Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stock holder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Market Information
The Sponsor, on behalf of the Trust, and the Transfer Agent entered into Participant Agreements with a number of unaffiliated Authorized Participants in connection with the approval of NYSE Arca’s application under Rule 19b-4 of the Exchange Act. As of the date of this Annual Report, Jane Street Capital, LLC, Virtu Americas LLC, Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc., ABN AMRO Clearing USA LLC and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC have agreed to act as Authorized Participants. The Shares are listed on NYSE Arca under the ticker symbol “BTC.”
Holders of Record
As of December 31, 2024, there were approximately 35 holders of record. This includes Cede & Co. as nominee for DTC for the Shares traded on NYSE Arca, but not its direct participants. Therefore, this number does not include the individual holders who have bought Shares on NYSE Arca or transferred their eligible Shares to their brokerage accounts. Because most of the Trust’s Shares are held by brokers and other institutions on behalf of shareholders, we are unable to estimate the total number of shareholders represented by these record holders.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Shares
Not applicable.
Purchases of Equity Securities
Although the Trust does not purchase Shares directly from its shareholders, in connection with its redemption of Baskets, the Trust redeemed approximately 1,150 Baskets (11,496,057 Shares) during the three months ended December 31, 2024:
Period
Total Number of Shares of BTC Redeemed
Average Price Paid per Share of BTC (1)(2)
October 1, 2024 - October 31, 2024
800,000
$
26.45
November 1, 2024 - November 30, 2024 (3)
5,366,057
34.55
December 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
5,330,000
42.50
Total
11,496,057
$
37.67
(1) The Price Paid per Share is based on the NAV per Share, which is derived from the Index Price as represented by the Index as of 4:00 p.m., New York time, on the valuation date. The Trust’s NAV per Share is calculated using a non-GAAP methodology where the price is derived from multiple Digital Asset Trading Platforms.
(2) Share amounts have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the 1-for-5 Reverse Share Split of the Trust’s issued and outstanding Shares completed on November 19, 2024.
(3) Includes 6,057 Shares redeemed as a fraction of a Basket in connection with the Reverse Share Split.
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