CoinShares Debuts Altcoin ETF, Expanding U.S. Market Access Beyond BTC and ETH
CoinShares International Limited (NASDAQ Stockholm: CS; USOTCQX: CNSRF), a global leader in digital asset investment management, has unveiled the CoinShares Altcoins ETF (ticker: DIME), offering investors diversified access to the altcoin market through a familiar U.S. ETF format. The fund, launching on Nasdaq, enables retail and institutional participants to gain exposure to multiple digital assets beyond BTC and ETH via standard brokerage accounts.
This move introduces a significant expansion in crypto accessibility for U.S. investors, bridging the gap between traditional finance and digital asset diversification. Until now, investors could only domestically, leaving a large segment of the crypto market beyond reach. DIME changes that by providing regulated, portfolio-based exposure to the top-performing altcoins through publicly listed platform-traded products (ETPs) across multiple regions.
Opening Altcoin Access Through Regulation and Simplicity
With DIME, CoinShares aims to democratize access to altcoin opportunities while eliminating the technical barriers of managing wallets and direct platform trading. The fund’s portfolio diversifies exposure across 10 leading altcoins, representing roughly 70% of the and ETH.
DIME’s initial holdings include ETPs tracking Solana (SOL), Polkadot (DOT), Cardano (ADA), Cosmos (ATOM), Sei (SEI), Avalanche (AVAX), Sui (SUI), Aptos (APT), Near Protocol (NEAR), and Toncoin (TON). The ETF provides equal weighting across assets and quarterly rebalancing through the CoinShares-Compass Altcoins Index to maintain portfolio discipline and avoid overexposure to high-volatility tokens.
The altcoin market represents some of blockchain’s most innovative developments, but accessing these opportunities through traditional channels in the United States has been nahead impossible,
said Jean-Marie Mognetti, CEO of CoinShares. DIME changes that as part of our U.S. market expansion, bringing diversified altcoin exposure directly to American investors’ brokerage accounts for the first time.
ETF Structure and Investment Strategy
The CoinShares Altcoins ETF leverages an equal-weighted methodology with quarterly rebalancing, a design that prevents concentration risk by automatically trimming outperformers and reallocating toward underperforming assets. This disciplined strategy is meant to enhance long-term stability in a highly volatile market environment.
DIME tracks the CoinShares-Compass Altcoins Index, which assets. The ETF invests primarily in platform-traded products and pooled investment vehicles listed across major platforms in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Union. This structure allows investors to gain without the operational complexity or custody risks of direct asset ownership.
Key Highlights
- Brokerage Accessibility: Enables altcoin exposure via conventional investment accounts without requiring a crypto wallet.
- Diversification: Equal allocation across 10 major altcoins through existing ETPs.
- Risk Management: Quarterly rebalancing to mitigate volatility and concentration risk.
- Fee Waiver: Management fees waived through September 2026 for assets up to $1 billion.
- Global ETP Integration: Backed by publicly listed products on major international platforms.
CoinShares notes that the ETF’s design offers investors the transparency and oversight typical of traditional platform-traded funds, coupled with the growth potential of emerging blockchain ecosystems. The equal weighting model and quarterly rebalancing aim to promote consistency in returns while maintaining exposure to innovation across Layer 1 protocols and interoperability networks.
