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GraniteShares ETF Trust (CIK 0001689873)
Date: Oct. 16, 2024 · CIK: 0001689873 · Accession: 0001493152-24-041269

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File numbers found in text: 333-214796, 811-23214

Date
October 16, 2024
Author
/s/ Andrew Davalla
Form
CORRESP
Company
GraniteShares ETF Trust (CIK 0001689873)

Letter

Division of Investment Management U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549

RE: GraniteShares ETF Trust (the “Trust” or the “Registrant”) File Nos. 333-214796, 811-23214

Dear Mr. Bellacicco:

On June 25, 2024, GraniteShares ETF Trust (the “Trust” or “Registrant”), on behalf of its series, GraniteShares 2x Long ADBE Daily ETF, GraniteShares 2x Short ADBE Daily ETF, GraniteShares 1x Short AMC Daily ETF , GraniteShares 1x Short ARM Daily ETF, GraniteShares 2x Long AVGO Daily ETF, GraniteShares 2x Short AVGO Daily ETF, GraniteShares 2x Long CCL Daily ETF, GraniteShares 2x Short CCL Daily ETF, GraniteShares 2x Long CRWD Daily ETF, GraniteShares 2x Short CRWD Daily ETF, GraniteShares 2x Long DELL Daily ETF, GraniteShares 2x Short DELL Daily ETF, GraniteShares 1x Short GME Daily ETF, GraniteShares 2x Long INTC Daily ETF, GraniteShares 2x Short INTC Daily ETF, GraniteShares 2x Long LLY Daily ETF, GraniteShares 2x Short LLY Daily ETF, GraniteShares 1x Short MSTR Daily ETF, GraniteShares 2x Long MU Daily ETF, GraniteShares 2x Short MU Daily ETF, GraniteShares 2x Long NFLX Daily ETF, GraniteShares 2x Short NFLX Daily ETF, GraniteShares 2x Long NVO Daily ETF, GraniteShares 2x Short NVO Daily ETF, GraniteShares 2x Long PANW Daily ETF, GraniteShares 2x Short PANW Daily ETF, GraniteShares 2x Long QCOM Daily ETF, GraniteShares 2x Short QCOM Daily ETF, GraniteShares 2x Long SMCI Daily ETF, GraniteShares 2x Short SMCI Daily ETF, GraniteShares 2x Long TSM Daily ETF and GraniteShares 2x Short TSM Daily ETF (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) filed a post-effective amendment 47 to the Trust’s registration statement (the “Amendment”). The Amendment was filed pursuant to Rule 485(a)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to register shares of the Funds. On September 17, 2024, you provided comments to the Amendment to which we have responded. In a telephone conversation on October 11, 2024, you provided addition comments to the Amendment. Below, please find those comments and the Registrant’s responses, which the Registrant has authorized Thompson Hine LLP to make on its behalf. Please note that added language to a Fund’s prospectus is in italics and deleted language appears struck through.

Comment 2: Please confirm that the expense limitation agreement will be effective through at least one year from the effective date of the Prospectus.

Response: The Registrant so confirms.

Comment 3: Please provide a completed expense example table.

Response: Please see the attached prospectus, attached hereto.

October 16, 2024

Page 2

Comment 5: Please ensure that the industry referenced in each Fund’s investment strategy disclosure aligns with the industry referenced in the corresponding Underlying Stock Risk. For example, please see pages 84, 156, 219, 228, 255, 264, 273, and 282.

Response: The below chart outlines the Underlying Stock risk for each of the applicable funds. The Registrant made the change to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. However, for the 4 other Underlying Securities the Registrant believes the risk disclosures provided appropriately disclose the related risks of the respective Underlying Security.

Pages

Underlying Securities

Company’s description

Underlying Stock Risk in Previous Submission

What should be the changed?

and 85

CrowdStrike

Cybersecurity company

Software and information technology industry

and 157

MicroStrategy

Bitcoin development company

Software and information technology industry

and Bitcoin

and 200

and 229

Palo Alto Networks

Global cybersecurity provider

Software and information technology industry

and 256

and 265

SMCI

Provides “compute platforms”

Software and information technology industry

and 274

and 283

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

Engaged in the provision of integrated circuit manufacturing services

software and information technology industry

Changed to semiconductors

Comment 7: The Staff reissues Comment 7. On page 156, with respect to MicroStrategy, please add disclosure discussing that as a bitcoin development company, MicroStrategy’s bitcoin strategy includes 1) acquiring bitcoin using cash flows from operations and proceeds from equity and debt financings, 2) developing product innovations that leverage bitcoin blockchain technology and 3) periodically engaging in advocacy and educational activities regarding the acceptance and value of Bitcoin as an open and secure protocol for digital assets and to be a lightning network. Please also disclose as of June 30, 2024, bitcoin represented approximately 81% of MicroStrategy’s total assets. At a minimum, the disclosure should reflect MicroStrategy’s significant commitment to buying and holding bitcoin since, as noted previously, MicroStrategy is actively embracing the “bitcoin proxy” image and, to this end, recently adopted a new performance metric based on the bitcoin holdings.

Response: The requested revisions have been made. Please see the attached prospectus.

October 16, 2024

Page 3

Comment 9: The Staff notes your response to prior Comment 9 and reissues in part. Please revise the disclosure to describe layer 2 networks (e.g., these lightning networks which is an innovation that MicroStrategy is particularly interested in advancing and is referenced in its description of its Bitcoin strategy) and any risks that they pose to the blockchain and bitcoin.

Response: The requested revisions have been made. Please see the attached prospectus.

Comment 14: On page 292, please clarify that the Funds that provide short exposures to their Underlying Stocks will not be purchasing Underlying Stocks.

Response: The requested revisions have been made. Please see the attached prospectus.

Comment 18: On page 316, in table 7, the Staff believes the heading “2x Leverage Long Fund (Daily Leverage Factor = +175%)” should be changed to “2x Leverage Long Fund (Daily Leverage Factor +200%).” Please update accordingly.

Response: The requested revisions have been made. Please see the attached prospectus.

Very truly yours,
/s/ Andrew Davalla

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October 16, 2024

Christopher Bellacicco

Division of Investment Management

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

RE: GraniteShares ETF Trust (the “Trust”
or the “Registrant”) File Nos. 333-214796, 811-23214

Dear Mr. Bellacicco:

On June 25, 2024, GraniteShares ETF Trust (the “Trust”
or “Registrant”), on behalf of its series, GraniteShares 2x Long ADBE Daily ETF, GraniteShares 2x Short ADBE Daily ETF, GraniteShares
1x Short AMC Daily ETF , GraniteShares 1x Short ARM Daily ETF, GraniteShares 2x Long AVGO Daily ETF, GraniteShares 2x Short AVGO Daily
ETF, GraniteShares 2x Long CCL Daily ETF, GraniteShares 2x Short CCL Daily ETF, GraniteShares 2x Long CRWD Daily ETF, GraniteShares 2x
Short CRWD Daily ETF, GraniteShares 2x Long DELL Daily ETF, GraniteShares 2x Short DELL Daily ETF, GraniteShares 1x Short GME Daily ETF,
GraniteShares 2x Long INTC Daily ETF, GraniteShares 2x Short INTC Daily ETF, GraniteShares 2x Long LLY Daily ETF, GraniteShares 2x Short
LLY Daily ETF, GraniteShares 1x Short MSTR Daily ETF, GraniteShares 2x Long MU Daily ETF, GraniteShares 2x Short MU Daily ETF, GraniteShares
2x Long NFLX Daily ETF, GraniteShares 2x Short NFLX Daily ETF, GraniteShares 2x Long NVO Daily ETF, GraniteShares 2x Short NVO Daily ETF,
GraniteShares 2x Long PANW Daily ETF, GraniteShares 2x Short PANW Daily ETF, GraniteShares 2x Long QCOM Daily ETF, GraniteShares 2x Short
QCOM Daily ETF, GraniteShares 2x Long SMCI Daily ETF, GraniteShares 2x Short SMCI Daily ETF, GraniteShares 2x Long TSM Daily ETF and GraniteShares
2x Short TSM Daily ETF (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) filed a post-effective amendment 47 to the
Trust’s registration statement (the “Amendment”). The Amendment was filed pursuant to Rule 485(a)(1) under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, to register shares of the Funds. On September 17, 2024, you provided comments to the Amendment to which we have
responded. In a telephone conversation on October 11, 2024, you provided addition comments to the Amendment. Below, please find those
comments and the Registrant’s responses, which the Registrant has authorized Thompson Hine LLP to make on its behalf. Please note
that added language to a Fund’s prospectus is in italics and deleted language appears struck through.

Comment 2: Please confirm that the expense
limitation agreement will be effective through at least one year from the effective date of the Prospectus.

Response: The Registrant so confirms.

Comment 3: Please provide a completed expense
example table.

Response: Please see the attached prospectus, attached
hereto.

October 16, 2024

Page 2

Comment 5: Please ensure that the industry
referenced in each Fund’s investment strategy disclosure aligns with the industry referenced in the corresponding Underlying Stock
Risk. For example, please see pages 84, 156, 219, 228, 255, 264, 273, and 282.

Response: The below chart outlines the Underlying
Stock risk for each of the applicable funds. The Registrant made the change to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. However,
for the 4 other Underlying Securities the Registrant believes the risk disclosures provided appropriately disclose the related risks
of the respective Underlying Security.

    Pages

    Underlying
    Securities

    Company’s
    description

    Underlying
    Stock Risk in Previous Submission

    What
    should be the changed?

    84
    and 85

    CrowdStrike

    Cybersecurity
    company

    Software
    and information technology industry

    156
    and 157

    MicroStrategy

    Bitcoin
    development company

    Software
                                            and information technology industry

    and
    Bitcoin

    219
                                            and 200

    228
    and 229

    Palo
    Alto Networks

    Global
    cybersecurity provider

    Software
    and information technology industry

    255
                                            and 256

    264
    and 265

    SMCI

    Provides
    “compute platforms”

    Software
    and information technology industry

    273
                                            and 274

    282
    and 283

    Taiwan
    Semiconductor Manufacturing

    Engaged
    in the provision of integrated circuit manufacturing
    services

    software
    and information technology industry

    Changed
    to semiconductors

Comment 7: The Staff reissues Comment 7. On
page 156, with respect to MicroStrategy, please add disclosure discussing that as a bitcoin development company, MicroStrategy’s
bitcoin strategy includes 1) acquiring bitcoin using cash flows from operations and proceeds from equity and debt financings, 2) developing
product innovations that leverage bitcoin blockchain technology and 3) periodically engaging in advocacy and educational activities regarding
the acceptance and value of Bitcoin as an open and secure protocol for digital assets and to be a lightning network. Please also disclose
as of June 30, 2024, bitcoin represented approximately 81% of MicroStrategy’s total assets. At a minimum, the disclosure should
reflect MicroStrategy’s significant commitment to buying and holding bitcoin since, as noted previously, MicroStrategy is actively
embracing the “bitcoin proxy” image and, to this end, recently adopted a new performance metric based on the bitcoin holdings.

Response: The requested revisions have been
made. Please see the attached prospectus.

October 16, 2024

Page 3

Comment 9: The Staff notes your response to
prior Comment 9 and reissues in part. Please revise the disclosure to describe layer 2 networks (e.g., these lightning networks which
is an innovation that MicroStrategy is particularly interested in advancing and is referenced in its description of its Bitcoin strategy)
and any risks that they pose to the blockchain and bitcoin.

Response: The requested revisions have been
made. Please see the attached prospectus.

Comment 14: On page 292, please clarify that
the Funds that provide short exposures to their Underlying Stocks will not be purchasing Underlying Stocks.

Response: The requested revisions have been
made. Please see the attached prospectus.

Comment 18: On page 316, in table 7, the Staff
believes the heading “2x Leverage Long Fund (Daily Leverage Factor = +175%)” should be changed to “2x Leverage Long
Fund (Daily Leverage Factor +200%).” Please update accordingly.

Response: The requested revisions have been
made. Please see the attached prospectus.

    Very truly yours,

    /s/ Andrew Davalla

    Andrew Davalla

GRANITESHARES
FUNDS

Prospectus

October
[21], 2024

    GRANITESHARES
    FUNDS

    TICKER
    SYMBOL

    GraniteShares
    2x Long ADBE Daily ETF

    ADBL

    GraniteShares
    2x Short ADBE Daily ETF

    ADBS

    GraniteShares
    1x Short AMC Daily ETF

    AMCS

    GraniteShares
    1x Short ARM Daily ETF

    ARMD

    GraniteShares
    2x Long AVGO Daily ETF

    AVGU

    GraniteShares
    2x Short AVGO Daily ETF

    AVGS

    GraniteShares
    2x Long CCL Daily ETF

    CCLU

    GraniteShares
    2x Short CCL Daily ETF

    CCLS

    GraniteShares
    2x Long CRWD Daily ETF

    CRWL

    GraniteShares
    2x Short CRWD Daily ETF

    CRWQ

    GraniteShares
    2x Long DELL Daily ETF

    DLLL

    GraniteShares
    2x Short DELL Daily ETF

    DLLS

    GraniteShares
    1x Short GME Daily ETF

    GMES

    GraniteShares
    2x Long INTC Daily ETF

    INTW

    GraniteShares
    2x Short INTC Daily ETF

    INTD

    GraniteShares
    2x Long LLY Daily ETF

    LLYL

    GraniteShares 2x Short LLY Daily ETF

    LLYD

    GraniteShares
    1x Short MSTR Daily ETF

    MSTP

    GraniteShares
    2x Long MU Daily ETF

    MULL

    GraniteShares
    2x Short MU Daily ETF

    MULS

    GraniteShares
    2x Long NFLX Daily ETF

    NFLL

    GraniteShares
    2x Short NFLX Daily ETF

    NFLS

    GraniteShares
    2x Long NVO Daily ETF

    NVOL

    GraniteShares
    2x Short NVO Daily ETF

    NVOD

    GraniteShares
    2x Long PANW Daily ETF

    PANU

    GraniteShares
    2x Short PANW Daily ETF

    PANS

    GraniteShares
    2x Long QCOM Daily ETF

    QCML

    GraniteShares
    2x Short QCOM Daily ETF

    QCMS

    GraniteShares
    2x Long SMCI Daily ETF

    SMCL

    GraniteShares
    2x Short SMCI Daily ETF

    SMCS

    GraniteShares
    2x Long TSM Daily ETF

    TSMU

    GraniteShares
    2x Short TSM Daily ETF

    TSMS

The
Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the adequacy of this prospectus. Any
representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

GraniteShares
Funds are advised by GraniteShares Advisors LLC.

The
Funds seek daily inverse or leveraged investment results and are intended to be used as short-term trading vehicles. Each Fund with “Long”
in its name attempts to provide daily investment results that correspond to the respective long leveraged multiple of the performance
of an underlying stock (each a Leveraged Long Fund). Each Fund with “Short” in its name attempts to provide daily investment
results that correspond to the inverse (or opposite) multiple of the performance of an underlying stock (each an Inverse Fund).

The
Funds are not intended to be used by, and are not appropriate for, investors who do not intend to actively monitor and manage their portfolios.
The Funds are very different from most mutual funds and exchange-traded funds. Investors should note that:

(1)
The Leveraged Long Funds pursue daily leveraged investment objectives, which means that the Funds are riskier than alternatives that
do not use leverage because the Funds magnify the daily performance of their underlying stock.

(2)
The Inverse Funds pursue a daily investment objective that is a multiple inverse to the daily performance of their underlying stock,
a result opposite of most mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.

(3)
Seeking to replicate daily performances of an underlying stock means that the return of a Fund for a period longer than a full trading
day will be the product of a series of daily returns for each trading day during the relevant period.

As
a consequence, especially in periods of market volatility, the volatility of the underlying stock may affect a Fund’s return as
much as, or more than, the return of the underlying stock. Further, the return for investors that invest for periods less than a full
trading day is likely to be different from an underlying stock’s performance for the full trading day. During periods of high volatility,
the Funds may not perform as expected and the Funds may have losses when an investor may have expected gains if the Funds are held for
a period that is different than one trading day.

The
Funds are not suitable for all investors. The Funds are designed to be utilized only by sophisticated investors, such as traders and
active investors employing dynamic strategies. Investors in the Funds should:

    (a)
    understand the risks
    associated with the use of inverse strategies and leverage;

    (b)
    understand the consequences
    of seeking daily inverse and leveraged investment results;

    (c)
    for an Inverse Fund,
    understand the risk of shorting; and

    (d)
    intend to actively monitor
    and manage their investments.

Investors
who do not understand the Funds, or do not intend to actively manage their funds and monitor their investments, should not buy the Funds.

There
is no assurance that any Fund will achieve its investment objective and an investment in a Fund could lose money. No single Fund is a
complete investment program.

For
the Leveraged Long Funds with a 2-time leverage exposure, if the underlying stock drops by more than 50% on a given trading day, the
Fund’s investors could lose all of their money. For the Inverse Funds with a 1-time inverse exposure, if the underlying stock increases
by more than 100% on a given trading day, the Fund’s investors could lose all of their money. For the Inverse Funds with a 2-time
inverse exposure, if the underlying stock increases by more than 50% on a given trading day, the Fund’s investors could lose all
of their money.

TABLE
OF CONTENTS

    Page

    GraniteShares 2x Long ADBE Daily ETF - Summary
    1

    GraniteShares 2x Short ADBE Daily ETF – Summary
    10

    GraniteShares 1x Short AMC Daily ETF – Summary
    19

    GraniteShares 1x Short ARM Daily ETF – Summary
    28

    GraniteShares 2x Long AVGO Daily ETF – Summary
    37

    GraniteShares 2x Short AVGO Daily ETF – Summary
    46

    GraniteShares 2x Long CCL Daily ETF – Summary
    55

                                                                              GraniteShares 2x Short CCL Daily ETF – Summary

    64

    GraniteShares 2x Long CRWD Daily ETF – Summary
    73

    GraniteShares 2x Short CRWD Daily ETF – Summary
    82

    GraniteShares 2x Long DELL Daily ETF – Summary
    91

    GraniteShares 2x Short DELL Daily ETF – Summary
    100

    GraniteShares 1x Short GME Daily ETF – Summary
    109

    GraniteShares 2x Long INTC Daily ETF – Summary
    118

    GraniteShares 2x Short INTC Daily ETF – Summary
    127

    GraniteShares 2x Long LLY Daily ETF – Summary
    136

    GraniteShares 2x Short LLY Daily ETF – Summary
    145

    GraniteShares 1x Short MSTR Daily ETF – Summary
    154

    GraniteShares 2x Long MU Daily ETF – Summary
    163

    GraniteShares 2x Short MU Daily ETF – Summary
    172

    GraniteShares 2x Long NFLX Daily ETF - Summary
    181

    GraniteShares 2x Short NFLX Daily ETF – Summary
    190

    GraniteShares 2x Long NVO Daily ETF - Summary
    199

    GraniteShares 2x Short NVO Daily ETF – Summary
    208

    GraniteShares 2x Long PANW Daily ETF – Summary
    217

    GraniteShares 2x Short PANW Daily ETF – Summary
    226

    GraniteShares 2x Long QCOM Daily ETF – Summary
    235

    GraniteShares 2x Short QCOM Daily ETF – Summary
    244

    GraniteShares 2x Long SMCI Daily ETF – Summary
    253

    GraniteShares 2x Short SMCI Daily ETF – Summary
    262

    GraniteShares 2x Long TSM Daily ETF – Summary
    271

    i

    GraniteShares 2x Short TSM Daily ETF – Summary
    280

    Additional Information about the Funds’ Investment Objectives, Strategies and Risks
    289

    FUND WEBSITE AND DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
    326

    Fund Management
    326

    Buying and Selling Shares
    327

    Dividends, Distributions, and Taxes
    328

    Distribution of Fund Shares
    331

    Premium/Discount Information
    331

    Fund Service Providers
    331

    Financial Highlights
    331

    GraniteShares ETF Trust
    331

    ii

GraniteShares
2X Long ADBE Daily ETF – Summary

Important
Information Regarding the Fund

The
GraniteShares 2x Long ADBE Daily ETF (the “Fund”) seeks daily investment results of 2 times (200%) the daily percentage change
of the performance of the common stock of Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE) (the “Underlying Stock”). Because the Fund seeks daily
leverage investment results it is very different from most other exchange-traded funds. It is also riskier than alternatives that do
not use leverage. The return for investors that invest for periods longer or shorter than a trading day should not be expected to be
200% of the performance of the Underlying Stock for the period. The return of the Fund for a period longer than a trading day
will be the result of each trading day’s compounded return over the period, which will very likely differ from 200% the return
of the Underlying Stock for that period. Longer holding periods, higher volatility of the Underlying Stock and leverage increase the
impact of compounding on an investor’s returns. During periods of higher underlying stock volatility, the volatility of the Underlying
Stock may affect the Fund’s return as much as, or more than, the return of the Underlying Stock.

The
F