Grayscale Expands Bitcoin ETF Lineup With Two New Products

Grayscale has launched two new Bitcoin-focused exchange-traded funds while simultaneously filing regulatory paperwork to convert its Digital Large Cap Fund to an ETF, signaling an expansion of the firm's product lineup as Wall Street continues its crypto push.

output: Grayscale is launching two new bitcoin-focused exchange-traded funds and filing to convert an existing private fund into an ETF, signaling an expansion of the asset manager's product lineup as Wall Street continues its push into crypto.

Grayscale announced Wednesday the launches of the Grayscale Bitcoin Covered Call ETF (BTCC) and the Grayscale Bitcoin Premium Income ETF (BPI). Both funds will offer investors two different ways to generate income from bitcoin’s price volatility with covered call-writing strategies. Both funds will distribute income to investors on a monthly basis.

BTCC will systematically write calls very close to spot prices, aiming to capitalize on bitcoin’s volatility to generate income. This strategy will prioritize delivering regular cash flows which will be distributed to shareholders. The new fund will also be positioned to collect payments for the written options, which could help cushion against market downturns.

But BPI will take a different approach by systematically writing calls with strike prices that are set "well out-of-the-money." This will allow investors to participate in a large portion of bitcoin’s potential price appreciation while still realizing some benefit from dividend income, creating a more balanced approach between growth and income.

Grayscale's new products come as the asset manager also disclosed it filed an S-3 registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to register an offering of securities of the Grayscale Digital Large Cap Fund as an exchange-traded fund. The filing follows a request by NYSE Arca to list the fund in October 2024.

The Grayscale Digital Large Cap Fund, which was launched in 2018, invests in a basket of major cryptocurrencies. It’s currently invested in bitcoin, ether, solana, XRP and cardano, among other tokens. The fund manages over $622 million in assets and is only available to accredited investors.

According to the S-3 filing, the fund will trade under the ticker "GDLC" and will keep the same structure as a passively managed investment vehicle that seeks to track the performance of the largest digital assets in the market.