Toronto Stock Exchange Lists Ether Fund following $75M IPO

Toronto Stock Exchange has did closed plans to list its first Ethereum-based ETF (Ether fund). This listing closely follows a $75 million IPO. This is according to report by the Ether fund management firm 3iQ.

3iQ said The Ether Fund, an ETF-like tradable asset, has been listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

The asset is overseen by 3iQ and will hold almost 134,000 ETH oversaw by Gemini Custody administrations. The official posting covers off long stretches of work bringing digital asset trusts to Canadian trades. Therefore offering ETH  as a new resort to an entirely different class of financial investors.

3iQ and the Ether Fund

3iQ got endorsed to carry out an IPO for the Ether Fund on December 3. The IPO was expected to raise up to $107.5 million for the underlying acquisition of ETH.

The asset will trade under the ticker QETH.U and has seen more than $310,000 in volume on the first day of trade.

It can be exchanged as some other stock on the TSX, and tracks the cost of Ethereum. 

3iQ overseeing chief Tom Lombardi said, the contract at 3iQ is to carry digital assets to the listed markets in a convenient and familiar fund format.

He further added that, The Ether Fund (TSX:QETH.U) is the nation’s initially managed and regulated exchange listed ETH fund. 

The Bitcoin Fund and The Ether Fund can likewise be held in Canadian enlisted retirement accounts.

About 3iQ

It is a Canadian digital asset manager that holds more than C$400 million in resources under administration. 3iQ spearheaded Canada’s first open Bitcoin ETF, the Bitcoin Fund, in April 2020.

3iQ was established in 2012 by venture industry veterans Jean-Luc Landry and Fred Pye.

It has dealt with numerous undertakings to profit arising managers and to advance value force. It has shown dynamism in online media over the years.

It has promised that it will keep on advancing upcoming managers zeroing in on disruptive technologies.