Correspondence 0001493152-25-008288 from GraniteShares ETF Trust (CIK 0001689873)
GraniteShares ETF Trust (CIK 0001689873)
Date: Feb. 26, 2025 · CIK: 0001689873 · Accession: 0001493152-25-008288
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February
26, 2025
Kim
McManus
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
Ms. McManus:
On
December 18, 2024, GraniteShares ETF Trust (the “Trust” or “Registrant”), on behalf of GraniteShares 2x Long
ADBE Daily ETF, GraniteShares 2x Short ADBE Daily ETF, GraniteShares 2x Long AMC Daily ETF, GraniteShares 2x Long 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 2x Long 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 2x Long 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 (the “Funds”) filed
a Post-Effective Amendment #73 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 revise the investment strategy and related disclosures.
In
a telephone conversation on February 4, 2025, you provided 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.
SUMMARY
PROSPECTUS
ALL
FUNDS
General
Comment
1: Please confirm that GraniteShares 2x Short AMC Daily ETF and GraniteShares 2x Long GME Daily ETF each intend to use relative value
at risk (VAR) in complying with Rule 18f-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and provide hypothetical calculations
demonstrating how each Fund anticipates being able to achieve its objectives while remining in compliance with those relative value at
risk tasks under Rule 18f-4. Please also disclose what each Fund’s “designated reference portfolio” will be.
Response:
The Registrant would use the Solactive single stock indices, which capture the performance of a single stock on a total return basis,
i.e. they include corporate actions, such as dividend distributions, splits and reverse splits.
Fund
Reference
portfolio
GraniteShares
2x Long AMC Daily ETF
Solactive
AMC Index
GraniteShares
2x Long GME Daily ETF
Solactive
GME Index
The
Relative VAR on both products. remains stable at 2.00.
Fund
Relative
VAR between Fund NAVs and designated reference portfolio(1)
GraniteShares
2x Long AMC Daily ETF
2.00
GraniteShares
2x Long GME Daily ETF
2.00
(1)
based on 3 years of historical data, the VAR level was calculated using a 99% confidence level with a 20- day time horizon over
a 3-year period,
February 26,
2025
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Comment
2: Based on publicly available information, the Staff notes that other 2x MSTR funds have experienced difficulty maintaining targeted
exposure. To better inform investors, please consider providing on the GraniteShares 2x Long MSTR Daily ETF’s website and in future
filings the number of days in the last six months that the Fund has failed to provide the sought after leveraged returns, as well as,
the highest positive and negative variances during such times. Please consider updating the Prospectus risk disclosure to state that
there may be material deviations from the daily investment objectives and describe the circumstances that could cause this to happen.
Response:
The required information will be disclosed on the website. Additional disclosure has been added under the “Tracking Error Risk”.
Comment
3: Please revise to include the legend required by Rule 498(b)(1)(v) either on the cover page or at the beginning of the summary
prospectus.
Response:
The registration has been amended accordingly.
Comment
4: The Staff notes that the Rule 498 legend is also absent from prior summary prospectuses of the Funds. Please provide a legal analysis
of your compliance with Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933 for Offers and Sales made under this and other Registration Statements
that failed to include the required legends. In addition, please consider the need for disclosing any risks associated with the Section
5, including potential rescission rights of purchases and any contingent liabilities that may need to be accounted for. See Rule
498 and Release No. 33-8998 dated January 13, 2009.
Response:
The Registrant notes that the legend was omitted in error and will include the appropriate legend on all summary prospectuses. All current
summary prospectuses will be refiled to provide for the inclusion of the appropriate legend. The Registrant does not believe that the
omission of such legend would have been deemed to be material by purchasing shareholders.
Comment
5: The Staff notes that it appears that the shares of certain Funds are not listed and traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC. Please
revise the statement indicated that all shares offered in this Prospectus are listed and traded on Nasdaq Stock Market LLC to clearly
identify the Funds that are not offered in this Prospectus.
Response:
The registration has been amended accordingly.
February 26,
2025
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Principal
Investment Strategies
Comment
6:
(A)
In prong (5) in the paragraph that begins with “The Fund’s cash balance may be invested in the following instruments…”
please pluralize “repurchase transaction.”
(B)
In prong (6) of the same paragraph, please specify what kind of equity or fixed income securities the Fund may invest in and, if applicable,
add a corresponding risk to the risk section.
(C)
The Staff notes that both prong 4 and prong 6 of the same paragraph refer to swap agreements. If the swap agreements are different in
each prong, please specify what type of swap agreements the Fund may invest in and, if appliable, add corresponding risks to the risk
section and please clarify how the prong 4 swap agreements are different than the prong 6 swap agreements mentioned.
Response:
(A) The
registration has been amended accordingly.
(B) The
wording has been modified to the following “(6) US 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.”
An
additional risk disclosure has been included to cover investment in US equities.
(C) Prong
(4) refers to the collateral posted under the swap agreement.
Prong
(6) refers to an investment in securities which performance is being swapped.
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS’ INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES, STRATEGIES AND RISKS
Financial
Highlights
Comment
7: The Staff notes that several Funds do not disclose financial highlights because they have not commenced operations. However, certain
Funds launched in September 2024. Please update the disclosure to reflect the certain Funds that have launched.
Response:
The registration has been amended accordingly.
If
you have any questions, please call the undersigned at (216) 566-5706.
Very
truly yours,
/s/
Andrew Davalla
Andrew
Davalla
GRANITESHARES
FUNDS
Prospectus
[
], 2025
GRANITESHARES
FUNDS
TICKER
SYMBOL
GraniteShares
2x Long ADBE Daily ETF
ADBL
GraniteShares
2x Short ADBE Daily ETF
ADBS
GraniteShares
2x Long AMC Daily ETF
AMCL
GraniteShares
2x Long ARM Daily ETF
AMRL
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
2x Long GME Daily ETF
GMEL
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
2x Long 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.
The shares offered in this prospectus (each a
“Fund” a collectively the “Funds”) are listed and traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC.
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 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 2x Long AMC Daily ETF – Summary
19
GraniteShares 2x Long 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 2x Long 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 2x Long 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