ETC Group: Europe’s First Metaverse Thematic ETF Lists on London Stock Exchange
17 Marzo 2022 - 5:28AM
Business Wire
ETC Group and HANetf are delighted to announce, through their
partnership, ETC Group Global Metaverse UCITS ETF (ticker:
METR). The new Metaverse ETF lists today on the London Stock
Exchange and will be passported for sale across Europe, making it
Europe’s first metaverse ETF.
METR provides European investors access to this wide-scale and
long-term investment opportunity megatrend. The ETF will track the
Solactive ETC Group Global Metaverse Index. Solactive is a
cutting-edge index provider that uses leading alternative data and
methods such as Artificial Intelligence and state-of-the-art
calculation engines to develop custom indexes.
While still in its infancy, the Metaverse has already attracted
billions of dollars of investment, with the potential of $8.3
trillion total consumer expenditure in the US alone and a potential
market size of $12 trillion globally - according to banks, Morgan
Stanley1 and Goldman Sachs2.
METR will provide pure-play exposure to the Metaverse industry,
composed of companies active in VR/AR, 3D graphics, semiconductors,
high-speed wireless communications, online gaming, video streaming,
blockchain technologies including NFTs and digital land, and
connected cloud, file, and data storage.
This is the second thematic UCITS ETF from the ETC Group in
collaboration with HANetf, following the ETC Group Digital Assets
& Blockchain Equity UCITS ETF (ticker: KOIN). This ETF provides
pure-play exposure to digital assets and blockchain ecosystem
companies such as cryptocurrency miners and cryptocurrency trading
and exchanges. ETC Group and HANetf have also previously worked
together to launch 100% physically backed cryptocurrency
exchange-traded products (ETCs) to Europe’s major exchanges.
Bradley Duke, Founder and Co-CEO of ETC Group said: “The
Metaverse has been hard for investors to avoid. It has gone from an
obscure, theoretical idea to being variously described as
everything from the evolution of virtual reality to the next
iteration of the internet. Our ETF will allow investors to gain
exposure to this exciting investment opportunity.”
Hector McNeil, co-CEO and co-Founder of HANetf commented:
“We are proud to have worked with ETC Group to provide another
European market first, this time in the form of a Metaverse ETF. As
Europe’s most extensive thematic ETF issuer, this is an exciting
fund to add to our roster. Our partnership with ETC Group has had a
great track record so far, with the launch of the Digital Assets
& Blockchain Equity UCITS ETF and some of Europe’s most liquid
and most successful crypto physically backed ETCs.”
Timo Pfeiffer, Chief Markets Officer at Solactive, stated:
“Progressing technology and rising computation power are
reshaping our daily lives. We are starting to see unimaginable
worlds in virtual spaces, and the Metaverse is the next stage of
this landscape. With our spirit of innovation, we aim at delivering
the latest trends in investing to our clients and we are happy that
ETC Group and HANetf share this mindset with us and launched such a
cutting-edge product.”
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When you trade ETFs your capital is at risk. The technology
relating to the Metaverse is new and developing and the risks
associated with digital assets may not fully emerge until the
technology is widely used. Disclaimer:
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About ETC Group
ETC Group develops innovative digital asset-backed securities
including BTCetc - ETC Group Physical Bitcoin (BTCE) and ETHetc -
ETC Group Physical Ethereum (ZETH) which are listed on European
exchanges including XETRA, Euronext, SIX, AQUIS UK and Wiener
B�rse. ETC Group launched the world’s first centrally cleared
Bitcoin exchange traded product (ETP) in June 2020 on Deutsche
B�rse XETRA, Europe's largest ETF trading venue. ETC Group is
continuously working on expanding its suite of institutional-grade
cryptocurrency backed ETPs, providing investors the opportunity to
gain exposure to Bitcoin, Ethereum, Cardano, Solana and other
popular digital assets on major European stock exchanges. ETC
Group’s securities are marketed to professional investors by
HANetf.
About HANetf
HANetf is an independent provider of UCITS ETFs, working with
asset management companies to bring differentiated, modern and
innovative exposures to European ETF investors. Via our white-label
ETF platform, HANetf provides a complete operational, regulatory,
distribution and marketing solution for asset managers to launch
and manage UCITS ETFs.
1 https://www.morganstanley.com/ideas/global-stock-trends-2022 2
https://www.goldmansachs.com/insights/pages/gs-research/framing-the-future-of-web-3.0-metaverse-edition/report.pdf
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