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3iQ Corp. (“3iQ”), the largest digital asset investment fund manager in Canada with more than C$2.2 billion in assets under management, today announced the launch of the 3iQ CoinShares Ether ETF (“Ether ETF” or the “ETF”). The ETF has closed its initial offering of units and will begin trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) today in Canadian dollars under the symbol ETHQ and in U.S. dollars under the symbol ETHQ.U.
The Ether ETF’s investment objectives are to seek to provide holders of units of the Ether ETF with (a) exposure to digital currency Ether and the daily price movements of the U.S. dollar price of Ether, and (b) the opportunity for long-term capital appreciation.
“The introduction of this new ETF format provides another way to efficiently invest in Ether. We believe 3iQ’s experience and knowledge in this area will help ETF investors achieve their goals while investing in this new technology. This ETF further solidifies 3iQ’s partnership with CoinShares” – Fred Pye, Chairman, and CEO of 3iQ.
Ether is the native digital asset to the Ethereum blockchain, a decentralized platform for money and new kinds of financial applications. The concept of Ethereum was developed in Canada in 2013 and subsequently launched by a group of technologists from all over the world. With a market capitalization of over C$375 billion as of April 22, 2021, Ether is the second-largest digital asset behind bitcoin.
About 3iQ Corp.
Founded in 2012, 3iQ is Canada’s largest digital asset investment fund manager with more than C$2.2 billion in assets under management. 3iQ was the first Canadian investment fund manager to offer a public bitcoin investment fund, The Bitcoin Fund (TSX: QBTC, QBTC.U), and a public Ether investment fund, The Ether Fund (TSX: QETH.UN, QETH.U). Most recently, 3iQ launched the 3iQ CoinShares Bitcoin ETF (TSX: BTCQ, BTCQ.U). 3iQ offers investors convenient and familiar investment products to gain exposure to digital assets. For more information about 3iQ and its digital asset investment funds, visit www.3iq.io or follow us on Twitter @3iQ_corp.