Investment Strategy - GraniteShares Autocallable DRAM ETF |
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| Strategy Narrative [Text Block] | The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) that seeks current income by getting exposure to a portfolio of autocallables that reference the price of shares of the Roundhill Memory ETF (CBOE: DRAM) (the “Underlying Asset”). The parameters of the autocallables the Fund will get exposure to are detailed in the section “Fund Exposure to the Autocallables” with the aim to make monthly distributions.
The Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in derivatives contracts that utilize the autocallable on the Underlying Asset as their reference asset. For purposes of compliance with this investment policy, derivative contracts will be valued at their notional value.
The Fund’s cash balance may be invested in the following instruments: (1) U.S. Government securities, such as bills, notes and bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury; (2) money market funds; (3) short term bond ETFs; (4) corporate debt securities, such as commercial paper and other short-term unsecured promissory notes issued by businesses that are rated investment grade or of comparable quality as collateral for the Fund’s swap agreements; (5) repurchase transactions, which are transactions under which the purchaser (i.e., the Fund) acquires securities and the seller agrees, at the time of the sale, to repurchase the securities at a mutually agreed-upon time and price, thereby determining the yield during the purchaser’s holding period, and/or; (6) US large cap equities listed on a national security exchange, sovereign fixed income securities with a credit rating at least equal to the United States Federal Government, or corporate debt securities, such as commercial paper and other short-term unsecured promissory notes issued by businesses that are rated investment grade for the purposes of entering into swap agreements with the Fund’s swap counterparties; (7) money market funds; cash and cash equivalents; and in the securities of one or more ETFs designed to provide exposure to short-term investments, including the GraniteShares Short Term LiquidBox ETF (“LBOX”), which is advised by GraniteShares Advisors LLC, the Fund’s investment adviser. The Fund may enter into such swap agreements to improve its operational efficiency.
The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”).
The Fund will be subject to regulatory constraints relating to the level of value at risk that the Fund may incur through its derivatives portfolio. To the extent the Fund exceeds these regulatory thresholds over an extended period, the Fund may determine that it is necessary to make adjustments to the Fund’s investment strategy and the Fund may not achieve its investment objective
The Fund’s investment objective has been adopted as a fundamental investment policy and therefore The Fund’s investment objective along with its respective 80% investment policy may be changed without the consent of that Fund’s shareholders upon approval by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of GraniteShares ETF Trust (the “Trust”) and 60 days’ written notice to shareholders.
There is no guarantee that the Fund’s investment strategy will be properly implemented or pay monthly distributions, and an investor may lose some or all of its investment. Even when the Fund makes a distribution it could be fiscally treated as return of capital (see “Distribution Risk” under the section “Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund”).
An Investment in the Fund is not an investment in the Underlying Asset.
Description of Autocallable
An autocallable is a derivative instrument combining a series of options that is designed to pay a percentage of the notional amount allocated to that autocallable at certain set observation dates (e.g., monthly, noting the monthly observation dates are specific to each autocallable) (a “Coupon”), provided that the Underlying Asset remains within certain predefined levels. If on specified monthly observation dates the Underlying Asset reaches or exceeds a certain level (the “Autocallable Barrier”) then the autocallable will automatically mature. The Coupon is intended to be paid even when the Underlying Asset experiences a certain amount of negative performance, but only down to a certain predetermined level (the “Coupon Barrier”). If the performance of the Underlying Asset is below the Coupon Barrier on any observation date no Coupon is paid for that then-ended observation period.
An autocallable may be subject to a non-callable period from the date of issuance (the “Non-Callable Period”). Each autocallable incorporates a principal protection feature so that, if the Underlying Asset has not reached or exceeded the Autocallable Barrier before the scheduled maturity date, any negative performance below the Autocallable Barrier as at the maturity date will not have any negative impact on the return of principal under the autocallable, provided the Underlying Asset is not below a certain predetermined level at maturity (the “Maturity Barrier”). Only if the Underlying Asset is below that Maturity Barrier at maturity will the autocallable, and in turn investors, be exposed to the full downside performance of the Underlying Asset at maturity. Therefore, while autocallables may preserve capital in certain negative market conditions (i.e., if the Underlying Asset remains above the Maturity Barrier), adverse market conditions in the equity market can lead to negative returns for the Fund. The upside performance of an autocallable is capped in the form of coupon payments that may or may not be made at each observation date. The notional amount of an autocallable used to calculate the Coupon does not increase or decrease based on the return of the Underlying Asset.
Before maturity, the following outcomes will happen on each coupon observation date (assuming an observation date occurs on each coupon payment date and the absence of Non-Callable Period):
At maturity, the following outcomes will happen:
The examples below are based on an autocallable with the following parameters:
Example 1 – Favorable scenario
Example 2 – Medium scenario
Example 3 – Unfavorable scenario
The comparison between examples shows that the best outcome (example 1) occurs when the price of the Reference Asset remains stable over the tenor of the autocallable and stays within the Autocallable Barrier, the Coupon Barrier and the Maturity Barrier. Example 2 shows that when the Reference Asset performs well the autocallable will face an early termination and investors are subject to reinvestment risk, that is reinvesting at lower rates if market yields have declined. Example 3 shows that in the worst-case scenario the autocallable will not make coupon payments and expose the investor to a full downside risk.
Fund Exposure to the Autocallables
Autocallables can be wrapped in different financial instruments, such as notes, options and swaps. The Fund expects to obtain exposure to autocallables through swaps and options only, and in each case the financial instrument performance will settle in cash only. The Fund allocation between swaps and options will be made with the aim of minimizing the Fund operational constraints. Autocallables derive their liquidity from the Underlying Asset to which they provide exposure to. Autocallables held by the Fund will only reference highly liquid Underlying Assets.
Swaps:
The Fund may enter into one or more swap agreements with major financial institutions against autocallable with the parameters detailed in the table below whereby the Fund and the financial institution will agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on the autocallable. The gross return to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties is calculated with respect to a “notional amount,” e.g., the return on or change in value of a particular dollar amount representing the autocallable on the Underlying Asset.
Options:
Depending on market conditions, market liquidity and operational constraints, the Fund may gain exposure to autocallable with the parameters detailed in the table below through over-the-counter options provided by major financial institutions.
The financial instruments held by the Fund will reference autocallables that have the key parameters disclosed in the table below, with the aim of achieving at the beginning of each month an average tenor ranging between 12 and 24 months. The other parameters will be market dependent and determined with the aim of supporting the Fund monthly distributions and capital preservation.
1 Expressed as a percentage of the Underlying Asset initial reference price
Industry Concentration
Due to the Fund’s investment exposure to the Underlying Asset, the Fund’s investment exposure is concentrated in the semiconductor memory industry.
The Roundhill Memory ETF (CBOE: DRAM) is an exchange-traded fund that seeks to offer exposure to a targeted basket of global memory semiconductor companies. The Underlying Asset is the first U.S.-listed fund providing concentrated, pure-play exposure to global memory semiconductor companies, including companies with at least 50% of their revenues or profits attributable to the development or manufacturing of semiconductor memory products such as high bandwidth memory (HBM), dynamic random-access memory (DRAM), NAND flash memory, NOR flash technology, hard disk drives, and specialty and embedded memory. The Underlying Asset’s portfolio includes global leaders in memory production such as SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics, Micron Technology, Kioxia Holdings, SanDisk, Seagate Technology, and Western Digital. Memory semiconductors are critical components in artificial intelligence infrastructure, data centers, and consumer electronics. Information provided to or filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to the Underlying Asset can be located at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, information regarding the Underlying Asset may be obtained from other sources including, but not limited to, press releases, newspaper articles and other publicly disseminated documents.
THE FUND, THE GRANITESHARES ETF TRUST, AND GRANITESHARES ADVISORS LLC ARE NOT AFFILIATED WITH THE UNDERLYING ASSET.
This prospectus relates only to the Fund shares offered hereby and is not a prospectus for the shares or other securities of the Roundhill Memory ETF. The Roundhill Memory ETF (CBOE: DRAM) is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Information provided to or filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by or on behalf of the Roundhill Memory ETF pursuant to the Exchange Act can be located at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, information regarding the Roundhill Memory ETF may be obtained from other sources including, but not limited to, press releases, newspaper articles and other publicly disseminated documents.
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