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Adviser Profile

As of Date 08/20/2024
Adviser Type - An investment adviser (or subadviser) to an investment company
Number of Employees 73 21.67%
of those in investment advisory functions 14 250.00%
Registration SEC, Approved, 1/3/2022
Former registrations

GRAYSCALE ADVISORS, LLC

AUM* 7,846,850 128.78%
of that, discretionary 653,839 100.00%
Private Fund GAV* 1,742,708 597.08%
Avg Account Size 3,923,425 14.39%
SMA’s No
Private Funds 1 1
Contact Info 212 xxxxxxx
Websites

Client Types

- Investment companies
- Pooled investment vehicles

Advisory Activities

- Portfolio management for investment companies
- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles

Compensation Arrangments

- A percentage of assets under your management
- Performance-based fees

Recent News

Reported AUM

Discretionary
Non-discretionary
11M 10M 8M 6M 5M 3M 2M
2021 2022 2023

Private Funds



Employees

Private Funds Structure

Fund Type Count GAV
Fund TypeHedge Fund Count1 GAV$1,742,708

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Brochure Summary

Overview

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.