Correspondence 0001493152-24-003707 from GraniteShares ETF Trust (CIK 0001689873)
GraniteShares ETF Trust (CIK 0001689873)
Date: Jan. 25, 2024 · CIK: 0001689873 · Accession: 0001493152-24-003707
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January
24, 2024
Christopher
Bellacicco
Division
of Investment Management
U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission
100
F Street, N.E.
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Re:
GraniteShares; File Nos.
333-214796, 811-23214
Dear
Mr. Bellacicco:
On
November 22, 2023, GraniteShares ETF Trust (the “Trust” or “Registrant”) filed a Registration Statement under
the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) on Form N-1A on behalf of GraniteShares
1.5x Long NVDA Daily ETF, GraniteShares 1.5x Long COIN Daily ETF, GraniteShares 1.75x Long BABA Daily ETF, GraniteShares 1.5x Long META
Daily ETF, GraniteShares 1.75x Long GOOGL Daily ETF, GraniteShares 1.5x Long AMZN Daily ETF, GraniteShares 1.75x Long AAPL Daily ETF,
GraniteShares 1.25x Long AMD Daily ETF, GraniteShares 1.25x Long PLTR Daily ETF, GraniteShares 1.5x Long UBER Daily ETF, GraniteShares
1.5x Long DIS Daily ETF, GraniteShares 1.25x Long F Daily ETF, GraniteShares 1.5x Long NVDA Daily ETF, GraniteShares 1.5x Long COIN Daily
ETF, GraniteShares 1.75x Long BABA Daily ETF, GraniteShares 1.5x Long META Daily ETF, GraniteShares 1.75x Long GOOGL Daily ETF, GraniteShares
1.5x Long AAL Daily ETF, GraniteShares 1.5x Short AAL Daily ETF, GraniteShares 1.75x Short AAPL Daily ETF, GraniteShares 1.25x Short
AMD Daily ETF, GraniteShares 1.5x Short COIN Daily ETF, GraniteShares 1.5x Long JPM Daily ETF, GraniteShares 1.5x Short JPM Daily ETF,
GraniteShares 1.5x Long LCID Daily ETF, GraniteShares 1.5x Short LCID Daily ETF, GraniteShares 1.5x Short META Daily ETF, GraniteShares
1.5x Short NVDA Daily ETF, GraniteShares 1.5x Long RIVN Daily ETF, GraniteShares 1.5x Short RIVN Daily ETF, GraniteShares 1.75x Long
TSLA Daily ETF, GraniteShares 1.5x Short TSLA Daily ETF, GraniteShares 1.5x Long XOM Daily ETF, GraniteShares 1.5x Short XOM Daily ETF,
GraniteShares 1.5x Long AAL Daily ETF, GraniteShares 1.5x Short AAL Daily ETF, GraniteShares 1.75x Short AAPL Daily ETF, GraniteShares
1.25x Short AMD Daily ETF, GraniteShares 1.5x Short COIN Daily ETF, GraniteShares 1.5x Long JPM Daily ETF, GraniteShares 1.5x Short JPM
Daily ETF, GraniteShares 1.5x Long LCID Daily ETF, GraniteShares 1.5x Short LCID Daily ETF, GraniteShares 1.5x Short META Daily ETF,
GraniteShares 1.5x Short NVDA Daily ETF, GraniteShares 1.5x Long RIVN Daily ETF, GraniteShares 1.5x Short RIVN Daily ETF, GraniteShares
1.75x Long TSLA Daily ETF, GraniteShares 1.5x Short TSLA Daily ETF, GraniteShares 1.5x Long XOM Daily ETF, and GraniteShares 1.5x Short
XOM Daily ETF (the “Funds”).
The
Trust is providing the below information in response to the comment given by you via telephone to Matthew Tobin on January 23, 2024.
The comment is summarized below, with a corresponding response, which the Registrant has authorized Thompson Hine LLP to make on its
behalf. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the document to which the applicable
comment relates.
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Comment
1. The Staff notes that the hypothetical VAR calculations provided appear to be as of a single observation date of January 5, 2024.
Please supplementarily provide hypothetical VAR calculations for a longer back test.
Response:
Back
tested data covering a three-month period have been provided in appendix A
* * * * *
If
you have any questions or additional comments, please call the undersigned at 216-566-5706.
Very
truly yours,
/s/
Andrew Davalla
Andrew
Davalla
cc:
JoAnn
M. Strasser
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Appendix
A – Back tested VAR data
Parameters:
- 3-year
historical data
- 20-day
trading horizon
- 99%
confidence level
Historical
relative VAR analysis for +2x and -2x AAL
Source:
Bloomberg
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Historical
relative VAR analysis for +2x and -2x AAPL.
Source:
Bloomberg
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Historical
relative VAR analysis for +2x and -2x AMZN
Source:
Bloomberg
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6
Historical
relative VAR analysis for +2x and -2x AMD.
Source:
Bloomberg
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Historical
relative VAR analysis for +2x and -2x BABA
Source:
Bloomberg
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Historical
relative VAR analysis for +2x and -2x COIN
Source:
Bloomberg
Page
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Historical
relative VAR analysis for +2x and -2x DIS
Source:
Bloomberg
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Historical
relative VAR analysis for +2x and -2x F
Source:
Bloomberg
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Historical
relative VAR analysis for +2x and -2x GOOGL
Source:
Bloomberg
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Historical
relative VAR analysis for +2x and -2x JPM
Source:
Bloomberg
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Historical
relative VAR analysis for +2x and -2x LCID
Source:
Bloomberg
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Historical
relative VAR analysis for +2x and -2x META
Source:
Bloomberg
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Historical
relative VAR analysis for +2x and -2x NVDA.
Source:
Bloomberg
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Historical
relative VAR analysis for +2x and -2x PLTR
Source:
Bloomberg
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Historical
relative VAR analysis for +2x and -2x RIVN
Source:
Bloomberg
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Historical
relative VAR analysis for +2x and -2x TSLA
Source:
Bloomberg
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Historical
relative VAR analysis for +2x and -2x UBER
Source:
Bloomberg
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Historical
relative VAR analysis for +2x and -2x XOM
Source:
Bloomberg