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☆ Swiss firm Pando becomes 13th filer for spot bitcoin ETF
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Suzanne Mcgee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Dec 4 (Reuters) - Pando Asset AG, a digital asset management firm based in Switzerland, last week became the latest issuer to submit an application to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to launch an exchange-traded fund (ETF) tied to spot bitcoin prices. Pando becomes the 13th company vying for a share of what the cryptocurrency world believes could become a multi-billion dollar product, SEC filings showed. Others range from asset management giants like BlackRock and Fidelity to more specialized ETF providers like ARK Investments. Pando is a latecomer to the U.S. spot bitcoin race, but already has three other spot crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) on the SIX Swiss Exchange. Its ETF proposal included Bank of New York Mellon as the administrator of the Pando Asset Spot Bitcoin Trust.

Persons: Pando, Suzanne McGee, Ira Iosebashvili Organizations: Pando Asset AG, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, SEC, BlackRock, Fidelity, ARK Investments, SIX Swiss Exchange, Bank of New York Mellon, Pando isn't, ARK Investment Management, Thomson Locations: Pando, Switzerland, U.S

☆ Investors flock to US natural gas ETF despite price slump
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Suzanne Mcgee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Storage tanks and gas-chilling units are seen at Freeport LNG, the second largest exporter of U.S. liquified natural gas, near Freeport, Texas, U.S., February 11, 2023. Reuters/Arathy Somasekhar/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsDec 1 (Reuters) - Investors have been piling into an exchange-traded fund (ETF) designed to track U.S. natural gas prices, in spite of the commodity's dismal performance in 2023. The U.S. Natural Gas Fund's (UNG) (UNG.P) price, tied to the performance of futures contracts on the commodity, has plunged 60.7% so far this year, falling 27% in November alone. Analysts said the drop in the ETF's price came alongside a fall in the price of natural gas sparked by milder than usual weather across the United States in recent weeks. Natural gas prices fell about 22% in November, the single largest monthly percentage drop since a 40% decline in January.

Persons: Arathy, Stacey Morris, Morris, UNG, Suzanne McGee, Ira Iosebashvili, Emelia Organizations: Reuters, Natural, Analysts, New York Mercantile Exchange, U.S . Energy Information Administration, Thomson Locations: Freeport, U.S, Freeport , Texas, United States

☆ In spot bitcoin ETF race, some pioneers stick to the sidelines
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Suzanne Mcgee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

The SEC has long rejected spot bitcoin ETF applications on the grounds they do meet its investor protection requirements. Industry hopes that position would shift surged in June when BlackRock (BLK.N), which has an almost unbroken record of SEC ETF approvals, filed for a spot bitcoin ETF. The only prospective issuer to disclose proposed investor fees so far is Ark Investment, which last week announced its spot bitcoin ETF would charge a fee of 0.8%. To be sure, issuers hoping to launch spot bitcoin ETFs have a more bullish outlook than those sticking to the sidelines. Magoon hopes the buzz surrounding a spot bitcoin ETF will draw more assets to Amplify's BLOK ETF.

Persons: Marco Bello, it's, Dave Mazza, Gary Gensler, Michael Sapir, ProShares, Sapir, Roxanna Islam, Aisha Hunt, Kelley, Christian Magoon, Roundhill, Mazza, Magoon, Tom Staudt, Staudt, Suzanne McGee, Michelle Price, Deepa Babington Organizations: REUTERS, Roundhill Investments, SEC, Industry, BlackRock, Ark Investment, Amplify's, Ark Investments, Thomson Locations: Miami Beach , Florida, U.S, BlackRock, Invesco, Amplify's BLOK

The Amplify Online Retail ETF climbed 0.44% and the ProShares Online Retail ETF ended the regular trading session 0.39% higher. The broader VanEck Retail ETF gained 0.02%, and the SPDR S&P Retail ETF was the only one in the group to post declines. The Amplify ETF's gains have been driven by top holdings like Affirm Holdings (AFRM.O), up 11.97% on Monday and 97% so far in 2023. The VanEck Retail ETF's holdings include Costco, (COST.O), which gained 0.6% Monday and is up more than 30% so far this year. For example, the SPDR S&P Retail ETF trades at $63.64, down from its year high of $75.77.

Persons: Caitlin Ochs, Michael Ashley Schulman, Suzanne McGee, Ira Iosebashvili, Deepa Babington Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Exchange, Shoppers, Adobe Digital, Adobe Inc, Adobe, P, Costco, Nasdaq, P Retail, PwC, Deloitte, Running, Thomson, & $ Locations: New York City, U.S

While the S&P 500 index (.SPX) ended little changed, the Amplify Online Retail ETF climbed 0.4% and the broader SPDR S&P Retail ETF gained about 0.7%. The SPDR S&P Retail ETF, which has net assets of $396.6 million, recorded weekly outflows of $115.6 in the week ended on Wednesday, according to data from Lipper. Still, the bulk of 2023 returns for investors in U.S. retail ETFs have come in recent weeks. The VanEck Retail ETF (RTH.O) has generated half of its 12.8% year-to-date gains in the last two months. But Thomas Hayes, chair at Great Hill Capital LLC in New York, anticipates better-than-expected gains in retail stocks this holiday season.

Persons: Vincent Alban Acquire, Michael Ashley Schulman, Schulman, Thomas Hayes, Suzanne McGee, Lananh Nguyen, Josie Kao Organizations: Woodbury, REUTERS, Exchange, P Retail, Retailers, National Retail Federation, Walmart, United Auto Workers, Hollywood SAG, Running, Retail, Great, Capital, Thomson Locations: Central Valley , New York, U.S, New York

☆ Ark Investments sets 0.80% fee for proposed spot bitcoin ETF
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Suzanne Mcgee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Since 2021, the SEC has rejected multiple applications to issue spot bitcoin ETFs, arguing that the cryptocurrency market is vulnerable to manipulation. In August, a federal court ruled that the SEC wrongly rejected Grayscale Investments' application to convert its Bitcoin Trust into a spot bitcoin ETF. SEC chair Gary Gensler said last month that the SEC is evaluating as many as 10 spot bitcoin ETF proposals. The average fee levied on U.S. ETFs currently hovers around 0.54%, but Ark's proposed fee of 0.80% is significantly lower than the 2% that Grayscale currently charges investors on its spot bitcoin trust. If the SEC does approve some or all of the pending spot bitcoin ETF applications in early January, industry participants and analysts expect a fierce battle for market share to follow.

Persons: Cathie Wood, 21Shares, Gary Gensler, Ark's, It's, Suzanne McGee, Elaine Hardcastle Organizations: ARK Investment Management, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, SEC, Thomson Locations: Swiss

☆ Trading in Nvidia ETFs shows traders preparing for upbeat earnings
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Suzanne Mcgee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

In August, Nvidia stock soared to all-time highs after the company reported quarterly results. Tuesday's trading in the T-Rex NVDX reflects underlying optimism that Nvidia will deliver another blockbuster earnings report after the market close. Although its price has fallen, reflecting the decline in Nvidia's shares, trading volume has soared to 86 million shares, compared with an average of 26 million. On Wednesday morning, traders will be trading the ETFs based not on the immediate response to the earnings but on Wednesday's activity. "We've seen a 400% jump in average daily trading volume on the day ahead of and following Nvidia's earnings releases," he added.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, it's, Scott Acheychek, Rex NVDX, Direxion, Ed Egilinsky, NVDU, Egilinsky, Greg Bassuk, Suzanne McGee, Matthew Lewis Organizations: NVIDIA, REUTERS, Nvidia, Rex, NVIDIA Daily Target ETF, AXS Investments, Thomson Locations: New York, Providence , Rhode

☆ Argentine ETF trading surges after election, led by small investors
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Suzanne Mcgee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The Global X MSCI Argentina ETF , which offers exposure to a basket of the country's most liquid stocks, soared more than 13% on Monday and hit its highest level since September. While the South American country's markets are closed on Monday for a local holiday, U.S.-listed shares of Argentinian companies also surged in U.S. trading. The gains for the ETF came through large amounts of small trades, Todd Sohn, an ETF analyst at Strategas in New York, said. By mid-morning, the value of trading in the ETF had topped $11 million, compared with average of about $1 million a day throughout 2023. "These small country funds are ideal vehicles for small day traders who jump on events" like Sunday's presidential election in Argentina, Sohn said.

Persons: Agustin Marcarian, Argentina's Javier Milei, Todd Sohn, Sohn, Suzanne McGee, Megan Davies, Andrew Heavens Organizations: REUTERS, Argentina ETF, Management, Inc, U.S, Banco, Grupo Financiero, Thomson Locations: Buenos Aires, Argentina, American, New York, ARGT, Grupo Financiero Galicia

☆ Amplify rolls out first SOFR-based ETF for income seekers
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Suzanne Mcgee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The Amplify Samsung SOFR ETF , which debuted Wednesday, is the first ETF to track SOFR, the overnight interbank lending rate that has emerged as the U.S. replacement for the now-defunct Libor gauge of overnight borrowing interest costs. The new fund's launch comes amidst a wave of enthusiasm for ultra-short term fixed income ETFs, as yields on products throughout the fixed income spectrum have risen to multi-year highs following an aggressive rate hiking cycle by the Federal Reserve. "It wasn't until this year that rate-driven products became priorities," said Bill Belden, president of Amplify. Flows into money market and ultra-short term products account for about 36% of all inflows into fixed income ETFs this year, though the category represents only 15% of all fixed income ETF assets, according to Matthew Bartolini, head of product research at State Street Global's SPDR Americas ETF division. Belden said that a large institutional investor has provided seed capital of $50 million for the new ETF.

Persons: Yves Herman, Bill Belden, Matthew Bartolini, SOFR, Belden, Suzanne McGee, Ira Iosebashvili, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: Samsung, REUTERS, ETF, Federal Reserve, Thomson Locations: Brussels, Diegem, Belgium, U.S, Americas

☆ China-linked ETFs draw bullish options bets ahead of Biden-Xi meet
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Saqib Iqbal Ahmed | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., November 15, 2023. Other large China-focused ETFs, including the iShares MSCI China ETF (MCHI.O), KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (KWEB.P), also showed upbeat options activity, according to Trade Alert data. "It certainly seems that there is generally bullish positioning ahead of the meeting," said Steve Sosnick, chief strategist at Interactive Brokers, noting that the positions had been built up over several days. Reuters GraphicsInvestors' nascent enthusiasm for Chinese stocks is at odds with how these ETF's have performed this year. Daniel Kirsch, head of options at Piper Sandler, said recent bullish options flows into KWEB may be to do with a combination of enthusiasm ahead of the Biden-Xi meeting as well as results from Chinese e-commerce companies JD.com and Alibaba .

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Joe Biden's, Xi Jinping, Steve Sosnick, Biden, Xi, Sosnick, Daniel Kirsch, Piper Sandler, JD.com, Kirsch, Saqib Iqbal Ahmed, Suzanne McGee, Ira Iosebashvili, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, U.S, iShares, KraneShares CSI China Internet, Interactive, Federal, Economic Cooperation, Reuters Graphics Investors, Research, Biden, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, China, KraneShares, San Francisco, Asia

☆ Asset manager GMO's first ETF will focus on 'quality' companies
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Suzanne Mcgee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Nicholas Roberts/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 13 (Reuters) - GMO LLC, the asset management firm co-founded by veteran investor Jeremy Grantham, will launch its first exchange-traded fund (ETF) on Wednesday. Holdings in GMO's quality stock-focused mutual funds include companies like Microsoft (MSFT.O), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) and Apple (AAPL.O). About 22% of all inflows into ETFs this year have been to active ETFs, which represent only 7% of total ETF assets, according to Todd Sohn, an ETF analyst at Strategas. The fund will be managed by Tom Hancock, who has been running a $7.9 billion mutual fund with a similar focus, the GMO Quality III , since 2009. The GMO launch is the second steered to market by the Goldman Sachs ETF Accelerator, which offers asset managers consulting advice on each stage of the launch process.

Persons: Jeremy Grantham, Nicholas Roberts, Johnson, Todd Sohn, Tom Hancock, Goldman Sachs, Hancock, Suzanne McGee, Ira Iosebashvili, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: Pace University, REUTERS, Quality, Holdings, Microsoft, Apple, CFRA Research, Goldman, Thomson Locations: Oxford, New York

☆ Fidelity rolls out suite of new ETFs, slashes fees
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Suzanne Mcgee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Nov 13 (Reuters) - Fidelity launched a group of six new exchange-traded funds (ETFs) Monday and announced sharp reductions on management fees on nearly a third of its total ETF lineup, kicking off what analysts expect to be another strong week for ETF debuts. So far this year, asset managers have launched 419 ETFs, according to Morningstar Direct, taking 2023 a step closer toward breaking the 2021 record of 475 new ETFs. The move will boost Ark's lineup from eight ETFs to a total of 15. The Fidelity products offer fees of 18 basis points to 28 basis points, compared with an average fee of around 63 basis points for actively managed ETFs, according to Bryan Armour, mutual fund analyst at Morningstar. "These are very, very substantial reductions, and the new fees are very low," said Armour.

Persons: John Hooson, Harriman, Bryan Armour, Suzanne McGee, Ira Iosebashvili, Deepa Babington Organizations: Fidelity, Morningstar, Invest, 21Shares, Brown, Thomson

☆ BlackRock plans for ethereum trust fuel speculation about ETF filing
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Suzanne Mcgee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BlackRock registered the iShares Ethereum Trust as a Delaware statutory trust on Thursday. Earlier this year, BlackRock registered a bitcoin trust in the same manner and a week later filed an application with the SEC to launch a spot bitcoin ETF. BlackRock declined to comment on the trust's creation or on any plans for an ETF filing. To date, roughly a dozen ETF providers have filed to create spot bitcoin ETFs, or convert existing products into spot ETFs, helping fuel the recent rally in the cryptocurrency. Several other ETF providers that have applied for spot bitcoin ETFs also have sought SEC approval for spot ether ETFs, including Ark Investment Management, Invesco and VanEck.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Bitcoin, Gary Gensler, Suzanne McGee, Ira Iosebashvili, David Evans Organizations: BlackRock, New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, SEC, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, Ark Investment Management, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Delaware

☆ Gold mining ETFs fail to keep pace with benchmark bullion fund
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Suzanne Mcgee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The SPDR Gold Shares ETF (GLD.P), which tracks the price of gold, has rallied 9.82% this year, driven by concerns about inflation and economic growth as well as geopolitical turbulence. Yet those gains have not been reflected in the share prices of gold miners: the iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF (RING.O) and the VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX.AX), which track the shares of gold producers, are up only 2.28% and 1.7% respectively. "Gold prices can only help so much, if you can't produce the gold in the first place," said Islam. Even Barrick Gold, which reported a 3% gain in gold production in the third quarter, said overall output in 2023 won't meet expectations. "Investors seem very wary of stocks as a whole, and gold miners have been tracking that rather than what's happening in gold itself," said Casanova.

Persons: Shannon Stapleton, Imaru Casanova, Casanova, Roxanna Islam, George Milling, Stanley, Suzanne McGee, Ira Iosebashvili Organizations: United States West Point Mint, REUTERS, Gold Miners, World Gold, Gold, Newmont Corp, State Street Global Advisors, Barrick, Thomson Locations: West Point , New York, Mexico

☆ Qraft rolls out latest AI-driven ETF with South Korea's LG
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Suzanne Mcgee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Nov 7 (Reuters) - Qraft Technologies on Tuesday launched its fifth exchange-traded fund (ETF) that relies on artificial intelligence to select holdings, continuing its expansion of the niche AI ETF market. The LG Qraft AI-Powered U.S. Large-Cap Core ETF will combine Qraft's existing AI models with additional AI-powered forecasting tools developed by LG (003550.KS), the South Korean electronics conglomerate. LG AI Research, a division of LG, has been applying artificial intelligence to everything from supply and demand forecasting to raw materials purchasing decisions. Qraft is a financial technology firm based in Seoul, South Korea that has developed and launched a suite of AI-powered ETFs traded on U.S. exchanges. LG AI Research's 260-person engineering team adds large language modeling tools, he said, referring to artificial intelligence tools that are trained to recognize, understand and analyze text.

Persons: Francis Oh, Suzanne McGee, Michelle Price, Rod Nickel Organizations: Technologies, LG, Research, Asia Pacific, Morningstar Direct, Management, Thomson Locations: Seoul, South Korea

☆ Global assets in spot bitcoin ETFs hit $4.16 billion - CoinGecko
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Suzanne Mcgee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 3 (Reuters) - Global assets invested in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tied to the spot price of bitcoin now total $4.16 billion, according to CoinGecko, a cryptocurrency data and analysis company. Nearly half of that sum, or $2 billion, is invested in the seven spot bitcoin ETFs that have been launched in Canada since 2021. Canada also is home to the single largest of the 20 ETFs, the Purpose Bitcoin ETF , which has $819.1 million in assets. The SEC has so far denied all spot bitcoin ETF applications, saying applicants have not shown they can protect investors from market manipulation. There's fierce debate about the potential size of the U.S. spot bitcoin ETF market, with estimates starting at $1 billion or more in first-day demand.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Suzanne McGee, Mark Potter Organizations: REUTERS, Global, United States Securities, Exchange Commission, SEC, Thomson Locations: bitcoin, Canada, U.S, Jersey, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Brazil, Australia

☆ Cryptoverse: As good as gold? Spot bitcoin ETFs aim to whip up US demand
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Suzanne Mcgee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Mainstream investment giants such as BlackRock (BLK.N) and Fidelity, as well as crypto-focused firms like Grayscale, have filed applications for spot bitcoin ETFs. U.S. crypto firm NYDIG estimates demand for a spot bitcoin ETF at around $30 billion. Their calculation compares the sizes of the gold and bitcoin ETFs - $210 billion versus $28.8 billion, respectively - and adjusts them for their relative volatility. BlackRock declined to comment on its pending spot bitcoin ETF, other than to confirm that it is still awaiting final SEC approval. His forecast is based on how demand evolved in smaller markets where spot bitcoin ETFs already exist, such as Canada.

Persons: Dado, Dave Mazza, George Gagliardi, cryptocurrencies, bitcoin, Todd Sohn, Steven McClurg, Crypto, Matthew Sigel, Matthew Hougan, Steve Sosnick, Suzanne McGee, Ira Iosebashvili, Michelle Price Organizations: REUTERS, Roundhill Investments, Fidelity, U.S . Securities, Exchange, Coromandel Wealth Management, Strategas Securities, Boston Consulting, BlackRock, SEC, Bitwise Investments, Interactive, Thomson, Reuters Locations: U.S, BlackRock, Lexington , Massachusetts, Canada

☆ Goldman Sachs Asset Management launches new defined outcome ETFs
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Suzanne Mcgee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A Goldman Sachs sign is seen at the New York Stock Exchange April 21, 2010. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 26 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) has launched a pair of defined outcome exchange-traded funds (ETFs), a group of products that use options strategies to offer upside exposure to stocks while cushioning downside risk. The new funds - the Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Core Premium Income (GPIX.O) and the Goldman Sachs Nasdaq 100 Core Premium Income ETF (GPIQ.O) - will use an options overlay strategy to limit downside risk and generate income, said Michael Crinieri, global head of ETFs at GSAM. Defined outcome products are a relatively new corner of the ETF landscape, although the options strategies themselves are well established. "We started looking at developing enhanced income products like these in 2005," said Monali Vora, head of wealth investment solutions at GSAM.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Brendan McDermid, Michael Crinieri, Crinieri, Monali Vora, Morningstar, GSAM, Suzanne McGee Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Goldman, Morningstar Direct, Thomson

But bitcoin fell sharply after a Fox Business reporter said on the social media platform X that BlackRock denied the report. loadingBlackRock later confirmed to Reuters that "the iShares Bitcoin ETP application is still under review by the SEC." "Crypto markets have just shown how sensitive they are to any potential good news, with their premature rally today on rumors of the approval of a spot bitcoin ETF," said Ben Laidler, global markets strategist at eToro. Crypto markets have been awaiting news on several pending spot bitcoin ETF applications, which, if approved, are widely expected to drive investment in the sector. The SEC has denied all spot bitcoin ETF applications on the grounds applicants have not shown they can protect investors from market manipulation.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, bitcoin, Ben Laidler, Joseph Edwards, Lucas Kiely, Tom Wilson, Elizabeth Howcroft, Hannah Lang, Suzanne McGee, Tommy Reggiori Wilkes, Sharon Singleton, Josie Kao Organizations: REUTERS, BlackRock, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, Fox Business, Reuters, SEC, Securities, Columbia, Thomson Locations: WASHINGTON, London, Washington

☆ The Best Stock-Fund Managers for the Past Year—and How They Did It
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Suzanne Mcgee | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Simplify Asset Management to roll out ETFs based on AI-driven stockpicking
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Suzanne Mcgee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Oct 12 (Reuters) - Simplify Asset Management plans to roll out three new exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that rely on artificial intelligence rather than human beings to select portfolio holdings, adding to a nascent sub-sector that has so far delivered underwhelming results for investors. "A large portion of the investment community remains wary of putting their money into a product that depends on algorithms," Sohn said. The largest fund in this $673.5 million slice of the $7 trillion market for U.S. ETFs is the WisdomTree U.S. AI Enhanced Value Fund (AIVL.P), with net assets of $363.4 million. "I'm not sure the technology is there yet, or that it's speaking to investors,” said Bryan Armour, an ETF analyst at Morningstar. Read NextReporting by Suzanne McGee; Editing by Ira Iosebashvili and Chris ReeseOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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☆ The Top Stock Funds Over the Past Year Had One Thing in Common: Nvidia
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( Suzanne Mcgee | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Valkyrie Funds halts ethereum purchases for exchange-traded fund
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Suzanne Mcgee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A representation of cryptocurrency Ethereum is placed on a PC motherboard in this illustration taken June 16, 2023. "The Fund will not purchase ether futures contracts until the effectiveness of an amendment to the Fund’s registration statement contemplating the addition of ether futures contracts to the principal investment strategy of the Fund," Valkyrie said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. "Until such time, the Fund will unwind any existing positions in ether futures contracts." Valkyrie announced Thursday it had received the green light to acquire ethereum futures contracts as part of the conversion of an existing ETF tied only to Bitcoin to include ethereum. Separately, VanEck, ProShares and Invesco all have filed to list a variety of ETFs tied to ethereum.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Valkyrie, Suzanne McGee, Chris Reese Organizations: REUTERS, Financial, Strategy, Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, Traders, Thomson Locations: ethereum

☆ Valkyrie Funds to add 'ether' futures in exchange-traded fund after SEC approval
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Suzanne Mcgee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 28 (Reuters) - Investment manager Valkyrie Funds LLC has begun adding ethereum futures to its existing Bitcoin futures exchange-traded fund, after getting the green light from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the company said on Thursday. The renamed Valkyrie Bitcoin and Ether Strategy ETF (BTF.O) will launch on Monday, Valkyrie's chief investment officer Steven McClurg told Reuters. Rival asset managers VanEck and ProShares are looking to offer pure ether futures ETFs, in contrast to Valkyrie's hybrid ETF. The SEC's decision to drop long-held objections to ether futures ETFs is a boost for the crypto industry, which has been pushing the agency to expand the types of crypto ETFs they can offer. Media reports that the SEC was poised to approve ether futures ETFs appears to have been boosting the token's price.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Bitcoin, Steven McClurg, McClurg, VanEck, Steve Sosnick, Suzanne McGee, Michelle Price Organizations: REUTERS, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, SEC, Strategy, Reuters, Media, Interactive, Thomson

In volatile trading, the U.S.-listed shares of several cannabis firms rose immediately after the Senate vote. Investors expected it to exit the banking committee. An earlier version of the bill, the SAFE Banking Act, had failed to secure a Senate vote despite being passed seven times by the U.S House of Representatives. As a result, legal cannabis companies are denied access to financial services. To get it through the Senate banking committee is a major achievement," Boris Jordan, billionaire founder of Curaleaf Holdings, said in an interview.

Persons: Chris Wattie, Jesse Redmond, Redmond, We've, it's, Boris Jordan, Jordan, Chibuike Oguh, Suzanne McGee, Michelle Price, Lance Tupper, Bill Berkrot Organizations: Canopy Growth Corporation, REUTERS, U.S, U.S . Senate, Aurora, Cronos, SNDL Inc, Curaleaf Holdings, Tilray, Cannabis ETF, Cannabis, Tower Research, Investors, SAFE, Thomson Locations: Smiths Falls , Ontario, Canada, U.S, New York, Bengaluru

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