The challenge: two operating models at once

ARK Invest runs strategies that span traditional and digital assets. In addition, like most multi-asset managers, it carried the operational cost of holding those two worlds in separate systems. In fact, valuing, reconciling, and reporting traditional and crypto positions through different tools means duplicated workflows, fragmented data, and overhead that grows with every new venue and asset added. Thus, consolidating that into a single operating model was the goal.

The solution: one dual-native platform

For instnace, HedgeGuard consolidated ARK’s traditional and crypto operations onto a single, dual-native platform. One book covering both asset classes, rather than crypto bolted onto a system built only for traditional finance. Hence, with one consolidated view across the whole portfolio, the duplicated processes that came from running parallel systems collapsed into a single operating model.

  • Traditional and digital assets in one consolidated book
  • Position management, NAV, and reconciliation on one platform
  • New venues and assets onboarded without adding a second stack

The result: 60% less operational overhead

As a result, the outcome was a 60% reduction in operational overhead. Consolidating TradFi and crypto operations onto one platform removed the drag of maintaining separate stacks — and let the team scale multi-asset operations without scaling headcount at the same pace.

60% reduction in operational overhead after consolidating TradFi and crypto operations.

— ARK Invest · Multi-asset