- The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) raised concerns about highly leveraged ETFs, including proposed crypto funds.
- The SEC paused review of these ETF proposals pending issuer responses to regulatory concerns.
- Several leveraged tech and crypto ETFs are already available on U.S. stock exchanges.
- Leveraged ETFs use debt to magnify potential returns and losses based on an underlying asset.
- Growth in Bitcoin and Ethereum spot ETFs has led to increased interest in leveraged crypto ETF offerings.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sent letters on Tuesday to several fund issuers expressing concerns over exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that offer more than 200% leveraged exposure to underlying assets. The regulator halted its review of these proposals until the issuers addressed the SEC’s risks-related queries.
The letters targeted nine issuers, including ProShares, which already operates leveraged crypto ETFs. Leveraged ETFs amplify investor exposure by using debt to multiply potential gains and losses relative to the tracked asset. Typical ETFs provide investors with exposure to an asset by tracking its price and trading shares on stock exchanges.
In recent years, a number of leveraged crypto ETFs have launched in U.S. markets, including one designed to deliver amplified returns on the Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin treasury Strategy, formerly known as MicroStrategy stock. Additionally, issuer Defiance filed to introduce 49 funds offering triple long and short leveraged exposure across tech and crypto companies, Gold, and ETFs tracking cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana. This surge follows last year’s successful debut of spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs.
Among current products, BlackRock‘s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) has seen rapid asset growth, managing approximately $70 billion. Overall, 11 Bitcoin-focused funds oversee about $122 billion. Recently, ETFs connected to XRP, Solana, Dogecoin, and ChainLink were also listed on U.S exchanges.
Leveraged ETFs carry amplified risk, as losses are magnified alongside gains due to the use of borrowed funds. The SEC’s move reflects caution about these high-leverage proposals in the evolving crypto and tech ETF market. Further details on these concerns can be found here.
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