Ark 21Shares Bitcoin ETF 10-K

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities Market Information The Shares are listed on the Exchange under the symbol “ARKB” and have been listed since January 11, 2024. Holders As of December 31, 2024, there was approximately 1 DTC participating shareholders of record of the Trust. Because most of the Trust’s Shares are held by brokers and other institutions on behalf of shareholders, we are unable to estimate the total number of shareholders represented by these record holders. Sales of Unregistered Securities and Use of Proceeds of Registered Securities On January 9, 2024, the Seed Capital Investor purchased the initial Seed Creation Baskets comprising 10,000 Shares at a per-share price of $46.88. Total proceeds to the Trust from the sale of the Seed Creation Baskets were $468,806.44. On January 9, 2024, the Trust purchased 10 bitcoins with the proceeds of the Seed Creation Baskets by transacting with a Bitcoin Counterparty to acquire bitcoin on behalf of the Trust in exchange for cash provided by the Sponsor in its capacity as Seed Capital Investor. These Seed Creation Baskets were redeemed for cash on or about January 19, 2024. The Trust does not purchase Shares directly from its Shareholders. In connection with the Trust’s redemption of Creation Baskets held by Authorized Participants, the Trust redeemed 4,796 Creation Baskets (comprising 23,980,000 Shares) during the quarter ended December 31, 2024. The following table summarizes the redemptions by Authorized Participants during the period: Period Total Shares Redeemed Average Price Per Share Maximum number of shares that may yet be purchased October 1, 2024 - October 31, 2024 8,865,000 $ 63.51 N/A November 1, 2024 - November 30, 2024 8,250,000 $ 80.27 N/A December 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024 6,865,000 $ 94.66 N/A Item 6. [Reserved] 52