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1 Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC or "Commission").
Principal Investment Strategies In seeking to achieve its investment objective, the Trust holds ether and establishes its NAV by reference to the ETHUSD_NY.
As of December 31, 2025, B2C2 USA Inc., Coinbase, Inc., Cumberland DRW LLC, FalconX (d/b/a Solios, Inc.), Flow Traders B.V., JSCT, LLC, Nonco LLC, Virtu Financial Singapore Pte.
Each of the Pricing Index, the ERR and the CME Ether Real Time Price is representative of the ether trading activity on the Constituent Platforms, which include, as of December 31, 2025, Bitstamp, Coinbase, Gemini, itBit, LMAX Digital, Kraken, Crypto.com, and Bullish Exchange.
As of December 31, 2025, the Constituent Platforms included in the Pricing Index are Bitstamp, Coinbase, Gemini, itBit, LMAX Digital, Kraken, Crypto.com, and Bullish Exchange.
Crypto.com : A global digital asset platform registered as an MSB with FinCEN in the United States and with FINTRAC in Canada.
Internationally, it holds a MiCAR license and is authorized as a Class 3 Virtual Financial Assets (VFA) Service Provider by the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA).
It also holds a Major Payment Institution (MPI) license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).
The company also holds an Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL) and is registered with AUSTRAC.
Bullish Exchange : A U.S.-based exchange registered as an MSB with FinCEN and holds a Virtual Currency Business Activity License (BitLicense) as well as a money transmitter license from NYSDFS.
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Principal Investment Strategies In seeking to achieve its investment objective, the Trust holds ether and establish its NAV by reference to the Pricing Index.
As of December 31, 2024, B2C2 USA Inc., Coinbase, Inc., Cumberland DRW LLC, FalconX (d/b/a Solios, Inc.), Flow Traders B.V., Kraken (d/b/a Payward OTC Ltd), JSCT, LLC, Nonco LLC, Virtu Fianncial Signapore Pte.
Each of the Pricing Index, the ERR and the CME Ether Real Time Price is representative of the ether trading activity on the Constituent Platforms, which include, as of December 31, 2024, Bitstamp, Coinbase, Gemini, Itbit, LMAX Digital and Kraken.
As of December 31, 2024, the Constituent Platforms included in the Pricing Index are Bitstamp, Coinbase, Gemini, Itbit, Kraken, and LMAX Digital.
Benchmarks Regulation ( BMR ), compliance with which regulations has been subject to a Limited Assurance Audit under the International Standard on Assurance Engagements ( ISAE ) 3000 standard as of September 12, 2022, which is publicly available.
To determine which market is the Trust s principal market (or in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market) for purposes of calculating the Trust s financial statements, the Trust follows ASC 820-10, which outlines the application of fair value accounting.
ASC 820-10 determines fair value to be the price that would be received for ether in a current sale, which assumes an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date.
ASC 820-10 requires the Trust to assume that ether is sold in its principal market to market participants or, in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market.
Market participants are defined as buyers and sellers in the principal or most advantageous market that are independent, knowledgeable, and willing and able to transact.
The Trust may transact through Ether Trading Counterparties, in multiple markets, and its application of ASC 820-10 reflects this fact.