BLACKSTONE CANADA LAUNCHED 3% BITCOIN CONFIGURATION ETF

Blackstone Canada launched an ETF on 10 August, which combines global equities with a 3 per cent bitcoin configuration, providing Canadian investors with an opportunity to obtain a double investment exposure in the same listed product. The fund is called iShares Equity + Bitcoin ETF, with the trade code IBQT, with a target allocation of 97 per cent stocks and 3 per cent bitcoin. Its equity exposure covers Canada, the United States, international and emerging markets. Through the Fund, investors invested mainly in other iShares ETFs, while the bitcoin convertible iShares bitcoin ETF (IBIT) of Canada, which was listed in CBEE Canada in January 2025. Blackstone sets the annual management fee for IBQT at 0.22 per cent. In addition, the Blackstone introduced iShares Core MSCI All-International Equity Index ETF, the trade code being XINT, with an annual management fee of 0.23 per cent。