A. Description of the Advisory Firm
Grayscale Advisors, LLC (“Grayscale Advisors”, the “Advisor” or the “Firm”) is a Delaware limited liability company
formed in 2018 and registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in 2022 (“SEC”). Grayscale Advisors is
wholly owned by Grayscale Investments, LLC (“Grayscale Investments” or the “Parent Company”). The sole owner of
Grayscale Investments is Digital Currency Group, Inc. The Firm does not have any publicly held intermediate subsidiaries.
A description of Grayscale Advisor’s affiliates can be found under Item 10 – Other Financial Industry Activities and
Affiliations.
Grayscale Advisors is a registered investment advisor that provides investment advisory services for the Grayscale Future
of Finance ETF (“GFOF”), an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) on the ETF Series Solutions (“ESS”) Trust Platform (“ESS
Trust”, “ESS Trust Platform” or the “Trust”) provided by U.S. Bancorp LLC, a registered investment company under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”); the non-discretionary market intelligence provider to the
Grayscale Future of Finance UCITS ETF, a non-U.S. investment fund sponsored by HANetf Management Limited and
HANetf Limited (collectively “HANetf”); and Grayscale Dynamic Income Fund ( “GDIF”), a private fund which is solely
available to selected qualified investors..
B. Types of Advisory Services
Grayscale Advisors is the investment advisor to
1. Grayscale Future of Finance ETF (“GFOF”),
2. The non-discretionary market intelligence provider to the Grayscale Future of Finance UCITS ETF, a non-U.S.
investment fund sponsored by HANetf (the “UCITS ETF”), and
3. Grayscale Dynamic Income Fund (“GDIF”), a Delaware limited partnership.
As the investment advisor to the Grayscale Future of Finance ETF, Grayscale Advisors has retained Vident Asset
Management, LLC (“Vident”) to serve as sub-advisor in its management of the Grayscale Future of Finance ETF.
The Firm manages the Grayscale Future of Finance ETF (“GFOF”), a passively managed ETF on the ESS platform that
launched on February 2, 2022, and trades on the NYSE Arca. The Grayscale Future of Finance ETF seeks long-term growth
by investing in U.S. and non-U.S. public equity securities that are involved in the advancement of the digital economy,
which includes companies involved in the enabling of buying, selling, and transacting in digital assets, the development of
the infrastructure to create applications utilizing blockchain technology, the supply of infrastructure around the digital asset
ecosystem, and the mining of digital assets. GFOF tracks the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Bloomberg
Grayscale Future of Finance Index (the “Index”).
As the investment advisor, Grayscale Advisors has overall responsibility for management of the Grayscale Future of
Finance ETF. The Firm provides investment advice to the Grayscale Future of Finance ETF including, but not limited to,
the determination and selection of what assets will be purchased, sold, or retained and what portion of those assets will be
invested or held uninvested in cash as permitted in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Investment Advisory
Agreement and Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement with Vident (collectively, the “GFOF Investment Advisory
Agreements”).
Under the supervision and oversight of Grayscale Advisors, the sub-advisor shall manage the securities and other assets of
the Grayscale Future of Finance ETF, including the purchase, retention, and disposition of the securities and assets, in
accordance with the Grayscale Future of Finance ETF’s respective investment objectives, guidelines, policies, and
restrictions as stated in GFOF’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information.
As the non-discretionary market intelligence provider to the Grayscale Future of Finance UCITS ETF, a non-US investment
fund sponsored by HANetf , Grayscale Advisors will provide non-discretionary advice, support HANetf and the investment
manager in the tracking of the Index, consult with HANetf regarding the choice of investment manager, as well as provide
product specialist services including primary responsibility for research data and commentary on the Index, market
commentary for the Index, and the ETF team’s synthesis of such information.
The Firm manages the Grayscale Dynamic Income Fund (“GDIF”), a Delaware limited partnership. GDIF is a private fund
whose objective is to optimize staking rewards from Digital Assets and distribute income quarterly. Capital appreciation
from such Digital Assets is a secondary objective. GDIF seeks to allow investors to participate in staking across multiple
assets through a single investment vehicle.
As the investment advisor, Grayscale Advisors has overall responsibility for management of GDIF including but not limited
to management of the Digital Asset holdings.
Grayscale Advisors does not presently provide investment advisory services to individuals or retail investors nor does the
Firm participate in a wrap-fee program.
C. Client-Tailored Advisory Services
The investment management services and advice provided by Grayscale Advisors with respect to the Grayscale Future of
Finance ETF is subject to GFOF’s investment objectives and guidelines, as set forth in its respective offering documents
and investment advisory agreements.
The non-discretionary market intelligence provider services rendered by Grayscale Advisors with respect to the Grayscale
Future of Finance UCITS ETF is subject to the Co-operation Agreement, the product offering documents and listing
documentation as set forth by HANetf.
The investment management services and advice provided by Grayscale Advisors with respect to the Grayscale Dynamic
Income Fund are subject to the investment objectives and guidelines set forth in GDIF’s Amended and Restated Limited
Partnership Agreement and its Private Placement Memorandum (collectively, the “GDIF Offering Documents”) and its
investment advisory agreement with Grayscale Advisors (the “GDIF Management Agreement”).
D. Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2023, Grayscale Advisors manages approximately $7.2M of client assets on a non-discretionary basis.
As of December 31, 2023, Grayscale Advisors manages approximately $653,839 of client assets on a discretionary basis.
See Item 16 for more information regarding investment discretion.