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Bitwise Launches ETF of Firms Holding Over 1K Bitcoin, Strategy Takes a 20% Weighting
New ETF tracks public companies holding at least 1,000 bitcoin.
Mar 11, 2025, 1:55 p.m.
What to know:
- Bitwise introduces a new ETF (OWNB) that tracks publicly traded companies holding at least 1,000 Bitcoin.
- The ETF rebalances quarterly, with top holdings including Strategy, MARA Holdings, and CleanSpark.
Bitwise Invest has launched the Bitwise Bitcoin Standard Corporations ETF (OWNB), an exchange-traded fund designed to track publicly traded companies that hold at least 1,000 bitcoin .
The index follows specific rules: companies must hold a minimum of 1,000 BTC, with holdings weighted based on the amount of bitcoin owned. The largest holding is capped at 20%, while companies with less than 33% of their assets in bitcoin are weighted at 1.5%. The index rebalances every quarter.
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According to Bitwise, publicly traded companies collectively held 591,817 BTC as of the end of 2024. The ETF, which will trade on NYSE Arca, has an expense ratio of 0.85%.
Bitwise has identified 70 public companies that currently hold bitcoin on their balance sheets.
The fund's top three holdings of the ETF include Strategy (20.87%), MARA Holdings (12.12%), and CleanSpark (6.26%).
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