VanEck is preparing to launch a new exchange-traded fund (ETF) focused on the digital asset ecosystem, with a targeted launch date of May 14.
The fund, trading under the ticker NODE, aims to provide investors with diversified exposure to the crypto economy and technologies that support it, without requiring direct ownership of digital tokens.
Unlike pure-play crypto funds, NODE is designed to invest in a wide range of equities and financial instruments linked to the infrastructure powering the digital asset revolution.
That includes crypto exchanges, Bitcoin miners, data centres, energy providers, semiconductor technologies, and even traditional finance rails, according to VanEck Head of Digital Assets Research Matthew Sigel, who will be managing the strategy. Up to 25% of the fund may be allocated to crypto exchange-traded products.
“The global economy is shifting to a digital foundation. NODE offers active equity exposure to the real businesses building that future,” Sigel said.
With crypto-themed ETFs gaining popularity among a wider investor base since they were first approved in the US in early 2024, VanEck has been an early mover in the space. The present fund is just the firm’s latest step taken in expanding access to blockchain-related investment opportunities.
It follows VanEck’s launch of a spot Bitcoin ETF earlier this year. Last year, the firm was also the first to file to launch a Solana ETF.
