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Author: Admin | 2025-04-27
VanEck proposed an ETF that would track the performance of Gold and BTC mining. The ETF would not invest in digital assets directly or via derivatives. Notably, the SEC had denied a VanEck ETF in November that was supposed to hold BTC. Global investment manager VanEck has submitted an application to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the launch of a new exchange-traded fund (ETF) for tracking gold mining and Bitcoin (BTC) mining companies. VanEck has laid down the proposal for an ETF to track bitcoin and gold mining. According to a recent regulatory disclosure, the firm’s Gold and Digital Assets Mining ETF would essentially track the securities within an index tracking the performance of gold mining and digital assets mining businesses. The ETF would not invest in digital assets directly or via derivatives. However, the filing did not indicate a ticker or expense ratio. About VanEck’s proposed ETF crypto editor and analyst Sumit Roy said, “I think VanEck is just trying different things and seeing what sticks. It’s the equivalent of sticking bitcoin and gold into an ETF — a strategy that we’ve already seen employed and some people like.” The SEC document filed on March 3 would focus on securities in an index that reflects the performance of gold mining and digital assets mining firms. The recent proposal aligns with VanEck’s proposal released in December about gold and Bitcoin strategy ETF. The fund would be backed by futures contracts, exchange-traded products (ETPs), and other investments linked to gold and bitcoin. That said, it is notable that the SEC had denied a VanEck ETF in November that was supposed to hold BTC. Until now, the regulators have been apprehensive about a spot traded ETF. In early 2021 the US-based investment manager introduced its Digital Transformation ETF,
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