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Issuer:     Hashdex Nasdaq CME Crypto Index ETF (NCIQ)
CIK:        0002031069
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-03-16T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001213900-26-028023
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 1.01, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Hashdex NCIQ ETF reduces management fee from 0.50% to 0.25% per annum, effective March 16
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- Permanent reduction of sponsor fee from 0.50% to 0.25% per annum of NAV, effective March 16, 2026.
- Replaces temporary fee waiver that had kept effective fee at 0.25% through December 31, 2026; waiver terminated.
- NCIQ is a multi-asset spot crypto ETF tracking Nasdaq CME Crypto Index, holding 7 crypto assets (BTC, ETH, XRP, SOL, ADA, LINK, XLM).
- Hashdex has ~$1B AUM; fee cut aims to improve investor access and alignment with long-term digital asset exposure.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2031069/000121390026028023/0001213900-26-028023-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2031069/000121390026028023/ea0280992-8k_hashdex.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-26-028023

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