STAMFORD, Conn., Oct. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Grayscale Investments®, the world’s largest digital asset-focused investment platform*, and manager of Grayscale® Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Fund (OTCQB: DEFG) (DeFi Fund), Grayscale® Smart Contract Fund (GSC Fund), and Grayscale® Decentralized AI Fund (AI Fund), today announced the updated Fund Component weightings for each product in connection with their respective third quarter 2025 reviews. In accordance with the CoinDesk DeFi Select Index methodolog ...

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]