ARK Invest Files Two CoinDesk 20 Crypto Index ETF Registration Statements

ARK Invest, led by Cathie Wood, has filed S-1 registration statements with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proposing two exchange-traded funds that seek broad, index-style exposure to digital assets rather than a single-asset product ^[1][2].

Both proposed ETFs are tied to the CoinDesk 20 benchmark. According to the filings, one fund would include Bitcoin alongside major altcoins, while the other is designed to exclude Bitcoin (and, per the filings, also excludes Bitcoin Cash), offering an alternative that focuses on non-Bitcoin large-cap digital assets ^[1][3].

The registration documents list specific altcoins such as Ethereum, Solana, XRP and Cardano among the index components, and one filing highlights a top-tier allocation to XRP within the proposed ARK CoinDesk 20 fund ^[3][4].

The filings are publicly available S-1 registration statements submitted to the SEC as ARK seeks to offer broad CoinDesk 20–linked crypto ETF exposure beyond single-asset Bitcoin products ^[1][3].