The HFR Blockchain Composite Index has two constituent strategies – Cryptocurrency and Infrastructure. It includes performance data starting in 2015 with annualized performance of +282 percent since inception, punctuated by a meteoric surge of +1,522 percent in 2017 through November,” according to HFR.
The HFR Cryptocurrency Index is a sub-strategy of the blockchain benchmark. The cryptocurrency index “ includes all funds which invest and trade in cryptocurrency directly, typically generating performance through an actively managed portfolio of cryptocurrency assets, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Ripple and many other coins, as well as new initial coin offerings (ICOs),” according to HFR.
The indexes are rebalanced quarterly and “ are investable through tracker funds operated by HFR Asset Management,” said HFR.
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