Core Insights - Grayscale Investments has announced updated fund component weightings for its DeFi Fund, Smart Contract Fund, and AI Fund following their third quarter 2025 reviews [1][2][3] Fund Adjustments - The DeFi Fund (DEFG) has removed MakerDAO (MKR) from its portfolio and added Aerodrome Finance (AERO) based on the CoinDesk DeFi Select Index methodology [2] - The Smart Contract Fund (GSC) has adjusted its portfolio by selling existing components and reallocating the proceeds to purchase existing components, maintaining its alignment with the CoinDesk Smart Contract Platform Select Capped Index [3] - The AI Fund has added Story (IP) to its portfolio while selling existing components, in accordance with its fund methodology [3][8] Fund Characteristics - None of the funds (DEFG, GSC, AI Fund) generate income and regularly distribute fund components to cover ongoing expenses, leading to a gradual decrease in the amount of fund components represented by shares over time [4] - The DeFi Fund aims to provide exposure to leading decentralized finance platforms through a market cap-weighted portfolio [9] - The Smart Contract Fund seeks to provide exposure to industry-leading smart contract platforms, also through a market cap-weighted portfolio [11] - The AI Fund focuses on protocols building decentralized AI services and solutions to centralized AI-related problems [16] Fund Performance - The DeFi Fund has not met its investment objective to reflect the value of fund components held, with shares trading at both premiums and discounts to such value [10]

Core Insights - Grayscale Investments has announced updated fund component weightings for its various crypto investment products in connection with their second quarter 2025 reviews [1] Fund Adjustments - The Grayscale Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Fund (DEFG) has rebalanced its portfolio by selling existing fund components and purchasing Ondo (ONDO), which is now included in the fund [2] - The Grayscale Smart Contract Fund (GSC Fund) has removed Polkadot (DOT) from its portfolio and added Hedera (HBAR) following a similar rebalancing process [2] - The AI Fund has adjusted its portfolio by selling existing components and reallocating the proceeds, although specific new components were not detailed [3] Fund Component Weightings - As of July 3, 2025, the DEFG's fund components include: - Uniswap (UNI) 34.01% - Aave (AAVE) 30.74% - Ondo (ONDO) 18.22% - MakerDAO (MKR) 6.69% - Curve (CRV) 5.30% - Lido (LDO) 5.04% [6] - The GSC Fund's components include: - Ether (ETH) 30.22% - Solana (SOL) 29.87% - Cardano (ADA) 18.57% - Sui (SUI) 8.78% - Avalanche (AVAX) 6.76% - Hedera (HBAR) 5.80% - Bittensor (TAO) 29.10% - NEAR Protocol (NEAR) 28.41% - Render (RENDER) 17.34% - Filecoin (FIL) 16.38% - The Graph (GRT) 8.77% [7] Fund Objectives - The DeFi Fund aims to provide exposure to leading decentralized finance platforms through a market cap-weighted portfolio designed to track the CoinDesk DeFi Select Index [9] - The GSC Fund seeks to provide exposure to leading smart contract platforms through a market cap-weighted portfolio designed to track the CoinDesk Smart Contract Platform Select Capped Index [11] - The AI Fund focuses on providing exposure to protocols building decentralized AI services and solutions to centralized AI-related problems [16]