What Are the Risks?
All investments involve risks, including possible loss of principal. Before you invest, for more complete information about the Funds, you should carefully read each Fund's prospectus.
The Funds are not an investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act), and therefore are not subject to the same regulatory requirements as mutual funds or ETFs registered under the 1940 Act. The Funds are not commodity pools for purposes of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and accordingly are not subject to the regulatory protections afforded by the CEA.
Competitive pressures may negatively affect the ability of the Funds to garner substantial assets and achieve commercial success.
Each Fund is a passive investment vehicle and is not actively managed, meaning it does not manage its portfolio to sell Digital Assets at times when its price is high, or acquire Digital Assets at low prices in the expectation of future price increases. Also, the Funds do not use any hedging techniques to attempt to reduce the risks of losses resulting from Digital Assets price decreases. The Funds are not leveraged products and do not utilize leverage, derivatives or similar instruments or transactions. The Fund's Shares are not interests or obligations of the Funds' Sponsor or its affiliates, and are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency.
If the process of creation and redemption of Creation Units encounters any unanticipated difficulties, the possibility for arbitrage transactions by Authorized Participants intended to keep the price of the Shares closely linked to the price of Digital Assets may not exist and, as a result, the price of the Shares may fall or otherwise diverge from NAV.
EZBC
This not a direct investment in bitcoin, but rather, an exchange-traded product that invests in bitcoin.
The Fund holds only bitcoin and cash and is not suitable for all investors. The Fund is not a diversified investment and, therefore, is expected to be more volatile than other investments, such as an investment in a more broadly diversified portfolio. An investment in the Fund is not intended as a complete investment plan.
An investment in the Fund is subject to market risk with respect to the digital asset markets. The trading price of the bitcoin held by the Fund may go up and down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. The value of the Fund's Shares relates directly to the value of bitcoins, which has been in the past, and may continue to be, highly volatile and subject to fluctuations due to a number of factors. Extreme volatility in the future, including substantial, sustained, or rapid declines in the trading prices of bitcoin, could have a material adverse effect on the value of the Shares and the Shares could lose all or substantially all of their value.
Digital assets represent a new and rapidly evolving industry, and the value of the Fund's Shares depends on the acceptance of bitcoin. Due to the unregulated nature and lack of transparency surrounding the operations of digital asset exchanges, which may experience fraud, manipulation, security failures or operational problems, as well as the wider bitcoin market, the value of bitcoin and, consequently, the value of the Shares may be adversely affected, causing losses to Shareholders.
Digital asset markets in the U.S. exist in a state of regulatory uncertainty, and adverse legislative or regulatory developments could significantly harm the value of bitcoin or the Shares, such as by banning, restricting, or imposing onerous conditions or prohibitions on the use of bitcoins, mining activity, digital wallets, the provision of services related to trading and custodying bitcoin, the operation of the Bitcoin network, or the digital asset markets generally.
The Index price used to calculate the value of the Fund's bitcoin has a limited performance history and may be volatile, adversely affecting the value of the Shares. Moreover, the Index Administrator could experience system failures or errors. Errors in the Index data, computations and/or construction may occur from time to time and may not be identified and/or corrected for a period of time or at all, which may have an adverse impact on the Fund and the Shareholders. A temporary or permanent “fork” could adversely affect the value of the Shares. Shareholders should not expect to receive the benefits of any forks or “airdrops.”
The amount of bitcoin represented by each Share will decrease over the life of the Fund due to the sales of bitcoin necessary to pay the Sponsor's Fee and other Fund expenses. Without increases in the price of bitcoin sufficient to compensate for that decrease, the price of the Shares will also decline, and you will lose money on your investment in Shares.
Security threats to the Fund's account at the Bitcoin Custodian or Prime Broker could result in the halting of Fund operations and a loss of Fund assets or damage to the reputation of the Fund, each of which could result in a reduction in the value of the Shares.
EZET
This is not a direct investment in ether, but rather, an exchange-traded product that invests in ether.
The Fund holds only ether and cash and is not suitable for all investors. The Fund is not a diversified investment and, therefore, is expected to be more volatile than other investments, such as an investment in a more broadly diversified portfolio. An investment in the Fund is not intended as a complete investment plan.
An investment in the Fund is subject to market risk with respect to the digital asset markets. The trading price of the ether held by the Fund may go up and down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. The value of the Fund’s Shares relates directly to the value of ether, which has been in the past, and may continue to be, highly volatile and subject to fluctuations due to a number of factors. Extreme volatility in the future, including substantial, sustained or rapid declines in the trading prices of ether, could have a material adverse effect on the value of the Shares and the Shares could lose all or substantially all of their value.
Digital assets represent a new and rapidly evolving industry, and the value of the Fund’s Shares depends on the acceptance of ether. Due to the relative unregulated nature and lack of transparency surrounding the operations of digital asset exchanges, which may experience fraud, manipulation, security failures or operational problems, as well as the wider ether market, the value of ether and, consequently, the value of the Shares may be adversely affected, causing losses to Shareholders.
Digital asset markets in the U.S. exist in a state of regulatory uncertainty, and adverse legislative or regulatory developments could significantly harm the value of ether or the Shares, such as by banning, restricting or imposing onerous conditions or prohibitions on the use of ether, validation activity, digital wallets, the provision of services related to trading and custodying ether, the operation of the Ethereum network, or the digital asset markets generally.
The Index price used to calculate the value of the Fund’s ether has a limited performance history and may be volatile, adversely affecting the value of the Shares. Moreover, the Index Administrator could experience system failures or errors. Errors in the Index data, computations and/or construction may occur from time to time and may not be identified and/or corrected for a period of time or at all, which may have an adverse impact on the Fund and the Shareholders. A temporary or permanent “fork” in the Ethereum blockchain could adversely affect the value of the Shares. The Fund does not have the ability or intention to hold any asset (including any crypto asset) other than ether and cash. Shareholders may not receive the benefits of any forks or “airdrops.” Forks or airdrops may result in extraordinary expenses borne by the Fund.
The amount of ether represented by each Share will decrease over the life of the Fund due to the sales of ether necessary to pay the Sponsor’s Fee and other Fund expenses. Without increases in the price of ether sufficient to compensate for that decrease, the price of the Shares will also decline and you will lose money on your investment in Shares.
Security threats to the Fund’s account at the Ether Custodian or Prime Broker could result in the halting of Fund operations and a loss of Fund assets or damage to the reputation of the Fund, each of which could result in a reduction in the value of the Shares. The Fund will not stake the ether it holds, so an investment in the Fund’s shares will not realize the economic benefits of staking.
EZPZ
The Fund holds only bitcoin, ether and cash and is not suitable for all investors. The Fund is not a diversified investment and, therefore, is expected to be more volatile than other investments, such as an investment in a more broadly diversified portfolio. An investment in the Fund is not intended as a complete investment plan. The Fund issues a Schedule K-1.
An investment in the Fund is subject to market risk with respect to the digital asset markets. The trading price of the Digital Assets held by the Fund may go up and down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. The value of the Fund’s Shares relates directly to the values of the Digital Assets, which have been in the past, and may continue to be, highly volatile and subject to fluctuations due to a number of factors. Extreme volatility in the future, including substantial, sustained or rapid declines in the trading prices of the Digital Assets, could have a material adverse effect on the value of the Shares and the Shares could lose all or substantially all of their value.
Digital assets represent a new and rapidly evolving industry, and the value of the Fund’s Shares depends on the acceptance of the Digital Assets. Due to the relative unregulated nature and lack of transparency surrounding the operations of digital asset exchanges, which may experience fraud, manipulation, security failures or operational problems, as well as the wider Digital Assets markets, the value of the Digital Assets and, consequently, the value of the Shares may be adversely affected, causing losses to Shareholders.
Digital asset markets in the U.S. exist in a state of regulatory uncertainty, and adverse legislative or regulatory developments could significantly harm the value of the Digital Assets or the Shares, such as by banning, restricting or imposing onerous conditions or prohibitions on the use of the Digital Assets, mining activity, validation activity, digital wallets, the provision of services related to trading and custodying Digital Assets, the operation of the Bitcoin and Ethereum networks, or the digital asset markets generally.
The Underlying Index, as well as the index prices used to calculate the value of the Fund’s Digital Assets have limited performance history and may be volatile, and could experience calculation or other errors, in which case the Underlying Index price could fail to track the Digital Asset prices, which could adversely affect the value of the Shares. Moreover, the Index Administrator could experience system failures or errors. Errors in the Index data, computations and/or construction may occur from time to time and may not be identified and/or corrected for a period of time or at all, which may have an adverse impact on the Fund and the Shareholders. A temporary or permanent “fork” in the Bitcoin or Ethereum blockchains could adversely affect the value of the Shares. The Fund does not have the ability or intention to hold any asset (including any crypto asset) other than bitcoin, ether and cash. Shareholders may not receive the benefits of any forks or “airdrops.” Forks or airdrops may result in extraordinary expenses borne by the Fund.
The amounts of Digital Assets represented by each Share will decrease over the life of the Fund due to the sales of Digital Assets necessary to pay the Sponsor’s Fee and other Fund expenses including costs incurred in connection with rebalancing/reconstitutions of the Fund’s investments in accordance with the Underlying Index. Without increases in the price of Digital Assets sufficient to compensate for that decrease, the price of the Shares will also decline and you will lose money on your investment in Shares.
Security threats to the Fund’s account at the Digital Assets Custodian or Prime Broker could result in the halting of Fund operations and a loss of Fund assets or damage to the reputation of the Fund, each of which could result in a reduction in the value of the Shares. The Fund will not stake the Digital Assets it holds, so an investment in the Fund’s shares will not realize the economic benefits of staking.
The Fund will seek to add additional digital assets if the Underlying Index adds them. Due to potential timing differences in related regulatory approvals, the Fund performance may differ significantly from the Underlying Index performance during any times when the Fund is not yet invested in these additional digital assets.
The Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond to the Digital Assets exposure of the Underlying Index, and will not speculatively trade Digital Assets based on price movements.
Important Legal Information
Each Fund has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the Fund has filed with the SEC, when available, for more complete information about the Fund and this offering. You may obtain these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at sec.gov. It is also available on this website.
ETPs trade like stocks, fluctuate in market value and may trade at prices above or below the ETP’s net asset value. Brokerage commissions and ETP expenses will reduce returns. ETP shares may be bought or sold throughout the day at their market price (MP), not their Net Asset Value (NAV), on a recognized national securities exchange. Shares of ETPs are tradable on secondary markets and may trade either at a premium or a discount to their NAV. The Fund issues and redeems Creation Units on a continuous basis. Creation Units are only issued or redeemed in exchange for an amount of cash determined based on the price of buying/selling the number of bitcoins published in the daily basket. No Shares are issued unless the Fund’s prime broker has allocated to the Fund’s account the corresponding amount of bitcoin. Creation Units may be created or redeemed by Authorized Participants, who pay a transaction fee for each order to create or redeem Creation Units. The Shares will be sold to the public at prices that will reflect the price of bitcoin and the trading price of the Shares on the CBOE BZX exchange at the time of offer.
Franklin Holdings, LLC is the Funds’ Sponsor (the “Sponsor”). Franklin Distributors, LLC, an affiliate of the Sponsor, is the Funds’ marketing agent (the “Marketing Agent”).
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