Grayscale fund drops ADA and ATOM after quarterly rebalancing
Grayscale has removed Cardano’s ( ADA ) token from its Grayscale Digital Large Cap Fund (GDLC) and Cosmos’ ( ATOM ) token from its Grayscale Smart Contract Platform Ex-Ethereum Fund (GSCPxE).
The removal of the tokens was part of Grayscale’s quarterly fund rebalancing, the world’s largest crypto-focused asset manager announced in an April 4 X post . The proceeds generated from selling the tokens were used to buy existing fund components.
Grayscale Digital Large Cap Fund. Source: GrayscaleFollowing the removal of the ADA token, Grayscale’s large-cap fund now consists of 70.96% Bitcoin ( BTC ), 21.84% Ethereum ( ETH ), 4.52% Solana ( SOL ), 1.73% XRP ( XRP ), and 0.95% Avalanche ( AVAX ).
Grayscale Smart Contract Platform Ex-Ethereum Fund. Source: GrayscaleAs for Grayscale’s smart contract platform fund, it now holds 58.41% Solana, 14.56% Cardano, 12.25% Avalanche, 8.53% Polkadot ( DOT ), and 6.25% Polygon ( MATIC ) tokens, after removing ATOM from the fund.
No new assets have been added or removed from Grayscale’s DeFi Fund, which currently holds 48.74% Uniswap ( UNI ), 20.41%MakerDAO, 13.17% Lido ( LDO ), 9.99% Aave ( AAVE ), and 7.69% Synthetix ( SNX ) tokens.
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Grayscale is the world’s largest crypto-focused asset manager. At the end of March, it announced a crypto investment fund prioritizing cryptos with staking rewards .
The new Grayscale Dynamic Income Fund is only available to clients with more than $1.1 million assets under management or a net worth of more than $2.2 million.
ADA and ATOM deliver negative returns year-to-date
Cardano’s ADA token fell 8.1% year-to-date (YTD) while ATOM fell over 3.3%, significantly underperforming both Bitcoin, the world’s first cryptocurrency, and Ether.
BTC, ADA, ATOM, YTD chart, Source: TradingViewIn comparison, Bitcoin is up 59% since the beginning of the year, while Ether has rallied over 40%, TradingView data shows.
ADA is down over 10% on the weekly chart, after falling below the $0.6 psychological mark on April 2, and is currently 81% away from its previous all-time high of $3.10 reached in September 2021.
ATOM is also down over 10% during the past week, trading at the $10.8 mark, 75% away from its record $44.7 reached in September 2021.
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