Bitwise Bitcoin Standard Corporations ETF

OWNB

Market cap $49M

A few weeks ago, I wrote this research note on how regulatory support for bitcoin and the broader crypto universe would be a game-changer for the crypto ETF industry. The past month has reinforced that view.

For many of us, ETFs have been synonymous with passive management. Since the early 1990s, ETFs have followed in the footsteps of the most well-known passive ETF — the S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY).

While crypto adoption will likely always be price-driven to some extent, regulatory and political tailwinds have driven a steady influx of launches throughout the year despite price volatility. We are not even halfway through 2025 and have already seen around 27 crypto ETF launches.

Wall Street has exhibited wild swings in March. Despite the broad-based decline, a few corners of the stock market have outperformed.

SHANGHAI , March 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cango Inc. (NYSE: CANG) ("Cango" or the "Company"), a leading Bitcoin mining company with an automotive transaction service in China, today announced that it has been included in the Bitwise Bitcoin Standard Corporations ETF (NYSE Arca: OWNB), launched by Bitwise Asset Management on March 11, 2025. The exchange-traded fund (ETF) tracks the Bitwise Bitcoin Standard Index, providing investors with exposure to forward-looking publicly traded corporations holding a minimum of 1,000 Bitcoins on their balance sheets.

SHANGHAI , March 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cango Inc. (NYSE: CANG) ("Cango" or the "Company"), a leading Bitcoin mining company with an automotive transaction service in China, today announced that it has been included in the Bitwise Bitcoin Standard Corporations ETF (NYSE Arca: OWNB), launched by Bitwise Asset Management on March 11, 2025. The exchange-traded fund (ETF) tracks the Bitwise Bitcoin Standard Index, providing investors with exposure to forward-looking publicly traded corporations holding a minimum of 1,000 Bitcoins on their balance sheets.

Bitwise's OWNB ETF offers a middle ground for investors seeking amplified Bitcoin exposure with lower leverage risk through a diversified portfolio of Bitcoin-exposed equities. OWNB includes Bitcoin treasury companies and miners, providing indirect leveraged exposure to Bitcoin while mitigating concentration risk through quarterly rebalancing and a 20% cap on largest holdings. The ETF aims to balance higher beta to Bitcoin with reduced volatility compared to fully leveraged ETFs, appealing to moderately risk-tolerant investors.

On Tuesday, Bitwise expanded its selection of crypto-focused ETFs with the release of the Bitwise Bitcoin Standard Corporations ETF (OWNB). OWNB seeks to generate corresponding results to that of the Bitwise Bitcoin Standard Corporations Index.

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bitwise Asset Management, a leading crypto asset manager with $12 billion in client assets, announced today the launch of the first-of-its-kind Bitwise Bitcoin Standard Corporations ETF (ticker: OWNB). The ETF seeks to track the Bitwise Bitcoin Standard Corporations Index, a new equity index of companies with at least 1,000 bitcoin in their corporate treasuries. At launch, the top 10 holdings of the index were: - Strategy (MSTR 20.87%) - MARA Holdings (MARA 12.12.