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Gold and Precious Metals - Golds Breakout Continues in February by Joe Foster, Portfolio Manager and Strategist. With more than 30 years of gold industry experience,

Gold and Precious Metals – Golds Breakout Continues in February by Joe Foster, Portfolio Manager and Strategist. With more than 30 years of gold industry experience, Foster began his gold career as a boots on the ground geologist, evaluating mining exploration and development projects. Foster is Portfolio Manager and Strategist for the Gold and Precious Metals strategy.

Golds Breakout Continues in February

For the month ended February 29, 2016

Gold’s Bear Market is Over

We are willing to declare the gold bear market over. Is this the beginning of a new bull? Time will tell.

Since the Federal Reserve (the ”Fed”) raised the targeted federal funds rate on December 16, a number of changes have occurred in the markets that lead us to believe that one of the longest and deepest bear markets in the history of gold and gold equities may be over.

These changes include:

•    Waning conviction in the market regarding further Fed rate increases.
•    The U.S. dollar’s rise appears to have stalled.
•    Volatility and weakness in U.S. stock markets.
•    Strong gold prices despite seasonal weakness in Chinese demand.
•    Strong gold prices as oil and commodities have sunk to new lows.
•    Tremendous inflows to gold bullion exchange traded products (ETPs) and gold futures.
•    Technical breakout from an established downtrend.

Gold advanced $120.57 (10.8%) to $1,238.74 per ounce in February and is up $177.32 (16.7%) for the year [as of 2/29/16].

Growing Concerns About Global Financial Risks

Economic headwinds have escalated, from local occurrences in Asia and Europe to global concerns that now include the United States. The Institute for Supply Management’s (”ISM”) Non-Manufacturing Index fell more than expected in January and was weak in February as well. The U.S. has been in a manufacturing recession and the ISM reports suggest that the services sector, which makes up the bulk of the economy, is beginning to weaken.

Negative Interest Rates May Increase Gold’s Appeal

Worries about systemic financial risk have also escalated due to many European countries and the Bank of Japan employing negative interest rates on certain reserves. There are now trillions of dollars’ worth of sovereign bonds that trade at negative yields. Fed Chair Janet Yellen said recently that the Fed is evaluating whether negative rates are an option for monetary policy in the U.S. Meanwhile the president of the European Central Bank (”ECB”) has said the ECB is looking at expanding its stimulus. The Governor of the Bank of Japan (”BOJ”) stated last summer, ”If we judge that existing measures in the tool kit are not enough to achieve the goal, what we have to do is to devise new tools, rather than give up the goal.” If negative rates work their way into commercial deposits, it might undermine money market funds, pension funds, and the insurance and banking industries.

Negative rates may also increase gold’s appeal, as gold effectively has a better yield at 0% than negative rate accounts. The Wall Street Journal reports that in the month after the BOJ’s negative rate announcement, sales of personal safes rose as much as 250% in some stores. What we believe markets are telling central bankers in 2016 is that radical monetary policies have not produced positive results and that further financial engineering risks bringing down the financial system. So far this year, because of these concerns, gold has supplanted the U.S. dollar as the preferred safe haven investment.

South Africa Stands Out Among Gold Shares

Gold stocks are showing the leverage we expect in a positive gold market. The NYSE Gold Miners Index (GDMNTR) gained 36.1% in February while the Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners Index (MVGDXJTR) advanced 35.0%. While nearly all gold stocks have seen handsome returns this year, the South Africans have seen additional gains as a currency play, with some more than doubling this year in the wake of the collapse of the rand. We continue to see the geopolitical, operating, and other risks in South Africa as impediments to prudent investing. In addition, many of the highly levered (high cost and/or high debt) but lower quality companies have outperformed. It is not uncommon for short covering and momentum investing to propel low quality stocks in the early phase of a strong market.

What to Expect from Gold Miners in 2016

The junior gold stocks have lagged the larger producers, as evidenced by the 6.6% year-to-date underperformance of the MVGDXJTR relative to the GDMNTR. The performances of some of the mid-tier stocks have lagged as well. This lag is typical in the early phase of a newly rising market as investment flows start with the large companies. We expect the mid-tiers and smaller companies to outperform if gold continues higher.

By analyzing companies’ fourth quarter reporting, 2016 guidance, and our meetings at the Bank of Montreal (BMO) Global Metals and Mining Conference, we have a better idea of what to expect in 2016 from gold mining companies. We have commented frequently about efforts to help reduce costs across the industry. It looks like the cost cycle is nearing its low point, as some companies are expecting further declines in 2016 and others are guiding to slightly increase. It is now common for companies to carry all-in mining costs of less than $1,000 per ounce. Large companies that were the perennial leaders 20 years ago are reasserting their roles. Newmont, Barrick, AngloGold, and Newcrest are the super majors that fell out of favor as they became bloated bureaucratic behemoths in the bull market. After several years under new managements, they are in the process of downsizing to become leaner, more efficient and more profitable companies. Barrick is targeting all-in mining costs below $700 per ounce by 2020. At the same time, company reports indicate that Barrick expects production to decline from 6.1 million ounces (before asset sales) in 2015 to 4.5 million ounces in 2020. Barrick also intends to reduce its net debt to zero. We think these are lofty goals, but if successful, they would solidify Barrick’s leadership and potentially reset the bar for the industry.

Gold Strategy Review: A Focus on Value Creation

Historically our investment strategy has tended to underperform during downturns in the gold price and outperform in positive gold markets, generating strong performance over the long term. However, based on our years of experience following the gold industry, we find our performance, and that of most actively managed funds in general, to be surprising so far this year given the rising gold price environment.

The overriding theme of our investment criteria, which has not changed, is value creation. Companies create value by taking an essentially worthless piece of property and turning it into a gold mine. This is what motivated me as a geologist in the ’80s and ’90s and it drives me now as a fund manager. So why is this investment style performing differently in 2016?

To answer that question we have undertaken a portfolio review and here are our conclusions:

•    As we mentioned earlier, South African mining stocks are on fire despite the risk mentioned earlier, with some gaining more than 100% this year. In the past, we have avoided South African stocks due to geopolitical risk, union strife, difficult deep mining conditions, and an unreliable power grid.
•    Highly indebted supermajors have outperformed. The market no longer seems concerned with excessive debt. We have been avoiding these stocks.
•    Beaten down companies with high costs and/or no growth have outperformed. We have avoided these fundamentally flawed names.
•    Mid-tiers and juniors that are creating value through growth have underperformed due to market concerns over project financing or acquisitions. These concerns began early in 2015 and gained momentum at the beginning of 2016. Some of these companies may need additional capital if gold prices average around $1,100 or less. We have been overweight in these stocks.
•    We believe most of the companies that fall into the first three categories are unable to create value outside of their ongoing operations. However, until we see the market again rewarding companies that fit our investment style, we must adapt. We are not abandoning our quest for companies that create value, just toning it down. Here are the key portfolio developments that have been made as of the end of February.

Investment considerations:

•    We continue to avoid South Africa due to risks. The outperformance is largely a function of a collapse in the rand, which we now believe is priced into the stocks.
•    We have said that the supermajors have done a good job of paring down debt. We initiated a position in Newmont last year and we continue to view the large caps in a more positive light. With the operating improvements and financial discipline evident throughout the bear market, these large caps are again able to attract the big funds.
•    We will consider more operationally levered companies if the relative valuation is compelling. However, some of these companies are in need of an acquisition to maintain production. We will continue to underweight or avoid potential acquirers until they make a transformative acquisition.
•    We have adjusted our exposure to mid-tier growth names until we see the market take a more positive view. We are not avoiding these companies, as we believe they are now acquisition targets for the majors. We have increased exposure to Australian mid-tiers and juniors. There is a reemerging gold sector in Australia that doesn’t carry the same financing stigma of its global peers.

Our overall top-down allocations have not changed much. However, the strategy has more names, fewer overweights, and a few new names in the top 10. As we had indicated at yearend, we have reduced royalty companies to rotate into producing companies. The portfolio will remain more diversified until we gain the conviction to make larger bets. Also, our investment universe will expand if gold stays above the $1,200 per ounce threshold.

Finally, despite these challenges, we find all this market action very compelling. Seeing the movement in South African and other stocks reminds me of the early phase of the bull market that started in 2001.

Fed’s Rate Hike: The Straw Breaking the Camel’s Back?

To appreciate what is going on in the markets this year, we believe investors must use a perspective that takes into account the post-credit crisis economy. We believe that the post-crisis monetary tightening cycle did not begin with the first rate increase, as it did in past cycles. Tightening began when the Fed began ”tapering” its purchase of government bonds in late 2013. Once the Fed stopped buying bonds, it talked about raising rates. Then on December 16, 2015 it finally increased rates by 25 basis points. We see this as the modern tightening cycle and it has been going on for two years. The Atlanta Fed’s Wu-Xia Shadow Federal Funds Rate model measures an overall tightening in financial conditions that occurred while rates were artificially held around the zero-bound by central banks. The Wu-Xia calculation estimates there has been a tightening that is equivalent to a 3.19% rate rise over the last two years. An economy that, in our opinion, is overburdened with regulations, taxes, uncertainties, and misallocations of capital is unable to grow without monetary stimulus. The December 16 rate increase was the straw that is seemingly breaking the camel’s back.

Three areas that we believe have underpinned the stock market have diminished as this tightening cycle has progressed:

•    Companies that took on debt when corporate rates were lower to buy back stock.
•    Risk averse investors who moved out of treasuries and CDs into higher risk stocks and junk bonds to generate yield.
•    The sovereign wealth funds of energy producing countries who must sell stock to help support their economies.

Flows in to Gold Stock Reverse Course

As markets seem to have passed a potentially historic inflection point, it looks like the money that flowed out of gold and into stocks and corporate debt over the last five years is beginning to reverse course. When a little of this money flows into gold stocks, it can have a big impact. The market cap of the global gold industry is only $205 billion, which is roughly one third (36%) of the value of Apple. While gold stocks have performed well this year, when factoring in the higher gold price, Scotiabank figures stock valuations of the senior producers are lower now than they were a month ago. We find that the valuations of many mid-tier and junior stocks are even more compelling.

Gold Breaks Out of Technical Downtrend

Gold has broken a technical downtrend that was well established. Following gold’s crash in 2013, it traded in a declining $150 range that in December stood at $1,050 to $1,200 (see chart below). Gold has clearly broken out of this range and until we see a new technical pattern emerge, it will be difficult to discern a trend. The next major technical resistance is at $1,600, which was the support level before the crash in 2013. However, we believe reaching this level is unrealistic in 2016, barring some sort of black swan event. At some point during the first half of 2016, we expect gold to pull back and consolidate. At that point, the depth and duration of the correction will help determine whether this is a new positive trend. We believe gold will be driven by a heightened undercurrent of financial risk as a result of growing distrust of central bank policies, global economic malaise, and overall market turbulence. Layered onto this is additional uncertainty brought on by Middle Eastern turmoil and widespread discontent with political leadership as evidenced by the U.S. presidential race and the British referendum on EU membership.

Breaking the Technical Downtrend – Gold Price Per Ounce (USD)

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(Click to enlarge) Source: Bloomberg.

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Regulatory Crackdowns Fire Up in April Macro Uncertainty, Geopolitical Headwinds, and Bitcoin’s Fourth Halving Ethereum’s Most Anticipated Application

• Regulatory Crackdowns Fire Up in April

• Macro Uncertainty, Geopolitical Headwinds, and Bitcoin’s Fourth Halving

• The Arrival of Ethereum’s Most Anticipated Application

Macro Uncertainty, Geopolitical Headwinds, and Bitcoin’s Fourth Halving

April brought a challenging landscape for Bitcoin. Geopolitical tensions flared in the Middle East when Israel targeted the Iranian Consulate in Syria on the 1st of April. In an unprecedented response, Iran retaliated directly with a drone strike against Israel, intensifying hostilities. The event contributed to a decline in the stock market and a temporary pullback in Bitcoin’s price. As mentioned two weeks ago, although Bitcoin historically served as a safe haven during crises like the Russian Invasion of Ukraine, its response to Iran-Israeli escalation may have been adverse.

However, a closer look at the market reveals a more nuanced picture. The impact on Bitcoin was primarily felt in the futures market, where open interest peaked at $35 billion on the day of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) print, leading to significant liquidations when inflation came in hotter than expected for the fourth month running. Resilience in the labor market, coupled with strong domestic demand, is evidence that despite Fed efforts, the US is not yet in a position for rate cuts, which may pose further turbulence for risk-on assets. Encouragingly, long-term holders demonstrated resilience amidst escalating tensions. Unlike short-term fears reflected in futures markets, long-term holders increased their supply by 0.1% over the past week, for the first time since January, as the Israeli response seemingly coincided with a local bottom for long-term holder supply. This is a bullish signal, showcasing belief in the asset, irrespective of recent market activity. Nevertheless, we can see that BTC will continue to be stuck in the $60K – $70K range until we get more clarity on the macroeconomic and geopolitical front.

Figure 1: Bitcoin Short-Term Holder Supply vs. Long-Term Holder Supply

Source: Glassnode

Despite the macroeconomic headwinds, significant progress was made in the institutional adoption of Bitcoin. Despite a break in Blackrock’s Bitcoin ETF 71-day net inflow streak, the conclusion of the 90-day due diligence period for fund managers considering the spot ETFs revealed that over 100 institutions, such as BNY Mellon and Banco do Brazil, are exposed to Bitcoin. Morgan Stanley is also actively exploring allowing 15,000 brokers to provide this exposure to their clients. They also filed to broaden access to BTC ETFs by expanding it to 12 more funds, signifying the growing acceptance of Bitcoin by TradFi institutions. Finally, the launch of Bitcoin ETFs in Hong Kong marked a significant step towards adoption in Asia, potentially influencing other jurisdictions like South Korea, Japan, and Singapore to follow suit while expanding Bitcoin’s access to Hong Kong’s $1.15 trillion wealth management sector.

Beyond the market’s activity, April also marked a historic event for Bitcoin: the fourth halving, reducing Bitcoin’s annual inflation rate to below 1%, making it even scarcer than Gold. Historically, Bitcoin trades 50% down from its peak leading up to the halving. This year, Bitcoin defied historical trends, reaching a new all-time high prior to the halving, attributed to the surge in demand from the aforementioned US Bitcoin ETFs, coupled with ongoing technical advancements within the Bitcoin ecosystem, such as Ordinals, BRC-20s, and Runes, as touched upon in the last newsletter.

These advancements are transforming Bitcoin beyond its original vision as a purely decentralized payment network. The emergence of Ordinals and Runes has amplified on-chain activity, reflected in surging transaction fees. This is particularly beneficial for Bitcoin miners, who saw their block reward cut in half due to the halving. Higher transaction fees help compensate for this lost revenue, ensuring the continued security of the Bitcoin network. Notably, as shown in Figure 2, Bitcoin transaction fees made up 75% of Bitcoin miner revenue, soaring to $128 on the day of the halving. While the surge might have been driven by the desire to have a historical inscription, it does underscore the potential impact on miners’ revenue as Bitcoin’s on-chain ecosystem matures.

Figure 2: Bitcoin Miners Revenue

Source: 21.co on Dune

Launched in April, Runes Protocol offers a novel approach to creating fungible tokens on the Bitcoin network. It addresses inefficiencies associated with the BRC-20 standard, which have burdened the Bitcoin blockchain due to its inefficient data handling. Ultimately, Runes presents a key innovation that bolsters Bitcoin’s security budget by offering miners an alternative source of revenue, while reducing their dependence on block rewards. Runes has already rewarded miners with almost $150 million, impressively making up 80% of fees generated on the Bitcoin network on April 23, as shown below.

Figure 3: Share of Bitcoin Transaction Fees

Source: CryptoKoryo on Dune

While Bitcoin’s daily transaction volume surpassed 1 million, rivaling Ethereum’s activity, the initial excitement surrounding Runes might recede before a more long-term, sustainable surge in the network’s DeFi activity. The initial phase often focuses on meme-like tokens attracting rapid but fleeting interest. However, the development of sophisticated DeFi protocols like exchanges and Automated Market Makers (AMMs) will enhance Bitcoin’s application layer, streamlining token trading similar to what ERC-20/ERC-721 standards did for Ethereum. This paves the way for a more robust and mature DeFi ecosystem on Bitcoin, which we will closely monitor in the months to come.

Regulatory Crackdowns Fire Up in April

April saw the continued regulation-by-enforcement trend, cracking down on non-custodial infrastructure and the Ethereum ecosystem. On April 10, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sent Wells Notices to Uniswap and Consensys for alleged violation of federal securities law. Uniswap announced its intention to resolve this through court. The details of the SEC’s Wells Notice remain unclear. However, it could have been triggered by Uniswap’s pending revenue-sharing initiative, which has had a domino effect on the ecosystem. In the short term, the crackdown could dissuade protocols from following suit, which would have incentivized their users to stake and delegate their tokens for a share of the revenue.

On April 25, Consensys filed a lawsuit against the SEC for “unlawful seizure of authority,” arguing that Ethereum is not a security nor that MetaMask is a securities broker. The recent crackdown could put a strain on the crypto infrastructure industry in the short term, as it could severely disrupt the ecosystem while encouraging companies to explore alternative jurisdictions aside from the U.S. market.

Earlier in February, the SEC adopted rules that widened its interpretation of a dealer to include “as part of a regular business” in addition to the initial definition, “any person engaged in the business of buying and selling securities . . . for such person’s own account through a broker or otherwise.” The newly adopted rules have now triggered an outcry in the crypto community, deeming the legislation too broad, as it includes average market participants in cryptoasset liquidity pools (liquidity providers), who essentially have a very different role than a broker.

For example, liquidity providers on Uniswap can be anyone, given they have the capital to deposit and earn yield, unlike professional market makers in traditional finance whose responsibilities extend beyond that. Providing liquidity on Uniswap is open to anyone to enable permissionless markets, which makes this an important characterization due to the impact it could have on how DeFi functions in the US. While the ongoing crackdown could cause uncertainty in the short term within the Ethereum ecosystem, regulatory clarity will ultimately be reached in the long run, as we’ve seen on several counts of hurdles over the past few years.

Ethereum’s Most Anticipated Application of the Year is Live

EigenLayer is finally live on Ethereum’s mainnet. It’s a new primitive that allows ETH users to “re-stake” their existing staked ETH to validate the security of external networks. EigenLayer has been eagerly anticipated as it optimizes capital efficiency by allowing users to earn additional yield on top of their native staking rewards. Further, it allows younger protocols to borrow the security assurances of Ethereum, circumventing the need to bootstrap their own security from scratch. This translates to a more cost-efficient approach while simultaneously bolstering their decentralization. Nevertheless, the protocol comes with inherent risks.

By opting to earn additional yield, users, and validators subject themselves to heightened smart contract risks as they become exposed to the vulnerabilities of both Ethereum and the additional protocols relying on its security. Moreover, a large portion of ETH could end up being “re-staked” in EigenLayer instead of just validating the security of Ethereum, creating a problem of misalignment. Simply, some validators might opt to maximize their profits by pursuing strategies that prioritize short-term gains over the long-term security of the network. Additionally, the growing enthusiasm for the protocol suggests that a significant portion of the crypto economy might rely on Ethereum’s security. Currently, 15% of all staked ETH is allocated towards Eigen’s re-staking strategy. The continuation of this trend could lead to centralization, posing a risk as Ethereum might inadvertently become a single point of failure over a longer time horizon.

Wide-spread slashing is another concern. In essence, if a substantial amount of ETH is re-staked in a singular protocol, then a slashing event due to unintended or malicious behavior could significantly impact honest ETH stakers. Thus, Eigen proposed a slashing committee comprising esteemed ETH developers and trusted community members, empowered to veto such occurrences and safeguard Ethereum’s integrity.

The final risk concerns a new breed of tokens known as Liquid re-staking Tokens (LRTs), which operate atop EigenLayer. LRTs, akin to Liquid Staking Tokens (LSTs) issued by the established Lido Protocol in 2021, aim to unlock similar capital efficiency by allowing users to use their re-staked ETH as collateral for lending and borrowing. Given that re-staked ETH in Eigen can’t be used across DeFi platforms, users have turned to LRT protocols like Ether.fi and Renzo to seek higher levels of capital flexibility, with their re-staked assets. For context, LRTs grew exponentially by a factor of 28 throughout Q1, increasing from nearly 100K units to the current figure of 2.8M, as shown in Figure 4, illustrating its soaring demand.

Figure 4: Growth of Liquid re-staking Tokens (LRTs) on EigenLayer

Source: @hahahash on Dune

While LRTs can offer amplified gains through leveraged lending, they can also exacerbate losses, increasing systemic risk in market downturns. Since some LRT protocols can’t offer withdrawals yet, users may be forced to swap their LRT tokens on thinly traded secondary markets, intensifying their decline. Last week, we saw an instance of this risk manifest when Renzo’s ezETH lost its peg. This happened as the ETH derivative experienced heavy selling on various exchanges, causing it to trade at over a 75% discount compared to ETH. This coincided with the company facing scrutiny over its controversial token distribution plan, which is scheduled to launch on April 30.

All in all, the impact of EigenLayer is not to be understated, as the excitement surrounding the new primitive has propelled it to become the second-largest protocol on Ethereum by Total Value Locked (TVL), boasting an impressive $15.6B. This already eclipses the TVL of established players like Solana by fourfold, highlighting the immense adoption that EigenLayer is witnessing despite its brief existence. Further, the excitement building up to its launch since it unveiled its roadmap in March has propelled the Ethereum validator entry queue to its highest level since October. The queue now necessitates a minimum waiting period of 8 days before new validators can join the network, as seen below in Figure 5. Nevertheless, stay tuned as we prepare to release a more in-depth exploration of EigenLayer risks over the coming weeks.

Figure 5: Ethereum Validator Entry Queue in Days

Source: ValidatorQueue

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BTC1 är en bäst-i-klassen Bitcoin ETP utformad för benchmark-fokuserade långsiktiga investerare. ETC Group tillkännagav i förra veckan lanseringen av sin senaste börshandlade produkt (ETP) på Deutsche Börse XETRA. ETC Group Core Bitcoin ETP (ticker BTC1; ISIN DE000A4AER62) som har skräddarsytts specifikt för benchmarkmedvetna, långsiktiga köp-och-håll-investerare och globala institutionella investerare med utökade behov av likviditet och riskhantering. BTC1 kompletterar ETC Groups befintliga produktsortiment, som bland annat inkluderar den mest likvida och största krypto-ETP i Europa.

BTC1 är en bäst-i-klassen Bitcoin ETP utformad för benchmark-fokuserade långsiktiga investerare. ETC Group tillkännagav i förra veckan lanseringen av sin senaste börshandlade produkt (ETP) på Deutsche Börse XETRA. ETC Group Core Bitcoin ETP (ticker BTC1; ISIN DE000A4AER62) som har skräddarsytts specifikt för benchmarkmedvetna, långsiktiga köp-och-håll-investerare och globala institutionella investerare med utökade behov av likviditet och riskhantering. BTC1 kompletterar ETC Groups befintliga produktsortiment, som bland annat inkluderar den mest likvida och största krypto-ETP i Europa.

Viktiga höjdpunkter

  • Kostnadseffektiv: Med en Total Expense Ratio (TER) på 0,30 % erbjuder BTC1 en konkurrensfördel i kostnadseffektivitet.
  • Benchmark-fokuserad: BTC1 spårar det institutionella prisindexet för Bitcoin med CF Benchmarks, vilket säkerställer noggrannhet och tillförlitlighet vid spårning av Bitcoins prisrörelser.
  • Bredare och bredare primärmarknadslikviditet: Som den första reglerade globala spot-Bitcoin-produkten tillhandahåller BTC1 oöverträffad primärmarknadslikviditet, och överbryggar USA, Europa och Asien spot-BTC-likviditet under de handelsfönster som används av globalt, reglerat institutionellt kapital.
  • Tri-NAV-metodik: BTC1 introducerar en unik Tri-NAV-metodik, som erbjuder institutionella investerare ett utökat likviditetsfönster på primärmarknaden som täcker amerikanska, europeiska och asiatiska BTC-spotlikviditeter. Därför tillhandahåller emittenten, förutom börsens öppettider, tre prisbestämningar under dagen (istället för bara en) för att utöka den primära marknadens likviditet över ytterligare tidszoner. Detta innebär att institutionella investerare kan handla med sina innehav under den längsta perioden jämfört med alla andra reglerade Bitcoin spotinstrumement över hela världen på den primära marknaden. Som ett resultat kan BTC1 betraktas som den första globalt orienterade Bitcoin-spot-ETP.
  • Robust ETP-struktur: BTC1 använder samma betrodda produktstruktur som ETC Groups övriga produkter, inklusive tysk hemvist med primär notering på XETRA, 100 % fysisk uppbackning och full fungibilitet med det underliggande. Dessutom har BTC1 också en oberoende administratör, ett unikt ETP-strukturattribut som först introducerades av ETC Group 2020. Denna administratörsenhet har laglig vetorätt på alla tillgångar eller värdepappersrörelser hos ETP-utgivaren, övervakar depåbalanser och lägger totalt sett till ett extra lager säkerhet för emittentens produktekosystem.
  • Säker förvaringslösning: Tillgångar förvaras säkert hos Zodia Custody, en ledande europeisk institutionell leverantör av kylförvaring, med ett ramverk för efterlevnad och styrning av bankklass.

Varför benchmark och likviditet spelar roll

Bitcoins likviditet är enorm men fragmenterad över flera börser, vilket komplicerar prisbestämningen för investerare. CF Benchmarks har utvecklat det mest robusta riktmärket för att fånga och aggregera denna likviditet, BRR-indexet och dess amerikanska och asiatiska varianter – BRRY och BRRAP som tillsammans har blivit det mest använda riktmärket som används av reglerat institutionellt kapital, inklusive majoriteten av amerikanska spot-ETFer och CME Futures. BTC1 utnyttjar alla tre regionala varianter av detta riktmärke, vilket gör att institutionella investerare kan spåra Bitcoins rättvisa pris exakt och säkert. I slutändan, ger tillgång till tre likviditetspooler/värderingspoäng under 14 timmar (jämfört med värderingspunkt och ett 8-timmarsfönster för alla andra ETFer och ETPer globalt).

BTC1 tar itu med de likviditetsutmaningar som institutionella investerare står inför med befintliga Bitcoin ETPer, som är begränsade till traditionella börstider. Med Bitcoin-handel dygnet runt och Bitcoin Futures-handel 23/5, erbjuder BTC1 institutionella investerare en global och reglerad spot Bitcoin ETP, med för närvarande den bredaste primära marknadslikviditeten för Bitcoin ETPer globalt. Detta utökade likviditetsfönster förbättrar pristransparens och riskhanteringsförmåga för institutionella investerare.

Chanchal Samadder, produktchef på ETC Group, kommenterade, BTC1 representerar en betydande milstolpe i utvecklingen av Bitcoin-investeringsprodukter. Designad med benchmarkmedvetna och långsiktiga investerare i åtanke, erbjuder BTC1 en unik blandning av kostnadseffektivitet, noggrannhet och utökad primärmarknadslikviditet, vilket sätter en ny standard på Bitcoin ETP-marknaden.

Banar kontinuerligt vägen som Tysklands första Crypto ETP-utgivare

Tim Bevan, VD kommenterade: ETC Group vill vi driva kryptoinvesteringsbranschen framåt och lanseringen av BTC1 representerar ett unikt förslag. Med BTC1 tar vi ut den första globalt orienterade Bitcoin ETP på marknaden, med de utökade funktioner för likviditet och riskhantering som våra kunder behöver. Vi är stolta över att lansera ännu en marknad först och vi tror att BTC1 har potentialen att unikt betjäna institutionella investerare med klassens bästa egenskaper.

BTC1 kommer att kunna handlas på XETRA och många andra plattformar och kommer att läggas till HANetfs paneuropeiska ETP-distributionsplattform.

Nya tillägg till ETC Groups institutionella produktsortiment inkluderar ET32, den unika totalavkastningen Ethereum-satsning ETP kopplad till ett transparent insatsriktmärke, och DA20, den enda breda marknaden Crypto Basket ETP som spårar ett MSCI-riktmärke för digitala tillgångar bland de 20 bästa kryptovalutorna som det går att investera i.

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iShares Lithium & Battery Producers UCITS ETF USD (Acc) (LITM ETF) med ISIN IE000WDG5795, försöker följa STOXX Global Lithium and Battery Producers-index. STOXX Global Lithium and Battery Producers index spårar de största företagen i världen som är aktiva inom prospektering och brytning av litium eller produktion av litiumbatterier.

iShares Lithium & Battery Producers UCITS ETF USD (Acc) (LITM ETF) med ISIN IE000WDG5795, försöker följa STOXX Global Lithium and Battery Producers-index. STOXX Global Lithium and Battery Producers index spårar de största företagen i världen som är aktiva inom prospektering och brytning av litium eller produktion av litiumbatterier.

Den börshandlade fondens TER (total cost ratio) uppgår till 0,55 procent p.a. iShares Lithium & Battery Producers UCITS ETF USD (Acc) är den enda ETF som följer STOXX Global Lithium and Battery Producers index. ETFen replikerar det underliggande indexets prestanda genom samplingsteknik (köper ett urval av de mest relevanta indexbeståndsdelarna). Utdelningarna i ETFen ackumuleras och återinvesteras.

Denna ETF lanserades den 31 oktober 2023 och har sin hemvist i Irland.

Varför LITM?

  • Ger exponering för litiumindustrins tema genom litiumgruvarbetare, tillverkare av föreningar och tillverkare av litiumbatterier”
  • Exponering för aktierelaterade värdepapper från kvalificerade utvecklade och tillväxtmarknader litiumindustrin temaföretag
  • Syftar till att utesluta företag som klassificerats som icke-kompatibla av Sustainalytics Global Standards Screening (”GSS”), som tillhandahåller en bedömning av ett företags påverkan på intressenter och i vilken utsträckning ett företag orsakar, bidrar till eller är kopplat till brott mot internationella normer och standarder.

Investeringsmål

Fondens mål är att ge investerare en totalavkastning, med hänsyn till både kapital- och inkomstavkastning, vilket återspeglar avkastningen från STOXX Global Lithium and Battery Producers Index.

Handla LITM ETF

iShares Lithium & Battery Producers UCITS ETF USD (Acc) (LITM ETF) är en börshandlad fond (ETF) som handlas på Euronext Amsterdam.

Euronext Amsterdam är en marknad som få svenska banker och nätmäklare erbjuder access till, men DEGIRO gör det.

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