities of other companies that are primarily focused on a particular theme. Both the Fund and Underlying ETF may invest in a company that does not currently derive any revenue from disruptive innovations or technologies, and there is no assurance that a company will derive any revenue from disruptive innovations or technologies in the future, which may have an adverse effect on the Fund’s performance. A disruptive innovation or technology may constitute a small portion of a company’s overall business. As a result, the success of a disruptive innovation or technology may not affect the value of the equity securities issued by the company, which may cause loss to the Fund.

Emerging Market Securities Risk. Investment in securities of emerging market issuers may present risks that are greater than or different from those associated with foreign securities due to less developed and liquid markets and such factors as increased economic, political, regulatory, or other uncertainties. Certain emerging market countries may be subject to less stringent requirements regarding accounting, auditing, financial reporting and record keeping and therefore, material information related to an investment may not be available or reliable. In addition, the Fund is limited in its ability to exercise its legal rights or enforce a counterparty’s legal obligations in certain jurisdictions outside of the United States, in particular, in emerging markets countries.

Equity Securities Risk. The value of the equity securities that the Synthetic ELNs reference or that the Underlying ETF holds will fall due to general market and economic conditions, perceptions regarding the industries in which the issuers of securities that the Synthetic ELNs reference or that the Underlying ETF holds participate or factors relating to specific companies in which the Fund or Underlying ETF invests. These can include stock movements, purchases or sales of securities by the Underlying ETF, government policies, litigation and changes in interest rates, inflation, the financial condition of the securities’ issuer or perceptions of the issuer, or economic conditions in general or specific to the issuer. Equity securities may also be particularly sensitive to general movements in the stock market, and a decline in the broader market may affect the value of the Fund or the Underlying ETF’s equity investments. The Fund may be adversely affected by these general market and economic conditions.

Expenses Risk. By investing in the Underlying ETF indirectly through the Fund, your returns will reflect the expenses of the Underlying ETF (including operating costs and investment management fees, which reduce the returns on the Underlying ETF), but also expenses of the Fund. Due to the cost of the options used by the Fund and other Fund fees and expenses, the correlation of the Fund’s performance to that of the Underlying ETF, to the extent applicable, is expected to be less than if the Fund solely invested directly in the Underlying ETF (i.e., without using options) and could be substantially less.

Financial Technology Risk. Companies that are developing financial technologies that seek to disrupt or displace established financial institutions generally face competition from much larger and more established firms. Fintech Innovation Companies may not be able to capitalize on their disruptive technologies if they face political and/or legal attacks from competitors, industry groups or local and national governments. Laws generally vary by country, creating some challenges to achieving scale. A Fintech Innovation Company may not currently derive any revenue, and there is no assurance that such company will derive any revenue from innovative technologies in the future. Additionally, Fintech Innovation Companies may be adversely impacted by potential rapid product obsolescence, cybersecurity attacks, increased regulatory oversight and disruptions in the technology they depend on.

Foreign Securities Risk. The Fund and/or the Underlying ETF may have investment exposure to foreign securities. Investments in foreign securities can be riskier than U.S. securities investments. Investments in the securities of foreign issuers (including investments in American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”)) are subject to the risks associated with investing in those foreign markets, such as heightened risks of inflation or nationalization. The prices of foreign securities and the prices of U.S. securities have, at times, moved in opposite directions. In addition, securities of foreign issuers may lose value due to political, economic and geographic events affecting a foreign issuer or market. During periods of social, political or economic instability in a country or region, the value of a foreign security traded on U.S. exchanges could be affected by, among other things, increasing price volatility, illiquidity, or the closure of the primary market on which the security (or the security underlying the ADR or GDR) is traded. You may lose money due to political, economic and geographic events affecting a foreign issuer or market. For instance, the imposition of sanctions, exchange controls (including repatriation restrictions), confiscations, trade restrictions (including tariffs) and other government restrictions by the United States and any other governments may result in losses. The imposition of sanctions and other similar measures could, among other things, cause a decline in the value and/or liquidity of securities issued by the sanctioned country or companies located in or economically tied to the sanctioned country and increase market volatility and disruption in the sanctioned country and throughout the world. Sanctions and other similar measures could limit or prevent the Underlying ETF from buying and selling securities (in the sanctioned country and other markets), significantly delay or prevent the settlement of securities transactions, and significantly impact the Underlying ETF’s liquidity and performance. The Fund normally will not hedge any foreign currency exposure. Additionally, to the extent that the underlying assets of the Underlying ETF trade on an exchange that is closed when the Exchange is open, there are likely to be deviations between current pricing of the Underlying ETF and/or underlying asset and stale asset pricing (i.e., the last quote from the foreign exchange market), resulting in premiums or discounts to NAV that are greater than those experienced by other ETFs.

Future Expected Genomic Business Risk. The Fund and/or the Underlying ETF may have investment exposure to Genomics Revolution Companies that do not currently derive a substantial portion of their current revenues from genomic-focused businesses and there is no assurance that any company will do so in the future, which may adversely affect the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective.

Health Care Sector Risk. The health care sector may be affected by government regulations and government health care programs, restrictions on government reimbursement for medical expenses, increases or decreases in the cost of medical products and services and product liability claims, among other factors. Many health care companies are: (i)  heavily dependent on patent protection and intellectual property rights and the expiration of a patent may adversely affect their profitability; (ii) subject to extensive litigation based on product liability and similar claims; and (iii) subject to competitive forces that may make it difficult to raise prices and, in fact, may result in price discounting. Many health care products and services may be subject to regulatory approvals.

The process of obtaining such approvals may be long and costly, and delays or failure to receive such approvals may negatively impact the business of such companies. Additional or more stringent laws and regulations enacted in the future could have a material adverse effect on such companies in the health care sector. In addition, issuers in the health care sector include issuers having their principal activities in the biotechnology industry, medical laboratories and research, drug laboratories and research and drug manufacturers, which have the additional risks described below.

Information Technology Sector Risk. The information technology sector includes companies engaged in internet software and services, technology hardware and storage peripherals, electronic equipment instruments and components, and semiconductors and semiconductor equipment. Information technology companies face intense competition, both domestically and internationally, which may have an adverse effect on profit margins. Information technology companies may have limited product lines, markets, financial resources or personnel. The products of information technology companies may face rapid product obsolescence due to technological developments and frequent new product introduction, unpredictable changes in growth rates and competition for the services of qualified personnel. Failure to introduce new products, develop and maintain a loyal customer base, or achieve general market acceptance for their products could have a material adverse effect on a company’s business. Companies in the information technology sector are heavily dependent on intellectual property and the loss of patent, copyright and trademark protections may adversely affect the profitability of these companies.

International Closed-Market Trading Risk. Because certain of securities underlying the Fund’s derivatives instruments trade on an exchange that is closed when the securities exchange on which Fund Shares list and trade is open, there are likely to be deviations between the current pricing of an underlying security and stale security pricing (i.e., the last quote from its closed foreign market), likely resulting in premiums or discounts to NAV that may be greater than those experienced by ETFs that do not invest in foreign securities.

Investments Tracking Other Funds. The investments of the Fund will create an aggregate notional exposure to the Underlying ETF approximately equal to 100% of the Fund’s net assets, subject to limitations and/or conditions prescribed by the Investment Company Act. The Adviser is compensated by the Fund and for advisory services provided. The Trustees and officers of ARK ETF Trust (the “Trust”), as well the Adviser, may also have conflicting interests in fulfilling their fiduciary duties to both the Fund and the Underlying ETF, which is also a series of the Trust and for which the Adviser also serves as investment adviser.

Investment Objective and Outcomes Risk. There is no guarantee that the Fund will succeed in its attempt to achieve its investment objective and/or its strategy to provide investors with, before fees and expenses, the full economic performance of the Underlying ETF, including both upside and downside participation, while an investor could lose some or all of their investment in the Fund. Circumstances under which the Fund might not achieve its objective and/or its strategy to create direct exposure to the full economic performance of the Underlying ETF include, but are not limited to: (i) significant accrual of Fund expenses in connection with effecting the Fund’s investment strategy, and (ii) losses resulting from the Fund’s investment strategy.

Issuer Risk. Because the Fund and/or the Underlying ETF may have investment exposure to a limited number of issuers, it is subject to the risk that the value of its portfolio may decline due to a decline in value of the equity securities of particular issuers. The value of an issuer’s equity securities may decline for reasons directly related to the issuer, such as management performance and reduced demand for the issuer’s goods or services.

Large-Capitalization Companies Risk. Large-capitalization companies are generally less volatile than companies with smaller market capitalizations. In exchange for this potentially lower risk, the value of large-capitalization companies may not rise as much as that of companies with smaller market capitalizations.

Leverage Risk. Certain transactions in which the Fund is permitted to engage may present leverage risk. Leveraging generally exaggerates the effect on NAV of any increase or decrease in the market value of the Fund’s investments. Leveraging may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions to satisfy its obligations or to meet segregation requirements when it may not be advantageous to do so. Leveraging, including borrowing, may cause the Fund to be more volatile than if the Fund had not been leveraged.

Liquidity Risk. The Fund may invest in securities or other instruments that trade in lower volumes and may make investments that are illiquid or that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Also, the Fund may make investments that are illiquid. Investments that are illiquid or that trade in lower volumes may be more difficult to value. When there is no willing buyer and investments cannot be readily sold at the desired time or price, the Fund may have to accept a lower price or may not be able to sell the security or instrument at all. An inability to sell one or more portfolio positions can adversely affect the Fund’s value. Liquidity risk may be the result of, among other things, the reduced number and capacity of traditional market participants to make a market in fixed income securities or the lack of an active market. The potential for liquidity risk may be magnified by a rising interest rate environment or other circumstances where investor redemptions from fixed income funds may be higher than normal, potentially causing increased supply in the market due to selling activity. Redemptions by large shareholders (including seed investors) may have a negative impact on the Fund’s liquidity. If the Fund is forced to sell securities or other instruments at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, such sales may adversely affect the Fund’s NAV.

Liquidity Risk — Listed Options. There is no guarantee that a liquid secondary trading market will exist for the listed options in which the Fund may invest. The trading in such listed options may be less deep and liquid than the market for certain other exchange traded option contracts. In a less liquid market for the listed options terminating the listed options may require the payment of a premium or acceptance of a discounted price and may take longer to complete. Additionally, the liquidation of a large number of listed options may more significantly impact the price in a less liquid market. Further, the Fund requires a sufficient number of participants to facilitate the purchase and sale of options on an exchange to provide liquidity to the Fund for its listed option positions. A less liquid trading market may adversely impact the value of the listed options and the value of your investment.

Management Risk. As an actively-managed ETF, the Fund is subject to management risk. The ability of the Adviser or any subadviser to successfully implement the Fund’s investment strategies will significantly influence the Fund’s performance. The success of the Fund will depend in part upon the skill and expertise of certain key personnel of the Adviser or subadviser, and there can be no assurance that any such personnel will continue to be associated with the Fund.

Margin Requirements Risk. The Fund’s positions in certain derivatives instruments, including listed options based on the Underlying ETF, are subject to initial and maintenance margin requirements that will require the Fund to pledge assets to collateralize the Fund’s exposure under the relevant derivatives instrument. Margin requirements may increase based on various market conditions, including the volatility or market price of the options or the Underlying ETF (as applicable). If margin requirements increase, the Fund may be required to sell its investments to meet its margin posting obligations.

Market Risk. The value of the Fund’s assets will fluctuate as the markets in which the Fund invests fluctuate. The value of the Fund’s investments may decline, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, simply because of economic changes or other events, such as inflation (or expectations for inflation), deflation (or expectations for deflation), interest rates, global demand for particular products or resources, market instability, debt crises and downgrades, embargoes, tariffs, sanctions and other trade barriers, regulatory events, other governmental trade or market control programs and related geopolitical events. In addition, the value of the Fund’s investments, including those referencing the Underlying ETF, may be negatively affected by the occurrence of global events such as war, military conflict, acts of terrorism, social unrest, environmental disasters, natural disasters or events, recessions, supply chain disruptions, political instability, and infectious disease epidemics or pandemics.

For example, an outbreak of an infectious disease may negatively affect economies, markets and individual companies throughout the world, including those in which the Fund and/or the Underlying ETF invests. The effects of such pandemics to public health and business and market conditions, including exchange trading suspensions and closures may have a significant negative impact on the performance of the Fund’s and/or Underlying ETF’s investments, increase the Fund’s volatility, negatively impact the Fund’s arbitrage and pricing mechanisms, exacerbate pre-existing political, social and economic risks to the Fund, and negatively impact broad segments of businesses and populations. The Fund’s operations may be interrupted as a result, which may contribute to the negative impact on investment performance. In addition, governments, their regulatory agencies, or self-regulatory organizations may take actions in response to a pandemic that affect the instruments in which the Fund and/or the Underlying ETF invests in ways that could have a significant negative impact on the Fund’s investment performance.

Market Trading Risk. The Fund faces numerous market trading risks, including disruptions to the creation and redemption processes of the Fund, losses from trading in secondary markets, the existence of extreme market volatility, the potential lack of an active trading market for Shares due to market stress, or trading halts impacting the Shares or the Fund’s underlying securities, which may result in Shares trading at a significant premium or discount to their NAV. If a shareholder purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV or sells Shares at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV, the shareholder may pay more for, or receive less than, the underlying value of the Shares, respectively.

Micro-Capitalization Companies Risk. Micro-capitalization companies are subject to substantially greater risks of loss and price fluctuations because their earnings and revenues tend to be less predictable (and some companies may be experiencing significant losses). Their share prices tend to be more volatile and their markets less liquid than companies with larger market capitalizations. The shares of micro-capitalization companies tend to trade less frequently than those of larger, more established companies, which can adversely affect the pricing of these securities and the future ability to sell these securities.

Money Market Instruments Risk. Adverse economic, political or market events affecting issuers of money market instruments, defaults by counterparties or changes in government regulations may have a negative impact on the performance of the Fund.

New Fund Risk. There can be no assurance that the Fund will grow to or maintain an economically viable size, in which case the Board may determine to liquidate the Fund if it determines that liquidation is in the best interest of shareholders. Liquidation of the Fund can be initiated without shareholder approval. As a result, the timing of the Fund’s liquidation may not be favorable.

Next Generation Internet Companies Risk. The risks described below apply, in particular, to the Fund’s and/or the Underlying ETF’s investment in Next Generation Internet Companies.

Non-Diversified Risk. The Fund is classified as a “non-diversified” investment company under the 1940 Act. Therefore, the Fund may invest a relatively higher percentage of its assets in a relatively smaller number of issuers or may invest a larger proportion of its assets in a single issuer. As a result, the gains and losses on a single investment may have a greater impact on the Fund’s NAV and may make the Fund more volatile than more diversified funds.

Operational Risk. The Fund is exposed to operational risk arising from a number of factors, including but not limited to, human error, processing and communication errors, errors of the Fund’s service providers, counterparties or other third parties (including the advisers, managers, administrators and other service providers to the Underlying ETF) and failed or inadequate processes and technology or system failures, including those relating to the Underlying ETF. Additionally, the success of the Fund will depend in part upon the skill and expertise of certain personnel of the Adviser, and there can be no assurance that any such personnel will continue to be associated with the Fund.

Option Writing Risk. The Fund invests in options that derive their performance from the performance of the Underlying ETF or a Reference Asset. Writing and buying options are speculative activities and entail investment exposures that are greater than their cost would suggest, meaning that a small investment in an option could have a substantial impact on the performance of the Fund. The Fund’s use of call and put options can lead to losses because of adverse movements in the price or value of the Underlying ETF or a Reference Asset, which may be magnified by certain features of the options. When selling a call or put option, the Fund will receive a premium; however, this premium may not be enough to offset a loss incurred by the Fund if the price of the underlying asset is above or below, respectively, the Strike Price by an amount equal to or greater than the premium. The value of an option may be adversely affected if the market for the option becomes less liquid or smaller, and will be affected by changes in the value or yield of the option’s underlying asset, an increase in interest rates, a change in the actual or perceived volatility of the stock market or the underlying asset and the remaining time to expiration. Additionally, the value of an option does not increase or decrease at the same rate as the underlying asset(s). The Fund’s use of options, due to the cost of the options, will reduce the Fund’s ability to get returns equal to the Underlying ETF or a Reference Asset. This means that if the Underlying ETF or a Reference Asset experiences gains, the Fund will not benefit to the same extent from those gains. In addition, if the price of the underlying asset of an option is above the Strike Price of a written call option or below the Strike Price for a written put option, the value of the option, and consequently of the Fund, may decline significantly more than if the Fund invested directly in the underlying asset instead of using options. The Fund invests in options that derive their performance from the performance of the Underlying ETF or a Reference Asset and can be volatile and involve various types and degrees of risks. The Fund could experience a loss if its options do not perform as anticipated, or are not correlated with the performance of the Underlying ETF or a Reference Asset or if the Fund is unable to purchase or liquidate a position because of an illiquid secondary market.

Other Investment Companies Risk. The Fund invests in derivative instruments, including options, which provides exposure to the Underlying ETF, which is another investment company. Furthermore, the Fund is exposed to the risks to which the Underlying ETF may be subject.

Position Limits Risk. The options exchanges have established limits on the maximum number of puts and calls covering the same underlying security that may be held or written by a single investor or group of investors acting in concert or under common control (regardless of whether the options are purchased or written on the same or different exchanges or are held or written in one or more accounts or through one or more brokers). These are referred to as “position limits.” The position limit applicable to a particular option class is determined by the options exchange based on the number of shares outstanding and trading volume of the security underlying the option. The rules of the options markets generally limit the maximum number of options on the same side of the market (i.e., calls held plus puts written, or puts held plus calls written) with respect to a single underlying interest that may be carried in the accounts of a single investor or group of investors acting in concert. An options market may require that positions in certain listed options be aggregated with positions in certain other options for purposes of calculating position limits.

The clearing members that clear the Fund’s listed option positions are required to monitor and report the Fund’s positions to the options exchanges and may be required to liquidate positions in excess of these limits. Failure to comply with position limits may result in the imposition of fines and other sanctions by the options exchanges.

Even if the Fund does not intend to exceed applicable position limits, it is possible that different clients managed by the Adviser, subadviser and/or their affiliates may be aggregated. Therefore, the trading decisions of the Adviser and/or the subadviser may have to be modified and positions held by the Fund liquidated in order to avoid exceeding such limits. The modification of investment decisions or the elimination of open positions, if it occurs, may adversely affect the profitability of the Fund and prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective. A violation of position limits could also lead to regulatory action materially adverse to the Fund’s investment strategy.

[Quantitative System Risk. The Fund’s trading strategies are informed by a quantitative system that calibrates parameters for Synthetic ELNs, such as strike levels, maturities, and payoff structures and the Adviser or subadviser relies on this and other data in its decision making. This system may have faults, defects or other anomalies, that cause the generation of inaccurate information in future situations. If information and data is incorrectly input into the quantitative system, decisions made in reliance upon the date can expose the Fund to loss.]

Sector Risk. The Fund may, from time to time, invest more heavily in companies in a particular economic sector or sectors. Economic or regulatory changes adversely affecting such sectors may have more of an impact on the Fund’s performance than if the Fund held a broader range of investments.

Shareholder Risk. Certain shareholders, including potentially other funds advised by the Adviser or any subadviser, may from time to time own a substantial amount of the Fund’s Shares. In addition, a third-party investor, the Adviser or subadviser (or an affiliate of the Adviser or subadviser), an AP, a market maker, or another entity may invest in the Fund and hold its investment for a limited period of time. There can be no assurance that any large shareholder would not redeem its investment. Redemptions by shareholders could have a negative impact on the Fund. In addition, transactions by large shareholders may account for a large percentage of the trading volume on an exchange and may, therefore, have a material effect on the market price of the Shares.

Small- and Medium-Capitalization Companies Risk. Small- and medium-capitalization companies may be more volatile and more likely than large-capitalization companies to have narrower product lines, fewer financial resources, less management depth and experience and less competitive strength. Returns on investments in securities of small- and medium-capitalization companies could trail the returns on investments in securities of large-capitalization companies.

Synthetic ELN Strategy Risk. The Fund’s Synthetic ELN portfolio is subject to risks associated with investments in derivatives instruments linked to a single Reference Asset or group of Reference Assets, including Derivatives Risk and Equity Securities Risk.

The Synthetic ELN portfolio is also subject to certain additional or heightened risks, including:

Swap Risk. Swap agreements are contracts for periods ranging from one day to more than one year and may be negotiated bilaterally and traded OTC between two parties or, for certain standardized swaps, must be exchange-traded through a futures commission merchant or swap execution facility and/or cleared through a clearinghouse that serves as a central counterparty. Recently adopted rules also require centralized reporting of detailed information about many types of cleared and uncleared swaps. Reporting of swap data may result in greater market transparency, but may subject the Fund to additional administrative burdens and the safeguards established to protect trader anonymity may not function as expected. Further regulatory developments in the swap market may adversely impact the swap market generally or the Fund’s ability to use swaps.

Trading Issues. Trading in Shares on an Exchange may be halted due to market conditions or for reasons that, in the view of the Exchange, make trading in Shares inadvisable. In addition, trading in Shares on an Exchange is subject to trading halts caused by extraordinary market volatility pursuant to the Exchange’s “circuit breaker” rules. If a trading halt or unanticipated early closing of the Exchange occurs, a shareholder may be unable to purchase or sell Shares of the Fund. There can be no assurance that the requirements of an Exchange necessary to maintain the listing of the Fund will continue to be met or will remain unchanged.

Tax Risk – Derivatives. Certain aspects of the tax treatment of derivative instruments are currently unclear and may be affected by changes in legislation, regulations or other legally binding authority. The U.S. federal income tax treatment of a derivative may be less favorable than that given to a direct investment in an underlying asset and may adversely affect the timing, character and amount of income the Fund realizes from its investments. The Fund’s transactions in derivative instruments may be subject to special tax rules, the effect of which may be to affect whether gains and losses recognized by the Fund are treated as ordinary or capital or as short-term or long-term, accelerate the recognition of income or gains to the Fund, defer losses to the Fund, and cause adjustments in the holding periods of the Fund’s securities. The tax treatment of certain derivatives held by the Fund may be governed by section 1256 of the Code (such derivatives, “section 1256 contracts”). Section 1256 contracts are subject to “mark to market” rules, and the resulting gains or losses generally are treated as 60% long-term and 40% short-term capital gains or losses. Further, certain aspects of the Fund’s derivative strategy may trigger the possible application of the “straddle” rules, and various loss limitation provisions of the Code. To the extent that the Fund’s investments in derivatives represent offsetting positions, the character of gains or losses realized by the Fund under the Code’s “straddle” rules may be affected and may increase the amount of short-term capital gain realized by the Fund. The Fund may hold certain derivatives that do not qualify as “Section 1256 contracts” under Section 1256 of the Code, and disposition of such derivatives will likely could result in short-term or long-term capital gains or losses depending on the holding period. Certain derivatives may produce ordinary gain or loss for the Fund.

Performance

The Fund is newly offered. Performance history will be available for the Fund after it has been in operation for a full calendar year. Once available, the Fund’s performance information will be accessible on the Fund’s website at http://ark-funds.com.

Management of the Fund

Investment Adviser. ARK Investment Management LLC.

Sub-Adviser. [    ]

Portfolio Managers. [The following individuals have been primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolio since the inception of the Fund in [    ], 2025: Catherine D. Wood, Chief Investment Officer of the Adviser.]

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

The Fund issues and redeems Shares at its NAV only in a large specified number of Shares each called a “Creation Unit,” or multiples thereof, and only with APs who have entered into contractual arrangements with the Fund’s distributor (“Distributor”).

Individual Shares (rather than Creation Units) of the Fund may only be purchased and sold on a national securities exchange through a broker or dealer at market price. The prices at which individual Shares may be purchased and sold on a national securities exchange through brokers are based on market prices and, because Shares will trade at market prices rather than at NAV, individual Shares of the Fund may trade at a price greater than or less than NAV. Shares of the Fund are listed on the Exchange.

An investor may incur costs attributable to the difference between the highest price a buyer is willing to pay to purchase Shares of the Fund (bid) and the lowest price a seller is willing to accept for Shares (ask) when buying or selling Shares in the secondary market (the “bid-ask spread”).

Recent information, including information about the Fund’s NAV, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid-ask spreads, is included on the Fund’s website at http://ark-funds.com.

Tax Information

The Fund’s distributions are taxable and generally will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-advantaged arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account. Any withdrawals made from a tax-advantaged arrangement may be taxable to you.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

The Adviser and its related companies may pay broker/dealers or other financial intermediaries (such as a bank) for the sale of the Fund Shares and related services. These payments create a conflict of interest by influencing your broker/dealer, sales persons or other intermediary or its employees or associated persons to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your financial adviser or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND’S INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RISKS

Investment Objective of the Fund

The Fund’s investment objective is non-fundamental and may be changed by the Board of Trustees (“Board”) of ARK ETF Trust (“Trust”) without shareholder approval. There is no assurance that the Fund will meet its investment objective or generate positive returns.

Principal Investment Strategies

The ARK [ARKK Yield Strategy] ETF (the “Fund”) is an actively-managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) that will invest primarily [(at least 80% of its assets)] in securities and financial instruments that provide exposure to ARK Innovation ETF (the “Underlying ETF”) or provide current income derived from a volatility harvesting strategy (“yield enhancement”).

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by providing, before fees and expenses, the full economic performance of the “Underlying ETF” and yield enhancement, implemented through derivatives instruments.

Specifically, the Fund is structured to provide investors with exposure to the returns of the Underlying ETF, including both upside and downside participation, by entering into derivatives instruments (which may include exchange-listed or over-the-counter (“OTC”) options or swaps) with an aggregate notional exposure approximately equal to 100% of the Fund’s net assets.

In addition, the Fund constructs a portfolio of derivatives referencing one or more equity securities that create a synthetic exposure similar to equity-linked notes (“Synthetic ELNs”). This also provides a notional exposure equal to approximately 100% of the Fund’s net assets. The Synthetic ELN portfolio is designed to systematically capture volatility premia from the markets for the underlying equity securities, converting the volatility into income streams and thereby providing the Fund yield enhancement in addition to exposure to the performance of the Underlying ETF.

The Fund may opportunistically reduce its downside exposure with respect to the Underlying ETF or the equities underlying the Synthetic ELNs through derivatives instruments, including by purchasing put options that reference the Underlying ETF or applicable Reference Asset (as defined below).

In addition to the above, the Fund expects to invest in various money market instruments.

Description of the Fund’s Synthetic ELN Portfolio

The Fund’s strategy seeks to provide yield enhancement by entering into Synthetic ELNs that reference one or more securities (the security or securities, as applicable, the “Reference Asset”). The Reference Assets are sourced from a universe of equities identified by the Adviser from time to time. The Adviser defines the investable equity universe of companies that are relevant to the Underlying ETF’s investment theme of disruptive innovation, leveraging the Adviser’s high-conviction growth-focused equity insights. The Adviser may identify a Reference Asset regardless of whether the Underlying ETF is invested in or has invested in the Reference Asset.

The Fund dynamically calibrates parameters for each Synthetic ELN, such as strike levels, maturities, and payoff structures.

The Fund will enter into Synthetic ELNs (which may include OTC or exchange-listed options or swaps) to create the exposure for the yield enhancement. A Synthetic ELN will have periodic “observation dates,” a “Coupon Barrier” (e.g, 60% of the initial price of the Reference Asset), a “call barrier” (e.g, the price of the Reference Asset at the time the Fund enters into the Synthetic ELN (the “Strike Price”)), and a “Maturity Barrier” (e.g, 30%-50% below the Strike Price).

At each observation date prior to the expiration date:

If the Synthetic ELN has not terminated prior to the expiration date, then the expiration date will be the final observation date. On the expiration date:

Synthetic ELNs may incorporate a “memory” feature. In such cases, if any of the coupon payments are not paid because the Reference Asset was below the Coupon Barrier on an observation date, the Synthetic ELN counterparty will pay the Fund such unpaid coupon payments if the Reference Asset moves above the Coupon Barrier on a subsequent observation date.

The Fund expects to document the Synthetic ELNs as OTC Option or swap agreements. These agreements will provide for two-way margining of the Synthetic ELNs, mitigating counterparty credit risk.

The Fund is classified as a “non-diversified” investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), which means that it may invest a high percentage of its assets in a limited number of issuers.

Strategy of the Underlying ETF

The Underlying ETF is an actively-managed ETF that will invest under normal circumstances primarily (at least 65% of its assets) in domestic and foreign equity securities of companies that are relevant to the Underlying ETF’s investment theme of disruptive innovation. The Adviser defines “disruptive innovation” as the introduction of a technologically enabled new product or service that potentially changes the way the world works. The Adviser believes that companies relevant to this theme are those that rely on or benefit from the development of new products or services, technological improvements and advancements in scientific research relating to the areas of genomics; innovation in automation and manufacturing, transportation, energy, artificial intelligence and materials; the increased use of shared technology, infrastructure and services; and technologies that make financial services more efficient. The Underlying ETF is classified as a “non-diversified” investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), which means that it may invest a high percentage of its assets in a limited number of issuers.

Principal Risks

There is no assurance that the Fund will meet its investment objective. The value of your investment in the Fund, as well as the amount of return you receive on your investment in the Fund, may fluctuate significantly. You may lose part or all of your investment in the Fund or your investment may not perform as well as other similar investments. Therefore, you should consider carefully the following risks before investing in the Fund. The principal risks of investing in the Fund listed below are presented alphabetically to facilitate your ability to find particular risks and compare them with the risks of other funds. Each risk summarized below is considered a “principal risk” of investing in the Fund, regardless of the order in which it appears.

Authorized Participants Concentration Risk. The Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may act as Authorized Participants (“APs”) on an agency basis (i.e., on behalf of other market participants). To the extent that those APs exit the business or are unable to process creation and/or redemption orders, and no other AP is able to step forward to create and redeem in either of these cases, Shares may possibly trade at a discount to net asset value (“NAV”).

Clearing Member Default Risk. Transactions in certain listed options are required to be centrally cleared (“cleared options”). In a transaction involving cleared options, the Fund’s counterparty is a clearing house, such as the OCC, rather than a bank or broker. Since the Fund is not a member of clearing houses and only members of a clearing house (“clearing members”) can participate directly in the clearing house, the Fund will hold cleared options through accounts at clearing members. In cleared options positions, the Fund will make payments (including margin payments) to, and receive payments from, a clearing house through their accounts at clearing members. Margin requirements are set by the OCC and the Fund’s clearing member and generally may be increased at any time. Margin requirements could increase significantly during periods of volatility or market disruptions, and the Fund may be forced to sell assets at a disadvantageous time or price to meet such margin calls, which could negatively impact the Fund’s performance. Customer funds held at a clearing organization in connection with any option contracts are held in a commingled omnibus account and are not identified to the name of the clearing member’s individual customers. As a result, assets deposited by the Fund with any clearing member as margin for its options contracts may, in certain circumstances, be used to satisfy losses of other clients of the Fund’s clearing member. In addition, although clearing members guarantee performance of their clients’ obligations to the clearing house, there is a risk that the assets of the Fund might not be fully protected in the event of the clearing member’s bankruptcy. The Fund is also subject to the risk that a limited number of clearing members are willing to transact on the Fund’s behalf, which heightens the risks associated with a clearing member’s default. If a clearing member defaults the Fund could lose some or all of the benefits of a transaction entered into by the Fund with the clearing member. The loss of a clearing member for the Fund to transact with could result in increased transaction costs and other operational issues that could impede the Fund’s ability to implement its investment strategy. If the Fund cannot find a clearing member to transact with on the Fund’s behalf, the Fund may be unable to effectively implement its investment strategy.

Communications Sector Risk. The Underlying ETF will be more affected by the performance of the communications sector than a fund with less exposure to such sector. Communication companies are particularly vulnerable to the potential obsolescence of products and services due to technological advancement and the innovation of competitors. Companies in the communications sector may also be affected by other competitive pressures, such as pricing competition, as well as research and development costs, substantial capital requirements and government regulation. Additionally, fluctuating domestic and international demand, shifting demographics and often unpredictable changes in consumer tastes can drastically affect a communication company’s profitability. While all companies may be susceptible to network security breaches, certain companies in the communications sector may be particular targets of hacking and potential theft of proprietary or consumer information or disruptions in service, which could have a material adverse effect on their businesses.

Consumer Discretionary Risk. The consumer discretionary sector may be affected by changes in domestic and international economies, exchange and interest rates, competition, consumers’ disposable income and consumer preferences, social trends and marketing campaigns.

Currency Risk. Changes in currency exchange rates will affect the value of non-U.S. dollar denominated securities, the value of dividends and interest earned from such securities, gains and losses realized on the sale of such securities, and derivative transactions tied to such securities. Foreign currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly. They are determined by supply and demand in the foreign exchange markets, the relative merits of investments in different countries, actual or perceived changes in interest rates, and other complex factors. Currency exchange rates also can be affected unpredictably by intervention (or the failure to intervene) by U.S. or foreign governments or central banks or by currency controls or political developments. A strong U.S. dollar relative to other currencies will adversely affect the value of the Underlying ETF’s investments denominated in those other currencies.

Cyber Security Risk. As the use of internet technology has become more prevalent in the course of business, funds have become more susceptible to potential operational risks through breaches in cyber security. A breach in cyber security refers to both intentional and unintentional events from external or internal sources that may cause the Fund to lose proprietary information, suffer data corruption, lose operational capacity, or result in unauthorized access to confidential information. Such events could prevent the Fund from engaging in normal business activities and cause the Fund to incur regulatory penalties, reputational damage, additional compliance costs associated with corrective measures and/or financial loss. Cyber security breaches may involve, among other things, unauthorized access to the Fund’s digital information systems through “hacking” or malicious software coding, ransomware attacks that impair the Fund’s ability to access its data or systems until a ransom is paid, or denial-of-service attacks that make network services unavailable to intended users. Recently, geopolitical tensions may have increased the scale and sophistication of deliberate attacks, particularly those from nation-states or from entities with nation-state backing. In addition, cyber security breaches of the Fund’s third-party service providers, such as its adviser, administrator, transfer agent or custodian, the Fund’s trading counterparties, and issuers in which the Fund invests, can also subject the Fund to many of the same risks associated with direct cyber security breaches. Cyber security breaches experienced by an issuer in which the Fund invests can also impact the value of the Fund’s investment in that issuer. While the Fund has established business continuity plans and risk management systems designed to reduce the risks associated with cyber security, there are inherent limitations in such plans and systems. Additionally, there is no guarantee that such efforts will succeed, especially because the Fund does not directly control the cyber security systems of its third-party service providers, trading counterparties, or issuers.

Depositary Receipts Risk. Depositary receipts generally involve similar risks to those associated with investments in foreign securities. Depositary receipts are securities that are typically issued by a bank or trust company that evidence ownership of underlying securities issued by a foreign corporation and entitle the holder to all dividends and capital gains that are paid out on the underlying foreign securities. The issuers of certain depositary receipts are under no obligation to distribute shareholder communications to the holders of such receipts, or to pass through to them any voting rights with respect to the deposited securities. Investments in depositary receipts may be less liquid than the underlying shares in their primary trading market. Depositary receipts may not necessarily be denominated in the same currency as the underlying securities into which they may be converted. In addition, the issuers of the stock underlying unsponsored depositary receipts are not obligated to disclose material information in the United States. The issuers of depositary receipts may discontinue issuing new depositary receipts and withdraw existing depositary receipts at any time, which may result in costs and delays in the distribution of the underlying assets to the Underlying ETF and may negatively impact the Underlying ETF’s, and therefore the Fund’s, performance.

Derivatives Risk. Derivatives involve risks different from, and, in certain cases, greater than, the risks presented by more traditional investments. These include credit risk, liquidity risk, management risk and leverage risk. Derivative products are highly specialized instruments that require an understanding not only of the underlying instrument but also of the derivative itself, without the benefit of observing the performance of the derivative under all possible market conditions. In particular, the use and complexity of derivatives require the maintenance of adequate controls to monitor the transactions entered into, the ability to assess the risk that a derivative adds to the Fund’s investment portfolio, and the ability to forecast price, interest rate or currency exchange rate movements correctly. The failure of another party to a derivative to comply with the terms may cause the Fund to incur a loss. The credit risk for exchange-traded or centrally cleared derivatives is generally less than for privately negotiated derivatives through the interposition of a clearinghouse to the exchange-traded or centrally-cleared derivative trade, which provides a guarantee of performance. If a derivative transaction is particularly large or if the relevant market is illiquid (as is the case with many privately negotiated derivatives), it may not be possible to initiate a transaction or liquidate a position at an advantageous price. Adverse changes in the value or level of the underlying asset, rate or index can result in a loss substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative itself.

Disruptive Innovation Risk. Companies that the Adviser believes are capitalizing on disruptive innovation and developing technologies to displace older technologies or create new markets may not in fact do so. Companies that initially develop a novel technology may not be able to capitalize on the technology. Companies that develop disruptive technologies may face political or legal attacks from competitors, industry groups or local and national governments. These companies may also be exposed to risks applicable to sectors other than the disruptive innovation theme for which they are chosen, and the securities issued by these companies may underperform the securities of other companies that are primarily focused on a particular theme. Both the Fund and Underlying ETF may invest in a company that does not currently derive any revenue from disruptive innovations or technologies, and there is no assurance that a company will derive any revenue from disruptive innovations or technologies in the future, which may have an adverse effect on the Fund’s performance. A disruptive innovation or technology may constitute a small portion of a company’s overall business. As a result, the success of a disruptive innovation or technology may not affect the value of the equity securities issued by the company, which may cause loss to the Fund.

Emerging Market Securities Risk. Investment in securities (including depositary receipts) of emerging market issuers may present risks that are greater than or different from those associated with foreign securities due to less developed and liquid markets and such factors as increased social, economic, political, regulatory, or other uncertainties. These risks include: smaller market capitalization of and less liquidity in securities markets, significant price volatility, restrictions on foreign investment and repatriation, greater social, economic and political uncertainty and instability, unstable governments, civil conflicts and war, more substantial governmental involvement in the economy, less governmental supervision and regulation, sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments, higher transaction costs, unavailability of currency hedging techniques, less stringent investor protection standards, differences in accounting, auditing, financial reporting and recordkeeping standards, which may result in unavailability of material information about issuers and less developed legal systems. In addition, the Underlying ETF is limited in its ability to exercise its legal rights or enforce a counterparty’s legal obligations in certain jurisdictions outside of the United States, in particular, in emerging markets countries. In certain markets where securities and other instruments are not traded “delivery versus payment,” the Underlying ETF may not receive timely payment for securities or other instruments it has delivered or receive delivery of securities paid for and may be subject to increased risk that the counterparty will fail to make payments or delivery when due or default completely. In addition, emerging markets may be particularly sensitive to future economic or political crises, which could lead to or exacerbate existing price controls, forced mergers, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, seizure, nationalization or creation of government monopolies. Emerging market currencies may experience significant declines against the U.S. dollar. Inflation and rapid fluctuations in inflation rates have had, and may continue to have, negative effects on the economies and securities markets of certain emerging market countries. In addition, emerging securities markets may have different clearance and settlement procedures, which may be unable to keep pace with the volume of securities transactions or otherwise make it difficult to engage in such transactions. Settlement problems may cause the Underlying ETF to miss attractive investment opportunities, hold a portion of its assets in cash pending investment, or be delayed in disposing of a portfolio security. Such a delay could result in possible liability to a purchaser of the security. Events and evolving conditions in certain economies or markets may alter the risks associated with investments tied to countries or regions that historically were perceived as comparatively stable becoming riskier and more volatile. These risks are magnified in emerging markets.

Equity Securities Risk. The value of the equity securities that the Synthetic ELNs reference or that the Underlying ETF holds will fall due to general market and economic conditions, perceptions regarding the industries in which the issuers of such securities participate or factors relating to specific companies in which the Underlying ETF invests. An unfavorable earnings report or a failure to make anticipated dividend payments by an issuer whose securities are held by the Underlying ETF may affect the value of the Underlying ETF’s investment. Equity securities may also be particularly sensitive to general movements in the stock market, and a decline in the broader market may affect the value of the Underlying ETF’s equity investments.

Expenses Risk. You may invest in the Underlying ETF directly. By investing in the Underlying ETF indirectly through the Fund, your returns will reflect the expenses of the Underlying ETF (including operating costs and investment management fees, which reduce the returns on the Underlying ETF), but also expenses of the Fund. Due to the cost of the options used by the Fund and other Fund fees and expenses, the correlation of the Fund’s performance to that of the Underlying ETF, to the extent applicable, is expected to be less than if the Fund solely invested directly in the Underlying ETF (i.e., without using options) and could be substantially less.

Financial Technology Risk. Companies that are developing financial technologies that seek to disrupt or displace established financial institutions generally face competition from much larger and more established firms. Fintech Innovation Companies may not be able to capitalize on their disruptive technologies if they face political and/or legal attacks from competitors, industry groups or local and national governments. Laws generally vary by country, creating some challenges to achieving scale. A Fintech Innovation Company may not currently derive any revenue, and there is no assurance that such company will derive any revenue from innovative technologies in the future. Additionally, Fintech Innovation Companies may be adversely impacted by potential rapid product obsolescence, cybersecurity attacks, increased regulatory oversight and disruptions in the technology they depend on.

Foreign Securities Risk. Investment in the securities of foreign issuers involves risks beyond those associated with investments in U.S. securities. These additional risks include greater market volatility, the availability of less reliable financial information, higher transactional and custody costs, taxation by foreign governments, decreased market liquidity and political instability. Because many foreign securities markets may be limited in size, the prices of securities that trade in such markets may be influenced by large traders. Certain foreign markets that have historically been considered relatively stable may become volatile in response to changed conditions or new developments. Increased interconnectivity of world economies and financial markets increases the possibility that adverse developments and conditions in one country or region will affect the stability of economies and financial markets in other countries or regions. Foreign issuers are often subject to less stringent requirements regarding accounting, auditing, financial reporting and record keeping than are U.S. issuers, and therefore, not all material information may be available or reliable. Securities exchanges or foreign governments may adopt rules or regulations that may negatively impact the Underlying ETF’s ability to invest in foreign securities or may prevent the Underlying ETF from repatriating its investments. In addition, the Underlying ETF may not receive shareholder communications or be permitted to vote the securities that it holds, as the issuers may be under no legal obligation to distribute shareholder communications.

Certain issuers located in foreign countries in which the Underlying ETF may invest may operate in, or have dealings with, countries subject to sanctions and/or embargoes imposed by the U.S. Government and the United Nations and/or countries identified by the U.S. Government as state sponsors of terrorism. As a result, an issuer may sustain damage to its reputation if it is identified as an issuer which operates in, or has dealings with, such countries. The Underlying ETF, as an investor in such issuers, will be indirectly subject to those risks. The type and severity of sanctions and other similar measures, including counter sanctions and other retaliatory actions, that may be imposed could vary broadly in scope, and their impact is impossible to predict. These types of measures may include, but are not limited to, banning a sanctioned country from global payment systems that facilitate cross-border payments, restricting the settlement of securities transactions by certain investors, and freezing the assets of particular countries, entities, or persons. The imposition of sanctions and other similar measures could, among other things, cause a decline in the value and/or liquidity of securities issued by the sanctioned country or companies located in or economically tied to the sanctioned country and increase market volatility and disruption in the sanctioned country and throughout the world. Sanctions and other similar measures could limit or prevent the Underlying ETF from buying and selling securities (in the sanctioned country and other markets), significantly delay or prevent the settlement of securities transactions, and significantly impact the Underlying ETF’s liquidity and performance.

Securities registration, custody, and settlement may in some instances be subject to delays and legal and administrative uncertainties. Foreign investment in the securities markets of certain foreign countries is restricted or controlled to varying degrees. These restrictions or controls may at times limit or preclude investment in certain securities and may increase the costs and expenses of the Underlying ETF. Because of these restrictions, the Underlying ETF may invest in entities that provide economic exposure to specific foreign issuers through contractual arrangements, but do not provide the entities or the Underlying ETF with ownership interests in those foreign issuers. Changes in law or regulation could significantly harm the value of the Underlying ETF’s investments in such entities. In addition, the repatriation of investment income, capital or the proceeds of sales of securities from certain of the countries is controlled under regulations, including in some cases the need for certain advance government notification or authority, and if a deterioration occurs in a country’s balance of payments, the country could impose temporary restrictions on foreign capital remittances. The Underlying ETF also could be adversely affected by delays in, or a refusal to grant, any required governmental approval for repatriation, as well as by the application to it of other restrictions on investment.

Future Expected Genomic Business Risk. The Fund and/or the Underlying ETF may have investment exposure to Genomics Revolution Companies that do not currently derive a substantial portion of their current revenues from genomic-focused businesses and there is no assurance that any company will do so in the future, which may adversely affect the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective.

Health Care Sector Risk. The health care sector may be affected by government regulations and government health care programs, restrictions on government reimbursement for medical expenses, increases or decreases in the cost of medical products and services and product liability claims, among other factors. Many health care companies are: (i)  heavily dependent on patent protection and intellectual property rights and the expiration of a patent may adversely affect their profitability; (ii) subject to extensive litigation based on product liability and similar claims; and (iii) subject to competitive forces that may make it difficult to raise prices and, in fact, may result in price discounting. Many health care products and services may be subject to regulatory approvals.

The process of obtaining such approvals may be long and costly, and delays or failure to receive such approvals may negatively impact the business of such companies. Additional or more stringent laws and regulations enacted in the future could have a material adverse effect on such companies in the health care sector. In addition, issuers in the health care sector include issuers having their principal activities in the biotechnology industry, medical laboratories and research, drug laboratories and research and drug manufacturers, which have the additional risks described below.

Information Technology Sector Risk. The information technology sector includes companies engaged in internet software and services, technology hardware and storage peripherals, electronic equipment instruments and components, and semiconductors and semiconductor equipment. Information technology companies face intense competition, both domestically and internationally, which may have an adverse effect on profit margins. Information technology companies may have limited product lines, markets, financial resources or personnel. The products of information technology companies may face rapid product obsolescence due to technological developments and frequent new product introduction, unpredictable changes in growth rates and competition for the services of qualified personnel. Failure to introduce new products, develop and maintain a loyal customer base, or achieve general market acceptance for their products could have a material adverse effect on a company’s business. Companies in the information technology sector are heavily dependent on intellectual property and the loss of patent, copyright and trademark protections may adversely affect the profitability of these companies.

International Closed-Market Trading Risk. Because certain of securities underlying the Fund’s derivatives instruments trade on an exchange that is closed when the securities exchange on which Fund Shares list and trade is open, there are likely to be deviations between the current pricing of an underlying security and stale security pricing (i.e., the last quote from its closed foreign market), likely resulting in premiums or discounts to NAV that may be greater than those experienced by ETFs that do not invest in foreign securities.

Investments Tracking Other Funds. The investments of the Fund will create an aggregate notional exposure to the Underlying ETF approximately equal to 100% of the Fund’s net assets, subject to limitations and/or conditions prescribed by the 1940 Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). The Investment Adviser is compensated by the Fund and for advisory services provided. The Trustees and officers of ARK ETF Trust (the “Trust”), as well the Adviser, may also have conflicting interests in fulfilling their fiduciary duties to both the Fund and the Underlying ETF, which is also a series of the Trust and for which the Adviser also serves as investment adviser.

Investment Objective and Outcomes Risk. There is no guarantee that the Fund will succeed in its attempt to achieve its investment objective and/or its strategy to provide investors with, before fees and expenses, the full economic performance of the Underlying ETF, including both upside and downside participation, while an investor could lose some or all of their investment in the Fund. Circumstances under which the Fund might not achieve its objective and/or its strategy to create direct exposure to the full economic performance of the Underlying ETF include, but are not limited to: (i) significant accrual of Fund expenses in connection with effecting the Fund’s investment strategy, and (ii) losses resulting from the Fund’s investment strategy.

Issuer Risk. Because the Fund and/or the Underlying ETF may have investment exposure to a limited number of issuers, it is subject to the risk that the value of its portfolio may decline due to a decline in value of the equity securities of particular issuers. The value of an issuer’s equity securities may decline for reasons directly related to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer’s goods or services. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. The value of securities of smaller issuers can be more volatile than that of larger issuers. A change in the financial condition, market perception or credit rating of an issuer of securities included in the Fund’s and/or Underlying ETF’s portfolio may cause the value of its securities to decline.

Large-Capitalization Companies Risk. Large-capitalization companies tend to go in and out of favor based on market and economic conditions. Large-capitalization companies generally are less volatile than companies with smaller market capitalizations. In exchange for this potentially lower risk, the value of large capitalization companies may not rise as much as that of smaller-capitalization companies.

Leverage Risk. To the extent that the Fund borrows money it may be leveraged. Additionally, certain transactions in which the Fund may engage may present leverage risk. Leveraging generally exaggerates the effect on NAV of any increase or decrease in the market value of the Fund’s investments. Leveraging may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions to satisfy its obligations or to meet segregation requirements when it may not be advantageous to do so. Leveraging, including borrowing, may cause the Fund to be more volatile than if it had not been leveraged.

Liquidity Risk. The Fund may invest in securities or instruments that trade in lower volumes, that are less liquid than other investments and/or that may become illiquid or less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. Investments that are illiquid or that trade in lower volumes may be more difficult to value. When there is no willing buyer and investments cannot be readily sold at the desired time or price, the Fund may have to accept a lower price or may not be able to sell the security or instrument at all. An inability to sell one or more portfolio positions can adversely affect the Fund’s value. Liquidity risk may be the result of, among other things, the reduced number and capacity of traditional market participants to make a market in fixed income securities or the lack of an active market. The potential for liquidity risk may be magnified by a rising interest rate environment or other circumstances where investor redemptions from fixed income funds may be higher than normal, potentially causing increased supply in the market due to selling activity. Redemptions by large shareholders (including seed investors) may have a negative impact on the Fund’s liquidity. Illiquidity can be caused by a drop in overall market trading volume, an inability to find a willing buyer, or legal restrictions on the securities’ resale. Additionally, the secondary market for ELNs may be limited, affecting their liquidity and valuation. To the extent the Fund engages in cash redemptions, then liquidity risk may also refer to the risk that the Fund will not be able to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time period or without significant dilution to remaining investors’ interests because of unusual market conditions, an unusually high volume of redemption requests, a redemption request by a large shareholder (such as a seed investor) or other reasons. If the Fund is forced to sell securities at an unfavorable time and/or under unfavorable conditions, such sales may adversely affect the Fund’s NAV and dilute remaining investors’ interests.

Liquidity Risk — Listed Options. There is no guarantee that a liquid secondary trading market will exist for the listed options in which the Fund may invest. The trading in such listed options may be less deep and liquid than the market for certain other exchange traded option contracts. In a less liquid market for the listed options terminating the listed options may require the payment of a premium or acceptance of a discounted price and may take longer to complete. Additionally, the liquidation of a large number of listed options may more significantly impact the price in a less liquid market. Further, the Fund requires a sufficient number of participants to facilitate the purchase and sale of options on an exchange to provide liquidity to the Fund for its listed option positions. A less liquid trading market may adversely impact the value of the listed options and the value of your investment.

Liquidity Risk — OTC Options. There is no guarantee that a liquid secondary trading market will exist for OTC Options. The trading in OTC Options may be less deep and liquid than the market for certain other securities, including exchange traded option contracts. In a less liquid market for the OTC Options, terminating the OTC Options may require the payment of a premium or acceptance of a discounted price and may take longer to complete. A less liquid trading market may adversely impact the value of the OTC Options and the value of your investment.

Management Risk. As an actively-managed ETF, the Fund is subject to management risk. In managing the Fund, the Adviser and/or subadviser applies investment strategies, techniques and analyses in making investment decisions for the Fund, but there can be no guarantee that these actions will produce the intended results. The ability of the Adviser or any subadviser to successfully implement the Fund’s investment strategies will significantly influence the Fund’s performance. The success of the Fund will depend in part upon the skill and expertise of certain key personnel of the Adviser or subadviser, and there can be no assurance that any such personnel will continue to be associated with the Fund.

Market Trading Risk. The Fund faces numerous market trading risks, including disruptions to the creation and redemption processes of the Fund, losses from trading in secondary markets, the existence of extreme market volatility, the potential lack of an active trading market for Shares due to market stress, or trading halts impacting the Shares or the Fund’s underlying securities, which may result in Shares trading at a significant premium or discount to their NAV. The NAV of Shares will fluctuate with changes in the market value of the Fund’s securities holdings. The market prices of Shares will fluctuate in accordance with changes in their NAV and supply and demand on an Exchange. The Adviser cannot predict whether Shares will trade below, at or above their NAV. Price differences may be due, in large part, to the fact that supply and demand forces at work in the secondary trading market for Shares will be closely related to, but not identical to, the same forces influencing the prices of the securities in the Fund’s portfolio trading individually or in the aggregate at any point in time. If a shareholder purchases Shares at a time when the market price is at a premium to the NAV or sells Shares at a time when the market price is at a discount to the NAV, the shareholder may pay more for, or receive less than, the underlying value of the Shares, respectively. Any of these factors, discussed above and further below, may lead to Shares trading at a premium or discount to the Fund’s NAV.

While Shares are listed on an exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for the Shares will be maintained. Further, secondary markets may be subject to irregular trading activity, wide bid/ask spreads and extended trade settlement periods in times of market stress because market makers and APs may step away from making a market in the Shares and in executing creation and redemption orders, which could cause a material deviation in the Fund’s market price from its NAV. The Fund’s distributor does not maintain a secondary market in the Shares. Investors purchasing and selling shares in the secondary market may not experience investment results consistent with those experienced by those APs creating and redeeming directly with the Fund.

Decisions by market makers or APs to reduce their role or “step away” from these activities in times of market stress could inhibit the effectiveness of the arbitrage process in maintaining the relationship between the underlying value of the Fund’s portfolio securities and the Fund’s market price. This reduced effectiveness could result in Fund Shares trading at a price which differs materially from NAV and also in greater than normal intraday bid/ask spreads for Fund Shares.

Margin Requirements Risk. The Fund’s positions in certain derivatives instruments, including listed options based on the Underlying ETF, are subject to initial and maintenance margin requirements that will require the Fund to pledge assets to collateralize the Fund’s exposure under the relevant derivatives instrument. Margin requirements may increase based on various market conditions, including the volatility or market price of the options or the Underlying ETF (as applicable). If margin requirements increase, the Fund may be required to sell its investments to meet its margin posting obligations.

Market Risk. The value of the Fund’s assets will fluctuate as the markets in which the Fund invests fluctuate. The value of the Fund’s investments may decline, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, simply because of economic changes or other events, such as inflation (or expectations for inflation), deflation (or expectations for deflation), interest rates, global demand for particular products or resources, market instability, debt crises and downgrades, embargoes, tariffs, sanctions and other trade barriers, regulatory events, other governmental trade or market control programs and related geopolitical events. In addition, the value of the Fund’s investments, including those referencing the Underlying ETF, may be negatively affected by the occurrence of global events such as war, military conflict, acts of terrorism, social unrest, environmental disasters, natural disasters or events, recessions, supply chain disruptions, political instability, and infectious disease epidemics or pandemics.

For example, an outbreak of an infectious disease may negatively affect economies, markets and individual companies throughout the world, including those in which the Fund and/or the Underlying ETF invests. The effects of such pandemics to public health and business and market conditions, including exchange trading suspensions and closures may have a significant negative impact on the performance of the Fund’s and/or Underlying ETF’s investments, increase the Fund’s volatility, negatively impact the Fund’s arbitrage and pricing mechanisms, exacerbate pre-existing political, social and economic risks to the Fund, and negatively impact broad segments of businesses and populations. The Fund’s operations may be interrupted as a result, which may contribute to the negative impact on investment performance. In addition, governments, their regulatory agencies, or self-regulatory organizations may take actions in response to a pandemic that affect the instruments in which the Fund and/or the Underlying ETF invests in ways that could have a significant negative impact on the Fund’s investment performance.

Micro-Capitalization Companies Risk. Micro-capitalization companies are subject to substantially greater risks of loss and price fluctuations because their earnings and revenues tend to be less predictable (and some companies may be experiencing significant losses). Their share prices tend to be more volatile and their markets less liquid than companies with larger market capitalizations. The shares of micro-capitalization companies tend to trade less frequently than those of larger, more established companies, which can adversely affect the pricing of these securities and the future ability to sell these securities. In addition, because these companies are not well-known to the investing public, do not have significant institutional ownership and are followed by relatively few security analysts, there will normally be less publicly available information concerning their securities compared to what is available for the securities of larger companies. Adverse publicity and investor perceptions, regardless of whether the perceptions are based on fundamental analysis, can decrease the value and liquidity of securities.

Money Market Instruments Risk. Adverse economic, political or market events affecting issuers of money market instruments, defaults by counterparties or changes in government regulations may have a negative impact on the performance of the Fund.

New Fund Risk. There can be no assurance that the Fund will grow to or maintain an economically viable size, in which case the Board may determine to liquidate the Fund if it determines that liquidation is in the best interest of shareholders. Liquidation of the Fund can be initiated without shareholder approval. As a result, the timing of the Fund’s liquidation may not be favorable.

Next Generation Internet Companies Risk. The risks described below apply, in particular, to the Fund’s and/or the Underlying ETF’s investment in Next Generation Internet Companies.

Non-Diversified Risk. Investment companies are classified as either “diversified” or “non-diversified” under the 1940 Act. The Fund is classified as a “non-diversified” investment company under the 1940 Act, although it is diversified for Internal Revenue Code purposes. An investment company classified as “diversified” under the 1940 Act is subject to certain limitations with respect to the value of the company’s assets invested in particular issuers. As a non-diversified investment company, the Fund is subject to the risk that it will be more volatile than a diversified fund because the Fund may invest a relatively higher percentage of its assets in a relatively smaller number of issuers or may invest a larger proportion of its assets in a single issuer. As a result, the gains and losses on a single investment may have a greater impact on the Fund’s NAV and may make the Fund more volatile than more diversified funds.

Operational Risk. The Fund is exposed to operational risk arising from a number of factors, including but not limited to, human error, processing and communication errors, errors of the Fund’s service providers, counterparties or other third parties (including the advisers, managers, administrators and other service providers to the Underlying ETF) and failed or inadequate processes and technology or system failures, including those relating to the Underlying ETF. Additionally, the success of the Fund will depend in part upon the skill and expertise of certain personnel of the Adviser, and there can be no assurance that any such personnel will continue to be associated with the Fund.

Option Writing Risk. The Fund invests in options that derive their performance from the performance of the Underlying ETF or a Reference Asset. Writing and buying options are speculative activities and entail investment exposures that are greater than their cost would suggest, meaning that a small investment in an option could have a substantial impact on the performance of the Fund. The Fund’s use of call and put options can lead to losses because of adverse movements in the price or value of the Underlying ETF or a Reference Asset, which may be magnified by certain features of the options. When selling a call or put option, the Fund will receive a premium; however, this premium may not be enough to offset a loss incurred by the Fund if the price of the underlying asset is above or below, respectively, the Strike Price by an amount equal to or greater than the premium. The value of an option may be adversely affected if the market for the option becomes less liquid or smaller, and will be affected by changes in the value or yield of the option’s underlying asset, an increase in interest rates, a change in the actual or perceived volatility of the stock market or the underlying asset and the remaining time to expiration. Additionally, the value of an option does not increase or decrease at the same rate as the underlying asset(s). The Fund’s use of options, due to the cost of the options, will reduce the Fund’s ability to get returns equal to the Underlying ETF or a Reference Asset. This means that if the Underlying ETF or a Reference Asset experiences gains, the Fund will not benefit to the same extent from those gains. In addition, if the price of the underlying asset of an option is above the Strike Price of a written call option or below the Strike Price for a written put option, the value of the option, and consequently of the Fund, may decline significantly more than if the Fund invested directly in the underlying asset instead of using options. The Fund invests in options that derive their performance from the performance of the Underlying ETF or a Reference Asset and can be volatile and involve various types and degrees of risks. The Fund could experience a loss if its options do not perform as anticipated, or are not correlated with the performance of the Underlying ETF or a Reference Asset or if the Fund is unable to purchase or liquidate a position because of an illiquid secondary market.

Other Investment Companies Risk. The Fund invests in derivative instruments, including options, which provides exposure to the Underlying ETF, which is another investment company. Furthermore, the Fund is exposed to the risks to which the Underlying ETF may be subject.

Position Limits Risk. The options exchanges have established limits on the maximum number of puts and calls covering the same underlying security that may be held or written by a single investor or group of investors acting in concert or under common control (regardless of whether the options are purchased or written on the same or different exchanges or are held or written in one or more accounts or through one or more brokers). These are referred to as “position limits.” The position limit applicable to a particular option class is determined by the options exchange based on the number of shares outstanding and trading volume of the security underlying the option. The rules of the options markets generally limit the maximum number of options on the same side of the market (i.e., calls held plus puts written, or puts held plus calls written) with respect to a single underlying interest that may be carried in the accounts of a single investor or group of investors acting in concert. An options market may require that positions in certain listed options be aggregated with positions in certain other options for purposes of calculating position limits.

The clearing members that clear the Fund’s listed option positions are required to monitor and report the Fund’s positions to the options exchanges and may be required to liquidate positions in excess of these limits. Failure to comply with position limits may result in the imposition of fines and other sanctions by the options exchanges.

Even if the Fund does not intend to exceed applicable position limits, it is possible that different clients managed by the Adviser, subadviser and/or their affiliates may be aggregated. Therefore, the trading decisions of the Adviser and/or the subadviser may have to be modified and positions held by the Fund liquidated in order to avoid exceeding such limits. The modification of investment decisions or the elimination of open positions, if it occurs, may adversely affect the profitability of the Fund and prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective. A violation of position limits could also lead to regulatory action materially adverse to the Fund’s investment strategy.

[Quantitative System Risk. The Fund’s trading strategies are informed by a quantitative system that calibrates parameters for Synthetic ELNs, such as strike levels, maturities, and payoff structures and the subadviser relies on this and other data in its decision making. This system may have faults, defects or other anomalies, that cause the generation of inaccurate information in future situations. If information and data is incorrectly input into the quantitative system, decisions made in reliance upon the date can expose the Fund to loss.]

Sector Risk. The Fund may, from time to time, invest more heavily in companies in a particular economic sector or sectors. Economic or regulatory changes adversely affecting such sectors may have more of an impact on the Fund’s performance than if the Fund held a broader range of investments.

Shareholder Risk. Certain shareholders, including other funds advised by the Adviser may from time to time own a substantial amount of the Fund’s Shares. In addition, a third-party investor, the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser, an AP, a market maker, or another entity may invest in the Fund and hold its investment for a limited period of time. There can be no assurance that any large shareholder would not redeem its investment. Redemptions by shareholders could have a negative impact on the Fund. In addition, transactions by large shareholders may account for a large percentage of the trading volume on an exchange and may, therefore, have a material effect on the market price of the Shares.

Small- and Medium-Capitalization Companies Risk. The Fund and/or the Underlying ETF may have investment exposure to small- and medium-capitalization companies and, therefore, will be subject to certain risks associated with small- and medium-capitalization companies. These companies are often subject to less analyst coverage and may be in early and less predictable periods of their corporate existences, with little or no record of profitability. In addition, these companies often have greater price volatility, lower trading volume and less liquidity than larger more established companies. Small- and medium-capitalization companies tend to have smaller revenues, narrower product lines, less management depth and experience, smaller shares of their product or service markets, fewer financial resources and less competitive strength than large-capitalization companies. Returns on investments in securities of small- and medium-capitalization companies could trail the returns on investments in securities of larger capitalization companies.

Synthetic ELN Strategy Risk. The Fund’s Synthetic ELN portfolio is subject to risks associated with investments in derivatives instruments linked to a single Reference Asset or group of Reference Assets, including Derivatives Risk and Equity Securities Risk.

The Synthetic ELN portfolio is also subject to certain additional or heightened risks, including:

The Fund bears the risk that counterparties may be adversely affected by legislative or regulatory changes, adverse market conditions, increased competition, and/or wide scale credit losses resulting from financial difficulties of the counterparties’ other trading partners or borrowers.

The counterparty risk for cleared derivatives is generally lower than for uncleared OTC derivatives transactions since generally a clearing organization becomes substituted for each counterparty to a cleared derivative contract and, in effect, guarantees the parties’ performance under the contract as each party to a trade looks only to the clearing organization for performance of financial obligations under the derivative contract. However, there can be no assurance that a clearing organization, or its members, will satisfy its obligations to the Fund.

Swap Risk. Swap agreements are contracts for periods ranging from one day to more than one year and may be negotiated bilaterally and traded OTC between two parties or, for certain standardized swaps, must be exchange-traded through a futures commission merchant or swap execution facility and/or cleared through a clearinghouse that serves as a central counterparty. Recently adopted rules also require centralized reporting of detailed information about many types of cleared and uncleared swaps. Reporting of swap data may result in greater market transparency, but may subject the Fund to additional administrative burdens and the safeguards established to protect trader anonymity may not function as expected. Further regulatory developments in the swap market may adversely impact the swap market generally or the Fund’s ability to use swaps.

Tax Risk – Derivatives. Certain aspects of the tax treatment of derivative instruments are currently unclear and may be affected by changes in legislation, regulations or other legally binding authority. The U.S. federal income tax treatment of a derivative may be less favorable than that given to a direct investment in an underlying asset and may adversely affect the timing, character and amount of income the Fund realizes from its investments. The Fund’s transactions in derivative instruments may be subject to special tax rules, the effect of which may be to affect whether gains and losses recognized by the Fund are treated as ordinary or capital or as short-term or long-term, accelerate the recognition of income or gains to the Fund, defer losses to the Fund, and cause adjustments in the holding periods of the Fund’s securities. The tax treatment of certain derivatives held by the Fund may be governed by section 1256 of the Code (such derivatives, “section 1256 contracts”). Section 1256 contracts are subject to “mark to market” rules, and the resulting gains or losses generally are treated as 60% long-term and 40% short-term capital gains or losses. Further, certain aspects of the Fund’s derivative strategy may trigger the possible application of the “straddle” rules, and various loss limitation provisions of the Code. To the extent that the Fund’s investments in derivatives represent offsetting positions, the character of gains or losses realized by the Fund under the Code’s “straddle” rules may be affected and may increase the amount of short-term capital gain realized by the Fund. The Fund may hold certain derivatives that do not qualify as “Section 1256 contracts” under Section 1256 of the Code, and disposition of such derivatives will likely could result in short-term or long-term capital gains or losses depending on the holding period. Certain derivatives may produce ordinary gain or loss for the Fund.

Trading Issues. Trading in Shares on an Exchange may be halted due to market conditions or for reasons that, in the view of the Exchange, make trading in Shares inadvisable. In addition, trading in Shares on an Exchange is subject to trading halts caused by extraordinary market volatility pursuant to the Exchange’s “circuit breaker” rules. If a trading halt or unanticipated early closing of the Exchange occurs, a shareholder may be unable to purchase or sell Shares of the Fund. There can be no assurance that the requirements of an Exchange necessary to maintain the listing of the Fund will continue to be met or will remain unchanged.

Additional Risks

Complex Products Risk. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) issued a notice on March 8, 2022 (“Notice 22-08”) seeking comment on measures that could prevent or restrict investors from buying a broad range of public securities designated as “complex products.” Synthetic ELNs, and funds primarily invested in them, could be considered “complex products” as FINRA understands that term. The ultimate impact, if any, of these measures remains unclear. However, if regulations are adopted, they could, among other things, subject broker-dealers selling or recommending complex products to heightened supervisory and compliance procedures, which could, in turn, prevent or restrict investors’ ability to buy shares of the Fund.

Temporary Defensive Strategy Risk.   When the Fund pursues a temporary defensive strategy inconsistent with its principal investment strategies, it may not achieve its investment objective.

Portfolio Holdings

A description of the Fund’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio securities is available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”).

MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND

Investment Adviser.   ARK Investment Management LLC, located at 200 Central Avenue, Suite 220, St. Petersburg, Florida 33701, serves as the Fund’s investment adviser. The Adviser registered with the SEC in January 2014. Under the terms of an investment advisory agreement between the Trust and the Adviser with respect to the Fund (“Advisory Agreement”), the Adviser serves as the adviser to the Fund, subject to the general supervision of the Board, and is responsible for the day-to-day investment management of the Fund.

The Adviser’s duties as adviser to the Fund include furnishing a continuous investment program for the Fund and determining what investments or securities will be purchased, held or sold.

Pursuant to a supervision agreement between the Trust and the Adviser with respect to the Fund (“Supervision Agreement”), and subject to the general supervision of the Board, the Adviser provides or causes to be furnished, all supervisory and other services reasonably necessary for the operation of the Fund and also bears the costs of various third-party services required by the Fund, including administration, certain custody, audit, legal, transfer agency, and printing costs. The Supervision Agreement also requires the Adviser to provide investment advisory services to the Fund pursuant to the Advisory Agreement.

The Fund pays the Adviser a fee (“Management Fee”) in return for providing investment advisory and supervisory services under a comprehensive structure. The Fund will pay a monthly Management Fee to the Adviser at an annual rate (stated as a percentage of the average daily net assets of the Fund) of [    ]%.

In addition, the Fund bears other fees and expenses that are not covered by the Supervision Agreement, which may vary and will affect the total expense ratio of the Fund, such as acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes and governmental fees, brokerage fees, commissions and other transaction expenses, certain foreign custodial fees and expenses, costs of borrowing money, including interest expenses, and extraordinary expenses (such as litigation and indemnification expenses).

A discussion regarding the Board’s approval of the Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement with respect to the Fund will be available in the Trust’s Form N-CSR for the Fund after commencement of operations for the fiscal year ended [   ].

Sub-Adviser. [    ]

Administrator, Custodian and Transfer Agent.   The Bank of New York Mellon is the administrator for the Fund (“Administrator”), is the custodian of the Fund’s assets and provides transfer agency, fund accounting and various administrative services to the Fund. The Administrator is responsible for providing certain operational, clerical, recordkeeping and/or bookkeeping services for the Fund.

Distributor. [Foreside Fund Services, LLC] is the distributor of the Shares of the Fund. The Distributor will not distribute Shares in less than Creation Units, and does not maintain a secondary market in Shares. The Shares are expected to be traded in the secondary market.

Portfolio Managers.   [Catherine D. Wood serves as Chief Investment Officer of the Adviser and Portfolio Manager of the Fund. Having completed 12 years at AllianceBernstein LP, Ms. Wood founded ARK Investment Management LLC and registered the firm with the SEC in January 2014. At AllianceBernstein LP, Ms. Wood was Chief Investment Officer of Global Thematic Strategies, with $5 billion in assets under management. Ms. Wood joined Alliance Capital in 2001 from Tupelo Capital Management. Prior to that, Ms. Wood worked for 18 years with Jennison Associates as Chief Economist, Equity Research Analyst, Portfolio Manager and Director. Ms. Wood received her B.S., summa cum laude, in Finance and Economics from the University of Southern California in 1981.]

The SAI provides additional information about the portfolio managers’ compensation, other accounts managed by the portfolio managers and the portfolio managers’ ownership of securities.

SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION

Pricing of Fund Shares

The 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 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.

The values of the Fund’s portfolio securities that have readily available market quotations will be based on market prices. A market quotation is readily available only when that quotation is a quoted price (unadjusted) in active markets for identical investments that the Fund can access at the measurement date, provided that a quotation will not be readily available if it is not reliable. Price information on listed securities will be taken from the exchange where the security is primarily traded. With respect to portfolio securities that do not have readily available market quotations, or where such market quotations are not reliable, and with respect to portfolio instruments that are not securities, the Board has designated the Adviser as valuation designee (“Valuation Designee”) pursuant to Rule 2a-5(b) to perform the fair value determination relating to all such Fund investments. In its role as Valuation Designee, the Adviser is responsible for, among other things, carrying out the functions and Board reporting obligations set forth in Rule 2a-5.

As a general principle, the fair value of a security or other asset is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. If the Valuation Designee determines that fair valuation would be appropriate and would result in a measurement that is equally or more representative of fair value or is required, the Valuation Designee may value the security or asset based on its consideration of one or more of a proscribed set of factors, to the extent relevant and available under the circumstance. The Valuation Designee’s policies and procedures govern the Valuation Designee’s selection and application of methodologies for determining and calculating the fair value of Fund investments. Fair value pricing involves subjective judgments, and it is possible that a fair value determination for a security may be materially different than the value that could be realized upon the sale of the security.

In considering whether fair valuation is required and in determining fair values, the Valuation Designee may, among other things, consider significant events (which may be considered to include changes in the value of U.S. securities or securities indexes) that occur after the close of the relevant market and before the Exchange Close. A significant event is an event that will, with a reasonably high probability, materially affect the value of a security since the closing price of the security was established on an exchange or market, but before the Fund’s NAV calculation. Significant events may relate to a single issuer, multiple issuers or to an entire market sector. Significant events generally would be those that are readily ascertainable in the ordinary course of business.

The Valuation Designee may also utilize one or more Pricing Services to assist in determining a fair value for a security or asset, and may obtain the assistance of others, including, without limitation, the Fund’s accounting agent and an outside independent pricing services in fulfilling its responsibilities. Prices obtained by an outside independent pricing service will use information provided by market makers or estimates of market values obtained from data related to investments or securities with similar characteristics. For assets such as exchange-traded options, the Fund will determine market values based upon quotations from exchanges and/or market makers.

Buying and Selling Shares

The Shares of the Fund have been approved for listing on the Exchange, as applicable. If you buy or sell Shares in the secondary market, you will incur customary brokerage commissions and charges and may pay some or all of the spread between the bid and the offered price in the secondary market on each leg of a round trip (purchase and sale) transaction. In times of severe market disruption or low trading volume in the Fund’s Shares, this spread can increase significantly. It is anticipated that Shares will trade in the secondary market at prices that may differ to varying degrees from the NAV of Shares. During periods of disruptions to creations and redemptions or the existence of extreme market volatility, the market prices of Shares are more likely to differ significantly from Shares’ NAV.

The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) serves as securities depository for Shares. The Shares may be held only in book-entry form; stock certificates will not be issued. DTC, or its nominee, is the record or registered owner of all outstanding Shares. Beneficial ownership of Shares will be shown on the records of DTC or its participants. Beneficial owners of Shares are not considered the registered holder thereof and are subject to the same restrictions and procedures as any beneficial owner of stocks held in book-entry or “street name” form. For more information, see the section entitled “Book Entry Only System” in the Fund’s SAI.

The [Exchanges are] open for trading Monday through Friday and are closed on weekends and the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth National Independence Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Because non-U.S. exchanges may be open on days when the Fund does not price its Shares, the value of the securities in the Fund’s portfolio may change on days when shareholders will not be able to purchase or sell the Fund’s Shares.

Distribution and Service Plan

The Board has adopted a distribution and service plan (“Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Plan, the Fund is authorized to pay distribution fees in connection with the sale and distribution of their Shares and pay service fees in connection with the provision of ongoing services to shareholders.

No Rule 12b-1 fees are currently paid by the Fund, and there are no current plans to impose these fees. In addition, no such fees may be paid in the future without further approval by the Board. However, in the event Rule 12b-1 fees are charged in the future, because these fees are paid out of the Fund’s assets on an ongoing basis, these fees will increase the cost of your investment in the Fund. By purchasing shares subject to distribution and service fees, you may pay more over time than you would by purchasing shares with other types of sales charge arrangements. Long-term shareholders may pay more than the economic equivalent of the maximum front-end sales charge permitted by the rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. The net income attributable to the shares of the Fund will be reduced by the amount of distribution and service fees and other expenses of the Fund.

Dividends and Distributions

[The Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under the Code. As a RIC, the Fund generally pays no U.S. federal income tax on the income and gains it distributes. Each shareholder of the Fund is entitled to its share of the Fund’s distributions of net investment income and net realized capital gains on its investments. The Fund pays out substantially all of its net earnings to its shareholders as “distributions.”

The Fund realizes capital gains or losses whenever it sells securities. Net realized capital gains are distributed to shareholders as “capital gain distributions.” Distributions from the Fund’s net investment income, including net short-term capital gains, if any, are taxable to shareholders as ordinary income. Any long-term capital gains distributions a shareholder receives from the Fund are taxable as long-term capital gain.

Net investment income, if any, are typically distributed to shareholders at least annually, and net capital gains, if any, are typically distributed to shareholders at least annually, although this policy may be amended at any time. Dividends may be declared and paid more frequently to improve index tracking or to comply with the distribution requirements of the Code. In addition, the Fund may determine to distribute at least annually amounts representing the full dividend yield net of expenses on the underlying investment securities, as if the Fund owned the underlying investment securities for the entire dividend period. If the Fund so elects, some portion of each distribution may result in a return of capital, which, for tax purposes, is treated as a return of a shareholder’s investment in Shares.

Distributions in cash may be reinvested automatically in additional Shares of the Fund only if the broker through whom you purchased Shares makes such option available.

Each year, you will receive an annual statement (Form 1099) of your account activity to assist you in completing your federal, state and local tax returns. Distributions declared in October, November and December to shareholders of record in such month, but paid in January, are taxable as if they were paid in December. The Fund makes every effort to search for reclassified income to reduce the number of corrected forms mailed to you. However, when necessary, you will receive a corrected Form 1099 to reflect reclassified information.

At the time you purchase your Fund Shares, the price of Shares may reflect undistributed income, undistributed capital gains, or net unrealized appreciation in value of portfolio securities held by the Fund. For taxable investors, a subsequent distribution to you of such amounts, although constituting a return of your investment, would be taxable. Buying Shares in the Fund just before it declares an income dividend or capital gains distribution is sometimes known as “buying a dividend.”]

[U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences]

General.   As with any investment, you should consider how your Fund investment will be taxed. The tax information in this prospectus is provided as general information. You should consult your own tax professional about the tax consequences of an investment in the Fund, including the possible application of foreign, state and local taxes. Unless your investment in the Fund is through a tax-exempt entity or tax-deferred retirement account, such as a 401(k) plan, you need to be aware of the possible tax consequences when: (i) the Fund makes distributions, (ii) you sell Shares in the secondary market or (iii) you create or redeem Creation Units.

Taxes on Distributions.   As noted above, the Fund expects to distribute net investment income, if any, at least annually, and any net realized long-term or short-term capital gains, if any, annually. The Fund may also pay a special distribution at any time to comply with U.S. federal tax requirements.

Distributions from the Fund’s net investment income, including any net short-term gains, are generally taxable to you as ordinary income. In general, your distributions are subject to U.S. federal income tax when they are paid, whether you take them in cash or reinvest them in the Fund. Whether distributions of capital gains represent long-term or short-term capital gains is determined by how long the Fund owned the investments that generated them, rather than how long you have owned your Shares. Distributions of net short-term capital gains in excess of net long-term capital losses, if any, are generally taxable as ordinary income. Distributions of net long-term capital gains in excess of net short-term capital losses, if any, that are properly reported as capital gain dividends are generally taxable as long-term capital gains. Long-term capital gains of non-corporate shareholders are generally taxable at a maximum rate of 15% or 20%, depending on whether the shareholder’s income exceeds certain threshold amounts.

Distributions in excess of the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits are treated as a tax-free return of your investment to the extent of your basis in Shares, and generally as capital gain thereafter. A return of capital, which for tax purposes is treated as a return of your investment, reduces your basis in Shares, thus reducing any loss or increasing any gain on a subsequent taxable disposition of Shares. A distribution will reduce the Fund’s NAV per Share and may be taxable to you as ordinary income or capital gain even though, from an economic standpoint, the distribution may constitute a return of capital.

The Fund’s transactions in derivatives (such as options or swaps) may be subject to special tax rules, the effect of which may be to accelerate income to the Fund, defer losses to the Fund, cause adjustments in the holding periods of the Fund’s securities and convert short-term capital losses into long-term capital losses. These rules could therefore affect the amount, timing and character of distributions to shareholders. The use of derivatives by the Fund may cause the Fund to realize higher amounts of ordinary income or short-term capital gain, distributions from which are taxable to individual shareholders at ordinary income tax rates rather than at the more favorable tax rates for long-term capital gain. The tax treatment of certain derivatives held by the Fund may be governed by section 1256 of the Code (“section 1256 contracts”). Section 1256 contracts are subject to “mark to market” rules, and the resulting gains or losses generally are treated as 60% long-term and 40% short-term capital gains or losses, subject to the certain loss deferral rules. The recognition, timing, character and holding period of the derivatives held by the Fund may be impacted by the tax rules applicable to straddles (offsetting positions in the same actively traded personal property), which may therefore affect the amount, timing and character of distributions to you. Certain derivatives entered into by the Fund may produce ordinary gain that is not able to be offset by capital losses recognized by the Fund.

Dividends, interest and gains from non-U.S. investments of the Fund, if acquired, may give rise to withholding and other taxes imposed by foreign countries. Tax conventions between certain countries and the United States may, in some cases, reduce or eliminate such taxes.

Non-U.S. Investors.   Non-U.S. investors may be subject to U.S. withholding tax at a 30% or an applicable lower treaty rate and U.S. estate tax and are subject to special U.S. tax certification requirements to avoid backup withholding and claim any treaty benefits. Exemptions from U.S. withholding tax are provided for certain capital gain dividends paid by the Fund from net long-term capital gains, interest-related dividends and short-term capital gain dividends, if such amounts are reported by the Fund. However, notwithstanding such exemptions from U.S. withholding at the source, any such dividends and distributions of income and capital gains will be subject to backup withholding at a rate of 24% if you fail to properly certify that you are not a U.S. person.

Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”), a 30% withholding tax on income dividends paid by the Fund to certain foreign entities, referred to as foreign financial institutions or nonfinancial foreign entities, that fail to comply (or be deemed compliant) with extensive reporting and withholding requirements designed to inform the U.S. Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) of U.S.-owned foreign investment accounts. Information about a shareholder in the Fund may be disclosed to the Internal Revenue Service, non-U.S. taxing authorities or other parties as necessary to comply with FATCA or similar laws. Withholding also may be required if a foreign entity that is a shareholder of the Fund fails to provide appropriate certifications or other documentation concerning its status under FATCA.

Non-U.S. shareholders are advised to consult their tax advisors with respect to the particular tax consequences to them of an investment in the Fund, including the possible applicability of the U.S. estate tax.

Backup Withholding.   The Fund may be required to withhold a percentage of your distributions and proceeds if you have not provided a taxpayer identification number or social security number or otherwise established a basis for exemption from backup withholding. The backup withholding rate for individuals is currently 24%. This is not an additional tax and may be refunded, or credited against your U.S. federal income tax liability, provided certain required information is furnished to the Internal Revenue Service.

Taxes on the Sale or Cash Redemption of Exchange Listed Shares.   Currently, any capital gain or loss realized upon a sale of Shares is generally treated as long-term capital gain or loss if Shares have been held for more than one year and as a short-term capital gain or loss if held for one year or less. However, any capital loss on a sale of Shares held for six months or less is treated as long-term capital loss to the extent that capital gain dividends were paid with respect to such Shares. The ability to deduct capital losses may be limited. To the extent that a Fund shareholder’s Shares are redeemed for cash, this is normally treated as a sale for tax purposes.

Your financial intermediary will be required to report to you and the Internal Revenue Service annually on Form 1099-B not only the gross proceeds of Shares you sell or redeem but also their cost basis. You should consult with your tax advisors to determine the appropriate cost basis method for your tax situation and to obtain more information about the cost basis reporting rules.

Taxes on Creations and Redemptions of Creation Units.   A person who exchanges securities for Creation Units generally will recognize a gain or loss. The gain or loss will be equal to the difference between the market value of the Creation Units at the time of exchange and the sum of the exchanger’s aggregate basis in the securities surrendered and the amount of any cash paid for such Creation Units. A person who exchanges Creation Units for securities will generally recognize a gain or loss equal to the difference between the exchanger’s basis in the Creation Units and the sum of the aggregate market value of the securities received. The Internal Revenue Service, however, may assert that a loss realized upon an exchange of primarily securities for Creation Units cannot be deducted currently under the rules governing “wash sales,” or on the basis that there has been no significant change in economic position. Persons exchanging securities for Creation Units or redeeming Creation Units should consult their own tax advisor with respect to whether wash sale rules apply and when a loss might be deductible and the tax treatment of any creation or redemption transaction.

Under current U.S. federal income tax laws, any capital gain or loss realized upon a redemption (or creation) of Creation Units is generally treated as long-term capital gain or loss if Shares (or securities surrendered) have been held for more than one year and as a short-term capital gain or loss if Shares (or securities surrendered) have been held for one year or less.

If you create or redeem Creation Units, you will be sent a confirmation statement showing how many Shares you created or sold and at what price.

Medicare Tax.   An additional 3.8% Medicare tax will be imposed on certain net investment income (including ordinary dividends and capital gain distributions received from the Fund and net gains from redemptions or other taxable dispositions of Fund Shares) of U.S. individuals, estates and trusts to the extent that such person’s “modified adjusted gross income”  (in the case of an individual) or “adjusted gross income”  (in the case of an estate or trust) exceeds certain threshold amounts.

The foregoing discussion summarizes some of the consequences under current U.S. federal income tax law of an investment in the Fund. It is not a substitute for personal tax advice. Consult your own tax advisor about the potential tax consequences of an investment in the Fund under all applicable tax laws.

Frequent Purchases and Redemptions of Fund Shares

The Board has evaluated the risks of frequent purchases and redemptions of Fund shares (“market timing”) activities by the Fund’s shareholders. The Board noted that Shares can only be purchased and redeemed directly from the Fund in Creation Units by APs and that the vast majority of trading in Shares occurs on the secondary market. Because the secondary market trades do not involve the Fund directly, it is unlikely those trades would cause many of the harmful effects of market timing, including dilution, disruption of portfolio management, increases in the Fund’s trading costs and the realization of capital gains.

With respect to trades directly with the Fund, to the extent effected in-kind, those trades do not cause any of the harmful effects (as previously noted) that may result from frequent cash trades. To the extent that the Trust allows or requires trades to be effected in whole or in part in cash, the Board noted that those trades could result in dilution to the Fund and increased transaction costs, which could negatively impact the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective. However, the Board noted that direct trading by APs is critical to ensuring that Shares trade at or close to NAV. The Fund also employs fair valuation pricing to minimize potential dilution from market timing. The Fund imposes transaction fees on in-kind purchases and redemptions of Shares to cover the custodial and other costs incurred by the Fund in effecting in-kind trades. These fees increase if an investor substitutes cash in part or in whole for securities, reflecting the fact that the Fund’s trading costs increase in those circumstances. Given this structure, the Board determined that it is not necessary to adopt policies and procedures to detect and deter market timing of Shares.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund had not yet commenced operations and, therefore, does not have financial information to report.

PREMIUM/DISCOUNT INFORMATION

As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund had not yet commenced operations and, therefore, does not have information about the differences between the Fund’s daily market price on the Exchange and its NAV. Information regarding how often the Fund’s Shares traded on the Exchange at a price above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount) the Fund’s NAV during the most recently completed calendar year and the most recently completed calendar quarter(s) since that year (or, if shorter, the period during which the Fund has been in operation), when available, can be found at http://ark-funds.com.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Continuous Offering

The method by which Creation Units are created and traded may raise certain issues under applicable securities laws. Because new Creation Units are issued and sold by the Trust on an ongoing basis, at any point a “distribution,” as such term is used in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”), may occur. Broker-dealers and other persons are cautioned that some activities on their part may, depending on the circumstances, result in their being deemed participants in a distribution in a manner which could render them statutory underwriters and subject them to the prospectus delivery and liability provisions of the Securities Act.

For example, a broker-dealer firm or its client may be deemed a statutory underwriter if it takes Creation Units after placing an order with the Distributor, breaks them down into constituent Shares, and sells such Shares directly to customers, or if it chooses to couple the creation of a supply of new Shares with an active selling effort involving solicitation of secondary market demand for Shares. A determination of whether a broker-dealer is an underwriter for purposes of the Securities Act must take into account all the facts and circumstances pertaining to the activities of the broker-dealer or its client in the particular case, and the examples mentioned above should not be considered a complete description of all the activities that could lead to a categorization as an underwriter.

Broker-dealers who are not “underwriters” but are participating in a distribution (as contrasted to ordinary secondary trading transactions), and thus dealing with Shares that are part of an “unsold allotment” within the meaning of Section 4(a)(3)(C) of the Securities Act, would be unable to take advantage of the prospectus delivery exemption provided by Section 4(a)(3) of the Securities Act. This is because the prospectus delivery exemption in Section 4(a)(3) of the Securities Act is not available in respect of such transactions as a result of Section 24(d) of the 1940 Act. As a result, broker-dealer firms should note that dealers who are not underwriters but are participating in a distribution (as contrasted with ordinary secondary market transactions) and thus dealing with the Shares that are part of an overallotment within the meaning of Section 4(a)(3)(A) of the Securities Act would be unable to take advantage of the prospectus delivery exemption provided by Section 4(a)(3) of the Securities Act. Firms that incur a prospectus delivery obligation with respect to Shares are reminded that, under Rule 153 of the Securities Act, a prospectus delivery obligation under Section 5(b)(2) of the Securities Act owed to an Exchange member in connection with a sale on either Exchange is satisfied by the fact that the prospectus is available at each Exchange upon request. The prospectus delivery mechanism provided in Rule 153 is only available with respect to transactions on an Exchange.

In addition, certain affiliates of the Fund and the Adviser may purchase and resell Fund Shares pursuant to this prospectus.

Other Information

The Trust was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on June 7, 2013. Its Declaration of Trust currently permits the Trust to issue an unlimited number of Shares of beneficial interest. If shareholders are required to vote on any matters, each Share outstanding would be entitled to one vote. Annual meetings of shareholders will not be held except as required by the 1940 Act and other applicable law. See the Fund’s SAI for more information concerning the Trust’s form of organization.

Section 12(d)(1) of the 1940 Act restricts investments by investment companies in the securities of other investment companies, including Shares of the Fund. Registered investment companies are permitted to invest in the Fund beyond the limits set forth in Section 12(d)(1) subject to certain terms and conditions set forth in an SEC exemptive order issued to the Trust, including that such investment companies enter into an agreement with the Fund.

An AP that is not a “qualified institutional buyer,” as such term is defined under Rule 144A of the Securities Act will not be able to receive, as part of a redemption, restricted securities eligible for resale under Rule 144A.

Dechert LLP serves as counsel to the Trust, including the Fund.

Sullivan & Worcester LLP serves as independent counsel to the independent trustees.

[     ] serves as the Trust’s independent registered public accounting firm and will audit the Fund’s financial statements annually.

OTHER INFORMATION

This prospectus does not contain all the information included in the registration statement filed with the SEC with respect to the Fund. The Fund’s registration statement, including this prospectus, the Fund’s SAI and the exhibits may be examined at the offices of the SEC (100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549) or on the EDGAR database at the SEC’s website (http://www.sec.gov), and copies may be obtained, after paying a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following email address: [email protected]. These documents and other information concerning the Trust also may be inspected at the offices of Foreside Fund Services, LLC at Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, Maine 04101 or by calling 855-406-1506.

The SAI for the Fund, which has been filed with the SEC, provides more information about the Fund. The Fund’s SAI is incorporated herein by reference and is legally part of this prospectus. Additional information about the Fund’s investments will be available in the Fund’s annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders and in Form N-CSR. In the Fund’s annual report, when available, you will find a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected the Fund’s performance during its last fiscal year. In Form N-CSR, you will find the Fund’s annual and semi-annual financial statements. The SAI, the Fund’s annual and semi-annual reports, and other information such as Fund financial statements, may be obtained without charge by visiting the Fund’s website at http://ark-funds.com/investor-resources, writing to the Fund at c/o ARK Investment Management LLC, 200 Central Avenue, Suite 220, St. Petersburg, Florida 33701 or by calling (727) 810-8160.

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