Guggenheim Partners Prepare To Invest Funds Into Bitcoin

Guggenheim Partners prepare to invest funds into Bitcoin. The SEC filing on Friday suggests that the next Wall Street institution to take a public role in Bitcoin could also be among the biggest yet, the $275 billion Guggenheim Partners financial services business.

The Guggenheim filing requires the Macro Opportunities Fund to buy GBTC, a publicly traded Grayscale Bitcoin investment vehicle, at an unspecified point in the future.

“The Guggenheim Macro Opportunities Fund may seek investment exposure to bitcoin indirectly through investing up to 10% of its net asset value in Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (“GBTC”),” the filing reads.

According to independent ratings firm Morningstar, the Guggenheim Macro Opportunities fund currently has $5.3 billion in assets under management and sports a four-star rating “based on risk-adjusted returns out of 270 Nontraditional Bond funds.”

Guggenheim describes the overall fund strategy for the institutional-grade shares (ticker: GIOIX) as a product of the investment team’s “highest-conviction ideas.” If the fund were to take the full 10% stake in GBTC, it would be worth north of $500 million.

The filing also notes a long list of potential investor risks associated with cryptocurrencies, which it refers to as “digital assets designed to act as a medium of exchange.” Risks include lack of cryptocurrency exchange regulation, GBTC’s historical “significant premium” to net asset value, and uncertainty regarding tax laws and regulations, among others.

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