Franklin Templeton launched its twin spot Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) exchange-traded fund (ETF) on Feb. 20, in keeping with a press launch.
The fund will commerce underneath the EZPZ ticker and is listed on Cboe. It tracks the twin value based mostly on the CF Institutional Digital Asset Index.
The index is weighted by market capitalization, allocating 82% to Bitcoin and 18% to Ethereum. As of Feb. 19. EZPZ holds 22.12 BTC and 123.55 ETH, custodied by Coinbase.
That is Franklin Templeton’s third crypto ETF, following the launches of the Franklin Bitcoin ETF (EZBC) and the Franklin Ethereum ETF (EZET) final 12 months.
As of Feb. 20, EZBC and EZET have registered $479.6 million in internet flows since their launches, based mostly on Farside Buyers information.
Aiming for a broad index
David Mann, international head of ETF product and capital markets at Franklin Templeton, stated in a assertion:
“EZPZ presents a handy and low-cost approach to achieve publicity to the 2 most established and largest blockchain ecosystems. Within the longer-term, the ETP intends so as to add any new cash as they develop into eligible for index inclusion. It’s our hope this ETP evolves to signify beta for crypto.”
Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart famous that EZPZ “will finally” be a crypto index ETF because the US Securities and Change Fee (SEC) greenlights extra digital belongings within the ETF wrapper.
The EZPZ listed for buying and selling lower than one week after Hashdex’s twin crypto ETF NCIQ was listed on the Nasdaq, which Seyffart additionally believes will develop into a crypto index ETF.
The SEC delayed the choice on Franklin Templeton and Hashdex’s funds on Nov. 20, 2024, however ultimately accredited each on Dec. 20, 2024, roughly three weeks earlier than the knowledgeable deadline of Jan. 6, 2025.
