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ARK Wealth Management

Austin, TXSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 317264

Filed as ARK WEALTH MANAGEMENT · Legal name ARK Wealth Management, LLC

ARK Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Austin, TX, registered since 2022, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 16, 2026.

4 years
registered since 2022
$216,000,000
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees
1
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is ARK Wealth Management compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), ARK Wealth Management reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

Where is ARK Wealth Management located?

ARK Wealth Management's principal office is in Austin, TX, according to its Form ADV.

Is ARK Wealth Management registered with the SEC or a state?

ARK Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2022. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 317264.

How much does ARK Wealth Management manage?

ARK Wealth Management reports $216,000,000 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 16, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have ARK Wealth Management's assets and staff changed since 2022?

In the Form ADV data for ARK Wealth Management: Regulatory assets under management: $107,000,000 in the October 2022 data and $216,000,000 in the October 2026 data, up 102%. Total employees: 4 in October 2022 and 2 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does ARK Wealth Management serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (101); high net worth individuals (52); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (12).

Which custodians does ARK Wealth Management use?

ARK Wealth Management's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does ARK Wealth Management report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports 1 disclosure item on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.H(2) (pending civil proceeding). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/317264

Does ARK Wealth Management state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated July 16, 2026 says: "There is an account minimum of $1 million to open an account with AWM, which may be waived at AWM’s discretion."

What changed in ARK Wealth Management's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $191,000,000 to $216,000,000 (+13%). Employees performing advisory functions went from 1 to 2. Item 11 disclosure answers changed: 1 yes answer, previously 0 (now yes: 11.H(2)). Registered or notice-filed in NC. Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

From the Form ADV filing

Every figure below is as the firm filed it with regulators, as of October 2026.

How the firm is compensated

Item 5.E
  • A percentage of assets under your management
  • Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)

Item 5.E lists how the firm is compensated for its advice; Items 5.B, 6.A, and 7.A show whether its people or related companies can also earn commissions. Percentage of assets, fixed, hourly, subscription, and performance-based fees come from clients (a performance-based fee depends on investment results); commissions come with a sale or a trade, often from the company behind the product. How fees, commissions, and other arrangements differ

Fees and minimums

Form ADV Part 2A

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies; see the brochure for them.

Account minimum: $1,000,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)

The brochure's wording
There is an account minimum of $1 million to open an account with AWM, which may be waived at AWM’s discretion.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated July 16, 2026. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement. Read the brochure on the SEC's IAPD site

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$216,000,000

$216,000,000 as of October 2026, filing dated July 16, 2026.

Discretionary: $216,000,000.Non-discretionary: $0.

A measure of scale, not skill or returns. Discretionary means the firm decides trades; non-discretionary means clients approve each one. What assets under management means

Who the firm serves

Item 5.D
Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)
Clients 101 Assets $34,500,000 (16%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 52 Assets $163,870,000 (76%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 12 Assets $7,350,000 (3%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 9 Assets $5,380,000 (2%)
Other investment advisers
Clients 1 Assets $4,900,000 (2%)

A firm with no individual clients is an institutional manager even if it manages billions; the mix tells you whom the practice is built around.

Advisory services

Item 5.G
  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Pension consulting services
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Legal name
ARK Wealth Management, LLC
Also doing business as
ARK FINANCIAL
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2022 (4 years)
Employees
Total: 2. Performing investment advisory functions: 2.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))

Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.

States registered or notice-filed
6 states or jurisdictions
CAFLLANCNHTX

SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

1 Reports 1 disclosure item on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Questions answered yes on this filing

Civil court matters Item 11.H

  • 11.H(2) Is the firm or an advisory affiliate now the subject of a civil proceeding that could result in a yes answer to any part of 11.H(1)?

Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$107M 2022 $121M 2023 $145M 2024 $191M 2025 $216M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$216,000,0002July 16, 2026
October 2025$191,000,0004March 31, 2025
October 2024$144,581,2094September 4, 2024
October 2023$121,300,0006July 5, 2023
October 2022$107,000,0004June 15, 2022

Regulatory assets under management: $107,000,000 in the October 2022 data and $216,000,000 in the October 2026 data, up 102%.

Total employees: 4 in October 2022 and 2 in October 2026.

As filed in each year's data for the same month. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going; they measure scale, not skill or returns. Most firms update these figures once a year.

Changes in the filing

Last 12 months
  1. April 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $191,000,000 to $216,000,000 (+13%).
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 1 to 2.
    • Item 11 disclosure answers changed: 1 yes answer, previously 0 (now yes: 11.H(2)).
    • Registered or notice-filed in NC.
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

Compared month to month from the SEC's monthly adviser data and the state compilation feed. Owners and control persons are summarized, never named.

Websites listed on Form ADV

Item 1.I
arkfinancial.com

Source: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."

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AdvisorCensus. ARK Wealth Management (CRD 317264): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
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