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TORONTO – April 19, 2021(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – 3iQ Corp. (“3iQ”) is pleased to announce that it has filed and obtained a receipt for a final prospectus for the 3iQ CoinShares Ether ETF (the “Ether ETF”) with the securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces and territories of Canada.
The Ether ETF’s investment objectives are to provide holders of units of the Ether ETF with: (a) exposure to the 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.
Units of the Ether ETF will, subject to the Ether ETF satisfying the Toronto Stock Exchange’s (the “TSX”) original listing requirements, trade on the TSX in Canadian dollars under the symbol “ETHQ” and in U.S. dollars under the symbol “ETHQ.U”.
3iQ is the investment manager and portfolio manager of the Ether ETF.
About 3iQ Corp.
Founded in 2012, 3iQ is Canada’s largest digital asset investment fund manager with more than C$2.25 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). 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.
Contact Information
Fred Pye – Chairman and CEO
E: fred.pye@3iQ.ca
P: +1 (416) 639-2130