Hashdex, a leading global crypto-focused asset manager, launched the Hashdex Nasdaq Crypto Index Europe exchange-traded product ("ETP") on May 2, 2022, on the SIX Swiss Exchange under the ticker SIX: HASH SW. Tracking the Nasdaq Crypto Index Europe™ (NCIE™), the ETP represents the firm's first European product and gives investors access to the latest and most wellcapitalized blockchain technologies. Nasdaq launched the index the same day as the ETP.
Basket crypto indexes can help facilitate investment that’s diversified, dynamic, and that benefits from robust infrastructure and governance processes. There are a growing number of options to choose from—given a substantial level of constituent overlap, it can be difficult to understand how each structure is differentiated from the rest.
This article seeks to illustrate the key differences between the Nasdaq Crypto Index Europe and four other Indexes that contain a similar set of constituents.