Fidelity Boosts Ether ETF with $4.7M Seed Capital in Latest SEC Filing
Bloomberg Analyst Eric Balchunas Predicts More Filings and Potential July 2 Launch for Ether ETFs Investment giant Fidelity has revised its application for a spot Ether (ETH) exchange-traded fund (ETF) with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Key Details of the Filing On June 21, Fidelity submitted an amended Form S-1 Registration Statement to the SEC, which is necessary for registering investments for public sale. The updated filing discloses that FMR Capital, an affiliate of Fidelity, has purchased 125,000 shares at $38 each, seeding the fund with $4.7 million. This investment was used to acquire 1,250 Ether (ETH).
Additionally, Fidelity has confirmed that it will not engage in ETH staking. The company had previously removed staking services from its proposal on May 21. The filing states:
“The Trust will not participate in the proof-of-stake validation mechanism of the Ethereum network (i.e., the Trust will not ‘stake’ its ether) to earn additional ether or seek other means of generating income from its ether holdings.”
SEC Approvals and Market Predictions The SEC has approved a rule change that allows the listing and trading of eight spot Ether ETFs from major asset managers, including VanEck, BlackRock, Fidelity, Grayscale, Franklin Templeton, ARK 21Shares, Invesco Galaxy, and Bitwise. However, these ETFs still require SEC approval for their S-1 forms before they can begin trading.
Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas anticipates that additional asset managers will update their filings on June 21, with a potential debut of the funds on July 2. Balchunas commented on X:
“We will see a bunch of amended S-1s filed today, probably later this afternoon. Then the ball’s in SEC’s court to let issuers know about any final changes and effectiveness (aka final approval). We are holding the line with July 2nd as our over/under for ETH ETFs launch date.”