According to CryptoPotato, Grayscale announced the launch of its Grayscale Dynamic Income Fund (GDIF) on March 29. The new fund is the company's first actively managed investment product, aiming to optimize income through staking rewards associated with proof-of-stake crypto assets. This move comes as the world's largest crypto asset manager seeks to retain clients and capital after a significant exodus from its flagship product, Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC), and its conversion to a spot Bitcoin ETF.
Grayscale's GDIF will invest capital across a portfolio of proof-of-stake tokens, using qualitative and quantitative factors. The fund plans to monetize token rewards into cash on a weekly basis, distribute earnings to investors quarterly, and rebalance tokens to optimize income. The disclosed holdings of the fund include 24% in Osmosis token (OSMO), 20% in Solana (SOL), and 14% in Polkadot (DOT), with the remaining 43% labeled as 'other.' Notably, there was no mention of Ethereum, the world's largest proof-of-stake token.
The GDIF is managed by Portfolio Manager Matt Maximo and is only available to high-net-worth individuals with assets under management of more than $1.1 million or a net worth of more than $2.2 million. The fund also has a 10% performance fee. Meanwhile, Grayscale's GBTC has lost 46% of its value, or $20 billion, since converting to a spot ETF in January. Competing products from BlackRock and Fidelity have gained more, reversing a trend of outflows for Bitcoin ETFs. The global staking market capitalization is around $355 billion, with Ethereum leading the way with $110 billion worth staked, followed by Solana with $72 billion staked, and SUI, Aptos, and Cardano each having around $15 billion worth staked.