21Shares Bitcoin Gold ETP (BOLD)

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The 21Shares Bitcoin Gold ETP is an exchange-traded product that combines gold and Bitcoin, two prominent store-of-value assets, to offer investors a balanced exposure blending traditional stability with digital economy growth potential. Launched on April 26, 2022, by issuer 21Shares AG in partnership with ByteTree Asset Management, it is 100% physically backed by its underlying assets—gold held by JP Morgan and Bitcoin in cold storage by institutional custodians like Anchorage Digital Bank—ensuring enhanced security. The ETP employs a dynamic risk management strategy, rebalancing monthly based on the inverse 360-day historical volatility of each asset to allocate higher weights to the less volatile one, aiming for equal risk contributions and reduced overall portfolio volatility compared to Bitcoin alone. With a total expense ratio of 0.65%, it provides inflation hedging, diversification benefits due to low correlation between assets, and a smoother performance trajectory, evidenced by a three-year Sharpe ratio of 1.79 and assets under management exceeding $40 million as of early 2026. This innovative structure positions it as a resilient option in volatile markets, leveraging gold's proven track record and Bitcoin's emerging role as 'digital gold'.