Purpose Investments Launches World’s First Actively Managed and Covered Call Cryptocurrency ETFs
November 30 2021 - 6:29AM
Purpose Investments Inc. (“Purpose Investments” or “Purpose”) today
announced the launch of the world’s first covered call and actively
managed cryptocurrency ETFs: Purpose Bitcoin Yield ETF, Purpose
Ether Yield ETF, and Purpose Crypto Opportunities ETF.
The Canadian-dollar-denominated ETF non-currency hedged units of
the yield ETFs will begin trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange
(“TSX”) today under the tickers: BTCY.B (Purpose Bitcoin Yield ETF)
and ETHY.B (Purpose Ether Yield ETF). The ETF units,
Canadian-dollar-denominated ETF non-currency hedged units, and
U.S.-dollar-denominated ETF non-currency hedged units of Purpose
Crypto Opportunities ETF will begin trading today under the
tickers: CRYP, CRYP.B, and CRYP.U, respectively. These launches
follow Purpose’s launch of Purpose Bitcoin ETF and Purpose Ether
ETF, the world’s first Bitcoin ETF and Ether ETF, respectively,
earlier in the year.
“We’re very excited to once again be a global leader in
delivering high-quality new crypto solutions to investors by
launching three new actively managed and option strategy yield
cryptocurrency ETFs,” says Som Seif, Founder and CEO at Purpose
Investments. “With these ETFs, we aim to expand the ways investors
can access crypto markets and generate the unique returns available
in this emerging asset class. These products will complement our
existing Bitcoin and Ether ETFs and provide a different form of
return-and-risk profiles for investors.”
Purpose Bitcoin Yield ETF, the world’s first Bitcoin yield ETF,
seeks to provide unitholders with monthly distributions and
long-term capital appreciation. The fund will achieve its
investment objectives primarily by obtaining exposure to Bitcoin
and by implementing a derivatives-based strategy in respect of
portfolio securities.
Purpose Ether Yield ETF, the world’s first Ether yield ETF,
seeks to provide unitholders with monthly distributions and
long-term capital appreciation. The fund will achieve its
investment objectives primarily by obtaining exposure to Ether and
implementing a derivatives-based strategy in respect of portfolio
securities.
Purpose Crypto Opportunities ETF, the world’s first actively
managed cryptocurrency ETF, seeks to provide unitholders with
long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in digital
assets and securities that provide exposure to digital
assets.
Purpose will act as manager of the cryptocurrency ETFs and
portfolio manager for Purpose Bitcoin Yield ETF and Purpose Ether
Yield ETF. Neuberger Berman Canada ULC (“Neuberger Berman”) will
act as the investment subadvisor for Purpose Crypto Opportunities
ETF.
“Purpose is a strong partner of Neuberger Berman in Canada, and
we are excited to be working together to launch the first actively
managed crypto ETF in the world,” says Frank Maeba, Managing
Director at Neuberger Berman. “We look forward to providing
investors access to a differentiated opportunity set while also
managing downside risks in this new asset class.”
Purpose Investments plans to launch additional ETF
classes for Purpose Bitcoin Yield ETF and Purpose Ether Yield
ETF later in the week. Mutual fund units will be available for all
three ETFs on December 1.
Purpose Investments is one of the largest digital asset managers
in the world, with a robust and innovative product suite including
the first Bitcoin and Ether ETFs in the world. The Purpose Bitcoin
ETF is available in four ETF series, including
Canadian-dollar-denominated ETF currency hedged units (TSX: BTCC),
Canadian-dollar-denominated ETF non-currency hedged units (TSX:
BTCC.B), U.S.-dollar-denominated ETF non-currency hedged units
(TSX: BTCC.U), Canadian-dollar-denominated ETF non-currency hedged
carbon offset units (a carbon-neutral purchase option) (TSX:
BTCC.J), and mutual fund units. Likewise, the Purpose Ether ETF is
available in mutual fund units and the same four ETF series,
trading under the tickers: ETHH, ETHH.B, ETHH.U, and ETHH.J.
For more information about Purpose Bitcoin Yield ETF, please
visit: www.purposeinvest.com/funds/purpose-bitcoin-yield-etf. For
more information about Purpose Ether Yield ETF, please visit:
www.purposeinvest.com/funds/purpose-ether-yield-etf. For more
information about Purpose Crypto Opportunities ETF, please visit:
www.purposeinvest.com/funds/purpose-crypto-opportunities-etf.
About Purpose Investments
Inc.
Purpose Investments Inc. is an asset management
company with more than $14 billion in assets under management.
Purpose Investments has an unrelenting focus on client-centric
innovation, and offers a range of managed and quantitative
investment products. Purpose Investments is led by well-known
entrepreneur Som Seif and is a division of Purpose Financial, an
independent technology-driven financial services company. For more
information, please visit www.purposeinvest.com.
About Neuberger Berman
Neuberger Berman, founded in 1939, is a private,
independent, employee-owned investment manager. The firm manages a
range of strategies—including equity, fixed income, quantitative
and multi-asset class, private equity, real estate and hedge
funds—on behalf of institutions, advisors and individual investors
globally. With offices in 25 countries, Neuberger Berman’s diverse
team has over 2,400 professionals. For seven consecutive years, the
company has been named first or second in Pensions &
Investments Best Places to Work in Money Management survey (among
those with 1,000 employees or more). In 2020, the Principles for
Responsible Investment (PRI) named Neuberger Berman a Leader, a
designation awarded to fewer than 1% of investment firms for
excellence in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices.
The PRI also awarded Neuberger Berman an A+ in every eligible
category for its approach to ESG integration across asset classes.
The firm manages $437 billion in client assets as of September 30,
2021. For more information, please visit website at www.nb.com.
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