As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission April 30, 2026

1933 Act Registration No. 333-264900

1940 Act Registration No. 811-23801

United States

Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form N-1A

Registration Statement Under the Securities Act of 1933
Pre-Effective Amendment No.	☐
Post-Effective Amendment No. 54	☒
and/or
Registration Statement Under the Investment Company Act of 1940
Amendment No. 56	☒

Bitwise Funds Trust

250 Montgomery Street, Suite 200

San Francisco, California 94104
(415) 707-3663

Delaware Trust Company

251 Little Falls Drive
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19808

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

Copy to:

Richard J. Coyle, Esq.
Chapman and Cutler LLP
320 South Canal Street
Chicago, Illinois 60606

Hunter Horsley

Johanna Collins-Wood, Esq.
Bitwise Asset Management, Inc.
250 Montgomery Street, Suite 200
San Francisco, California 94104

It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):

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Immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485.

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On May 1, 2026 pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485.

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60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485.

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On (date) pursuant to paragraph (a) of Rule 485.

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75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485.

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On (date) pursuant to paragraph (a) of Rule 485.

If appropriate, check the following box:

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This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

Contents of Registration Statement

This Registration Statement comprises the following papers and contents:

The Facing Sheet

Part A –

Prospectus for Bitwise Trendwise Bitcoin and Treasuries Rotation Strategy ETF, Bitwise Trendwise BTC/ETH and Treasuries Rotation Strategy ETF, Bitwise Trendwise Ethereum and Treasuries Rotation Strategy ETF, Bitwise Web3 ETF, Bitwise COIN Option Income Strategy ETF, Bitwise CRCL Option Income Strategy ETF, Bitwise Ethereum Option Income Strategy ETF, Bitwise GME Option Income Strategy ETF, Bitwise MARA Option Income Strategy ETF, Bitwise MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF, Bitwise Bitcoin Standard Corporations ETF, Bitwise Crypto Industry Innovators ETF, Bitwise Bitcoin Option Income Strategy ETF and Bitwise BITQ Option Income Strategy ETF.

Part B –

Statement of Additional Information for Bitwise Trendwise Bitcoin and Treasuries Rotation Strategy ETF, Bitwise Trendwise BTC/ETH and Treasuries Rotation Strategy ETF, Bitwise Trendwise Ethereum and Treasuries Rotation Strategy ETF, Bitwise Web3 ETF, Bitwise COIN Option Income Strategy ETF, Bitwise CRCL Option Income Strategy ETF, Bitwise Ethereum Option Income Strategy ETF, Bitwise GME Option Income Strategy ETF, Bitwise MARA Option Income Strategy ETF, Bitwise MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF, Bitwise Bitcoin Standard Corporations ETF, Bitwise Crypto Industry Innovators ETF, Bitwise Bitcoin Option Income Strategy ETF and Bitwise BITQ Option Income Strategy ETF.

Part C – Other Information

Signatures

Index to Exhibits

Exhibits

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Prospectus

Bitwise Trendwise Bitcoin and Treasuries Rotation Strategy ETF

(NYSE Arca—BITC)

May 1, 2026

Bitwise Trendwise Bitcoin and Treasuries Rotation Strategy ETF (the “Fund”) is a series of the Bitwise Funds Trust (the “Trust”) and an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). The Fund lists and principally trades its shares on NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca” or the “Exchange”).

Neither the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) nor the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) has approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

Table of Contents


Summary Information	1

Additional Information About the Fund’s Principal Investment Strategies	15

Additional Risks of Investing in the Fund	18

Management of the Fund	28

How to Buy and Sell Shares	31

Dividends, Distributions and Taxes	31

Distributor	36

Net Asset Value	36

Fund Service Providers	37

Premium/Discount Information	37

Investments by Other Investment Companies	37

Financial Highlights	38

Bitwise Trendwise Bitcoin and Treasuries Rotation Strategy ETF

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks to provide investors with capital appreciation. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The table below describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund (“Fund Shares”). You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and Example below.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Management Fees	0.85%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees	0.00%
Other Expenses	0.24%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses	0.03%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	1.12%
Fee Waiver/Expense Reimbursement⁽¹⁾	(0.24)%
Total Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver/Expense Reimbursement	0.88%

(1)

The Fund’s investment adviser has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fees and/or assume as its own expense certain expenses otherwise payable by the Fund to the extent necessary to ensure that total annual fund operating expenses (excluding brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest, and extraordinary expenses) do not exceed 0.85% of average daily net assets until May 1, 2027. This Agreement may be terminated by the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, at any time and by the Fund’s investment adviser after May 1, 2027 upon sixty (60) days’ written notice to the Fund.

Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated, and then sell all of your Fund Shares at the end of those periods. This example assumes that the fee waiver and expense agreement described will be terminated following May 1, 2027. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs, whether you sell or hold your Fund Shares, would be:

Year 1	Year 3	Year 5	Year 10

$90	$332	$594	$1,342

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 0% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective through managed exposure to bitcoin futures contracts (“Bitcoin Futures Contracts”) and investments in U.S. Treasury securities. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in Bitcoin Futures Contracts and U.S. Treasury securities. For purposes of compliance with this investment policy, derivative contracts (such as Bitcoin Futures Contracts) will be valued at their notional value. The Fund does not invest directly in bitcoin. Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC serves as the Fund’s investment adviser (“BIM” or the “Adviser”) and Vident Advisory, LLC serves as the Fund’s investment sub-adviser (“Vident” or the “Sub-Adviser”).

The Fund utilizes a “long-flat” trend-following investing strategy pursuant to which the Adviser rotates the Fund’s exposure between 100% exposure to Bitcoin Futures Contracts and 100% exposure to U.S. Treasury securities. A long-flat strategy, like the one utilized by the Fund, takes a long position when a trend is detected, seeking to take advantage of an anticipated increase in an asset’s value. However, when a downward trend is detected, instead of shorting the downtrend, the strategy exits the position and remains in cash or cash equivalents. The Fund’s strategy is based upon a proprietary signal that is based upon an observation and comparison of bitcoin’s 10-day and 20-day exponential moving average price. An exponential moving average applies a weighting factor to each price point, giving exponentially more weight to recent data, making it a useful tool for identifying trends as it is more responsive to new price changes and trends. This signal is completely quantitative in nature and is based solely on the price movement of bitcoin. The trend-following strategy utilized by the Fund seeks to enhance risk-adjusted returns and decrease the downside risk associated with investments in bitcoin-linked instruments, such as Bitcoin Futures Contracts. Due to the nature of the Fund’s trend-following investment strategy, there will be periods – and perhaps extended periods – when the Fund has no exposure to Bitcoin Futures Contracts, as the entirety of its assets will be invested in U.S. Treasury securities.

Even during periods when the Fund has 100% notional exposure to Bitcoin Futures Contracts, it will still invest up to 75% of its remaining assets in U.S. Treasuries, other U.S. government obligations, money market funds, cash and cashlike equivalents (e.g., high quality commercial paper and similar instruments that are rated investment grade or, if unrated, of comparable quality, as the Adviser determines) to provide liquidity, serve as margin or collateralize the Fund’s investments in Bitcoin Futures Contracts. Due to the high margin requirements that are unique to Bitcoin Futures Contracts and certain tests that must be met in order to qualify as a regulated investment company (“RIC”), the Fund may also utilize reverse repurchase agreements during certain times of the year to help maintain the desired level of exposure to Bitcoin Futures Contracts. The use of reverse repurchase agreements constitutes a form of borrowing.

During periods when the Fund has 100% notional exposure to Bitcoin Futures Contracts, the Fund may enter into swap agreements that provide exposure to bitcoin or Bitcoin Futures Contracts. Swap agreements are derivative contracts entered into primarily with major global financial institutions for a specified period ranging from a day to more than one year. In a typical swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange, or “swap,” payments based on the change in value of an underlying asset or benchmark. For example, two parties may agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates of returns) earned or realized on a particular investment or instrument. It is currently contemplated that the Fund would primarily utilize swap agreements to provide exposure to movements occurring in the price of bitcoin during times when Bitcoin Futures Contracts are not trading (such as over the weekend). However, the Fund may utilize such swap agreements under other circumstances as well, such as if the Fund is not able to obtain exposure to Bitcoin Futures Contracts. To the extent the Fund utilizes swap agreements, such instruments will be cash-settled uncleared and non-exchange traded.

Additional Information Relating to Bitcoin Futures Contracts

When the Fund has exposure to Bitcoin Futures Contracts, the Fund generally seeks to invest in cash-settled, front-month Bitcoin Futures Contracts. The Fund may also invest in back-month, cash-settled Bitcoin Futures Contracts. Front-month Bitcoin Futures Contracts are those contracts with the shortest time to maturity. Back-month Bitcoin Futures Contracts are those with longer times to maturity.

Bitcoin Futures Contracts are standardized, cash-settled futures contracts traded on commodity exchanges registered with the CFTC that use bitcoin as the reference asset. In general, a futures contract is a legal agreement to buy or sell a standardized asset on a specific date or during a specific month that is facilitated through a futures exchange. When a futures contract reaches its expiration, the holder of a futures contract (such as the Fund) must sell that futures contract and replace it with a new futures contract with a later expiration date. This is called “rolling.” Bitcoin Futures Contracts are cash settled on their expiration date, unless they are “rolled” prior to expiration. The Fund intends to “roll” its futures positions in the week prior to expiration and will typically roll to the next available contract (i.e., the contract with the next upcoming expiration date). However, the Fund is not required to roll the contracts at any specific time and the Adviser may roll the contracts at any time of its choosing, depending upon prevailing market conditions and other factors. The Fund’s regular purchases and sales of individual Bitcoin Futures Contracts throughout the year may cause the Fund to experience higher than normal portfolio turnover.

Before a Bitcoin Futures Contract’s expiration, it may trade at a value that is higher or lower than the spot price of bitcoin. When a Bitcoin Futures Contract is trading at a price that is greater than the spot price of bitcoin, the market is said to be in “contango.” If the Bitcoin Futures Contract is trading at a price that is lower than the spot price of bitcoin, the market is said to be in “backwardation.” As the time to expiry of the Bitcoin Futures Contract decreases, the price will trend towards the spot price of bitcoin. When a Bitcoin Futures Contract is in contango, this will cause the return of the contract to underperform the spot price of bitcoin. When a Bitcoin Futures Contract is in backwardation, this will cause the return of the contract to overperform the spot price of bitcoin. The performance of Bitcoin Futures Contracts and bitcoin may not be precisely correlated, over short or long periods of time. To the extent the Fund has investments in back-month Bitcoin Futures Contracts, the Fund’s performance can be expected to be less correlated with the price of bitcoin than if it held front-month Bitcoin Futures Contracts.

The Fund invests in Bitcoin Futures Contracts primarily through a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Subsidiary”). The Fund’s investment in the Subsidiary is intended to provide the Fund with exposure to the Bitcoin Futures Contracts markets in accordance with applicable rules and regulations. The Subsidiary and the Fund have the same investment adviser and investment objective. The Subsidiary also follows the same general investment policies and restrictions as the Fund. Except as noted herein, for purposes of this Prospectus, references to the Fund’s investment strategies and risks include those of the Subsidiary. The Fund complies with the provisions of the 1940 Act governing investment policies and capital structure and leverage on an aggregate basis with the Subsidiary. Furthermore, Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC, as the investment adviser to the Subsidiary, complies with the provisions of the 1940 Act relating to investment advisory contracts as it relates to its advisory agreement with the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary also complies with the provisions of the 1940 Act relating to affiliated transactions and custody. Because the Fund intends to qualify for treatment as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the size of the Fund’s investment in the Subsidiary will not exceed 25% of the Fund’s total assets at each quarter end of the Fund’s fiscal year.

The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”).

Principal Risks

As with all investments, there are certain risks of investing in the Fund. Fund Shares will change in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund. An investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The order of the risk factors set forth below does not indicate the significance of any particular risk factor.

Market Risk. Market risk is the risk that a particular investment, or Fund Shares in general, may fall in value. Securities are subject to market fluctuations caused by real or perceived adverse economic, political, and regulatory factors or market developments, changes in interest rates, disruptions to trade, impositions of tariffs and perceived trends in securities prices. Fund Shares could decline in value or underperform other investments. In addition, local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, market manipulation, government defaults, government shutdowns, regulatory actions, political changes, diplomatic developments, the imposition of sanctions and other similar measures, spread of infectious diseases or other public health issues, recessions, natural disasters, or other events could have a significant negative impact on the Fund and its investments. Any of such circumstances could have a materially negative impact on the value of Fund Shares, the liquidity of an investment, and may result in increased market volatility. During any such events, Fund Shares may trade at increased premiums or discounts to their net asset value, the bid/ask spread on Fund Shares may widen and the returns on investment may fluctuate.

Bitcoin Risk. Bitcoin remains a volatile and evolving asset subject to significant market fluctuations, uncertainty, and speculative investment interest. Although institutional participation, the development of regulated investment products, and broader market infrastructure have increased in recent years, the value of bitcoin continues to be influenced substantially by market sentiment, speculative demand, liquidity conditions and macroeconomic factors rather than traditional fundamental analysis. The further development and sustained acceptance of the Bitcoin network are dependent on a variety of complex factors, including technological developments, regulatory treatment, institutional participation, and broader public adoption. While regulatory oversight of bitcoin and digital asset markets has increased in certain jurisdictions, including the United States and Europe, the global regulatory environment remains fragmented and subject to change. Regulatory developments may include new legislation, enforcement actions against digital asset market participants, trading restrictions, taxation policies or changes in regulatory classification. Any such actions could materially affect the value, liquidity, or market structure of bitcoin. Bitcoin markets remain susceptible to fraud, market manipulation, theft, cybersecurity incidents and operational disruptions. Trading may occur on digital asset trading platforms that are not subject to the same regulatory oversight as traditional securities exchanges. Failures of market participants such as exchanges, custodians, lenders, or other intermediaries could negatively affect market confidence and liquidity. In addition, a significant concentration of bitcoin holdings among a relatively small number of holders may increase the risk that large transactions or coordinated trading activity could cause substantial price volatility. Technological risks remain inherent in bitcoin and the Bitcoin network. Although technological developments, including scaling technologies such as the Lightning Network, have sought to improve transaction efficiency and network usability, these technologies remain relatively new and may contain technical vulnerabilities, security risks, or operational limitations. Technical failures, software bugs, cyber attacks, or other disruptions could undermine confidence in the Bitcoin network and adversely affect the price of bitcoin. The potential for blockchain forks also continues to exist. Forks may occur when developers and network participants disagree regarding changes to the Bitcoin protocol. Such events could result in competing blockchain networks, market confusion, or dilution of value associated with bitcoin. Competition from alternative digital assets and blockchain networks remains significant. Other digital assets may offer technological features or use cases that differ from or improve upon those associated with bitcoin. Increased adoption of competing digital assets or payment systems could reduce demand for bitcoin and negatively affect its market value. Any of these risks, individually or collectively, could materially and adversely affect the acceptance and market value of bitcoin and could negatively impact the value of Bitcoin Futures Contracts.

Bitcoin Futures Contracts Risk. The market for Bitcoin Futures Contracts may be less developed, and potentially less liquid and more volatile, than more established futures markets. While the market has grown substantially since Bitcoin Futures Contracts commenced trading, there can be no assurance that this growth will continue. The price for Bitcoin Futures Contracts is based on a number of factors, including the supply of and the demand for Bitcoin Futures Contracts. Market conditions and expectations, position limits, accountability levels, collateral requirements, availability of counterparties, and other factors each can impact the supply of and demand for Bitcoin Futures Contracts. Additionally, due to the high margin requirements that are unique to Bitcoin Futures Contracts, the Fund may experience difficulty maintaining the desired level of exposure to Bitcoin Futures Contracts. If the Fund is unable to achieve such exposure it may not be able to meet its investment objective and the Fund’s returns may be different or lower than expected. Additionally, collateral requirements may require the Fund to liquidate its positions, potentially incurring losses and expenses, when it otherwise would not do so. Investing in derivatives like Bitcoin Futures Contracts may be considered aggressive and may expose the Fund to significant risks. These risks include counterparty risk and liquidity risk.

Investment Strategy Risk. The Fund invests in Bitcoin Futures Contracts. The Fund does not invest directly in or hold bitcoin. As a result, the price of Bitcoin Futures Contracts should be expected to differ from the current cash price of bitcoin, which is sometimes referred to as the “spot” price of bitcoin. Consequently, the performance of the Fund should be expected to perform differently from the spot price of bitcoin. These differences could be significant.

Volatility Risk. The price of bitcoin remains highly volatile and subject to significant price fluctuations. While recent increases in institutional adoption, clearer regulatory frameworks, and broader market acceptance have contributed to greater stability relative to earlier periods, the price of bitcoin continues to be influenced by rapid shifts in market sentiment, regulatory developments, macroeconomic conditions, technological advancements, and unforeseen events. The market price of bitcoin has historically experienced dramatic highs and lows over short periods, often with limited or no identifiable catalyst. Given the evolving nature of digital asset markets, price volatility may be amplified by external factors such as changes in global financial markets, geopolitical events, regulatory enforcement actions, or significant technological or security incidents. Furthermore, speculative trading, leveraged positions, and derivatives markets tied to bitcoin continue to contribute to potential volatility. Investors should remain aware that sudden, substantial price movements may occur at any time, potentially leading to significant losses. Consequently, investments linked directly or indirectly to bitcoin, including Bitcoin Futures Contracts, may experience heightened volatility compared to traditional investment products.

Liquidity Risk. The market for Bitcoin Futures Contracts is still developing and may be subject to periods of illiquidity. During such times it may be difficult or impossible to buy or sell a position at the desired price. Market disruptions or volatility can also make it difficult to find a counterparty willing to transact at a reasonable price and sufficient size. Illiquid markets may cause losses, which could be significant. The large size of the positions which the Fund may acquire increases the risk of illiquidity, may make its positions more difficult to liquidate, and may increase the losses incurred while trying to do so. Such large positions also may impact the price of Bitcoin Futures Contracts, which could decrease the correlation between the performance of Bitcoin Futures Contracts and the “spot” price of bitcoin. To the extent that the Fund utilizes swap agreements, such instruments are especially subject to liquidity risk.

Bitcoin Futures Contracts Capacity Risk. If the Fund’s ability to obtain exposure to Bitcoin Futures Contracts consistent with its investment objective is disrupted for any reason including, for example, limited liquidity in the Bitcoin Futures Contracts market, a disruption to the Bitcoin Futures Contracts market, or as a result of margin requirements, position limits, accountability levels, or other limitations imposed by the Fund’s futures commission merchants (“FCMs”), the listing exchanges, or the CFTC, the Fund may not be able to achieve its investment objective and may experience significant losses. Any disruption in the Fund’s ability to obtain exposure to Bitcoin Futures Contracts will cause the Fund’s performance to deviate from the performance of Bitcoin Futures Contracts, and consequently, bitcoin. Additionally, the ability of the Fund to obtain exposure to Bitcoin Futures Contracts is limited by certain tax rules that limit the amount the Fund can invest in its wholly-owned subsidiary as of the end of each tax quarter.

Cost of Futures Investment Risk. When a Bitcoin Futures Contract is nearing expiration, the Fund will “roll” the futures contract, which means it will generally sell the Bitcoin Futures Contract and use the proceeds to buy a Bitcoin Futures Contract with a later expiration date. When rolling futures contracts that are in contango, the Fund would sell a lower priced, expiring contract and purchase a higher priced, longer-dated contract. Bitcoin Futures Contracts have historically experienced extended periods of contango. Contango in the Bitcoin Futures Contracts market may have a significant adverse impact on the performance of the Fund and may cause Bitcoin Futures Contracts, and the Fund, to underperform the spot price of bitcoin. Both contango and backwardation would reduce the Fund’s correlation to the spot price of bitcoin and may limit or prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective. The impact of both contango and backwardation may also be greater to the extent the Fund invests in back-month Bitcoin Futures Contracts.

Trend-Following Investing Risk. The Fund employs a “trend-following” style of investing based upon bitcoin’s 10-day and 20-day exponential moving average price. The price movement of bitcoin, has been, and may continue to be, driven largely by speculation and thus may not track the underlying health and performance of the Bitcoin blockchain and its protocol in terms of hash rate, active addresses, transaction volume, etc. Any disconnect between the trading price of bitcoin and the fundamentals of the Bitcoin blockchain and its protocol may cause the Fund to miss key underlying trends and thus may ultimately impair its ability to enhance risk-adjusted returns and decrease the downside risk associated with investments in bitcoin-linked instruments. Additionally, bitcoin price trends can change quickly and while positive price movement in bitcoin may cause the Fund to allocate its exposure to Bitcoin Futures Contracts, that positive trend may not continue and Bitcoin Futures Contracts could experience more volatility than the market as a whole. Conversely, negative price movement in bitcoin may cause the Fund to allocate its exposure to U.S. Treasury securities and the Fund may miss out on gains experienced by bitcoin prior to the Fund’s exposure switching back to Bitcoin Futures Contracts. In addition, there may be periods when the trend-following style of investing is out of favor and the investment performance of the Fund may suffer.

Active Management Risk. The Fund is actively managed and its performance reflects investment decisions that the Adviser and/or Sub-Adviser make for the Fund. Such judgments about the Fund’s investments may prove to be incorrect. If the investments selected and the strategies employed by the Fund fail to produce the intended results, the Fund could underperform as compared to other funds with similar investment objectives and/or strategies, or could have negative returns.

Active Market Risk. Although Fund Shares are listed for trading on the Exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for Fund Shares will develop or be maintained. Fund Shares trade on the Exchange at market prices that may be below, at or above the Fund’s net asset value. Securities, including Fund Shares, are subject to market fluctuations and liquidity constraints that may be caused by such factors as economic, political, or regulatory developments, changes in interest rates, and/or perceived trends in securities prices. Fund Shares could decline in value or underperform other investments.

Borrowing Risk. The Fund may borrow for investment purposes using reverse repurchase agreements. The cost of borrowing may reduce the Fund’s return. Borrowing may cause a Fund to liquidate positions under adverse market conditions to satisfy its repayment obligations. Borrowing increases the risk of loss and may increase the volatility of the Fund.

Clearing Broker Risk. The Fund’s investments in exchange-traded futures contracts expose it to the risks of a clearing broker (or an FCM). Under current regulations, a clearing broker or FCM maintains customers’ assets in a bulk segregated account. There is a risk that Fund assets deposited with the clearing broker to serve as margin may be used to satisfy the broker’s own obligations or the losses of the broker’s other clients. In the event of default, the Fund could experience lengthy delays in recovering some or all of its assets and may not see any recovery at all. Furthermore, the Fund is subject to the risk that no FCM is willing or able to clear the Fund’s transactions or maintain the Fund’s assets. If the Fund’s FCMs are unable or unwilling to clear the Fund’s transactions, or if the FCM refuses to maintain the Fund’s assets, the Fund will be unable have its orders for Bitcoin Futures Contracts fulfilled or assets custodied. In such a circumstance, the performance of the Fund will likely deviate from the performance of bitcoin and may result in the proportion of Bitcoin Futures Contracts in the Fund’s portfolio relative to the total assets of the Fund to decrease.

Commodity Regulatory Risk. The Fund’s use of commodities futures subject to regulation by the CFTC has caused the Fund to be classified as a “commodity pool” and this designation requires that the Fund comply with CFTC rules, which may impose additional regulatory requirements and compliance obligations. The Fund’s investment decisions may need to be modified, and commodity contract positions held by the Fund may have to be liquidated at disadvantageous times or prices, to avoid exceeding any applicable position limits established by the CFTC, potentially subjecting the Fund to substantial losses. The regulation of commodity transactions in the United States is subject to ongoing modification by government, self-regulatory and judicial action. The effect of any future regulatory change with respect to any aspect of the Fund is impossible to predict, but could be substantial and adverse to the Fund.

Counterparty Risk. Fund transactions involving a counterparty are subject to the risk that the counterparty will not fulfill its obligation to the Fund. Counterparty risk may arise because of the counterparty’s financial condition (i.e., financial difficulties, bankruptcy, or insolvency), market activities and developments, or other reasons, whether foreseen or not. A counterparty’s inability to fulfill its obligation may result in significant financial loss to the Fund. The Fund may be unable to recover its investment from the counterparty or may obtain a limited recovery, and/or recovery may be delayed.

Current Market Conditions Risk. Current market conditions risk is the risk that a particular investment, or Fund Shares in general, may fall in value due to current market conditions. Global financial markets have experienced periods of elevated volatility driven by geopolitical conflict, changing monetary policy, regulatory developments and trade policy uncertainty, each of which may affect asset prices and market liquidity. Monetary policy remains uncertain and central banks may raise or lower interest rates depending on economic conditions, inflation trends, and financial stability considerations. Changes in interest rates may adversely affect financial markets, liquidity and the value of certain investments held by the Fund. U.S. regulators have proposed and adopted several changes to market and issuer regulations that may directly or indirectly affect the Fund and its investments. Any regulatory changes, including those relating to securities markets, derivatives markets, digital assets, market structure or disclosure requirements could adversely impact the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment strategies or make certain investments. The political and regulatory environment in the United States remains subject to change. Political developments, legislative activity, regulatory priorities and policy decisions may affect the regulatory landscape, financial markets and investor behavior. Changes in fiscal, tax, immigration, trade or other government policies may affect economic conditions and securities markets generally. Trade policy developments may also adversely affect financial markets and economic conditions. The United States has implemented and proposed tariffs and other trade restrictions affecting various trading partners, and foreign governments have implemented or may implement retaliatory trade measures. Trade policy uncertainty, including uncertainty regarding the scope, duration, and legal authority for tariffs or other trade restrictions, may disrupt global supply chains, reduce international trade, increase costs for businesses and consumers and contribute to market volatility. Geopolitical conflicts may also adversely affect global markets. Ongoing hostilities and military actions involving the United States, Iran, Israel, and other parties in the Middle East have heightened the risk of broader regional instability and have contributed to volatility in energy markets and global financial markets. Escalation of these or other regional conflicts could disrupt energy supplies, shipping routes, and global supply chains. In addition, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues to contribute to geopolitical risk and may affect global markets, particularly commodities and energy markets. The economies of the United States and its trading partners, as well as financial markets generally, may also be adversely impacted by geopolitical tensions or disputes. For example, tensions between the United States and China remain ongoing, including disputes relating to trade, technology, and national security. In addition, the Chinese government continues to assert territorial claims involving Taiwan. If geopolitical tensions involving China, Taiwan, or other regions escalate, or if other geopolitical conflicts develop or worsen, economies, markets, and individual securities may be adversely affected and the value of the Fund’s assets may decline. Technological developments may also significantly affect markets and the performance of the Fund. Rapid advances in artificial intelligence, automation and digital infrastructure may transform industries, alter labor markets, and lead to new regulatory frameworks. In addition, cybersecurity incidents involving government entities, financial institutions, market infrastructure providers, or other participants could disrupt operations, compromise sensitive information, and negatively impact financial markets or the Fund’s service providers. These events, and other unforeseen developments, may adversely affect the prices and liquidity of the Fund’s portfolio investments and could result in disruptions in the trading markets.

Cybersecurity Risk. The Fund is susceptible to operational risks due to breaches in cybersecurity. A breach in cybersecurity refers to both intentional and unintentional events that may cause the Fund to lose proprietary information, suffer data corruption or lose operational capacity. Such events could cause the Fund to incur regulatory penalties, reputational damage, additional compliance costs associated with corrective measures and/or financial loss. Cybersecurity breaches may involve unauthorized access to the Fund’s digital information systems through “hacking” or malicious software coding but may also result from outside attacks such as denial-of-service attacks due to efforts to make network services unavailable to intended users. In addition, cybersecurity breaches of the Fund’s third-party service providers, such as its administrator, transfer agent, custodian, or sub-advisor, as applicable, or the issuers in which the Fund invests, can also subject the Fund to many of the same risks associated with direct cybersecurity breaches. Although the Fund has established risk management systems designed to reduce the risks associated with cybersecurity, there is no guarantee that such efforts will succeed, especially because the Fund does not directly control the cybersecurity systems of issuers or third-party service providers.

Futures Contracts Risk. Risks of futures contracts include: (i) an imperfect correlation between the value of the futures contract and the underlying asset; (ii) possible lack of a liquid secondary market; (iii) the inability to close a futures contract when desired; (iv) losses caused by unanticipated market movements, which may be unlimited; (v) an obligation for the Fund to make daily cash payments to maintain its required margin, particularly at times when the Fund may have insufficient cash; and (vi) unfavorable execution prices from rapid selling. Unlike equities, which typically entitle the holder to a continuing stake in a corporation, futures contracts normally specify a certain date for settlement in cash based on the reference asset. As the futures contracts approach expiration, they may be replaced by similar contracts that have a later expiration. This process is referred to as “rolling.” If the market for these contracts is in “contango,” meaning that the prices of futures contracts in the nearer months are lower than the price of contracts in the distant months, the sale of the near-term month contract would be at a lower price than the longer-term contract, resulting in a cost to “roll” the futures contract. The actual realization of a potential roll cost will be dependent upon the difference in price of the near and distant contract. The costs associated with rolling Bitcoin Futures Contracts typically are substantially higher than the costs associated with other futures contracts and may have a significant adverse impact on the performance of the Fund. Because the margin requirement for futures contracts is less than the value of the assets underlying the futures contract, futures trading involves a degree of leverage. As a result, a relatively small price movement in a futures contract may result in immediate and substantial loss, as well as gain, to the investor. For example, if at the time of purchase, 40% of the value of the futures contract is deposited as margin, a subsequent 20% decrease in the value of the futures contract would result in a loss of half of margin deposit, before any deduction for the transaction costs, if the account were then closed out. A decrease in excess of 40% would result in a loss exceeding the original margin deposit, if the futures contract were closed out. Thus, a purchase or sale of a futures contract may result in losses in excess of the amount initially invested in the futures contract. However, the Fund would presumably have sustained comparable losses if, instead of investing in the futures contract, it had invested in the underlying financial instrument and sold it after the decline.

Leverage Risk. The Fund seeks to achieve and maintain the exposure to the spot price of bitcoin by using leverage inherent in futures contracts. Therefore, the Fund is subject to leverage risk. When the Fund purchases or sells an instrument or enters into a transaction without investing an amount equal to the full economic exposure of the instrument or transaction, it creates leverage, which can result in the Fund losing more than it originally invested. As a result, these investments may magnify losses to the Fund, and even a small market movement may result in significant losses to the Fund. Leverage may also cause a Fund to be more volatile because it may exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities. Futures trading involves a degree of leverage and as a result, a relatively small price movement in futures instruments may result in immediate and substantial losses to the Fund.

Money Market Instruments Risk. The value of money market instruments may be affected by changing interest rates and by changes in the credit ratings of the investments. If a significant amount of the Fund’s assets are invested in money market instruments, it will be more difficult for the Fund to achieve its investment objective. An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any other government agency. It is possible to lose money by investing in a money market fund.

Non-Diversification Risk. As a “non-diversified” fund, the Fund has the ability to invest a relatively high percentage of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or in financial instruments with a single counterparty or a few counterparties. This may increase the Fund’s volatility and increase the risk that the Fund’s performance will decline based on the performance of a single issuer or the credit of a single counterparty.

Operational Risk. The Fund is subject to risks arising from various operational factors, including, but not limited to, human error, processing and communication errors, errors of the Fund’s service providers, counterparties or other third parties, failed or inadequate processes and technology or systems failures. The Fund relies on third parties for a range of services, including custody. Any delay or failure relating to engaging or maintaining such service providers may affect the Fund’s ability to meet its investment objective. Although the Fund and the Adviser seek to reduce these operational risks through controls and procedures, there is no way to completely protect against such risks.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements Risk. Reverse repurchase agreements involve both counterparty risk and the risk that the value of securities that the Fund is obligated to repurchase under the agreement may decline below the repurchase price. Reverse repurchase agreements involve leverage risk; the Fund may lose money as a result of declines in the values both of the security subject to the reverse repurchase agreement and the instruments in which the Fund invested the proceeds of the reverse repurchase agreement.

Structural ETF Risks. The Fund is an ETF. Accordingly, it is subject to certain risks associated with its unique structure.

Authorized Participant Concentration Risk. Only an Authorized Participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with the Fund, and none of those Authorized Participants is obligated to engage in creation and/or redemption transactions. The Fund has a limited number of institutions that may act as Authorized Participants on an agency basis (i.e., on behalf of other market participants). To the extent that Authorized Participants exit the business or are unable to proceed with creation or redemption orders with respect to the Fund and no other Authorized Participant is able to step forward to create or redeem, Fund Shares may be more likely to trade at a premium or discount to NAV and possibly face trading halts or delisting. Authorized Participant concentration risk may be heightened for ETFs, such as the Fund, which invest in securities issued by non-U.S. issuers or other securities or instruments that have lower trading volumes.

Cash Transactions Risk. Cash purchases and redemptions may increase transaction costs which may decrease the Fund’s net asset value to the extent the costs are not offset by a transaction fee payable by an authorized participant. The relatively high costs associated with obtaining exposure to Bitcoin Futures Contracts, particularly near contract expiration, may have a significant adverse impact on the performance of the Fund. Additionally, cash purchases and redemptions may cause the Fund to recognize a taxable gain or loss.

Costs of Buying and Selling Fund Shares. Due to the costs of buying or selling Fund Shares, including brokerage commissions imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of Fund Shares may significantly reduce investment results and an investment in Fund Shares may not be advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small investments.

Premium/Discount Risk. As with all exchange-traded funds, Fund Shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. The trading prices of Fund Shares in the secondary market may differ from the Fund’s daily net asset value per share and there may be times when the market price of the shares is more than the net asset value per share (premium) or less than the net asset value per share (discount). This risk is heightened in times of market volatility or periods of steep market declines.

Subsidiary Investment Risk. Changes in the laws of the United States and/or the Cayman Islands, under which the Fund and the Subsidiary are organized, respectively, could result in the inability of the Fund to operate as intended and could negatively affect the Fund and its shareholders. The Subsidiary is not registered under the 1940 Act and is not subject to all the investor protections of the 1940 Act. However, as the Subsidiary is wholly-owned by the Fund, and the investors of the Fund will have the investor protections of the 1940 Act, the Fund as a whole—including the Subsidiary—will provide investors with 1940 Act protections.

Swap Agreements Risk. Swap agreements are two-party contracts entered into for a set period of time in which the parties agree to exchange payments based on some underlying reference or asset (such as bitcoin). The use of swaps is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques, risk analyses and tax planning different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. These transactions can result in sizeable realized and unrealized capital gains and losses relative to the gains and losses from the Fund’s direct investments in the underlying reference asset. Transactions in swaps can involve greater risks than if the Fund had invested directly in the reference asset since, in addition to general market risks, swaps may be leveraged and are also subject to credit risk, counterparty risk, liquidity risk and valuation risk. Because they are two-party contracts and may have terms of greater than seven days, certain swap transactions may be considered to be illiquid. Moreover, the Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement in the event of the default or bankruptcy of a swap counterparty. Some swaps may be complex and difficult to value. Swaps may also be subject to pricing or “basis” risk, which exists when a particular swap becomes extraordinarily expensive relative to historical prices or the price of corresponding cash market instruments. Under certain market conditions it may not be economically feasible to initiate a transaction or liquidate a position in time to avoid a loss or take advantage of an opportunity. If a swap transaction is particularly large or if the relevant market is illiquid, it may not be possible to initiate a transaction or liquidate a position at an advantageous time or price, which may result in significant losses. The prices of swaps can be very volatile, and a variance in the degree of volatility or in the direction of the price of the reference asset from the Adviser’s expectations may produce significant losses in the Fund’s investments in swaps. In addition, a perfect correlation between a swap and an investment position may be impossible to achieve. As a result, the Fund’s use of swaps may not be effective in fulfilling the Fund’s investment strategies and may contribute to losses that would not have been incurred otherwise.

Tax Risk. The Fund intends to elect and to qualify each year to be treated as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code. As a RIC, the Fund will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the portion of its net investment income and net capital gain that it distributes to Shareholders, provided that it satisfies certain requirements of the Code. If the Fund does not qualify as a RIC for any taxable year and certain relief provisions are not available, the Fund’s taxable income will be subject to tax at the Fund level and to a further tax at the shareholder level when such income is distributed. Additionally, buying securities shortly before the record date for a taxable dividend or capital gain distribution is commonly known as “buying the dividend.” In the event a shareholder purchases Fund Shares shortly before such a distribution, the entire distribution may be taxable to the shareholder even though a portion of the distribution effectively represents a return of the purchase price. To comply with the asset diversification test applicable to a RIC, the Fund will limit its investments in the Subsidiary to 25% of the Fund’s total assets at the end of each quarter. The investment strategy of the Fund may cause the Fund to hold more than 25% of the Fund’s total assets in investments in the Subsidiary the majority of the time. The Fund intends to manage the exposure to the Subsidiary so that the Fund’s investments in the Subsidiary do not exceed 25% of the total assets at the end of any quarter. If the Fund’s investments in the Subsidiary were to exceed 25% of the Fund’s total assets at the end of a tax quarter, the Fund, generally, has a grace period to cure such lack of compliance. If the Fund fails to timely cure, it may no longer be eligible to be treated as a RIC.

Because Bitcoin Futures Contracts produce non-qualifying income for purposes of qualifying as a RIC, the Fund makes its investments in Bitcoin Futures Contracts through the Subsidiary. The Fund intends to treat any income it may derive from the futures contracts received by the Subsidiary as “qualifying income” under the provisions of the Code applicable to RICs. The IRS has issued numerous Private Letter Rulings (“PLRs”) provided to third parties not associated with the Fund or its affiliates (which only those parties may rely on as precedent) concluding that similar arrangements resulted in qualifying income. Many of such PLRs have now been revoked by the IRS. In March of 2019, the Internal Revenue Service published Regulations that concluded that income from a corporation similar to the Subsidiary would be qualifying income, if the income is related to the Fund’s business of investing in stocks or securities. Although the Regulations do not require distributions from the Subsidiary, the Fund intends to cause the Subsidiary to make distributions that would allow the Fund to make timely distributions to its shareholders. The Fund generally will be required to include in its own taxable income the income of the Subsidiary for a tax year, regardless of whether the Fund receives a distribution of the Subsidiary’s income in that tax year, and this income would nevertheless be subject to the distribution requirement for qualification as a regulated investment company and would be taken into account for purposes of the 4% excise tax.

U.S. Government Securities Risk. U.S. government securities are subject to interest rate risk but generally do not involve the credit risks associated with investments in other types of debt securities. As a result, the yields available from U.S. government securities are generally lower than the yields available from other debt securities. U.S. government securities are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and the payment of principal when held to maturity.

Valuation Risk. The Fund or the Subsidiary may hold securities or other assets that may be valued on the basis of factors other than market quotations. This may occur because the asset or security does not trade on a centralized exchange, or in times of market turmoil or reduced liquidity. There are multiple methods that can be used to value a portfolio holding when market quotations are not readily available. The value established for any portfolio holding at a point in time might differ from what would be produced using a different methodology or if it had been priced using market quotations. Portfolio holdings that are valued using techniques other than market quotations, including “fair valued” assets or securities, may be subject to greater fluctuation in their valuations from one day to the next than if market quotations were used. In addition, there is no assurance that the Fund or the Subsidiary could sell or close out a portfolio position for the value established for it at any time, and it is possible that the Fund or the Subsidiary would incur a loss because a portfolio position is sold or closed out at a discount to the valuation established by the Fund or the Subsidiary at that time. The Fund’s ability to value investments may be impacted by technological issues or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.

Performance

The following performance information indicates some of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows the Fund’s performance from year to year. The table illustrates how the Fund’s average annual total returns compare with those of a broad-based securities market index. Past performance does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available at no cost on the Fund’s website at https://www.bitcetf.com or by calling the Fund at (415) 707-3663.

The Fund’s highest quarterly return was 63.79% (quarter ended March 31, 2024) and the Fund’s lowest quarterly return was -17.44% (quarter ended June 30, 2024).

Average Annual Total Return as of December 31, 2025^*
Bitwise Trendwise Bitcoin and Treasuries Rotation Strategy ETF	1 Year	Since Inception (3/20/2023)
Return Before Taxes	-20.56%	34.19%
Return After Taxes on Distributions	-21.63%	26.49%
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	-12.18%	24.51%
S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	17.88%	23.52%

The Fund’s performance information presented above is unaudited and may differ from that which is presented in the Annual Shareholder Report due to required adjustments for shareholder reporting.

After-tax returns in the table above are calculated using the historical highest individual U.S. federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state or local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and after-tax returns shown are not relevant to tax-exempt investors or investors who hold Fund Shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”). Fund returns after taxes on distributions and sales of Fund Shares are calculated assuming that an investor has sufficient capital gains of the same character from other investments to offset any capital losses from the sales of Fund Shares. As a result, Fund returns after taxes on distributions and sales of Fund Shares may exceed Fund returns before taxes and/or returns after taxes on distributions.

Management

Investment Adviser: Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC

Investment Sub-Adviser: Vident Advisory, LLC (d/b/a Vident Asset Management)

Portfolio Managers: The individuals primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund are Jennifer Thornton, Daniela Padilla, Austin Wen and Rafael Zayas. Jennifer Thornton, Daniela Padilla and Austin Wen have served as portfolio managers since the Fund’s inception in March 2023. Rafael Zayas has served as a portfolio manager since April 2024.

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

The Fund will issue (or redeem) Fund Shares to certain institutional investors (typically market makers or other broker-dealers) only in large blocks of Fund Shares known as “Creation Units.” Creation Unit transactions are conducted in exchange for the deposit or delivery of a designated portfolio of in-kind securities and/or cash.

Individual Fund Shares may only be purchased and sold on the Exchange, other national securities exchanges, electronic crossing networks and other alternative trading systems through your broker-dealer at market prices. Because Fund Shares trade at market prices rather than at NAV, Fund Shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (premium) or less than NAV (discount). When buying or selling Fund Shares in the secondary market, you may incur costs attributable to the difference between the highest price a buyer is willing to pay to purchase Fund Shares (bid) and the lowest price a seller is willing to accept for Fund Shares (ask) (the “bid-ask spread”). Recent information regarding the Fund’s NAV, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid-ask spreads is available at https://www.bitcetf.com.

Tax Information

The Fund’s distributions are expected to be taxed as ordinary income, qualified dividend income and/or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-advantaged arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account. Any withdrawals made from such tax-advantaged arrangement may be taxable to you.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

If you purchase Fund Shares through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Adviser, Foreside Fund Services, LLC, the Fund’s distributor, may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund Shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.

Additional Information About the Fund’s Principal Investment Strategies

Overview

The Fund is a series of Bitwise Funds Trust and is regulated as an “investment company” under the 1940 Act. The Fund is actively managed and does not seek to track the performance of an index. Each of the policies described herein, including the investment objective of the Fund, constitutes a non-fundamental policy that may be changed by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”) without shareholder approval. Certain fundamental policies of the Fund are set forth in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (the “SAI”). There can be no assurance that the Fund’s objective will be achieved.

The Fund’s investments are subject to certain requirements imposed by law and regulation, as well as the Fund’s investment strategy. These requirements are generally applied at the time the Fund invests its assets. If, subsequent to an investment by the Fund, this requirement is no longer met, the Fund’s future investments will be made in a manner that will bring the Fund into compliance with the requirement.

Additional Information Regarding the Fund’s Principal Investment Strategy

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective through managed exposure to Bitcoin Futures Contracts and investments in U.S. Treasury securities. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in Bitcoin Futures Contracts and U.S. Treasury securities. For purposes of compliance with this investment policy, derivative contracts (such as Bitcoin Futures Contracts) will be valued at their notional value. The Fund does not invest directly in bitcoin. BIM serves as the Fund’s investment adviser and Vident serves as the Fund’s investment sub-adviser.

Even during periods when the Fund has 100% notional exposure to Bitcoin Futures Contracts, it will still invest up to 75% of its remaining assets in U.S. Treasuries, other U.S. government obligations, money market funds, cash and cashlike equivalents (e.g., high quality commercial paper and similar instruments that are rated investment grade or, if unrated, of comparable quality, as the Adviser determines) to provide liquidity, serve as margin or collateralize the Fund’s investments in Bitcoin Futures Contracts. Due to the high margin requirements that are unique to Bitcoin Futures Contracts and certain tests that must be met in order to qualify as a RIC, the Fund may also utilize reverse repurchase agreements during certain times of the year to help maintain the desired level of exposure to Bitcoin Futures Contracts. The use of reverse repurchase agreements constitutes a form of borrowing.

During periods when the Fund has 100% notional exposure to Bitcoin Futures Contracts, the Fund may enter into swap agreements that provide exposure to bitcoin or Bitcoin Futures Contracts. Swap agreements are derivative contracts entered into primarily with major global financial institutions for a specified period ranging from a day to more than one year. In a typical swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange, or “swap”, payments based on the change in value of an underlying asset or benchmark. For example, two parties may agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates of returns) earned or realized on a particular investment or instrument. It is currently contemplated that the Fund would primarily utilize swap agreements to provide exposure to movements occurring in the price of bitcoin during times when Bitcoin Futures Contracts are not trading (such as over the weekend). However, the Fund may utilize such swap agreements under other circumstances as well, such as if the Fund is not able to obtain exposure to Bitcoin Futures Contracts. To the extent the Fund utilizes swap agreements, such instruments will be cash-settled uncleared and non-exchange traded.

Additional Information Relating to Bitcoin Futures Contracts

Bitcoin Futures Contracts are standardized, cash-settled futures contracts traded on commodity exchanges registered with the CFTC that use bitcoin as the reference asset. In general, a futures contract is a legal agreement to buy or sell a standardized asset on a specific date or during a specific month that is facilitated through a futures exchange. When a futures contract reaches its expiration, the holder of a futures contract (such as the Fund) must sell that futures contract and replace it with new futures contracts with a later expiration date. This is called “rolling.” Bitcoin Futures Contracts are cash settled on their expiration date, unless they are “rolled” prior to expiration. The Fund intends to “roll” its futures positions in the week prior to expiration and will typically roll to the next available contract (i.e., the contract with the next upcoming expiration date). However, the Fund is not required to roll the contracts at any specific time and the Adviser may roll the contracts at any time of its choosing, depending upon prevailing market conditions and other factors. The Fund’s regular purchases and sales of individual Bitcoin Futures Contracts throughout the year may cause the Fund to experience higher than normal portfolio turnover.

The Fund invests in Bitcoin Futures Contracts primarily through the Subsidiary. The Fund’s investment in the Subsidiary is intended to provide the Fund with exposure to the Bitcoin Futures Contracts markets in accordance with applicable rules and regulations. The Subsidiary and the Fund have the same investment adviser and investment objective. The Subsidiary also follows the same general investment policies and restrictions as the Fund. Except as noted herein, for purposes of this Prospectus, references to the Fund’s investment strategies and risks include those of the Subsidiary. The Fund complies with the provisions of the 1940 Act governing investment policies and capital structure and leverage on an aggregate basis with the Subsidiary. Furthermore, Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC, as the investment adviser to the Subsidiary, complies with the provisions of the 1940 Act relating to investment advisory contracts as it relates to its advisory agreement with the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary also complies with the provisions of the 1940 Act relating to affiliated transactions and custody. Because the Fund intends to qualify for treatment as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code, the size of the Fund’s investment in the Subsidiary will not exceed 25% of the Fund’s total assets at each quarter end of the Fund’s fiscal year.

Additional Information on Bitcoin

Bitcoin is a digital asset that is created and transmitted through the operations of the online, peer-to-peer Bitcoin network, a decentralized network of computers that operates on cryptographic protocols. The ownership of bitcoin is determined by participants in the Bitcoin network. The Bitcoin network connects computers that run publicly accessible, or “open source,” software that follows the rules and procedures governing the Bitcoin network. This is commonly referred to as the Bitcoin Protocol.

No single entity owns or operates the Bitcoin network. Bitcoin is not issued by any government, by banks or similar organizations. The infrastructure of the Bitcoin network is collectively maintained by a decentralized user base. The Bitcoin network is accessed through software, and software governs the creation, movement, and ownership of “bitcoin,” the unit of account on the Bitcoin network ledger. The value of bitcoin is determined, in part, by the supply of, and demand for, bitcoin in the global markets for trading bitcoin, market expectations for the adoption of bitcoin as a decentralized store of value, the number of merchants and/or institutions that accept bitcoin as a form of payment and the volume of private end-user-to-end-user transactions.

Bitcoin transaction and ownership records are reflected on the “Bitcoin blockchain,” which is a digital public record or ledger. Copies of this ledger are stored in a decentralized manner on the computers of each Bitcoin network node (a node is any user who maintains on their computer a full copy of all the bitcoin transaction records, the blockchain, as well as related software). Transaction data is permanently recorded in files called “blocks,” which reflect transactions that have been recorded and authenticated by Bitcoin network participants. The Bitcoin network software source code includes protocols that govern the creation of new bitcoin and the cryptographic system that secures and verifies bitcoin transactions. The Bitcoin Futures Contracts held by the Fund are cash settled based upon the CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate – New York Variant. The CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate – New York Variant aggregates bitcoin U.S. dollar transactions on certain major digital asset trading venues and is calculated using volume-weighted trading price data from those digital asset trading venues.

Bitcoin, the asset, plays a key role in the operation of the Bitcoin network, as the computers (or “miners”) that process transactions on the network and maintain the network’s security are compensated through the issuance of new bitcoin and through transaction fees paid by users in bitcoin.

Additional Risks of Investing in the Fund

Risk is inherent in all investing. Investing in the Fund involves risk, including the risk that you may lose all or part of your investment. There can be no assurance that the Fund will meet its stated objective. Before you invest, you should consider the following supplemental disclosure pertaining to the Principal Risks set forth above as well as additional Non-Principal Risks set forth below in this prospectus.

Principal Risks

Credit Risk. An issuer or other obligated party of a debt security may be unable or unwilling to make dividend, interest and/or principal payments when due. In addition, the value of a debt security may decline because of concerns about the issuer’s ability or unwillingness to make such payments.

Debt Securities Risk. Investments in debt securities subject the holder to the credit risk of the issuer. Credit risk refers to the possibility that the issuer or other obligor of a security will not be able or willing to make payments of interest and principal when due. Generally, the value of debt securities will change inversely with changes in interest rates. To the extent that interest rates rise, certain underlying obligations may be paid off substantially slower than originally anticipated and the value of those securities may fall sharply. During periods of falling interest rates, the income received by the Fund may decline. If the principal on a debt security is prepaid before expected, the prepayments of principal may have to be reinvested in obligations paying interest at lower rates. Debt securities generally do not trade on a securities exchange making them generally less liquid and more difficult to value than common stock.

Frequent Trading Risk. The Fund regularly purchases and subsequently sells (i.e., “rolls”) individual futures contracts throughout the year so as to maintain a fully invested position. As the contracts near their expiration dates, the Fund rolls them over into new contracts. This frequent trading of contracts may increase the amount of commissions or mark-ups to broker-dealers that the Fund pays when it buys and sells contracts, which may detract from the Fund’s performance. In addition, the Fund’s trend-following strategy may require it to buy and sell contracts between the monthly rolls, further adding to turnover and trading costs. High portfolio turnover may result in the Fund paying higher levels of transaction costs and may generate greater tax liabilities for shareholders. Frequent trading risk may cause the Fund’s performance to be less than expected.

Inflation Risk. Inflation risk is the risk that the value of assets or income from investments will be less in the future as inflation decreases the value of money. As inflation increases, the present value of the Fund’s assets and distributions may decline. This risk is more prevalent with respect to fixed income securities held by the Fund.

Interest Rate Risk. Interest rate risk is the risk that the value of the debt securities in the Fund’s portfolio will decline because of rising market interest rates. Interest rate risk is generally lower for shorter term debt securities and higher for longer-term debt securities. Duration is a reasonably accurate measure of a debt security’s price sensitivity to changes in interest rates and a common measure of interest rate risk. Duration measures a debt security’s expected life on a present value basis, taking into account the debt security’s yield, interest payments and final maturity. In general, duration represents the expected percentage change in the value of a security for an immediate 1% change in interest rates. For example, the price of a debt security with a three-year duration would be expected to drop by approximately 3% in response to a 1% increase in interest rates. Therefore, prices of debt securities with shorter durations tend to be less sensitive to interest rate changes than debt securities with longer durations. As the value of a debt security changes over time, so will its duration.

Structural ETF Risks. The Fund is an ETF. Accordingly, it is subject to certain risks associated with its unique structure.

Management of the Fund

The Fund is a series of Bitwise Funds Trust, an investment company registered under the 1940 Act. The Fund is treated as a separate fund with its own investment objectives and policies. The Trust is organized as a Delaware statutory trust. The Board is responsible for the overall management and direction of the Trust. The Board elects the Trust’s officers and approves all significant agreements, including those with the Adviser, Sub-Adviser, distributor, custodian and fund administrative and accounting agent.

Investment Adviser. Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC (“BIM”), 250 Montgomery Street, Suite 200, San Francisco, California 94104, serves as the Fund’s investment adviser. In its capacity as Adviser, BIM manages the Fund’s investments subject to the supervision of the Board. BIM also arranges for sub-advisory, transfer agency, custody, fund administration, distribution and all other services necessary for the Fund to operate. In particular, BIM provides investment and operational oversight of the Sub-Adviser.

Investment Sub-Adviser. Vident Advisory, LLC (d/b/a Vident Asset Management) (“Vident”), 1125 Sanctuary Parkway, Suite 515, Alpharetta, Georgia 30009, serves as the Fund’s investment sub-adviser. In this capacity, Vident is responsible for trading portfolio securities for the Fund, including selecting broker-dealers to execute purchase and sale transactions or in connection with any rebalancing, subject to the supervision of the Adviser and the Board. For its services, the Sub-Adviser is entitled to a fee by the Adviser. The Sub-Adviser is a registered investment adviser and provides a comprehensive suite of portfolio management, trading, operations, and capital markets services to sponsors of index and active investment strategies.

Portfolio Managers. The Fund’s portfolio managers are primarily and jointly responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund. Jennifer Thornton, Daniela Padilla, Austin Wen and Rafael Zayas serve as the Fund’s portfolio managers.

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Jennifer Thornton, Head of ETFs & Index Portfolio Management at BIM. Ms. Thornton is the Head of ETFs & Index Portfolio Management at BIM. She is responsible for managing BIM's suite of crypto index products, including performance and adherence to strategy and fund guidelines. Prior to joining BIM in 2021, Ms. Thornton worked for BlackRock in the ETF and Index Investments (EII) Americas Portfolio Management group. Previous to this role, she was with the Transition Management team in Trading and Liquidity Strategies, providing risk managed solutions to institutional investors undergoing portfolio reorganizations in multiple asset classes. Previous to BlackRock, Ms. Thornton was a transition portfolio manager, a project manager for system implementations, and a relationship manager overseeing dealings with strategic investment service partners at Barclays Global Investors. She earned an MBA degree from San Francisco State University and a BBA degree in marketing from the University of Mississippi.

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Daniela Padilla, Portfolio Manager at BIM. Ms. Padilla is a Portfolio Manager at BIM with seven years of financial services experience. Ms. Padilla joined BIM in 2021 in a portfolio management capacity, and has over five years of experience managing index funds and alternative investment portfolios at BIM, prior to which she gained 4 years of experience in financial services in operations and middle office roles at JP Morgan, BBVA Securities, and Barclay Investments.

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Austin Wen, CFA, Portfolio Manager at Vident. Mr. Wen has over a decade of investment experience. At Vident Asset Management, Mr. Wen specializes in portfolio management and trading of equity, derivative, and commodities-based portfolios, as well as risk monitoring and investment analysis. Previously, he was a financial analyst for Vident Financial, focusing on the development and review of various investment solutions. He began his career as a State Examiner for the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance. Mr. Wen obtained a BA in Finance from the University of Georgia and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

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Rafael Zayas, CFA, Senior Vice President, Head of Portfolio Management and Trading at Vident. Mr. Zayas has over 17 years of trading and portfolio management experience in global equity products and ETFs. He is SVP, Head of Portfolio Management and Trading. Mr. Zayas specializes in managing and trading of developed, emerging, and frontier market portfolios. Prior to joining Vident, he was a Portfolio Manager at Russell Investments for over $5 billion in quantitative strategies across global markets, including emerging, developed and frontier markets and listed alternatives. Before that, he was an equity Portfolio Manager at BNY Mellon Asset Management, where he was responsible for 150 million in internationally listed global equity ETFs and assisted in managing 3 billion of global ETF assets. Mr. Zayas holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

For additional information concerning BIM and Vident, including a description of the services provided to the Fund, please see the Fund’s SAI. Additional information regarding the portfolio managers’ compensation, other accounts managed by the portfolio managers and the portfolio managers’ ownership of Fund Shares may also be found in the SAI.

Management Fee

Pursuant to an investment advisory agreement between BIM and the Trust, on behalf of the Fund (the “Investment Management Agreement”), the Fund has agreed to pay an annual unitary management fee to BIM in an amount equal to 0.85% of its average daily net assets. This unitary management fee is designed to pay the Fund’s expenses and to compensate BIM for the services it provides to the Fund. Out of the unitary management fee, BIM pays substantially all expenses of the Fund, including the cost of transfer agency, custody, fund administration, legal, audit and other service and license fees. However, BIM is not responsible for distribution and service fees payable pursuant to a Rule 12b-1 plan, if any, brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions, taxes, interest, and extraordinary expenses.

Pursuant to a separate contractual arrangement, BIM has contracted, through May 1, 2027, to waive its fees and/or pay Fund expenses so that the Fund’s annual net operating expenses (excluding brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest, and extraordinary expenses) do not exceed 0.85%. This Agreement may be terminated by the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, at any time and by BIM after May 1, 2027 upon sixty (60) days’ written notice to the Fund.

Pursuant to an investment sub-advisory agreement between BIM, Vident and the Trust, on behalf of the Fund (the “Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement”), BIM has agreed to pay an annual sub-advisory fee to Vident in an amount based on the Fund’s average daily net assets. BIM is responsible for paying the entirety of Vident’s sub-advisory fee. The Fund does not directly pay Vident.

A discussion regarding the basis for the Board’s approval of the continuation of the Investment Management Agreement and Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement on behalf of the Fund is available in the Fund’s Form N-CSR.

Management of the Subsidiary

The Subsidiary is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund. The Subsidiary is organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands and overseen by its own board of directors. The Fund is the sole shareholder of the Subsidiary, and it is currently expected that shares of the Subsidiary will not be sold or offered to other investors. The Fund and the Subsidiary in the aggregate are managed to comply with the compliance policies and procedures of the Fund. As a result, in managing the Fund’s and the Subsidiary’s portfolios, BIM will comply with the investment policies and restrictions that apply to the management of the Fund and the Subsidiary (on a consolidated basis), and, in particular, to the requirements relating to leverage, liquidity, brokerage, capital structure and the timing and method of the valuation of the Fund’s and the Subsidiary’s portfolio investments. The Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer oversees implementation of the Subsidiary’s policies and procedures and makes periodic reports to the Trust’s Board of Trustees regarding the Subsidiary’s compliance with its policies and procedures. BIM serves as the investment adviser of the Subsidiary and Vident serves as investment sub-advisor to the Subsidiary. The investment adviser (BIM) and investment sub-advisor (Vident) to the Subsidiary comply with provisions of the 1940 Act relating to investment advisory contracts. The Subsidiary does not pay either the Adviser or Sub-Adviser a management fee for investment management services. While the Subsidiary has also entered into separate contracts for the provision of custody, transfer agency and audit services, the Adviser will pay for these expenses.

How to Buy and Sell Shares

Fund Shares are listed for secondary trading on the Exchange and individual Fund Shares may only be purchased and sold in the secondary market through a broker-dealer. The Exchange and secondary markets are closed on weekends and also are generally closed on the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day (observed), Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. The Exchange may close early on the business day before certain holidays and on the day after Thanksgiving Day. Exchange holiday schedules are subject to change without notice. If you buy or sell Fund Shares in the secondary market, you will pay the secondary market price for Fund Shares. In addition, you may incur customary brokerage commissions and charges and may pay some or all of the spread between the bid and the offered price in the secondary market on each leg of a round trip (purchase and sale) transaction.

The trading prices of Fund Shares will fluctuate continuously throughout trading hours based on market supply and demand rather than the relevant Fund’s net asset value, which is calculated at the end of each business day. Fund Shares will trade on the Exchange at prices that may be above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount), to varying degrees, the daily net asset value of Fund Shares. The trading prices of Fund Shares may deviate significantly from the Fund’s net asset value during periods of market volatility. Given, however, that Fund Shares can be issued and redeemed daily in Creation Units, the Adviser believes that large discounts and premiums to net asset value should not be sustained over long periods.

Book Entry

Fund Shares are held in book-entry form, which means that no stock certificates are issued. The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) or its nominee is the record owner of, and holds legal title to, all outstanding Fund Shares. Investors owning Fund Shares are beneficial owners as shown on the records of DTC or its participants. DTC serves as the securities depository for Fund Shares.

DTC participants include securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and other institutions that directly or indirectly maintain a custodial relationship with DTC. As a beneficial owner of Fund Shares, you are not entitled to receive physical delivery of stock certificates or to have Fund Shares registered in your name, and you are not considered a registered owner of Fund Shares. Therefore, to exercise any right as an owner of Fund Shares, you must rely upon the procedures of DTC and its participants. These procedures are the same as those that apply to any other securities that you hold in book-entry or “street name” form.

Dividends, Distributions and Taxes

Ordinarily, dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid at least annually by the Fund. The Fund distributes its net realized capital gains, if any, to shareholders annually.

Distributions in cash may be reinvested automatically in additional whole Fund Shares only if the broker through whom you purchased Fund Shares makes such option available.

Taxes

This federal income tax summary is based in part on the advice of counsel to the Fund. The Internal Revenue Service could disagree with any conclusions set forth in this section. In addition, counsel to the Fund may not have been asked to review, and may not have reached a conclusion with respect to, the federal income tax treatment of the assets to be included in the Fund. The following disclosure may not be sufficient for you to use for the purpose of avoiding penalties under federal tax law.

As with any investment, you should seek advice based on your individual circumstances from your own tax advisor.

Fund Status. The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a “regulated investment company” under the federal tax laws. If the Fund qualifies as a regulated investment company and distributes its income as required by the tax law, the Fund generally will not pay federal income taxes.

An adverse federal income tax audit of a partnership that the Fund invests in could result in the Fund being required to pay federal income tax or pay a deficiency dividend (without having received additional cash).

Distributions. After the end of each year, you will receive a tax statement that separates the distributions of the Fund into three categories, exempt-interest dividends (if any), ordinary income distributions and capital gain dividends. Dividends that qualify as “exempt-interest dividends” generally are excluded from your gross income for federal income tax purposes. Some or all of the exempt-interest dividends, however, may be taken into account in determining your alternative minimum tax and may have other tax consequences (e.g., they may affect the amount of your social security benefits that are taxed). Ordinary income distributions are generally taxed at your ordinary tax rate, however, as further discussed below, certain ordinary income distributions received from the Fund may be taxed at the capital gains tax rates. Some portion of the ordinary income distributions that are attributable to dividends received by the Fund from shares in certain real estate investment trusts may be designated by the Fund as eligible for a deduction for qualified business income, provided certain holding period requirements are satisfied. Generally, you will treat all capital gain dividends as long-term capital gains regardless of how long you have owned your shares.

To determine your actual tax liability for your capital gain dividends, you must calculate your total net capital gain or loss for the tax year after considering all of your other taxable transactions, as described below. In addition, the Fund may make distributions that represent a return of capital for tax purposes and thus will generally not be taxable to you; however, such distributions may reduce your tax basis in your Fund Shares, which could result in you having to pay higher taxes in the future when Fund Shares are sold, even if you sell the Fund Shares at a loss from your original investment. A “return of capital” is a return, in whole or in part, of the funds that you previously invested in the Fund. A return of capital distribution should not be considered part of a Fund’s dividend yield or total return of an investment in Fund Shares. The tax status of your distributions from the Fund is not affected by whether you reinvest your distributions in additional Fund Shares or receive them in cash. The income from the Fund that you must take into account for federal income tax purposes is not reduced by amounts used to pay a deferred sales fee, if any. The tax laws may require you to treat distributions made to you in January as if you had received them on December 31 of the previous year.

Income from the Fund may also be subject to a 3.8% “Medicare tax.” This tax generally applies to your net investment income if your adjusted gross income exceeds certain threshold amounts, which are $250,000 in the case of married couples filing joint returns and $200,000 in the case of single individuals. Interest that is excluded from gross income and exempt-interest dividends from the Fund are generally not included in your net investment income for purposes of this tax.

Dividends Received Deduction. A corporation that owns Fund Shares generally will not be entitled to the dividends received deduction with respect to many dividends received from the Fund because the dividends received deduction is generally not available for distributions from regulated investment companies. However, certain ordinary income dividends on Fund Shares that are attributable to qualifying dividends received by the Fund from certain corporations may be reported by the Fund as being eligible for the dividends received deduction.

Net capital gain equals net long-term capital gain minus net short-term capital loss for the taxable year. Capital gain or loss is long-term if the holding period for the asset is more than one year and is short-term if the holding period for the asset is one year or less. You must exclude the date you purchase your shares to determine your holding period. If you hold a Fund Share for six months or less, any loss incurred by you related to the disposition of such Fund Share will be disallowed to the extent of the exempt-interest dividends you received, except in the case of a regular dividend paid by the Fund if the Fund declares exempt-interest dividends on a daily basis in an amount equal to at least 90 percent of its net tax-exempt interest and distributes such dividends on a monthly or more frequent basis. To the extent, if any, it is not disallowed, it will be recharacterized as long-term capital loss to the extent of any capital gain dividend received. The tax rates for capital gains realized from assets held for one year or less are generally the same as for ordinary income. The Code treats certain capital gains as ordinary income in special situations.

An election may be available to you to defer recognition of the gain attributable to a capital gain dividend if you make certain qualifying investments within a limited time. You should talk to your tax advisor about the availability of this deferral election and its requirements.

Ordinary income dividends received by an individual shareholder from regulated investment companies such as the Fund are generally taxed at the same rates that apply to net capital gain (as discussed above), provided certain holding period requirements are satisfied and provided the dividends are attributable to qualifying dividends received by the Fund itself. Distributions with respect to shares in REITs and non-U.S. corporations are qualified dividends only in limited circumstances. The Fund will provide notice to its shareholders of the amount of any distribution which may be taken into account as a dividend which is eligible for the capital gains tax rates.

Sale of Fund Shares. If you sell or redeem your Fund Shares, you will generally recognize a taxable gain or loss. To determine the amount of this gain or loss, you must subtract your tax basis in your Fund Shares from the amount you receive in the transaction. Your tax basis in your Fund Shares is generally equal to the cost of your Fund Shares, generally including sales charges. In some cases, however, you may have to adjust your tax basis after you purchase your Fund Shares. Further, if you hold your Fund Shares for six months or less, any loss incurred by you related to the disposition of such Fund Shares will be disallowed to the extent of the exempt-interest dividends you received, except as otherwise described in the prior paragraph. An election may be available to you to defer recognition of capital gain if you make certain qualifying investments within a limited time. You should talk to your tax advisor about the availability of this deferral election and its requirements.

Taxes on Purchase and Redemption of Creation Units. If you exchange securities for Creation Units, you will generally recognize a gain or a loss. The gain or loss will be equal to the difference between the market value of the Creation Units at the time and your aggregate basis in the securities surrendered and the cash component paid. If you exchange Creation Units for securities, you will generally recognize a gain or loss equal to the difference between your basis in the Creation Units and the aggregate market value of the securities received and the cash redemption amount. The Internal Revenue Service, however, may assert that a loss realized upon an exchange of securities for Creation Units or Creation Units for securities cannot be deducted currently under the rules governing “wash sales,” or on the basis that there has been no significant change in economic position.

Treatment of Expenses. Expenses incurred and deducted by the Fund will generally not be treated as income taxable to you. If the Fund pays exempt-interest dividends, which are treated as exempt interest for federal income tax purposes, you will not be able to deduct some of your interest expense for debt that you incur or continue to purchase or carry your Fund Shares.

Non-U.S. Tax Credit. Because the Fund may invest in non-U.S. securities, the tax statement that you receive may include an item showing non-U.S. taxes the Fund paid to other countries. In this case, dividends taxed to you will include your share of the taxes the Fund paid to other countries. You may be able to deduct or receive a tax credit for your share of these taxes.

Non-U.S. Investors. If you are a non-U.S. investor (i.e., an investor other than a U.S. citizen or resident or a U.S. corporation, partnership, estate or trust), you should be aware that, generally, subject to applicable tax treaties, distributions from the Fund will be characterized as dividends for federal income tax purposes (other than dividends which a Fund properly reports as capital gain dividends) and, other than exempt-interest dividends, will be subject to U.S. federal income taxes, including withholding taxes, subject to certain exceptions described below. However, distributions received by a non-U.S. investor from the Fund that are properly reported by the Fund as capital gain dividends may not be subject to U.S. federal income taxes, including withholding taxes, provided that the Fund makes certain elections and certain other conditions are met. Distributions from the Fund that are properly reported by the Fund as an interest related dividend attributable to certain interest income received by the Fund or as short-term capital gain income dividend attributable to certain net short term capital gain income received by the Fund may not be subject to U.S. federal income taxes, including withholding taxes when received by certain non-U.S. investors, provided that the Fund makes certain elections and certain other conditions are met.

Distributions may be subject to a U.S. withholding tax of 30% in the case of distributions to (i) certain non-U.S. financial institutions that have not entered into an agreement with the U.S. Treasury to collect and disclose certain information and are not resident in a jurisdiction that has entered into such an agreement with the U.S. Treasury and (ii) certain other non-U.S. entities that do not provide certain certifications and information about the entity’s U.S. owners. This withholding tax is also currently scheduled to apply to the gross proceeds from the disposition of securities that produce U.S. source interest or dividends. However, proposed regulations may eliminate the requirement to withhold on payments of gross proceeds from dispositions.

It is the responsibility of the entity through which you hold your Fund Shares to determine the applicable withholding.

Investments in Certain Non-U.S. Corporations. If the Fund holds an equity interest in any “passive foreign investment companies” (“PFICs”), which are generally certain non-U.S. corporations that receive at least 75% of their annual gross income from passive sources (such as interest, dividends, certain rents and royalties or capital gains) or that hold at least 50% of their assets in investments producing such passive income, the Fund could be subject to U.S. federal income tax and additional interest charges on gains and certain distributions with respect to those equity interests, even if all the income or gain is timely distributed to its shareholders. The Fund will not be able to pass through to its shareholders any credit or deduction for such taxes. The Fund may be able to make an election that could ameliorate these adverse tax consequences. In this case, the Fund would recognize as ordinary income any increase in the value of such PFIC shares, and as ordinary loss any decrease in such value to the extent it did not exceed prior increases included in income. Under this election, the Fund might be required to recognize in a year income in excess of its distributions from PFICs and its proceeds from dispositions of PFIC stock during that year, and such income would nevertheless be subject to the distribution requirement and would be taken into account for purposes of the 4% excise tax. Dividends paid by PFICs are not treated as qualified dividend income.

The foregoing discussion summarizes some of the possible consequences under current federal tax law of an investment in the Fund. It is not a substitute for personal tax advice. You also may be subject to state and local taxes on Fund distributions and sales of Fund Shares.

Investments in the Subsidiary. One of the requirements for qualification as a RIC is that the Fund must derive at least 90% of its gross income for each taxable year from “qualifying income.” Qualifying income includes dividends, interest, payments with respect to certain securities loans, and gains from the sale or other disposition of stock, securities or foreign currencies or other income derived with respect to its business of investing in such stock, securities or currencies.

The Fund intends to treat any income it may derive from the futures contracts received by the Subsidiary as “qualifying income” under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to RICs. The IRS had issued numerous PLRs provided to third parties not associated with the Fund or its affiliates (which only those parties may rely on as precedent) concluding that similar arrangements resulted in qualifying income. Many of such PLRs have now been revoked by the Internal Revenue Service. In March of 2019, the Internal Revenue Service published Regulations that concluded that income from a corporation similar to the Subsidiary would be qualifying income, if the income is related to the Fund’s business of investing in stocks or securities. Although the Regulations do not require distributions from the Subsidiary, the Fund intends to cause the Subsidiary to make distributions that would allow the Fund to make timely distributions to its shareholders.

If the Fund did not qualify as a RIC for any taxable year and certain relief provisions were not available, the Fund’s taxable income would be subject to tax at the Fund level and to a further tax at the shareholder level when such income is distributed. In such event, in order to re-qualify for taxation as a RIC, the Fund might be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest and make certain distributions. This would cause investors to incur higher tax liabilities than they otherwise would have incurred and would have a negative impact on Fund returns. In such event, the Fund’s Board of Trustees may determine to reorganize or close the Fund or materially change the Fund’s investment objective and strategies.

The Subsidiary intends to conduct its affairs in a manner such that it will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax. It will, however, be considered a controlled foreign corporation, and the Fund will be required to include as income annually amounts earned by the Subsidiary during that year, whether or not distributed by the Subsidiary. Furthermore, the Fund will be subject to the RIC qualification distribution requirements with respect to the Subsidiary’s income, whether or not the Subsidiary makes a distribution to the Fund during the taxable year and thus the Fund may not have sufficient cash on hand to make such distribution.

Changes in the laws of the United States and/or the Cayman Islands, under which the Fund and the Subsidiary is organized, respectively, could result in the inability of the Fund and/or the Subsidiary to operate as described in this prospectus and could negatively affect the Fund and its shareholders. For example, Cayman Islands law does not currently impose any income, corporate or capital gains tax, estate duty, inheritance tax, gift tax or withholding tax on the Subsidiary. If Cayman Islands law changes such that the Subsidiary must pay Cayman Islands governmental authority taxes, the Fund’s shareholders would likely suffer decreased investment returns. There remains a risk that the tax treatment of futures contracts may be affected by future regulatory or legislative changes that could affect the character, timing and/or amount of the Fund’s taxable income or gains and distributions.

Distributor

Foreside Fund Services, LLC serves as the distributor of Creation Units for the Fund on an agency basis. The Distributor does not maintain a secondary market in Fund Shares.

Net Asset Value

The NAV of the Fund normally is determined once daily Monday through Friday, generally as of the close of regular trading hours of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (normally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time) on each day that the NYSE is open for trading, based on prices at the time of closing, provided that any Fund assets or liabilities denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing market rates on the date of valuation as quoted by one or more data service providers. The NAV of the Fund is calculated by dividing the value of the net assets of the Fund (i.e., the value of its total assets less total liabilities) by the total number of outstanding Fund Shares, generally rounded to the nearest cent. The value of the securities and other assets and liabilities held by the Fund is determined pursuant to valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board.

The Fund’s investments, including Bitcoin Futures Contracts, will be valued daily at market value or, in the absence of market value with respect to any securities or futures contracts, at fair value in accordance with valuation procedures adopted by the Board and in accordance with the 1940 Act. Market value prices represent last sale or official closing prices from a national or foreign exchange (i.e., a regulated market) and are primarily obtained from third-party pricing services.

In calculating the NAV of the Fund, Bitcoin Futures Contracts traded on a U.S. exchange are valued using the last traded price before the NAV calculation time on the date with respect to which the NAV is being determined. If a Bitcoin Futures Contract traded on a U.S. exchange could not be liquidated on such day, due to the operation of daily limits or other rules of the exchange upon which that position is traded or otherwise, the Adviser may, subject to the policies and procedures approved by the Board, choose to determine a fair value price as the basis for determining the market value of such position for such day. Such fair value prices would generally be determined based on available inputs about the current value of the Bitcoin Futures Contracts and would be based on principles that the Adviser deems fair and equitable so long as such principles are consistent with normal industry standards.

When market quotations are not readily available or are believed by the Adviser to be unreliable, the Fund’s investments are valued at fair value. Fair value determinations are made by the Adviser in accordance with policies and procedures approved by the Board. The Adviser may conclude that a market quotation is not readily available or is unreliable if a security or other asset or liability does not have a price source due to its lack of trading or other reasons, if a market quotation differs significantly from recent price quotations or otherwise no longer appears to reflect fair value, where the security or other asset or liability is thinly traded, when there is a significant event subsequent to the most recent market quotation, or if the trading market on which a security is listed is suspended or closed and no appropriate alternative trading market is available.

For certain non-U.S. assets, a third-party vendor supplies evaluated, systematic fair value pricing based upon the movement of a proprietary multi-factor model after the relevant non-U.S. markets have closed. This systematic fair value pricing methodology is designed to correlate the prices of foreign assets in one or more non-U.S. markets following the close of the local markets to the prices that might have prevailed as of the Fund’s pricing time.

Fund Service Providers

The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon”), located at 240 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10286, serves as the Fund’s administrator, custodian and transfer agent. BNY Mellon is the principal operating subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation.

Chapman and Cutler LLP, 320 South Canal Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606, serves as legal counsel to the Trust.

KPMG LLP, 375 9th Avenue, New York, NY 10001, serves as the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm and is responsible for auditing the annual financial statements of the Fund.

Premium/Discount Information

Information showing the number of days the market price of the Fund Shares was greater (at a premium) and less (at a discount) than the Fund’s NAV for the most recently completed calendar year, and the most recently completed calendar quarters since that year (or the life of the Fund, if shorter), is available at https://www.bitcetf.com.

Investments by Other Investment Companies

Section 12(d)(1) of the 1940 Act restricts investments by investment companies in the securities of other investment companies, including Fund Shares. The Fund is required to comply with the conditions of Rule 12d1-4 under the 1940 Act, which allows, subject to certain conditions, the Fund to invest in other registered investment companies and other registered investment companies to invest in the Fund beyond the limits contained in Section 12(d)(1) of the 1940 Act.

Financial Highlights

The following financial highlights are intended to help you understand the financial history of the Fund for the past five fiscal years, or since inception, if the life of the Fund is shorter. Certain information reflects financial results for a single Fund Share. The total returns in this table represent the rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). The information for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 has been audited by KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, whose reports along with the Fund’s financial statements, are included in the Fund’s Form N-CSR dated December 31, 2025, which is available free, upon request.

Bitwise Trendwise Bitcoin and Treasuries Rotation Strategy ETF	Years Ended December 31						Period Ended December
Selected Per Share Data	2025			2024			31, 2023^(a)
Net Asset Value, beginning of period	$	47.47		$	33.34		$	25.00
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income (loss)^(b)		1.18			1.41			0.61
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)		(10.94	)		32.94			9.61
Total from investment operations		(9.76	)		34.35			10.22
Less distributions from:
Net investment income		(1.23	)		(20.22	)		(1.88	)
Total distributions		(1.23	)		(20.22	)		(1.88	)
Net Asset Value, end of period	$	36.48		$	47.47		$	33.34
Total Return (%)		(20.56	)		103.06			40.56	^(c)
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data
Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)	$	16		$	19		$	7
Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)		1.12			1.38			3.36	^(d)(e)
Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)		0.85			0.85			0.85	^(d)(e)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)		2.65			2.79			2.82	^(d)(e)
Portfolio turnover rate (%)^(f)		0			0			0	^(c)

(a)

For the period March 20, 2023 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2023.

(b)

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares outstanding.

(c)

Not annualized.

(d)

Annualized.

(e)

For the period March 21, 2023 (commencement of Fund expenses) through December 31, 2023.

(f)

Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions related to the processing of capital share transactions.

Bitwise Trendwise Bitcoin and Treasuries Rotation Strategy ETF

For more detailed information on the Fund, several additional sources of information are available to you. The Fund’s SAI, incorporated by reference into this prospectus, contains detailed information on the Fund’s policies and operation. Additional information about the Fund’s investments is available in the annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders. In the Fund’s annual reports, you will find a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly impacted the Fund’s performance during the last fiscal year. The Fund’s most recent SAI, annual or semi-annual reports and certain other information are available free of charge by calling the Fund at (415) 707-3663 on the Fund’s website at https://www.bitcetf.com or through your financial advisor. Shareholders may call the number above with any inquiries.

You may obtain this and other information regarding the Fund, including the SAI and Codes of Ethics adopted by the Adviser, Sub-Adviser, Distributor and the Trust, directly from the SEC. Information on the SEC’s website is free of charge. Visit the SEC’s on-line EDGAR database at http://www.sec.gov. You may also request information regarding the Fund by sending a request (along with a duplication fee) to the SEC by sending an electronic request to publicinfo@sec.gov.

Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC

250 Montgomery Street, Suite 200

San Francisco, CA 94104

www.bitwiseinvestments.com

SEC File #333-264900

811-23801

Prospectus

Bitwise Trendwise BTC/ETH and Treasuries Rotation Strategy ETF

(NYSE Arca—BTOP)

May 1, 2026

Bitwise Trendwise BTC/ETH and Treasuries Rotation Strategy ETF (the “Fund”) is a series of the Bitwise Funds Trust (the “Trust”) and an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). The Fund lists and principally trades its shares on NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca” or the “Exchange”).

Table of Contents


Summary Information	1

Additional Information About the Fund’s Principal Investment Strategies	17

Additional Risks of Investing in the Fund	21

Management of the Fund	32

How to Buy and Sell Shares	34

Dividends, Distributions and Taxes	35

Distributor	39

Net Asset Value	39

Fund Service Providers	40

Premium/Discount Information	40

Investments by Other Investment Companies	40

Financial Highlights	41

Bitwise Trendwise BTC/ETH and Treasuries Rotation Strategy ETF

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks to provide investors with capital appreciation. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Management Fees	0.85%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees	0.00%
Other Expenses	0.36%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses	0.03%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	1.24%
Fee Waiver/Expense Reimbursement⁽¹⁾	(0.36)%
Total Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver/Expense Reimbursement	0.88%

(1)

Example

Year 1	Year 3	Year 5	Year 10

$90	$358	$646	$1,468

Portfolio Turnover

Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective through managed exposure to bitcoin futures contracts (“Bitcoin Futures Contracts”), ether futures contracts (“Ether Futures Contracts,” and with Bitcoin Futures Contracts, “Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts”) and U.S. Treasury securities. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts and U.S. Treasury securities. For purposes of compliance with this investment policy, derivative contracts (such as Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts) will be valued at their notional value. The Fund does not invest directly in bitcoin or ether. Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC serves as the Fund’s investment adviser (“BIM” or the “Adviser”).

The Fund utilizes a “long-flat” trend-following investing strategy pursuant to which the Adviser rotates the Fund’s exposure between 100% exposure to Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts and 100% exposure to U.S. Treasury securities. A long-flat strategy, like the one utilized by the Fund, takes a long position when a trend is detected, seeking to take advantage of an anticipated increase in an asset’s value. However, when a downward trend is detected, instead of shorting the downtrend, the strategy exits the position and remains in cash or cash equivalents. The Fund’s strategy is based upon a proprietary signal that is based upon an observation and comparison of bitcoin’s 10-day and 20-day exponential moving average price. An exponential moving average applies a weighting factor to each price point, giving exponentially more weight to recent data, making it a useful tool for identifying trends as it is more responsive to new price changes and trends. This signal is completely quantitative in nature and is based solely on the price movement of bitcoin. Each time the proprietary signal causes the Fund to allocate to Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts, the Fund will initially seek to equally weight its exposure to Bitcoin Futures Contracts and Ether Futures Contracts, meaning that it will seek 50% economic exposure to Bitcoin Futures Contracts and 50% economic exposure to Ether Futures Contracts. The relative exposure to Bitcoin Futures Contracts and Ether Futures Contracts following this initial allocation will fluctuate based on the relative performance of each futures contract until the position is closed. The trend-following strategy utilized by the Fund seeks to enhance risk-adjusted returns and decrease the downside risk associated with investments in bitcoin- and ether-linked instruments, such as Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts. Due to the nature of the Fund’s trend-following investment strategy, there will be periods – and perhaps extended periods – when the Fund has no exposure to Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts, as the entirety of its assets will be invested in U.S. Treasury securities.

Even during periods when the Fund has 100% notional exposure to Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts, it will still invest up to 75% of its remaining assets in U.S. Treasuries, other U.S. government obligations, money market funds, cash and cashlike equivalents (e.g., high quality commercial paper and similar instruments that are rated investment grade or, if unrated, of comparable quality, as the Adviser determines) to provide liquidity, serve as margin or collateralize the Fund’s investments in Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts. Due to the high margin requirements that are unique to Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts and certain tests that must be met in order to qualify as a registered investment company (“RIC”), the Fund may also utilize reverse repurchase agreements during certain times of the year to help maintain the desired level of exposure to Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts. The use of reverse repurchase agreements constitutes a form of borrowing.

During periods when the Fund has 100% notional exposure to Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts, the Fund may enter into swap agreements that provide exposure to bitcoin, ether, Bitcoin Futures Contracts or Ether Futures Contracts. Swap agreements are derivative contracts entered into primarily with major global financial institutions for a specified period ranging from a day to more than one year. In a typical swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange, or “swap”, payments based on the change in value of an underlying asset or benchmark. For example, two parties may agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates of returns) earned or realized on a particular investment or instrument. It is currently contemplated that the Fund would primarily utilize swap agreements to provide exposure to movements occurring in the price of bitcoin or ether during times when Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts are not trading (such as over the weekend). However, the Fund may utilize such swap agreements under other circumstances as well, such as if the Fund is not able to obtain exposure to Bitcoin Futures Contracts or Ether Futures Contracts. To the extent the Fund utilizes swap agreements, such instruments will be cash-settled uncleared and non-exchange traded.

Additional Information Relating to Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts

When the Fund has exposure to Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts, the Fund generally seeks to invest in cash-settled, front-month Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts. The Fund may also invest in back-month, cash-settled Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts. Front-month Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts are those contracts with the shortest time to maturity. Back-month Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts are those with longer times to maturity.

Both Bitcoin Futures Contracts and Ether Futures Contracts are standardized, cash-settled futures contracts traded on commodity exchanges registered with the CFTC that use bitcoin or ether, as applicable, as the reference asset. In general, a futures contract is a legal agreement to buy or sell a standardized asset on a specific date or during a specific month that is facilitated through a futures exchange. When a futures contract reaches its expiration, the holder of a futures contract (such as the Fund) must sell that futures contract and replace it with a new futures contract with a later expiration date. This is called “rolling.” Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts are cash settled on their expiration date, unless they are “rolled” prior to expiration. The Fund intends to “roll” its futures positions in the week prior to expiration and will typically roll to the next available contract (i.e., the contract with the next upcoming expiration date). However, the Fund is not required to roll the contracts at any specific time and the Adviser may roll the contracts at any time of its choosing, depending upon prevailing market conditions and other factors. The Fund’s regular purchases and sales of individual Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts throughout the year may cause the Fund to experience higher than normal portfolio turnover.

Before a Bitcoin Futures Contract’s expiration, it may trade at a value that is higher or lower than the spot price of its reference asset, bitcoin. When a Bitcoin Futures Contract is trading at a price that is greater than the spot price of bitcoin, the market is said to be in “contango.” If the Bitcoin Futures Contract is trading at a price that is lower than the spot price of bitcoin, the market is said to be in “backwardation.” The same applies to an Ether Futures Contract with respect to its reference asset, ether. As the time to expiry of the Bitcoin Futures Contract or Ether Futures Contract decreases, the price will trend towards the spot price of its reference asset. When a Bitcoin Futures Contract or Ether Futures Contract is in contango, this will cause the return of the contract to underperform the spot price of the reference asset. When a Bitcoin Futures Contract or Ether Futures Contract is in backwardation, this will cause the return of the contract to overperform the spot price of the reference asset. The performance of Bitcoin Futures Contracts and bitcoin, and Ether Futures Contracts and ether, may not be precisely correlated over short or long periods of time. To the extent the Fund has investments in back-month Bitcoin Futures Contracts or Ether Futures Contracts, the Fund’s performance can be expected to be less correlated with the price of bitcoin or ether, as applicable, than if it held front-month futures contracts.

The Fund invests in Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts primarily through a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Subsidiary”). The Fund’s investment in the Subsidiary is intended to provide the Fund with exposure to the Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts markets in accordance with applicable rules and regulations. The Subsidiary and the Fund have the same investment adviser and investment objective. The Subsidiary also follows the same general investment policies and restrictions as the Fund. Except as noted herein, for purposes of this Prospectus, references to the Fund’s investment strategies and risks include those of the Subsidiary. The Fund complies with the provisions of the 1940 Act governing investment policies and capital structure and leverage on an aggregate basis with the Subsidiary. Furthermore, Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC, as the investment adviser to the Subsidiary, complies with the provisions of the 1940 Act relating to investment advisory contracts as it relates to its advisory agreement with the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary also complies with the provisions of the 1940 Act relating to affiliated transactions and custody. Because the Fund intends to qualify for treatment as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the size of the Fund’s investment in the Subsidiary will not exceed 25% of the Fund’s total assets at each quarter end of the Fund’s fiscal year.

The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”).

Principal Risks

Ether Risk. Ether is subject to significant volatility, rapid price fluctuations, and uncertainty. Although ether has experienced increased institutional attention, technological development, and broader adoption in recent years, its value continues to be influenced by market sentiment, speculative investment activity, macroeconomic conditions, and technological developments rather than traditional fundamental analysis. The Ethereum blockchain is an evolving technology platform that continues to undergo significant upgrades intended to improve scalability, security, and functionality. In recent years, the Ethereum network transitioned from a Proof of Work consensus mechanism to a Proof of Stake consensus mechanism. Additional upgrades and scalability solutions, including rollups and other Layer 2 technologies, continue to be developed and implemented. While these developments are intended to enhance network efficiency and usability, technological changes introduce risks including coding errors, software vulnerabilities, delays in development, network disruptions, or unintended economic consequences that could negatively affect investor confidence, network adoption, or the value of ether. The regulatory environment for ether and the Ethereum blockchain remains uncertain and continues to evolve globally. Regulatory authorities may take differing or inconsistent approaches regarding the classification, trading, custody or taxation of ether. Regulatory actions may include enforcement proceedings, new legislation or regulatory guidance affecting digital asset markets. Changes in the regulatory classification of ether, including the possibility that ether could be treated differently under securities, commodities, or other regulatory regimes, could materially affect ether’s value, liquidity, or market perception. The Ethereum ecosystem relies extensively on smart contracts and decentralized applications that operate on the Ethereum blockchain. Smart contracts are computer code designed to automatically execute transactions or other functions. Although smart contracts enable a wide range of decentralized finance and blockchain applications, they are subject to risks including coding vulnerabilities, exploitation, hacking incidents, and design flaws. Security breaches involving decentralized finance platforms, decentralized exchanges, or other smart contract based systems have resulted in significant financial losses in the past and could negatively affect market sentiment, investor confidence, and the value of ether. Competition from other blockchain networks remains significant. Alternative Layer 1 blockchain platforms, including networks such as Solana, Avalanche, Cardano, Polkadot, and others, may offer technological advantages such as faster transaction speeds, lower fees, improved scalability or specialized features. The successful adoption and development of competing blockchain ecosystems could reduce Ethereum’s market share, developer activity, or network usage and could negatively affect the long-term value of ether. The Ethereum network may also face governance risks. Decisions regarding protocol upgrades, network parameters or other changes are generally determined through decentralized processes involving developers, validators and other network participants. Disagreements among participants or failures to achieve consensus could lead to contentious blockchain forks, fragmentation of the network, or diminished market confidence Any of these risks, individually or collectively, could materially and adversely affect the acceptance and market value of ether and could negatively impact the value of Ether Futures Contracts.

Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts Risk. The market for Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts may be less developed, and potentially less liquid and more volatile, than more established futures markets. While the market for each has grown substantially since Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts commenced trading, there can be no assurance that this growth will continue. The price for Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts is based on a number of factors, including the supply of and the demand for Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts. Market conditions and expectations, position limits, accountability levels, collateral requirements, availability of counterparties, and other factors each can impact the supply of and demand for Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts. Additionally, due to the high margin requirements that are unique to Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts, the Fund may experience difficulty maintaining the desired level of exposure to Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts. If the Fund is unable to achieve such exposure it may not be able to meet its investment objective and the Fund’s returns may be different or lower than expected. Additionally, collateral requirements may require the Fund to liquidate its positions, potentially incurring losses and expenses, when it otherwise would not do so. Investing in derivatives like Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts may be considered aggressive and may expose the Fund to significant risks. These risks include counterparty risk and liquidity risk.

Investment Strategy Risk. The Fund invests in Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts. The Fund does not invest directly in or hold either bitcoin or ether. As a result, the price of Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts should be expected to differ from the current cash price of bitcoin or ether, which is sometimes referred to as the “spot” price of bitcoin or ether. Consequently, the performance of the Fund should be expected to perform differently from the spot price of bitcoin or ether. These differences could be significant.

Volatility Risk. The price of both bitcoin and ether remains highly volatile and subject to significant price fluctuations. While recent increases in institutional adoption, clearer regulatory frameworks, and broader market acceptance have contributed to greater stability relative to earlier periods, the price of both bitcoin and ether continues to be influenced by rapid shifts in market sentiment, regulatory developments, macroeconomic conditions, technological advancements, and unforeseen events. The market price of both bitcoin and ether has historically experienced dramatic highs and lows over short periods, often with limited or no identifiable catalyst. Given the evolving nature of digital asset markets, price volatility may be amplified by external factors such as changes in global financial markets, geopolitical events, regulatory enforcement actions, or significant technological or security incidents. Furthermore, speculative trading, leveraged positions, and derivatives markets tied to ether continue to contribute to potential volatility. Investors should remain aware that sudden, substantial price movements may occur at any time, potentially leading to significant losses. Consequently, investments linked directly or indirectly to bitcoin or ether, including Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts, may experience heightened volatility compared to traditional investment products.

Liquidity Risk. The market for Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts is still developing and may be subject to periods of illiquidity. During such times it may be difficult or impossible to buy or sell a position at the desired price. Market disruptions or volatility can also make it difficult to find a counterparty willing to transact at a reasonable price and sufficient size. Illiquid markets may cause losses, which could be significant. The large size of the positions which the Fund may acquire increases the risk of illiquidity, may make its positions more difficult to liquidate, and may increase the losses incurred while trying to do so. Such large positions also may impact the price of Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts, which could decrease the correlation between the performance of Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts and the “spot” price of bitcoin or ether. To the extent that the Fund utilizes swap agreements, such instruments are especially subject to liquidity risk.

Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts Capacity Risk. If the Fund’s ability to obtain exposure to Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts consistent with its investment objective is disrupted for any reason including, for example, limited liquidity in the Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts market, a disruption to the Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts market, or as a result of margin requirements, position limits, accountability levels, or other limitations imposed by the Fund’s futures commission merchants (“FCMs”), the listing exchanges, or the CFTC, the Fund may not be able to achieve its investment objective and may experience significant losses. Any disruption in the Fund’s ability to obtain exposure to Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts will cause the Fund’s performance to deviate from the performance of Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts, and consequently, bitcoin and ether. Additionally, the ability of the Fund to obtain exposure to Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts is limited by certain tax rules that limit the amount the Fund can invest in its wholly-owned subsidiary as of the end of each tax quarter.

Cost of Futures Investment Risk. When an Ether Futures Contract or Bitcoin Futures Contract is nearing expiration, the Fund will “roll” the futures contract, which means it will generally sell the Ether Futures Contract or Bitcoin Futures Contract and use the proceeds to buy an Ether Futures Contract or Bitcoin Futures Contract with a later expiration date. When rolling futures contracts that are in contango, the Fund would sell a lower priced, expiring contract and purchase a higher priced, longer-dated contract. Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts have historically experienced extended periods of contango. Contango in the Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts market may have a significant adverse impact on the performance of the Fund and may cause Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts, and the Fund, to underperform the spot price of bitcoin or ether. Both contango and backwardation would reduce the Fund’s correlation to the spot price of bitcoin or ether and may limit or prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective. The impact of both contango and backwardation may also be greater to the extent the Fund invests in back-month Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts.

Additionally, the Fund’s allocation to Ether Futures Contracts is entirely dependent on the price movement of bitcoin. Accordingly, the Fund’s strategy of focusing on the price of bitcoin increases the likelihood that the Fund will miss key underlying trends related to the Ethereum blockchain and its native crypto asset ether. Despite the high correlation between the price movements of bitcoin and ether historically, the material differences between the Bitcoin blockchain and Ethereum blockchain, including in terms of their consensus mechanisms and technical designs, may ultimately translate to a lower correlation between the price movements of bitcoin and ether, which would further impair the Fund’s investment strategy.

Lastly, bitcoin price trends can change quickly and while positive price movement in bitcoin may cause the Fund to allocate its exposure to Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts, that positive trend may not continue and Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts could experience more volatility than the market as a whole. Conversely, negative price movement in bitcoin may cause the Fund to allocate its exposure to U.S. Treasury securities and the Fund may miss out on gains experienced by bitcoin prior to the Fund’s exposure switching back to Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts. In addition, there may be periods when the trend-following style of investing is out of favor and the investment performance of the Fund may suffer.

Active Management Risk. The Fund is actively managed, and its performance reflects investment decisions that the Adviser makes for the Fund. Such judgments about the Fund’s investments may prove to be incorrect. If the investments selected and the strategies employed by the Fund fail to produce the intended results, the Fund could underperform as compared to other funds with similar investment objectives and/or strategies, or could have negative returns.

Clearing Broker Risk. The Fund’s investments in exchange-traded futures contracts expose it to the risks of a clearing broker (or an FCM). Under current regulations, a clearing broker or FCM maintains customers’ assets in a bulk segregated account. There is a risk that Fund assets deposited with the clearing broker to serve as margin may be used to satisfy the broker’s own obligations or the losses of the broker’s other clients. In the event of default, the Fund could experience lengthy delays in recovering some or all of its assets and may not see any recovery at all. Furthermore, the Fund is subject to the risk that no FCM is willing or able to clear the Fund’s transactions or maintain the Fund’s assets. If the Fund’s FCMs are unable or unwilling to clear the Fund’s transactions, or if the FCM refuses to maintain the Fund’s assets, the Fund will be unable have its orders for Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts fulfilled or assets custodied. In such a circumstance, the performance of the Fund will likely deviate from the performance of bitcoin or ether and may result in the proportion of Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts in the Fund’s portfolio relative to the total assets of the Fund to decrease.

Concentration Risk. The Fund may be susceptible to an increased risk of loss, including losses due to adverse events that affect the Fund’s investments more than the market as a whole, to the extent that the Fund’s investments are concentrated in investments that provide exposure to bitcoin or ether. The price movements of bitcoin and ether have historically been highly correlated, with the returns of ether generally being more volatile (ether tends to rise more than bitcoin on days when bitcoin rises and tends to fall more than bitcoin on days when bitcoin falls). The high correlation of bitcoin and ether – along with ether’s high volatility relative to bitcoin – suggests that combining instruments that provide exposure to bitcoin and ether into a single portfolio may not convey benefits commonly associated with diversification, including reduced risk and enhanced risk-adjusted returns. Additionally, the high correlation of the two assets means that negative events associated with either asset may impact the price of the other asset as well.

Futures Contracts Risk. Risks of futures contracts include: (i) an imperfect correlation between the value of the futures contract and the underlying asset; (ii) possible lack of a liquid secondary market; (iii) the inability to close a futures contract when desired; (iv) losses caused by unanticipated market movements, which may be unlimited; (v) an obligation for the Fund to make daily cash payments to maintain its required margin, particularly at times when the Fund may have insufficient cash; and (vi) unfavorable execution prices from rapid selling. Unlike equities, which typically entitle the holder to a continuing stake in a corporation, futures contracts normally specify a certain date for settlement in cash based on the reference asset. As the futures contracts approach expiration, they may be replaced by similar contracts that have a later expiration. This process is referred to as “rolling.” If the market for these contracts is in “contango,” meaning that the prices of futures contracts in the nearer months are lower than the price of contracts in the distant months, the sale of the near-term month contract would be at a lower price than the longer-term contract, resulting in a cost to “roll” the futures contract. The actual realization of a potential roll cost will be dependent upon the difference in price of the near and distant contract. The costs associated with rolling Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts typically are substantially higher than the costs associated with other futures contracts and may have a significant adverse impact on the performance of the Fund. Because the margin requirement for futures contracts is less than the value of the assets underlying the futures contract, futures trading involves a degree of leverage. As a result, a relatively small price movement in a futures contract may result in immediate and substantial loss, as well as gain, to the investor. For example, if at the time of purchase, 40% of the value of the futures contract is deposited as margin, a subsequent 20% decrease in the value of the futures contract would result in a loss of half of margin deposit, before any deduction for the transaction costs, if the account were then closed out. A decrease in excess of 40% would result in a loss exceeding the original margin deposit, if the futures contract were closed out. Thus, a purchase or sale of a futures contract may result in losses in excess of the amount initially invested in the futures contract. However, the Fund would presumably have sustained comparable losses if, instead of investing in the futures contract, it had invested in the underlying financial instrument and sold it after the decline.

Leverage Risk. The Fund seeks to achieve and maintain the exposure to the spot price of bitcoin and ether by using leverage inherent in futures contracts. Therefore, the Fund is subject to leverage risk. When the Fund purchases or sells an instrument or enters into a transaction without investing an amount equal to the full economic exposure of the instrument or transaction, it creates leverage, which can result in the Fund losing more than it originally invested. As a result, these investments may magnify losses to the Fund, and even a small market movement may result in significant losses to the Fund. Leverage may also cause the Fund to be more volatile because it may exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities. Futures trading involves a degree of leverage and as a result, a relatively small price movement in futures instruments may result in immediate and substantial losses to the Fund.

Market Risk. The prices of bitcoin, ether, Bitcoin Futures Contracts and Ether Futures Contracts have historically been highly volatile. The value of the Fund’s investments in Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts and other instruments that provide exposure to bitcoin and ether – and therefore the value of an investment in the Fund – could decline significantly and without warning, including to zero. If you are not prepared to accept significant and unexpected changes in the value of the Fund and the possibility that you could lose your entire investment in the Fund, you should not invest in the Fund.

Structural ETF Risks. The Fund is an ETF. Accordingly, it is subject to certain risks associated with its unique structure.

Cash Transactions Risk. The Fund expects to effect all of its creations and redemptions for cash, rather than in-kind securities. Paying redemption proceeds in cash rather than through in-kind delivery of portfolio securities may require the Fund to dispose of or sell portfolio securities or other assets at an inopportune time to obtain the cash needed to meet redemption orders. This may cause the Fund to sell a security and recognize a capital gain or loss that might not have been incurred if it had made a redemption in-kind. As a result, the Fund may pay out higher or lower annual capital gains distributions than ETFs that redeem in-kind. The use of cash creations and redemptions may also cause the Fund’s Shares to trade in the market at greater bid-ask spreads or greater premiums or discounts to the Fund’s NAV. Furthermore, the Fund may not be able to execute cash transactions for creation and redemption purposes at the same price used to determine the Fund’s NAV. To the extent that the maximum additional charge for creation or redemption transactions is insufficient to cover the execution shortfall, the Fund’s performance could be negatively impacted.

Swap Agreements Risk. Swap agreements are two-party contracts entered into for a set period of time in which the parties agree to exchange payments based on some underlying reference or asset (such as bitcoin or ether). The use of swaps is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques, risk analyses and tax planning different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. These transactions can result in sizeable realized and unrealized capital gains and losses relative to the gains and losses from the Fund’s direct investments in the underlying reference asset. Transactions in swaps can involve greater risks than if the Fund had invested directly in the reference asset since, in addition to general market risks, swaps may be leveraged and are also subject to credit risk, counterparty risk, liquidity risk and valuation risk. Because they are two-party contracts and may have terms of greater than seven days, certain swap transactions may be considered to be illiquid. Moreover, the Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement in the event of the default or bankruptcy of a swap counterparty. Some swaps may be complex and difficult to value. Swaps may also be subject to pricing or “basis” risk, which exists when a particular swap becomes extraordinarily expensive relative to historical prices or the price of corresponding cash market instruments. Under certain market conditions it may not be economically feasible to initiate a transaction or liquidate a position in time to avoid a loss or take advantage of an opportunity. If a swap transaction is particularly large or if the relevant market is illiquid, it may not be possible to initiate a transaction or liquidate a position at an advantageous time or price, which may result in significant losses.

The prices of swaps can be very volatile, and a variance in the degree of volatility or in the direction of the price of the reference asset from the Adviser’s expectations may produce significant losses in the Fund’s investments in swaps. In addition, a perfect correlation between a swap and an investment position may be impossible to achieve. As a result, the Fund’s use of swaps may not be effective in fulfilling the Fund’s investment strategies and may contribute to losses that would not have been incurred otherwise.

Because Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts produce non-qualifying income for purposes of qualifying as a RIC, the Fund makes its investments in Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts through the Subsidiary. The Fund intends to treat any income it may derive from the futures contracts received by the Subsidiary as “qualifying income” under the provisions of the Code applicable to RICs. The IRS has issued numerous Private Letter Rulings (“PLRs”) provided to third parties not associated with the Fund or its affiliates (which only those parties may rely on as precedent) concluding that similar arrangements resulted in qualifying income. Many of such PLRs have now been revoked by the IRS. In March of 2019, the Internal Revenue Service published Regulations that concluded that income from a corporation similar to the Subsidiary would be qualifying income, if the income is related to the Fund’s business of investing in stocks or securities. Although the Regulations do not require distributions from the Subsidiary, the Fund intends to cause the Subsidiary to make distributions that would allow the Fund to make timely distributions to its shareholders. The Fund generally will be required to include in its own taxable income the income of the Subsidiary for a tax year, regardless of whether the Fund receives a distribution of the Subsidiary’s income in that tax year, and this income would nevertheless be subject to the distribution requirement for qualification as a regulated investment company and would be taken into account for purposes of the 4% excise tax.

Performance

The following performance information indicates some of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows the Fund’s performance from year to year. The table illustrates how the Fund’s average annual total returns compare with those of a broad-based securities market index. Past performance does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available at no cost on the Fund’s website at https://www.btopetf.com or by calling the Fund at (415) 707-3663.

The Fund’s highest quarterly return was 54.90% (quarter ended March 31, 2024) and the Fund’s lowest quarterly return was -26.80% (quarter ended March 31, 2025).

Average Annual Total Return as of December 31, 2025^*

Bitwise Trendwise BTC/ETH and Treasuries Rotation Strategy ETF	1 Year	Since Inception (9/29/2023)
Return Before Taxes	-16.00%	35.56%
Return After Taxes on Distributions	-16.79%	24.24%
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	-9.47%	23.82%
S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	17.88%	24.70%

The Fund’s performance information presented above is unaudited and may differ from that which is presented in the Annual Shareholder Report due to required adjustments for shareholder reporting.

Management

Investment Adviser: Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC

Portfolio Managers: Jennifer Thornton, Head of ETFs & Index Portfolio Management at BIM and Daniela Padilla, Portfolio Manager at BIM, are the individuals that are primarily and jointly responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund. Ms. Thornton and Ms. Padilla have served as portfolio managers since the Fund’s inception in September 2023.

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Tax Information

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

Additional Information About the Fund’s Principal Investment Strategies

Overview

Additional Information Regarding the Fund’s Principal Investment Strategy

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective through managed exposure to Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts and U.S. Treasury securities. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts and U.S. Treasury securities. For purposes of compliance with this investment policy, derivative contracts (such as Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts) will be valued at their notional value. The Fund does not invest directly in bitcoin or ether. BIM serves as the Fund’s investment adviser.

Even during periods when the Fund has 100% notional exposure to Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts, it will still invest up to 75% of its remaining assets in U.S. Treasuries, other U.S. government obligations, money market funds, cash and cashlike equivalents (e.g., high quality commercial paper and similar instruments that are rated investment grade or, if unrated, of comparable quality, as the Adviser determines) to provide liquidity, serve as margin or collateralize the Fund’s investments in Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts. Due to the high margin requirements that are unique to Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts and certain tests that must be met in order to qualify as a RIC, the Fund may also utilize reverse repurchase agreements during certain times of the year to help maintain the desired level of exposure to Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts. The use of reverse repurchase agreements constitutes a form of borrowing.

Additional Information Relating to Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts

Both Bitcoin Futures Contracts and Ether Futures Contracts are standardized, cash-settled futures contracts traded on commodity exchanges registered with the CFTC that use bitcoin or ether, as applicable, as the reference asset. In general, a futures contract is a legal agreement to buy or sell a standardized asset on a specific date or during a specific month that is facilitated through a futures exchange. When a futures contract reaches its expiration, the holder of a futures contract (such as the Fund) must sell that futures contract and replace it with new futures contracts with a later expiration date. This is called “rolling.” Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts are cash settled on their expiration date, unless they are “rolled” prior to expiration. The Fund intends to “roll” its futures positions in the week prior to expiration and will typically roll to the next available contract (i.e., the contract with the next upcoming expiration date). However, the Fund is not required to roll the contracts at any specific time and the Adviser may roll the contracts at any time of its choosing, depending upon prevailing market conditions and other factors. The Fund’s regular purchases and sales of individual Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts throughout the year may cause the Fund to experience higher than normal portfolio turnover.

The Fund invests in Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts primarily through the Subsidiary. The Fund does not invest directly in Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts. The Fund’s investment in the Subsidiary is intended to provide the Fund with exposure to the Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts markets in accordance with applicable rules and regulations. The Subsidiary and the Fund have the same investment adviser and investment objective. The Subsidiary also follows the same general investment policies and restrictions as the Fund. Except as noted herein, for purposes of this Prospectus, references to the Fund’s investment strategies and risks include those of the Subsidiary. The Fund complies with the provisions of the 1940 Act governing investment policies and capital structure and leverage on an aggregate basis with the Subsidiary. Furthermore, Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC, as the investment adviser to the Subsidiary, complies with the provisions of the 1940 Act relating to investment advisory contracts as it relates to its advisory agreement with the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary also complies with the provisions of the 1940 Act relating to affiliated transactions and custody. Because the Fund intends to qualify for treatment as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code, the size of the Fund’s investment in the Subsidiary will not exceed 25% of the Fund’s total assets at each quarter end of the Fund’s fiscal year.

Additional Information on Bitcoin

Additional Information on Ether

Ether is a digital asset that is created and transmitted through the operations of the online, peer-to-peer Ethereum network, a decentralized network of computers that operates on cryptographic protocols. No single entity owns or operates the Ethereum network, the infrastructure of which is collectively maintained by a decentralized user base. The Ethereum network allows people to exchange tokens of value, called “Ether” or “ETH”, which are recorded on a public transaction ledger known as a blockchain. Ether can be used to pay for goods and services, including computational power on the Ethereum network, or it can be converted to fiat currencies, such as the U.S. dollar, at rates determined on digital asset trading platforms or in individual end-user-to-end-user transactions under a barter system. Furthermore, the Ethereum network also allows users to write and implement smart contracts—that is, general-purpose code that executes on every computer in the network and can instruct the transmission of information and value based on a sophisticated set of logical conditions. Using smart contracts, users can create markets, store registries of debts or promises, represent the ownership of property, move funds in accordance with conditional instructions and create digital assets other than ether on the Ethereum network. Smart contract operations are executed on the Ethereum blockchain in exchange for payment of ether. The Ethereum network is one of a number of projects intended to expand blockchain use beyond just a peer-to-peer money system.

The Ethereum network is decentralized in that it does not require governmental authorities or financial institution intermediaries to create, transmit or determine the value of ether. Rather, following the initial distribution of ether, ether is created, burned and allocated by the Ethereum network protocol through a process that is currently subject to an issuance and burn rate. Among other things, ether is used to pay for transaction fees and computational services (i.e., smart contracts) on the Ethereum network; users of the Ethereum network pay for the computational power of the machines executing the requested operations with ether. Requiring payment in ether on the Ethereum network incentivizes developers to write quality applications and increases the efficiency of the Ethereum network because wasteful code costs more. It also ensures that the Ethereum network remains economically viable by compensating people for their contributed computational resources. Unlike other digital assets, such as bitcoin, which are solely created through a progressive mining process, 72.0 million ether or “ETH” were created in connection with the launch of the Ethereum network. The Ether Futures Contracts held by the Fund are cash settled based upon the CME CF Ether – Dollar Reference Rate – New York Variant. The CME CF Ether – Dollar Reference Rate – New York Variant aggregates ether U.S. dollar transactions on certain major digital asset trading venues and is calculated using volume-weighted trading price data from those digital asset trading venues.

Bitcoin and Ethereum: Key Differences

The Bitcoin and Ethereum blockchains, and the assets bitcoin and ether, share certain similarities. For instance, both the Bitcoin and Ethereum blockchains are decentralized networks that, among other things, facilitate the transfer of their native crypto assets, bitcoin and ether.

But the two blockchains, as well as their native crypto assets, also have key differences, particularly in their intended applications and use cases, which are reflective of how the blockchains are designed. For instance, the primary use cases of bitcoin today are as a decentralized store of value and as a peer-to-peer tool for transferring value. By comparison, many of the primary use cases of ether are reflective of the Ethereum blockchain’s ability to process complex smart contracts, which allow it to be used as a platform to create markets, store registries of debts or promises, represent the ownership of property, move funds in accordance with conditional instructions and create digital assets other than ether on the Ethereum network, among other uses.

The two blockchains differ in other ways, as well. In particular, the Ethereum blockchain has historically adopted significant upgrades in its software at a faster pace than the Bitcoin blockchain, which allows for more flexibility, but also creates a higher risk that software bugs or other issues may be introduced into the protocol.

Additional Risks of Investing in the Fund

Principal Risks

The regulatory environment for ether and the Ethereum blockchain remains uncertain and continues to evolve globally. Regulatory authorities may take differing or inconsistent approaches regarding the classification, trading, custody or taxation of ether. Regulatory actions may include enforcement proceedings, new legislation or regulatory guidance affecting digital asset markets. Changes in the regulatory classification of ether, including the possibility that ether could be treated differently under securities, commodities, or other regulatory regimes, could materially affect ether’s value, liquidity, or market perception. The Ethereum ecosystem relies extensively on smart contracts and decentralized applications that operate on the Ethereum blockchain. Smart contracts are computer code designed to automatically execute transactions or other functions. Although smart contracts enable a wide range of decentralized finance and blockchain applications, they are subject to risks including coding vulnerabilities, exploitation, hacking incidents, and design flaws. Security breaches involving decentralized finance platforms, decentralized exchanges, or other smart contract based systems have resulted in significant financial losses in the past and could negatively affect market sentiment, investor confidence, and the value of ether. Competition from other blockchain networks remains significant. Alternative Layer 1 blockchain platforms, including networks such as Solana, Avalanche, Cardano, Polkadot, and others, may offer technological advantages such as faster transaction speeds, lower fees, improved scalability or specialized features. The successful adoption and development of competing blockchain ecosystems could reduce Ethereum’s market share, developer activity, or network usage and could negatively affect the long-term value of ether. The Ethereum network may also face governance risks. Decisions regarding protocol upgrades, network parameters or other changes are generally determined through decentralized processes involving developers, validators and other network participants. Disagreements among participants or failures to achieve consensus could lead to contentious blockchain forks, fragmentation of the network, or diminished market confidence Any of these risks, individually or collectively, could materially and adversely affect the acceptance and market value of ether and could negatively impact the value of Ether Futures Contracts.

Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts Capacity Risk. If the Fund’s ability to obtain exposure to Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts consistent with its investment objective is disrupted for any reason including, for example, limited liquidity in the Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts market, a disruption to the Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts market, or as a result of margin requirements, position limits, accountability levels, or other limitations imposed by the Fund’s FCMs, the listing exchanges, or the CFTC, the Fund may not be able to achieve its investment objective and may experience significant losses. Any disruption in the Fund’s ability to obtain exposure to Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts will cause the Fund’s performance to deviate from the performance of Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts, and consequently, bitcoin and ether. Additionally, the ability of the Fund to obtain exposure to Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts is limited by certain tax rules that limit the amount the Fund can invest in its wholly-owned subsidiary as of the end of each tax quarter.

Contango in the Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts market may have a significant adverse impact on the performance of the Fund and may cause Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts, and the Fund, to underperform the spot price of bitcoin or ether. Both contango and backwardation would reduce the Fund’s correlation to the spot price of bitcoin or ether and may limit or prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective. The impact of both contango and backwardation may also be greater to the extent the Fund invests in back-month Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts.

Clearing Broker Risk. The Fund’s investments in exchange-traded futures contracts expose it to the risks of a clearing broker (or an FCM). Under current regulations, a clearing broker or FCM maintains customers’ assets in a bulk segregated account. There is a risk that Fund assets deposited with the clearing broker to serve as margin may be used to satisfy the broker’s own obligations or the losses of the broker’s other clients. In the event of default, the Fund could experience lengthy delays in recovering some or all of its assets and may not see any recovery at all. Furthermore, the Fund is subject to the risk that no FCM is willing or able to clear the Fund’s transactions or maintain the Fund’s assets. If the Fund’s FCMs are unable or unwilling to clear the Fund’s transactions, or if the FCM refuses to maintain the Fund’s assets, the Fund will be unable have its orders for Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts fulfilled or assets custodied. In such a circumstance, the performance of the Fund will likely deviate from the performance of bitcoin or ether and may result in the proportion of Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts in the Fund’s portfolio relative to the total assets of the Fund to decrease.

Futures Contracts Risk. Risks of futures contracts include: (i) an imperfect correlation between the value of the futures contract and the underlying asset; (ii) possible lack of a liquid secondary market; (iii) the inability to close a futures contract when desired; (iv) losses caused by unanticipated market movements, which may be unlimited; (v) an obligation for the Fund to make daily cash payments to maintain its required margin, particularly at times when the Fund may have insufficient cash; and (vi) unfavorable execution prices from rapid selling. Unlike equities, which typically entitle the holder to a continuing stake in a corporation, futures contracts normally specify a certain date for settlement in cash based on the reference asset. As the futures contracts approach expiration, they may be replaced by similar contracts that have a later expiration. This process is referred to as “rolling.” If the market for these contracts is in “contango,” meaning that the prices of futures contracts in the nearer months are lower than the price of contracts in the distant months, the sale of the near-term month contract would be at a lower price than the longer-term contract, resulting in a cost to “roll” the futures contract. The actual realization of a potential roll cost will be dependent upon the difference in price of the near and distant contract. The costs associated with rolling Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts typically are substantially higher than the costs associated with other futures contracts and may have a significant adverse impact on the performance of the Fund. Because the margin requirement for futures contracts is less than the value of the assets underlying the futures contract, futures trading involves a degree of leverage. As a result, a relatively small price movement in a futures contract may result in immediate and substantial loss, as well as gain, to the investor. For example, if at the time of purchase, 40% of the value of the futures contract is deposited as margin, a subsequent 20% decrease in the value of the futures contract would result in a loss of half of margin deposit, before any deduction for the transaction costs, if the account were then closed out. A decrease in excess of 40% would result in a loss exceeding the original margin deposit, if the futures contract were closed out. Thus, a purchase or sale of a futures contract may result in losses in excess of the amount initially invested in the futures contract. However, the Fund would presumably have sustained comparable losses if, instead of investing in the futures contract, it had invested in the underlying financial instrument and sold it after the decline.

Structural ETF Risks. The Fund is an ETF. Accordingly, it is subject to certain risks associated with its unique structure.

Swap Agreements Risk. Swap agreements are two-party contracts entered into for a set period of time in which the parties agree to exchange payments based on some underlying reference or asset (such as bitcoin or ether). The use of swaps is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques, risk analyses and tax planning different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. These transactions can result in sizeable realized and unrealized capital gains and losses relative to the gains and losses from the Fund’s direct investments in the underlying reference asset. Transactions in swaps can involve greater risks than if the Fund had invested directly in the reference asset since, in addition to general market risks, swaps may be leveraged and are also subject to credit risk, counterparty risk, liquidity risk and valuation risk. Because they are two-party contracts and may have terms of greater than seven days, certain swap transactions may be considered to be illiquid. Moreover, the Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement in the event of the default or bankruptcy of a swap counterparty. Some swaps may be complex and difficult to value. Swaps may also be subject to pricing or “basis” risk, which exists when a particular swap becomes extraordinarily expensive relative to historical prices or the price of corresponding cash market instruments. Under certain market conditions it may not be economically feasible to initiate a transaction or liquidate a position in time to avoid a loss or take advantage of an opportunity. If a swap transaction is particularly large or if the relevant market is illiquid, it may not be possible to initiate a transaction or liquidate a position at an advantageous time or price, which may result in significant losses. The prices of swaps can be very volatile, and a variance in the degree of volatility or in the direction of the price of the reference asset from the Adviser’s expectations may produce significant losses in the Fund’s investments in swaps. In addition, a perfect correlation between a swap and an investment position may be impossible to achieve. As a result, the Fund’s use of swaps may not be effective in fulfilling the Fund’s investment strategies and may contribute to losses that would not have been incurred otherwise.

Because Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts produce non-qualifying income for purposes of qualifying as a RIC, the Fund makes its investments in Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts through the Subsidiary. The Fund intends to treat any income it may derive from the futures contracts received by the Subsidiary as “qualifying income” under the provisions of the Code applicable to RICs. The IRS has issued numerous PLRs provided to third parties not associated with the Fund or its affiliates (which only those parties may rely on as precedent) concluding that similar arrangements resulted in qualifying income. Many of such PLRs have now been revoked by the IRS. In March of 2019, the Internal Revenue Service published Regulations that concluded that income from a corporation similar to the Subsidiary would be qualifying income, if the income is related to the Fund’s business of investing in stocks or securities. Although the Regulations do not require distributions from the Subsidiary, the Fund intends to cause the Subsidiary to make distributions that would allow the Fund to make timely distributions to its shareholders. The Fund generally will be required to include in its own taxable income the income of the Subsidiary for a tax year, regardless of whether the Fund receives a distribution of the Subsidiary’s income in that tax year, and this income would nevertheless be subject to the distribution requirement for qualification as a regulated investment company and would be taken into account for purposes of the 4% excise tax.

Management of the Fund

The Fund is a series of Bitwise Funds Trust, an investment company registered under the 1940 Act. The Fund is treated as a separate fund with its own investment objectives and policies. The Trust is organized as a Delaware statutory trust. The Board is responsible for the overall management and direction of the Trust. The Board elects the Trust’s officers and approves all significant agreements, including those with the Adviser, distributor, custodian and fund administrative and accounting agent.

Investment Adviser. Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC (“BIM”), 250 Montgomery Street, Suite 200, San Francisco, California 94104, serves as the Fund’s investment adviser. In its capacity as Adviser, BIM manages the Fund’s investments subject to the supervision of the Board. BIM also arranges for transfer agency, custody, fund administration, distribution and all other services necessary for the Fund to operate.

Portfolio Managers. Jennifer Thornton and Daniela Padilla are primarily and jointly responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.

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Jennifer Thornton, Head of ETFs & Index Portfolio Management at BIM. Ms. Thornton is the Head of ETFs & Index Portfolio Management at BIM. She is responsible for managing BIM’s suite of crypto index products, including performance and adherence to strategy and fund guidelines. Prior to joining BIM in 2021, Ms. Thornton worked for BlackRock in the ETF and Index Investments (EII) Americas Portfolio Management group. Previous to this role, she was with the Transition Management team in Trading and Liquidity Strategies, providing risk managed solutions to institutional investors undergoing portfolio reorganizations in multiple asset classes. Previous to BlackRock, Ms. Thornton was a transition portfolio manager, a project manager for system implementations, and a relationship manager overseeing dealings with strategic investment service partners at Barclays Global Investors. She earned an MBA degree from San Francisco State University and a BBA degree in marketing from the University of Mississippi.

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Daniela Padilla, Portfolio Manager at BIM. Ms. Padilla is a Portfolio Manager at BIM with eight years of financial services experience. Ms. Padilla joined BIM in 2021 in a portfolio management capacity, and has 5 years of experience managing index funds and alternative investment portfolios at BIM, prior to which she gained 4 years of experience in financial services in operations and middle office roles at JP Morgan, BBVA Securities, and Barclay Investments.

For additional information concerning BIM, including a description of the services provided to the Fund, please see the Fund’s SAI. Additional information regarding the portfolio managers’ compensation, other accounts managed by the portfolio managers and the portfolio managers’ ownership of Fund Shares may also be found in the SAI.

Management Fee

Pursuant to a separate contractual arrangement, BIM has contracted, through May 1, 2027, to waive its fees and/or pay Fund expenses so that the Fund’s annual net operating expenses (excluding brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest, and extraordinary expenses) do not exceed 0.85%. This agreement may be terminated by the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, at any time and by BIM after May 1, 2027 upon sixty (60) days’ written notice to the Fund.

A discussion regarding the basis for the Board’s approval of the continuation of the Investment Management Agreement on behalf of the Fund is available in the Fund’s Form N-CSR.

Management of the Subsidiary

The Subsidiary is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund. The Subsidiary is organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands and overseen by its own board of directors. The Fund is the sole shareholder of the Subsidiary, and it is currently expected that shares of the Subsidiary will not be sold or offered to other investors. The Fund and the Subsidiary in the aggregate are managed to comply with the compliance policies and procedures of the Fund. As a result, in managing the Fund’s and the Subsidiary’s portfolios, BIM will comply with the investment policies and restrictions that apply to the management of the Fund and the Subsidiary (on a consolidated basis), and, in particular, to the requirements relating to leverage, liquidity, brokerage, capital structure and the timing and method of the valuation of the Fund’s and the Subsidiary’s portfolio investments. The Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer oversees implementation of the Subsidiary’s policies and procedures and makes periodic reports to the Trust’s Board of Trustees regarding the Subsidiary’s compliance with its policies and procedures. BIM serves as the investment adviser of the Subsidiary and complies with provisions of the 1940 Act relating to investment advisory contracts. The Subsidiary does not pay either the Adviser a management fee for investment management services. While the Subsidiary has also entered into separate contracts for the provision of custody, transfer agency and audit services, the Adviser will pay for these expenses.

How to Buy and Sell Shares

Book Entry

Dividends, Distributions and Taxes

Ordinarily, dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid at least annually by the Fund. The Fund distributes its net realized capital gains, if any, to shareholders annually.

Distributions in cash may be reinvested automatically in additional whole Fund Shares only if the broker through whom you purchased Fund Shares makes such option available.

Taxes

As with any investment, you should seek advice based on your individual circumstances from your own tax advisor.

Distributions. After the end of each year, you will receive a tax statement that separates the distributions of the Fund into ordinary income distributions and capital gain dividends. Ordinary income distributions are generally taxed at your ordinary tax rate, however, as further discussed below, certain ordinary income distributions received from the Fund may be taxed at the capital gains tax rates. Generally, you will treat all capital gain dividends as long-term capital gains regardless of how long you have owned your shares.

It is the responsibility of the entity through which you hold your Fund Shares to determine the applicable withholding.

Changes in the laws of the United States and/or the Cayman Islands, under which the Fund and the Subsidiary is organized, respectively, could result in the inability of the Fund and/or the Subsidiary to operate as described in this prospectus and could negatively affect the Fund and its shareholders. For example, Cayman Islands law does not currently impose any income, corporate or capital gains tax, estate duty, inheritance tax, gift tax or withholding tax on the Subsidiary. If Cayman Islands law changes such that the Subsidiary must pay Cayman Islands governmental authority taxes, the Fund’s shareholders would likely suffer decreased investment returns. There remains a risk that the tax treatment futures contracts may be affected by future regulatory or legislative changes that could affect the character, timing and/or amount of the Fund’s taxable income or gains and distributions.

Distributor

Foreside Fund Services, LLC serves as the distributor of Creation Units for the Fund on an agency basis. The Distributor does not maintain a secondary market in Fund Shares.

Net Asset Value

The NAV of the Fund normally is determined once daily Monday through Friday, generally as of the close of regular trading hours of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (normally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time) on each day that the NYSE is open for trading, based on prices at the time of closing, provided that any Fund assets or liabilities denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing market rates on the date of valuation as quoted by one or more data service providers. The NAV of the Fund is calculated by dividing the value of the net assets of the Fund (i.e., the value of its total assets less total liabilities) by the total number of outstanding Fund Shares, generally rounded to the nearest cent. The value of the securities and other assets and liabilities held by the Fund is determined pursuant to valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board.

The Fund’s investments, including Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts, will be valued daily at market value or, in the absence of market value with respect to any securities or futures contracts, at fair value in accordance with valuation procedures adopted by the Board and in accordance with the 1940 Act. Market value prices represent last sale or official closing prices from a national or foreign exchange (i.e., a regulated market) and are primarily obtained from third-party pricing services.

In calculating the NAV of the Fund, Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts traded on a U.S. exchange are valued using the last traded price before the NAV calculation time on the date with respect to which the NAV is being determined. If a Bitcoin or Ether Futures Contract traded on a U.S. exchange could not be liquidated on such day, due to the operation of daily limits or other rules of the exchange upon which that position is traded or otherwise, the Adviser may, subject to the policies and procedures approved by the Board, choose to determine a fair value price as the basis for determining the market value of such position for such day. Such fair value prices would generally be determined based on available inputs about the current value of the Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts and would be based on principles that the Adviser deems fair and equitable so long as such principles are consistent with normal industry standards.

Fund Service Providers

Chapman and Cutler LLP, 320 South Canal Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606, serves as legal counsel to the Trust.

KPMG LLP, 375 9th Avenue, New York, NY 10001, serves as the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm and is responsible for auditing the annual financial statements of the Fund.

Premium/Discount Information

Investments by Other Investment Companies

Financial Highlights

	Years Ended December 31						Period Ended December 31,
Bitwise Trendwise BTC/ETH and Treasuries Rotation Strategy ETF Selected Per Share Data	2025			2024			2023^(a)
Net Asset Value, beginning of period	$	35.08		$	33.99		$	25.00
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income (loss)^(b)		0.84			1.32			0.24
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)		(6.44	)		20.59			10.74
Total from investment operations		(5.60	)		21.91			10.98
Less distributions from:
Net investment income		(0.69	)		(20.82	)		(1.99	)
Total distributions		(0.69	)		(20.82	)		(1.99	)
Net Asset Value, end of period	$	28.79		$	35.08		$	33.99
Total Return (%)		(16.00	)		64.51			43.70	^(c)
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data
Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)	$	5		$	5		$	3
Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)		1.24			1.22			1.31	^(d)(e)
Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)		0.85			0.85			0.85	^(d)(e)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)		2.64			2.87			2.97	^(d)(e)
Portfolio turnover rate (%)^(f)		0			0			0	^(c)

(a)

For the period September 29, 2023 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2023.

(b)

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares outstanding.

(c)

Not annualized.

(d)

Annualized.

(e)

For the period October 2, 2023 (commencement of Fund expenses) through December 31, 2023.

(f)

Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions related to the processing of capital share transactions.

Bitwise Trendwise BTC/ETH and Treasuries Rotation Strategy ETF

For more detailed information on the Fund, several additional sources of information are available to you. The Fund’s SAI, incorporated by reference into this prospectus, contains detailed information on the Fund’s policies and operation. Additional information about the Fund’s investments is available in the annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders. In the Fund’s annual reports, you will find a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly impacted the Fund’s performance during the last fiscal year. The Fund’s most recent SAI, annual or semi-annual reports and certain other information are available free of charge by calling the Fund at (415) 707-3663 on the Fund’s website at https://www.btopetf.com or through your financial advisor. Shareholders may call the number above with any inquiries.

You may obtain this and other information regarding the Fund, including the SAI and Codes of Ethics adopted by the Adviser, Distributor and the Trust, directly from the SEC. Information on the SEC’s website is free of charge. Visit the SEC’s on-line EDGAR database at http://www.sec.gov. You may also request information regarding the Fund by sending a request (along with a duplication fee) to the SEC by sending an electronic request to publicinfo@sec.gov.

Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC

250 Montgomery Street, Suite 200

San Francisco, CA 94104

www.bitwiseinvestments.com

SEC File #333-264900

811-23801

Prospectus

Bitwise Trendwise Ethereum and Treasuries Rotation Strategy ETF

(NYSE Arca—AETH)

May 1, 2026

Bitwise Trendwise Ethereum and Treasuries Rotation Strategy ETF (the “Fund”) is a series of the Bitwise Funds Trust (the “Trust”) and an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). The Fund lists and principally trades its shares on NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca” or the “Exchange”).

Table of Contents

Summary Information	1

Additional Information About the Fund’s Principal Investment Strategies	16

Additional Risks of Investing in the Fund	19

Management of the Fund	29

How to Buy and Sell Shares	30

Dividends, Distributions and Taxes	31

Distributor	35

Net Asset Value	35

Fund Service Providers	36

Premium/Discount Information	36

Investments by Other Investment Companies	36

Financial Highlights	37

Bitwise Trendwise Ethereum and Treasuries Rotation Strategy ETF

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks to provide investors with capital appreciation. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Management Fees	0.85%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees	0.00%
Other Expenses	0.19%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses	0.04%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	1.08%
Fee Waiver/Expense Reimbursement⁽¹⁾	(0.19)%
Total Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver/Expense Reimbursement	0.89%

(1)

Example

Year 1	Year 3	Year 5	Year 10
$91	$325	$577	$1,300

Portfolio Turnover

Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective through managed exposure to ether futures contracts (“Ether Futures Contracts”) and investments in U.S. Treasury securities. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in Ether Futures Contracts and U.S. Treasury securities. For purposes of compliance with this investment policy, derivative contracts (such as Ether Futures Contracts) will be valued at their notional value. The Fund does not invest directly in ether. Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC serves as the Fund’s investment adviser (“BIM” or the “Adviser”).

The Fund utilizes a “long-flat” trend-following investing strategy pursuant to which the Adviser rotates the Fund’s exposure between 100% exposure to Ether Futures Contracts and 100% exposure to U.S. Treasury securities. A long-flat strategy, like the one utilized by the Fund, takes a long position when a trend is detected, seeking to take advantage of an anticipated increase in an asset’s value. However, when a downward trend is detected, instead of shorting the downtrend, the strategy exits the position and remains in cash or cash equivalents. The Fund’s strategy is based upon a proprietary signal that is based upon an observation and comparison of ether’s 10-day and 20-day exponential moving average price. An exponential moving average applies a weighting factor to each price point, giving exponentially more weight to recent data, making it a useful tool for identifying trends as it is more responsive to new price changes and trends. This signal is completely quantitative in nature and is based solely on the price movement of ether. The trend-following strategy utilized by the Fund seeks to enhance risk-adjusted returns and decrease the downside risk associated with investments in ether-linked instruments, such as Ether Futures Contracts. Due to the nature of the Fund’s trend-following investment strategy, there will be periods – and perhaps extended periods – when the Fund has no exposure to Ether Futures Contracts, as the entirety of its assets will be invested in U.S. Treasury securities.

Even during periods when the Fund has 100% notional exposure to Ether Futures Contracts, it will still invest up to 75% of its remaining assets in U.S. Treasuries, other U.S. government obligations, money market funds, cash and cashlike equivalents (e.g., high quality commercial paper and similar instruments that are rated investment grade or, if unrated, of comparable quality, as the Adviser determines) to provide liquidity, serve as margin or collateralize the Fund’s investments in Ether Futures Contracts. Due to the high margin requirements that are unique to Ether Futures Contracts and certain tests that must be met in order to qualify as a RIC, the Fund may also utilize reverse repurchase agreements during certain times of the year to help maintain the desired level of exposure to Ether Futures Contracts. The use of reverse repurchase agreements constitutes a form of borrowing.

During periods when the Fund has 100% notional exposure to Ether Futures Contracts, the Fund may enter into swap agreements that provide exposure to ether or Ether Futures Contracts. Swap agreements are derivative contracts entered into primarily with major global financial institutions for a specified period ranging from a day to more than one year. In a typical swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange, or “swap”, payments based on the change in value of an underlying asset or benchmark. For example, two parties may agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates of returns) earned or realized on a particular investment or instrument. It is currently contemplated that the Fund would primarily utilize swap agreements to provide exposure to movements occurring in the price of ether during times when Ether Futures Contracts are not trading (such as over the weekend). However, the Fund may utilize such swap agreements under other circumstances as well, such as if the Fund is not able to obtain exposure to Ether Futures Contracts. To the extent the Fund utilizes swap agreements, such instruments will be cash-settled uncleared and non-exchange traded.

Additional Information Relating to Ether Futures Contracts

When the Fund has exposure to Ether Futures Contracts, the Fund generally seeks to invest in cash-settled, front-month Ether Futures Contracts. The Fund may also invest in back-month, cash-settled Ether Futures Contracts. Front-month Ether Futures Contracts are those contracts with the shortest time to maturity. Back-month Ether Futures Contracts are those with longer times to maturity.

Ether Futures Contracts are standardized, cash-settled futures contracts traded on commodity exchanges registered with the CFTC that use ether as the reference asset. In general, a futures contract is a legal agreement to buy or sell a standardized asset on a specific date or during a specific month that is facilitated through a futures exchange. When a futures contract reaches its expiration, the holder of a futures contract (such as the Fund) must sell that futures contract and replace it with a new futures contract with a later expiration date. This is called “rolling.” Ether Futures Contracts are cash settled on their expiration date, unless they are “rolled” prior to expiration. The Fund intends to “roll” its futures positions in the week prior to expiration and will typically roll to the next available contract (i.e., the contract with the next upcoming expiration date). However, the Fund is not required to roll the contracts at any specific time and the Adviser may roll the contracts at any time of its choosing, depending upon prevailing market conditions and other factors. The Fund’s regular purchases and sales of individual Ether Futures Contracts throughout the year may cause the Fund to experience higher than normal portfolio turnover.

Before an Ether Futures Contract’s expiration, it may trade at a value that is higher or lower than the spot price of ether. When an Ether Futures Contract is trading at a price that is greater than the spot price of ether, the market is said to be in “contango.” If the Ether Futures Contract is trading at a price that is lower than the spot price of ether, the market is said to be in “backwardation.” As the time to expiry of the Ether Futures Contract decreases, the price will trend towards the spot price of ether. When an Ether Futures Contract is in contango, this will cause the return of the contract to underperform the spot price of ether. When an Ether Futures Contract is in backwardation, this will cause the return of the contract to overperform the spot price of ether. The performance of Ether Futures Contracts and ether may not be precisely correlated, over short or long periods of time. To the extent the Fund has investments in back-month Ether Futures Contracts, the Fund’s performance can be expected to be less correlated with the price of ether than if it held front-month Ether Futures Contracts.

The Fund invests in Ether Futures Contracts primarily through a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Subsidiary”). The Fund’s investment in the Subsidiary is intended to provide the Fund with exposure to the Ether Futures Contracts markets in accordance with applicable rules and regulations. The Subsidiary and the Fund have the same investment adviser and investment objective. The Subsidiary also follows the same general investment policies and restrictions as the Fund. Except as noted herein, for purposes of this Prospectus, references to the Fund’s investment strategies and risks include those of the Subsidiary. The Fund complies with the provisions of the 1940 Act governing investment policies and capital structure and leverage on an aggregate basis with the Subsidiary. Furthermore, Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC, as the investment adviser to the Subsidiary, complies with the provisions of the 1940 Act relating to investment advisory contracts as it relates to its advisory agreement with the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary also complies with the provisions of the 1940 Act relating to affiliated transactions and custody. Because the Fund intends to qualify for treatment as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the size of the Fund’s investment in the Subsidiary will not exceed 25% of the Fund’s total assets at each quarter end of the Fund’s fiscal year.

The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”).

Principal Risks

Ether Risk. Ether is subject to significant volatility, rapid price fluctuations, and uncertainty. Although ether has experienced increased institutional attention, technological development, and broader adoption in recent years, its value continues to be influenced by market sentiment, speculative investment activity, macroeconomic conditions, and technological developments rather than traditional fundamental analysis. The Ethereum blockchain is an evolving technology platform that continues to undergo significant upgrades intended to improve scalability, security, and functionality. In recent years, the Ethereum network transitioned from a Proof of Work consensus mechanism to a Proof of Stake consensus mechanism. Additional upgrades and scalability solutions, including rollups and other Layer 2 technologies, continue to be developed and implemented. While these developments are intended to enhance network efficiency and usability, technological changes introduce risks including coding errors, software vulnerabilities, delays in development, network disruptions, or unintended economic consequences that could negatively affect investor confidence, network adoption, or the value of ether. The regulatory environment for ether and the Ethereum blockchain remains uncertain and continues to evolve globally. Regulatory authorities may take differing or inconsistent approaches regarding the classification, trading, custody or taxation of ether. Regulatory actions may include enforcement proceedings, new legislation or regulatory guidance affecting digital asset markets. Changes in the regulatory classification of ether, including the possibility that ether could be treated differently under securities, commodities, or other regulatory regimes, could materially affect ether’s value, liquidity, or market perception. The Ethereum ecosystem relies extensively on smart contracts and decentralized applications that operate on the Ethereum blockchain. Smart contracts are computer code designed to automatically execute transactions or other functions. Although smart contracts enable a wide range of decentralized finance and blockchain applications, they are subject to risks including coding vulnerabilities, exploitation, hacking incidents, and design flaws. Security breaches involving decentralized finance platforms, decentralized exchanges, or other smart contract based systems have resulted in significant financial losses in the past and could negatively affect market sentiment, investor confidence, and the value of ether. Competition from other blockchain networks remains significant. Alternative Layer 1 blockchain platforms, including networks such as Solana, Avalanche, Cardano, Polkadot, and others, may offer technological advantages such as faster transaction speeds, lower fees, improved scalability or specialized features. The successful adoption and development of competing blockchain ecosystems could reduce Ethereum’s market share, developer activity, or network usage and could negatively affect the long-term value of ether. The Ethereum network may also face governance risks. Decisions regarding protocol upgrades, network parameters or other changes are generally determined through decentralized processes involving developers, validators and other network participants. Disagreements among participants or failures to achieve consensus could lead to contentious blockchain forks, fragmentation of the network, or diminished market confidence. Any of these risks, individually or collectively, could materially and adversely affect the acceptance and market value of ether and could negatively impact the value of Ether Futures Contracts.

Ether Futures Contracts Risk. The market for Ether Futures Contracts may be less developed, and potentially less liquid and more volatile, than more established futures markets. While the market has grown substantially since Ether Futures Contracts commenced trading, there can be no assurance that this growth will continue. The price for Ether Futures Contracts is based on a number of factors, including the supply of and the demand for Ether Futures Contracts. Market conditions and expectations, position limits, accountability levels, collateral requirements, availability of counterparties, and other factors each can impact the supply of and demand for Ether Futures Contracts. Additionally, due to the high margin requirements that are unique to Ether Futures Contracts, the Fund may experience difficulty maintaining the desired level of exposure to Ether Futures Contracts. If the Fund is unable to achieve such exposure it may not be able to meet its investment objective and the Fund’s returns may be different or lower than expected. Additionally, collateral requirements may require the Fund to liquidate its positions, potentially incurring losses and expenses, when it otherwise would not do so. Investing in derivatives like Ether Futures Contracts may be considered aggressive and may expose the Fund to significant risks. These risks include counterparty risk and liquidity risk.

Investment Strategy Risk. The Fund invests in Ether Futures Contracts. The Fund does not invest directly in or hold ether. As a result, the price of Ether Futures Contracts should be expected to differ from the current cash price of ether, which is sometimes referred to as the “spot” price of ether. Consequently, the performance of the Fund should be expected to perform differently from the spot price of ether. These differences could be significant.

Volatility Risk. The price of ether remains highly volatile and subject to significant price fluctuations. While recent increases in institutional adoption, clearer regulatory frameworks, and broader market acceptance have contributed to greater stability relative to earlier periods, the price of ether continues to be influenced by rapid shifts in market sentiment, regulatory developments, macroeconomic conditions, technological advancements, and unforeseen events. The market price of ether has historically experienced dramatic highs and lows over short periods, often with limited or no identifiable catalyst. Given the evolving nature of digital asset markets, price volatility may be amplified by external factors such as changes in global financial markets, geopolitical events, regulatory enforcement actions, or significant technological or security incidents. Furthermore, speculative trading, leveraged positions, and derivatives markets tied to ether continue to contribute to potential volatility. Investors should remain aware that sudden, substantial price movements may occur at any time, potentially leading to significant losses. Consequently, investments linked directly or indirectly to ether, including Ether Futures Contracts, may experience heightened volatility compared to traditional investment products.

Liquidity Risk. The market for Ether Futures Contracts is still developing and may be subject to periods of illiquidity. During such times it may be difficult or impossible to buy or sell a position at the desired price. Market disruptions or volatility can also make it difficult to find a counterparty willing to transact at a reasonable price and sufficient size. Illiquid markets may cause losses, which could be significant. The large size of the positions which the Fund may acquire increases the risk of illiquidity, may make its positions more difficult to liquidate, and may increase the losses incurred while trying to do so. Such large positions also may impact the price of Ether Futures Contracts, which could decrease the correlation between the performance of Ether Futures Contracts and the “spot” price of ether. To the extent that the Fund utilizes swap agreements, such instruments are especially subject to liquidity risk.

Ether Futures Contracts Capacity Risk. If the Fund’s ability to obtain exposure to Ether Futures Contracts consistent with its investment objective is disrupted for any reason including, for example, limited liquidity in the Ether Futures Contracts market, a disruption to the Ether Futures Contracts market, or as a result of margin requirements, position limits, accountability levels, or other limitations imposed by the Fund’s futures commission merchants (“FCMs”), the listing exchanges, or the CFTC, the Fund may not be able to achieve its investment objective and may experience significant losses.

Any disruption in the Fund’s ability to obtain exposure to Ether Futures Contracts will cause the Fund’s performance to deviate from the performance of Ether Futures Contracts, and consequently, ether. Additionally, the ability of the Fund to obtain exposure to Ether Futures Contracts is limited by certain tax rules that limit the amount the Fund can invest in its wholly-owned subsidiary as of the end of each tax quarter.

Cost of Futures Investment Risk. When an Ether Futures Contract is nearing expiration, the Fund will “roll” the futures contract, which means it will generally sell the Ether Futures Contract and use the proceeds to buy an Ether Futures Contract with a later expiration date. When rolling futures contracts that are in contango, the Fund would sell a lower priced, expiring contract and purchase a higher priced, longer-dated contract. Ether Futures Contracts have historically experienced extended periods of contango. Contango in the Ether Futures Contracts market may have a significant adverse impact on the performance of the Fund and may cause Ether Futures Contracts, and the Fund, to underperform the spot price of ether. Both contango and backwardation would reduce the Fund’s correlation to the spot price of ether and may limit or prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective. The impact of both contango and backwardation may also be greater to the extent the Fund invests in back-month Ether Futures Contracts.

Trend-Following Investing Risk. The Fund employs a “trend-following” style of investing based upon ether’s 10-day and 20-day exponential moving average price. The price movement of ether, has been, and may continue to be, driven largely by speculation and thus may not track the underlying health and performance of the Ethereum blockchain and its protocol in terms of hash rate, active addresses, transaction volume, etc. Any disconnect between the trading price of ether and the fundamentals of the Ethereum blockchain and its protocol may cause the Fund to miss key underlying trends and thus may ultimately impair its ability to enhance risk-adjusted returns and decrease the downside risk associated with investments in ether-linked instruments. Additionally, ether price trends can change quickly and while positive price movement in ether may cause the Fund to allocate its exposure to Ether Futures Contracts, that positive trend may not continue and Ether Futures Contracts could experience more volatility than the market as a whole. Conversely, negative price movement in ether may cause the Fund to allocate its exposure to U.S. Treasury securities and the Fund may miss out on gains experienced by ether prior to the Fund’s exposure switching back to Ether Futures Contracts. In addition, there may be periods when the trend-following style of investing is out of favor and the investment performance of the Fund may suffer.

Clearing Broker Risk. The Fund’s investments in exchange-traded futures contracts expose it to the risks of a clearing broker (or an FCM). Under current regulations, a clearing broker or FCM maintains customers’ assets in a bulk segregated account. There is a risk that Fund assets deposited with the clearing broker to serve as margin may be used to satisfy the broker’s own obligations or the losses of the broker’s other clients. In the event of default, the Fund could experience lengthy delays in recovering some or all of its assets and may not see any recovery at all. Furthermore, the Fund is subject to the risk that no FCM is willing or able to clear the Fund’s transactions or maintain the Fund’s assets. If the Fund’s FCMs are unable or unwilling to clear the Fund’s transactions, or if the FCM refuses to maintain the Fund’s assets, the Fund will be unable have its orders for Ether Futures Contracts fulfilled or assets custodied. In such a circumstance, the performance of the Fund will likely deviate from the performance of ether and may result in the proportion of Ether Futures Contracts in the Fund’s portfolio relative to the total assets of the Fund to decrease.

Futures Contracts Risk. Risks of futures contracts include: (i) an imperfect correlation between the value of the futures contract and the underlying asset; (ii) possible lack of a liquid secondary market; (iii) the inability to close a futures contract when desired; (iv) losses caused by unanticipated market movements, which may be unlimited; (v) an obligation for the Fund to make daily cash payments to maintain its required margin, particularly at times when the Fund may have insufficient cash; and (vi) unfavorable execution prices from rapid selling. Unlike equities, which typically entitle the holder to a continuing stake in a corporation, futures contracts normally specify a certain date for settlement in cash based on the reference asset. As the futures contracts approach expiration, they may be replaced by similar contracts that have a later expiration. This process is referred to as “rolling.” If the market for these contracts is in “contango,” meaning that the prices of futures contracts in the nearer months are lower than the price of contracts in the distant months, the sale of the near-term month contract would be at a lower price than the longer-term contract, resulting in a cost to “roll” the futures contract. The actual realization of a potential roll cost will be dependent upon the difference in price of the near and distant contract. The costs associated with rolling Ether Futures Contracts typically are substantially higher than the costs associated with other futures contracts and may have a significant adverse impact on the performance of the Fund. Because the margin requirement for futures contracts is less than the value of the assets underlying the futures contract, futures trading involves a degree of leverage. As a result, a relatively small price movement in a futures contract may result in immediate and substantial loss, as well as gain, to the investor. For example, if at the time of purchase, 40% of the value of the futures contract is deposited as margin, a subsequent 20% decrease in the value of the futures contract would result in a loss of half of margin deposit, before any deduction for the transaction costs, if the account were then closed out. A decrease in excess of 40% would result in a loss exceeding the original margin deposit, if the futures contract were closed out. Thus, a purchase or sale of a futures contract may result in losses in excess of the amount initially invested in the futures contract. However, the Fund would presumably have sustained comparable losses if, instead of investing in the futures contract, it had invested in the underlying financial instrument and sold it after the decline.

Legislation and Litigation Risk. Legislation or litigation that affects the value of assets or securities held by the Fund may reduce the value of the Fund. From time to time, various legislative initiatives are proposed that may have a negative impact on certain assets or securities in which the Fund invests. In addition, litigation regarding any of the assets or securities owned by the Fund may negatively impact the value of the Shares. Such legislation or litigation may cause the Fund to lose value or may result in higher portfolio turnover if the Adviser determines to sell such a holding.

Leverage Risk. The Fund seeks to achieve and maintain the exposure to the spot price of ether by using leverage inherent in futures contracts. Therefore, the Fund is subject to leverage risk. When the Fund purchases or sells an instrument or enters into a transaction without investing an amount equal to the full economic exposure of the instrument or transaction, it creates leverage, which can result in the Fund losing more than it originally invested. As a result, these investments may magnify losses to the Fund, and even a small market movement may result in significant losses to the Fund. Leverage may also cause the Fund to be more volatile because it may exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities. Futures trading involves a degree of leverage and as a result, a relatively small price movement in futures instruments may result in immediate and substantial losses to the Fund.

Structural ETF Risks. The Fund is an ETF. Accordingly, it is subject to certain risks associated with its unique structure.

Swap Agreements Risk. Swap agreements are two-party contracts entered into for a set period of time in which the parties agree to exchange payments based on some underlying reference or asset (such as ether). The use of swaps is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques, risk analyses and tax planning different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. These transactions can result in sizeable realized and unrealized capital gains and losses relative to the gains and losses from the Fund’s direct investments in the underlying reference asset. Transactions in swaps can involve greater risks than if the Fund had invested directly in the reference asset since, in addition to general market risks, swaps may be leveraged and are also subject to credit risk, counterparty risk, liquidity risk and valuation risk. Because they are two-party contracts and may have terms of greater than seven days, certain swap transactions may be considered to be illiquid. Moreover, the Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement in the event of the default or bankruptcy of a swap counterparty. Some swaps may be complex and difficult to value. Swaps may also be subject to pricing or “basis” risk, which exists when a particular swap becomes extraordinarily expensive relative to historical prices or the price of corresponding cash market instruments. Under certain market conditions it may not be economically feasible to initiate a transaction or liquidate a position in time to avoid a loss or take advantage of an opportunity. If a swap transaction is particularly large or if the relevant market is illiquid, it may not be possible to initiate a transaction or liquidate a position at an advantageous time or price, which may result in significant losses. The prices of swaps can be very volatile, and a variance in the degree of volatility or in the direction of the price of the reference asset from the Adviser’s expectations may produce significant losses in the Fund’s investments in swaps. In addition, a perfect correlation between a swap and an investment position may be impossible to achieve. As a result, the Fund’s use of swaps may not be effective in fulfilling the Fund’s investment strategies and may contribute to losses that would not have been incurred otherwise.

Because Ether Futures Contracts produce non-qualifying income for purposes of qualifying as a RIC, the Fund makes its investments in Ether Futures Contracts through the Subsidiary. The Fund intends to treat any income it may derive from the futures contracts received by the Subsidiary as “qualifying income” under the provisions of the Code applicable to RICs. The IRS has issued numerous Private Letter Rulings (“PLRs”) provided to third parties not associated with the Fund or its affiliates (which only those parties may rely on as precedent) concluding that similar arrangements resulted in qualifying income. Many of such PLRs have now been revoked by the IRS. In March of 2019, the Internal Revenue Service published Regulations that concluded that income from a corporation similar to the Subsidiary would be qualifying income, if the income is related to the Fund’s business of investing in stocks or securities. Although the Regulations do not require distributions from the Subsidiary, the Fund intends to cause the Subsidiary to make distributions that would allow the Fund to make timely distributions to its shareholders. The Fund generally will be required to include in its own taxable income the income of the Subsidiary for a tax year, regardless of whether the Fund receives a distribution of the Subsidiary’s income in that tax year, and this income would nevertheless be subject to the distribution requirement for qualification as a regulated investment company and would be taken into account for purposes of the 4% excise tax.

Performance

The following performance information indicates some of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows the Fund’s performance from year to year. The table illustrates how the Fund’s average annual total returns compare with those of a broad-based securities market index. Past performance does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available at no cost on the Fund’s website at https://www.aethetf.com or by calling the Fund at (415) 707-3663.

The Fund’s highest quarterly return was 47.68% (quarter ended March 31, 2024) and the Fund’s lowest quarterly return was -26.26% (quarter ended March 31, 2025).

Average Annual Total Return as of December 31, 2025^*
Bitwise Trendwise Ethereum and Treasuries Rotation Strategy ETF	1 Year	Since Inception (9/29/2023)
Return Before Taxes	-0.05%	30.24%
Return After Taxes on Distributions	-1.01%	25.19%
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	-0.03%	21.53%
S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	17.88%	24.70%

The Fund’s performance information presented above is unaudited and may differ from that which is presented in the Annual Shareholder Report due to required adjustments for shareholder reporting.

Management

Investment Adviser: Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Tax Information

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

Additional Information About the Fund’s Principal Investment Strategies

Overview

The Fund is a series of Bitwise Funds Trust and is regulated as an “investment company” under the 1940 Act. The Fund is actively managed, and does not seek to track the performance of an index. Each of the policies described herein, including the investment objective of the Fund, constitutes a non-fundamental policy that may be changed by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”) without shareholder approval. Certain fundamental policies of the Fund are set forth in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (the “SAI”). There can be no assurance that the Fund’s objective will be achieved.

Additional Information Regarding the Fund’s Principal Investment Strategy

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective through managed exposure to Ether Futures Contracts and investments in U.S. Treasury securities. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in Ether Futures Contracts and U.S. Treasury securities. For purposes of compliance with this investment policy, derivative contracts (such as Ether Futures Contracts) will be valued at their notional value. The Fund does not invest directly in ether. BIM serves as the Fund’s investment adviser.

Additional Information Relating to Ether Futures Contracts

Ether Futures Contracts are standardized, cash-settled futures contracts traded on commodity exchanges registered with the CFTC that use ether as the reference asset. In general, a futures contract is a legal agreement to buy or sell a standardized asset on a specific date or during a specific month that is facilitated through a futures exchange. When a futures contract reaches its expiration, the holder of a futures contract (such as the Fund) must sell that futures contract and replace it with new futures contracts with a later expiration date. This is called “rolling.” Ether Futures Contracts are cash settled on their expiration date, unless they are “rolled” prior to expiration. The Fund intends to “roll” its futures positions in the week prior to expiration and will typically roll to the next available contract (i.e., the contract with the next upcoming expiration date). However, the Fund is not required to roll the contracts at any specific time and the Adviser may roll the contracts at any time of its choosing, depending upon prevailing market conditions and other factors. The Fund’s regular purchases and sales of individual Ether Futures Contracts throughout the year may cause the Fund to experience higher than normal portfolio turnover.

The Fund invests in Ether Futures Contracts primarily through the Subsidiary. The Fund’s investment in the Subsidiary is intended to provide the Fund with exposure to the Ether Futures Contracts markets in accordance with applicable rules and regulations. The Subsidiary and the Fund have the same investment adviser and investment objective. The Subsidiary also follows the same general investment policies and restrictions as the Fund. Except as noted herein, for purposes of this Prospectus, references to the Fund’s investment strategies and risks include those of the Subsidiary. The Fund complies with the provisions of the 1940 Act governing investment policies and capital structure and leverage on an aggregate basis with the Subsidiary. Furthermore, Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC, as the investment adviser to the Subsidiary, complies with the provisions of the 1940 Act relating to investment advisory contracts as it relates to its advisory agreement with the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary also complies with the provisions of the 1940 Act relating to affiliated transactions and custody. Because the Fund intends to qualify for treatment as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code, the size of the Fund’s investment in the Subsidiary will not exceed 25% of the Fund’s total assets at each quarter end of the Fund’s fiscal year.

Additional Information on Ether

Additional Risks of Investing in the Fund

Principal Risks

Ether Risk. Ether is subject to significant volatility, rapid price fluctuations, and uncertainty. Although ether has experienced increased institutional attention, technological development, and broader adoption in recent years, its value continues to be influenced by market sentiment, speculative investment activity, macroeconomic conditions, and technological developments rather than traditional fundamental analysis. The Ethereum blockchain is an evolving technology platform that continues to undergo significant upgrades intended to improve scalability, security, and functionality. In recent years, the Ethereum network transitioned from a Proof of Work consensus mechanism to a Proof of Stake consensus mechanism. Additional upgrades and scalability solutions, including rollups and other Layer 2 technologies, continue to be developed and implemented. While these developments are intended to enhance network efficiency and usability, technological changes introduce risks including coding errors, software vulnerabilities, delays in development, network disruptions, or unintended economic consequences that could negatively affect investor confidence, network adoption, or the value of ether. The regulatory environment for ether and the Ethereum blockchain remains uncertain and continues to evolve globally. Regulatory authorities may take differing or inconsistent approaches regarding the classification, trading, custody or taxation of ether. Regulatory actions may include enforcement proceedings, new legislation or regulatory guidance affecting digital asset markets. Changes in the regulatory classification of ether, including the possibility that ether could be treated differently under securities, commodities, or other regulatory regimes, could materially affect ether’s value, liquidity, or market perception. The Ethereum ecosystem relies extensively on smart contracts and decentralized applications that operate on the Ethereum blockchain. Smart contracts are computer code designed to automatically execute transactions or other functions. Although smart contracts enable a wide range of decentralized finance and blockchain applications, they are subject to risks including coding vulnerabilities, exploitation, hacking incidents, and design flaws. Security breaches involving decentralized finance platforms, decentralized exchanges, or other smart contract based systems have resulted in significant financial losses in the past and could negatively affect market sentiment, investor confidence, and the value of ether. Competition from other blockchain networks remains significant. Alternative Layer 1 blockchain platforms, including networks such as Solana, Avalanche, Cardano, Polkadot, and others, may offer technological advantages such as faster transaction speeds, lower fees, improved scalability or specialized features. The successful adoption and development of competing blockchain ecosystems could reduce Ethereum’s market share, developer activity, or network usage and could negatively affect the long-term value of ether. The Ethereum network may also face governance risks. Decisions regarding protocol upgrades, network parameters or other changes are generally determined through decentralized processes involving developers, validators and other network participants. Disagreements among participants or failures to achieve consensus could lead to contentious blockchain forks, fragmentation of the network, or diminished market confidence. Any of these risks, individually or collectively, could materially and adversely affect the acceptance and market value of ether and could negatively impact the value of Ether Futures Contracts.

Ether Futures Contracts Capacity Risk. If the Fund’s ability to obtain exposure to Ether Futures Contracts consistent with its investment objective is disrupted for any reason including, for example, limited liquidity in the Ether Futures Contracts market, a disruption to the Ether Futures Contracts market, or as a result of margin requirements, position limits, accountability levels, or other limitations imposed by the Fund’s FCMs, the listing exchanges, or the CFTC, the Fund may not be able to achieve its investment objective and may experience significant losses.

Clearing Broker Risk. The Fund’s investments in exchange-traded futures contracts expose it to the risks of a clearing broker (or an FCM). Under current regulations, a clearing broker or FCM maintains customers’ assets in a bulk segregated account. There is a risk that Fund assets deposited with the clearing broker to serve as margin may be used to satisfy the broker’s own obligations or the losses of the broker’s other clients. In the event of default, the Fund could experience lengthy delays in recovering some or all of its assets and may not see any recovery at all. Furthermore, the Fund is subject to the risk that no FCM is willing or able to clear the Fund’s transactions or maintain the Fund’s assets. If the Fund’s FCMs are unable or unwilling to clear the Fund’s transactions, or if the FCM refuses to maintain the Fund’s assets, the Fund will be unable have its orders for Ether Futures Contracts fulfilled or assets custodied. In such a circumstance, the performance of the Fund will likely deviate from the performance of ether and may result in the proportion of Ether Futures Contracts in the Fund’s portfolio relative to the total assets of the Fund to decrease.

Futures Contracts Risk. Risks of futures contracts include: (i) an imperfect correlation between the value of the futures contract and the underlying asset; (ii) possible lack of a liquid secondary market; (iii) the inability to close a futures contract when desired; (iv) losses caused by unanticipated market movements, which may be unlimited; (v) an obligation for the Fund to make daily cash payments to maintain its required margin, particularly at times when the Fund may have insufficient cash; and (vi) unfavorable execution prices from rapid selling. Unlike equities, which typically entitle the holder to a continuing stake in a corporation, futures contracts normally specify a certain date for settlement in cash based on the reference asset. As the futures contracts approach expiration, they may be replaced by similar contracts that have a later expiration. This process is referred to as “rolling.” If the market for these contracts is in “contango,” meaning that the prices of futures contracts in the nearer months are lower than the price of contracts in the distant months, the sale of the near-term month contract would be at a lower price than the longer-term contract, resulting in a cost to “roll” the futures contract. The actual realization of a potential roll cost will be dependent upon the difference in price of the near and distant contract. The costs associated with rolling Ether Futures Contracts typically are substantially higher than the costs associated with other futures contracts and may have a significant adverse impact on the performance of the Fund. Because the margin requirement for futures contracts is less than the value of the assets underlying the futures contract, futures trading involves a degree of leverage. As a result, a relatively small price movement in a futures contract may result in immediate and substantial loss, as well as gain, to the investor. For example, if at the time of purchase, 40% of the value of the futures contract is deposited as margin, a subsequent 20% decrease in the value of the futures contract would result in a loss of half of margin deposit, before any deduction for the transaction costs, if the account were then closed out. A decrease in excess of 40% would result in a loss exceeding the original margin deposit, if the futures contract were closed out. Thus, a purchase or sale of a futures contract may result in losses in excess of the amount initially invested in the futures contract. However, the Fund would presumably have sustained comparable losses if, instead of investing in the futures contract, it had invested in the underlying financial instrument and sold it after the decline.

Structural ETF Risks. The Fund is an ETF. Accordingly, it is subject to certain risks associated with its unique structure.

Swap Agreements Risk. Swap agreements are two-party contracts entered into for a set period of time in which the parties agree to exchange payments based on some underlying reference or asset (such as ether). The use of swaps is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques, risk analyses and tax planning different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. These transactions can result in sizeable realized and unrealized capital gains and losses relative to the gains and losses from the Fund’s direct investments in the underlying reference asset. Transactions in swaps can involve greater risks than if the Fund had invested directly in the reference asset since, in addition to general market risks, swaps may be leveraged and are also subject to credit risk, counterparty risk, liquidity risk and valuation risk. Because they are two-party contracts and may have terms of greater than seven days, certain swap transactions may be considered to be illiquid. Moreover, the Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement in the event of the default or bankruptcy of a swap counterparty. Some swaps may be complex and difficult to value. Swaps may also be subject to pricing or “basis” risk, which exists when a particular swap becomes extraordinarily expensive relative to historical prices or the price of corresponding cash market instruments. Under certain market conditions it may not be economically feasible to initiate a transaction or liquidate a position in time to avoid a loss or take advantage of an opportunity. If a swap transaction is particularly large or if the relevant market is illiquid, it may not be possible to initiate a transaction or liquidate a position at an advantageous time or price, which may result in significant losses. The prices of swaps can be very volatile, and a variance in the degree of volatility or in the direction of the price of the reference asset from the Adviser’s expectations may produce significant losses in the Fund’s investments in swaps. In addition, a perfect correlation between a swap and an investment position may be impossible to achieve. As a result, the Fund’s use of swaps may not be effective in fulfilling the Fund’s investment strategies and may contribute to losses that would not have been incurred otherwise.

Because Ether Futures Contracts produce non-qualifying income for purposes of qualifying as a RIC, the Fund makes its investments in Ether Futures Contracts through the Subsidiary. The Fund intends to treat any income it may derive from the futures contracts received by the Subsidiary as “qualifying income” under the provisions of the Code applicable to RICs. The IRS has issued numerous PLRs provided to third parties not associated with the Fund or its affiliates (which only those parties may rely on as precedent) concluding that similar arrangements resulted in qualifying income. Many of such PLRs have now been revoked by the IRS. In March of 2019, the Internal Revenue Service published Regulations that concluded that income from a corporation similar to the Subsidiary would be qualifying income, if the income is related to the Fund’s business of investing in stocks or securities. Although the Regulations do not require distributions from the Subsidiary, the Fund intends to cause the Subsidiary to make distributions that would allow the Fund to make timely distributions to its shareholders. The Fund generally will be required to include in its own taxable income the income of the Subsidiary for a tax year, regardless of whether the Fund receives a distribution of the Subsidiary’s income in that tax year, and this income would nevertheless be subject to the distribution requirement for qualification as a regulated investment company and would be taken into account for purposes of the 4% excise tax.

Management of the Fund

The Fund is a series of Bitwise Funds Trust, an investment company registered under the 1940 Act. The Fund is treated as a separate fund with its own investment objectives and policies. The Trust is organized as a Delaware statutory trust. The Board is responsible for the overall management and direction of the Trust. The Board elects the Trust’s officers and approves all significant agreements, including those with the Adviser, distributor, custodian and fund administrative and accounting agent.

Investment Adviser. Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC (“BIM”), 250 Montgomery Street, Suite 200, San Francisco, California 94104, serves as the Fund’s investment adviser. In its capacity as Adviser, BIM manages the Fund’s investments subject to the supervision of the Board. BIM also arranges for transfer agency, custody, fund administration, distribution and all other services necessary for the Fund to operate.

Portfolio Managers. Jennifer Thornton and Daniela Padilla are primarily and jointly responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.

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Jennifer Thornton, Head of ETFs & Index Portfolio Management at BIM. Ms. Thornton is the Head of ETFs & Index Portfolio Management at BIM. She is responsible for managing BIM’s suite of crypto index products, including performance and adherence to strategy and fund guidelines. Prior to joining BIM in 2021, Ms. Thornton worked for BlackRock in the ETF and Index Investments (EII) Americas Portfolio Management group. Previous to this role, she was with the Transition Management team in Trading and Liquidity Strategies, providing risk managed solutions to institutional investors undergoing portfolio reorganizations in multiple asset classes. Previous to BlackRock, Ms. Thornton was a transition portfolio manager, a project manager for system implementations, and a relationship manager overseeing dealings with strategic investment service partners at Barclays Global Investors. She earned an MBA degree from San Francisco State University and a BBA degree in marketing from the University of Mississippi.

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Management Fee

Pursuant to an investment advisory agreement between BIM asnd the Trust, on behalf of the Fund (the “Investment Management Agreement”), the Fund has agreed to pay an annual unitary management fee to BIM in an amount equal to 0.85% of its average daily net assets. This unitary management fee is designed to pay the Fund’s expenses and to compensate BIM for the services it provides to the Fund. Out of the unitary management fee, BIM pays substantially all expenses of the Fund, including the cost of transfer agency, custody, fund administration, legal, audit and other service and license fees. However, BIM is not responsible for distribution and service fees payable pursuant to a Rule 12b-1 plan, if any, brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions, taxes, interest, and extraordinary expenses.

A discussion regarding the basis for the Board’s approval of the continuation of the Investment Management Agreement on behalf of the Fund is available in the Fund’s Form N-CSR.

Management of the Subsidiary

The Subsidiary is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund. The Subsidiary is organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands and overseen by its own board of directors. The Fund is the sole shareholder of the Subsidiary, and it is currently expected that shares of the Subsidiary will not be sold or offered to other investors. The Fund and the Subsidiary in the aggregate are managed to comply with the compliance policies and procedures of the Fund. As a result, in managing the Fund’s and the Subsidiary’s portfolios, BIM will comply with the investment policies and restrictions that apply to the management of the Fund and the Subsidiary (on a consolidated basis), and, in particular, to the requirements relating to leverage, liquidity, brokerage, capital structure and the timing and method of the valuation of the Fund’s and the Subsidiary’s portfolio investments. The Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer oversees implementation of the Subsidiary’s policies and procedures and makes periodic reports to the Trust’s Board of Trustees regarding the Subsidiary’s compliance with its policies and procedures. BIM serves as the investment adviser of the Subsidiary and complies with provisions of the 1940 Act relating to investment advisory contracts. The Subsidiary does not pay either the Adviser a management fee for investment management services. While the Subsidiary has also entered into separate contracts for the provision of custody, transfer agency and audit services, the Adviser will pay for these expenses.

How to Buy and Sell Shares

The trading prices of Fund Shares fluctuate continuously throughout trading hours based on market supply and demand rather than the relevant Fund’s net asset value, which is calculated at the end of each business day. Fund Shares trade on the Exchange at prices that may be above (i.e., at a premium) or below (i.e., at a discount), to varying degrees, the daily net asset value of Fund Shares. The trading prices of Fund Shares may deviate significantly from the Fund’s net asset value during periods of market volatility. Given, however, that Fund Shares can be issued and redeemed daily in Creation Units, the Adviser believes that large discounts and premiums to net asset value should not be sustained over long periods.

Book Entry

Dividends, Distributions and Taxes

Ordinarily, dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid at least annually by the Fund. The Fund distributes its net realized capital gains, if any, to shareholders annually.

Distributions in cash may be reinvested automatically in additional whole Fund Shares only if the broker through whom you purchased Fund Shares makes such option available.

Taxes

As with any investment, you should seek advice based on your individual circumstances from your own tax advisor.

Non-U.S. Investors. If you are a non-U.S. investor (i.e., an investor other than a U.S. citizen or resident or a U.S. corporation, partnership, estate or trust), you should be aware that, generally, subject to applicable tax treaties, distributions from the Fund are characterized as dividends for federal income tax purposes (other than dividends which a Fund properly reports as capital gain dividends) and, other than exempt-interest dividends, are subject to U.S. federal income taxes, including withholding taxes, subject to certain exceptions described below. However, distributions received by a non-U.S. investor from the Fund that are properly reported by the Fund as capital gain dividends may not be subject to U.S. federal income taxes, including withholding taxes, provided that the Fund makes certain elections and certain other conditions are met. Distributions from the Fund that are properly reported by the Fund as an interest related dividend attributable to certain interest income received by the Fund or as short-term capital gain income dividend attributable to certain net short term capital gain income received by the Fund may not be subject to U.S. federal income taxes, including withholding taxes when received by certain non-U.S. investors, provided that the Fund makes certain elections and certain other conditions are met.

It is the responsibility of the entity through which you hold your Fund Shares to determine the applicable withholding.

Changes in the laws of the United States and/or the Cayman Islands, under which the Fund and the Subsidiary is organized, respectively, could result in the inability of the Fund and/or the Subsidiary to operate as described in this prospectus and could negatively affect the Fund and its shareholders. For example, Cayman Islands law does not currently impose any income, corporate or capital gains tax, estate duty, inheritance tax, gift tax or withholding tax on the Subsidiary. If Cayman Islands law changes such that the Subsidiary must pay Cayman Islands governmental authority taxes, the Fund’s shareholders would likely suffer decreased investment returns. There remains a risk that the tax treatment futures contracts may be affected by future regulatory or legislative changes that could affect the character, timing and/or amount of the Fund’s taxable income or gains and distributions.

Distributor

Foreside Fund Services, LLC serves as the distributor of Creation Units for the Fund on an agency basis. The Distributor does not maintain a secondary market in Fund Shares.

Net Asset Value

The NAV of the Fund normally is determined once daily Monday through Friday, generally as of the close of regular trading hours of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (normally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time) on each day that the NYSE is open for trading, based on prices at the time of closing, provided that any Fund assets or liabilities denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing market rates on the date of valuation as quoted by one or more data service providers. The NAV of the Fund is calculated by dividing the value of the net assets of the Fund (i.e., the value of its total assets less total liabilities) by the total number of outstanding Fund Shares, generally rounded to the nearest cent. The value of the securities and other assets and liabilities held by the Fund is determined pursuant to valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board.

The Fund’s investments, including Ether Futures Contracts, will be valued daily at market value or, in the absence of market value with respect to any securities or futures contracts, at fair value in accordance with valuation procedures adopted by the Board and in accordance with the 1940 Act. Market value prices represent last sale or official closing prices from a national or foreign exchange (i.e., a regulated market) and are primarily obtained from third-party pricing services.

In calculating the NAV of the Fund, Ether Futures Contracts traded on a U.S. exchange are valued using the last traded price before the NAV calculation time on the date with respect to which the NAV is being determined. If an Ether Futures Contract traded on a U.S. exchange could not be liquidated on such day, due to the operation of daily limits or other rules of the exchange upon which that position is traded or otherwise, the Adviser may, subject to the policies and procedures approved by the Board, choose to determine a fair value price as the basis for determining the market value of such position for such day. Such fair value prices would generally be determined based on available inputs about the current value of the Ether Futures Contracts and would be based on principles that the Adviser deems fair and equitable so long as such principles are consistent with normal industry standards.

Fund Service Providers

Chapman and Cutler LLP, 320 South Canal Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606, serves as legal counsel to the Trust.

KPMG LLP, 375 9th Avenue, New York, NY 10001, serves as the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm and is responsible for auditing the annual financial statements of the Fund.

Premium/Discount Information

Investments by Other Investment Companies

Financial Highlights

	Years Ended December 31						Period Ended
Bitwise Trendwise Ethereum and Treasuries Rotation Strategy ETF Selected Per Share Data	2025			2024			December 31, 2023^(a)
Net Asset Value, beginning of period	$	37.09		$	31.99		$	25.00
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income (loss)^(b)		1.03			1.13			0.21
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)		(1.05	)		9.43			8.92
Total from investment operations		(0.02	)		10.56			9.13
Less distributions from:
Net investment income		(0.87	)		(5.46	)		(2.14	)
Total distributions		(0.87	)		(5.46	)		(2.14	)
Net Asset Value, end of period	$	36.20		$	37.09		$	31.99
Total Return (%)		(0.05	)		33.01			36.47	^(c)
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data
Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)	$	9		$	8		$	2
Ratio of expenses before fee waiver (%)		1.08			1.13			1.52	^(d)(e)
Ratio of expenses after fee waiver (%)		0.85			0.85			0.85	^(d)(e)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)		2.64			2.81			2.77	^(d)(e)
Portfolio turnover rate (%)^(f)		0			0			0	^(c)

(a)

For the period September 29, 2023 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2023.

(b)

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares outstanding.

(c)

Not annualized.

(d)

Annualized.

(e)

For the period October 2, 2023 (commencement of Fund expenses) through December 31, 2023.

(f)

Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions related to the processing of capital share transactions.

Bitwise Trendwise Ethereum and Treasuries Rotation Strategy ETF

For more detailed information on the Fund, several additional sources of information are available to you. The Fund’s SAI, incorporated by reference into this prospectus, contains detailed information on the Fund’s policies and operation. Additional information about the Fund’s investments is available in the annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders. In the Fund’s annual reports, you will find a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly impacted the Fund’s performance during the last fiscal year. The Fund’s most recent SAI, annual or semi-annual reports and certain other information are available free of charge by calling the Fund at (415) 707-3663 on the Fund’s website at https://www.aethetf.com or through your financial advisor. Shareholders may call the number above with any inquiries.

Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC

250 Montgomery Street, Suite 200

San Francisco, CA 94104

www.bitwiseinvestments.com

SEC File #333-264900

811-23801

Prospectus

Bitwise Web3 ETF

(NYSE Arca—BWEB)

May 1, 2026

Bitwise Web3 ETF (the “Fund”) is a series of Bitwise Funds Trust (the “Trust”) and an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). The Fund lists and principally trades its shares on NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca” or the “Exchange”).

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has not approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

Table of Contents

Summary Information	1

Additional Information About the Fund’s Principal Investment Strategies	14

Additional Risks of Investing in the Fund	18

Management of the Fund	24

How to Buy and Sell Shares	26

Dividends, Distributions and Taxes	27

Distributor	30

Net Asset Value	30

Fund Service Providers	31

Premium/Discount Information	32

Investments by Other Investment Companies	32

Financial Highlights	33

Bitwise Web3 ETF

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the performance of the Bitwise Web3 Equities Index (the “Index”).

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Management Fees	0.85%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees	0.00%
Other Expenses	0.00%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	0.85%

Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated, and then sell all of your Fund Shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs, whether you sell or hold your Fund Shares, would be:

Year 1	Year 3	Year 5	Year 10
$87	$271	$471	$1,049

Portfolio Turnover

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal market conditions, the Fund generally invests substantially all, but at least 80%, of its net assets plus borrowings in the securities comprising the Index. The Fund, using a full replication approach, attempts to reproduce, before fees and expenses, the performance of the Index. The index provider, administrator and owner of the Index is Bitwise Index Services, LLC (the “Index Provider”). Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC serves as the Fund’s investment adviser (“BIM” or the “Adviser”) and Vident Advisory, LLC (d/b/a Vident Asset Management) serves as the Fund’s investment sub-adviser (“Vident” or the “Sub-Adviser”). The Fund will not invest either directly or indirectly in cryptocurrencies, such as through direct holdings of cryptocurrencies (e.g. bitcoin) or indirectly through derivatives that reference cryptocurrencies (e.g. bitcoin derivatives).

The Index provides focused exposure to the equity securities of companies that are well-positioned to benefit from the emergence of Web3 and Web3 technologies (“Web3 Companies”). By seeking to track the Index pursuant to a replication methodology, the Fund intends to provide such exposure to its shareholders. The Fund will invest substantially all, but at least 80%, of its net assets plus borrowings in securities issued by Web3 Companies. The Fund defines “Web3 Companies” as those companies selected for inclusion in the Index. “Web 1.0” describes the era of decentralized, open protocols, where most online activity involved navigating to individual static webpages. “Web 2.0” describes the era of internet centralization, where most communication and commercial activity occurs on closed platforms owned by a small number of corporations that are subject to government regulations. “Web 3.0” or “Web3” imagines a future era of internet decentralization that replaces the system where a small number of companies can exert such a strong influence over internet users. Web3 refers to an evolution in the core architecture of the internet that leverages blockchain technology to make the internet more decentralized, secure and open. By providing all users the opportunity to own data and property in the digital world without relying on centralized intermediaries, Web3 provides an internet experience in which data privacy, decentralized ownership and community consensus act as key pillars of the ecosystem. However, there is no guarantee that the promise of Web3 will ever be fully realized. For more information, please see “Principal Risks” below.

The Index utilizes a rules-based security selection methodology administered with input from the Bitwise Web3 Classification Group (the “Index Classification Group”). The Index’s initial starting universe is composed of all securities listed for trading on eligible securities exchanges. In general, a stock exchange will qualify as an eligible stock exchange if there is not an undue burden for U.S. investors to access and settle trades on that exchange in a timely fashion. These securities are then subjected to a number of eligibility screens based upon size, liquidity and free float. Securities with the following characteristics are removed from Index eligibility: (i) shares of companies with a minimum full market capitalization of less than $100,000,000; (ii) shares with a 3-month average daily traded value lower than $1 million; (iii) shares with a price above $50,000; and (iv) shares with a free float of less than 10%.

From the remaining pool of eligible securities, the Index Classification Group, a committee of industry experts employed by an affiliate of the Adviser, first seeks to identify those companies that will enable Web3, benefit from it, and/or see a material impact on their businesses from the growth of Web3. After such companies are identified, the Index Classification Group uses its expert knowledge, supported by information from corporate announcements and filings, public presentations, patent filings, third-party industry assessments, media coverage and scientific literature, and subject matter expert interviews, to determine the degree to which each company’s primary business model, business operations and/or growth prospects rely on the growth of one or more of the Web3 themes identified in the Index methodology: Web3 Finance, Web3 Infrastructure Providers, Web3-Enabled Creator Economy, Web3-Enabled Metaverse and Digital Worlds and Web3 Development and Governance. Additional information about each theme is set forth below.

Web3 Finance: The emergence of Web3 will facilitate digital ownership and property rights by leveraging cryptography and blockchain technology. Companies are eligible for classification as Web3 Finance companies if they facilitate the ownership, transfer, trading, lending, or use of Web3 digital assets and cryptocurrencies in a financial manner.

Web3 Infrastructure Providers: The emergence of Web3 will enable individuals to own their own data and property on the internet in a decentralized manner, which will create new ways to interact with the digital world. Companies are eligible for classification as Web3 Infrastructure Provider companies if they provide technological capabilities that will be in high demand in a Web3-enabled world. These capabilities include privacy, computation and storage, cybersecurity, networking technology, graphical processing, computing facilities and equipment, hashrate, application programming interfaces (“APIs”), and distributed bandwidth.

Web3-Enabled Creator Economy: The emergence of Web3 and digital ownership will empower individuals to build businesses, brands, and services in new ways and with a more direct connection between creators and their customers. Companies are eligible for classification as Web3-Enabled Creator Economy companies if their future growth prospects depend on helping individuals create, promote, design, build or sell goods and services on the internet in a manner that the individual seller retains control over the relationship with the buyer, rather than the platform retaining control over the relationship with the buyer.

Web3-Enabled Metaverse and Digital Worlds: The emergence of Web3 facilitates the growth of open Metaverses and interconnected immersive digital worlds by allowing for interoperability and digital property rights. Companies are eligible for classification as Web3-Enabled Metaverse and Digital Worlds companies if they will directly benefit from this growth or participate in the design of these open and interconnected immersive digital worlds.

Web3 Development and Governance: The emergence of Web3 has created new platforms with a new architecture wherein the community is responsible for development and governance of the platforms themselves. Companies eligible for classification as Web3 Development and Governance companies are those that contribute to development and governance of Web3 platforms themselves, or which provide specialized services or tools to enable individuals and other community members to do so.

The Index Classification Group classifies relevant companies as Tier 1, Tier 2 or Tier 3 Web3 companies pursuant to the criteria set forth below. At each quarterly rebalance, the Fund will invest at least 85% of its net assets plus borrowings in Tier 1 Web3 Companies and Tier 2 Web3 Companies. Once determined, the Index selects up to the thirty Tier 1 and Tier 2 securities with the largest modified market capitalizations, defined as follows: Tier 1 securities are assigned a modified market capitalization equal to 4x their natural market capitalization, while Tier 2 securities are assigned their natural market capitalization. The Index also selects up to ten Tier 3 securities with the largest market capitalizations and includes each as a component of the Index.

Tier 1 Companies: Companies for which all or substantially all of their primary business models and/or growth prospects are directly linked to business activities associated with one or more of the Web3 themes.

Tier 2 Companies: Companies for which a majority of their business operations and/or growth prospects are directly linked to business activities associated with one or more of the Web3 themes.

Tier 3 Companies: Companies for which a material part of their business operations and/or growth prospects are directly linked to business activities associated with one or more of the Web3 themes. This group, however, will still have the majority of their business operations and/or growth prospects linked to activities outside of Web3.

The Index weights component securities pursuant to a modified market capitalization weighing methodology. At each quarterly rebalance, the Index allocates 85% of its weight to Tier 1 and Tier 2 constituents and 15% of its weight to Tier 3 constituents. Within the 85% index weight allocated to Tier 1 and Tier 2 constituents, Tier 1 and Tier 2 constituents are initially assigned a weight pursuant to their market capitalization. Tier 1 constituent weights are then modified so that they receive a weight equal to 4X their natural market capitalization weight, while Tier 2 constituents receive a weight equal to their natural market capitalization weight. The 15% index weight allocated to Tier 3 constituents is equally distributed among each Tier 3 constituent.

The Index may be comprised of securities issued by companies with small, mid or large capitalizations operating in developed or emerging market countries. For determining which countries are “emerging market countries,” the Index relies upon the classifications of an unaffiliated third-party index provider.

The Index is rebalanced and reconstituted quarterly, and the Fund will make corresponding changes to its portfolio shortly after the Index changes are made public. In addition, if at any time the cumulative Index weight of Tier 1 and Tier 2 companies falls below 80% as of the close of any U.S. business day, the Index will enact an intra-quarter reweighting, and the weights of Tier 1 and Tier 2 constituents will be reset in aggregate to 85% of the portfolio.

The Fund will be concentrated in an industry or a group of industries to the extent that the Index is so concentrated. As of April 14, 2026, the Index was concentrated in companies comprising the communications services sector and information technology sector, although this may change from time to time. To the extent the Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in a given jurisdiction or investment sector, the Fund may be exposed to the risks associated with that jurisdiction or investment sector.

The Index Provider is an affiliate of the Adviser. The Index Provider may prescribe changes to the selection criteria and other rules governing the Index and the method applied to calculate the Index, which it deems to be necessary and desirable in order to prevent material errors or to remedy, correct or supplement the Index methodology.

The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”).

Principal Risks

Emerging Technologies Risk. The Fund invests in certain companies because of their use of emerging technologies associated with Web3. All of the risks associated with such technologies may not fully emerge until the technology is more widely used. The regulatory environment surrounding new technologies is often unclear. There is often uncertainty regarding the application of existing regulation and there can be no guarantee that new regulations will not be enacted that prohibit the use of a technology, modify its application, inhibit a technology’s widespread adoption or prevent a company from realizing all of its potential benefits. Companies that initially develop or adopt a novel technology may not be able to capitalize on it and there is no assurance that a company will derive any significant revenue from it in the future. An emerging technology may constitute a small portion of a company’s overall business and the success of a technology may not significantly affect the value of the equity securities issued by the company. In addition, a company’s stock price may be overvalued by market participants that value the company’s securities based upon expectations of a technology that are never realized.

Asset Class Risk. Securities and other assets in the Index or in the Fund’s portfolio may underperform in comparison to the general financial markets, a particular financial market or other asset classes.

Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Ecosystem Risk. The technology relating to the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry ecosystem is new and developing and the risks associated with crypto assets may not fully emerge until the technology is widely used. Technologies utilizing cryptography are used by companies to optimize their business practices, whether by using the technology within their business or operating business lines involved in the operation of the technology. Cryptography refers to a set of techniques designed to allow for secure communication in the presence of adversarial behavior. Blockchain is a well-known example of a technology that relies on cryptography. A blockchain is comprised of unchangeable, digitally recorded data in packages called “blocks.” These digitally recorded blocks of data are stored in a linear “chain.” Each block in the chain contains data (e.g., a transaction), that is cryptographically connected to the previous block in the chain, ensuring all data in the overall “blockchain” has not been tampered with and remains unchanged. The cryptographic keys necessary to transact a crypto asset may be subject to theft, loss, or destruction, which could adversely affect a company’s business or operations if it were dependent on such an asset. Competing platforms and technologies may be developed such that consumers or investors use an alternative to crypto assets. There may be risks posed by the lack of regulation for crypto assets and any future regulatory developments could affect the viability and expansion of the use of blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies. Recently, U.S. securities regulators have brought actions against companies operating in the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry ecosystem for violations of U.S. securities laws. To the extent such an action is brought against a company held by the Fund, the value of such a holding could decrease significantly. Because companies operating in the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry ecosystem may operate across many national boundaries and regulatory jurisdictions, it is possible that such companies may be subject to widespread and inconsistent regulation. Blockchain and cryptocurrency industry companies that rely on third party products may be subject to technical defects or vulnerabilities beyond a company’s control. Because many crypto assets do not have a standardized exchange, like a stock market, there is less liquidity for such assets and greater possibility of volatility, fraud or manipulation. The values of certain companies included in the Fund’s portfolio may not entirely be a reflection of their connection to the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry ecosystem, but may be based on other business operations. In addition, these companies may engage in other lines of business unrelated to the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry ecosystem and these lines of business could adversely affect their operating results. Such companies may be engaged in activities traditionally comprising the information technology sector and financial sectors. These companies also may not be able to develop crypto technology applications or may not be able to capitalize on those applications. Technologies also may never be fully implemented, which could adversely affect an investment in such companies. Companies that use crypto technologies may be subject to cybersecurity risk. In addition, certain features of blockchain and cryptocurrency industry technologies, such as decentralization, open source protocol, and reliance on peer-to-peer connectivity, may increase the risk of fraud or cyber-attack by potentially reducing the likelihood of a coordinated response. A significant disruption of Internet connectivity affecting large numbers of users or geographic areas could impede the functionality of crypto technologies and adversely affect companies included in the Fund’s portfolio. Blockchain and cryptocurrency industry companies may be subject to the risks posed by conflicting intellectual property claims, which may reduce confidence in the viability of a crypto asset. Certain of the Fund’s investments, including investments in companies with direct holdings of crypto assets may be subject to the risks associated with investing in such assets. Such companies may be subject to the risk that: the technology that facilitates the transfer of the crypto asset could fail; the decentralized, open source protocol of the blockchain network utilized by a company held by the Fund could be affected by Internet connectivity disruptions, fraud, consensus failures or cybersecurity attacks; such network may not be adequately maintained by its participants; because crypto assets are a new technological innovation with a limited history, they are highly speculative assets and may experience extreme price volatility; future regulatory actions or policies may limit the ability to sell, exchange or use a crypto asset; the price of a crypto asset may be impacted by the transactions of a small number of holders of such asset; and that a crypto asset will decline in popularity, acceptance or use, thereby impairing its price.

Communication Services Companies Risk. Communication services companies may be subject to specific risks associated with legislative or regulatory changes, adverse market conditions, intellectual property use and/or increased competition. Communication services companies are particularly vulnerable to rapid advancements in technology, the innovation of competitors, rapid product obsolescence and government regulation and competition, both domestically and internationally. Additionally, fluctuating domestic and international demand, shifting demographics and often unpredictable changes in consumer tastes can drastically affect a communication services company’s profitability. While all companies may be susceptible to network security breaches, certain communication services companies may be particular targets of hacking and potential theft of proprietary or consumer information or disruptions in service, which could have a material adverse effect on their businesses.

Currency Risk. Changes in currency exchange rates affect the value of investments denominated in a foreign currency, and therefore the value of such investments in the Fund’s portfolio. The Fund’s net asset value could decline if a currency to which the Fund has exposure depreciates against the U.S. dollar or if there are delays or limits on repatriation of such currency. Currency exchange rates can be very volatile and can change quickly and unpredictably. As a result, the value of an investment in the Fund may change quickly and without warning.

Depositary Receipts Risk. Depositary receipts may be less liquid than the underlying shares in their primary trading market. Any distributions paid to the holders of depositary receipts are usually subject to a fee charged by the depositary. Holders of depositary receipts may have limited voting rights, and investment restrictions in certain countries may adversely impact the value of depositary receipts because such restrictions may limit the ability to convert the equity shares into depositary receipts and vice versa. Such restrictions may cause the equity shares of the underlying issuer to trade at a discount or premium to the market price of the depositary receipts.

Emerging Markets Risk. Investments in securities issued by governments and companies operating in emerging market countries involve additional risks relating to political, economic, or regulatory conditions not associated with investments in securities and instruments issued by U.S. companies or by companies operating in other developed market countries. Investments in emerging markets securities are generally considered speculative in nature and are subject to the following heightened risks: smaller market capitalization of securities markets which may suffer periods of relative illiquidity; significant price volatility; restrictions on foreign investment; possible repatriation of investment income and capital; rapid inflation; and currency convertibility issues. Emerging market countries also often have less uniformity in accounting and reporting requirements, unsettled securities laws, unreliable securities valuation and greater risk associated with custody of securities. Financial and other reporting by companies and government entities also may be less reliable in emerging market countries. Shareholder claims that are available in the U.S., as well as regulatory oversight and authority that is common in the U.S., including for claims based on fraud, may be difficult or impossible for shareholders of securities in emerging market countries or for U.S. authorities to pursue. Furthermore, investors may be required to register the proceeds of sales and future economic or political crises could lead to price controls, forced mergers, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, seizure, nationalization or creation of government monopolies.

Equity Securities Risk. Equity securities are subject to changes in value, and their values may be more volatile than those of other asset classes. Equity securities prices fluctuate for several reasons, including changes in investors’ perceptions of the financial condition of an issuer or the general condition of the relevant equity market, such as market volatility, or when political or economic events affecting an issuer occur. Common stock prices may be particularly sensitive to rising interest rates, as the cost of capital rises and borrowing costs increase. Common stocks generally subject their holders to more risks than preferred stocks and debt securities because common stockholders’ claims are subordinated to those of holders of preferred stocks and debt securities upon the bankruptcy of the issuer.

Information Technology Companies Risk. Information technology companies produce and provide hardware, software and information technology systems and services. These companies may be adversely affected by rapidly changing technologies, short product life cycles, fierce competition, aggressive pricing and reduced profit margins, the loss of patent, copyright and trademark protections, cyclical market patterns, evolving industry standards and frequent new competitive product introductions and changing customer tastes. In addition, information technology companies are particularly vulnerable to federal, state and local government regulation, and competition and consolidation, both domestically and internationally, including competition from foreign competitors with lower production costs. Information technology companies also heavily rely on intellectual property rights and may be adversely affected by the loss or impairment of those rights.

Large Capitalization Companies Risk. Large-capitalization companies may be less able than smaller capitalization companies to adapt to changing market conditions. Large-capitalization companies may be more mature and subject to more limited growth potential compared with smaller capitalization companies. During different market cycles, the performance of large capitalization companies has trailed the overall performance of the broader securities markets.

National Closed Market Trading Risk. To the extent that the underlying securities and/or other assets held by the Fund trade on non-U.S. exchanges or in non-U.S. markets that may be closed when the securities exchange on which Fund Shares trade is open, there are likely to be deviations between the current price of such an underlying security and the last quoted price for the underlying security (i.e., the Fund’s quote from the closed non-U.S. market). The impact of a closed foreign market on the Fund is likely to be greater where a large portion of the Fund’s underlying securities and/or other assets trade on that closed non-U.S. market or when the non-U.S. market is closed for unscheduled reasons. These deviations could result in premiums or discounts to the Fund’s NAV that may be greater than those experienced by other ETFs.

Non-U.S. Securities Risk. Non-U.S. securities are subject to higher volatility than securities of domestic issuers due to possible adverse political, social or economic developments, restrictions on foreign investment or exchange of securities, capital controls, lack of liquidity, currency exchange rates, excessive taxation, government seizure of assets, the imposition of sanctions by foreign governments, different legal or accounting standards, and less government supervision and regulation of securities exchanges in foreign countries.

Operational Risk. The Fund is subject to risks arising from various operational factors, including, but not limited to, human error, processing and communication errors, errors of the Fund’s service providers, counterparties or other third-parties, failed or inadequate processes and technology or systems failures. The Fund relies on third-parties for a range of services, including custody. Any delay or failure relating to engaging or maintaining such service providers may affect the Fund’s ability to meet its investment objective. Although the Fund and the Adviser seek to reduce these operational risks through controls and procedures, there is no way to completely protect against such risks.

Passive Investment Risk. The Fund is not actively managed. The Fund invests in securities included in or representative of the Index regardless of investment merit. The Fund generally will not attempt to take defensive positions in declining markets. Additionally, the Fund’s return may not match the return of the Index for a number of reasons. The Fund incurs operating expenses not applicable to the Index, and may incur costs in buying and selling securities, especially when rebalancing the Fund’s portfolio holdings to reflect changes in the composition of the Index. The Fund’s portfolio holdings may not exactly replicate the securities included in the Index or the ratios between the securities included in the Index. Additionally, although the Fund follows a defined Index rebalance schedule, the Index Provider could determine to suspend or delay a rebalance to a market event, during which time the Fund’s index tracking error may be heightened and could negatively impact investors. Lastly, a stock included in the Index may not exhibit the factor trait or provide specific factor exposure for which it was selected, and consequently, the Fund’s holdings may not exhibit returns consistent with that factor trait.

Small- and Mid-Capitalization Companies Risk. Small and/or mid capitalization companies may be more vulnerable to adverse general market or economic developments, and their securities may be less liquid and may experience greater price volatility than larger, more established companies as a result of several factors, including limited trading volumes, fewer products or financial resources, management inexperience and less publicly available information. Accordingly, such companies are generally subject to greater market risk than larger, more established companies.

Structural ETF Risks. The Fund is an ETF. Accordingly, it is subject to certain risks associated with its unique structure.

Authorized Participant Concentration Risk. Only an Authorized Participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with the Fund, and none of those Authorized Participants is obligated to engage in creation and/or redemption transactions. The Fund has a limited number of institutions that may act as Authorized Participants on an agency basis (i.e., on behalf of other market participants). To the extent that Authorized Participants exit the business or are unable to proceed with creation or redemption orders with respect to the Fund and no other Authorized Participant is able to step forward to create or redeem, Fund Shares may be more likely to trade at a premium or discount to NAV and possibly face trading halts or delisting. Authorized Participant concentration risk may be heightened for ETFs, such as the Fund, that invest in securities issued by non-U.S. issuers or other securities or instruments that have lower trading volumes.

Performance

The following performance information indicates some of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows the Fund’s performance from year to year. The table illustrates how the Fund’s average annual total returns compare with those of the Index and a broad-based securities market index. Past performance does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available at no cost on the Fund’s website at https://www.bwebetf.com or by calling the Fund at (415) 707-3663.

The Fund’s highest quarterly return was 42.39% (quarter ended December 31, 2023) and the Fund’s lowest quarterly return was -12.85% (quarter ended December 31, 2025).

Average Annual Total Return as of December 31, 2025^*
Bitwise Web3 ETF	1 Year	Since Inception (10/3/2022)
Return Before Taxes	28.12%	37.80%
Return After Taxes on Distributions	28.12%	37.80%
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	16.65%	30.88%
Bitwise Web3 Equities Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	29.03%	38.60%
S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	17.88%	22.86%

The Fund’s performance information presented above is unaudited and may differ from that which is presented in the Annual Shareholder Report due to required adjustments for shareholder reporting.

Management

Investment Adviser: Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC

Investment Sub-Adviser: Vident Advisory, LLC (d/b/a Vident Asset Management)

Portfolio Managers: Jennifer Thornton, Head of ETFs & Index Portfolio Management at BIM, Daniela Padilla, Portfolio Manager at BIM, Rafael Zayas, Portfolio Manager at Vident, and Austin Wen, Portfolio Manager at Vident, are the individuals primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund. Ms. Thornton, Ms. Padilla and Mr. Zayas have served as a portfolio manager since the Fund’s inception in October 2022. Mr. Wen has served as a portfolio manager since April 2024.

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Individual Fund Shares may only be purchased and sold on the Exchange, other national securities exchanges, electronic crossing networks and other alternative trading systems through your broker-dealer at market prices. Because Fund Shares trade at market prices rather than at net asset value (“NAV”), Fund Shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (premium) or less than NAV (discount). When buying or selling Fund Shares in the secondary market, you may incur costs attributable to the difference between the highest price a buyer is willing to pay to purchase Fund Shares (bid) and the lowest price a seller is willing to accept for Fund Shares (ask) (the “bid-ask spread”). Recent information regarding the Fund’s NAV, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid-ask spreads is available at https://www.bwebetf.com.

Tax Information

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

Additional Information About the Fund’s Principal Investment Strategies

Overview

The Fund is a series of Bitwise Funds Trust and is regulated as an “investment company” under the 1940 Act. The Fund operates as an index fund and is not actively managed by the Adviser. As such, the Fund’s investment objective is to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the performance of the Index. Each of the policies described herein, including the investment objective of the Fund, constitutes a non-fundamental policy that may be changed by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”) without shareholder approval. Certain fundamental policies of the Fund are set forth in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (the “SAI”). There can be no assurance that the Fund’s objective will be achieved.

The Fund will buy and sell securities based upon the composition of the Index; it will not engage in active management. The Fund will generally invest in all the constituents comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index; however, under various circumstances, it may not be possible or practicable to purchase all of the securities in the Index in those weightings. In those circumstances, the Fund may purchase a sample of the securities in the Index or utilize various combinations of other available investment techniques in seeking to replicate generally the performance of the Index as a whole. This is known as “representative sampling.” Should the Fund utilize a representative sampling strategy, it will invest in a sample of securities that collectively has an investment profile similar to that of the Index. The securities selected are expected to have, in the aggregate, investment characteristics (based on factors such as market capitalization and industry weightings), fundamental characteristics (including, but not limited to, return variability, duration, maturity, credit ratings and yield) and liquidity measures similar to those of the Index. There also may be instances in which the Adviser or Sub-Adviser in seeking to track the Index may choose to (i) overweight a security in the Index, (ii) purchase securities not contained in the Index that the Adviser or Sub-Adviser believes are appropriate to substitute for certain securities in the Index, or (iii) utilize various combinations of other available investment techniques. The Fund may sell securities that are represented in the Index in anticipation of their removal from the Index or purchase securities not represented in the Index in anticipation of their addition to the Index.

To the extent that the Index concentrates (i.e., holds 25% or more of its total assets) in the securities of a particular industry or group of industries, the Fund will concentrate its investment to approximately the same extent as the Index.

Additional Information Regarding the Fund’s Principal Investment Strategy

Under normal market conditions, the Fund generally invests substantially all, but at least 80%, of its net assets plus borrowings in the securities comprising the Index. The Fund, using a full replication approach, attempts to reproduce, before fees and expenses, the performance of the Index. The index provider, administrator and owner of the Index is Bitwise Index Services, LLC. Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC serves as the Fund’s investment adviser and Vident Investment Advisory, LLC serves as the Fund’s investment sub-adviser. Moorgate Benchmarks Limited (“Moorgate”) is the calculator of the Index. Moorgate is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority as a registered benchmark administrator under the UK benchmarks regulation and by BaFin as a registered benchmark administrator under the EU benchmarks regulation. The Fund will not invest either directly or indirectly in cryptocurrencies, such as through direct holdings of cryptocurrencies (e.g. bitcoin) or indirectly through derivatives that reference cryptocurrencies (e.g. bitcoin derivatives).

The Index provides focused exposure to the equity securities of companies that are well-positioned to benefit from the emergence of Web3 and Web3 technologies (as defined below). By seeking to track the Index pursuant to a replication methodology, the Fund intends to provide such exposure to its shareholders. The Fund will invest substantially all, but at least 80%, of its net assets plus borrowings in securities issued by Web3 Companies. The Fund defines “Web3 Companies” as those companies selected for inclusion in the Index. “Web 1.0” describes the era of decentralized, open protocols, where most online activity involved navigating to individual static webpages. “Web 2.0” describes the era of internet centralization, where most communication and commercial activity occurs on closed platforms owned by a small number of corporations that are subject to government regulations. “Web 3.0” or “Web3” imagines a future era of internet decentralization that replaces the system where a small number of companies can exert such a strong influence over internet users. Web3 refers to an evolution in the core architecture of the internet that leverages blockchain technology to make the internet more decentralized, secure and open. By providing all users the opportunity to own data and property in the digital world without relying on centralized intermediaries, Web3 provides an internet experience in which data privacy, decentralized ownership and community consensus act as key pillars of the ecosystem. However, there is no guarantee that the promise of Web3 will ever be fully realized. For more information, please see “Principal Risks” below.

Web3 Infrastructure Providers: The emergence of Web3 will enable individuals to own their own data and property on the internet in a decentralized manner, which will create new ways to interact with the digital world. Companies are eligible for classification as Web3 Infrastructure companies if they provide technological capabilities that will be in high demand in a Web3-enabled world. These capabilities are privacy, computation and storage, cybersecurity, networking technology, graphical processing, computing facilities and equipment, hashrate, application programming interfaces (“APIs”), and distributed bandwidth.

Tier 2 Companies: Companies for which a majority of their business operations and/or growth prospects are directly linked to business activities associated with one or more of the Web3 themes.

The Index may be composed of securities issued by companies with small, mid or large capitalizations operating in developed or emerging market countries. For determining which countries are “emerging market countries,” the Index relies upon the classifications of an unaffiliated third-party index provider.

The Index Provider may prescribe changes to the selection criteria and other rules governing the Index and the method applied to calculate the Index, which it deems to be necessary and desirable in order to prevent material errors or to remedy, correct or supplement the Index methodology.

Non-Principal Strategies

Borrowing Money. The Fund may borrow money from a bank as permitted by the 1940 Act or the rules thereunder, or by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or other regulatory agency with authority over the Fund. The 1940 Act presently allows a fund to borrow from any bank (including pledging, mortgaging or hypothecating assets) in an amount up to 33 1/3% of its total assets (not including temporary borrowings not in excess of 5% of its total assets).

Additional Risks of Investing in the Fund

Principal Risks

Operational Risk. The Fund is subject to risks arising from various operational factors, including, but not limited to, human error, processing and communication errors, errors of the Fund’s service providers, counterparties or other third-parties, failed or inadequate processes and technology or systems failures. The Fund relies on third-parties for a range of services, including custody. Any delay or failure relating to engaging or maintaining such service providers may affect the Fund’s ability to meet its investment objective. Although the Fund and the Adviser seek to reduce these operational risks through controls and procedures, there is no way to completely protect against such risks.

Structural ETF Risks. The Fund is an ETF. Accordingly, it is subject to certain risks associated with its unique structure.

Authorized Participant Concentration Risk. Only an Authorized Participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with the Fund, and none of those Authorized Participants is obligated to engage in creation and/or redemption transactions. The Fund has a limited number of institutions that may act as Authorized Participants on an agency basis (i.e., on behalf of other market participants). To the extent that Authorized Participants exit the business or are unable to proceed with creation or redemption orders with respect to the Fund and no other Authorized Participant is able to step forward to create or redeem, Fund Shares may be more likely to trade at a premium or discount to NAV and possibly face trading halts or delisting. Authorized Participant concentration risk may be heightened for ETFs, such as the Fund, that invest in securities issued by non-U.S. issuers or other securities or instruments that have lower trading volumes.

Management of the Fund

Investment Adviser. Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC, 250 Montgomery Street, Suite 200, San Francisco, California 94104, serves as the Fund’s investment adviser. In its capacity as Adviser, BIM manages the Fund’s investments subject to the supervision of the Board. BIM also arranges for sub-advisory, transfer agency, custody, fund administration, distribution and all other services necessary for the Fund to operate. In particular, BIM provides investment and operational oversight of the Sub-Adviser.

Portfolio Managers. Jennnifer Thornton, Daniela Padilla, Rafael Zayas and Austin Wen serve as the Fund’s portfolio managers.

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Jennifer Thornton Head of ETFs & Index Portfolio Management at BIM. Ms. Thornton is the Head of ETFs & Index Portfolio Management at BIM. She is responsible for managing BIM’s suite of crypto index products, including performance and adherence to strategy and fund guidelines. Prior to joining BIM in 2021, Ms. Thornton worked for BlackRock in the ETF and Index Investments (EII) Americas Portfolio Management group. Previous to this role, she was with the Transition Management team in Trading and Liquidity Strategies, providing risk managed solutions to institutional investors undergoing portfolio reorganizations in multiple asset classes. Previous to BlackRock, Ms. Thornton was a transition portfolio manager, a project manager for system implementations, and a relationship manager overseeing dealings with strategic investment service partners at Barclays Global Investors. She earned an MBA degree from San Francisco State University and a BBA degree in marketing from the University of Mississippi.

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Rafael Zayas, CFA, Senior Vice President and Head of Portfolio Management & Trading at Vident. Mr. Zayas has over 18 years of trading and portfolio management experience in global equity products and ETFs. He is SVP, Head of Portfolio Management and Trading. Mr. Zayas specializes in managing and trading of developed, emerging, and frontier market portfolios. Prior to joining Vident Investment Advisory, he was a Portfolio Manager at Russell Investments for over 5 billion in quantitative strategies across global markets, including emerging, developed and frontier markets and listed alternatives. Before that, he was an equity Portfolio Manager at BNY Mellon Asset Management, where he was responsible for 150 million in internationally listed global equity ETFs and assisted in managing 3 billion of global ETF assets. Mr. Zayas holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

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Management Fee

How to Buy and Sell Shares

Book Entry

Dividends, Distributions and Taxes

Ordinarily, dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid at least annually by the Fund. The Fund distributes its net realized capital gains, if any, to shareholders annually.

Distributions in cash may be reinvested automatically in additional whole Fund Shares only if the broker through whom you purchased Fund Shares makes such option available.

Taxes

As with any investment, you should seek advice based on your individual circumstances from your own tax advisor.

Fund Status. The Fund intends to qualify as a “regulated investment company” under the federal tax laws. If the Fund qualifies as a regulated investment company and distributes its income as required by the tax law, the Fund generally will not pay federal income taxes.

Distributions. The Fund’s distributions are generally taxable. After the end of each year, you will receive a tax statement that separates the distributions of the Fund into two categories, ordinary income distributions and capital gain dividends. Ordinary income distributions are generally taxed at your ordinary tax rate, however, as further discussed below, certain ordinary income distributions received from the Fund may be taxed at the capital gains tax rates. Generally, you will treat all capital gain dividends as long-term capital gains regardless of how long you have owned your shares.

To determine your actual tax liability for your capital gain dividends, you must calculate your total net capital gain or loss for the tax year after considering all of your other taxable transactions, as described below. In addition, the Fund may make distributions that represent a return of capital for tax purposes and thus will generally not be taxable to you; however, such distributions may reduce your tax basis in your Fund Shares, which could result in you having to pay higher taxes in the future when Fund Shares are sold, even if you sell the Fund Shares at a loss from your original investment. A “return of capital” is a return, in whole or in part, of the funds that you previously invested in the Fund. A return of capital distribution should not be considered part of the Fund’s dividend yield or total return of an investment in Fund Shares. The tax status of your distributions from the Fund is not affected by whether you reinvest your distributions in additional Fund Shares or receive them in cash. The income from the Fund that you must take into account for federal income tax purposes is not reduced by amounts used to pay a deferred sales fee, if any. The tax laws may require you to treat distributions made to you in January as if you had received them on December 31 of the previous year.

Ordinary income dividends received by an individual shareholder from regulated investment companies such as the Fund are generally taxed at the same rates that apply to net capital gain (as discussed above), provided certain holding period requirements are satisfied and provided the dividends are attributable to qualifying dividends received by the Fund itself. The Fund provides notice to its shareholders of the amount of any distribution which may be taken into account as a dividend which is eligible for the capital gains tax rates.

Sale of Fund Shares. If you sell or redeem your Fund Shares, you will generally recognize a taxable gain or loss. To determine the amount of this gain or loss, you must subtract your tax basis in your Fund Shares from the amount you receive in the transaction. Your tax basis in your Fund Shares is generally equal to the cost of your Fund Shares, generally including sales charges. In some cases, however, you may have to adjust your tax basis after you purchase your Fund Shares. An election may be available to you to defer recognition of capital gain if you make certain qualifying investments within a limited time. You should talk to your tax advisor about the availability of this deferral election and its requirements.

Treatment of Expenses. Expenses incurred and deducted by the Fund will generally not be treated as income taxable to you.

Non-U.S. Investors. If you are a non-U.S. investor (i.e., an investor other than a U.S. citizen or resident or a U.S. corporation, partnership, estate or trust), you should be aware that, generally, subject to applicable tax treaties, distributions from the Fund are characterized as dividends for federal income tax purposes (other than dividends which the Fund properly reports as capital gain dividends) are subject to U.S. federal income taxes, including withholding taxes, subject to certain exceptions described below. However, distributions received by a non-U.S. investor from the Fund that are properly reported by the Fund as capital gain dividends may not be subject to U.S. federal income taxes, including withholding taxes, provided that the Fund makes certain elections and certain other conditions are met. Distributions from the Fund that are properly reported by the Fund as an interest-related dividend attributable to certain interest income received by the Fund or as short-term capital gain income dividend attributable to certain net short term capital gain received by the Fund may not be subject to U.S. federal income taxes, including withholding taxes when received by certain non-U.S. investors, provided that the Fund makes certain elections and certain other conditions are met. For tax years after December 31, 2022, amounts paid to or recognized by a non-U.S. affiliate that are excluded from tax under the portfolio interest, capital gain dividends, short-term capital gains or tax-exempt interest dividend exceptions or applicable treaties, may be taken into consideration in determining whether a corporation is an “applicable corporation” subject to a 15% minimum tax on adjusted financial statement income.

Distributor

Foreside Fund Services, LLC serves as the distributor of Creation Units for the Fund on an agency basis. The Distributor does not maintain a secondary market in Fund Shares.

Net Asset Value

The NAV of the Fund normally is determined once daily Monday through Friday, generally as of the close of regular trading hours of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (normally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time) on each day that the NYSE is open for trading, based on prices at the time of closing, provided that any Fund assets or liabilities denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing market rates on the date of valuation as quoted by one or more data service providers. The NAV of the Fund is calculated by dividing the value of the net assets of the Fund (i.e., the value of its total assets less total liabilities) by the total number of outstanding shares of the Fund, generally rounded to the nearest cent. The value of the securities and other assets and liabilities held by the Fund is determined pursuant to valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board.

Equity securities and other equity instruments for which market quotations are readily available are valued at market value, which is generally determined using the last reported official closing price or, if a reported closing price is not available, the last traded price on the exchange or market on which the security or instrument is primarily traded at the time of valuation. Shares of underlying open-end funds (including money market funds) are valued at net asset value. Shares of underlying exchange-traded closed-end funds or other ETFs are valued at their most recent closing price.

Generally, trading in non-U.S. securities and money market instruments is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of regular trading hours of the NYSE. The values of such securities used in computing the NAV of the Fund are determined as of such times.

Fair value represents a good faith approximation of the value of an asset or liability. The fair value of an asset or liability held by the Fund is the amount the Fund might reasonably expect to receive from the current sale of that asset or the cost to extinguish that liability in an arm’s-length transaction. Valuing the Fund’s investments using fair value pricing will result in prices that may differ from current market valuations and that may not be the prices at which those investments could have been sold during the period in which the particular fair values were used. Use of fair value prices and certain current market valuations could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate the Fund’s NAV and the prices used by the Index, which, in turn, could result in a difference between the Fund’s performance and the performance of the Index.

Fund Service Providers

The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon”), located at 240 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10286, serves as the Fund’s administrator, custodian, transfer agent and securities lending agent. BNY Mellon is the principal operating subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation.

Chapman and Cutler LLP, 320 South Canal Street, Chicago, IL 60606, serves as legal counsel to the Trust.

KPMG LLP, 375 9th Avenue, New York, NY 10001, serves as the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm and is responsible for auditing the annual financial statements of the Fund.

Premium/Discount Information

Investments by Other Investment Companies

Section 12(d)(1) of the 1940 Act restricts investments by investment companies in the securities of other investment companies, including Fund Shares. The Fund is required to comply with the conditions of Rule 12d1-4, which allows, subject to certain conditions, the Fund to invest in other registered investment companies and other registered investment companies to invest in the Fund beyond the limits contained in Section 12(d)(1) of the 1940 Act.

Financial Highlights

										Period Ended
Bitwise Web3 ETF	Years Ended December 31									December 31,
Selected Per Share Data		2025			2024			2023			2022^(a)
Net Asset Value, beginning of period	$	55.21		$	43.46		$	21.94		$	25.00
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income (loss)^(b)		(0.34	)		(0.23	)		(0.16	)		(0.03	)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)		15.86			11.98			21.68			(3.03	)
Total from investment operations		15.52			11.75			21.52			(3.06	)
Net Asset Value, end of period	$	70.73		$	55.21		$	43.46		$	21.94
Total Return (%)		28.12			27.03			98.13			(12.25	)^(c)
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data
Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)	$	5.9		$	4.0		$	1.0		$	1.0
Ratio of expenses (%)		0.85			0.85			0.85			0.85	^(d)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)		(0.52	)		(0.50	)		(0.53	)		(0.44	)^(d)
Portfolio turnover rate (%)^(e)		35			28			32			51	^(c)

^(a)

For the period October 3, 2022 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2022.

^(b)

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares outstanding.

^(c)

Not annualized.

^(d)

Annualized.

^(e)

Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions related to the processing of capital share transactions.

Bitwise Web3 ETF

For more detailed information on the Fund, several additional sources of information are available to you. The Fund’s SAI, incorporated by reference into this prospectus, contains detailed information on the Fund’s policies and operation. Additional information about the Fund’s investments is available in the annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders. In the Fund’s annual reports, you will find a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly impacted the Fund’s performance during the last fiscal year. The Fund’s most recent SAI, annual or semi-annual reports and certain other information are available by calling the Fund at (415) 707-3663 on the Fund’s website at www. bwebetf.com.com or through your financial advisor. Shareholders may call the toll-free number above with any inquiries.

Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC

250 Montgomery Street, Suite 200

San Francisco, CA 94104

www.bitwiseinvestments.com

SEC File #333-264900

811-23801

Prospectus

Bitwise COIN Option Income Strategy ETF (ICOI)

Bitwise CRCL Option Income Strategy ETF (ICRC)

Bitwise Ethereum Option Income Strategy ETF (IETH)

Bitwise GME Option Income Strategy ETF (IGME)

Bitwise MARA Option Income Strategy ETF (IMRA)

Bitwise MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF (IMST)

May 1, 2026

Each of the funds set forth above (each, a “Fund,” and together, the “Funds”) is a series of Bitwise Funds Trust (the “Trust”) and an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). Each Fund lists and principally trades its shares on NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca” or the “Exchange”).

Table of Contents

Summary Information – Bitwise COIN Option Income Strategy ETF	1

Summary Information – Bitwise CRCL Option Income Strategy ETF	16

Summary Information – Bitwise Ethereum Option Income Strategy ETF	29

Summary Information – Bitwise GME Option Income Strategy ETF	45

Summary Information – Bitwise MARA Option Income Strategy ETF	58

Summary Information – Bitwise MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF	76

Additional Information About Each Fund’s Principal Investment Strategies	92

Additional Risks of Investing in the Funds	95

Management of the Funds	122

How to Buy and Sell Shares	124

Dividends, Distributions and Taxes	124

Distributor	129

Net Asset Value	129

Fund Service Providers	130

Premium/Discount Information	130

Investments by Other Investment Companies	130

Financial Highlights	131

Bitwise COIN Option Income Strategy ETF

Investment Objective

The Fund’s primary investment objective is to provide current income. The Fund’s secondary investment objective is to provide exposure to the price return of common shares of Coinbase Global, Inc. (Nasdaq: COIN) (“COIN”), subject to a limit on potential investment gains.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Management Fees	0.95%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees	0.00%
Other Expenses	0.00%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses	0.01%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	0.96%

Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then sell all of your Fund Shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Year 1	Year 3	Year 5	Year 10
$98	$306	$531	$1,178

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the period April 1, 2025 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2025, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 0% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund is an actively managed ETF that seeks to provide current income while providing exposure to the share price (i.e., the price returns) of COIN, subject to a limit on potential investment gains. The Fund seeks to achieve these investment objectives through the use of a synthetic covered call strategy. The Fund seeks to provide its synthetic exposure to the price return of COIN through the purchase and sale of a combination of call and put option contracts that utilize COIN as the reference asset. The Fund will also sell call options that utilize COIN as the reference asset to generate income in the form of option premiums, but will also limit the degree to which the Fund will participate in investment gains experienced by COIN.

The Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets plus borrowings in options contracts that utilize COIN as the reference asset. For purposes of compliance with this investment policy, derivative contracts will be valued at their notional value.

In implementing its investment strategy, the Fund will invest in traditional exchange-traded options contracts and/or FLexible EXchange^® options (“FLEX Options”) that utilize COIN as the reference asset. The Fund will only invest in options contracts that are listed for trading on regulated U.S. exchanges. Traditional exchange-traded options have standardized terms, such as the type (call or put), the reference asset, the strike price and expiration date. Exchange-listed options contracts are guaranteed for settlement by the Options Clearing Corporation (“OCC”). FLEX Options are a type of exchange-listed options contract with uniquely customizable terms that allow investors to customize key terms like type, strike price and expiration date that are standardized in a typical options contract. FLEX Options are also guaranteed for settlement by the OCC. It is anticipated that the Fund will invest primarily in FLEX Options. The FLEX Options held by the Fund may be either physical or cash settled.

In general, an option is a contract that gives the purchaser (holder) of the option, in return for a premium, the right to buy from (call) or sell to (put) the seller (writer) of the option the security or currency underlying (in this case, COIN) the option at a specified exercise price. The writer of an option has the obligation upon exercise of the option to deliver the underlying security or currency upon payment of the exercise price (call) or to pay the exercise price upon delivery of the underlying security or currency (put). The Fund may utilize both European and American style options. An option is said to be “European Style” when it can be exercised only at expiration whereas an “American Style” option can be exercised at any time prior to expiration.

In a traditional covered call strategy, an investor (such as the Fund) sells a call option on a security it already owns. However, the Fund will derive its exposure to COIN through the use of options contracts that use COIN as the reference asset. It is this distinction that causes the Fund’s strategy to be properly termed as a “synthetic covered call strategy,” as opposed to a traditional covered call strategy, because the Fund primarily has synthetic exposure to COIN. The Fund’s synthetic exposure to COIN is achieved through the combination of purchasing call options and selling put options generally at the same strike price, which synthetically creates the upside and downside participation in the price returns of COIN. The Fund will primarily gain exposure to increases in value experienced by COIN through the purchase of call options. As a buyer of these options, the Fund pays a premium to the seller of the options. The Fund will primarily gain exposure to decreases in value experienced by COIN through the sale of put options. As the seller of these options, the Fund receives a premium from the buyer of the options. In combination, the purchased call and sold put options generally provide exposure to price returns of COIN both on the upside and downside. The Fund intends to continuously maintain exposure to COIN through the use of options. When such options expire or are exercised, the Fund will enter into new options. This is a practice referred to as “rolling.” The Fund’s practice of rolling options may result in higher levels of portfolio turnover.

As the primary means by which the Fund intends to generate income, the Fund will sell call options that reference COIN at a strike price that is expected to be approximately between 0% and 15% above the then-current share price of COIN. It is important to note that the sale of these call options to generate income will limit the Fund’s ability to participate in increases in value of COIN’s share price beyond a certain point. If the share price of COIN increases, the above-referenced synthetic long exposure would allow the Fund to experience similar percentage gains. However, if COIN’s share price appreciates in value beyond the strike price of one or more of the call option contracts that the Fund has sold to generate income, the Fund will lose money on those short call positions, and the losses will, in turn, limit the upside return of the Fund’s synthetic long exposure. As a result, the Fund’s overall strategy (i.e., the combination of the synthetic long exposure to COIN and the sold COIN call positions) will limit the Fund’s participation in gains of COIN’s share price beyond a certain point. This strategy effectively converts a portion of the potential upside price return growth of COIN into current income. Such income may be less than the upside return of COIN. It is expected that the call options the Fund will sell to generate options premiums will generally have expirations of approximately one year or less and will be held to or close to expiration.

In addition to the options contracts, the Fund will also invest in cash and short-term U.S. Treasury securities, which will serve to collateralize the Fund’s options positions and provide additional income. The market value of the cash and short-term U.S. Treasury securities held by the Fund is expected to be between 50% and 100% of the Fund’s net assets and the market value of the options package is expected to be between 0% and 50% of the Fund’s net assets. In terms of notional value, the combination of these investment instruments provides indirect investment exposure to COIN equal to at least 100% of the Fund’s total assets.

As a result of its investment strategies, the Fund will be concentrated in the industry or group of industries to which COIN is assigned (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets in investments that provide exposure to the industry or group of industries to which COIN is assigned). As of March 1, 2026, COIN is assigned to the “diversified financials” industry group of the financials sector.

The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”).

It is critical that investors understand the following:

An investment in the Fund is not an investment in COIN.

The Fund’s strategy is subject to all potential losses if shares of COIN decrease in value, which may not be offset by income received by the Fund.

The Fund does not invest directly in shares of COIN.

Fund shareholders are not entitled to any COIN dividends.

Additional Information About COIN

Coinbase Global, Inc. provides a platform for customers to engage with digital assets, including trading, staking, safekeeping, spending and transferring. It also provides critical infrastructure for on-chain activities. COIN has substantial holdings of bitcoin and other digital assets. Such holdings are not only highly volatile, but highly speculative. A digital asset is a digital representation of value or rights that utilizes cryptographic technology and is typically issued and transferred via a public, permissionless blockchain, ensuring decentralized and transparent transactions without the need for intermediaries. These assets can be created through various mechanisms, including mining, staking, or smart contracts, which automate and enforce agreements on the blockchain. Digital assets serve multiple use cases, such as digital currencies (e.g., bitcoin), decentralized finance (DeFi), non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and enterprise applications, enabling secure and efficient peer-to-peer transactions, programmable financial services, and digital ownership verification. COIN is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Information provided to or filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Coinbase Global, Inc. pursuant to the Exchange Act, including financial reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding Coinbase Global, Inc. can be located by reference to the Securities and Exchange Commission file number 001-40289 through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, information regarding Coinbase Global, Inc. may be obtained from other sources including, but not limited to, press releases, newspaper articles and other publicly disseminated documents.

The Fund has derived all disclosures contained in this document regarding Coinbase Global, Inc. from the publicly available documents described above. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate has participated in the preparation of such documents. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate makes any representation that such publicly available documents or any other publicly available information regarding Coinbase Global, Inc. is accurate or complete. Furthermore, the Fund cannot give any assurance that all events occurring prior to the date of the prospectus (including events that would affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly available documents described above) that would affect the trading price of COIN have been publicly disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any such events or the disclosure of, or failure to disclose, material future events concerning Coinbase Global, Inc. could affect the value of the Fund’s investments with respect to COIN and therefore the value of the Fund. Lastly, neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any of their respective affiliates, make any representations to investors as to the performance of COIN.

Principal Risks

Covered Call Strategy Risk. A covered call strategy involves writing (selling) covered call options in return for the receipt of premiums. The seller of the option gives up the opportunity to benefit from price increases in the underlying instrument above the exercise price of the options but continues to bear the risk of underlying instrument price declines. The premiums received from the options may not be sufficient to offset any losses sustained from underlying instrument price declines over time. As a result, the risks associated with writing covered call options may be similar to the risks associated with writing put options. Exchanges may suspend the trading of options during periods of abnormal market volatility. Suspension of trading may mean that an option seller is unable to sell options at a time that may be desirable or advantageous to do so.

The covered call strategy utilized by the Fund is “synthetic” because the Fund’s exposure to the price return of COIN is derived through options exposure, rather than direct holdings of the shares of COIN. Because such exposure is synthetic, it is possible that the Fund’s participation in the price return of COIN may not be as precise as if the Fund were directly holding shares of COIN.

COIN Investing Risks. The Fund will have significant exposure to COIN through its investments in options contracts that utilize COIN as the reference asset. Accordingly, the Fund will be subject to the risks of COIN, set forth below.

COIN-Issuer Specific Risks. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. As of the date of this prospectus, COIN faces risks associated with companies in the financials sector, as well as those relating to the “digital asset industry ecosystem.” The technology relating to the digital asset industry ecosystem is new and developing and the risks associated with digital assets may not fully emerge until the technology is widely used. Technologies utilizing cryptography are used by companies to optimize their business practices, whether by using the technology within their business or operating business lines involved in the operation of the technology. Cryptography refers to a set of techniques designed to allow for secure communication in the presence of adversarial behavior. Blockchain is a well-known example of a technology that relies on cryptography. A blockchain is comprised of unchangeable, digitally recorded data in packages called “blocks.” These digitally recorded blocks of data are stored in a linear “chain.” Each block in the chain contains data (e.g., a transaction), that is cryptographically connected to the previous block in the chain, ensuring all data in the overall “blockchain” has not been tampered with and remains unchanged. The cryptographic keys necessary to transact a digital asset may be subject to theft, loss, or destruction, which could adversely affect a company’s business or operations if it were dependent on such an asset. Competing platforms and technologies may be developed such that consumers or investors use an alternative to digital assets. There may be risks posed by the lack of regulation for digital assets and any future regulatory developments could affect the viability and expansion of the use of crypto technologies. Recently, U.S. securities regulators have brought actions against companies operating in the crypto industry ecosystem for violations of U.S. securities laws. To the extent such an action is brought against a company held by the Fund, the value of such a holding could decrease significantly. Because companies operating in the crypto industry ecosystem may operate across many national boundaries and regulatory jurisdictions, it is possible that such companies may be subject to widespread and inconsistent regulation. Companies operating in the digital asset industry ecosystem that rely on third party products may be subject to technical defects or vulnerabilities beyond a company’s control. Because many digital assets do not have a standardized exchange, like a stock market, there is less liquidity for such assets and greater possibility of volatility, fraud or manipulation. In addition, these companies may engage in other lines of business unrelated to the crypto industry ecosystem, and these lines of business could adversely affect their operating results. Such companies may be engaged in activities traditionally comprising the information technology sector and financials sector. These companies also may not be able to develop crypto technology applications or may not be able to capitalize on those applications. Technologies may also never be fully implemented, which could adversely affect an investment in such companies. Companies that use crypto technologies may be subject to cybersecurity risk. In addition, certain features of digital asset industry technologies, such as decentralization, open source protocol, and reliance on peer-to-peer connectivity, may increase the risk of fraud or cyber-attack by potentially reducing the likelihood of a coordinated response. A significant disruption of internet connectivity affecting large numbers of users or geographic areas could impede the functionality of crypto technologies. Companies that use crypto technologies may be subject to the risks posed by conflicting intellectual property claims, which may reduce confidence in the viability of a digital asset.

Equity Securities Risk. Equity securities are subject to changes in value, and their values may be more volatile than those of other asset classes. Equity securities prices fluctuate for several reasons, including changes in investors’ perceptions of the financial condition of an issuer or the general condition of the relevant equity market, such as market volatility, or when political or economic events affecting an issuer occur. Common stock prices may be particularly sensitive to rising interest rates, as the cost of capital rises and borrowing costs increase. Common stocks generally subject their holders to more risks than preferred stocks and debt securities because common stockholders’ claims are subordinated to those of holders of preferred stocks and debt securities upon the bankruptcy of the issuer.

Digital Asset Trading Platforms Risk. Digital asset platforms, such as COIN, are relatively new and, in some cases, unregulated. Many operate outside the United States. Furthermore, while many prominent digital asset platforms provide the public with significant information regarding their ownership structure, management teams, corporate practices and regulatory compliance, many digital asset platforms do not provide this information. Digital asset platforms may not be subject to, or may not comply with, regulation in a similar manner as other regulated trading platforms, such as national securities exchanges or designated contract markets. As a result, the marketplace may lose confidence in digital asset platforms, including prominent platforms that handle a significant volume of bitcoin trading.

Many digital asset platforms are unlicensed, may be unregulated, may be subject to regulation in a relevant jurisdiction but may or may not be in compliance therewith, may operate without extensive supervision by governmental authorities, and may not provide the public with significant information regarding their ownership structure, management team, corporate practices, cybersecurity, and regulatory compliance. In particular, those located outside the United States may be subject to significantly less stringent regulatory and compliance requirements in their local jurisdictions and may take the position that they are not subject to laws and regulations that would apply to a national securities exchange or designated contract market in the United States, or may, as a practical matter, be beyond the ambit of U.S. regulators.

In addition, over the past several years, some digital asset platforms have been closed due to fraud and manipulative activity, business failure, or security breaches. In many of these instances, the customers of such digital asset platforms were not compensated or made whole for the partial or complete losses of their account balances in such digital asset platforms. While, generally speaking, smaller digital asset platforms are less likely to have the infrastructure and capitalization that make larger digital asset platforms more stable, larger digital asset platforms are more likely to be appealing targets for hackers and malware, and their shortcomings or ultimate failures are more likely to have contagion effects on the digital asset ecosystem and, therefore, may be more likely targets of regulatory enforcement action.

Negative perception, a lack of stability and standardized regulation in the digital asset markets and the closure or temporary shutdown of digital asset platforms due to fraud, business failure, security breaches or government-mandated regulation and associated losses by customers may reduce confidence in the Bitcoin network and result in greater volatility or decreases in the prices of bitcoin.

Indirect Investment Risk. Coinbase Global, Inc. is not affiliated with the Trust, the Fund, the Adviser or any affiliates thereof and is not involved with this offering in any way, and has no obligation to consider the Fund in taking any corporate actions that might affect the value of the Fund. The Trust, the Fund, the Adviser or any affiliate are not responsible for the performance of COIN and make no representation as to the performance of COIN. Investing in the Fund is not equivalent to investing in COIN. Fund shareholders will not have voting rights or rights to receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights with respect to COIN.

Financial Companies Risk. Companies in the financials sector are subject to extensive governmental regulation and intervention, which may adversely affect the scope of their activities, the prices they can charge, the amount of capital and liquid assets they must maintain and, potentially, their size. Governmental regulation may change frequently and may have significant adverse consequences for companies in the financials sector, including effects not intended by such regulation. Increased risk taking by financial companies may also result in greater overall risk in the U.S. and global financials sector. The impact of changes in capital requirements, or recent or future regulation in various countries, on any individual financial company or on the financials sector as a whole cannot be predicted.

Certain risks may impact the value of investments in the financials sector more severely than those of investments outside this sector, including the risks associated with companies that operate with substantial financial leverage. Companies in the financials sector are exposed directly to the credit risk of their borrowers and counterparties, who may be leveraged to an unknown degree, including through swaps and other derivatives products. Financial services companies may have significant exposure to the same borrowers and counterparties, with the result that a borrower’s or counterparty’s inability to meet its obligations to one company may affect other companies with exposure to the same borrower or counterparty. This interconnectedness of risk may result in significant negative impacts to companies with direct exposure to the defaulting counterparty as well as adverse cascading effects in the markets and the financials sector generally. Companies in the financials sector may also be adversely affected by increases in interest rates and loan losses, decreases in the availability of money or asset valuations, credit rating downgrades, adverse public perception and adverse conditions in other related markets. Insurance companies, in particular, may be subject to severe price competition and/or rate regulation, which may have an adverse impact on their profitability. The financials sector is particularly sensitive to fluctuations in interest rates. The financials sector is also a target for cyberattacks. Cybersecurity incidents and technology malfunctions and failures have become increasingly frequent and have caused significant losses to companies in this sector, which may negatively impact the Fund. The extent to which the Fund may invest in a company that engages in securities-related activities or banking is limited by applicable law.

Large Capitalization Companies Risk. Large capitalization companies may be less able than smaller capitalization companies to adapt to changing market conditions. Large capitalization companies may be more mature and subject to more limited growth potential compared with smaller capitalization companies. During different market cycles, the performance of large capitalization companies has trailed the overall performance of the broader securities markets.

United States Risk. Certain changes in the U.S. economy, such as when the U.S. economy weakens or when its financial markets decline, may have an adverse effect on the securities to which the Fund has exposure.

Digital Assets Risk. COIN may have substantial holdings of bitcoin and other digital assets. Accordingly, it is subject to the risks associated with such holdings as set forth below.

Bitcoin Risk. Bitcoin remains a volatile and evolving asset subject to significant market fluctuations, uncertainty, and speculative investment interest. Although institutional participation, the development of regulated investment products, and broader market infrastructure have increased in recent years, the value of bitcoin continues to be influenced substantially by market sentiment, speculative demand, liquidity conditions and macroeconomic factors rather than traditional fundamental analysis. The further development and sustained acceptance of the Bitcoin network are dependent on a variety of complex factors, including technological developments, regulatory treatment, institutional participation, and broader public adoption. While regulatory oversight of bitcoin and digital asset markets has increased in certain jurisdictions, including the United States and Europe, the global regulatory environment remains fragmented and subject to change. Regulatory developments may include new legislation, enforcement actions against digital asset market participants, trading restrictions, taxation policies or changes in regulatory classification. Any such actions could materially affect the value, liquidity, or market structure of bitcoin. Bitcoin markets remain susceptible to fraud, market manipulation, theft, cybersecurity incidents and operational disruptions. Trading may occur on digital asset trading platforms that are not subject to the same regulatory oversight as traditional securities exchanges. Failures of market participants such as exchanges, custodians, lenders, or other intermediaries could negatively affect market confidence and liquidity. In addition, a significant concentration of bitcoin holdings among a relatively small number of holders may increase the risk that large transactions or coordinated trading activity could cause substantial price volatility. Technological risks remain inherent in bitcoin and the Bitcoin network. Although technological developments, including scaling technologies such as the Lightning Network, have sought to improve transaction efficiency and network usability, these technologies remain relatively new and may contain technical vulnerabilities, security risks, or operational limitations. Technical failures, software bugs, cyber attacks, or other disruptions could undermine confidence in the Bitcoin network and adversely affect the price of bitcoin. The potential for blockchain forks also continues to exist. Forks may occur when developers and network participants disagree regarding changes to the Bitcoin protocol. Such events could result in competing blockchain networks, market confusion, or dilution of value associated with bitcoin. Competition from alternative digital assets and blockchain networks remains significant. Other digital assets may offer technological features or use cases that differ from or improve upon those associated with bitcoin. Increased adoption of competing digital assets or payment systems could reduce demand for bitcoin and negatively affect its market value. Any of these risks, individually or collectively, could materially and adversely affect the acceptance and market value of bitcoin.

Custody Risk. Security breaches, computer malware and computer hacking attacks have been a prevalent concern in relation to digital assets. The bitcoin held by COIN will likely be an appealing target to hackers or malware distributors seeking to destroy, damage or steal COIN’s bitcoin. To the extent that COIN is unable to identify and mitigate or stop new security threats or otherwise adapt to technological changes in the digital asset industry, COIN’s bitcoin may be subject to theft, loss, destruction, or other attack. COIN has put security procedures in place to prevent such theft, loss, or destruction, including but not limited to, offline storage, or cold storage, multiple encrypted private key “shards,” and other measures. Nevertheless, the security procedures cannot guarantee the prevention of any loss due to a security breach, software defect or act of God that may be borne by COIN, and the security procedures may not protect against all errors, software flaws or other vulnerabilities in COIN’s technical infrastructure, which could result in theft, loss or damage of its assets. Assets not held in cold storage, such as assets held in a trading account, may be more vulnerable to security breach, hacking or loss than assets held in cold storage. Furthermore, assets held in a trading account are held on an omnibus rather than segregated basis, which creates greater risk of loss. The security procedures and operational infrastructure may be breached due to the actions of outside parties, error or malfeasance of a COIN employee, and, as a result, an unauthorized party may obtain access to COIN accounts in which its bitcoin is held, the relevant private keys (and therefore bitcoin) or other data or property of COIN. Additionally, outside parties may attempt to fraudulently induce employees of COIN to disclose sensitive information in order to gain access to COIN’s infrastructure. As the techniques used to obtain unauthorized access, disable or degrade service or sabotage systems change frequently or may be designed to remain dormant until a predetermined event and often are not recognized until launched against a target, COIN may be unable to anticipate these techniques or implement adequate preventative measures.

Digital Asset Market and Volatility Risk. The prices of digital assets, to which COIN has significant exposure, have historically been highly volatile. The value of such assets has been, and may continue to be, substantially dependent on speculation, such that trading and investing in these assets generally may not be based on fundamental analysis. The value of the Fund’s investments in instruments that provide exposure to COIN – and therefore the value of an investment in the Fund – could decline significantly and without warning. If you are not prepared to accept significant and unexpected changes in the value of the Fund, you should not invest in the Fund.

Digital Asset Regulatory Risk. There is a lack of consensus regarding the regulation of digital assets, including bitcoin, and their markets. As a result of the growth in the size of the digital asset market, as well as recent events in the digital asset market, the U.S. Congress and a number of U.S. federal and state agencies (including FinCEN, SEC, OCC, CFTC, FINRA, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Internal Revenue Service, state financial institution regulators, and others) have been examining the operations of digital asset networks, digital asset users and the digital asset markets. Many of these state and federal agencies have brought enforcement actions or issued consumer advisories regarding the risks posed by digital assets to investors. Ongoing and future regulatory actions with respect to digital assets generally or bitcoin in particular may alter, perhaps to a materially adverse extent, the nature of an investment in the shares of COIN or the ability of COIN to continue to operate.

Irrevocability of Transactions Risk. Digital asset transactions are typically not reversible without the consent and active participation of the recipient of the transaction. Once a transaction has been verified and recorded in a block that is added to the blockchain, an incorrect transfer or theft of bitcoin generally will not be reversible, and COIN may not be capable of seeking compensation for any such transfer or theft. It is possible that, through computer or human error, or through theft or criminal action, COIN’s bitcoin could be transferred from its account in incorrect amounts or to unauthorized third parties, or to uncontrolled accounts. Such events have occurred in connection with digital assets in the past. For example, in September 2014, the Chinese digital asset platform Huobi announced that it had sent approximately 900 bitcoin and 8,000 Litecoin (worth approximately $400,000 at the prevailing market prices at the time) to the wrong customers. To the extent that COIN is unable to seek a corrective transaction with such third-party or is incapable of identifying the third-party which has received COIN’s bitcoin through error or theft, COIN will be unable to revert or otherwise recover incorrectly transferred bitcoin. COIN will also be unable to convert or recover its bitcoin transferred to uncontrolled accounts. To the extent that COIN is unable to seek redress for such error or theft, such loss could adversely affect the value of its shares.

Clearing Member Default Risk. Transactions in some types of derivatives, including the options held by the Fund, are required to be centrally cleared (“cleared derivatives”). In a transaction involving cleared derivatives, the Fund’s counterparty is a clearinghouse, such as the OCC, rather than a bank or broker. Since the Fund is not a member of clearinghouses, and only members of a clearinghouse (“clearing members”) can participate directly in the clearinghouse, the Fund will hold cleared derivatives through accounts at clearing members. With regard to its cleared derivatives positions, the Fund will make payments (including margin payments) to, and receive payments from, a clearinghouse through their accounts at clearing members. Customer funds held at a clearing organization in connection with any option contracts are held in a commingled omnibus account and are not associated with any of the clearing member’s individual customers by name. As a result, assets deposited by the Fund with any clearing member as margin for its options position may, in certain circumstances, be used to satisfy losses of other clients of the Fund’s clearing member. In addition, although clearing members guarantee performance of their clients’ obligations to the clearinghouse, there is a risk that the assets of the Fund might not be fully protected in the event of the clearing member’s bankruptcy. The Fund is also subject to the risk that a limited number of clearing members are willing to transact on the Fund’s behalf, which heightens the risks associated with a clearing member’s default. If a clearing member defaults, the Fund could lose some or all of the benefits of a transaction entered into by the Fund with the clearing member. The loss of a clearing member for the Fund to transact with could result in increased transaction costs and other operational issues that could impede the Fund’s ability to implement its investment strategy. If the Fund cannot find a clearing member to transact with on the Fund’s behalf, the Fund may be unable to effectively implement its investment strategy.

Concentration Risk. The Fund is susceptible to an increased risk of loss, including losses due to adverse events that affect the Fund’s investments more than the market as a whole, to the extent that the Fund’s investments are concentrated in investments that provide exposure to COIN and the industry to which it is assigned. As of March 1, 2026, COIN is assigned to the “diversified financials” industry group of the financials sector. Please see “Financial Companies Risk” for a discussion regarding the risks of an investment in such companies.

Derivatives Risk. The use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. These risks include: (i) the risk that the counterparty to a derivative transaction may not fulfill its contractual obligations; (ii) the risk of mispricing or improper valuation; and (iii) the risk that changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset. Derivative prices are highly volatile and may fluctuate substantially during a short period of time. Such prices are influenced by numerous factors that affect the markets, including, but not limited to: changing supply and demand relationships; government programs and policies; national and international political and economic events, changes in interest rates, inflation and deflation and changes in supply and demand relationships. Trading derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities. Derivative contracts ordinarily have leverage inherent in their terms. The use of leverage may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it would not be advantageous to do so in order to satisfy its obligations or to meet regulatory or contractual requirements for derivatives. The use of derivatives can magnify potential for gain or loss and, therefore, amplify the effects of market volatility on share price.

FLEX Options Risk. Trading FLEX Options involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities. The Fund may experience losses from specific FLEX Option positions and certain FLEX Option positions may expire worthless. The FLEX Options are listed on an exchange; however, no one can guarantee that a liquid secondary trading market will exist for the FLEX Options. In the event that trading in the FLEX Options is limited or absent, the value of the Fund’s FLEX Options may decrease. In a less liquid market for the FLEX Options, liquidating the FLEX Options may require the payment of a premium (for written FLEX Options) or acceptance of a discounted price (for purchased FLEX Options) and may take longer to complete. A less liquid trading market may adversely impact the value of the FLEX Options and Fund Shares and result in the Fund being unable to achieve its investment objective. Less liquidity in the trading of the Fund’s FLEX Options could have an impact on the prices paid or received by the Fund for the FLEX Options in connection with creations and redemptions of Fund Shares. Depending on the nature of this impact to pricing, the Fund may be forced to pay more for redemptions (or receive less for creations) than the price at which it currently values the FLEX Options. Such overpayment or under collection could reduce the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective. Additionally, in a less liquid market for the FLEX Options, the liquidation of a large number of options may more significantly impact the price. A less liquid trading market may adversely impact the value of the FLEX Options and the value of your investment. The trading in FLEX Options may be less deep and liquid than the market for certain other exchange-traded options, non-customized options or other securities.

Leverage Risk. While the Fund does not seek leveraged exposure to COIN, the Fund seeks to achieve and maintain the exposure to the price of COIN by using the leverage inherent in options contracts. Therefore, the Fund is subject to leverage risk. When the Fund purchases or sells an instrument or enters into a transaction without investing an amount equal to the full economic exposure of the instrument or transaction, it creates leverage, which can result in the Fund losing more than it originally invested. As a result, these investments may magnify losses to the Fund, and even a small market movement may result in significant losses to the Fund. Leverage may also cause the Fund to be more volatile because it may exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities. Options trading involves a degree of leverage and, as a result, a relatively small price movement in futures instruments may result in immediate and substantial losses to the Fund.

Liquidity Risk. The market for options on COIN may be subject to periods of illiquidity. During such times it may be difficult or impossible to buy or sell a position at the desired price. Market disruptions or volatility can also make it difficult to find a counterparty willing to transact at a reasonable price and sufficient size. Illiquid markets may cause losses, which could be significant. The large size of the positions which the Fund may acquire increases the risk of illiquidity, may make its positions more difficult to liquidate, and may increase the losses incurred while trying to do so. Such large positions also may impact the price of options on COIN.

Operational Risk. The Fund is subject to risks arising from various operational factors, including, but not limited to, human error; processing and communication errors; errors of the Fund’s service providers, counterparties or other third parties; failed or inadequate processes; and technology or systems failures. The Fund relies on third parties for a range of services, including custody. Any delay or failure relating to engaging or maintaining such service providers may affect the Fund’s ability to meet its investment objective. Although the Fund and the Adviser seek to reduce these operational risks through controls and procedures, there is no way to completely protect against such risks.

Options Risk. The use of options involves investment strategies and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions and depends on the ability of the Fund’s portfolio managers to forecast market movements correctly. The prices of options are volatile and are influenced by, among other things, actual and anticipated changes in the value of the underlying instrument, or in interest or currency exchange rates, including the anticipated volatility, which in turn are affected by fiscal and monetary policies and by national and international political and economic events. The effective use of options also depends on the Fund’s ability to terminate option positions at times deemed desirable to do so. There is no assurance that the Fund will be able to effect closing transactions at any particular time or at an acceptable price. In addition, there may at times be an imperfect correlation between the movement in values of options and their underlying securities and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for certain options.

Portfolio Turnover Risk. The Fund may experience high levels of portfolio turnover. A high portfolio turnover rate increases transaction costs, which may increase the Fund’s expenses. Frequent trading may also cause adverse tax consequences for investors in the Fund due to an increase in short-term capital gains.

Special Tax Risk. The Fund intends to qualify as a “regulated investment company” or “RIC.” If, in any year, the Fund fails to qualify as a regulated investment company under the applicable tax laws, the Fund would be taxed as an ordinary corporation. The Fund intends to treat any income it may derive from the FLEX Options as “qualifying income” under the provisions of the Code applicable to RICs. In addition, based upon language in the legislative history, the Fund intends to treat the issuer of the FLEX Options as the referenced asset, which may allow the Fund to qualify for special rules in the RIC diversification requirements. If the income is not qualifying income or the issuer of the FLEX Options is not appropriately the referenced asset, the Fund may lose its own status as a RIC if tax positions reflected by such options are large enough.

Structural ETF Risks. The Fund is an ETF. Accordingly, it is subject to certain risks associated with its unique structure.

Active Market Risk. Although Fund Shares are listed for trading on the Exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for Fund Shares will develop or be maintained. Fund Shares trade on the Exchange at market prices that may be below, at or above the Fund’s net asset value. Securities, including Fund Shares, are subject to market fluctuations and liquidity constraints that may be caused by such factors as economic, political, or regulatory developments, changes in interest rates, and/or perceived trends in securities prices. Fund Shares could decline in value or underperform other investments.

Cash Transactions Risk. The Fund currently expects to effect a significant portion of its creations and redemptions for cash, rather than in-kind securities. Paying redemption proceeds in cash rather than through in-kind delivery of portfolio securities may require the Fund to dispose of or sell portfolio securities or other assets at an inopportune time to obtain the cash needed to meet redemption orders. This may cause the Fund to sell a security and recognize a capital gain or loss that might not have been incurred if it had made a redemption in-kind. As a result, the Fund may pay out higher or lower annual capital gains distributions than ETFs that redeem in-kind. The use of cash creations and redemptions may also cause Fund Shares to trade in the market at greater bid-ask spreads or greater premiums or discounts to the Fund’s NAV. Furthermore, the Fund may not be able to execute cash transactions for creation and redemption purposes at the same price used to determine the Fund’s NAV. To the extent that the maximum additional charge for creation or redemption transactions is insufficient to cover the execution shortfall, the Fund’s performance could be negatively impacted.

Costs of Buying and Selling Fund Shares. Due to the costs of buying or selling Fund Shares, including brokerage commissions imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of Fund Shares may significantly reduce investment results, and an investment in Fund Shares may not be advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small investments.

Valuation Risk. The Fund may hold securities or other assets that may be valued on the basis of factors other than market quotations. This may occur because the asset or security does not trade on a centralized exchange, or in times of market turmoil or reduced liquidity. There are multiple methods that can be used to value a portfolio holding when market quotations are not readily available. The value established for any portfolio holding at a point in time might differ from what would be produced using a different methodology or if it had been priced using market quotations. Portfolio holdings that are valued using techniques other than market quotations, including “fair valued” assets or securities, may be subject to greater fluctuation in their valuations from one day to the next than if market quotations were used. In addition, there is no assurance that the Fund could sell or close out a portfolio position for the value established for it at any time, and it is possible that the Fund would incur a loss because a portfolio position is sold or closed out at a discount to the valuation established by the Fund at that time. The Fund’s ability to value investments may be impacted by technological issues or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.

Performance

Because the Fund does not have performance history for a full calendar year, no performance information is presented for the Fund at this time. Once the Fund has completed a full calendar year of investment operations, this section will provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund’s average annual returns compare with a broad measure of market performance. Past performance does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available at no cost on the Fund’s website at https://www.icoietf.com.

Management

Investment Adviser: Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC (“BIM”)

Portfolio Managers: Jennifer Thornton, Head of ETFs & Index Portfolio Management at BIM, and Daniela Padilla, Portfolio Manager at BIM, are the individuals that are primarily and jointly responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund. Each has served as portfolio manager since the Fund’s inception in April 2025.

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Individual Fund Shares may only be purchased and sold on the Exchange, other national securities exchanges, electronic crossing networks and other alternative trading systems through a broker-dealer at market prices. Because Fund Shares trade at market prices rather than at NAV, Fund Shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (premium) or less than NAV (discount). When buying or selling Fund Shares in the secondary market, you may incur costs attributable to the difference between the highest price a buyer is willing to pay to purchase Fund Shares (bid) and the lowest price a seller is willing to accept for Fund Shares (ask) (the “bid-ask spread”). Recent information regarding the Fund’s NAV, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid-ask spreads is available at https://www.icoietf.com

Tax Information

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

Bitwise CRCL Option Income Strategy ETF

Investment Objective

The Fund’s primary investment objective is to provide current income. The Fund’s secondary investment objective is to provide exposure to the price return of Class A common stock of Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE: CRCL) (“CRCL”), subject to a limit on potential investment gains.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Management Fees	0.95%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees	0.00%
Other Expenses	0.00%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses	0.01%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	0.96%

Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then sell all of your Fund Shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Year 1	Year 3	Year 5	Year 10
$98	$306	$531	$1,178

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the period October 1, 2025 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2025, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 0% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund is an actively managed ETF that seeks to provide current income while providing exposure to the share price (i.e., the price returns) of CRCL, subject to a limit on potential investment gains. The Fund seeks to achieve these investment objectives through the use of a synthetic covered call strategy. The Fund seeks to provide its synthetic exposure to the price return of CRCL through the purchase and sale of a combination of call and put option contracts that utilize CRCL as the reference asset. The Fund will also sell call options that utilize CRCL as the reference asset to generate income in the form of option premiums, but will also limit the degree to which the Fund will participate in investment gains experienced by CRCL.

The Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets plus borrowings in options contracts that utilize CRCL as the reference asset. For purposes of compliance with this investment policy, derivative contracts will be valued at their notional value.

In implementing its investment strategy, the Fund will invest in traditional exchange-traded options contracts and/or FLexible EXchange^® options (“FLEX Options”) that utilize CRCL as the reference asset. The Fund will only invest in options contracts that are listed for trading on regulated U.S. exchanges. Traditional exchange-traded options have standardized terms, such as the type (call or put), the reference asset, the strike price, and the expiration date. Exchange-listed options contracts are guaranteed for settlement by the Options Clearing Corporation (“OCC”). FLEX Options are a type of exchange-listed options contract with uniquely customizable terms that allow investors to customize key terms like type, strike price and expiration date that are standardized in a typical options contract. FLEX Options are also guaranteed for settlement by the OCC. It is anticipated that the Fund will invest primarily in FLEX Options. The FLEX Options held by the Fund may be either physical or cash-settled.

In general, an option is a contract that gives the purchaser (holder) of the option, in return for a premium, the right to buy from (call) or sell to (put) the seller (writer) of the option the security or currency underlying (in this case, CRCL) the option at a specified exercise price. The writer of an option has the obligation upon exercise of the option to deliver the underlying security or currency upon payment of the exercise price (call) or to pay the exercise price upon delivery of the underlying security or currency (put). The Fund may utilize both European and American style options. An option is said to be “European Style” when it can be exercised only at expiration whereas an “American Style” option can be exercised at any time prior to expiration.

In a traditional covered call strategy, an investor (such as the Fund) sells a call option on a security it already owns. However, the Fund will derive its exposure to CRCL through the use of options contracts that use CRCL as the reference asset. It is this distinction that causes the Fund’s strategy to be properly termed as a “synthetic covered call strategy” as opposed to a traditional covered call strategy, because the Fund primarily has synthetic exposure to CRCL. The Fund’s synthetic exposure to CRCL is achieved through the combination of purchasing call options and selling put options generally at the same strike price which, synthetically creates the upside and downside participation in the price returns of CRCL. The Fund will primarily gain exposure to increases in value experienced by CRCL through the purchase of call options. As a buyer of these options, the Fund pays a premium to the seller of the options. The Fund will primarily gain exposure to decreases in value experienced by CRCL through the sale of put options. As the seller of these options, the Fund receives a premium from the buyer of the options. In combination, the purchased call and sold put options generally provide exposure to price returns of CRCL both on the upside and downside. The Fund intends to continuously maintain exposure to CRCL through the use of options. When such options expire or are exercised, the Fund will enter into new options. This is a practice referred to as “rolling.” The Fund’s practice of rolling options may result in higher levels of portfolio turnover.

As the primary means by which the Fund intends to generate income, the Fund will sell call options that reference CRCL at a strike price that is expected to be approximately between 0% and 15% above the then-current share price of CRCL. It is important to note that the sale of these call options to generate income will limit the Fund’s ability to participate in increases in value of CRCL’s share price beyond a certain point. If the share price of CRCL increases, the above-referenced synthetic long exposure would allow the Fund to experience similar percentage gains. However, if CRCL’s share price appreciates in value beyond the strike price of one or more of the call option contracts that the Fund has sold to generate income, the Fund will lose money on those short call positions, and the losses will, in turn, limit the upside return of the Fund’s synthetic long exposure. As a result, the Fund’s overall strategy (i.e., the combination of the synthetic long exposure to CRCL and the sold CRCL call positions) will limit the Fund’s participation in gains of CRCL’s share price beyond a certain point. This strategy effectively converts a portion of the potential upside price return growth of CRCL into current income. Such income may be less than the upside return of CRCL. It is expected that the call options the Fund will sell to generate options premiums will generally have expirations of approximately one year or less and will be held to or close to expiration.

In addition to the options contracts, the Fund will also invest in cash and short-term U.S. Treasury securities, which will serve to collateralize the Fund’s options positions and provide additional income. The market value of the cash and short-term U.S. Treasury securities held by the Fund is expected to be between 50% and 100% of the Fund’s net assets and the market value of the options package is expected to be between 0% and 50% of the Fund’s net assets. In terms of notional value, the combination of these investment instruments provides indirect investment exposure to CRCL equal to at least 100% of the Fund’s total assets.

As a result of its investment strategies, the Fund will be concentrated in the industry or group of industries to which CRCL is assigned (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets in investments that provide exposure to the industry or group of industries to which CRCL is assigned). As of March 1, 2026, CRCL is assigned to the “diversified financials” industry group of the financials sector.

The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”).

It is critical that investors understand the following:

An investment in the Fund is not an investment in CRCL.

The Fund’s strategy is subject to all potential losses if shares of CRCL decrease in value, which may not be offset by income received by the Fund.

The Fund does not invest directly in shares of CRCL.

Fund shareholders are not entitled to any CRCL dividends.

Additional Information About CRCL

Circle Internet Group, Inc. is a peer-to-peer payments company that serves as the issuer of stablecoins. A stablecoin is a digital asset whose value is designed to track the price of an underlying asset or another unit of value. CRCL is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Information provided to or filed with the SEC by Circle Internet Group, Inc. pursuant to the Exchange Act, including financial reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding Circle Internet Group, Inc. can be located by reference to the SEC Commission file number 001-42671 through the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, information regarding Circle Internet Group, Inc. may be obtained from other sources including, but not limited to, press releases, newspaper articles and other publicly disseminated documents.

The Fund has derived all disclosures contained in this document regarding Circle Internet Group, Inc. from the publicly available documents described above. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser, nor any affiliate has participated in the preparation of such documents. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser, nor any affiliate makes any representation that such publicly available documents or any other publicly available information regarding Circle Internet Group, Inc. is accurate or complete. Furthermore, the Fund cannot give any assurance that all events occurring prior to the date of the prospectus (including events that would affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly available documents described above) that would affect the trading price of CRCL have been publicly disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any such events or the disclosure of, or failure to disclose, material future events concerning Circle Internet Group, Inc. could affect the value of the Fund’s investments with respect to CRCL and therefore the value of the Fund. Lastly, neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any of their respective affiliates, make any representations investors as to the performance of CRCL.

Principal Risks

Market Risk. Market risk is the risk that a particular investment, or Fund Shares in general, may fall in value. Securities are subject to market fluctuations caused by real or perceived adverse economic, political, and regulatory factors or market developments, changes in interest rates, disruptions to trade, impositions of tariffs and perceived trends in securities prices. Fund Shares could decline in value or underperform other investments. In addition, local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, market manipulation, government defaults, government shutdowns, regulatory actions, political changes, diplomatic developments, the imposition of sanctions and other similar measures, spread of infectious diseases or other public health issues, recessions, natural disasters, or other events could have a significant negative impact on the Fund and its investments. Any of such circumstances could have a materially negative impact on the value of Fund Shares, the liquidity of an investment, and may result in increased market volatility. During any such events, Fund Shares may trade at increased premiums or discounts to their net asset value, the bid-ask spread on Fund Shares may widen and the returns on investment may fluctuate.

The covered call strategy utilized by the Fund is “synthetic” because the Fund’s exposure to the price return of CRCL is derived through options exposure rather than direct holdings of the shares of CRCL. Because such exposure is synthetic, it is possible that the Fund’s participation in the price return of CRCL may not be as precise as if the Fund were directly holding shares of CRCL.

CRCL Investing Risks. The Fund will have significant exposure to CRCL through its investments in options contracts that utilize CRCL as the reference asset. Accordingly, the Fund will subject to the risks of CRCL, set forth below.

CRCL-Issuer Specific Risks. CRCL faces significant risks as an issuer of stablecoins, in particular USDC, a stablecoin whose value is pegged to the U.S. dollar. Stablecoins face growing scrutiny from U.S. and global regulators due to their potential implications for financial stability, illicit finance, monetary policy and consumer protection. Changes in regulatory treatment, including legislation or enforcement actions restricting the issuance, redemption, or reserve management of stablecoins, could significantly impair Circle’s business model and financial condition. CRCL’s ability to maintain the 1:1 backing of USDC with high-quality liquid assets, primarily U.S. Treasuries and cash, is critical to its credibility and adoption. Any perceived instability, lack of transparency or reserve shortfall could lead to rapid redemptions and reputational damage. Additionally, CRCL is exposed to operational and cybersecurity risks inherent in managing a digital financial infrastructure, as well as technology risk tied to the performance of public blockchains on which USDC circulates. As a newly listed company, CRCL may also experience heightened share price volatility, limited trading history, and reduced analyst coverage, which may contribute to price instability. The Fund’s concentrated exposure to CRCL may result in a disproportionate impact on its performance in the event of adverse developments affecting Circle or the broader stablecoin ecosystem.

Equity Securities Risk. Equity securities are subject to changes in value, and their values may be more volatile than those of other asset classes. Equity securities prices fluctuate for several reasons, including changes in investors’ perceptions of the financial condition of an issuer or the general condition of the relevant equity market, such as market volatility, or when political or economic events affecting an issuer occur. Common stock prices may be particularly sensitive to rising interest rates as the cost of capital rises and borrowing costs increase. Common stocks generally subject their holders to more risks than preferred stocks and debt securities because common stockholders’ claims are subordinated to those of holders of preferred stocks and debt securities upon the bankruptcy of the issuer.

Indirect Investment Risk. Circle Internet Group, Inc. is not affiliated with the Trust, the Fund, the Adviser or, any affiliates thereof and is not involved with this offering in any way and has no obligation to consider the Fund in taking any corporate actions that might affect the value of the Fund. The Trust, the Fund, the Adviser, or any affiliate are not responsible for the performance of CRCL and make no representation as to the performance of CRCL. Investing in the Fund is not equivalent to investing in CRCL. Fund shareholders will not have voting rights or rights to receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights with respect to CRCL.

Financial Companies Risk. The success of consumer product manufacturers and retailers is tied closely to the performance of domestic and international economies, interest rates, exchange rates, supply chains, competition, consumer confidence, changes in demographics, and consumer preferences. Companies in the consumer discretionary sector depend heavily on disposable household income and consumer spending and may be strongly affected by social trends and marketing campaigns. These companies may be subject to severe competition, which may have an adverse impact on their profitability.

Stablecoin Risk. The Fund will have significant exposure to stablecoins, as a result of its concentrated exposure to CRCL, an issuer of stablecoins. Although U.S. dollar- or Euro-pegged stablecoins are designed to maintain a stable value by being backed by fiat currency reserves or other liquid assets, there is no guarantee that the peg will be maintained or that the reserves will be sufficient, transparent or accessible in times of market stress. The issuer’s ability to honor redemptions on a 1:1 basis may be impaired by inadequate reserve management, limited oversight, insolvency or legal restrictions. Moreover, the stablecoin market is subject to an evolving regulatory environment. Any legislative or enforcement actions targeting stablecoin issuers, custodians or reserve assets could impact the stablecoin’s functionality, tradability or value. Even where reserves are fully collateralized, lack of independent audits, insufficient disclosures or concentration in a single custodian or asset type (e.g., short-term U.S. Treasuries) may expose investors to hidden vulnerabilities. Additionally, stablecoins are typically reliant on blockchain infrastructure and smart contracts, which may be subject to bugs, outages or cyberattacks. A failure to maintain the peg or loss of confidence in the stablecoin could result in rapid redemptions, illiquidity, and significant losses to investors. Investors should not assume that exposure to a U.S. dollar- or Euro-pegged stablecoin is equivalent to holding U.S. dollars, Euros or risk-free assets.

Clearing Member Default Risk. Transactions in some types of derivatives, including the options held by the Fund, are required to be centrally cleared (“cleared derivatives”). In a transaction involving cleared derivatives, the Fund’s counterparty is a clearinghouse, such as the OCC, rather than a bank or broker. Since the Fund is not a member of clearinghouses, and only members of a clearinghouse (“clearing members”) can participate directly in the clearinghouse, the Fund will hold cleared derivatives through accounts at clearing members. With regard its cleared derivatives positions, the Fund will make payments (including margin payments) to, and receive payments from, a clearinghouse through their accounts at clearing members. Customer funds held at a clearing organization in connection with any option contracts are held in a commingled omnibus account and are not identified to the name of the clearing member’s individual customers. As a result, assets deposited by the Fund with any clearing member as margin for its options position may, in certain circumstances, be used to satisfy losses of other clients of the Fund’s clearing member. In addition, although clearing members guarantee performance of their clients’ obligations to the clearinghouse, there is a risk that the assets of the Fund might not be fully protected in the event of the clearing member’s bankruptcy. The Fund is also subject to the risk that a limited number of clearing members are willing to transact on the Fund’s behalf, which heightens the risks associated with a clearing member’s default. If a clearing member defaults, the Fund could lose some or all of the benefits of a transaction entered into by the Fund with the clearing member. The loss of a clearing member for the Fund to transact with could result in increased transaction costs and other operational issues that could impede the Fund’s ability to implement its investment strategy. If the Fund cannot find a clearing member to transact with on the Fund’s behalf, the Fund may be unable to effectively implement its investment strategy.

Concentration Risk. The Fund is susceptible to an increased risk of loss, including losses due to adverse events that affect the Fund’s investments more than the market as a whole, to the extent that the Fund’s investments are concentrated in investments that provide exposure to CRCL and the industry to which it is assigned. As of March 1, 2026, CRCL is assigned to the “diversified financials” industry group of the financials sector.

Cybersecurity Risk. The Fund is susceptible to operational risks due to breaches in cybersecurity. A breach in cybersecurity refers to both intentional and unintentional events that may cause the Fund to lose proprietary information, suffer data corruption, or lose operational capacity. Such events could cause the Fund to incur regulatory penalties, reputational damage, additional compliance costs associated with corrective measures, and/or financial loss. Cybersecurity breaches may involve unauthorized access to the Fund’s digital information systems through “hacking” or malicious software coding but may also result from outside attacks such as denial-of-service attacks due to efforts to make network services unavailable to intended users. In addition, cybersecurity breaches of the Fund’s third-party service providers, such as its administrator, transfer agent, custodian, or sub-advisor, as applicable, or the issuers in which the Fund invests, can also subject the Fund to many of the same risks associated with direct cybersecurity breaches. Although the Fund has established risk management systems designed to reduce the risks associated with cybersecurity, there is no guarantee that such efforts will succeed, especially because the Fund does not directly control the cybersecurity systems of issuers or third-party service providers.

Derivatives Risk. The use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. These risks include: (i) the risk that the counterparty to a derivative transaction may not fulfill its contractual obligations; (ii) risk of mispricing or improper valuation; and (iii) the risk that changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset. Derivative prices are highly volatile and may fluctuate substantially during a short period of time. Such prices are influenced by numerous factors that affect the markets, including, but not limited to: changing supply and demand relationships, government programs and policies, national and international political and economic events, changes in interest rates, inflation and deflation, and changes in supply and demand relationships. Trading derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities. Derivative contracts ordinarily have leverage inherent in their terms. The use of leverage may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it would not be advantageous to do so in order to satisfy its obligations or to meet regulatory or contractual requirements for derivatives. The use of derivatives can magnify potential for gain or loss and, therefore, amplify the effects of market volatility on share price.

Interest Rate Risk. Interest rate risk is the risk that the value of the debt securities in the Fund’s portfolio will decline because of rising market interest rates. Interest rate risk is generally lower for shorter term debt securities and higher for longer-term debt securities. Duration is a reasonably accurate measure of a debt security’s price sensitivity to changes in interest rates and a common measure of interest rate risk. Duration measures a debt security’s expected life on a present value basis, taking into account the debt security’s yield, interest payments, and final maturity. In general, duration represents the expected percentage change in the value of a security for an immediate 1% change in interest rates. For example, the price of a debt security with a three-year duration would be expected to drop by approximately 3% in response to a 1% increase in interest rates. Therefore, prices of debt securities with shorter durations tend to be less sensitive to interest rate changes than debt securities with longer durations. As the value of a debt security changes over time, so will its duration.

Leverage Risk. While the Fund does not seek leveraged exposure to CRCL, the Fund seeks to achieve and maintain the exposure to the price of CRCL by using the leverage inherent in options contracts. Therefore, the Fund is subject to leverage risk. When the Fund purchases or sells an instrument or enters into a transaction without investing an amount equal to the full economic exposure of the instrument or transaction, it creates leverage, which can result in the Fund losing more than it originally invested. As a result, these investments may magnify losses to the Fund, and even a small market movement may result in significant losses to the Fund. Leverage may also cause the Fund to be more volatile because it may exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities. Options trading involves a degree of leverage and, as a result, a relatively small price movement in futures instruments may result in immediate and substantial losses to the Fund.

Liquidity Risk. The market for options on CRCL may be subject to periods of illiquidity. During such times it may be difficult or impossible to buy or sell a position at the desired price. Market disruptions or volatility can also make it difficult to find a counterparty willing to transact at a reasonable price and sufficient size. Illiquid markets may cause losses, which could be significant. The large size of the positions which the Fund may acquire increases the risk of illiquidity, may make its positions more difficult to liquidate, and may increase the losses incurred while trying to do so. Such large positions also may impact the price of options on CRCL.

Operational Risk. The Fund is subject to risks arising from various operational factors, including, but not limited to, human error, processing and communication errors, errors of the Fund’s service providers, counterparties or other third parties, failed or inadequate processes and technology, or systems failures. The Fund relies on third parties for a range of services, including custody. Any delay or failure relating to engaging or maintaining such service providers may affect the Fund’s ability to meet its investment objective. Although the Fund and the Adviser seek to reduce these operational risks through controls and procedures, there is no way to completely protect against such risks.

Options Risk. The use of options involves investment strategies and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions and depends on the ability of the Fund’s portfolio managers to forecast market movements correctly. The prices of options are volatile and are influenced by, among other things, actual and anticipated changes in the value of the underlying instrument, or in interest or currency exchange rates, including the anticipated volatility, which in turn are affected by fiscal and monetary policies and by national and international political and economic events. The effective use of options also depends on the Fund’s ability to terminate option positions at times deemed desirable to do so. There is no assurance that the Fund will be able to effect closing transactions at any particular time or at an acceptable price. In addition, there may at times be an imperfect correlation between the movement in values of options and their underlying securities, and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for certain options.

Structural ETF Risks. The Fund is an ETF. Accordingly, it is subject to certain risks associated with its unique structure.

Cash Transactions Risk. The Fund currently expects to effect a significant portion of its creations and redemptions for cash rather than in-kind securities. Paying redemption proceeds in cash rather than through in-kind delivery of portfolio securities may require the Fund to dispose of or sell portfolio securities or other assets at an inopportune time to obtain the cash needed to meet redemption orders. This may cause the Fund to sell a security and recognize a capital gain or loss that might not have been incurred if it had made a redemption in kind. As a result, the Fund may pay out higher or lower annual capital gains distributions than ETFs that redeem in kind. The use of cash creations and redemptions may also cause Fund Shares to trade in the market at greater bid-ask spreads or greater premiums or discounts to the Fund’s NAV. Furthermore, the Fund may not be able to execute cash transactions for creation and redemption purposes at the same price used to determine the Fund’s NAV. To the extent that the maximum additional charge for creation or redemption transactions is insufficient to cover the execution shortfall, the Fund’s performance could be negatively impacted.

Costs of Buying and Selling Fund Shares. Due to the costs of buying or selling Fund Shares, including brokerage commissions imposed by brokers and bid-ask spreads, frequent trading of Fund Shares may significantly reduce investment results, and an investment in Fund Shares may not be advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small investments.

Premium/Discount Risk. As with all exchange-traded funds, Fund Shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. The trading prices of Fund Shares in the secondary market may differ from the Fund’s daily net asset value per share, and there may be times when the market price of the shares is more than the net asset value per share (premium) or less than the net asset value per share (discount). This risk is heightened in times of market volatility or periods of steep market declines.

Valuation Risk. The Fund may hold securities or other assets that may be valued on the basis of factors other than market quotations. This may occur because the asset or security does not trade on a centralized exchange or in times of market turmoil or reduced liquidity. There are multiple methods that can be used to value a portfolio holding when market quotations are not readily available. The value established for any portfolio holding at a point in time might differ from what would be produced using a different methodology or if it had been priced using market quotations. Portfolio holdings that are valued using techniques other than market quotations, including “fair valued” assets or securities, may be subject to greater fluctuation in their valuations from one day to the next than if market quotations were used. In addition, there is no assurance that the Fund could sell or close out a portfolio position for the value established for it at any time, and it is possible that the Fund would incur a loss because a portfolio position is sold or closed out at a discount to the valuation established by the Fund at that time. The Fund’s ability to value investments may be impacted by technological issues or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.

Performance

Management

Investment Adviser: Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC (“BIM”)

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Individual Fund Shares may only be purchased and sold on the Exchange, other national securities exchanges, electronic crossing networks, and other alternative trading systems through your broker-dealer at market prices. Because Fund Shares trade at market prices rather than at NAV, Fund Shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (premium) or less than NAV (discount). When buying or selling Fund Shares in the secondary market, you may incur costs attributable to the difference between the highest price a buyer is willing to pay to purchase Fund Shares (bid) and the lowest price a seller is willing to accept for Fund Shares (ask) (the “bid-ask spread”). Recent information regarding the Fund’s NAV, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid-ask spreads is available at https://www.icrcetf.com.

Tax Information

The Fund’s distributions are expected to be taxed as ordinary income, qualified dividend income, and/or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-advantaged arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account. Any withdrawals made from such tax-advantaged arrangement may be taxable to you.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

Bitwise Ethereum Option Income Strategy ETF

Investment Objective

The Fund’s primary investment objective is to provide current income. The Fund’s secondary investment objective is to provide exposure to the price return of one or more exchange-traded products that provide exposure to ether, subject to a limit on potential investment gains.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Management Fees	0.95%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees	0.00%
Other Expenses	0.00%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses	0.01%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	0.96%

Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then sell all of your Fund Shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Year 1	Year 3	Year 5	Year 10
$98	$306	$531	$1,178

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the period October 1, 2025 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2025, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 0% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund is an actively managed ETF that seeks to provide current income while providing exposure to the share price (i.e., the price returns) of one or more exchange-traded products that hold ether directly or provide exposure to ether through investments in futures contracts that utilize ether as a reference asset (each, an “Ether ETP,” and together, the “Ether ETPs”), subject to a limit on potential investment gains. The Fund seeks to achieve these investment objectives through the use of a synthetic covered call strategy. The Fund seeks to provide its synthetic exposure to the price return of the Ether ETP(s) through the purchase and sale of a combination of call and put option contracts that utilize an Ether ETP as the reference asset (“Ether ETP Call Options” and “Ether ETP Put Options,” respectively, and together, “Ether ETP Options”). The Fund will also sell Ether ETP Call Options in seeking to generate income in the form of option premiums. However, the sale of Ether ETP Call Options to generate income will also limit the degree to which the Fund will participate in investment gains experienced by the Ether ETP(s). The Fund does not invest directly in ether.

The Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets plus borrowings in Ether ETP Options. For purposes of compliance with this investment policy, derivative contracts will be valued at their notional value.

In implementing its investment strategy, the Fund will invest in traditional exchange-traded options contracts and/or FLexible EXchange^® options (“FLEX Options”) that utilize an Ether ETP as the reference asset. The Fund will only invest in options contracts that are listed for trading on regulated U.S. exchanges. Traditional exchange-traded options have standardized terms, such as the type (call or put), the reference asset, the strike price and expiration date. Exchange-listed options contracts are guaranteed for settlement by the Options Clearing Corporation (“OCC”). FLEX Options are a type of exchange-listed options contract with uniquely customizable terms that allow investors to customize key terms like type, strike price and expiration date that are standardized in a typical options contract. FLEX Options are also guaranteed for settlement by the OCC. It is anticipated that the Fund will invest primarily in FLEX Options. The FLEX Options held by the Fund may be either physical or cash settled.

In general, an option is a contract that gives the purchaser (holder) of the option, in return for a premium, the right to buy from (call) or sell to (put) the seller (writer) of the option the asset underlying the option (in this case, an Ether ETP) at a specified exercise price. The writer of an option has the obligation upon exercise of the option to deliver the underlying asset upon payment of the exercise price (call) or to pay the exercise price upon delivery of the underlying asset (put). The Fund may utilize both European and American style options. An option is said to be “European Style” when it can be exercised only at expiration whereas an “American Style” option can be exercised at any time prior to expiration.

In a traditional covered call strategy, an investor (such as the Fund) sells a call option on a security it already owns. However, the Fund will derive its exposure to the Ether ETP(s) through the use of Ether ETP Options. It is this distinction that causes the Fund’s strategy to be properly termed as a “synthetic covered call strategy,” as opposed to a traditional covered call strategy, because the Fund primarily has synthetic exposure to the Ether ETP(s). The Fund’s synthetic exposure to the Ether ETP(s) is achieved through the combination of purchasing Ether ETP Call Options and selling Ether ETP Put Options generally at the same strike price, which synthetically creates the upside and downside participation in the price returns of the Ether ETP(s). The Fund will primarily gain exposure to increases in value experienced by the Ether ETP(s) through the purchase of Ether ETP Call Options. As a buyer of these options, the Fund pays a premium to the seller of the options. The Fund will primarily gain exposure to decreases in value experienced by the Ether ETP(s) through the sale of Ether ETP Put Options. As the seller of these options, the Fund receives a premium from the buyer of the options. In combination, the purchased Ether ETP Call Options and sold Ether ETP Put Options generally provide exposure to price returns of the Ether ETP(s) both on the upside and downside. The Fund intends to continuously maintain exposure to the Ether ETP(s) through the use of Ether ETP Options. When such options expire or are exercised, the Fund will enter into new options. This is a practice referred to as “rolling.” The Fund’s practice of rolling options may result in higher levels of portfolio turnover.

As the primary means by which the Fund intends to generate income, the Fund will sell Ether ETP Call Options at a strike price that is expected to be approximately between 0% and 15% above the then-current share price of an Ether ETP. It is important to note that the sale of these Ether ETP Call Options to generate income will limit the Fund’s ability to participate in increases in value of an Ether ETP’s share price beyond a certain point. If the share price of an Ether ETP increases, the above-referenced synthetic long exposure would allow the Fund to experience similar percentage gains. However, if an Ether ETP’s share price appreciates in value beyond the strike price of one or more of the Ether ETP Call Options that the Fund has sold to generate income, the Fund will lose money on those short call positions, and the losses will, in turn, limit the upside return of the Fund’s synthetic long exposure. As a result, the Fund’s overall strategy (i.e., the combination of the synthetic long exposure to the Ether ETP(s) and the sold Ether ETP Call Options) will limit the Fund’s participation in gains of an Ether ETP’s share price beyond a certain point. This strategy effectively converts a portion of the potential upside price return growth of the Ether ETP(s) into current income. Such income may be less than the upside return of the Ether ETP(s). It is expected that the call options the Fund will sell to generate options premiums will generally have expirations of approximately one year or less and will be held to or close to expiration.

In addition to the options contracts, the Fund will also invest in cash and short-term U.S. Treasury securities, which will serve to collateralize the Fund’s Ether ETP Options and provide additional income. The market value of the cash and short-term U.S. Treasury securities held by the Fund is expected to be between 50% and 100% of the Fund’s net assets and the market value of the options package is expected to be between 0% and 50% of the Fund’s net assets. In terms of notional value, the combination of these investment instruments provides indirect investment exposure to the Ether ETP(s) equal to at least 100% of the Fund’s total assets.

The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”).

It is critical that investors understand the following:

An investment in the Fund is not an investment in an Ether ETP.

The Fund’s strategy is subject to all potential losses if shares of Ether ETPs decrease in value, which may not be offset by income received by the Fund.

The Fund does not invest directly in shares of an Ether ETP.

Additional Information About the Ether ETPs

The Ether ETPs serving as the reference asset for Ether ETP Options may be structured as ETPs that hold ether directly (“Spot Ether ETPs”) or as ETFs that derive exposure to ether through investments in exchange-traded futures contracts that utilize ether as the reference asset (“Ether Futures ETFs”).

Spot Ether ETPs are organized as Delaware statutory trusts, issuing shares that represent fractional, undivided beneficial interests in their respective net assets, which consist almost exclusively of ether. Each Spot Ether ETP aims to closely track ether’s price performance. Spot Ether ETPs are not registered as investment companies under the 1940 Act. Additionally, their sponsors are not registered with the SEC as investment advisers and, therefore, are not subject to SEC regulation in that capacity regarding their activities related to managing the Spot Ether ETPs. Moreover, Spot Ether ETPs are not classified as commodity pools under the Commodity Exchange Act of 1936, as amended (the “CEA”), and consequently, the sponsors are not regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”) as commodity pool operators or commodity trading advisors with respect to their operation of the Ether ETPs. Spot Ether ETPs are registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and are subject to the informational requirements of the Exchange Act. Information provided to or filed with the SEC by the underlying issuer of a Spot Ether ETP pursuant to the Exchange Act, including financial reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding Ether ETPs, can be located through the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Ether Futures ETFs are registered under the 1940 Act and do not invest directly in ether. Ether Futures ETFs seek to provide investment results that correspond to the performance of ether through investments in ether futures contracts. The ether futures contracts held by Ether Futures ETFs are standardized, cash-settled ether futures contracts traded on commodity exchanges registered with the CFTC. Ether Futures ETFs generally seek to invest in cash-settled, front-month ether futures contracts. Certain Ether Futures ETFs gain exposure to ether by investing in ether futures contracts through a wholly-owned subsidiary of the fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands. Because such Ether Futures ETFs intend to qualify for treatment as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”), such Ether Futures ETFs intend to invest no more than 25% of its total assets in the subsidiary at each quarter end of the fund’s tax year. An Ether Futures ETF may also utilize reverse repurchase agreements during certain times of the year to help maintain the desired level of exposure to ether futures contracts.

Principal Risks

Market Risk. Market risk is the risk that a particular investment, or Fund Shares in general, may fall in value. Securities are subject to market fluctuations caused by real or perceived adverse economic, political, and regulatory factors or market developments, changes in interest rates, disruptions to trade, impositions of tariffs and perceived trends in securities prices. Fund Shares could decline in value or underperform other investments. In addition, local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, market manipulation, government defaults, government shutdowns, regulatory actions, political changes, diplomatic developments, the imposition of sanctions and other similar measures, spread of infectious diseases or other public health issues, recessions, natural disasters or other events could have a significant negative impact on the Fund and its investments. Any of such circumstances could have a materially negative impact on the value of Fund Shares, the liquidity of an investment and may result in increased market volatility. During any such events, Fund Shares may trade at increased premiums or discounts to their net asset value, the bid/ask spread on Fund Shares may widen and the returns on investment may fluctuate.

The covered call strategy utilized by the Fund is “synthetic” because the Fund’s exposure to the price return of the Ether ETP(s) is derived through options exposure rather than direct holdings of the shares of the Ether ETP(s). Because such exposure is synthetic, it is possible that the Fund’s participation in the price return of the Ether ETP(s) may not be as precise as if the Fund were directly holding shares of the Ether ETP(s).

Spot Ether ETP Risks. The Fund may have exposure to Spot Ether ETPs through its utilization of Ether ETP Options that utilize a Spot Ether ETP as the reference asset. Accordingly, the Fund will be subject to the risks of Spot Ether ETPs set forth below.

Ether Risk. Ether is subject to significant volatility, rapid price fluctuations, and uncertainty. Although ether has experienced increased institutional attention, technological development, and broader adoption in recent years, its value continues to be influenced by market sentiment, speculative investment activity, macroeconomic conditions, and technological developments rather than traditional fundamental analysis. The Ethereum blockchain is an evolving technology platform that continues to undergo significant upgrades intended to improve scalability, security, and functionality. In recent years, the Ethereum network transitioned from a Proof of Work consensus mechanism to a Proof of Stake consensus mechanism. Additional upgrades and scalability solutions, including rollups and other Layer 2 technologies, continue to be developed and implemented. While these developments are intended to enhance network efficiency and usability, technological changes introduce risks including coding errors, software vulnerabilities, delays in development, network disruptions, or unintended economic consequences that could negatively affect investor confidence, network adoption, or the value of ether. The regulatory environment for ether and the Ethereum blockchain remains uncertain and continues to evolve globally. Regulatory authorities may take differing or inconsistent approaches regarding the classification, trading, custody or taxation of ether. Regulatory actions may include enforcement proceedings, new legislation or regulatory guidance affecting digital asset markets. Changes in the regulatory classification of ether, including the possibility that ether could be treated differently under securities, commodities, or other regulatory regimes, could materially affect ether’s value, liquidity, or market perception. The Ethereum ecosystem relies extensively on smart contracts and decentralized applications that operate on the Ethereum blockchain. Smart contracts are computer code designed to automatically execute transactions or other functions. Although smart contracts enable a wide range of decentralized finance and blockchain applications, they are subject to risks including coding vulnerabilities, exploitation, hacking incidents, and design flaws. Security breaches involving decentralized finance platforms, decentralized exchanges, or other smart contract based systems have resulted in significant financial losses in the past and could negatively affect market sentiment, investor confidence, and the value of ether. Competition from other blockchain networks remains significant. Alternative Layer 1 blockchain platforms, including networks such as Solana, Avalanche, Cardano, Polkadot, and others, may offer technological advantages such as faster transaction speeds, lower fees, improved scalability or specialized features. The successful adoption and development of competing blockchain ecosystems could reduce Ethereum’s market share, developer activity, or network usage and could negatively affect the long-term value of ether. The Ethereum network may also face governance risks. Decisions regarding protocol upgrades, network parameters or other changes are generally determined through decentralized processes involving developers, validators and other network participants. Disagreements among participants or failures to achieve consensus could lead to contentious blockchain forks, fragmentation of the network, or diminished market confidence. Any of these risks, individually or collectively, could materially and adversely affect the acceptance and market value of ether.

Custody Risk. Security breaches, computer malware and computer hacking attacks have been a prevalent concern in relation to digital assets. The ether held by the Spot Ether ETPs’ custodian will likely be an appealing target to hackers or malware distributors seeking to destroy, damage or steal the Spot Ether ETPs’ ether. To the extent that the Spot Ether ETPs and their service providers are unable to identify and mitigate or stop new security threats or otherwise adapt to technological changes in the digital asset industry, a Spot Ether ETP’s ether may be subject to theft, loss, destruction or other attack. The Spot Ether ETPs have put security procedures in place to prevent such theft, loss or destruction, including but not limited to, offline storage, or cold storage, multiple encrypted private key “shards” and other measures. Nevertheless, the security procedures cannot guarantee the prevention of any loss due to a security breach, software defect or act of God that may be borne by the Spot Ether ETPs and the security procedures may not protect against all errors, software flaws or other vulnerabilities in a Spot Ether ETP’s technical infrastructure, which could result in theft, loss or damage of its assets. The Spot Ether ETPs do not control the operations of their service providers or their implementation of such security procedures, and there can be no assurance that such security procedures will actually work as designed or prove to be successful in safeguarding a Spot Ether ETP’s assets against all possible sources of theft, loss or damage. Assets not held in cold storage, such as assets held in a trading account, may be more vulnerable to security breach, hacking or loss than assets held in cold storage. Furthermore, assets held in a trading account are held on an omnibus rather than segregated basis, which creates greater risk of loss. The security procedures and operational infrastructure may be breached due to the actions of outside parties, error or malfeasance of an employee of a Spot Ether ETP’s service providers, and, as a result, an unauthorized party may obtain access to the Spot Ether ETP’s account at the custodian where its ether is held, the relevant private keys (and therefore ether) or other data or property of a Spot Ether ETP. Additionally, outside parties may attempt to fraudulently induce employees of a Spot Ether ETP or its service providers to disclose sensitive information in order to gain access to a Spot Ether ETP’s infrastructure. As the techniques used to obtain unauthorized access, disable or degrade service, or sabotage systems change frequently, or may be designed to remain dormant until a predetermined event and often are not recognized until launched against a target, a Spot Ether ETP and its service providers may be unable to anticipate these techniques or implement adequate preventative measures.

Digital Asset Trading Platforms Risk. Digital asset trading platforms remain relatively new and vary significantly in terms of regulation, transparency, operational stability and compliance standards. While certain prominent trading platforms—particularly those based in the United States—have substantially improved transparency, compliance, and regulatory adherence, many platforms still operate internationally or offshore with significantly less stringent oversight. Platforms located outside the United States may be subject to minimal or inconsistent regulatory enforcement and often do not provide sufficient public information regarding their management structure, ownership, financial stability, cybersecurity practices, or compliance controls. Despite increased institutional involvement, enhanced security measures, and more standardized operating practices adopted by leading platforms, digital asset exchanges continue to be vulnerable to cybersecurity threats, hacking incidents, fraudulent activities, operational disruptions and other technical risks. High-profile failures, breaches or shutdowns of major trading platforms or custodians, such as those arising from fraud, cybersecurity incidents, regulatory enforcement actions or insolvency, can significantly reduce investor confidence, increase market volatility and potentially trigger contagion effects across the digital asset ecosystem. Regulatory developments and enforcement actions continue to shape the landscape in which digital asset platforms operate. Recent regulatory scrutiny has heightened globally, particularly in jurisdictions with substantial trading volumes, such as the United States, Europe and Asia. Increased regulatory oversight, while potentially positive for market stability in the long run, can create short-term disruption, reduce liquidity, prompt platform closures or alter business models substantially, thereby affecting the prices of digital assets, including ether. Investors should be aware that trading or custodying ether on less transparent or poorly regulated platforms increases the risk of losing access to digital assets due to platform insolvency, hacking incidents, regulatory intervention or operational failure. Although improvements have been made, the digital asset marketplace remains inherently riskier than traditional financial markets, and investors may have limited recourse if a digital asset trading platform fails or is compromised.

Irrevocability of Transactions Risk. Ether transactions are typically not reversible without the consent and active participation of the recipient of the transaction. Once a transaction has been verified and recorded in a block that is added to the Ethereum blockchain, an incorrect transfer or theft of ether generally will not be reversible, and a Spot Ether ETP may not be capable of seeking compensation for any such transfer or theft. It is possible that, through computer or human error, or through theft or other criminal action, a Spot Ether ETP’s ether could be transferred from a Spot Ether ETP’s account at its custodian in incorrect amounts or to unauthorized third parties, or to uncontrolled accounts.

Trading Halt Risk. Trading in shares of a Spot Ether ETP on U.S. securities exchanges may be halted due to market conditions or for reasons that, in the view of an exchange, make trading in shares of a Spot Ether ETP inadvisable. In addition, trading of shares of a Spot Ether ETP on securities exchanges is subject to trading halts caused by extraordinary market volatility pursuant to an exchange’s “circuit breaker” rules. Shares of a Spot Ether ETP may be at a higher risk of a trading halt due to the volatility of ether. In the event that shares of a Spot Ether ETP are subject to a trading halt, the Fund’s ability to pursue its principal investment strategy may be impaired and the Fund may be negatively affected.

Volatility Risk. The price of ether remains highly volatile and subject to significant price fluctuations. While recent increases in institutional adoption, clearer regulatory frameworks and broader market acceptance have contributed to greater stability relative to earlier periods, the price of ether continues to be influenced by rapid shifts in market sentiment, regulatory developments, macroeconomic conditions, technological advancements and unforeseen events. The market price of ether has historically experienced dramatic highs and lows over short periods, often with limited or no identifiable catalyst. Given the evolving nature of digital asset markets, price volatility may be amplified by external factors such as changes in global financial markets, geopolitical events, regulatory enforcement actions or significant technological or security incidents. Furthermore, speculative trading, leveraged positions and derivatives markets tied to ether continue to contribute to potential volatility. Investors should remain aware that sudden, substantial price movements may occur at any time, potentially leading to significant losses. Consequently, investments linked directly or indirectly to ether, including Spot Ether ETPs, may experience heightened volatility compared to traditional investment products.

Ether Futures ETFs Risk. The Fund may have exposure to Ether Futures ETFs through its utilization of Ether ETP Options that utilize an Ether Futures ETF as the reference asset. Accordingly, the Fund will be subject to the risks of Ether Futures ETFs set forth below. Ether Futures ETFs are also subject to the risks set forth above in Spot Ether ETPs Risk, as well as Active Management Risk, Concentration Risk, Cybersecurity Risk, Derivatives Risk, Leverage Risk, Liquidity Risk, Operational Risk, Structural ETF Risk, U.S. Government Securities Risk and Valuation Risk set forth below.

Ether Futures Risk. The market for ether futures contracts may be less developed, and potentially less liquid and more volatile, than more established futures markets. While the market for ether futures contracts has grown substantially since ether futures contracts commenced trading, there can be no assurance that this growth will continue. The price for ether futures contracts is based on a number of factors, including the supply of and the demand for ether futures contracts. Market conditions and expectations, position limits, accountability levels, collateral requirements, availability of counterparties, and other factors each can impact the supply of and demand for ether futures contracts. Additionally, due to the high margin requirements that are unique to ether futures contracts, an Ether Futures ETF may experience difficulty maintaining the desired level of exposure to ether futures contracts. If an Ether Futures ETF is unable to achieve such exposure it may not be able to meet its investment objective and the fund’s returns may be different or lower than expected. Additionally, collateral requirements may require an Ether Futures ETF to liquidate its positions, potentially incurring losses and expenses, when it otherwise would not do so. Investing in derivatives like ether futures contracts may be considered aggressive and may expose an Ether Futures ETF to significant risks. These risks include counterparty risk and liquidity risk.

Any disruption in an Ether Futures ETF’s ability to obtain exposure to ether futures contracts will cause the Ether Futures ETF’s performance to deviate from the performance of ether futures contracts, and consequently, ether. Additionally, the ability of an Ether Futures ETF to obtain exposure to ether futures contracts may be limited by certain tax rules that limit the amount an Ether Futures ETF can invest in its wholly-owned subsidiary as of the end of each tax quarter. Exceeding this amount may have tax consequences.

Cost of Futures Investment Risk. When an ether futures contract is nearing expiration, an Ether Futures ETF will “roll” the futures contract, which means it will generally sell the ether futures contract and use the proceeds to buy an ether futures contract with a later expiration date. When rolling futures contracts that are in contango, an Ether Futures ETF would sell a lower priced, expiring contract and purchase a higher priced, longer-dated contract. The price difference between the expiring contract and longer-dated contract associated with rolling futures contracts is typically substantially higher than the price difference associated with rolling other futures contracts. Ether futures contracts have historically experienced extended periods of contango. Contango in the ether futures contracts market may have a significant adverse impact on the performance of an Ether Futures ETF and may cause ether futures contracts, and an Ether Futures ETF, to underperform the current price of ether. Both contango and backwardation would reduce an Ether Futures ETF’s correlation to the current price of ether and may limit or prevent an Ether Futures ETF from achieving its investment objective.

Clearing Broker Risk. An Ether Futures ETF’s investments in exchange-traded futures contracts expose it to the risks of a clearing broker (or an FCM). Under current regulations, a clearing broker or FCM maintains customers’ assets in a bulk segregated account. There is a risk that the assets of an Ether Futures ETF deposited with the clearing broker to serve as margin may be used to satisfy the broker’s own obligations or the losses of the broker’s other clients. In the event of default, an Ether Futures ETF could experience lengthy delays in recovering some or all of its assets and may not see any recovery at all. Furthermore, an Ether Futures ETF is subject to the risk that no FCM is willing or able to clear the Fund’s transactions or maintain an Ether Futures ETF’s assets. If an Ether Futures ETF’s FCMs are unable or unwilling to clear an Ether Futures ETF’s transactions, or if the FCM refuses to maintain an Ether Futures ETF’s assets, an Ether Futures ETF will be unable have its orders for ether futures contracts fulfilled or assets custodied. In such a circumstance, the performance of an Ether Futures ETF will likely deviate from the performance of ether and may result in the proportion of ether futures contracts in an Ether Futures ETF’s portfolio relative to the total assets of an Ether Futures ETF to decrease.

Commodity Regulatory Risk. An Ether Futures ETF’s use of commodities futures subject to regulation by the CFTC has caused an Ether Futures ETF to be classified as a “commodity pool” and this designation requires that an Ether Futures ETF comply with CFTC rules, which may impose additional regulatory requirements and compliance obligations. An Ether Futures ETF’s investment decisions may need to be modified, and commodity contract positions held by an Ether Futures ETF may have to be liquidated at disadvantageous times or prices, to avoid exceeding any applicable position limits established by the CFTC, potentially subjecting an Ether Futures ETF to substantial losses. The regulation of commodity transactions in the United States is subject to ongoing modification by government, self-regulatory and judicial action. The effect of any future regulatory change with respect to any aspect of an Ether Futures ETF is impossible to predict, but could be substantial and adverse to an Ether Futures ETF.

Futures Contract Risk. Risks of futures contracts include: (i) an imperfect correlation between the value of the futures contract and the underlying asset; (ii) possible lack of a liquid secondary market; (iii) the inability to close a futures contract when desired; (iv) losses caused by unanticipated market movements, which may be unlimited; (v) an obligation for an Ether Futures ETF to make daily cash payments to maintain its required margin, particularly at times when an Ether Futures ETF may have insufficient cash; and (vi) unfavorable execution prices from rapid selling. Unlike equities, which typically entitle the holder to a continuing stake in a corporation, futures contracts normally specify a certain date for settlement in cash based on the reference asset. As the futures contracts approach expiration, they may be replaced by similar contracts that have a later expiration. This process is referred to as “rolling.” If the market for these contracts is in “contango,” meaning that the prices of futures contracts in the nearer months are lower than the price of contracts in the distant months, the sale of the near-term month contract would be at a lower price than the longer-term contract, resulting in a cost to “roll” the futures contract. The actual realization of a potential roll cost will be dependent upon the difference in price of the near and distant contract. The costs associated with rolling ether futures contracts may have a significant adverse impact on the performance of the Ether Futures ETF.

Subsidiary Investment Risk. Changes in the laws of the United States and/or the Cayman Islands, under which certain Ether Futures ETFs and their wholly-owned Cayman subsidiaries are organized, respectively, could result in the inability of an Ether Futures ETF to operate as intended and could negatively affect an Ether Futures ETF and its shareholders (such as the Fund). An Ether Futures ETF’s Cayman subsidiary is not registered under the 1940 Act and is not subject to all the investor protections of the 1940 Act.

Cybersecurity Risk. The Fund is susceptible to operational risks due to breaches in cybersecurity. A breach in cybersecurity refers to both intentional and unintentional events that may cause the Fund to lose proprietary information, suffer data corruption or lose operational capacity. Such events could cause the Fund to incur regulatory penalties, reputational damage, additional compliance costs associated with corrective measures and/or financial loss. Cybersecurity breaches may involve unauthorized access to the Fund’s digital information systems through “hacking” or malicious software coding but may also result from outside attacks such as denial-of-service attacks due to efforts to make network services unavailable to intended users. In addition, cybersecurity breaches of the Fund’s third-party service providers, such as its administrator, transfer agent, custodian or sub-advisor, as applicable, or the issuers in which the Fund invests, can also subject the Fund to many of the same risks associated with direct cybersecurity breaches. Although the Fund has established risk management systems designed to reduce the risks associated with cybersecurity, there is no guarantee that such efforts will succeed, especially because the Fund does not directly control the cybersecurity systems of issuers or third-party service providers.

Leverage Risk. While the Fund does not seek leveraged exposure to the Ether ETPs, the Fund seeks to achieve and maintain the exposure to the price of the Ether ETPs by using the leverage inherent in options contracts. Therefore, the Fund is subject to leverage risk. When the Fund purchases or sells an instrument or enters into a transaction without investing an amount equal to the full economic exposure of the instrument or transaction, it creates leverage, which can result in the Fund losing more than it originally invested. As a result, these investments may magnify losses to the Fund, and even a small market movement may result in significant losses to the Fund. Leverage may also cause the Fund to be more volatile because it may exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities. Options trading involves a degree of leverage and, as a result, a relatively small price movement in futures instruments may result in immediate and substantial losses to the Fund.

Liquidity Risk. The market for Ether ETP Options may be subject to periods of illiquidity. During such times it may be difficult or impossible to buy or sell a position at the desired price. Market disruptions or volatility can also make it difficult to find a counterparty willing to transact at a reasonable price and sufficient size. Illiquid markets may cause losses, which could be significant. The large size of the positions which the Fund may acquire increases the risk of illiquidity, may make its positions more difficult to liquidate, and may increase the losses incurred while trying to do so. Such large positions also may impact the price of Ether ETP Options.

Special Tax Risk. The Fund intends to qualify as a “regulated investment company” (“RIC”), however, the federal income tax treatment of certain aspects of the proposed operations of the Fund are not entirely clear. This includes the tax aspects of the Fund’s options strategy, the possible application of the “straddle” rules, and various loss limitation provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). If, in any year, the Fund fails to qualify as a RIC under the applicable tax laws, the Fund would be taxed as an ordinary corporation.

To the extent that the Fund investments in Ether ETP Options include offsetting positions, the character of gains or losses realized by the Fund under the Code’s “straddle” rules may be affected and may increase the amount of short-term capital gain realized by the Fund. The Fund may hold certain options that do not qualify as “Section 1256 contracts” under Section 1256 of the Code, and disposition of such options will likely result in short-term or long-term capital gains or losses depending on the holding period.

The Fund intends to treat the income it derives from gains on options referencing Spot Ether ETPs as “qualifying income” for purposes of the RIC qualification rules under Subchapter M of the Code. It has adopted this position in reliance on an opinion obtained from counsel that income from such investments should constitute “qualifying income,” as the Spot Ether ETPs referenced by the options constitute “securities” under Section 2(a)(36) of the 1940 Act. However, this opinion is not binding upon the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”). If the IRS were to successfully assert that the Fund’s income from such investments was not “qualifying income,” the Fund may fail to qualify as a RIC under Subchapter M if over 10% of its gross income was derived from these investments. If the Fund failed to qualify as a RIC, it would be subject to federal and state income tax on all of its taxable income at regular corporate tax rates with no deduction for any distributions paid to shareholders, which would significantly adversely affect the returns to, and could cause substantial losses for, Fund shareholders.

To maintain its status as a RIC, the Fund must distribute 90% of its investment company taxable income annually. In addition, to avoid a non-deductible excise tax, the Fund must distribute 98% of its ordinary income and 98.2% of its capital gain net income. Separately, depending upon the circumstances, sales to fund redemptions could cause the Fund to recognize income that the Fund is required to distribute to maintain the Fund’s RIC status and avoid the excise tax. Funding such distributions could require additional sales, which could require more distributions and affect the projected performance of the Fund. Alternatively, if the Fund only makes distributions to maintain its RIC status and becomes subject to the excise tax, that could also affect the projected performance of the Fund. In either case, the assets sold to fund redemptions, distributions or pay the excise tax will not be available to assist the Fund in meeting its investment objective.

In the event that a shareholder purchases shares of the Fund shortly before a distribution by the Fund, the entire distribution may be taxable to the shareholder even though a portion of the distribution effectively represents a return of the purchase price.

Structural ETF Risks. The Fund is an ETF. Accordingly, it is subject to certain risks associated with its unique structure.

Active Market Risk. Although Fund Shares are listed for trading on the Exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for Fund Shares will develop or be maintained. Fund Shares trade on the Exchange at market prices that may be below, at or above the Fund’s net asset value. Securities, including Fund Shares, are subject to market fluctuations and liquidity constraints that may be caused by such factors as economic, political or regulatory developments, changes in interest rates, and/or perceived trends in securities prices. Fund Shares could decline in value or underperform other investments.

Cash Transactions Risk. The Fund currently expects to effect a significant portion of its creations and redemptions for cash rather than in-kind securities. Paying redemption proceeds in cash rather than through in-kind delivery of portfolio securities may require the Fund to dispose of or sell portfolio securities or other assets at an inopportune time to obtain the cash needed to meet redemption orders. This may cause the Fund to sell a security and recognize a capital gain or loss that might not have been incurred if it had made a redemption in-kind. As a result, the Fund may pay out higher or lower annual capital gains distributions than ETFs that redeem in-kind. The use of cash creations and redemptions may also cause Fund Shares to trade in the market at greater bid-ask spreads or greater premiums or discounts to the Fund’s NAV. Furthermore, the Fund may not be able to execute cash transactions for creation and redemption purposes at the same price used to determine the Fund’s NAV. To the extent that the maximum additional charge for creation or redemption transactions is insufficient to cover the execution shortfall, the Fund’s performance could be negatively impacted.

Costs of Buying and Selling Fund Shares. Due to the costs of buying or selling Fund Shares, including brokerage commissions imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of Fund Shares may significantly reduce investment results, and an investment in Fund Shares may not be advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small investments.

Premium/Discount Risk. As with all exchange-traded funds, Fund Shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. The trading prices of Fund Shares in the secondary market may differ from the Fund’s daily net asset value per share, and there may be times when the market price of the shares is more than the net asset value per share (premium) or less than the net asset value per share (discount). This risk is heightened in times of market volatility or periods of steep market declines.

Performance

Management

Investment Adviser: Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC (“BIM”)

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Individual Fund Shares may only be purchased and sold on the Exchange, other national securities exchanges, electronic crossing networks and other alternative trading systems through a broker-dealer at market prices. Because Fund Shares trade at market prices rather than at NAV, Fund Shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (premium) or less than NAV (discount). When buying or selling Fund Shares in the secondary market, you may incur costs attributable to the difference between the highest price a buyer is willing to pay to purchase Fund Shares (bid) and the lowest price a seller is willing to accept for Fund Shares (ask) (the “bid-ask spread”). Recent information regarding the Fund’s NAV, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid-ask spreads is available at https://www.iethetf.com

Tax Information

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

Bitwise GME Option Income Strategy ETF

Investment Objective

The Fund’s primary investment objective is to provide current income. The Fund’s secondary investment objective is to provide exposure to the price return of common shares of GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) (“GME”), subject to a limit on potential investment gains.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Management Fees	0.95%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees	0.00%
Other Expenses	0.00%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses	0.01%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	0.96%

Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then sell all of your Fund Shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Year 1	Year 3	Year 5	Year 10
$98	$306	$531	$1,178

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the period June 9, 2025 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2025, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 0% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund is an actively managed ETF that seeks to provide current income while providing exposure to the share price (i.e., the price returns) of GME, subject to a limit on potential investment gains. The Fund seeks to achieve these investment objectives through the use of a synthetic covered call strategy. The Fund seeks to provide its synthetic exposure to the price return of GME through the purchase and sale of a combination of call and put option contracts that utilize GME as the reference asset. The Fund will also sell call options that utilize GME as the reference asset to generate income in the form of option premiums, but will also limit the degree to which the Fund will participate in investment gains experienced by GME.

The Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets plus borrowings in options contracts that utilize GME as the reference asset. For purposes of compliance with this investment policy, derivative contracts will be valued at their notional value.

In implementing its investment strategy, the Fund will invest in traditional exchange-traded options contracts and/or FLexible EXchange^® options (“FLEX Options”) that utilize GME as the reference asset. The Fund will only invest in options contracts that are listed for trading on regulated U.S. exchanges. Traditional exchange-traded options have standardized terms, such as the type (call or put), the reference asset, the strike price, and the expiration date. Exchange-listed options contracts are guaranteed for settlement by the Options Clearing Corporation (“OCC”). FLEX Options are a type of exchange-listed options contract with uniquely customizable terms that allow investors to customize key terms like type, strike price and expiration date that are standardized in a typical options contract. FLEX Options are also guaranteed for settlement by the OCC. It is anticipated that the Fund will invest primarily in FLEX Options. The FLEX Options held by the Fund may be either physical or cash-settled.

In general, an option is a contract that gives the purchaser (holder) of the option, in return for a premium, the right to buy from (call) or sell to (put) the seller (writer) of the option the security or currency underlying (in this case, GME) the option at a specified exercise price. The writer of an option has the obligation upon exercise of the option to deliver the underlying security or currency upon payment of the exercise price (call) or to pay the exercise price upon delivery of the underlying security or currency (put). The Fund may utilize both European and American style options. An option is said to be “European Style” when it can be exercised only at expiration whereas an “American Style” option can be exercised at any time prior to expiration.

In a traditional covered call strategy, an investor (such as the Fund) sells a call option on a security it already owns. However, the Fund will derive its exposure to GME through the use of options contracts that use GME as the reference asset. It is this distinction that causes the Fund’s strategy to be properly termed as a “synthetic covered call strategy” as opposed to a traditional covered call strategy, because the Fund primarily has synthetic exposure to GME. The Fund’s synthetic exposure to GME is achieved through the combination of purchasing call options and selling put options generally at the same strike price which, synthetically creates the upside and downside participation in the price returns of GME. The Fund will primarily gain exposure to increases in value experienced by GME through the purchase of call options. As a buyer of these options, the Fund pays a premium to the seller of the options. The Fund will primarily gain exposure to decreases in value experienced by GME through the sale of put options. As the seller of these options, the Fund receives a premium from the buyer of the options. In combination, the purchased call and sold put options generally provide exposure to price returns of GME both on the upside and downside. The Fund intends to continuously maintain exposure to GME through the use of options. When such options expire or are exercised, the Fund will enter into new options. This is a practice referred to as “rolling.” The Fund’s practice of rolling options may result in higher levels of portfolio turnover.

As the primary means by which the Fund intends to generate income, the Fund will sell call options that reference GME at a strike price that is expected to be approximately between 0% and 15% above the then-current share price of GME. It is important to note that the sale of these call options to generate income will limit the Fund’s ability to participate in increases in value of GME’s share price beyond a certain point. If the share price of GME increases, the above-referenced synthetic long exposure would allow the Fund to experience similar percentage gains. However, if GME’s share price appreciates in value beyond the strike price of one or more of the call option contracts that the Fund has sold to generate income, the Fund will lose money on those short call positions, and the losses will, in turn, limit the upside return of the Fund’s synthetic long exposure. As a result, the Fund’s overall strategy (i.e., the combination of the synthetic long exposure to GME and the sold GME call positions) will limit the Fund’s participation in gains of GME’s share price beyond a certain point. This strategy effectively converts a portion of the potential upside price return growth of GME into current income. Such income may be less than the upside return of GME. It is expected that the call options the Fund will sell to generate options premiums will generally have expirations of approximately one year or less and will be held to or close to expiration.

In addition to the options contracts, the Fund will also invest in cash and short-term U.S. Treasury securities, which will serve to collateralize the Fund’s options positions and provide additional income. The market value of the cash and short-term U.S. Treasury securities held by the Fund is expected to be between 50% and 100% of the Fund’s net assets and the market value of the options package is expected to be between 0% and 50% of the Fund’s net assets. In terms of notional value, the combination of these investment instruments provides indirect investment exposure to GME equal to at least 100% of the Fund’s total assets.

As a result of its investment strategies, the Fund will be concentrated in the industry or group of industries to which GME is assigned (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets in investments that provide exposure to the industry or group of industries to which GME is assigned). As of March 1, 2026, GME is assigned to the “retailing” industry group of the consumer discretionary sector.

The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”).

It is critical that investors understand the following:

An investment in the Fund is not an investment in GME.

The Fund’s strategy is subject to all potential losses if shares of GME decrease in value, which may not be offset by income received by the Fund.

The Fund does not invest directly in shares of GME.

Fund shareholders are not entitled to any GME dividends.

Additional Information About GME

GameStop Corp. is a video game, consumer electronics, and gaming merchandise retailer. GME is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Information provided to or filed with the SEC by GameStop Corp. pursuant to the Exchange Act, including financial reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding GameStop Corp. can be located by reference to the SEC Commission file number 001-32637 through the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, information regarding GameStop Corp. may be obtained from other sources including, but not limited to, press releases, newspaper articles and other publicly disseminated documents.

The Fund has derived all disclosures contained in this document regarding GameStop Corp. from the publicly available documents described above. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser, nor any affiliate has participated in the preparation of such documents. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser, nor any affiliate makes any representation that such publicly available documents or any other publicly available information regarding GameStop Corp. is accurate or complete. Furthermore, the Fund cannot give any assurance that all events occurring prior to the date of the prospectus (including events that would affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly available documents described above) that would affect the trading price of GME have been publicly disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any such events or the disclosure of, or failure to disclose, material future events concerning GameStop Corp. could affect the value of the Fund’s investments with respect to GME and therefore the value of the Fund. Lastly, neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any of their respective affiliates, make any representations investors as to the performance of GME.

Principal Risks

The covered call strategy utilized by the Fund is “synthetic” because the Fund’s exposure to the price return of GME is derived through options exposure rather than direct holdings of the shares of GME. Because such exposure is synthetic, it is possible that the Fund’s participation in the price return of GME may not be as precise as if the Fund were directly holding shares of GME.

GME Investing Risks. The Fund will have significant exposure to GME through its investments in options contracts that utilize GME as the reference asset. Accordingly, the Fund will subject to the risks of GME, set forth below.

GME-Issuer Specific Risks. GME has experienced significant volatility due to factors such as shifts in consumer behavior, e-commerce competition, evolving business strategy, and heightened media and retail investor attention. These risks may materially affect the company’s financial performance and, in turn, the value of the Fund. GME is undergoing a fundamental business transformation amid a highly dynamic retail environment. It has faced structural challenges including declining physical video game sales, increasing digital distribution, and a shift in consumer behavior away from brick-and-mortar retail. In response, GME has sought to reposition itself through strategic changes, including leadership turnover, changes in capital allocation, operational restructuring, and efforts to pivot toward digital commerce and broader technology initiatives. These initiatives involve considerable execution risk, and there is no assurance that GME’s strategy will yield sustainable profitability or long-term shareholder value. GME’s financial results may be adversely impacted by high operating leverage, elevated capital expenditure requirements, inventory risk, and potential supply chain disruptions.

Equity Securities Risk. Equity securities are subject to changes in value, and their values may be more volatile than those of other asset classes. Equity securities prices fluctuate for several reasons, including changes in investors’ perceptions of the financial condition of an issuer or the general condition of the relevant equity market, such as market volatility, or when political or economic events affecting an issuer occur. Common stock prices may be particularly sensitive to rising interest rates as the cost of capital rises and borrowing costs increase. Common stocks generally subject their holders to more risks than preferred stocks and debt securities because common stockholders’ claims are subordinated to those of holders of preferred stocks and debt securities upon the bankruptcy of the issuer.

Indirect Investment Risk. GameStop Corp. is not affiliated with the Trust, the Fund, the Adviser or, any affiliates thereof and is not involved with this offering in any way and has no obligation to consider the Fund in taking any corporate actions that might affect the value of the Fund. The Trust, the Fund, the Adviser, or any affiliate are not responsible for the performance of GME and make no representation as to the performance of GME. Investing in the Fund is not equivalent to investing in GME. Fund shareholders will not have voting rights or rights to receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights with respect to GME.

Consumer Discretionary Companies Risk. The success of consumer product manufacturers and retailers is tied closely to the performance of domestic and international economies, interest rates, exchange rates, supply chains, competition, consumer confidence, changes in demographics, and consumer preferences. Companies in the consumer discretionary sector depend heavily on disposable household income and consumer spending and may be strongly affected by social trends and marketing campaigns. These companies may be subject to severe competition, which may have an adverse impact on their profitability.

Retail Companies Risk. Companies involved in retail may be affected by the performance of the domestic and international economy, interest rates, rates of inflation, exchange rates, competition, consumer confidence, and reputational damage. The success of companies involved in retail depends heavily on disposable household income and consumer spending, and changes in demographics and consumer preferences can affect the success of retail companies. Certain retail companies have historically been subject to significant seasonal and quarterly variations. The success of retail companies may be strongly affected by fads, marketing campaigns, and other factors affecting supply and demand, and a retail company’s success can be tied to its ability to anticipate changing consumer tastes. These companies may be subject to severe competition, which may have an adverse impact on their profitability. Certain business segments of retail companies are highly cyclical, which may cause the operating results of such retail companies to vary significantly. Retail companies may be dependent on outside financing, which may be difficult to obtain. Many of these companies are dependent on third-party suppliers and distribution systems and purchase merchandise both directly from brand owners and indirectly from retailers and third-party suppliers. Such companies may also be dependent upon suppliers for the products used for their own brand name merchandise. Reliance on third-party suppliers subjects retail companies to risks of delivery delays, price increases and receipt of nonconforming or poor-quality merchandise. Retail companies may be unable to protect their intellectual property rights and may be liable for infringing the intellectual property rights of others. Changes in labor laws and other labor issues, such as increased labor costs, could adversely affect the financial performance of retail companies. If retail companies do not maintain the security of customer-related information, they could damage their reputations with customers, incur substantial costs, and become subject to litigation, all of which could adversely affect the financial performance of such companies. The international operations of certain retail companies expose them to risks associated with instability and changes in economic and political conditions, foreign currency fluctuations, changes in foreign regulations, tariffs, trade disputes, and other risks inherent to international business. Some of the companies in the Retail Index are engaged in other lines of business unrelated to retail, and they may experience problems with these lines of business, which could adversely affect their operating results. The operating results of these companies may fluctuate as a result of these additional risks and events in the other lines of business. In addition, a company’s ability to engage in new activities may expose it to business risks with which it has less experience than it has with the business risks associated with its traditional businesses. Despite a company’s possible success in traditional retail activities, the other lines of business in which these companies are engaged may have an adverse effect on a company’s business or financial condition.

Clearing Member Default Risk. Transactions in some types of derivatives, including the options held by the Fund, are required to be centrally cleared (“cleared derivatives”). In a transaction involving cleared derivatives, the Fund’s counterparty is a clearinghouse, such as the OCC, rather than a bank or broker. Since the Fund is not a member of clearinghouses, and only members of a clearinghouse (“clearing members”) can participate directly in the clearinghouse, the Fund will hold cleared derivatives through accounts at clearing members. With regard its cleared derivatives positions, the Fund will make payments (including margin payments) to, and receive payments from, a clearinghouse through their accounts at clearing members. Customer funds held at a clearing organization in connection with any option contracts are held in a commingled omnibus account and are not identified to the name of the clearing member’s individual customers. As a result, assets deposited by the Fund with any clearing member as margin for its options position may, in certain circumstances, be used to satisfy losses of other clients of the Fund’s clearing member. In addition, although clearing members guarantee performance of their clients’ obligations to the clearinghouse, there is a risk that the assets of the Fund might not be fully protected in the event of the clearing member’s bankruptcy. The Fund is also subject to the risk that a limited number of clearing members are willing to transact on the Fund’s behalf, which heightens the risks associated with a clearing member’s default. If a clearing member defaults, the Fund could lose some or all of the benefits of a transaction entered into by the Fund with the clearing member. The loss of a clearing member for the Fund to transact with could result in increased transaction costs and other operational issues that could impede the Fund’s ability to implement its investment strategy. If the Fund cannot find a clearing member to transact with on the Fund’s behalf, the Fund may be unable to effectively implement its investment strategy.

Concentration Risk. The Fund is susceptible to an increased risk of loss, including losses due to adverse events that affect the Fund’s investments more than the market as a whole, to the extent that the Fund’s investments are concentrated in investments that provide exposure to GME and the industry to which it is assigned. As of March 1, 2026, GME is assigned to the “retailing” industry group of the consumer discretionary sector. Please see “Consumer Discretionary Companies Risk” for a discussion regarding the risks of an investment in such companies.

Cybersecurity Risk. The Fund is susceptible to operational risks due to breaches in cybersecurity. A breach in cybersecurity refers to both intentional and unintentional events that may cause the Fund to lose proprietary information, suffer data corruption, or lose operational capacity. Such events could cause the Fund to incur regulatory penalties, reputational damage, additional compliance costs associated with corrective measures, and/or financial loss. Cybersecurity breaches may involve unauthorized access to the Fund’s digital information systems through “hacking” or malicious software coding but may also result from outside attacks such as denial-of-service attacks due to efforts to make network services unavailable to intended users. In addition, cybersecurity breaches of the Fund’s third-party service providers, such as its administrator, transfer agent, custodian, or sub-advisor, as applicable, or the issuers in which the Fund invests, can also subject the Fund to many of the same risks associated with direct cybersecurity breaches. Although the Fund has established risk management systems designed to reduce the risks associated with cybersecurity, there is no guarantee that such efforts will succeed, especially because the Fund does not directly control the cybersecurity systems of issuers or third-party service providers.

Derivatives Risk. The use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. These risks include: (i) the risk that the counterparty to a derivative transaction may not fulfill its contractual obligations; (ii) risk of mispricing or improper valuation; and (iii) the risk that changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset. Derivative prices are highly volatile and may fluctuate substantially during a short period of time. Such prices are influenced by numerous factors that affect the markets, including, but not limited to: changing supply and demand relationships, government programs and policies, national and international political and economic events, changes in interest rates, inflation and deflation, and changes in supply and demand relationships. Trading derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities. Derivative contracts ordinarily have leverage inherent in their terms. The use of leverage may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it would not be advantageous to do so in order to satisfy its obligations or to meet regulatory or contractual requirements for derivatives. The use of derivatives can magnify potential for gain or loss and, therefore, amplify the effects of market volatility on share price.

Interest Rate Risk. Interest rate risk is the risk that the value of the debt securities in the Fund’s portfolio will decline because of rising market interest rates. Interest rate risk is generally lower for shorter term debt securities and higher for longer-term debt securities. Duration is a reasonably accurate measure of a debt security’s price sensitivity to changes in interest rates and a common measure of interest rate risk. Duration measures a debt security’s expected life on a present value basis, taking into account the debt security’s yield, interest payments, and final maturity. In general, duration represents the expected percentage change in the value of a security for an immediate 1% change in interest rates. For example, the price of a debt security with a three-year duration would be expected to drop by approximately 3% in response to a 1% increase in interest rates. Therefore, prices of debt securities with shorter durations tend to be less sensitive to interest rate changes than debt securities with longer durations. As the value of a debt security changes over time, so will its duration.

Leverage Risk. While the Fund does not seek leveraged exposure to GME, the Fund seeks to achieve and maintain the exposure to the price of GME by using the leverage inherent in options contracts. Therefore, the Fund is subject to leverage risk. When the Fund purchases or sells an instrument or enters into a transaction without investing an amount equal to the full economic exposure of the instrument or transaction, it creates leverage, which can result in the Fund losing more than it originally invested. As a result, these investments may magnify losses to the Fund, and even a small market movement may result in significant losses to the Fund. Leverage may also cause the Fund to be more volatile because it may exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities. Options trading involves a degree of leverage and, as a result, a relatively small price movement in futures instruments may result in immediate and substantial losses to the Fund.

Liquidity Risk. The market for options on GME may be subject to periods of illiquidity. During such times it may be difficult or impossible to buy or sell a position at the desired price. Market disruptions or volatility can also make it difficult to find a counterparty willing to transact at a reasonable price and sufficient size. Illiquid markets may cause losses, which could be significant. The large size of the positions which the Fund may acquire increases the risk of illiquidity, may make its positions more difficult to liquidate, and may increase the losses incurred while trying to do so. Such large positions also may impact the price of options on GME.

Operational Risk. The Fund is subject to risks arising from various operational factors, including, but not limited to, human error, processing and communication errors, errors of the Fund’s service providers, counterparties or other third parties, failed or inadequate processes and technology, or systems failures. The Fund relies on third parties for a range of services, including custody. Any delay or failure relating to engaging or maintaining such service providers may affect the Fund’s ability to meet its investment objective. Although the Fund and the Adviser seek to reduce these operational risks through controls and procedures, there is no way to completely protect against such risks.

Options Risk. The use of options involves investment strategies and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions and depends on the ability of the Fund’s portfolio managers to forecast market movements correctly. The prices of options are volatile and are influenced by, among other things, actual and anticipated changes in the value of the underlying instrument, or in interest or currency exchange rates, including the anticipated volatility, which in turn are affected by fiscal and monetary policies and by national and international political and economic events. The effective use of options also depends on the Fund’s ability to terminate option positions at times deemed desirable to do so. There is no assurance that the Fund will be able to effect closing transactions at any particular time or at an acceptable price. In addition, there may at times be an imperfect correlation between the movement in values of options and their underlying securities, and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for certain options.

Structural ETF Risks. The Fund is an ETF. Accordingly, it is subject to certain risks associated with its unique structure.

Premium/Discount Risk. As with all exchange-traded funds, Fund Shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. The trading prices of Fund Shares in the secondary market may differ from the Fund’s daily net asset value per share, and there may be times when the market price of the shares is more than the net asset value per share (premium) or less than the net asset value per share (discount). This risk is heightened in times of market volatility or periods of steep market declines.

Valuation Risk. The Fund may hold securities or other assets that may be valued on the basis of factors other than market quotations. This may occur because the asset or security does not trade on a centralized exchange or in times of market turmoil or reduced liquidity. There are multiple methods that can be used to value a portfolio holding when market quotations are not readily available. The value established for any portfolio holding at a point in time might differ from what would be produced using a different methodology or if it had been priced using market quotations. Portfolio holdings that are valued using techniques other than market quotations, including “fair valued” assets or securities, may be subject to greater fluctuation in their valuations from one day to the next than if market quotations were used. In addition, there is no assurance that the Fund could sell or close out a portfolio position for the value established for it at any time, and it is possible that the Fund would incur a loss because a portfolio position is sold or closed out at a discount to the valuation established by the Fund at that time. The Fund’s ability to value investments may be impacted by technological issues or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.

Performance

Management

Investment Adviser: Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC (“BIM”)

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Tax Information

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

Bitwise MARA Option Income Strategy ETF

Investment Objective

The Fund’s primary investment objective is to provide current income. The Fund’s secondary investment objective is to provide exposure to the price return of common shares of MARA Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: MARA) (“MARA”), subject to a limit on potential investment gains.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Management Fees	0.95%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees	0.00%
Other Expenses	0.00%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses	0.01%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	0.96%

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then sell all of your Fund Shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Year 1	Year 3	Year 5	Year 10
$98	$306	$531	$1,178

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the period April 1, 2025 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2025, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 0% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund is an actively managed ETF that seeks to provide current income while providing exposure to the share price (i.e., the price returns) of MARA, subject to a limit on potential investment gains. The Fund seeks to achieve these investment objectives through the use of a synthetic covered call strategy. The Fund seeks to provide its synthetic exposure to the price return of MARA through the purchase and sale of a combination of call and put option contracts that utilize MARA as the reference asset. The Fund will also sell call options that utilize MARA as the reference asset to generate income in the form of option premiums, but will also limit the degree to which the Fund will participate in investment gains experienced by MARA.

The Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets plus borrowings in options contracts that utilize MARA as the reference asset. For purposes of compliance with this investment policy, derivative contracts will be valued at their notional value.

In implementing its investment strategy, the Fund will invest in traditional exchange-traded options contracts and/or FLexible EXchange^® options (“FLEX Options”) that utilize MARA as the reference asset. The Fund will only invest in options contracts that are listed for trading on regulated U.S. exchanges. Traditional exchange-traded options have standardized terms, such as the type (call or put), the reference asset, the strike price and expiration date. Exchange-listed options contracts are guaranteed for settlement by the Options Clearing Corporation (“OCC”). FLEX Options are a type of exchange-listed options contract with uniquely customizable terms that allow investors to customize key terms like type, strike price and expiration date that are standardized in a typical options contract. FLEX Options are also guaranteed for settlement by the OCC. It is anticipated that the Fund will invest primarily in FLEX Options. The FLEX Options held by the Fund may be either physical or cash settled.

In general, an option is a contract that gives the purchaser (holder) of the option, in return for a premium, the right to buy from (call) or sell to (put) the seller (writer) of the option the security or currency underlying (in this case, MARA) the option at a specified exercise price. The writer of an option has the obligation upon exercise of the option to deliver the underlying security or currency upon payment of the exercise price (call) or to pay the exercise price upon delivery of the underlying security or currency (put). The Fund may utilize both European and American style options. An option is said to be “European Style” when it can be exercised only at expiration whereas an “American Style” option can be exercised at any time prior to expiration.

In a traditional covered call strategy, an investor (such as the Fund) sells a call option on a security it already owns. However, the Fund will derive its exposure to MARA through the use of options contracts that use MARA as the reference asset. It is this distinction that causes the Fund’s strategy to be properly termed as a “synthetic covered call strategy,” as opposed to a traditional covered call strategy, because the Fund primarily has synthetic exposure to MARA. The Fund’s synthetic exposure to MARA is achieved through the combination of purchasing call options and selling put options generally at the same strike price, which synthetically creates the upside and downside participation in the price returns of MARA. The Fund will primarily gain exposure to increases in value experienced by MARA through the purchase of call options. As a buyer of these options, the Fund pays a premium to the seller of the options. The Fund will primarily gain exposure to decreases in value experienced by MARA through the sale of put options. As the seller of these options, the Fund receives a premium from the buyer of the options. In combination, the purchased call and sold put options generally provide exposure to price returns of MARA both on the upside and downside. The Fund intends to continuously maintain exposure to MARA through the use of options. When such options expire or are exercised, the Fund will enter into new options. This is a practice referred to as “rolling.” The Fund’s practice of rolling options may result in higher levels of portfolio turnover.

As the primary means by which the Fund intends to generate income, the Fund will sell call options that reference MARA at a strike price that is expected to be approximately between 0% and 15% above the then-current share price of MARA. It is important to note that the sale of these call options to generate income will limit the Fund’s ability to participate in increases in value of MARA’s share price beyond a certain point. If the share price of MARA increases, the above-referenced synthetic long exposure would allow the Fund to experience similar percentage gains. However, if MARA’s share price appreciates in value beyond the strike price of one or more of the call option contracts that the Fund has sold to generate income, the Fund will lose money on those short call positions, and the losses will, in turn, limit the upside return of the Fund’s synthetic long exposure. As a result, the Fund’s overall strategy (i.e., the combination of the synthetic long exposure to MARA and the sold MARA call positions) will limit the Fund’s participation in gains of MARA’s share price beyond a certain point. This strategy effectively converts a portion of the potential upside price return growth of MARA into current income. Such income may be less than the upside return of MARA. It is expected that the call options the Fund will sell to generate options premiums will generally have expirations of approximately one year or less and will be held to or close to expiration.

In addition to the options contracts, the Fund will also invest in cash and short-term U.S. Treasury securities, which will serve to collateralize the Fund’s options positions and provide additional income. The market value of the cash and short-term U.S. Treasury securities held by the Fund is expected to be between 50% and 100% of the Fund’s net assets and the market value of the options package is expected to be between 0% and 50% of the Fund’s net assets. In terms of notional value, the combination of these investment instruments provides indirect investment exposure to MARA equal to at least 100% of the Fund’s total assets.

As a result of its investment strategies, the Fund will be concentrated in the industry or group of industries to which MARA is assigned (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets in investments that provide exposure to the industry or group of industries to which MARA is assigned). As of March 1, 2026, MARA is assigned to the “software & services” industry group of the information technology sector.

The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”).

It is critical that investors understand the following:

An investment in the Fund is not an investment in MARA.

The Fund’s strategy is subject to all potential losses if shares of MARA decrease in value, which may not be offset by income received by the Fund.

The Fund does not invest directly in shares of MARA.

Fund shareholders are not entitled to any MARA dividends.

Additional Information About MARA

MARA Holdings, Inc., formerly known as Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc., is a digital asset technology company specializing in cryptocurrency mining, particularly within the Bitcoin ecosystem. MARA is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Information provided to or filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by MARA Holdings, Inc. pursuant to the Exchange Act, including financial reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding MARA Holdings, Inc., can be located by reference to the Securities and Exchange Commission file number 001-36555 through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, information regarding MARA Holdings, Inc. may be obtained from other sources including, but not limited to, press releases, newspaper articles and other publicly disseminated documents. MARA has substantial holdings of bitcoin and other digital assets. Such holdings are not only highly volatile, but highly speculative.

The Fund has derived all disclosures contained in this document regarding MARA Holdings, Inc. from the publicly available documents described above. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser, nor any affiliate has participated in the preparation of such documents. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser, nor any affiliate makes any representation that such publicly available documents or any other publicly available information regarding MARA Holdings, Inc. is accurate or complete. Furthermore, the Fund cannot give any assurance that all events occurring prior to the date of the prospectus (including events that would affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly available documents described above) that would affect the trading price of MARA have been publicly disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any such events or the disclosure of, or failure to disclose, material future events concerning MARA Holdings, Inc. could affect the value of the Fund’s investments with respect to MARA and therefore the value of the Fund. Lastly, neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser, nor any of their respective affiliates, make any representations to investors as to the performance of MARA.

Principal Risks

The covered call strategy utilized by the Fund is “synthetic” because the Fund’s exposure to the price return of MARA is derived through options exposure, rather than direct holdings of the shares of MARA. Because such exposure is synthetic, it is possible that the Fund’s participation in the price return of MARA may not be as precise as if the Fund were directly holding shares of MARA.

MARA Investing Risks. The Fund will have significant exposure to MARA through its investments in options contracts that utilize MARA as the reference asset. Accordingly, the Fund will be subject to the risks of MARA, set forth below.

MARA-Issuer Specific Risks. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. As of the date of this prospectus, MARA faces risks associated with companies in the financials sector, as well as those relating to the “digital asset industry ecosystem.” In particular, MARA faces unique risks in connection with its bitcoin mining activities. The technology and hardware used in bitcoin mining is subject to malfunction, technological obsolescence, the global supply chain and difficulty and cost in obtaining new hardware. Bitcoin miners are subject to malfunctions and normal wear and tear, and, at any point in time, a certain number of bitcoin miners are typically offline for maintenance or repair. The physical degradation of miners will require replacement of miners that are no longer functional. If there is a model-wide component malfunction whether in the hardware or the software that powers these miners, the percentage of offline miners could increase substantially, disrupting mining operations. Any major bitcoin miner malfunction out of the typical range of downtime for normal maintenance and repair could cause significant economic damage. Additionally, as technology evolves, there may be a need to acquire newer models of miners to remain competitive in the market. New miners can be costly and may be in short supply. Given the long production period to manufacture and assemble bitcoin miners and the current global semiconductor chip shortage, there can be no assurance that miners can acquire enough bitcoin mining computers or replacement parts on a cost-effective basis for the maintenance and expansion necessary for efficient bitcoin mining operations. Many engaged in mining rely on third parties, principally located in China, to supply bitcoin miners and shortages of bitcoin miners or their component parts, material increases in bitcoin miner costs, or delays in delivery of orders, including due to trade restrictions and supply chain disruptions, could significantly interrupt plans for expanding bitcoin mining capacity in the near term and future. Shortages of bitcoin mining computers could result in reduced bitcoin mining capacity and increased operating costs, which could materially delay the completion of any planned bitcoin mining capacity expansion and result in a competitive disadvantage.

Global bitcoin supply, which is influenced by similar factors as global bitcoin demand, in addition to fiat currency (i.e., government currency not backed by an asset such as gold), may be affected by miners and taxpayers who may liquidate bitcoin holdings to meet tax obligations. In addition, the dedication of mining power to the Bitcoin network and the willingness of bitcoin miners to clear bitcoin transactions for relatively low fees may impact the supply and price.

Miners may cease expanding processing power to create blocks and verify transactions if they are not adequately compensated. Miners generate revenue from both newly created bitcoin (known as the “block reward”) and from fees taken upon verification of transactions. If the aggregate revenue from transaction fees and the block reward is below a miner’s cost, the miner may cease operations. An acute cessation of mining operations would reduce the collective processing power on the Bitcoin blockchain, which would adversely affect the transaction verification process by temporarily decreasing the speed at which blocks are added to the Bitcoin blockchain and make the Bitcoin blockchain more vulnerable to a malicious actor obtaining control in excess of 50 percent of the processing power on the Bitcoin blockchain. Reductions in processing power could result in material, though temporary, delays in transaction confirmation time. Any reduction in confidence in the transaction verification process or mining processing power may adversely impact the price of bitcoin. Furthermore, the block reward will decrease over time. In the summer of 2024, the block reward was reduced from 6.25 to 3.125 bitcoin, and it will further reduce to 1.5625 bitcoin in 2028. As the block reward continues to decrease over time, the mining incentive structure will transition to a higher reliance on transaction verification fees in order to incentivize miners to continue to dedicate processing power to the Bitcoin blockchain. If transaction verification fees become too high, the marketplace may be reluctant to use bitcoin. Decreased demand for bitcoin may adversely affect its price, which may adversely affect MARA.

Bitcoin mining activities are inherently energy intensive and electricity costs account for a significant portion of the overall mining costs. The availability and cost of electricity will restrict the geographic locations of mining activities. High costs of electricity may incentivize miners to redirect their resources to other validation protocols, such a proof-of-stake blockchains, or abandon their validation activities entirely. A significant decrease in the computational resources dedicated to the Bitcoin network’s validation protocol could reduce the security of the network which may erode bitcoin’s viability as a store of value or means of exchange. In addition, the significant consumption of electricity may have a negative environmental impact, including contribution to climate change, which may give rise to public opinion against allowing the use of electricity for bitcoin mining activities or government measures restricting or prohibiting the use of electricity for bitcoin mining activities. Any such developments could lower the demand for bitcoin and have a material and adverse effect on the price of bitcoin.

Concerns have been raised about the electricity required to secure and maintain digital asset networks. For example, as of December 1, 2024, over 800 million terahashes were performed every second in connection with mining on the Bitcoin network. Although measuring the electricity consumed by this process is difficult because these operations are performed by various machines with varying levels of efficiency, the process consumes a significant amount of energy. Further, in addition to the direct energy costs of performing calculations on any given digital asset network, there are indirect costs that impact a network’s total energy consumption, including the costs of cooling the machines that perform these calculations.

Driven by concerns around energy consumption and the impact on public utility companies, various states and cities have implemented, or are considering implementing, moratoriums on mining activity in their jurisdictions. For example, in November 2022, New York imposed a two-year moratorium on new proof-of-work mining permits at fossil fuel plants in the state. A significant reduction in mining activity as a result of such actions could adversely affect the security of the Bitcoin network by making it easier for a malicious actor or botnet to manipulate the Bitcoin network. If regulators or public utilities take action that restricts or otherwise impacts mining activities, such actions could result in decreased security of a digital asset network, including the Bitcoin network, and consequently adversely impact the value of MARA.

Besides the risks associated with bitcoin mining in particular, MARA is subject to the risks associated with the digital asset industry ecosystem in general. The technology relating to the digital asset industry ecosystem is new and developing and the risks associated with digital assets may not fully emerge until the technology is widely used. Technologies utilizing cryptography are used by companies to optimize their business practices, whether by using the technology within their business or operating business lines involved in the operation of the technology. Cryptography refers to a set of techniques designed to allow for secure communication in the presence of adversarial behavior. Blockchain is a well-known example of a technology that relies on cryptography. A blockchain is comprised of unchangeable, digitally recorded data in packages called “blocks.” These digitally recorded blocks of data are stored in a linear “chain.” Each block in the chain contains data (e.g., a transaction), that is cryptographically connected to the previous block in the chain, ensuring all data in the overall “blockchain” has not been tampered with and remains unchanged. The cryptographic keys necessary to transact a digital asset may be subject to theft, loss, or destruction, which could adversely affect a company’s business or operations if it were dependent on such an asset. Competing platforms and technologies may be developed such that consumers or investors use an alternative to digital assets. There may be risks posed by the lack of regulation for digital assets and any future regulatory developments could affect the viability and expansion of the use of crypto technologies. Recently, U.S. securities regulators have brought actions against companies operating in the crypto industry ecosystem for violations of U.S. securities laws. To the extent such an action is brought against a company held by the Fund, the value of such a holding could decrease significantly. Because companies operating in the crypto industry ecosystem may operate across many national boundaries and regulatory jurisdictions, it is possible that such companies may be subject to widespread and inconsistent regulation. Companies operating in the digital asset industry ecosystem that rely on third party products may be subject to technical defects or vulnerabilities beyond a company’s control. Because many digital assets do not have a standardized exchange, like a stock market, there is less liquidity for such assets and greater possibility of volatility, fraud or manipulation. In addition, these companies may engage in other lines of business unrelated to the crypto industry ecosystem, and these lines of business could adversely affect their operating results. Such companies may be engaged in activities traditionally comprising the information technology sector and financials sector. These companies also may not be able to develop crypto technology applications or may not be able to capitalize on those applications. Technologies may also never be fully implemented, which could adversely affect an investment in such companies. Companies that use crypto technologies may be subject to cybersecurity risk. In addition, certain features of crypto industry technologies, such as decentralization, open source protocol, and reliance on peer-to-peer connectivity, may increase the risk of fraud or cyber-attack by potentially reducing the likelihood of a coordinated response. A significant disruption of internet connectivity affecting large numbers of users or geographic areas could impede the functionality of crypto technologies. Companies that use crypto technologies may be subject to the risks posed by conflicting intellectual property claims, which may reduce confidence in the viability of a digital asset.

Indirect Investment Risk. MARA Holdings, Inc. is not affiliated with the Trust, the Fund, the Adviser or any affiliates thereof and is not involved with this offering in any way, and has no obligation to consider the Fund in taking any corporate actions that might affect the value of the Fund. The Trust, the Fund, the Adviser or any affiliate are not responsible for the performance of MARA and make no representation as to the performance of MARA. Investing in the Fund is not equivalent to investing in MARA. Fund shareholders will not have voting rights or rights to receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights with respect to MARA.

Information Technology Companies Risk. Information technology companies face intense competition, both domestically and internationally, which may have an adverse effect on profit margins. Like other technology companies, information technology companies may have limited product lines, markets, financial resources or personnel. The products of information technology companies may face obsolescence due to rapid technological developments, frequent new product introduction, unpredictable changes in growth rates and competition for the services of qualified personnel. Companies in the information technology sector are heavily dependent on patent and intellectual property rights. The loss or impairment of these rights may adversely affect the profitability of these companies. Information technology companies are facing increased government and regulatory scrutiny and may be subject to adverse government or regulatory action.

Digital Assets Risk. MARA may have substantial holdings of bitcoin and other digital assets. Accordingly, it is subject to the risks associated with such holdings as set forth below.

Custody Risk. Security breaches, computer malware and computer hacking attacks have been a prevalent concern in relation to digital assets. The bitcoin held by MARA will likely be an appealing target to hackers or malware distributors seeking to destroy, damage or steal MARA’s bitcoin. To the extent that MARA is unable to identify and mitigate or stop new security threats or otherwise adapt to technological changes in the digital asset industry, MARA’s bitcoin may be subject to theft, loss, destruction or other attack. MARA has put security procedures in place to prevent such theft, loss or destruction, including but not limited to, offline storage, or cold storage, multiple encrypted private key “shards,” and other measures. Nevertheless, the security procedures cannot guarantee the prevention of any loss due to a security breach, software defect or act of God that may be borne by MARA, and the security procedures may not protect against all errors, software flaws or other vulnerabilities in MARA’s technical infrastructure, which could result in theft, loss or damage of its assets. Assets not held in cold storage, such as assets held in a trading account, may be more vulnerable to security breach, hacking or loss than assets held in cold storage. Furthermore, assets held in a trading account are held on an omnibus rather than segregated basis, which creates greater risk of loss. The security procedures and operational infrastructure may be breached due to the actions of outside parties, error or malfeasance of a MARA employee, and, as a result, an unauthorized party may obtain access to MARA accounts in which its bitcoin is held, the relevant private keys (and therefore bitcoin) or other data or property of MARA. Additionally, outside parties may attempt to fraudulently induce employees of MARA to disclose sensitive information in order to gain access to MARA’s infrastructure. As the techniques used to obtain unauthorized access, disable or degrade service or sabotage systems change frequently or may be designed to remain dormant until a predetermined event and often are not recognized until launched against a target, MARA may be unable to anticipate these techniques or implement adequate preventative measures.

Digital Asset Market and Volatility Risk. The prices of digital assets, to which MARA has significant exposure, have historically been highly volatile. The value of such assets has been, and may continue to be, substantially dependent on speculation, such that trading and investing in these assets generally may not be based on fundamental analysis. The value of the Fund’s investments in instruments that provide exposure to MARA – and therefore the value of an investment in the Fund – could decline significantly and without warning. If you are not prepared to accept significant and unexpected changes in the value of the Fund, you should not invest in the Fund.

Digital Asset Regulatory Risk. There is a lack of consensus regarding the regulation of digital assets, including bitcoin, and their markets. As a result of the growth in the size of the digital asset market, as well as recent events in the digital asset market, the U.S. Congress and a number of U.S. federal and state agencies (including FinCEN, SEC, OCC, CFTC, FINRA, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Internal Revenue Service, state financial institution regulators, and others) have been examining the operations of digital asset networks, digital asset users and the digital asset markets. Many of these state and federal agencies have brought enforcement actions or issued consumer advisories regarding the risks posed by digital assets to investors. Ongoing and future regulatory actions with respect to digital assets generally or bitcoin in particular may alter, perhaps to a materially adverse extent, the nature of an investment in the shares of MARA or the ability of MARA to continue to operate.

Digital Asset Trading Platforms Risk. Digital asset platforms are relatively new and, in some cases, unregulated. Many operate outside the United States. Furthermore, while many prominent digital asset platforms provide the public with significant information regarding their ownership structure, management teams, corporate practices and regulatory compliance, many digital asset platforms do not provide this information. Digital asset platforms may not be subject to, or may not comply with, regulation in a similar manner as other regulated trading platforms, such as national securities exchanges or designated contract markets. As a result, the marketplace may lose confidence in digital asset platforms, including prominent platforms that handle a significant volume of bitcoin trading. Many digital asset platforms are unlicensed, may be unregulated, may be subject to regulation in a relevant jurisdiction, but may or may not be in compliance therewith, may operate without extensive supervision by governmental authorities, and may not provide the public with significant information regarding their ownership structure, management team, corporate practices, cybersecurity, and regulatory compliance. In particular, those located outside the United States may be subject to significantly less stringent regulatory and compliance requirements in their local jurisdictions and may take the position that they are not subject to laws and regulations that would apply to a national securities exchange or designated contract market in the United States, or may, as a practical matter, be beyond the ambit of U.S. regulators. In addition, over the past several years, some digital asset platforms have been closed due to fraud and manipulative activity, business failure, or security breaches. In many of these instances, the customers of such digital asset platforms were not compensated or made whole for the partial or complete losses of their account balances in such digital asset platforms. While, generally speaking, smaller digital asset platforms are less likely to have the infrastructure and capitalization that make larger digital asset platforms more stable, larger digital asset platforms are more likely to be appealing targets for hackers and malware, and their shortcomings or ultimate failures are more likely to have contagion effects on the digital asset ecosystem and, therefore, may be more likely targets of regulatory enforcement action. Negative perception, a lack of stability and standardized regulation in the digital asset markets and the closure or temporary shutdown of digital asset platforms due to fraud, business failure, security breaches or government-mandated regulation and associated losses by customers may reduce confidence in the Bitcoin network and result in greater volatility or decreases in the prices of bitcoin.

Irrevocability of Transactions Risk. Digital asset transactions are typically not reversible without the consent and active participation of the recipient of the transaction. Once a transaction has been verified and recorded in a block that is added to the blockchain, an incorrect transfer or theft of bitcoin generally will not be reversible, and MARA may not be capable of seeking compensation for any such transfer or theft. It is possible that, through computer or human error, or through theft or criminal action, MARA’s bitcoin could be transferred from its account in incorrect amounts or to unauthorized third parties, or to uncontrolled accounts. Such events have occurred in connection with digital assets in the past. For example, in September 2014, the Chinese digital asset platform Huobi announced that it had sent approximately 900 bitcoin and 8,000 Litecoin (worth approximately $400,000 at the prevailing market prices at the time) to the wrong customers. To the extent that MARA is unable to seek a corrective transaction with such third-party or is incapable of identifying the third-party which has received MARA’s bitcoin through error or theft, MARA will be unable to revert or otherwise recover incorrectly transferred bitcoin. MARA will also be unable to convert or recover its bitcoin transferred to uncontrolled accounts. To the extent that MARA is unable to seek redress for such error or theft, such loss could adversely affect the value of its shares.

Concentration Risk. The Fund is susceptible to an increased risk of loss, including losses due to adverse events that affect the Fund’s investments more than the market as a whole, to the extent that the Fund’s investments are concentrated in investments that provide exposure to MARA and the industry group to which it is assigned. As of March 1, 2026, MARA is assigned to the “software & services” industry group of the information technology sector. Please see “Information Technology Companies Risk” for a discussion regarding the risks of an investment in such companies.

Leverage Risk. While the Fund does not seek leveraged exposure to MARA, the Fund seeks to achieve and maintain the exposure to the price of MARA by using the leverage inherent in options contracts. Therefore, the Fund is subject to leverage risk. When the Fund purchases or sells an instrument or enters into a transaction without investing an amount equal to the full economic exposure of the instrument or transaction, it creates leverage, which can result in the Fund losing more than it originally invested. As a result, these investments may magnify losses to the Fund, and even a small market movement may result in significant losses to the Fund. Leverage may also cause the Fund to be more volatile because it may exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities. Options trading involves a degree of leverage and, as a result, a relatively small price movement in futures instruments may result in immediate and substantial losses to the Fund.

Liquidity Risk. The market for options on MARA may be subject to periods of illiquidity. During such times it may be difficult or impossible to buy or sell a position at the desired price. Market disruptions or volatility can also make it difficult to find a counterparty willing to transact at a reasonable price and sufficient size. Illiquid markets may cause losses, which could be significant. The large size of the positions which the Fund may acquire increases the risk of illiquidity, may make its positions more difficult to liquidate, and may increase the losses incurred while trying to do so. Such large positions also may impact the price of options on MARA.

Structural ETF Risks. The Fund is an ETF. Accordingly, it is subject to certain risks associated with its unique structure.

Costs of Buying and Selling Fund Shares. Due to the costs of buying or selling Fund Shares, including brokerage commissions imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of Fund Shares may significantly reduce investment results, and an investment in Fund Shares may not be advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small investments.

Performance

Management

Investment Adviser: Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Individual Fund Shares may only be purchased and sold on the Exchange, other national securities exchanges, electronic crossing networks and other alternative trading systems through a broker-dealer at market prices. Because Fund Shares trade at market prices rather than at NAV, Fund Shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (premium) or less than NAV (discount). When buying or selling Fund Shares in the secondary market, you may incur costs attributable to the difference between the highest price a buyer is willing to pay to purchase Fund Shares (bid) and the lowest price a seller is willing to accept for Fund Shares (ask) (the “bid-ask spread”). Recent information regarding the Fund’s NAV, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid-ask spreads is available at https://www.imraetf.com.

Tax Information

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

Bitwise MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF

Investment Objective

The Fund’s primary investment objective is to provide current income. The Fund’s secondary investment objective is to provide exposure to the price return of common shares of Strategy Inc (Nasdaq: MSTR) (“MSTR”), subject to a limit on potential investment gains.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Management Fees	0.95%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees	0.00%
Other Expenses	0.00%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses	0.01%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	0.96%

Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then sell all of your Fund Shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Year 1	Year 3	Year 5	Year 10
$97	$303	$531	$1,178

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the period April 1, 2025 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2025, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 0% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund is an actively managed ETF that seeks to provide current income while providing exposure to the share price (i.e., the price returns) of MSTR, subject to a limit on potential investment gains. The Fund seeks to achieve these investment objectives through the use of a synthetic covered call strategy. The Fund seeks to provide its synthetic exposure to the price return of MSTR through the purchase and sale of a combination of call and put option contracts that utilize MSTR as the reference asset. The Fund will also sell call options that utilize MSTR as the reference asset to generate income in the form of option premiums, but will also limit the degree to which the Fund will participate in investment gains experienced by MSTR.

The Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets plus borrowings in options contracts that utilize MSTR as the reference asset. For purposes of compliance with this investment policy, derivative contracts will be valued at their notional value.

In implementing its investment strategy, the Fund will invest in traditional exchange-traded options contracts and/or FLexible EXchange^® options (“FLEX Options”) that utilize MSTR as the reference asset. The Fund will only invest in options contracts that are listed for trading on regulated U.S. exchanges. Traditional exchange-traded options have standardized terms, such as the type (call or put), the reference asset, the strike price and expiration date. Exchange-listed options contracts are guaranteed for settlement by the Options Clearing Corporation (“OCC”). FLEX Options are a type of exchange-listed options contract with uniquely customizable terms that allow investors to customize key terms like type, strike price and expiration date that are standardized in a typical options contract. FLEX Options are also guaranteed for settlement by the OCC. It is anticipated that the Fund will invest primarily in FLEX Options. The FLEX Options held by the Fund may be either physical or cash settled.

In general, an option is a contract that gives the purchaser (holder) of the option, in return for a premium, the right to buy from (call) or sell to (put) the seller (writer) of the option the security or currency underlying (in this case, MSTR) the option at a specified exercise price. The writer of an option has the obligation upon exercise of the option to deliver the underlying security or currency upon payment of the exercise price (call) or to pay the exercise price upon delivery of the underlying security or currency (put). The Fund may utilize both European and American style options. An option is said to be “European Style” when it can be exercised only at expiration whereas an “American Style” option can be exercised at any time prior to expiration.

In a traditional covered call strategy, an investor (such as the Fund) sells a call option on a security it already owns. However, the Fund will derive its exposure to MSTR through the use of options contracts that use MSTR as the reference asset. It is this distinction that causes the Fund’s strategy to be properly termed as a “synthetic covered call strategy,” as opposed to a traditional covered call strategy, because the Fund primarily has synthetic exposure to MSTR. The Fund’s synthetic exposure to MSTR is achieved through the combination of purchasing call options and selling put options generally at the same strike price, which synthetically creates the upside and downside participation in the price returns of MSTR. The Fund will primarily gain exposure to increases in value experienced by MSTR through the purchase of call options. As a buyer of these options, the Fund pays a premium to the seller of the options. The Fund will primarily gain exposure to decreases in value experienced by MSTR through the sale of put options. As the seller of these options, the Fund receives a premium from the buyer of the options. In combination, the purchased call and sold put options generally provide exposure to price returns of MSTR both on the upside and downside. The Fund intends to continuously maintain exposure to MSTR through the use of options. When such options expire or are exercised, the Fund will enter into new options. This is a practice referred to as “rolling.” The Fund’s practice of rolling options may result in higher levels of portfolio turnover.

As the primary means by which the Fund intends to generate income, the Fund will sell call options that reference MSTR at a strike price that is expected to be approximately between 0% and 15% above the then-current share price of MSTR. It is important to note that the sale of these call options to generate income will limit the Fund’s ability to participate in increases in value of MSTR’s share price beyond a certain point. If the share price of MSTR increases, the above-referenced synthetic long exposure would allow the Fund to experience similar percentage gains. However, if MSTR’s share price appreciates in value beyond the strike price of one or more of the call option contracts that the Fund has sold to generate income, the Fund will lose money on those short call positions, and the losses will, in turn, limit the upside return of the Fund’s synthetic long exposure. As a result, the Fund’s overall strategy (i.e., the combination of the synthetic long exposure to MSTR and the sold MSTR call positions) will limit the Fund’s participation in gains of MSTR’s share price beyond a certain point. This strategy effectively converts a portion of the potential upside price return growth of MSTR into current income. Such income may be less than the upside return of MSTR. It is expected that the call options the Fund will sell to generate options premiums will generally have expirations of approximately one year or less and will be held to or close to expiration.

In addition to the options contracts, the Fund will also invest in cash and short-term U.S. Treasury securities, which will serve to collateralize the Fund’s options positions and provide additional income. The market value of the cash and short-term U.S. Treasury securities held by the Fund is expected to be between 50% and 100% of the Fund’s net assets and the market value of the options package is expected to be between 0% and 50% of the Fund’s net assets. In terms of notional value, the combination of these investment instruments provides indirect investment exposure to MSTR equal to at least 100% of the Fund’s total assets.

As a result of its investment strategies, the Fund will be concentrated in the industry or group of industries to which MSTR is assigned (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets in investments that provide exposure to the industry or group of industries to which MSTR is assigned). As of March 1, 2026, MSTR is assigned to the “software & services” industry group of the information technology sector.

The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”).

It is critical that investors understand the following:

An investment in the Fund is not an investment in MSTR.

The Fund’s strategy is subject to all potential losses if shares of MSTR decrease in value, which may not be offset by income received by the Fund.

The Fund does not invest directly in shares of MSTR.

Fund shareholders are not entitled to any MSTR dividends.

Additional Information About MSTR

Strategy Inc develops enterprise analytics software solutions. It is also an operating company committed to the continued development of the Bitcoin network through its activities in the financial markets, advocacy and technology innovation. A primary source of MSTR’s value is the amount of bitcoin it holds. MSTR is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Information provided to or filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Strategy Inc pursuant to the Exchange Act, including financial reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding Strategy Inc can be located by reference to the Securities and Exchange Commission file number 001-42509 through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, information regarding Strategy Inc may be obtained from other sources including, but not limited to, press releases, newspaper articles and other publicly disseminated documents.

The Fund has derived all disclosures contained in this document regarding Strategy Inc from the publicly available documents described above. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate has participated in the preparation of such documents. Neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any affiliate makes any representation that such publicly available documents or any other publicly available information regarding Strategy Inc is accurate or complete. Furthermore, the Fund cannot give any assurance that all events occurring prior to the date of the prospectus (including events that would affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly available documents described above) that would affect the trading price of MSTR have been publicly disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any such events or the disclosure of, or failure to disclose, material future events concerning Strategy Inc could affect the value of the Fund’s investments with respect to MSTR and therefore the value of the Fund. Lastly, neither the Fund, the Trust, the Adviser nor any of their respective affiliates, make any representations to investors as to the performance of MSTR.

Principal Risks

The covered call strategy utilized by the Fund is “synthetic” because the Fund’s exposure to the price return of MSTR is derived through options exposure, rather than direct holdings of the shares of MSTR. Because such exposure is synthetic, it is possible that the Fund’s participation in the price return of MSTR may not be as precise as if the Fund were directly holding shares of MSTR.

MSTR Investing Risks. The Fund will have significant exposure to MSTR through its investments in options contracts that utilize MSTR as the reference asset. Accordingly, the Fund will be subject to the risks of MSTR, set forth below.

MSTR-Issuer Specific Risks. Issuer-specific attributes may cause an investment held by the Fund to be more volatile than the market generally. The value of an individual security or particular type of security may be more volatile than the market as a whole and may perform differently from the value of the market as a whole. As of the date of this prospectus, in addition to the risks associated with companies in the technology sector, MSTR faces risks related to its bitcoin acquisition strategy, including: the various risks associated with bitcoin; the risks associated with bitcoin being a highly volatile asset; the risk that the company’s historical financial statements do not reflect the potential variability in earnings that the company may experience in the future relating to its bitcoin holdings; the risk that the availability of spot bitcoin exchange-traded products may adversely affect the market price of MSTR; the risk of enhanced regulatory oversight; concentration risk; liquidity risk; and counterparty risk, particularly with respect to custodians. MSTR also faces risks related to its enterprise analytics software business strategy, including: risks relating to its dependence on revenue from a single software platform and related services as well as revenue from its installed customer base; the risk that as customers increasingly shift from a product license model to a cloud subscription model, the company could face higher future rates of attrition, and such a shift could continue to affect the timing of revenue recognition or reduce product licenses and product support revenues, which could materially adversely affect the company’s operating results; the risk that if the company is unable to develop and release new software product offerings or enhancements to its existing offerings in a timely and cost-effective manner, the company’s business, operating results, and financial condition could be materially adversely affected; and the risk the company’s software may be susceptible to undetected errors, bugs, or security vulnerabilities, which could cause problems with how the software performs and, in turn, reduce demand for the company’s software, reduce its revenue, and lead to litigation claims against the company.

Bitcoin Treasury Companies Risk. MSTR is a type of company known as a “bitcoin treasury company.” These are company hold substantial quantities of bitcoin as a primary component of their corporate strategy. Such companies may hold bitcoin as a reserve asset on their balance sheets or may raise capital through equity or debt offerings for the purpose of acquiring additional bitcoin. The market value of securities issued by bitcoin treasury companies may be highly correlated with, and in certain circumstances more volatile than, the price of bitcoin itself. Bitcoin has historically experienced extreme price volatility, and significant declines in the price of bitcoin may materially and adversely affect the financial condition, operating results, and market valuation of bitcoin treasury companies. In some cases, bitcoin holdings may represent a significant portion of a company’s assets or market capitalization, meaning that fluctuations in bitcoin prices may have a disproportionate effect on the value of such companies’ equity securities. In addition, bitcoin treasury companies may use capital markets transactions, including the issuance of equity securities, convertible debt, or preferred securities, to finance the acquisition of additional bitcoin. These financing strategies may increase financial leverage, create dilution for existing shareholders, and amplify the impact of bitcoin price movements on a company’s financial condition and stock price. During periods of declining bitcoin prices or reduced investor appetite for digital asset exposure, such companies may have difficulty raising capital on favorable terms or may be forced to curtail or unwind their bitcoin acquisition strategies. Because the perceived value of certain bitcoin treasury companies has at times traded at a premium to the value of their underlying bitcoin holdings, declines in bitcoin prices or shifts in investor sentiment toward digital assets may also cause such premiums to compress or reverse, which could lead to rapid and significant declines in the market prices of their securities. During periods of declining bitcoin prices, as was seen in 2025 and 2026, the equity securities of certain bitcoin treasury companies declined significantly more than the price of bitcoin itself, reflecting the leveraged nature of their business models and investor expectations embedded in their valuations. In certain instances, bitcoin treasury companies saw their market valuations fall below the value of the bitcoin such companies held. Bitcoin treasury companies also face accounting, liquidity, and balance sheet risks associated with holding digital assets. Under certain accounting frameworks, bitcoin has historically been treated as an intangible asset and may require impairment charges when its market value falls below the acquisition cost, even if the company does not sell the bitcoin. Such impairment charges can result in significant reported losses and increased volatility in financial statements. In addition, a substantial allocation of corporate assets to bitcoin may reduce a company’s liquidity and limit its ability to deploy capital for operating needs, strategic acquisitions, or other corporate purposes. These factors may make bitcoin treasury companies more financially exposed to cryptocurrency market cycles than companies with more traditional treasury management strategies. Furthermore, the business models of bitcoin treasury companies may become increasingly dependent on continued investor confidence in their ability to accumulate and hold bitcoin over time. A prolonged decline in bitcoin prices, reduced access to capital markets, or a loss of investor confidence in the strategy of holding bitcoin as a corporate reserve asset could adversely affect the financial condition of such companies and, in extreme circumstances, could result in forced sales of bitcoin or other assets. The growing number of companies adopting bitcoin treasury strategies may also create feedback loops between equity markets and digital asset markets, potentially increasing volatility and creating the risk of cascading declines during periods of market stress.

Indirect Investment Risk. Strategy Inc is not affiliated with the Trust, the Fund, the Adviser or any affiliates thereof and is not involved with this offering in any way, and has no obligation to consider the Fund in taking any corporate actions that might affect the value of the Fund. The Trust, the Fund, the Adviser or any affiliate are not responsible for the performance of MSTR and make no representation as to the performance of MSTR. Investing in the Fund is not equivalent to investing in MSTR. Fund shareholders will not have voting rights or rights to receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights with respect to MSTR.

Digital Assets Risk. MSTR has substantial holdings of bitcoin. Accordingly, it is subject to the risks associated with such holdings as set forth below.

Custody Risk. Security breaches, computer malware and computer hacking attacks have been a prevalent concern in relation to digital assets. The bitcoin held by MSTR will likely be an appealing target to hackers or malware distributors seeking to destroy, damage or steal MSTR’s bitcoin. To the extent that MSTR is unable to identify and mitigate or stop new security threats or otherwise adapt to technological changes in the digital asset industry, MSTR’s bitcoin may be subject to theft, loss, destruction or other attack. MSTR has put security procedures in place to prevent such theft, loss or destruction, including but not limited to, offline storage, or cold storage, multiple encrypted private key “shards,” and other measures. Nevertheless, the security procedures cannot guarantee the prevention of any loss due to a security breach, software defect or act of God that may be borne by MSTR, and the security procedures may not protect against all errors, software flaws or other vulnerabilities in MSTR’s technical infrastructure, which could result in theft, loss or damage of its assets. Assets not held in cold storage, such as assets held in a trading account, may be more vulnerable to security breach, hacking or loss than assets held in cold storage. Furthermore, assets held in a trading account are held on an omnibus rather than segregated basis, which creates greater risk of loss. The security procedures and operational infrastructure may be breached due to the actions of outside parties, error or malfeasance of a MSTR employee, and, as a result, an unauthorized party may obtain access to MSTR accounts in which its bitcoin is held, the relevant private keys (and therefore bitcoin) or other data or property of MSTR. Additionally, outside parties may attempt to fraudulently induce employees of MSTR to disclose sensitive information in order to gain access to MSTR’s infrastructure. As the techniques used to obtain unauthorized access, disable or degrade service or sabotage systems change frequently or may be designed to remain dormant until a predetermined event and often are not recognized until launched against a target, MSTR may be unable to anticipate these techniques or implement adequate preventative measures.

Digital Asset Market and Volatility Risk. The prices of digital assets, to which MSTR has significant exposure, have historically been highly volatile. The value of such assets has been, and may continue to be, substantially dependent on speculation, such that trading and investing in these assets generally may not be based on fundamental analysis. The value of the Fund’s investments in instruments that provide exposure to MSTR – and therefore the value of an investment in the Fund – could decline significantly and without warning. If you are not prepared to accept significant and unexpected changes in the value of the Fund, you should not invest in the Fund.

Irrevocability of Transactions Risk. Digital asset transactions are typically not reversible without the consent and active participation of the recipient of the transaction. Once a transaction has been verified and recorded in a block that is added to the blockchain, an incorrect transfer or theft of bitcoin generally will not be reversible, and MSTR may not be capable of seeking compensation for any such transfer or theft. It is possible that, through computer or human error, or through theft or criminal action, MSTR’s bitcoin could be transferred from its account in incorrect amounts or to unauthorized third parties, or to uncontrolled accounts. Such events have occurred in connection with digital assets in the past. For example, in September 2014, the Chinese digital asset platform Huobi announced that it had sent approximately 900 bitcoin and 8,000 Litecoin (worth approximately $400,000 at the prevailing market prices at the time) to the wrong customers. To the extent that MSTR is unable to seek a corrective transaction with such third-party or is incapable of identifying the third-party which has received MSTR’s bitcoin through error or theft, MSTR will be unable to revert or otherwise recover incorrectly transferred bitcoin. MSTR will also be unable to convert or recover its bitcoin transferred to uncontrolled accounts. To the extent that MSTR is unable to seek redress for such error or theft, such loss could adversely affect the value of its shares.

Concentration Risk. The Fund is susceptible to an increased risk of loss, including losses due to adverse events that affect the Fund’s investments more than the market as a whole, to the extent that the Fund’s investments are concentrated in investments that provide exposure to MSTR and the industry to which it is assigned. As of March 1, 2026, MSTR is assigned to the “software & services” industry group of the information technology sector. Please see “Information Technology Companies Risk” for a discussion regarding the risks of an investment in such companies.

Leverage Risk. While the Fund does not seek leveraged exposure to MSTR, the Fund seeks to achieve and maintain the exposure to the price of MSTR by using the leverage inherent in options contracts. Therefore, the Fund is subject to leverage risk. When the Fund purchases or sells an instrument or enters into a transaction without investing an amount equal to the full economic exposure of the instrument or transaction, it creates leverage, which can result in the Fund losing more than it originally invested. As a result, these investments may magnify losses to the Fund, and even a small market movement may result in significant losses to the Fund. Leverage may also cause the Fund to be more volatile because it may exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities. Options trading involves a degree of leverage and, as a result, a relatively small price movement in futures instruments may result in immediate and substantial losses to the Fund.

Liquidity Risk. The market for options on MSTR may be subject to periods of illiquidity. During such times it may be difficult or impossible to buy or sell a position at the desired price. Market disruptions or volatility can also make it difficult to find a counterparty willing to transact at a reasonable price and sufficient size. Illiquid markets may cause losses, which could be significant. The large size of the positions which the Fund may acquire increases the risk of illiquidity, may make its positions more difficult to liquidate, and may increase the losses incurred while trying to do so. Such large positions also may impact the price of options on MSTR.

Structural ETF Risks. The Fund is an ETF. Accordingly, it is subject to certain risks associated with its unique structure.

Costs of Buying and Selling Fund Shares. Due to the costs of buying or selling Fund Shares, including brokerage commissions imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of Fund Shares may significantly reduce investment results, and an investment in Fund Shares may not be advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small investments.

Performance

Management

Investment Adviser: Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Individual Fund Shares may only be purchased and sold on the Exchange, other national securities exchanges, electronic crossing networks and other alternative trading systems through a broker-dealer at market prices. Because Fund Shares trade at market prices rather than at NAV, Fund Shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (premium) or less than NAV (discount). When buying or selling Fund Shares in the secondary market, you may incur costs attributable to the difference between the highest price a buyer is willing to pay to purchase Fund Shares (bid) and the lowest price a seller is willing to accept for Fund Shares (ask) (the “bid-ask spread”). Recent information regarding the Fund’s NAV, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid-ask spreads is available at https://www.imstetf.com.

Tax Information

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

Additional Information About Each Fund’s Principal Investment Strategies

Overview

Each Fund is a series of Bitwise Funds Trust and is regulated as an “investment company” under the 1940 Act. The Funds are actively managed and do not seek to track the performance of an index. Each of the policies described herein, including the investment objective of each Fund, constitutes a non-fundamental policy that may be changed by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”) without shareholder approval. Certain fundamental policies of the Fund are set forth in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (the “SAI”). There can be no assurance that a Fund’s objective will be achieved.

Each Fund’s investments are subject to certain requirements imposed by law and regulation, as well as the Fund’s investment strategy. These requirements are generally applied at the time a Fund invests its assets. If, subsequent to an investment by a Fund, this requirement is no longer met, the Fund’s future investments will be made in a manner that will bring the Fund into compliance with the requirement.

Additional Information Regarding each Fund’s Principal Investment Strategy

Each Fund is an actively managed ETF that seeks to provide current income while providing exposure to the share price (i.e., the price returns) of a particular security (COIN, CRCL, Ether ETP, GME, MARA or MSTR, as applicable) (the “Applicable Security”), subject to a limit on potential investment gains. Each Fund seeks to achieve these investment objectives through the use of a synthetic covered call strategy. Each Fund seeks to provide its synthetic exposure to the price return of the Applicable Security through the purchase and sale of a combination of call and put option contracts that utilize the Applicable Security as the reference asset. Each Fund will also sell call options that utilize the Applicable Security as the reference asset to generate income in the form of option premiums, but will also limit the degree to which a Fund will participate in investment gains experienced by the Applicable Security.

In implementing its investment strategy, each Fund will invest in traditional exchange-traded options contracts and/or FLEX Options that utilize the Applicable Security as the reference asset. Each Fund will only invest in options contracts that are listed for trading on regulated U.S. exchanges. Traditional exchange-traded options have standardized terms, such as the type (call or put), the reference asset, the strike price and expiration date. Exchange-listed options contracts are guaranteed for settlement by the OCC. FLEX Options are a type of exchange-listed options contract with uniquely customizable terms that allow investors to customize key terms like type, strike price and expiration date that are standardized in a typical options contract. FLEX Options are also guaranteed for settlement by the OCC. It is anticipated that the Fund will invest primarily in FLEX Options. The FLEX Options held by the Fund may be either physical or cash settled.

In general, an option is a contract that gives the purchaser (holder) of the option, in return for a premium, the right to buy from (call) or sell to (put) the seller (writer) of the option the security or currency underlying the option at a specified exercise price. The writer of an option has the obligation upon exercise of the option to deliver the underlying security or currency upon payment of the exercise price (call) or to pay the exercise price upon delivery of the underlying security or currency (put). The Funds may utilize both European and American style options. An option is said to be “European Style” when it can be exercised only at expiration whereas an “American Style” option can be exercised at any time prior to expiration.

In a traditional covered call strategy, an investor (such as a Fund) sells a call option on a security it already owns. Each Fund will primarily derive its exposure to their Applicable Security through the use of options contracts that use the Applicable Security as the reference asset. It is this distinction that causes a Fund’s strategy to be properly termed as a “synthetic covered call strategy,” as opposed to a traditional covered call strategy, because each Fund has synthetic exposure to the Applicable Security. Each Fund’s synthetic exposure to the Applicable Security is achieved through the combination of purchasing call options and selling put options generally at the same strike price, which synthetically creates the upside and downside participation in the price returns of the Applicable Security. Each Fund will primarily gain exposure to increases in value experienced by the Applicable Security through the purchase of call options. As a buyer of these options, a Fund pays a premium to the seller of the options. Each Fund will primarily gain exposure to decreases in value experienced by the Applicable Security through the sale of put options. As the seller of these options, a Fund receives a premium from the buyer of the options. In combination, the purchased call and sold put options generally provide exposure to price returns of the Applicable Security both on the upside and downside. Each Fund intends to continuously maintain exposure to the Applicable Security through the use of options. When such options expire or are exercised, the Funds will enter into new options. This is a practice referred to as “rolling.” The Funds’ practice of rolling options may result in higher levels of portfolio turnover

As the primary means by which each Fund intends to generate income, the Fund will sell call options that reference the Applicable Security at a strike price that is expected to be approximately between 0% and 15% above the then-current share price of the Applicable Security. It is important to note that the sale of these call options to generate income will limit the Fund’s ability to participate in increases in value of the Applicable Security’s share price beyond a certain point. If the share price of the Applicable Security increases, the above-referenced synthetic long exposure would allow a Fund to experience similar percentage gains. However, if the Applicable Security’s share price appreciates in value beyond the strike price of one or more of the call option contracts that a Fund has sold to generate income, the Fund will lose money on those short call positions, and the losses will, in turn, limit the upside return of the Fund’s synthetic long exposure. As a result, the Fund’s overall strategy (i.e., the combination of the synthetic long exposure to the Applicable Security and the sold Applicable Security call positions) will limit a Fund’s participation in gains of the Applicable Security’s share price beyond a certain point. This strategy effectively converts a portion of the potential upside price return growth of the Applicable Security into current income. It is expected that the call options a Fund will sell to generate options premiums will generally have expirations of approximately one year or less and will be held to or close to expiration.

In addition to the options contracts, a Fund will also invest in cash and short-term U.S. Treasury securities, which will serve to collateralize the Fund’s options positions and provide additional income. The market value of the cash and short-term U.S. Treasury securities held by a Fund is expected to be between 50% and 100% of the Fund’s net assets and the market value of the options package is expected to be between 0% and 50% of the Fund’s net assets. In terms of notional value, the combination of these investment instruments provides indirect investment exposure to the Applicable Security’s equal to at least 100% of the Fund’s total assets.

Additional Information on Bitcoin

Additional Information on Ether

Ether is a digital asset that is created and transmitted through the operations of the online, peer-to-peer Ethereum network, a decentralized network of computers that operates on cryptographic protocols. No single entity owns or operates the Ethereum network, the infrastructure of which is collectively maintained by a decentralized user base. The Ethereum network allows people to exchange tokens of value, called “ether” or “ETH,” which are recorded on a public transaction ledger known as a blockchain. Ether can be used to pay for goods and services, including computational power on the Ethereum network, or it can be converted to fiat currencies, such as the U.S. dollar, at rates determined on digital asset trading platforms or in individual end-user-to-end-user transactions under a barter system. Furthermore, the Ethereum network also allows users to write and implement smart contracts—that is, general-purpose code that executes on every computer in the network and can instruct the transmission of information and value based on a sophisticated set of logical conditions. Using smart contracts, users can create markets, store registries of debts or promises, represent the ownership of property, move funds in accordance with conditional instructions and create digital assets other than ether on the Ethereum network. Smart contract operations are executed on the Ethereum blockchain in exchange for payment of ether. The Ethereum network is one of a number of projects intended to expand blockchain use beyond just a peer-to-peer money system.

Additional Risks of Investing in the Funds

Risk is inherent in all investing. Investing in the Funds involves risk, including the risk that you may lose all or part of your investment. There can be no assurance that the Fund will meet its stated objective. Before you invest, you should consider the following supplemental disclosure pertaining to the Principal Risks set forth above as well as additional Non-Principal Risks set forth below in this prospectus.

Principal Risks

The covered call strategy utilized by the Funds is “synthetic” because the Funds’ exposure to the price return of the Applicable Securities is derived through options exposure, rather than direct holdings of the shares of the Applicable Securities. Because such exposure is synthetic, it is possible that a Fund’s participation in the price return of the Applicable Securities may not be as precise as if the Fund were directly holding shares of the Applicable Security.

COIN Investing Risks. Bitwise COIN Option Income Strategy ETF will have significant exposure to COIN through its investments in options contracts that utilize COIN as the reference asset. Accordingly, the Fund will be subject to the risks of COIN, set forth below.

CRCL Investing Risks. Bitwise CRCL Option Income Strategy ETF will have significant exposure to CRCL through its investments in options contracts that utilize CRCL as the reference asset. Accordingly, the Fund will subject to the risks of CRCL, set forth below.

Equity Securities Risk. Equity securities are subject to changes in value, and their values may be more volatile than those of other asset classes. Equity securities prices fluctuate for several reasons, including changes in investors’ perceptions of the financial condition of an issuer or the general condition of the relevant equity market, such as market volatility, or when political or economic events affecting an issuer occur. Common stock prices may be particularly sensitive to rising interest rates as the cost of capital rises and borrowing costs increase. Common stocks generally subject their holders to more risks than preferred stocks and debt securities because common stockholders’ claims are subordinated to those of holders of preferred stocks and debt securities upon the bankruptcy of the issuer.

GME Investing Risks. Bitwise GME Option Income Strategy ETF will have significant exposure to GME through its investments in options contracts that utilize GME as the reference asset. Accordingly, the Fund will subject to the risks of GME, set forth below.

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Equity Securities Risk. Equity securities are subject to changes in value, and their values may be more volatile than those of other asset classes. Equity securities prices fluctuate for several reasons, including changes in investors’ perceptions of the financial condition of an issuer or the general condition of the relevant equity market, such as market volatility, or when political or economic events affecting an issuer occur. Common stock prices may be particularly sensitive to rising interest rates as the cost of capital rises and borrowing costs increase. Common stocks generally subject their holders to more risks than preferred stocks and debt securities because common stockholders’ claims are subordinated to those of holders of preferred stocks and debt securities upon the bankruptcy of the issuer.

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MARA Investing Risks. Bitwise MARA Option Income Strategy ETF will have significant exposure to MARA through its investments in options contracts that utilize MARA as the reference asset. Accordingly, the Fund will be subject to the risks of MARA, set forth below.

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MSTR Investing Risks. Bitwise MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF will have significant exposure to MSTR through its investments in options contracts that utilize MSTR as the reference asset. Accordingly, the Fund will be subject to the risks of MSTR, set forth below.

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Digital Assets Risk. Certain of the Applicable Securities have significant exposure to digital assets. Accordingly, certain Funds are subject to the risks associated with such holdings as set forth below.

Custody Risk. Security breaches, computer malware and computer hacking attacks have been a prevalent concern in relation to digital assets. The bitcoin/ether held by the issuers of the Applicable Securities will likely be an appealing target to hackers or malware distributors seeking to destroy, damage or steal such bitcoin/ether. To the extent that these issuers are unable to identify and mitigate or stop new security threats or otherwise adapt to technological changes in the digital asset industry, such bitcoin/ether may be subject to theft, loss, destruction or other attack. The issuers of the Applicable Securities have put security procedures in place to prevent such theft, loss or destruction, including but not limited to, offline storage, or cold storage, multiple encrypted private key “shards,” and other measures. Nevertheless, the security procedures cannot guarantee the prevention of any loss due to a security breach, software defect or act of God that may be borne by these issuers, and the security procedures may not protect against all errors, software flaws or other vulnerabilities in the issuers’ technical infrastructure, which could result in theft, loss or damage of its assets. Assets not held in cold storage, such as assets held in a trading account, may be more vulnerable to security breach, hacking or loss than assets held in cold storage. Furthermore, assets held in a trading account are held on an omnibus, rather than segregated basis, which creates greater risk of loss. The security procedures and operational infrastructure may be breached due to the actions of outside parties, error or malfeasance of an employee, and, as a result, an unauthorized party may obtain access to accounts in which bitcoin/ether is held, the relevant private keys (and therefore bitcoin or ether) or other data or property. Additionally, outside parties may attempt to fraudulently induce employees to disclose sensitive information in order to gain access to such bitcoin/ether.

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Digital Asset Market and Volatility Risk. The prices of digital assets have historically been highly volatile. The value of such assets has been, and may continue to be, substantially dependent on speculation, such that trading and investing in these assets generally may not be based on fundamental analysis. The value of a Fund’s investments in instruments that provide exposure to an Applicable Security, and therefore the value of an investment in the Fund, could decline significantly and without warning. If you are not prepared to accept significant and unexpected changes in the value of a Fund, you should not invest in the Fund.

Digital Asset Regulatory Risk. There is a lack of consensus regarding the regulation of digital assets, including bitcoin and ether, and their markets. As a result of the growth in the size of the digital asset market, as well as recent events in the digital asset market, the U.S. Congress and a number of U.S. federal and state agencies (including FinCEN, SEC, OCC, CFTC, FINRA, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Internal Revenue Service, state financial institution regulators, and others) have been examining the operations of digital asset networks, digital asset users and the digital asset markets. Many of these state and federal agencies have brought enforcement actions or issued consumer advisories regarding the risks posed by digital assets to investors. Ongoing and future regulatory actions with respect to digital assets generally or bitcoin/ether in particular may alter, perhaps to a materially adverse extent, the nature of an investment in Fund Shares.

Irrevocability of Transactions Risk. Digital asset transactions are typically not reversible without the consent and active participation of the recipient of the transaction. Once a transaction has been verified and recorded in a block that is added to the blockchain, an incorrect transfer or theft of bitcoin generally will not be reversible, and issuers of an Applicable Security may not be capable of seeking compensation for any such transfer or theft. It is possible that, through computer or human error, or through theft or criminal action, bitcoin could be transferred from its account in incorrect amounts or to unauthorized third parties, or to uncontrolled accounts. Such events have occurred in connection with digital assets in the past. For example, in September 2014, the Chinese digital asset platform Huobi announced that it had sent approximately 900 bitcoin and 8,000 Litecoin (worth approximately $400,000 at the prevailing market prices at the time) to the wrong customers. To the extent that an issuer of an Applicable Security is unable to seek a corrective transaction with such third-party or is incapable of identifying the third-party which has received its bitcoin/ether through error or theft, the issuer of an Applicable Security will be unable to revert or otherwise recover incorrectly transferred bitcoin/ether. Issuers of the Applicable Securities will also be unable to convert or recover its bitcoin/ether transferred to uncontrolled accounts. To the extent that an issuer of an Applicable Security is unable to seek redress for such error or theft, such loss could adversely affect the value of its shares.

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Ether Futures ETFs Risk. The Bitwise Ethereum Option Income Strategy ETF may have exposure to Ether Futures ETFs through its utilization of Ether ETP Options that utilize an Ether Futures ETF as the reference asset. Accordingly, the Fund will be subject to the risks of Ether Futures ETFs set forth below. Ether Futures ETFs are also subject to the risks set forth above in Spot Ether ETPs Risk, as well as Active Management Risk, Concentration Risk, Cybersecurity Risk, Derivatives Risk, Leverage Risk, Liquidity Risk, Operational Risk, Structural ETF Risk, U.S. Government Securities Risk and Valuation Risk set forth below.

Ether Futures Capacity Risk. If an Ether Futures ETF’s ability to obtain exposure to ether futures contracts consistent with its investment objective is disrupted for any reason including, for example, limited liquidity in the ether futures contracts market, a disruption to the ether futures contracts market, or as a result of margin requirements, position limits, accountability levels, or other limitations imposed by an Ether Future ETF’s futures commission merchants (“FCMs”), the listing exchanges, or the CFTC, an Ether Futures ETF may not be able to achieve its investment objective and may experience significant losses. Any disruption in an Ether Futures ETF’s ability to obtain exposure to ether futures contracts will cause the Ether Futures ETF’s performance to deviate from the performance of ether futures contracts, and consequently, ether. Additionally, the ability of an Ether Futures ETF to obtain exposure to ether futures contracts may be limited by certain tax rules that limit the amount an Ether Futures ETF can invest in its wholly-owned subsidiary as of the end of each tax quarter. Exceeding this amount may have tax consequences.

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Active Management Risk. Each Fund is actively managed, and its performance reflects investment decisions that the Adviser makes for the Fund. Such judgments about a Fund’s investments may prove to be incorrect. If the investments selected and the strategies employed by a Fund fail to produce the intended results, the Fund could underperform as compared to other funds with similar investment objectives and/or strategies, or could have negative returns.

Clearing Member Default Risk. Transactions in some types of derivatives, including the options held by the Fund, are required to be centrally cleared (“cleared derivatives”). In a transaction involving cleared derivatives, each Fund’s counterparty is a clearinghouse, such as the OCC, rather than a bank or broker. Since the Funds are not a member of clearinghouses, and only members of a clearinghouse (“clearing members”) can participate directly in the clearinghouse, each Fund will hold cleared derivatives through accounts at clearing members. With regard to its cleared derivatives positions, a Fund will make payments (including margin payments) to, and receive payments from, a clearinghouse through their accounts at clearing members. Customer funds held at a clearing organization in connection with any option contracts are held in a commingled omnibus account and are not associated with any of the clearing member’s individual customers by name. As a result, assets deposited by a Fund with any clearing member as margin for its options position may, in certain circumstances, be used to satisfy losses of other clients of the Fund’s clearing member. In addition, although clearing members guarantee performance of their clients’ obligations to the clearinghouse, there is a risk that the assets of a Fund might not be fully protected in the event of the clearing member’s bankruptcy. Each Fund is also subject to the risk that a limited number of clearing members are willing to transact on the Fund’s behalf, which heightens the risks associated with a clearing member’s default. If a clearing member defaults, a Fund could lose some or all of the benefits of a transaction entered into by the Fund with the clearing member. The loss of a clearing member for a Fund to transact with could result in increased transaction costs and other operational issues that could impede the Fund’s ability to implement its investment strategy. If a Fund cannot find a clearing member to transact with on the Fund’s behalf, the Fund may be unable to effectively implement its investment strategy.

Concentration Risk. Each Fund is susceptible to an increased risk of loss, including losses due to adverse events that affect the Fund’s investments more than the market as a whole, to the extent that the Fund’s investments are concentrated in investments that provide exposure to the Applicable Security and the industry to which it is assigned.

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Current Market Conditions Risk. Current market conditions risk is the risk that a particular investment, or Fund Shares in general, may fall in value due to current market conditions. Global financial markets have experienced periods of elevated volatility driven by geopolitical conflict, changing monetary policy, regulatory developments and trade policy uncertainty, each of which may affect asset prices and market liquidity. Monetary policy remains uncertain and central banks may raise or lower interest rates depending on economic conditions, inflation trends, and financial stability considerations. Changes in interest rates may adversely affect financial markets, liquidity and the value of certain investments held by a Fund. U.S. regulators have proposed and adopted several changes to market and issuer regulations that may directly or indirectly affect a Fund and its investments. Any regulatory changes, including those relating to securities markets, derivatives markets, digital assets, market structure or disclosure requirements could adversely impact a Fund’s ability to achieve its investment strategies or make certain investments. The political and regulatory environment in the United States remains subject to change. Political developments, legislative activity, regulatory priorities and policy decisions may affect the regulatory landscape, financial markets and investor behavior. Changes in fiscal, tax, immigration, trade or other government policies may affect economic conditions and securities markets generally. Trade policy developments may also adversely affect financial markets and economic conditions. The United States has implemented and proposed tariffs and other trade restrictions affecting various trading partners, and foreign governments have implemented or may implement retaliatory trade measures. Trade policy uncertainty, including uncertainty regarding the scope, duration, and legal authority for tariffs or other trade restrictions, may disrupt global supply chains, reduce international trade, increase costs for businesses and consumers and contribute to market volatility. Geopolitical conflicts may also adversely affect global markets. Ongoing hostilities and military actions involving the United States, Iran, Israel, and other parties in the Middle East have heightened the risk of broader regional instability and have contributed to volatility in energy markets and global financial markets. Escalation of these or other regional conflicts could disrupt energy supplies, shipping routes, and global supply chains. In addition, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues to contribute to geopolitical risk and may affect global markets, particularly commodities and energy markets. The economies of the United States and its trading partners, as well as financial markets generally, may also be adversely impacted by geopolitical tensions or disputes. For example, tensions between the United States and China remain ongoing, including disputes relating to trade, technology, and national security. In addition, the Chinese government continues to assert territorial claims involving Taiwan. If geopolitical tensions involving China, Taiwan, or other regions escalate, or if other geopolitical conflicts develop or worsen, economies, markets, and individual securities may be adversely affected and the value of a Fund’s assets may decline. Technological developments may also significantly affect markets and the performance of a Fund. Rapid advances in artificial intelligence, automation and digital infrastructure may transform industries, alter labor markets, and lead to new regulatory frameworks. In addition, cybersecurity incidents involving government entities, financial institutions, market infrastructure providers, or other participants could disrupt operations, compromise sensitive information, and negatively impact financial markets or a Fund’s service providers. These events, and other unforeseen developments, may adversely affect the prices and liquidity of a Fund’s portfolio investments and could result in disruptions in the trading markets.

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Cybersecurity Risk. Each Fund is susceptible to operational risks due to breaches in cybersecurity. A breach in cybersecurity refers to both intentional and unintentional events that may cause a Fund to lose proprietary information, suffer data corruption or lose operational capacity. Such events could cause a Fund to incur regulatory penalties, reputational damage, additional compliance costs associated with corrective measures and/or financial loss. Cybersecurity breaches may involve unauthorized access to a Fund’s digital information systems through “hacking” or malicious software coding but may also result from outside attacks such as denial-of-service attacks due to efforts to make network services unavailable to intended users. In addition, cybersecurity breaches of a Fund’s third-party service providers, such as its administrator, transfer agent, custodian, or sub-advisor, as applicable, or the issuers in which a Fund invests, can also subject a Fund to many of the same risks associated with direct cybersecurity breaches. Although the Funds have established risk management systems designed to reduce the risks associated with cybersecurity, there is no guarantee that such efforts will succeed, especially because the Funds do not directly control the cybersecurity systems of issuers or third-party service providers.

Derivatives Risk. The use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. These risks include: (i) the risk that the counterparty to a derivative transaction may not fulfill its contractual obligations; (ii) the risk of mispricing or improper valuation; and (iii) the risk that changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset. Derivative prices are highly volatile and may fluctuate substantially during a short period of time. Such prices are influenced by numerous factors that affect the markets, including, but not limited to: changing supply and demand relationships; government programs and policies; national and international political and economic events, changes in interest rates, inflation and deflation and changes in supply and demand relationships. Trading derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities. Derivative contracts ordinarily have leverage inherent in their terms. The use of leverage may cause a Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it would not be advantageous to do so in order to satisfy its obligations or to meet regulatory or contractual requirements for derivatives. The use of derivatives can magnify potential for gain or loss and, therefore, amplify the effects of market volatility on share price.

FLEX Options Risk. Trading FLEX Options involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities. A Fund may experience losses from specific FLEX Option positions and certain FLEX Option positions may expire worthless. The FLEX Options are listed on an exchange; however, no one can guarantee that a liquid secondary trading market will exist for the FLEX Options. In the event that trading in the FLEX Options is limited or absent, the value of a Fund’s FLEX Options may decrease. In a less liquid market for the FLEX Options, liquidating the FLEX Options may require the payment of a premium (for written FLEX Options) or acceptance of a discounted price (for purchased FLEX Options) and may take longer to complete. A less liquid trading market may adversely impact the value of the FLEX Options and Fund Shares and result in the Fund being unable to achieve its investment objective. Less liquidity in the trading of a Fund’s FLEX Options could have an impact on the prices paid or received by the Fund for the FLEX Options in connection with creations and redemptions of Fund Shares. Depending on the nature of this impact to pricing, a Fund may be forced to pay more for redemptions (or receive less for creations) than the price at which it currently values the FLEX Options. Such overpayment or under collection could reduce a Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective. Additionally, in a less liquid market for the FLEX Options, the liquidation of a large number of options may more significantly impact the price. A less liquid trading market may adversely impact the value of the FLEX Options and the value of your investment. The trading in FLEX Options may be less deep and liquid than the market for certain other exchange-traded options, non-customized options or other securities.

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Interest Rate Risk. Interest rate risk is the risk that the value of the debt securities in a Fund’s portfolio will decline because of rising market interest rates. Interest rate risk is generally lower for shorter term debt securities and higher for longer-term debt securities. Duration is a reasonably accurate measure of a debt security’s price sensitivity to changes in interest rates and a common measure of interest rate risk. Duration measures a debt security’s expected life on a present value basis, taking into account the debt security’s yield, interest payments and final maturity. In general, duration represents the expected percentage change in the value of a security for an immediate 1% change in interest rates. For example, the price of a debt security with a three-year duration would be expected to drop by approximately 3% in response to a 1% increase in interest rates. Therefore, prices of debt securities with shorter durations tend to be less sensitive to interest rate changes than debt securities with longer durations. As the value of a debt security changes over time, so will its duration.

Leverage Risk. While the Funds do not seek leveraged exposure, each Fund seeks to achieve and maintain the exposure to the price of its Applicable Security by using the leverage inherent in options contracts. Therefore, each Fund is subject to leverage risk. When a Fund purchases or sells an instrument or enters into a transaction without investing an amount equal to the full economic exposure of the instrument or transaction, it creates leverage, which can result in a Fund losing more than it originally invested. As a result, these investments may magnify losses to a Fund, and even a small market movement may result in significant losses to the Fund. Leverage may also cause a Fund to be more volatile because it may exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities. Options trading involves a degree of leverage and, as a result, a relatively small price movement in futures instruments may result in immediate and substantial losses to a Fund.

Liquidity Risk. The market for options may be subject to periods of illiquidity. During such times it may be difficult or impossible to buy or sell a position at the desired price. Market disruptions or volatility can also make it difficult to find a counterparty willing to transact at a reasonable price and sufficient size. Illiquid markets may cause losses, which could be significant. The large size of the positions which a Fund may acquire increases the risk of illiquidity, may make its positions more difficult to liquidate, and may increase the losses incurred while trying to do so. Such large positions also may impact the price of options.

Non-Diversification Risk. As a “non-diversified” fund, each Fund has the ability to invest a relatively high percentage of its assets in the securities of a small number of issuers or in financial instruments with a single counterparty or a few counterparties. This may increase a Fund’s volatility and increase the risk that the Fund’s performance will decline based on the performance of a single issuer or the credit of a single counterparty.

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Operational Risk. Each Fund is subject to risks arising from various operational factors, including, but not limited to, human error; processing and communication errors; errors of a Fund’s service providers, counterparties or other third parties; failed or inadequate processes; and technology or systems failures. Each Fund relies on third parties for a range of services, including custody. Any delay or failure relating to engaging or maintaining such service providers may affect a Fund’s ability to meet its investment objective. Although the Funds and the Adviser seek to reduce these operational risks through controls and procedures, there is no way to completely protect against such risks.

Options Risk. The use of options involves investment strategies and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions and depends on the ability of a Fund’s portfolio managers to forecast market movements correctly. The prices of options are volatile and are influenced by, among other things, actual and anticipated changes in the value of the underlying instrument, or in interest or currency exchange rates, including the anticipated volatility, which in turn are affected by fiscal and monetary policies and by national and international political and economic events. The effective use of options also depends on a Fund’s ability to terminate option positions at times deemed desirable to do so. There is no assurance that a Fund will be able to effect closing transactions at any particular time or at an acceptable price. In addition, there may at times be an imperfect correlation between the movement in values of options and their underlying securities and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for certain options.

Portfolio Turnover Risk. The Funds may experience high levels of portfolio turnover. A high portfolio turnover rate increases transaction costs, which may increase a Fund’s expenses. Frequent trading may also cause adverse tax consequences for investors in a Fund due to an increase in short-term capital gains.

Special Tax Risk. Each Fund intends to qualify as a “regulated investment company” or “RIC.” If, in any year, a Fund fails to qualify as a regulated investment company under the applicable tax laws, the Fund would be taxed as an ordinary corporation. Each Fund intends to treat any income it may derive from the FLEX Options as “qualifying income” under the provisions of the Code applicable to RICs. In addition, based upon language in the legislative history, each Fund intends to treat the issuer of the FLEX Options as the referenced asset, which may allow a Fund to qualify for special rules in the RIC diversification requirements. If the income is not qualifying income or the issuer of the FLEX Options is not appropriately the referenced asset, a Fund may lose its own status as a RIC if tax positions reflected by such options are large enough.

Special Tax Risk (Bitwise Ethereum Option Income Strategy ETF). The Fund intends to qualify as a RIC, however, the federal income tax treatment of certain aspects of the proposed operations of the Fund are not entirely clear. This includes the tax aspects of the Fund’s options strategy, the possible application of the “straddle” rules, and various loss limitation provisions of the Code. If, in any year, the Fund fails to qualify as a RIC under the applicable tax laws, the Fund would be taxed as an ordinary corporation.

To the extent that the Fund’s investments in Ether ETP Options include offsetting positions, the character of gains or losses realized by the Fund under the Code’s “straddle” rules may be affected and may increase the amount of short-term capital gain realized by the Fund. The Fund may hold certain options that do not qualify as “Section 1256 contracts” under Section 1256 of the Code, and disposition of such options will likely result in short-term or long-term capital gains or losses depending on the holding period.

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To the extent Ether ETP Options held by the Fund are deemed to be Section 1256 contracts, gains and losses on such options will generally be treated as 60% long-term capital and 40% short-term capital, regardless of how long the Fund has held such options. Section 1256 contracts held by the Fund at the end of a taxable year are “marked to market” for income tax purposes, meaning that unrealized gains or losses are treated as though they were realized (and treated on the 60/40 basis described above). The Fund’s use of Ether ETP Options categorized as Section 1256 contracts will increase the likelihood that the Fund will be subject to recognize short-term and long-term capital gains as such options do not benefit from the tax efficiencies generated by an ETF’s in-kind creation and redemption mechanism. The Fund will be required to distribution substantially all of its net short term capital gain and will either distribute its net long term capital gain or notify the shareholders that the Fund is electing to pay tax on its long-term capital gains but that the shareholders will be required to include the long-term capital gains in income.

In addition, based upon language in the legislative history, the Fund intends to treat the issuer of the options as the issuer of the referenced asset, the issuers of the securities underlying the index, which, assuming the referenced asset qualifies as a RIC, would allow the Fund to qualify for special rules in the RIC diversification requirements. If the income is not qualifying income or the issuer of the options is not appropriately the referenced asset or the issuers of the securities underlying the index, the Fund could lose its own status as a RIC.

The Fund intends to treat the income it derives from gains on options referencing the Spot Ether ETPs as “qualifying income” for purposes of the RIC qualification rules under Subchapter M of the Code. It has adopted this position in reliance on an opinion obtained from counsel that income from such investments should constitute “qualifying income,” as the Spot Ether ETPs referenced by the options constitute “securities” under Section 2(a)(36) of the 1940 Act. However, this opinion is not binding upon the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”). If the IRS were to successfully assert that the Fund’s income from such investments was not “qualifying income,” the Fund may fail to qualify as a RIC under Subchapter M if over 10% of its gross income was derived from these investments. If the Fund failed to qualify as a RIC, it would be subject to federal and state income tax on all of its taxable income at regular corporate tax rates with no deduction for any distributions paid to shareholders, which would significantly adversely affect the returns to, and could cause substantial losses for, Fund shareholders.

To maintain its status as a RIC, the Fund must distribute 90% of its investment company taxable income annually. In addition, to avoid a non-deductible excise tax, the Fund must distribute 98% of its ordinary income and 98.2% of its capital gain net income. Separately, depending upon the circumstances, sales to fund redemptions could cause the Fund to recognize income that the Fund is required to distribute to maintain the Fund’s RIC status and avoid the excise tax. Funding such distributions could require additional sales, which could require more distributions and affect the projected performance of a Fund. Alternatively, if the Fund only makes distributions to maintain its RIC status and becomes subject to the excise tax, that could also affect the projected performance of the Fund. In either case, the assets sold to fund redemptions, distributions or pay the excise tax will not be available to assist the Fund in meeting its investment objective.

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In the event that a shareholder purchases Fund Shares shortly before a distribution by the Fund, the entire distribution may be taxable to the shareholder even though a portion of the distribution effectively represents a return of the purchase price.

Spot Ether ETP Risks. The Bitwise Ethereum Option Income Strategy ETF may have exposure to Spot Ether ETPs through its utilization of Ether ETP Options that utilize a Spot Ether ETP as the reference asset. Accordingly, the Fund will be subject to the risks of Spot Ether ETPs set forth below.

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Structural ETF Risks. Each Fund is an ETF. Accordingly, it is subject to certain risks associated with its unique structure.

Cash Transactions Risk. Each Fund currently expects to effect a significant portion of its creations and redemptions for cash, rather than in-kind securities. Paying redemption proceeds in cash rather than through in-kind delivery of portfolio securities may require a Fund to dispose of or sell portfolio securities or other assets at an inopportune time to obtain the cash needed to meet redemption orders. This may cause a Fund to sell a security and recognize a capital gain or loss that might not have been incurred if it had made a redemption in-kind. As a result, a Fund may pay out higher or lower annual capital gains distributions than ETFs that redeem in-kind. The use of cash creations and redemptions may also cause Fund Shares to trade in the market at greater bid-ask spreads or greater premiums or discounts to the Fund’s NAV. Furthermore, a Fund may not be able to execute cash transactions for creation and redemption purposes at the same price used to determine the Fund’s NAV. To the extent that the maximum additional charge for creation or redemption transactions is insufficient to cover the execution shortfall, a Fund’s performance could be negatively impacted.

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Costs of Buying and Selling Fund Shares. Due to the costs of buying or selling Fund Shares, including brokerage commissions imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of Fund Shares may significantly reduce investment results, and an investment in Fund Shares may not be advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small investments.

Valuation Risk. The Funds may hold securities or other assets that may be valued on the basis of factors other than market quotations. This may occur because the asset or security does not trade on a centralized exchange, or in times of market turmoil or reduced liquidity. There are multiple methods that can be used to value a portfolio holding when market quotations are not readily available. The value established for any portfolio holding at a point in time might differ from what would be produced using a different methodology or if it had been priced using market quotations. Portfolio holdings that are valued using techniques other than market quotations, including “fair valued” assets or securities, may be subject to greater fluctuation in their valuations from one day to the next than if market quotations were used. In addition, there is no assurance that a Fund could sell or close out a portfolio position for the value established for it at any time, and it is possible that a Fund would incur a loss because a portfolio position is sold or closed out at a discount to the valuation established by the Fund at that time. A Fund’s ability to value investments may be impacted by technological issues or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.

Management of the Funds

Each Fund is a series of Bitwise Funds Trust, an investment company registered under the 1940 Act. Each Fund is treated as a separate fund with its own investment objectives and policies. The Trust is organized as a Delaware statutory trust. The Board is responsible for the overall management and direction of the Trust. The Board elects the Trust’s officers and approves all significant agreements, including those with the Adviser, distributor, custodian and fund administrative and accounting agent.

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Investment Adviser. Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC (“BIM”), 250 Montgomery Street, Suite 200, San Francisco, California 94104, serves as each Fund’s investment adviser. In its capacity as Adviser, BIM manages each Fund’s investments subject to the supervision of the Board. BIM also arranges for sub-advisory, transfer agency, custody, fund administration, distribution and all other services necessary for the Funds to operate. In particular, BIM provides investment and operational oversight.

Portfolio Managers. Jennifer Thornton and Daniela Padilla are primarily and jointly responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds.

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For additional information concerning BIM, including a description of the services provided to the Funds, please see the Funds’ SAI. Additional information regarding the portfolio managers’ compensation, other accounts managed by the portfolio managers and the portfolio managers’ ownership of Fund Shares may also be found in the SAI.

Management Fee

Pursuant to an investment advisory agreement between BIM and the Trust, on behalf of the Funds (the “Investment Management Agreement”), each Fund has agreed to pay an annual unitary management fee to BIM in an amount equal to 0.95% of its average daily net assets. This unitary management fee is designed to pay a Fund’s expenses and to compensate BIM for the services it provides to the Fund. Out of the unitary management fee, BIM pays substantially all expenses of a Fund, including the cost of transfer agency, custody, fund administration, legal, audit and other service and license fees. However, BIM is not responsible for distribution and service fees payable pursuant to a Rule 12b-1 plan, if any, brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions, taxes, interest, and extraordinary expenses.

BIM has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fees and/or assume as its own expense certain expenses otherwise payable by Bitwise COIN Option Income Strategy ETF, Bitwise MARA Option Income Strategy ETF and Bitwise MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF to the extent necessary to ensure that total annual fund operating expenses (excluding brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest, and extraordinary expenses) do not exceed 0.95% of such Fund’s average daily net assets until April 2, 2027. This Agreement may be terminated by the Trust, on behalf of a Fund, at any time and by BIM after April 2, 2027 upon sixty (60) days’ written notice to a Fund.

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How to Buy and Sell Shares

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Dividends, Distributions and Taxes

Ordinarily, dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid at least annually by a Fund. The Fund distributes its net realized capital gains, if any, to shareholders annually.

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Distributions in cash may be reinvested automatically in additional whole Fund Shares only if the broker through whom you purchased Fund Shares makes such option available.

Taxes

This section summarizes some of the main U.S. federal income tax consequences of owning Fund Shares. This section is current as of the date of this prospectus. Tax laws and interpretations change frequently, and these summaries do not describe all of the tax consequences to all taxpayers. For example, these summaries generally do not describe your situation if you are a corporation, a non-U.S. person, a broker-dealer, or other investor with special circumstances. In addition, this section does not describe your state, local or non-U.S. tax consequences.

This federal income tax summary is based in part on the advice of counsel to the Funds. The Internal Revenue Service could disagree with any conclusions set forth in this section. In addition, counsel to the Funds may not have been asked to review, and may not have reached a conclusion with respect to, the federal income tax treatment of the assets to be included in the Funds. The following disclosure may not be sufficient for you to use for the purpose of avoiding penalties under federal tax law.

As with any investment, you should seek advice based on your individual circumstances from your own tax advisor.

Fund Status. Each Fund intends to continue to qualify as a “regulated investment company” under the federal tax laws. If a Fund qualifies as a regulated investment company and distributes its income as required by the tax law, the Fund generally will not pay federal income taxes.

Distributions. Each Fund’s distributions are generally taxable. After the end of each year, you will receive a tax statement that separates the distributions of a Fund into three categories: ordinary income distributions, capital gain dividends and returns of capital. Ordinary income distributions are generally taxed at your ordinary tax rate, however, as further discussed below certain ordinary income distributions received from a Fund may be taxed at the capital gains tax rates. Generally, you will treat all capital gain dividends as long-term capital gains regardless of how long you have owned your Fund Shares.

To determine your actual tax liability for your capital gain dividends, you must calculate your total net capital gain or loss for the tax year after considering all of your other taxable transactions, as described below. In addition, a Fund may make distributions that represent a return of capital for tax purposes and thus will generally not be taxable to you; however, such distributions may reduce your tax basis in your Fund Shares, which could result in you having to pay higher taxes in the future when Fund Shares are sold, even if you sell the Fund Shares at a loss from your original investment. A “return of capital” is a return, in whole or in part, of the funds that you previously invested in a Fund. A return of capital distribution should not be considered part of a Fund’s dividend yield or total return of an investment in Fund Shares. The tax status of your distributions from a Fund is not affected by whether you reinvest your distributions in additional Fund Shares or receive them in cash. The income from a Fund that you must take into account for federal income tax purposes is not reduced by amounts used to pay a deferred sales fee, if any. The tax laws may require you to treat distributions made to you in January as if you had received them on December 31 of the previous year.

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Income from a Fund may also be subject to a 3.8% “Medicare tax.” This tax generally applies to your net investment income if your adjusted gross income exceeds certain threshold amounts, which are $250,000 in the case of married couples filing joint returns and $200,000 in the case of single individuals.

Dividends Received Deduction. A corporation that owns Fund Shares generally will not be entitled to the dividends received deduction with respect to many dividends received from a Fund because the dividends received deduction is generally not available for distributions from RICs. However, certain ordinary income dividends on Fund Shares that are attributable to qualifying dividends received by a Fund from certain corporations may be reported by the Fund as being eligible for the dividends received deduction.

Capital Gains and Losses and Certain Ordinary Income Dividends. If you are an individual, the maximum marginal stated federal tax rate for net capital gains is generally 20% (15% or 0% for taxpayers with taxable incomes below certain thresholds). Some capital gains, including some portion of your capital gain dividends may be taxed at a higher maximum stated tax rate. Capital gains may also be subject to the Medicare tax described above.

Net capital gain equals net long-term capital gain minus net short-term capital loss for the taxable year. Capital gain or loss is long-term if the holding period for the asset is more than one year and is short-term if the holding period for the asset is one year or less. You must exclude the date you purchase your Fund Shares to determine your holding period. However, if you receive a capital gain dividend from a Fund and sell your Fund Shares at a loss after holding them for six months or less, the loss will be recharacterized as long-term capital loss to the extent of the capital gain dividend received. The tax rates for capital gains realized from assets held for one year or less are generally the same as for ordinary income. The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, treats certain capital gains as ordinary income in special situations.

Ordinary income dividends received by an individual shareholder from a RIC such as a Fund are generally taxed at the same rates that apply to net capital gain (as discussed above), provided certain holding period requirements are satisfied and provided the dividends are attributable to qualifying dividends received by the Fund itself. A Fund will provide notice to its shareholders of the amount of any distribution which may be taken into account as a dividend which is eligible for the capital gains tax rates.

Options. The Funds intend to treat any income it may derive from the options as “qualifying income” under the provisions of the Code applicable to RICs. In addition, based upon language in the legislative history, the Funds intend to treat the issuer of the options as the referenced asset, which may allow the trust to qualify for special rules in the RIC diversification requirements. If the referenced asset is an index, the Funds intend to treat the issuer of the options as the issuer of the securities comprising the index. If the income is not qualifying income or the issuer of the options is not appropriately the referenced asset, a Fund could lose its own status as a RIC if the positions reflected by such options are large enough.

Ether ETP Options. To the Bitwise Ethereum Option Income Strategy ETF intends to treat the income it derives from gains on options referencing Spot Ether ETPs as “qualifying income” for purposes of the RIC qualification rules under Subchapter M of the Code. It has adopted this position in reliance on an opinion obtained from counsel that income from such investments should constitute “qualifying income,” as the Spot Ether ETPs referenced by the options constitute “securities” under Section 2(a)(36) of the 1940 Act. However, this opinion is not binding upon the IRS. If the IRS were to successfully assert that the Fund’s income from such investments was not “qualifying income,” the Fund may fail to qualify as a RIC under Subchapter M if over 10% of its gross income was derived from these investments. If the Fund failed to qualify as a RIC, it would be subject to federal and state income tax on all of its taxable income at regular corporate tax rates with no deduction for any distributions paid to shareholders, which would significantly adversely affect the returns to, and could cause substantial losses for, Fund shareholders.

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On November 15, 2024, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued a staff advisory concluding that it is likely that the options and the interests in Spot Ether ETPs referenced by the options would be judicially held to be a security. In 2009, the IRS adopted the position that, in determining the income and diversification tests of a RIC under Section 851 of the Code, the grantor trust rules of I.R.C. § 671, et seq, are applied before the definition of security is applied in I.R.C. § 851. In 2016, the IRS announced that it viewed determining the definition of security for the purposes of I.R.C. § 851 was more properly in the jurisdiction of the SEC. In 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court indicated that federal administrative agencies no longer needed to be given deference merely because their position was reasonable if the position of the agency is not consistent with the statute. Although the IRS has not formally announced a change in position in regard to whether the grantor trust rules are applied first, the combination of the 2016 announcement and the 2023 Supreme Court decision suggest that the best interpretation of the statute is to apply I.R.C. § 851’s plain language. If the grantor trust rules are applied first in reference to Spot Ether ETPs and the options, the options would ether, as applicable. Although the issue is not free from doubt, it is likely that ether would be classified as a commodity for purposes of I.R.C. § 851 and produce income that would not be qualifying income under the RIC tests. However, under the plain language of the statute, gains from securities (as determined under the 1940 Act) are qualifying income. Options on publicly traded grantor trusts are securities for the purposes of the 1940 Act.

Additionally, Ether ETP Options may be deemed to be Section 1256 contracts pursuant to the Code. To the extent that the Fund invests in Ether ETP Options that are categorized as Section 1256 contracts, the Fund will be required to recognize gains and losses from such instruments on a mark-to-market basis and treat 60% of any gain or loss as long-term and 40% as short-term, regardless of the holding period. To more accurately allocate these gains and other taxable income or loss among shareholders, the Fund may use an accounting practice known as “equalization.” By using equalization accounting, the Fund seeks to reduce the amount of its taxable income and capital gains that are required to be distributed to shareholders by accounting for a portion of the proceeds from sales of Fund Shares as attributable to undistributed net investment income and realized capital gains. This practice is intended to ensure that such income and gains are distributed only to those shareholders who have actually economically earned them. There is no assurance that the Fund will use equalization in any given taxable year, and the use of equalization will not affect a shareholder’s aggregate tax liability. The Fund will be required to distribution substantially all of its net short term capital gain and will either distribute its net long term capital gain or notify the shareholders that the Fund is electing to pay tax on its long-term capital gains but that the shareholders will be required to include the long-term capital gains in income.

Sale of Fund Shares. If you sell or redeem your Fund Shares, you will generally recognize a taxable gain or loss. To determine the amount of this gain or loss, you must subtract your tax basis in your Fund Shares from the amount you receive in the transaction. Your tax basis in your Fund Shares is generally equal to the cost of your Fund Shares, generally including brokerage fees, if any. In some cases, however, you may have to adjust your tax basis after you purchase your Fund Shares. An election may be available to you to defer recognition of capital gain if you make certain qualifying investments within a limited time. You should talk to your tax advisor about the availability of this deferral election and its requirements.

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Taxes on Purchase and Redemption of Creation Units. If you exchange securities for Creation Units, you will generally recognize a gain or a loss. The gain or loss will be equal to the difference between the market value of the Creation Units at the time and your aggregate basis in the securities surrendered and the cash component paid. If you exchange Creation Units for securities, you will generally recognize a gain or loss equal to the difference between your basis in the Creation Units and the aggregate market value of the securities received and the cash redemption amount. The IRS, however, may assert that a loss realized upon an exchange of securities for Creation Units or Creation Units for securities cannot be deducted currently under the rules governing “wash sales,” or on the basis that there has been no significant change in economic position.

Treatment of Expenses. Expenses incurred and deducted by a Fund will generally not be treated as income taxable to you.

Non-U.S. Investors. If you are a non-U.S. investor (i.e., an investor other than a U.S. citizen or resident or a U.S. corporation, partnership, estate or trust), you should be aware that, generally, subject to applicable tax treaties, distributions from a Fund are characterized as dividends for federal income tax purposes (other than dividends which a Fund properly reports as capital gain dividends) are subject to U.S. federal income taxes, including withholding taxes, subject to certain exceptions described below. However, distributions received by a non-U.S. investor from a Fund that are properly reported by the Fund as capital gain dividends may not be subject to U.S. federal income taxes, including withholding taxes, provided that a Fund makes certain elections and certain other conditions are met. Distributions from a Fund that are properly reported by the Fund as an interest-related dividend attributable to certain interest income received by a Fund or as short-term capital gain income dividend attributable to certain net short term capital gain received by a Fund may not be subject to U.S. federal income taxes, including withholding taxes when received by certain non-U.S. investors, provided that a Fund makes certain elections and certain other conditions are met. For tax years after December 31, 2022, amounts paid to or recognized by a non-U.S. affiliate that are excluded from tax under the portfolio interest, capital gain dividends, short-term capital gains or tax-exempt interest dividend exceptions or applicable treaties, may be taken into consideration in determining whether a corporation is an “applicable corporation” subject to a 15% minimum tax on adjusted financial statement income.

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It is the responsibility of the entity through which you hold your Fund Shares to determine the applicable withholding.

The foregoing discussion summarizes some of the possible consequences under current federal tax law of an investment in the Funds. It is not a substitute for personal tax advice. You also may be subject to state and local taxes on Fund distributions and sales of Fund Shares.

Distributor

Foreside Fund Services, LLC serves as the distributor of Creation Units for the Funds on an agency basis. The Distributor does not maintain a secondary market in Fund Shares.

Net Asset Value

The NAV of each Fund normally is determined once daily Monday through Friday, generally as of the close of regular trading hours of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (normally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time) on each day that the NYSE is open for trading, based on prices at the time of closing, provided that any Fund assets or liabilities denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing market rates on the date of valuation as quoted by one or more data service providers. The NAV of a Fund is calculated by dividing the value of the net assets of the Fund (i.e., the value of its total assets less total liabilities) by the total number of outstanding Fund Shares, generally rounded to the nearest cent. The value of the securities and other assets and liabilities held by a Fund is determined pursuant to valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board.

The Fund’s investments will be valued daily at market value or, in the absence of market value with respect to any securities or options contracts, at fair value in accordance with valuation procedures adopted by the Board and in accordance with the 1940 Act. Market value prices represent last sale or official closing prices from a national or foreign exchange (i.e., a regulated market) and are primarily obtained from third-party pricing services.

When market quotations are not readily available or are believed by the Adviser to be unreliable, a Fund’s investments are valued at fair value. Fair value determinations are made by the Adviser in accordance with policies and procedures approved by the Board. The Adviser may conclude that a market quotation is not readily available or is unreliable if a security or other asset or liability does not have a price source due to its lack of trading or other reasons, if a market quotation differs significantly from recent price quotations or otherwise no longer appears to reflect fair value, where the security or other asset or liability is thinly traded, when there is a significant event subsequent to the most recent market quotation, or if the trading market on which a security is listed is suspended or closed and no appropriate alternative trading market is available.

Fair value represents a good faith approximation of the value of an asset or liability. The fair value of an asset or liability held by a Fund is the amount the Fund might reasonably expect to receive from the current sale of that asset or the cost to extinguish that liability in an arm’s-length transaction. Valuing a Fund’s investments using fair value pricing will result in prices that may differ from current market valuations and that may not be the prices at which those investments could have been sold during the period in which the particular fair values were used.

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Fund Service Providers

The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon”), located at 240 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10286, serves as each Fund’s administrator, custodian and transfer agent. BNY Mellon is the principal operating subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation.

Chapman and Cutler LLP, 320 South Canal Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606, serves as legal counsel to the Trust.

KPMG LLP, 375 9th Avenue, New York, NY 10001, serves as each Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm and is responsible for auditing the annual financial statements of the Funds.

Premium/Discount Information

Information showing the number of days the market price of the Fund Shares was greater (at a premium) and less (at a discount) than each Fund’s NAV for the most recently completed calendar year, and the most recently completed calendar quarters since that year (or the life of a Fund, if shorter), is available at https://www.icoietf.com (for ICOI), https://www.icrcetf.com (for ICRC), https://www.iethetf.com (for IETH), https://www.igmeetf.com (for IGME), https://www.imraetf.com (for IMRA) or https://www.imstetf.com (for IMST).

Investments by Other Investment Companies

Section 12(d)(1) of the 1940 Act restricts investments by investment companies in the securities of other investment companies, including Fund Shares. Each Fund is required to comply with the conditions of Rule 12d1-4 under the 1940 Act, which allows, subject to certain conditions, the Fund to invest in other registered investment companies and other registered investment companies to invest in the Fund beyond the limits contained in Section 12(d)(1) of the 1940 Act.

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Financial Highlights

The following financial highlights are intended to help you understand the financial history of the Funds for the past five fiscal years, or since inception, if the life of a Fund is shorter. Certain information reflects financial results for a single Fund Share. The total returns in this table represent the rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in a Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). The information for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 has been audited by KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, whose reports along with each Fund’s financial statements, are included in the Funds’ Form N-CSR dated December 31, 2025, which is available free, upon request.

Bitwise COIN Option Income Strategy ETF Selected Per Share Data	Period Ended December 31, 2025^(a)
Net Asset Value, beginning of period	$	50.00
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income (loss)^(b)		(0.14	)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)		5.97	^(c)
Total from investment operations		5.83
Less distributions from:
Net investment income		(3.66	)
Return of capital		(36.10	)
Total distributions		(39.76	)
Net Asset Value, end of period	$	16.07
Total Return (%)		(12.21	)^(d)
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data
Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)	$	27.8
Ratio of expenses (%)		0.95	^(e)(f)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)		(0.64	)^(e)(f)
Portfolio turnover rate (%)^(g)		0	^(d)

(a)

For the period April 1, 2025 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2025.

(b)

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares outstanding.

(c)

Because of the timing of subscriptions and redemptions in relation to fluctuating markets at value, the amount shown may not agree with the change in aggregate gains and losses.

(d)

Not annualized.

(e)

Annualized.

(f)

For the period April 3, 2025 (commencement of Fund expenses) through December 31, 2025.

(g)

Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions related to the processing of capital share transactions.

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Bitwise CRCL Option Income Strategy ETF Selected Per Share Data	Period Ended December 31, 2025^(a)
Net Asset Value, beginning of period	$	50.00
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income (loss)^(b)		(0.07	)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)		(15.14	)
Total from investment operations		(15.21	)
Less distributions from:
Net investment income		(2.99	)
Return of capital		(2.27	)
Total distributions		(5.26	)
Net Asset Value, end of period	$	29.53
Total Return (%)		(30.31	)^(c)
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data
Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)	$	0.3
Ratio of expenses (%)		0.95	^(d)(e)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)		(0.71	)^(d)(e)
Portfolio turnover rate (%)^(f)		0	^(c)

(a)

For the period October 1, 2025 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2025.

(b)

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares outstanding.

(c)

Not annualized.

(d)

Annualized.

(e)

For the period October 2, 2025 (commencement of Fund expenses) through December 31, 2025.

(f)

Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions related to the processing of capital share transactions.

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Bitwise Ethereum Option Income Strategy ETF Selected Per Share Data	Period Ended December 31, 2025^(a)
Net Asset Value, beginning of period	$	50.00
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income (loss)^(b)		(0.05	)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)		(13.13	)
Total from investment operations		(13.18	)
Return of capital		(5.68	)
Total distributions		(5.68	)
Net Asset Value, end of period	$	31.14
Total Return (%)		(26.37	)^(c)
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data
Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)	$	0.9
Ratio of expenses (%)		0.95	^(d)(e)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)		(0.57	)^(d)(e)
Portfolio turnover rate (%)^(f)		0	^(c)

(a)

For the period October 1, 2025 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2025.

(b)

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares outstanding.

(c)

Not annualized.

(d)

Annualized.

(e)

For the period October 2, 2025 (commencement of Fund expenses) through December 31, 2025.

(f)

Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions related to the processing of capital share transactions.

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Bitwise GME Option Income Strategy ETF Selected Per Share Data	Period Ended December 31, 2025^(a)
Net Asset Value, beginning of period	$	50.00
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income (loss)^(b)		(0.15	)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)		(10.31	)
Total from investment operations		(10.46	)
Return of capital		(16.16	)
Total distributions		(16.16	)
Net Asset Value, end of period	$	23.38
Total Return (%)		(24.59	)^(c)
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data
Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)	$	2.1
Ratio of expenses (%)		0.95	^(d)(e)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)		(0.80	)^(d)(e)
Portfolio turnover rate (%)^(f)		0	^(c)

(a)

For the period June 9, 2025 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2025.

(b)

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares outstanding.

(c)

Not annualized.

(d)

Annualized.

(e)

For the period June 10, 2025 (commencement of Fund expenses) through December 31, 2025.

(f)

Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions related to the processing of capital share transactions

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Bitwise MARA Option Income Strategy ETF Selected Per Share Data	Period Ended December 31, 2025^(a)
Net Asset Value, beginning of period	$	50.00
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income (loss)^(b)		(0.19	)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)		(7.97	)
Total from investment operations		(8.16	)
Less distributions from:		(11.94	)
Net investment income		(11.94	)
Return of capital		(15.37	)
Total distributions		(27.31	)
Net Asset Value, end of period	$	14.53
Total Return (%)		(39.36	)^(c)
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data
Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)	$	2.6
Ratio of expenses (%)		0.95	^(d)(e)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)		(0.72	)^(d)(e)
Portfolio turnover rate (%)^(f)		0	^(c)

(a)

For the period April 1, 2025 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2025.

(b)

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares outstanding.

(c)

Not annualized.

(d)

Annualized.

(e)

For the period April 3, 2025 (commencement of Fund expenses) through December 31, 2025.

(f)

Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions related to the processing of capital share transactions

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Bitwise MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF Selected Per Share Data	Period Ended December 31, 2025^(a)
Net Asset Value, beginning of period	$	50.00
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income (loss)^(b)		(0.07	)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)		(12.61	)
Total from investment operations		(12.68	)
Return of capital		(24.72	)
Total distributions		(24.72	)
Net Asset Value, end of period	$	12.60
Total Return (%)		(48.46	)^(c)
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data
Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)	$	16.8
Ratio of expenses (%)		0.95	^(d)(e)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)		(0.24	)^(d)(e)
Portfolio turnover rate (%)^(f)		0	^(c)

(a)

For the period April 1, 2025 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2025.

(b)

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares outstanding.

(c)

Not annualized.

(d)

Annualized.

(e)

For the period April 3, 2025 (commencement of Fund expenses) through December 31, 2025.

(f)

Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions related to the processing of capital share transactions

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Bitwise COIN Option Income Strategy ETF (ICOI)

Bitwise CRCL Option Income Strategy ETF (ICRC)

Bitwise Ethereum Option Income Strategy ETF (IETH)

Bitwise GME Option Income Strategy ETF (IGME)

Bitwise MARA Option Income Strategy ETF (IMRA)

Bitwise MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF (IMST)

For more detailed information on the Funds, several additional sources of information are available to you. The Funds’ SAI, incorporated by reference into this prospectus, contains detailed information on the Funds’ policies and operation. Additional information about a Fund’s investments is available in the annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders. In a Fund’s annual reports, you will find a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly impacted the Fund’s performance during the last fiscal year. A Fund’s most recent SAI, annual or semi-annual reports and certain other information are available free of charge by calling the Funds at (415) 707-3663 and on the Fund’s website at https://www.icoietf.com (for ICOI), https://www.icrcetf.com (for ICRC), https://www.iethetf.com (for IETH), https://www.igmeetf.com (for IGME), https://www.imraetf.com (for IMRA) or https://www.imstetf.com (for IMST), or through your financial advisor. Shareholders may call the number above with any inquiries.

You may obtain this and other information regarding the Funds, including the SAI and Codes of Ethics adopted by the Adviser, Distributor and the Trust, directly from the SEC. Information on the SEC’s website is free of charge. Visit the SEC’s online EDGAR database at http://www.sec.gov. You may also request information regarding the Funds by sending a request (along with a duplication fee) to the SEC by sending an electronic request to publicinfo@sec.gov.

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San Francisco, CA 94104

www.bitwiseinvestments.com

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811-23801

Prospectus

Bitwise Bitcoin Standard Corporations ETF

(NYSE Arca—OWNB)

May 1, 2026

Bitwise Bitcoin Standard Corporations ETF (the “Fund”) is a series of Bitwise Funds Trust (the “Trust”) and an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). The Fund lists and principally trades its shares on NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca” or the “Exchange”).

Table of Contents

Summary Information	1

Additional Information About the Fund’s Principal Investment Strategies	13

Additional Risks of Investing in the Fund	14

Management of the Fund	23

How to Buy and Sell Shares	25

Dividends, Distributions and Taxes	25

Distributor	29

Net Asset Value	29

Fund Service Providers	30

Premium/Discount Information	31

Investments by Other Investment Companies	31

Financial Highlights	32

Bitwise Bitcoin Standard Corporations ETF

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the performance of the Bitwise Bitcoin Standard Corporations Index (the “Index”).

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Management Fees	0.85%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees	0.00%
Other Expenses	0.00%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	0.85%

Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated, and then sell all of your Fund Shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs, whether you sell or hold your Fund Shares, would be:

Year 1	Year 3	Year 5	Year 10
$87	$271	$471	$1,049

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the period March 10, 2025 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2025, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 101% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets plus borrowings in the securities comprising the Index. The Fund, using a full replication approach, attempts to reproduce, before fees and expenses, the performance of the Index. The index provider, administrator and owner of the Index is Bitwise Index Services LLC (the “Index Provider”). Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC serves as the Fund’s investment adviser (“BIM” or the “Adviser”).

The Index seeks to provide exposure to the performance of corporations that have adopted the “bitcoin standard” (“Bitcoin Standard Corporations”). Such corporations are those that hold bitcoin as a corporate treasury asset. In order to be eligible for inclusion in the Index, a company must hold at least 1,000 bitcoin in its corporate treasury. The Index Provider relies upon quarterly and annual corporate reports to identify such eligible companies. Once identified, the Index Provider removes from consideration all companies without: (i) a market capitalization of at least $250 million; (ii) a three-month average daily traded value of at least $500,000; (iii) a public free float of less than 10% and (iv) a share price exceeding $50,000. The Index selects for inclusion each eligible security that complies with the size, liquidity and free float requirements. Each security selected for inclusion is then assigned weight based upon the market value of its bitcoin holdings, subject to certain diversification requirements. The largest constituent in the Index at each quarterly rebalancing will have its weight capped at 20% of the Index. The second largest constituent of the Index at each quarterly rebalancing will have its weight capped at 12% of the Index. No other constituent can have a weight higher than 10% of the Index. Any excess weight will be reallocated to other constituents on an equal-weighted basis.

The Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets plus borrowings in securities issued by Bitcoin Standard Corporations. For purposes of compliance with this test, the Fund defines “Bitcoin Standard Corporations” as those companies selected for inclusion in the Index.

The Fund will not invest directly in bitcoin, derivatives that reference bitcoin, exchange-traded commodity-based trusts whose business consists solely of buying and holding bitcoin, or other exchange-traded products that seek to provide “pure-play” or leveraged exposure to bitcoin. The Fund’s holdings will be equity securities in the form of common stock, depositary receipts (both American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”), tracking stocks and other equity units. Such securities may be issued be U.S. and non-U.S. companies, including companies operating in emerging market countries. Such companies may have small-, mid- or large-capitalizations.

The Index is rebalanced and reconstituted quarterly, and the Fund will make corresponding changes to its portfolio shortly after the Index changes are made public.

The Fund will be concentrated in an industry or a group of industries to the extent that the Index is so concentrated. As of March 1, 2026, the Index was concentrated in companies comprising the information technology sector, although this may change from time to time. To the extent the Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in a given jurisdiction or investment sector, the Fund may be exposed to the risks associated with that jurisdiction or investment sector.

The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”).

Additional Information about Bitcoin

Bitcoin is a decentralized digital currency that enables peer-to-peer transactions without the need for a central authority. It operates on the Bitcoin blockchain, a public ledger that records all transactions in a secure and transparent manner. The primary use case of the Bitcoin blockchain is to facilitate the transfer of value between parties, effectively serving as a digital alternative to traditional currencies.

New bitcoins are introduced into circulation through a process called mining, where participants validate transactions and add them to the blockchain. Miners are rewarded with a fixed number of bitcoins for each block they successfully add, with this reward halving approximately every four years to control the supply. As of March 1, 2026, there were approximately 19,997,000 bitcoins in circulation, with a maximum supply capped at 21 million, a limit expected to be reached around the year 2140.

While bitcoin’s price has been significantly influenced by speculative trading, its valuation is also impacted by the underlying health and performance of the Bitcoin network. Key metrics such as the network’s hash rate (a measure of computational power), the number of active addresses, and transaction volumes can provide insights into network security, user adoption, and overall activity, all of which contribute to bitcoin’s valuation.

Principal Risks

Bitcoin Standard Corporations Risk. Bitcoin Standard Corporations face unique risks as a result of holding bitcoin in their corporate treasury. The speculative perception of bitcoin may overshadow the fundamentals of such companies, leading to exaggerated price movements based on hype or fear. Such companies may face criticism for adopting such a unique strategy, particularly during periods of declining bitcoin prices, potentially harming their reputation and stock value. Companies may also face scrutiny or reputational damage for associating with bitcoin, which some stakeholders view as controversial due to its environmental and illicit activity concerns. Companies with significant international operations may face challenges if jurisdictions impose restrictions on bitcoin usage, trade or holdings. Companies holding bitcoin may face accounting challenges, such as recording impairment losses when bitcoin prices decline, even if the holdings are not sold. This can distort financial performance metrics. In addition, the performance of Bitcoin Standard Corporations may not be primarily driven by the value of their bitcoin holdings. The inclusion of such companies in the Index is not necessarily intended to provide exposure to the price performance of bitcoin.

Bitcoin Risk. While Bitcoin Standard Corporations in many instances may have operations unrelated to their bitcoin holdings, they will nonetheless be subject to the risks of holding bitcoin in their corporate treasury. Bitcoin is a relatively new innovation and the market for bitcoin is subject to rapid price swings, changes and uncertainty. The further development of the Bitcoin network and the acceptance and use of bitcoin are subject to a variety of factors that are difficult to evaluate. The value of bitcoin has been, and may continue to be, substantially dependent on speculation, such that trading and investing in these assets generally may not be based on fundamental analysis. The slowing, stopping or reversing of the development of the Bitcoin network or the acceptance of bitcoin may adversely affect the price of bitcoin. Bitcoin is subject to the risk of fraud, theft, manipulation or security failures, operational or other problems that impact the digital asset trading venues on which bitcoin trades. The Bitcoin blockchain may contain flaws that can be exploited by hackers. A significant portion of bitcoin is held by a small number of holders sometimes referred to as “whales.” Transactions of these holders may influence the price of bitcoin.

Unlike the exchanges for more traditional assets, such as equity securities and futures contracts, bitcoin and the digital asset trading venues on which it trades are largely unregulated and highly fragmented and digital asset trading venues may be operating out of compliance with regulations. As a result of the lack of regulation, individuals or groups may engage in fraud or market manipulation (including using social media to promote bitcoin in a way that artificially increases the price of bitcoin). Investors may be more exposed to the risk of theft, fraud and market manipulation than when investing in more traditional asset classes. Over the past several years, a number of digital asset trading venues have been closed due to fraud, failure or security breaches. Investors in bitcoin may have little or no recourse should such theft, fraud or manipulation occur and could suffer significant losses. Legal or regulatory changes may negatively impact the operation of the Bitcoin network or restrict the use of bitcoin. Bitcoin Standard Corporations may also be negatively impacted by regulatory enforcement actions against the digital asset trading venues upon which bitcoin trades. Such actions could significantly reduce the number of venues upon which bitcoin trades and could negatively impact the price of bitcoin. In addition, digital asset trading venues, bitcoin miners, and other participants may have significant exposure to other digital assets. Instability in the price, availability or legal or regulatory status of those instruments may adversely impact the operation of the digital asset trading venues and the Bitcoin network. The realization of any of these risks could result in a decline in the acceptance of bitcoin and consequently a reduction in the value of bitcoin and shares of a Bitcoin Standard Corporation.

The Bitcoin network is maintained and secured by a group of validators who “mine” bitcoin, which involves contributing computer power to the network to validate transactions, maintain security and finalize settlement. The Bitcoin blockchain relies on a consensus mechanism whereby miners agree on the accurate state of the database. If a malicious actor (or group of actors) were to gain control of more than 50% the mining (or “hash”) power in the network, even temporarily, they would have the ability to block new transactions from being confirmed and could, over time, reverse or reorder prior transactions. Although it may be challenging for a malicious actor (or group of actors) to gain control of 50% of the mining (or “hash”) power in the Bitcoin blockchain, such an attack would significantly impact the value of bitcoin.

A blockchain is a public database that is updated, shared and maintained across many computers in a network. The software that powers a blockchain is known as its protocol. Like all software, these protocols may update or change from time-to-time. In the case of the Bitcoin protocol, updates are made based on proposals submitted by developers, but only if a majority of the users and miners adopt the new proposals and update their individual copies of the protocol. Certain upgrade proposals to a blockchain may not be accepted by all the participants in an ecosystem. If one significant group adopts a proposed upgrade and another does not – or if groups adopt different upgrades – this can result in a “fork” of the blockchain, wherein two distinct sets of users and validators or users and miners run two different versions of a protocol. If the versions are sufficiently different such that the two versions of the protocol cannot simultaneously maintain and update a shared record of the blockchain database, it is called a “hard fork.” A hard fork can result in the creation of two competing blockchains, each with its own native crypto assets. For instance, on August 1, 2017, two factions in the Bitcoin community could not agree on whether or not to adopt an upgrade to the Bitcoin protocol related to how to scale throughput on the blockchain. The disagreement created a fork, with the smaller group taking the name “Bitcoin Cash” and running its own blockchain and related native crypto asset. The larger group retained the name Bitcoin for its blockchain and held bitcoin as the native crypto asset. Additional forks of the Bitcoin blockchain are possible. A large-scale fork could introduce risk, uncertainty, or confusion into the Bitcoin blockchain, or could fraction the value of the main blockchain and its native crypto asset, which could significantly impact the value of bitcoin and shares of a Bitcoin Standard Corporation. Additionally, a hack of the Bitcoin blockchain or one or more projects that interact with or that are built on top of the Bitcoin blockchain could negatively impact the price of bitcoin, whether it leads to another hard fork or not, and thereby the value of a Bitcoin Standard Corporation.

The Bitcoin blockchain and its native crypto asset, bitcoin, face numerous challenges to gaining widespread adoption as an alternative payments system, including the slowness of transaction processing and finality, variability in transaction fees and volatility in bitcoin’s price. It is not clear that the Bitcoin blockchain or bitcoin can overcome these and other impediments, which could harm the long-term adoption of the Bitcoin blockchain and bitcoin as an alternative payment system, and thereby negatively impact the price of bitcoin. In addition, alternative public blockchains have been developed and may in the future develop that compete with the Bitcoin blockchain and may have significant advantages as alternative payment systems, including higher throughput, lower fees, faster settlement and finalization, and the ability to facilitate untraceable and/or privacy-shielded transactions through the use of zero-knowledge cryptography or other means. It is possible that these alternative public blockchains and their native crypto assets may be more successful than the Bitcoin blockchain and bitcoin in gaining adoption as an alternative payments system, which could limit the long-term adoption of the Bitcoin blockchain and bitcoin, thereby negatively impact the price of bitcoin. Such alternative public blockchains, such as the Ethereum network, allow users to write and implement smart contracts, that is, general-purpose code that executes on every computer in the network and can instruct the transmission of information and value based on a sophisticated set of logical conditions. Using smart contracts, users can create markets, store registries of debts or promises, represent the ownership of property, move funds in accordance with conditional instructions and create other digital assets. Furthermore, traditional payment systems may improve their own technical capabilities and offer faster settlement times, faster finalization and lower fees. This could make it more difficult for the Bitcoin blockchain and bitcoin to gain traction as an alternative payments system, which could limit the long-term adoption of the Bitcoin blockchain and bitcoin, and thereby negatively impact the price of bitcoin. Finally, one means by which the ecosystem surrounding the Bitcoin blockchain has attempted to mitigate concerns about the slowness of transaction processing and finality and the variability of transaction fees has been through the development of so-called Layer 2 networks, including the “Lightning Network.” Layer 2 networks are separate blockchains built on top of “Layer 1” blockchains like the Bitcoin blockchain for the purpose of augmenting the throughput of the Layer 1 blockchain, and often, providing lower fees for transaction processing and faster settlement. Layer 2 blockchains introduce certain risks into the Bitcoin ecosystem that should be considered. For instance, Layer 2 blockchains are a relatively new and still developing technology. Technological issues – including hacks, bugs, or failures – could introduce risk or harm confidence in the Bitcoin ecosystem, which could negatively impact the price of bitcoin. In addition, users may choose to settle an increasing share of transactions on Layer 2 blockchains, which could negatively impact the transaction activity on, and the amount of fee revenue generated by, the Bitcoin blockchain itself, which could negatively impact the price of bitcoin. If these or other developments negatively impact the price of bitcoin, this would negatively impact the value of the bitcoin.

Bitcoin Treasury Companies Risk. Certain Bitcoin Standard Corporations in which the Fund invests may hold substantial quantities of bitcoin as a primary component of their corporate strategy, so-called “bitcoin treasury companies.” These companies may hold bitcoin as a reserve asset on their balance sheets or may raise capital through equity or debt offerings for the purpose of acquiring additional bitcoin. The market value of securities issued by bitcoin treasury companies may be highly correlated with, and in certain circumstances more volatile than, the price of bitcoin itself. Bitcoin has historically experienced extreme price volatility, and significant declines in the price of bitcoin may materially and adversely affect the financial condition, operating results, and market valuation of bitcoin treasury companies. In some cases, bitcoin holdings may represent a significant portion of a company’s assets or market capitalization, meaning that fluctuations in bitcoin prices may have a disproportionate effect on the value of such companies’ equity securities. In addition, bitcoin treasury companies may use capital markets transactions, including the issuance of equity securities, convertible debt, or preferred securities, to finance the acquisition of additional bitcoin. These financing strategies may increase financial leverage, create dilution for existing shareholders, and amplify the impact of bitcoin price movements on a company’s financial condition and stock price. During periods of declining bitcoin prices or reduced investor appetite for digital asset exposure, such companies may have difficulty raising capital on favorable terms or may be forced to curtail or unwind their bitcoin acquisition strategies. Because the perceived value of certain bitcoin treasury companies has at times traded at a premium to the value of their underlying bitcoin holdings, declines in bitcoin prices or shifts in investor sentiment toward digital assets may also cause such premiums to compress or reverse, which could lead to rapid and significant declines in the market prices of their securities. During periods of declining bitcoin prices, as was seen in 2025 and 2026, the equity securities of certain bitcoin treasury companies declined significantly more than the price of bitcoin itself, reflecting the leveraged nature of their business models and investor expectations embedded in their valuations. In certain instances, bitcoin treasury companies saw their market valuations fall below the value of the bitcoin such companies held. Bitcoin treasury companies also face accounting, liquidity, and balance sheet risks associated with holding digital assets. Under certain accounting frameworks, bitcoin has historically been treated as an intangible asset and may require impairment charges when its market value falls below the acquisition cost, even if the company does not sell the bitcoin. Such impairment charges can result in significant reported losses and increased volatility in financial statements. In addition, a substantial allocation of corporate assets to bitcoin may reduce a company’s liquidity and limit its ability to deploy capital for operating needs, strategic acquisitions, or other corporate purposes. These factors may make bitcoin treasury companies more financially exposed to cryptocurrency market cycles than companies with more traditional treasury management strategies. Furthermore, the business models of bitcoin treasury companies may become increasingly dependent on continued investor confidence in their ability to accumulate and hold bitcoin over time. A prolonged decline in bitcoin prices, reduced access to capital markets, or a loss of investor confidence in the strategy of holding bitcoin as a corporate reserve asset could adversely affect the financial condition of such companies and, in extreme circumstances, could result in forced sales of bitcoin or other assets. The growing number of companies adopting bitcoin treasury strategies may also create feedback loops between equity markets and digital asset markets, potentially increasing volatility and creating the risk of cascading declines during periods of market stress.

Custody Risk. Bitcoin Standard Corporations also face risks associated with the custody of their bitcoin. Security breaches, computer malware and computer hacking attacks have been a prevalent concern in relation to digital assets. The bitcoin held by a Bitcoin Standard Corporation will likely be an appealing target to hackers or malware distributors seeking to destroy, damage or steal the Bitcoin Standard Corporation’s bitcoins. To the extent that a Bitcoin Standard Corporation is unable to identify and mitigate or stop new security threats or otherwise adapt to technological changes in the digital asset industry, a Bitcoin Standard Corporation’s bitcoin may be subject to theft, loss, destruction or other attack. While a Bitcoin Standard Corporation has likely put security procedures in place to prevent such theft, loss or destruction, including but not limited to, offline storage, or cold storage, multiple encrypted private key “shards”, and other measures. Nevertheless, the security procedures cannot guarantee the prevention of any loss due to a security breach, software defect or act of God that may be borne by a Bitcoin Standard Corporation and the security procedures may not protect against all errors, software flaws or other vulnerabilities in a Bitcoin Standard Corporation’s technical infrastructure, which could result in theft, loss or damage of its assets. Assets not held in cold storage, such as assets held in a trading account, may be more vulnerable to security breach, hacking or loss than assets held in cold storage. Furthermore, assets held in a trading account are held on an omnibus, rather than segregated basis, which creates greater risk of loss. The security procedures and operational infrastructure may be breached due to the actions of outside parties, error or malfeasance of an employee, and, as a result, an unauthorized party may obtain access to a Bitcoin Standard Corporation’s account where its bitcoin is held, the relevant private keys (and therefore bitcoin) or other data or property of a Bitcoin Standard Corporation. Additionally, outside parties may attempt to fraudulently induce employees of a Bitcoin Standard Corporation to disclose sensitive information in order to gain access to a Bitcoin Standard Corporation’s infrastructure. As the techniques used to obtain unauthorized access, disable or degrade service, or sabotage systems change frequently, or may be designed to remain dormant until a predetermined event and often are not recognized until launched against a target, a Bitcoin Standard Corporation may be unable to anticipate these techniques or implement adequate preventative measures.

Digital Asset Market and Volatility Risk. The price of bitcoin, to which each Bitcoin Standard Corporation has exposure, have historically been highly volatile. The value of such assets has been, and may continue to be, substantially dependent on speculation, such that trading and investing in these assets generally may not be based on fundamental analysis. The value of the Fund’s investments in Bitcoin Standard Corporations – and therefore the value of an investment in the Fund – could decline significantly and without warning. If you are not prepared to accept significant and unexpected changes in the value of the Fund, you should not invest in the Fund.

Digital Asset Regulatory Risk. There is a lack of consensus regarding the regulation of digital assets, including bitcoin, and their markets. As a result of the growth in the size of the digital asset market, as well as the 2022 Events, the U.S. Congress and a number of U.S. federal and state agencies (including FinCEN, SEC, OCC, CFTC, FINRA, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Internal Revenue Service, state financial institution regulators, and others) have been examining the operations of digital asset networks, digital asset users and the digital asset markets. Many of these state and federal agencies have brought enforcement actions or issued consumer advisories regarding the risks posed by digital assets to investors. Ongoing and future regulatory actions with respect to digital assets generally or bitcoin in particular may alter, perhaps to a materially adverse extent, the nature of an investment in the shares of a Bitcoin Standard Corporation.

Information Technology Companies Risk. Information technology companies face intense competition, both domestically and internationally, which may have an adverse effect on profit margins. Like other technology companies, information technology companies may have limited product lines, markets, financial resources or personnel. The products of information technology companies may face obsolescence due to rapid technological developments, frequent new product introduction, unpredictable changes in growth rates and competition for the services of qualified personnel. Companies in the information technology sector are heavily dependent on patent and intellectual property rights. The loss or impairment of these rights may adversely affect the profitability of these companies. Information technology companies are facing increased government and regulatory scrutiny and may be subject to adverse government or regulatory action.

Line of Business Risk. Bitcoin Standard Corporations may be engaged in other lines of business unrelated to bitcoin. These lines of business could adversely affect their operating results. The operating results of these companies may fluctuate as a result of these additional risks and events in the other lines of business. In addition, a company’s ability to engage in new activities may expose it to business risks with which it has less experience than it has with the business risks associated with its traditional businesses. Despite a company’s possible success in activities linked to bitcoin, there can be no assurance that the other lines of business in which these companies are engaged will not have an adverse effect on a company’s business or financial condition.

Operational Risk. The Fund is subject to risks arising from various operational factors, including, but not limited to, human error, processing and communication errors, errors of the Fund’s service providers, counterparties or other third-parties, failed or inadequate processes and technology or systems failures. The Fund relies on third-parties for a range of services, including custody. Any delay or failure relating to engaging or maintaining such service providers may affect the Fund’s ability to meet its investment objective. Although the Fund and the Adviser seek to reduce these operational risks through controls and procedures, there is no way to completely protect against such risks.

Structural ETF Risks. The Fund is an ETF. Accordingly, it is subject to certain risks associated with its unique structure.

Authorized Participant Concentration Risk. Only an Authorized Participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with the Fund, and none of those Authorized Participants is obligated to engage in creation and/or redemption transactions. The Fund has a limited number of institutions that may act as Authorized Participants on an agency basis (i.e., on behalf of other market participants). To the extent that Authorized Participants exit the business or are unable to proceed with creation or redemption orders with respect to the Fund and no other Authorized Participant is able to step forward to create or redeem, Fund Shares may be more likely to trade at a premium or discount to NAV and possibly face trading halts or delisting. Authorized Participant concentration risk may be heightened for ETFs, such as the Fund, that invest in securities issued by non-U.S. issuers or other securities or instruments that have lower trading volumes.

Performance

Management

Investment Adviser: Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC (“BIM”) Portfolio Managers: Jennifer Thornton, Head of ETFs & Index Portfolio Management at BIM, and Daniela Padilla, Portfolio Manager at BIM, are the individuals that are primarily and jointly responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund. Each has served as a portfolio manager since the Fund’s inception in March 2025.

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Individual Fund Shares may only be purchased and sold on the Exchange, other national securities exchanges, electronic crossing networks and other alternative trading systems through your broker-dealer at market prices. Because Fund Shares trade at market prices rather than at net asset value (“NAV”), Fund Shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (premium) or less than NAV (discount). When buying or selling Fund Shares in the secondary market, you may incur costs attributable to the difference between the highest price a buyer is willing to pay to purchase Fund Shares (bid) and the lowest price a seller is willing to accept for Fund Shares (ask) (the “bid-ask spread”). Recent information regarding the Fund’s NAV, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid-ask spreads is available at https://www.ownbetf.com.

Tax Information

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

Additional Information About the Fund’s Principal Investment Strategies

Overview

The Fund will buy and sell securities based upon the composition of the Index; it will not engage in active management. The Fund will generally invest in all the constituents comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index; however, under various circumstances, it may not be possible or practicable to purchase all of the securities in the Index in those weightings. In those circumstances, the Fund may purchase a sample of the securities in the Index or utilize various combinations of other available investment techniques in seeking to replicate generally the performance of the Index as a whole. This is known as “representative sampling.” Should the Fund utilize a representative sampling strategy, it will invest in a sample of securities that collectively has an investment profile similar to that of the Index. It is expected that the Fund would invest in at least 12 securities under such circumstances. The securities selected are expected to have, in the aggregate, investment characteristics (based on factors such as market capitalization and industry weightings), fundamental characteristics (including, but not limited to, return variability, duration, maturity, credit ratings and yield) and liquidity measures similar to those of the Index. There also may be instances in which the Adviser in seeking to track the Index may choose to (i) overweight a security in the Index, (ii) purchase securities not contained in the Index that the Adviser believes are appropriate to substitute for certain securities in the Index, or (iii) utilize various combinations of other available investment techniques. The Fund may sell securities that are represented in the Index in anticipation of their removal from the Index or purchase securities not represented in the Index in anticipation of their addition to the Index.

To the extent that the Fund’s Index concentrates (i.e., holds 25% or more of its total assets) in the securities of a particular industry or group of industries, the Fund will concentrate its investment to approximately the same extent as the Index.

Non-Principal Strategies

Additional Risks of Investing in the Fund

Principal Risks

Operational Risk. The Fund is subject to risks arising from various operational factors, including, but not limited to, human error, processing and communication errors, errors of the Fund’s service providers, counterparties or other third-parties, failed or inadequate processes and technology or systems failures. The Fund relies on third-parties for a range of services, including custody. Any delay or failure relating to engaging or maintaining such service providers may affect the Fund’s ability to meet its investment objective. Although the Fund and the Adviser seek to reduce these operational risks through controls and procedures, there is no way to completely protect against such risks.

Structural ETF Risks. The Fund is an ETF. Accordingly, it is subject to certain risks associated with its unique structure.

Authorized Participant Concentration Risk. Only an Authorized Participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with the Fund, and none of those Authorized Participants is obligated to engage in creation and/or redemption transactions. The Fund has a limited number of institutions that may act as Authorized Participants on an agency basis (i.e., on behalf of other market participants). To the extent that Authorized Participants exit the business or are unable to proceed with creation or redemption orders with respect to the Fund and no other Authorized Participant is able to step forward to create or redeem, Fund Shares may be more likely to trade at a premium or discount to NAV and possibly face trading halts or delisting. Authorized Participant concentration risk may be heightened for ETFs, such as the Fund, that invest in securities issued by non-U.S. issuers or other securities or instruments that have lower trading volumes.

Management of the Fund

The Fund is a series of Bitwise Funds Trust, an investment company registered under the 1940 Act. The Fund is treated as a separate fund with its own investment objectives and policies. The Trust is organized as a Delaware statutory trust. The Board is responsible for the overall management and direction of the Trust. The Board elects the Trust’s officers and approves all significant agreements, including those with the Adviser, distributor, custodian and fund administrative and accounting agent.

Portfolio Managers. Jennifer Thornton and Daniela Padilla are primarily and jointly responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.

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Daniela Padilla, Portfolio Manager of BIM. Ms. Padilla is a Portfolio Manager at BIM with eight years of financial services experience. Ms. Padilla joined BIM in 2021 in a portfolio management capacity, and has 5 years of experience managing index funds and alternative investment portfolios at BIM, prior to which she gained 4 years of experience in financial services in operations and middle office roles at JP Morgan, BBVA Securities, and Barclay Investments.

Management Fee

A discussion regarding the basis for the Board’s approval of the Investment Management Agreement on behalf of the Fund is available in the Fund’s Form N-CSR.

How to Buy and Sell Shares

Book Entry

Dividends, Distributions and Taxes

Ordinarily, dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid at least annually by the Fund. The Fund distributes its net realized capital gains, if any, to shareholders annually.

Distributions in cash may be reinvested automatically in additional whole Fund Shares only if the broker through whom you purchased Fund Shares makes such option available.

Taxes

As with any investment, you should seek advice based on your individual circumstances from your own tax advisor.

Distributions. After the end of each year, you will receive a tax statement that generally separates the distributions of the Fund into two categories, ordinary income distributions and capital gain dividends. Ordinary income distributions are generally taxed at your ordinary tax rate, however, as further discussed below, certain ordinary income distributions received from the Fund may be taxed at the capital gains tax rates. Some portion of the ordinary income distributions that are attributable to dividends received by the Fund from shares in certain real estate investment trusts may be designated by the Fund as eligible for a deduction for qualified business income, provided certain holding period requirements are satisfied. Generally, you will treat all capital gain dividends as long-term capital gains regardless of how long you have owned your shares.

Capital Gains and Losses and Certain Ordinary Income Dividends. If you are an individual, the maximum marginal stated federal tax rate for net capital gain is generally 20% (15% or 0% for taxpayers with taxable income below certain thresholds). Some capital gains, including some portion of your capital gain dividends may be taxed at a higher maximum stated tax rate. Some portion of your capital gain dividends may be attributable to the Fund’s interest in a master limited partnership which may be subject to a maximum marginal stated federal tax rate of 28%, rather than the rates set forth above. In addition, capital gain received from assets held for more than one year that is considered “unrecaptured section 1250 gain” (which may be the case, for example, with some capital gains attributable to equity interests in real estate investment trusts that constitute interests in entities treated as real estate investment trusts for federal income tax purposes) is taxed at a maximum marginal stated federal tax rate of 25%. In the case of capital gain dividends, the determination of which portion of the capital gain dividend, if any, is subject to the 28% tax rate or the 25% tax rate, will be made based on rules prescribed by the United States Treasury. Capital gains may also be subject to the Medicare tax described above.

Net capital gain equals net long-term capital gain minus net short-term capital loss for the taxable year. Capital gain or loss is long-term if the holding period for the asset is more than one year and is short-term if the holding period for the asset is one year or less. You must exclude the date you purchase your shares to determine your holding period. If you hold a Fund Share for six months or less, any loss incurred by you related to the disposition of such Fund Share will be disallowed to the extent of the exempt-interest dividends you received, except in the case of a regular dividend paid by the Fund if the Fund declares exempt-interest dividends on a daily basis in an amount equal to at least 90 percent of its net tax-exempt interest and distributes such dividends on a monthly or more frequent basis. To the extent, if any, it is not disallowed, it will be recharacterized as long-term capital loss to the extent of any capital gain dividend received. The tax rates for capital gains realized from assets held for one year or less are generally the same as for ordinary income. The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, treats certain capital gains as ordinary income in special situations.

Ordinary income dividends received by an individual shareholder from regulated investment companies such as the Fund are generally taxed at the same rates that apply to net capital gain (as discussed above), provided certain holding period requirements are satisfied and provided the dividends are attributable to qualifying dividends received by the Fund itself. Distributions with respect to shares in REITS and non-U.S. corporations are qualified dividends only in limited circumstances. The Fund will provide notice to its shareholders of the amount of any distribution which may be taken into account as a dividend which is eligible for the capital gains tax rates.

It is the responsibility of the entity through which you hold your Fund Shares to determine the applicable withholding.

Distributor

Foreside Fund Services, LLC serves as the distributor of Creation Units for the Fund on an agency basis. The Distributor does not maintain a secondary market in Fund Shares.

Net Asset Value

The NAV of the Fund normally is determined once daily Monday through Friday, generally as of the close of regular trading hours of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (normally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time) on each day that the NYSE is open for trading, based on prices at the time of closing, provided that any Fund assets or liabilities denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing market rates on the date of valuation as quoted by one or more data service providers. The NAV of the Fund is calculated by dividing the value of the net assets of the Fund (i.e., the value of its total assets less total liabilities) by the total number of outstanding shares of the Fund, generally rounded to the nearest cent. The value of the securities and other assets and liabilities held by the Fund is determined pursuant to valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board.

Fund Service Providers

Chapman and Cutler LLP, 320 South Canal Street, Chicago, IL 60606, serves as legal counsel to the Trust.

KPMG LLP, 375 9th Avenue, New York, NY 10001, serves as the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm and is responsible for auditing the annual financial statements of the Fund.

Premium/Discount Information

Investments by Other Investment Companies

Financial Highlights

Bitwise Bitcoin Standard Corporations ETF Selected Per Share Data	Period Ended December 31, 2025^(a)
Net Asset Value, beginning of period	$	25.00	^(b)
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income (loss)^(c)		(0.19	)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)		(3.00	)
Total from investment operations		(3.19	)
Less distributions from:		(0.19	)
Net realized gains		(0.19	)
Total distributions		(0.19	)
Net Asset Value, end of period	$	21.62
Total Return (%)		(12.90)	^(b)(d)
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data
Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)	$	24.9
Ratio of expenses (%)		0.85	^(e)(f)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)		(0.78)	^(e)(f)
Portfolio turnover rate (%)^(g)		101	^(d)

(a)

For the period March 10, 2025 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2025.

(b)

Beginning of period NAV represents NAV per share as of initial seeding of the series. Creation units issued on March 10, 2025 were issued at NAV of $21.87 per share, where the respective Total Return equates to (0.42)% for the same period.

(c)

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares outstanding.

(d)

Not annualized.

(e)

Annualized.

(f)

For the period March 11, 2025 (commencement of Fund expenses) through December 31, 2025.

(g)

Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions related to the processing of capital share transactions.

Bitwise Bitcoin Standard Corporations ETF

For more detailed information on the Fund, several additional sources of information are available to you. The Fund’s SAI, incorporated by reference into this prospectus, contains detailed information on the Fund’s policies and operation. Additional information about the Fund’s investments is available in the annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders. In the Fund’s annual reports, you will find a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly impacted the Fund’s performance during the last fiscal year. The Fund’s most recent SAI, annual or semi-annual reports and certain other information are available free of charge by calling the Fund at (415) 707-3663 on the Fund’s website at www.ownbetf.com or through your financial advisor. Shareholders may call the toll-free number above with any inquiries.

Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC

250 Montgomery Street, Suite 200

San Francisco, CA 94104

www.bitwiseinvestments.com

SEC File #333-264900

811-23801

Prospectus

Bitwise Crypto Industry Innovators ETF

(NYSE Arca—BITQ)

May 1, 2026

Bitwise Crypto Industry Innovators ETF (the “Fund”) is a series of Bitwise Funds Trust (the “Trust”) and an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). The Fund lists and principally trades its shares on NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca” or the “Exchange”).

Table of Contents

Summary Information	1

Additional Information About the Fund’s Principal Investment Strategies	14

Additional Risks of Investing in the Fund	15

Management of the Fund	23

How to Buy and Sell Shares	25

Dividends, Distributions and Taxes	26

Distributor	29

Net Asset Value	29

Fund Service Providers	30

Premium/Discount Information	30

Investments by Other Investment Companies	30

Financial Highlights	31

Bitwise Crypto Industry Innovators ETF

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of the Bitwise Crypto Innovators 30 Index (the “Index”).

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Management Fees	0.85%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees	0.00%
Other Expenses	0.00%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	0.85%

Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated, and then sell all of your Fund Shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs, whether you sell or hold your Fund Shares, would be:

Year 1	Year 3	Year 5	Year 10
$87	$271	$471	$1,049

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the fiscal period from April 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025, the portfolio turnover rate of the Fund was 56% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund invests in securities comprising the Index and in depositary receipts representing securities of the Index. The Index was designed by Bitwise Index Services, LLC (the “Index Provider”) to measure the performance of companies involved in servicing the cryptocurrency markets, including crypto mining firms, crypto mining equipment suppliers, crypto financial services companies, and other financial institutions servicing primarily crypto-related clientele (i.e., the crypto ecosystem). Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes) in securities of Crypto Innovators, as defined below.

In constructing the Index, the Index Provider identifies a two-tiered universe of companies as follows:

1) Tier 1 Companies (“Crypto Innovators”). Companies that: (a) derive more than 75% of their revenue directly from the crypto ecosystem; or (b) have more than 75% of their net assets accounted for by direct holdings of bitcoin or ether; and, in either case, are not involved in bankruptcy proceedings. Crypto Innovators will make up 85% of the Index at the time of each rebalance.

2) Tier 2 Companies. Companies that are not classified as Crypto Innovators, have a market capitalization of at least $10 billion, and either: (a) have a significant dedicated business initiative explicitly focused on the crypto ecosystem that is reported in at least one of the company’s official quarterly or annual filings from the past 12 months, including initiatives involving the purchase, sale, development, custody, mining, trading, transacting in, processing transactions with, or holding of crypto assets or derivative instruments that track the value of crypto assets; or (b) hold at least $100 million of bitcoin or ether as a balance sheet asset. Tier 2 Companies will make up 15% of the Index at the time of each rebalance.

Companies identified as part of the universe described above are then subject to certain eligibility criteria, including that the company’s shares be listed on an eligible stock exchange, as determined by the Index Provider. Companies are also screened for size (companies must have a minimum market capitalization of at least $100 million at the time of initial inclusion), liquidity (shares must have a three-month average daily traded value of at least $1 million), and free float (shares must have a free float, which refers to the portion of shares publicly available for purchase on the secondary market, of at least 10%). Shares of common stock, units, tracking stocks, American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”) are eligible for inclusion in the Index. Where securities of eligible companies have multiple share classes listed on major exchanges, the most liquid share class is included as determined by the average daily traded value for the six-month period preceding the date companies are screened for inclusion. The Index may include securities of non-U.S. issuers (including emerging market issuers), China A-shares (shares of mainland China-based companies that trade on the Chinese stock exchanges), and securities issued in an initial public offering (“IPO”). The Index may include companies that only have indirect involvement in the crypto ecosystem.

After applying the above screening criteria, the Index comprises the top 20 Crypto Innovators and the top 10 Tier 2 Companies, in each case selected by market capitalization. Crypto Innovators are weighted according to free float-adjusted market capitalization and Tier 2 Companies are equally weighted. For all companies included in the Index, the exposure to the securities of any single issuer is limited to 10%. The Index is reconstituted and rebalanced on a quarterly basis. If, in between quarterly rebalances, the cumulative weight of Crypto Innovators falls below 80% of the Index, the Index Provider will implement a special rebalance to restore the cumulative weight of Crypto Innovators to be 85% of the Index.

The Fund will not invest in crypto assets directly or through the use of derivatives. The Fund also will not invest in initial coin offerings. The Fund may, however, have indirect exposure to crypto assets by virtue of its investments in companies that use one or more crypto assets as part of their business activities or that hold crypto assets as proprietary investments. Because the Fund will not invest directly in any cryptocurrency, it will not track the price movements of any cryptocurrency.

The Fund employs a “passive management” investment strategy designed to track the performance of the Index. Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC (the “Adviser”) generally will use a replication methodology, meaning it will invest in all of the securities comprising the Index in proportion to their respective weightings in the Index. However, the Adviser may utilize a sampling methodology under various circumstances, including when it may not be possible or practicable to purchase all of the securities in the Index. The Adviser expects that over time, if the Fund has sufficient assets, the correlation between the Fund’s performance, before fees and expenses, and that of the Index will be 95% or better. A figure of 100% would indicate perfect correlation.

The Fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in investments that are not included in the Index, but that the Adviser believes will help the Fund track the performance of the Index.

The Fund will concentrate its investments (i.e., invest more than 25% of its total assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the Index concentrates in an industry or group of industries. As of March 1, 2026, the Fund was concentrated in companies comprising the information technology sector, although this may change from time to time.

The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”).

Principal Risks

Crypto Industry Innovators Risk. The Fund invests in equity securities of companies that derive a substantial portion of their revenues from activities related to the cryptocurrency and digital asset ecosystem (Crypto Innovators). These companies are highly dependent on the development, adoption, and functioning of digital asset networks and markets. As a result, the value of securities issued by such companies may be highly volatile and may decline significantly if interest in digital assets decreases, if the market price of cryptocurrencies declines, or if the broader digital asset ecosystem experiences disruptions. Because many Crypto Innovators generate revenue directly from activities such as cryptocurrency trading, transaction processing, custody, mining, or holding digital assets on their balance sheets, their financial performance may be significantly correlated with the price movements and market sentiment associated with cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and ether. The cryptocurrency market has historically experienced extreme price volatility, rapid changes in investor sentiment, and significant drawdowns over short periods of time, and such volatility may adversely affect the financial condition, operating results, and market valuations of Crypto Innovators. The business models of many Crypto Innovators are relatively new and may depend on technologies that are still developing. Companies engaged in cryptocurrency mining or digital asset infrastructure rely on specialized hardware, significant electricity consumption, and access to computing resources, and their profitability may be affected by increases in energy costs, changes in mining difficulty, technological obsolescence, or competition from more efficient mining operations. Companies that operate cryptocurrency trading platforms or provide digital asset financial services depend heavily on trading activity and user adoption, which may fluctuate dramatically during periods of market stress or declining cryptocurrency prices. Stablecoin issuers and related financial infrastructure companies may be affected by regulatory developments, questions regarding reserve assets, redemption mechanisms, or the broader stability of the stablecoin ecosystem. Crypto Innovators are also subject to substantial regulatory uncertainty. Governments and regulators in the United States and abroad have taken differing and evolving approaches to regulating digital assets, cryptocurrency trading platforms, stablecoins, mining operations, and other digital asset activities. New laws, regulations, or enforcement actions could significantly restrict the ability of Crypto Innovators to conduct their business, impose additional compliance costs, or cause certain digital asset activities to become uneconomic or unlawful in particular jurisdictions. Regulatory actions could also reduce liquidity or participation in digital asset markets, which could adversely affect the revenues and valuations of companies operating in the sector. In addition, Crypto Innovators may be exposed to operational and technological risks unique to the digital asset ecosystem. These risks include cybersecurity breaches, loss or theft of digital assets, failures in blockchain networks or related infrastructure, errors in smart contracts or transaction processing systems, and disruptions to digital asset custody or settlement systems. Because many companies in the sector rely on complex software systems and digital infrastructure, they may be particularly vulnerable to hacking, system failures, or technological flaws. Such events could result in financial losses, reputational damage, regulatory scrutiny, or litigation. The market for securities of Crypto Innovators may also be relatively concentrated. A significant portion of the Fund’s portfolio may consist of companies engaged in cryptocurrency mining, digital asset trading platforms, and companies holding substantial amounts of cryptocurrency on their balance sheets. These companies may be sensitive to similar economic, technological, and regulatory developments, which may increase the risk that the Fund’s investments will experience correlated declines. As a result, negative developments affecting the digital asset ecosystem, including declines in cryptocurrency prices, reduced network activity, changes in regulatory policy, or technological disruptions, may have a disproportionate and adverse impact on the Fund’s investments. Finally, many Crypto Innovators operate in rapidly evolving and highly competitive industries. Technological innovation, new digital asset protocols, competing blockchain networks, or new financial technologies may reduce the demand for existing digital asset services or render certain business models obsolete. Companies that are currently leaders in the digital asset ecosystem may fail to maintain their competitive advantages, and new entrants may displace existing market participants. Any such developments could adversely affect the financial performance and market value of Crypto Innovators and, in turn, the value of the Fund’s investments.

Bitcoin Risk. Although the Fund does not hold bitcoin directly, it invests in companies whose value is directly related to the value of bitcoin. Bitcoin remains a volatile and evolving asset subject to significant market fluctuations, uncertainty, and speculative investment interest. Although institutional participation, the development of regulated investment products, and broader market infrastructure have increased in recent years, the value of bitcoin continues to be influenced substantially by market sentiment, speculative demand, liquidity conditions and macroeconomic factors rather than traditional fundamental analysis. The further development and sustained acceptance of the Bitcoin network are dependent on a variety of complex factors, including technological developments, regulatory treatment, institutional participation, and broader public adoption. While regulatory oversight of bitcoin and digital asset markets has increased in certain jurisdictions, including the United States and Europe, the global regulatory environment remains fragmented and subject to change. Regulatory developments may include new legislation, enforcement actions against digital asset market participants, trading restrictions, taxation policies or changes in regulatory classification. Any such actions could materially affect the value, liquidity, or market structure of bitcoin. Bitcoin markets remain susceptible to fraud, market manipulation, theft, cybersecurity incidents and operational disruptions. Trading may occur on digital asset trading platforms that are not subject to the same regulatory oversight as traditional securities exchanges. Failures of market participants such as exchanges, custodians, lenders, or other intermediaries could negatively affect market confidence and liquidity. In addition, a significant concentration of bitcoin holdings among a relatively small number of holders may increase the risk that large transactions or coordinated trading activity could cause substantial price volatility. Technological risks remain inherent in bitcoin and the Bitcoin network. Although technological developments, including scaling technologies such as the Lightning Network, have sought to improve transaction efficiency and network usability, these technologies remain relatively new and may contain technical vulnerabilities, security risks, or operational limitations. Technical failures, software bugs, cyber attacks, or other disruptions could undermine confidence in the Bitcoin network and adversely affect the price of bitcoin. The potential for blockchain forks also continues to exist. Forks may occur when developers and network participants disagree regarding changes to the Bitcoin protocol. Such events could result in competing blockchain networks, market confusion, or dilution of value associated with bitcoin. Competition from alternative digital assets and blockchain networks remains significant. Other digital assets may offer technological features or use cases that differ from or improve upon those associated with bitcoin. Increased adoption of competing digital assets or payment systems could reduce demand for bitcoin and negatively affect its market value. Any of these risks, individually or collectively, could materially and adversely affect the acceptance and market value of bitcoin.

Ether Risk. Although the Fund does not hold ether directly, it invests in companies whose value is directly related to the value of ether. Ether is subject to significant volatility, rapid price fluctuations, and uncertainty. Although ether has experienced increased institutional attention, technological development, and broader adoption in recent years, its value continues to be influenced by market sentiment, speculative investment activity, macroeconomic conditions, and technological developments rather than traditional fundamental analysis. The Ethereum blockchain is an evolving technology platform that continues to undergo significant upgrades intended to improve scalability, security, and functionality. In recent years, the Ethereum network transitioned from a Proof of Work consensus mechanism to a Proof of Stake consensus mechanism. Additional upgrades and scalability solutions, including rollups and other Layer 2 technologies, continue to be developed and implemented. While these developments are intended to enhance network efficiency and usability, technological changes introduce risks including coding errors, software vulnerabilities, delays in development, network disruptions, or unintended economic consequences that could negatively affect investor confidence, network adoption, or the value of ether. The regulatory environment for ether and the Ethereum blockchain remains uncertain and continues to evolve globally. Regulatory authorities may take differing or inconsistent approaches regarding the classification, trading, custody or taxation of ether. Regulatory actions may include enforcement proceedings, new legislation or regulatory guidance affecting digital asset markets. Changes in the regulatory classification of ether, including the possibility that ether could be treated differently under securities, commodities, or other regulatory regimes, could materially affect ether’s value, liquidity, or market perception. The Ethereum ecosystem relies extensively on smart contracts and decentralized applications that operate on the Ethereum blockchain. Smart contracts are computer code designed to automatically execute transactions or other functions. Although smart contracts enable a wide range of decentralized finance and blockchain applications, they are subject to risks including coding vulnerabilities, exploitation, hacking incidents, and design flaws. Security breaches involving decentralized finance platforms, decentralized exchanges, or other smart contract based systems have resulted in significant financial losses in the past and could negatively affect market sentiment, investor confidence, and the value of ether. Competition from other blockchain networks remains significant. Alternative Layer 1 blockchain platforms, including networks such as Solana, Avalanche, Cardano, Polkadot, and others, may offer technological advantages such as faster transaction speeds, lower fees, improved scalability or specialized features. The successful adoption and development of competing blockchain ecosystems could reduce Ethereum’s market share, developer activity, or network usage and could negatively affect the long-term value of ether. The Ethereum network may also face governance risks. Decisions regarding protocol upgrades, network parameters or other changes are generally determined through decentralized processes involving developers, validators and other network participants. Disagreements among participants or failures to achieve consensus could lead to contentious blockchain forks, fragmentation of the network, or diminished market confidence Any of these risks, individually or collectively, could materially and adversely affect the acceptance and market value of ether.

IPO Risk. The Fund may invest in shares recently issued in IPOs. Shares issued by companies that have recently conducted an IPO are often subject to extreme price volatility and speculative trading due to factors such as the absence of a prior public market, unseasoned trading, the small number of shares available for trading and limited information about the issuer’s business model, quality of management, earnings growth potential and other criteria used to evaluate its investment prospects. Such stocks may have exhibited price appreciation in connection with the IPO that is not sustained, and it is not uncommon for stocks to decline in value in the period following the IPO. In addition, the market for IPO shares can be speculative and/or inactive for extended periods of time. There is no assurance that the Fund will be able to obtain allocable portions of IPO shares. The limited number of shares available for trading in some IPOs may make it more difficult for the Fund to buy or sell significant amounts of shares without an unfavorable impact on prevailing prices. Investors in IPO shares can be affected by substantial dilution in the value of their shares, by sales of additional shares and by concentration of control in existing management and principal shareholders.

Operational Risk. The Fund is subject to risks arising from various operational factors, including, but not limited to, human error, processing and communication errors, errors of the Fund’s service providers, counterparties or other third-parties, failed or inadequate processes and technology or systems failures. The Fund relies on third-parties for a range of services, including custody. Any delay or failure relating to engaging or maintaining such service providers may affect the Fund’s ability to meet its investment objective. Although the Fund and the Adviser seek to reduce these operational risks through controls and procedures, there is no way to completely protect against such risks.

Structural ETF Risks. The Fund is an ETF. Accordingly, it is subject to certain risks associated with its unique structure.

Authorized Participant Concentration Risk. Only an Authorized Participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with the Fund, and none of those Authorized Participants is obligated to engage in creation and/or redemption transactions. The Fund has a limited number of institutions that may act as Authorized Participants on an agency basis (i.e., on behalf of other market participants). To the extent that Authorized Participants exit the business or are unable to proceed with creation or redemption orders with respect to the Fund and no other Authorized Participant is able to step forward to create or redeem, Fund Shares may be more likely to trade at a premium or discount to NAV and possibly face trading halts or delisting. Authorized Participant concentration risk may be heightened for ETFs, such as the Fund, that invest in securities issued by non-U.S. issuers or other securities or instruments that have lower trading volumes.

Performance

The Fund was reorganized on or about October 27, 2025 from the Bitwise Crypto Industry Innovators ETF (the “Predecessor Fund”), a series of the Exchange Traded Concepts Trust, a Delaware statutory trust, into Bitwise Funds Trust, also a Delaware statutory trust. The Fund is a continuation of the Predecessor Fund and, therefore adopts the performance information of the Predecessor Fund (as shown below), which was managed by Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC. The Predecessor Fund commenced operations on May 11, 2021.

The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s average annual returns for certain time periods compare with the average annual returns of the Index and a broad-based securities market index. All returns assume reinvestment of dividends and distributions. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available at the Fund’s website, https://www.bitqetf.com or by calling the Fund at (415) 707-3663.

The Fund’s highest quarterly return was 75.97% (quarter ended December 31, 2023) and the Fund’s lowest quarterly return was -67.94% (quarter ended June 30, 2022).

Average Annual Total Return as of December 31, 2025
Bitwise Crypto Industry Innovators ETF	1 Year	Since Inception (5/11/2021)
Return Before Taxes	18.40%	-3.39%
Return After Taxes on Distributions	18.40%	-3.39%
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	10.89%	-2.73%
Bitwise Crypto Innovators 30 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	19.46%	-3.57%
S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	17.88%	13.02%

Management

Investment Adviser: Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC (“BIM” or the “Adviser”)

Investment Sub-Adviser: Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC (“ETC” or the “Sub-Adviser”)

Portfolio Managers: Jennifer Thornton (BIM), Daniela Padilla (BIM), Andrew Serowik (ETC), Todd Alberico (ETC), Gabriel Tan (ETC) and Brian Cooper (ETC) are the individuals that are primarily and jointly responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund. Each has served as a portfolio manager since the Fund’s reorganization in October 2025.

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Individual Fund Shares may only be purchased and sold on the Exchange, other national securities exchanges, electronic crossing networks and other alternative trading systems through your broker-dealer at market prices. Because Fund Shares trade at market prices rather than at net asset value (“NAV”), Fund Shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (premium) or less than NAV (discount). When buying or selling Fund Shares in the secondary market, you may incur costs attributable to the difference between the highest price a buyer is willing to pay to purchase Fund Shares (bid) and the lowest price a seller is willing to accept for Fund Shares (ask) (the “bid-ask spread”). Recent information regarding the Fund’s NAV, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid-ask spreads is available at https://www.bitqetf.com.

Tax Information

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

Additional Information About the Fund’s Principal Investment Strategies

Overview

The Fund will buy and sell securities based upon the composition of the Index; it will not engage in active management. The Fund will generally invest in all the constituents comprising the Index in proportion to their weightings in the Index; however, under various circumstances, it may not be possible or practicable to purchase all of the securities in the Index in those weightings. In those circumstances, the Fund may purchase a sample of the securities in the Index or utilize various combinations of other available investment techniques in seeking to replicate generally the performance of the Index as a whole. This is known as “representative sampling.” Should the Fund utilize a representative sampling strategy, it will invest in a sample of securities that collectively has an investment profile similar to that of the Index. It is expected that the Fund would invest in at least 12 securities under such circumstances. The securities selected are expected to have, in the aggregate, investment characteristics (based on factors such as market capitalization and industry weightings), fundamental characteristics (including, but not limited to, return variability, duration, maturity, credit ratings and yield) and liquidity measures similar to those of the Index. There also may be instances in which the Adviser in seeking to track the Index may choose to (i) overweight a security in the Index, (ii) purchase securities not contained in the Index that the Adviser believes are appropriate to substitute for certain securities in the Index, or (iii) utilize various combinations of other available investment techniques. The Fund may sell securities that are represented in the Index in anticipation of their removal from the Index or purchase securities not represented in the Index in anticipation of their addition to the Index.

Additional Risks of Investing in the Fund

Principal Risks

Crypto Industry Innovators Risk. The Fund invests in equity securities of companies that derive a substantial portion of their revenues from activities related to the cryptocurrency and digital asset ecosystem (Crypto Innovators). These companies are highly dependent on the development, adoption, and functioning of digital asset networks and markets. As a result, the value of securities issued by such companies may be highly volatile and may decline significantly if interest in digital assets decreases, if the market price of cryptocurrencies declines, or if the broader digital asset ecosystem experiences disruptions. Because many Crypto Innovators generate revenue directly from activities such as cryptocurrency trading, transaction processing, custody, mining, or holding digital assets on their balance sheets, their financial performance may be significantly correlated with the price movements and market sentiment associated with cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and ether. The cryptocurrency market has historically experienced extreme price volatility, rapid changes in investor sentiment, and significant drawdowns over short periods of time, and such volatility may adversely affect the financial condition, operating results, and market valuations of Crypto Innovators. The business models of many Crypto Innovators are relatively new and may depend on technologies that are still developing. Companies engaged in cryptocurrency mining or digital asset infrastructure rely on specialized hardware, significant electricity consumption, and access to computing resources, and their profitability may be affected by increases in energy costs, changes in mining difficulty, technological obsolescence, or competition from more efficient mining operations. Companies that operate cryptocurrency trading platforms or provide digital asset financial services depend heavily on trading activity and user adoption, which may fluctuate dramatically during periods of market stress or declining cryptocurrency prices. Stablecoin issuers and related financial infrastructure companies may be affected by regulatory developments, questions regarding reserve assets, redemption mechanisms, or the broader stability of the stablecoin ecosystem. Crypto Innovators are also subject to substantial regulatory uncertainty. Governments and regulators in the United States and abroad have taken differing and evolving approaches to regulating digital assets, cryptocurrency trading platforms, stablecoins, mining operations, and other digital asset activities. New laws, regulations, or enforcement actions could significantly restrict the ability of Crypto Innovators to conduct their business, could impose additional compliance costs, or could cause certain digital asset activities to become uneconomic or unlawful in particular jurisdictions. Regulatory actions could also reduce liquidity or participation in digital asset markets, which could adversely affect the revenues and valuations of companies operating in the sector. In addition, Crypto Innovators may be exposed to operational and technological risks unique to the digital asset ecosystem. These risks include cybersecurity breaches, loss or theft of digital assets, failures in blockchain networks or related infrastructure, errors in smart contracts or transaction processing systems, and disruptions to digital asset custody or settlement systems. Because many companies in the sector rely on complex software systems and digital infrastructure, they may be particularly vulnerable to hacking, system failures, or technological flaws. Such events could result in financial losses, reputational damage, regulatory scrutiny, or litigation. The market for securities of Crypto Innovators may also be relatively concentrated. A significant portion of the Fund’s portfolio may consist of companies engaged in cryptocurrency mining, digital asset trading platforms, and companies holding substantial amounts of cryptocurrency on their balance sheets. These companies may be sensitive to similar economic, technological, and regulatory developments, which may increase the risk that the Fund’s investments will experience correlated declines. As a result, negative developments affecting the digital asset ecosystem, including declines in cryptocurrency prices, reduced network activity, changes in regulatory policy, or technological disruptions, may have a disproportionate and adverse impact on the Fund’s investments. Finally, many Crypto Innovators operate in rapidly evolving and highly competitive industries. Technological innovation, new digital asset protocols, competing blockchain networks, or new financial technologies may reduce the demand for existing digital asset services or render certain business models obsolete. Companies that are currently leaders in the digital asset ecosystem may fail to maintain their competitive advantages, and new entrants may displace existing market participants. Any such developments could adversely affect the financial performance and market value of Crypto Innovators and, in turn, the value of the Fund’s investments.

Ether Risk. Although the Fund does not hold ether directly, it invests in companies whose value is directly related to the value of ether. Ether is subject to significant volatility, rapid price fluctuations, and uncertainty. Although ether has experienced increased institutional attention, technological development, and broader adoption in recent years, its value continues to be influenced by market sentiment, speculative investment activity, macroeconomic conditions, and technological developments rather than traditional fundamental analysis. The Ethereum blockchain is an evolving technology platform that continues to undergo significant upgrades intended to improve scalability, security, and functionality. In recent years, the Ethereum network transitioned from a Proof of Work consensus mechanism to a Proof of Stake consensus mechanism. Additional upgrades and scalability solutions, including rollups and other Layer 2 technologies, continue to be developed and implemented. While these developments are intended to enhance network efficiency and usability, technological changes introduce risks including coding errors, software vulnerabilities, delays in development, network disruptions, or unintended economic consequences that could negatively affect investor confidence, network adoption, or the value of ether. The regulatory environment for ether and the Ethereum blockchain remains uncertain and continues to evolve globally. Regulatory authorities may take differing or inconsistent approaches regarding the classification, trading, custody or taxation of ether. Regulatory actions may include enforcement proceedings, new legislation or regulatory guidance affecting digital asset markets. Changes in the regulatory classification of ether, including the possibility that ether could be treated differently under securities, commodities, or other regulatory regimes, could materially affect ether’s value, liquidity, or market perception. The Ethereum ecosystem relies extensively on smart contracts and decentralized applications that operate on the Ethereum blockchain. Smart contracts are computer code designed to automatically execute transactions or other functions. Although smart contracts enable a wide range of decentralized finance and blockchain applications, they are subject to risks including coding vulnerabilities, exploitation, hacking incidents, and design flaws. Security breaches involving decentralized finance platforms, decentralized exchanges, or other smart contract based systems have resulted in significant financial losses in the past and could negatively affect market sentiment, investor confidence, and the value of ether. Competition from other blockchain networks remains significant. Alternative Layer 1 blockchain platforms, including networks such as Solana, Avalanche, Cardano, Polkadot, and others, may offer technological advantages such as faster transaction speeds, lower fees, improved scalability or specialized features. The successful adoption and development of competing blockchain ecosystems could reduce Ethereum’s market share, developer activity, or network usage and could negatively affect the long-term value of ether. The Ethereum network may also face governance risks. Decisions regarding protocol upgrades, network parameters or other changes are generally determined through decentralized processes involving developers, validators and other network participants. Disagreements among participants or failures to achieve consensus could lead to contentious blockchain forks, fragmentation of the network, or diminished market confidence. Any of these risks, individually or collectively, could materially and adversely affect the acceptance and market value of ether.

Operational Risk. The Fund is subject to risks arising from various operational factors, including, but not limited to, human error, processing and communication errors, errors of the Fund’s service providers, counterparties or other third-parties, failed or inadequate processes and technology or systems failures. The Fund relies on third-parties for a range of services, including custody. Any delay or failure relating to engaging or maintaining such service providers may affect the Fund’s ability to meet its investment objective. Although the Fund and the Adviser seek to reduce these operational risks through controls and procedures, there is no way to completely protect against such risks.

Structural ETF Risks. The Fund is an ETF. Accordingly, it is subject to certain risks associated with its unique structure.

Authorized Participant Concentration Risk. Only an Authorized Participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with the Fund, and none of those Authorized Participants is obligated to engage in creation and/or redemption transactions. The Fund has a limited number of institutions that may act as Authorized Participants on an agency basis (i.e., on behalf of other market participants). To the extent that Authorized Participants exit the business or are unable to proceed with creation or redemption orders with respect to the Fund and no other Authorized Participant is able to step forward to create or redeem, Fund Shares may be more likely to trade at a premium or discount to NAV and possibly face trading halts or delisting. Authorized Participant concentration risk may be heightened for ETFs, such as the Fund, that invest in securities issued by non-U.S. issuers or other securities or instruments that have lower trading volumes.

Management of the Fund

Investment Sub-Adviser. Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC, an Oklahoma limited liability company located at 10900 Hefner Pointe Drive, Suite 400, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73120, serves as the Fund’s investment sub-adviser. The Sub-Adviser is an SEC-registered investment adviser that has provided investment advisory or sub-advisory services to pooled investment vehicles since 2009, including to over 80 1940 Act-registered ETFs as of March 2025. ETC has responsibility for managing the Fund’s investment program in pursuit of its investment objective.

Portfolio Managers. Jennifer Thornton (BIM), Daniela Padilla (BIM), Andrew Serowik (ETC), Todd Alberico (ETC), Gabriel Tan (ETC) and Brian Cooper (ETC) are primarily and jointly responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.

	●	Ms. Thornton is the Head of ETFs & Index Portfolio Management at BIM. She is responsible for managing BIM's suite of crypto index products, including performance and adherence to strategy and fund guidelines. Prior to joining BIM in 2021, Ms. Thornton worked for BlackRock in the ETF and Index Investments (EII) Americas Portfolio Management group. Previous to this role, she was with the Transition Management team in Trading and Liquidity Strategies, providing risk managed solutions to institutional investors undergoing portfolio reorganizations in multiple asset classes. Previous to BlackRock, Ms. Thornton was a transition portfolio manager, a project manager for system implementations, and a relationship manager overseeing dealings with strategic investment service partners at Barclays Global Investors. She earned an MBA degree from San Francisco State University and a BBA degree in marketing from the University of Mississippi.

	●	Ms. Padilla is a Portfolio Manager at BIM with eight years of financial services experience. Ms. Padilla joined BIM in 2021 in a portfolio management capacity, and has 5 years of experience managing index funds and alternative investment portfolios at BIM, prior to which she gained 4 years of experience in financial services in operations and middle office roles at JP Morgan, BBVA Securities, and Barclay Investments.

	●	Mr. Serowik joined ETC from Goldman Sachs. He began his career at Spear, Leeds & Kellogg, continuing with Goldman after its acquisition of SLK. During his career of more than 18 years at the combined companies, he held various roles, including managing the global Quant ETF Strats team and One Delta ETF Strats. He designed and developed systems for portfolio risk calculation, algorithmic ETF trading, and execution monitoring, with experience across all asset classes. He graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance.

	●	Mr. Alberico joined ETC in November 2020, having spent the past 14 years in ETF trading at Goldman Sachs, Cantor Fitzgerald, and, most recently, Virtu Financial. He spent most of that time focused on the Trading and Portfolio Risk Management of ETFs exposed to international and domestic equity. He has worked on several different strategies including lead market-making and electronic trading, to customer facing institutional business developing models for block trading as well as transitional trades. Mr. Alberico graduated from St. John’s University in New York with a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance.

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Mr. Tan joined ETC in May 2019 as an Associate Portfolio Manager and was promoted to Portfolio Manager in December 2020. He began his career at UBS and BBR Partners where he worked as a financial planning analyst and a portfolio strategist for over four years. During his time there, he developed comprehensive wealth management solutions focused on portfolio optimization, trust and estate planning, and tax planning. Mr. Tan graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Investments, a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, and a Minor in Chinese.

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Mr. Cooper joined ETC in November 2021 and currently serves as a Portfolio Manager. Previously, Mr. Cooper had roles in trade operations for Constellation Advisers from March 2017 until April 2018 and for QFR Capital Management from April 2018 until July 2020 and in the middle office derivatives group of Elliot Capital Management from September 2020 until November 2021. Prior to these roles, he spent 14 years working in various operational roles for Falcon Management Corporation, a global macro family office, gaining exposure to a variety of asset classes with a focus on operations, accounting, and technology. Mr. Cooper graduated from Pennsylvania State University in 2002 with a Bachelor of Science in Finance and a minor in Business Law.

For additional information concerning BIM and ETC, including a description of the services provided to the Fund, please see the Fund’s SAI. Additional information regarding the portfolio managers’ compensation, other accounts managed by the portfolio managers and the portfolio managers’ ownership of Fund Shares may also be found in the SAI.

Management Fee

Pursuant to an investment sub-advisory agreement between BIM, ETC and the Trust, on behalf of the Fund (the “Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement”), BIM has agreed to pay an annual sub-advisory fee to ETC in an amount based on the Fund’s average daily net assets. BIM is responsible for paying the entirety of ETC’s sub-advisory fee. The Fund does not directly pay ETC.

A discussion regarding the basis for the Board’s approval of the Investment Management Agreement and Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement on behalf of the Fund is available in the Fund’s Form N-CSR.

How to Buy and Sell Shares

Book Entry

Dividends, Distributions and Taxes

Ordinarily, dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid at least annually by the Fund. The Fund distributes its net realized capital gains, if any, to shareholders annually.

Distributions in cash may be reinvested automatically in additional whole Fund Shares only if the broker through whom you purchased Fund Shares makes such option available.

Taxes

As with any investment, you should seek advice based on your individual circumstances from your own tax advisor.

Net capital gain equals net long-term capital gain minus net short-term capital loss for the taxable year. Capital gain or loss is long-term if the holding period for the asset is more than one year and is short-term if the holding period for the asset is one year or less. You must exclude the date you purchase your shares to determine your holding period. If you hold a Fund Share for six months or less, any loss incurred by you related to the disposition of such Fund Share will be disallowed to the extent of the exempt-interest dividends you received, except in the case of a regular dividend paid by the Fund if the Fund declares exempt-interest dividends on a daily basis in an amount equal to at least 90 percent of its net tax-exempt interest and distributes such dividends on a monthly or more frequent basis. To the extent, if any, it is not disallowed, it will be recharacterized as long-term capital loss to the extent of any capital gain dividend received. The tax rates for capital gains realized from assets held for one year or less are generally the same as for ordinary income. The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, treats certain capital gains as ordinary income in special situations.

Ordinary income dividends received by an individual shareholder from regulated investment companies such as the Fund are generally taxed at the same rates that apply to net capital gain (as discussed above), provided certain holding period requirements are satisfied and provided the dividends are attributable to qualifying dividends received by the Fund itself. Distributions with respect to shares in REITS and non-U.S. corporations are qualified dividends only in limited circumstances. The Fund will provide notice to its shareholders of the amount of any distribution which may be taken into account as a dividend which is eligible for the capital gains tax rates.

It is the responsibility of the entity through which you hold your Fund Shares to determine the applicable withholding.

Distributor

Foreside Fund Services, LLC serves as the distributor of Creation Units for the Fund on an agency basis. The Distributor does not maintain a secondary market in Fund Shares.

Net Asset Value

The NAV of the Fund normally is determined once daily Monday through Friday, generally as of the close of regular trading hours of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (normally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time) on each day that the NYSE is open for trading, based on prices at the time of closing, provided that any Fund assets or liabilities denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing market rates on the date of valuation as quoted by one or more data service providers. The NAV of the Fund is calculated by dividing the value of the net assets of the Fund (i.e., the value of its total assets less total liabilities) by the total number of outstanding shares of the Fund, generally rounded to the nearest cent. The value of the securities and other assets and liabilities held by the Fund is determined pursuant to valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board.

Fund Service Providers

Chapman and Cutler LLP, 320 South Canal Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606, serves as legal counsel to the Trust.

KPMG LLP, 375 9th Avenue, New York, NY 10001, serves as the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm and is responsible for auditing the annual financial statements of the Fund.

Premium/Discount Information

Investments by Other Investment Companies

Financial Highlights

The following financial highlights are intended to help you understand the financial history of the Fund for the past five fiscal years, or since inception, if the life of the Fund is shorter. Certain information reflects financial results for a single Fund Share. The total returns in this table represent the rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). The information for the period ended December 31, 2025 has been audited by KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, whose reports along with the Fund’s financial statements, are included in the Fund’s Form N-CSR dated December 31, 2025, which is available free, upon request. The information in this table for the year ended March 31, 2025 and each of the prior years thereunder is derived from the Predecessor Fund’s financial statements, which have been audited by a different independent registered public accounting firm.

Bitwise Crypto Industry Innovators ETF	For the Period April 1, 2025^† to December 31,			Years Ended March 31									Period Ended March 31,
Selected Per Share Data		2025			2025			2024			2023			2022^(a)
Net Asset Value, beginning of period	$	12.15		$	13.18		$	5.84		$	17.31		$	24.70
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income (loss)^(b)		(0.07	)		(0.02	)		0.07			0.02			(0.14	)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)		7.90			(0.86	)		7.45			(11.49	)		(6.59	)
Total from investment operations		7.83			(0.88	)		7.52			(11.47	)		(6.73	)
Less distributions from:
Net investment income		—			(0.15	)		(0.18	)		—			(0.66	)
Total distributions		—			(0.15	)		(0.18	)		—			(0.66	)
Net Asset Value, end of period	$	19.98		$	12.15		$	13.18		$	5.84		$	17.31
Total Return (%)		64.42	^(c)		(7.00	)		128.93			(66.26	)		(27.85	)^(c)
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data
Net Assets, end of period ($ millions)	$	355		$	147		$	139		$	61		$	125
Ratio of expenses (%)		0.85	^(d)		0.85			0.85			0.85			0.85	^(d)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)		(0.46	)^(d)		(0.16	)		0.81			0.23			(0.72	)^(d)
Portfolio turnover rate (%)^(e)		56	^(c)		58			61			63			71	^(c)

^†	The Fund changed its fiscal year end from March 31st to December 31st on October 27, 2025.

^(a)	For the period May 11, 2021 (commencement of operations) through March 31, 2022.

^(b)	Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares outstanding.

^(c)	Not annualized.

^(d)	Annualized.

^(e)	Excludes the impact of in-kind transactions related to the processing of capital share transactions.

Bitwise Crypto Industry Innovators ETF

For more detailed information on the Fund, several additional sources of information are available to you. The Fund’s SAI, incorporated by reference into this prospectus, contains detailed information on the Fund’s policies and operation. Additional information about the Fund’s investments is available in the annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders. In the Fund’s annual reports, you will find a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly impacted the Fund’s performance during the last fiscal year. The Fund’s most recent SAI, annual or semi-annual reports and certain other information are available free of charge by calling the Fund at (415) 707-3663 on the Fund’s website at www.bitqetf.com or through your financial advisor. Shareholders may call the toll-free number above with any inquiries.

Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC

250 Montgomery Street, Suite 200

San Francisco, CA 94104

www.bitwiseinvestments.com

SEC File #333-264900

811-23801

Prospectus

Bitwise Bitcoin Option Income Strategy ETF (IBTB)

Bitwise BITQ Option Income Strategy ETF (IBQ)

May 1, 2026

Table of Contents

Summary Information – Bitwise Bitcoin Option Income Strategy ETF	1

Summary Information – Bitwise BITQ Option Income Strategy ETF	16

Additional Information About Each Fund’s Principal Investment Strategies	33

Additional Risks of Investing in the Funds	36

Management of the Funds	51

How to Buy and Sell Shares	52

Dividends, Distributions and Taxes	53

Distributor	57

Net Asset Value	57

Fund Service Providers	58

Premium/Discount Information	58

Investments by Other Investment Companies	58

Financial Highlights	58

Bitwise Bitcoin Option Income Strategy ETF

Investment Objective

The Fund’s primary investment objective is to provide current income. The Fund’s secondary investment objective is to provide exposure to the price return of one or more exchange-traded products that hold bitcoin, subject to a limit on potential investment gains.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Management Fees	0.95%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees	0.00%
Other Expenses⁽¹⁾	0.00%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses⁽¹⁾	0.02%
Total Fund Operating Expenses	0.97%

(1)

“Other Expenses” and “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses” are estimates based on the expenses the Fund expects to incur for the current fiscal year.

Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then sell all of your Fund Shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Year 1	Year 3
$99	$309

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. Because the Fund has not yet commenced operations, portfolio turnover information is unavailable at this time.

Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund is an actively managed ETF that seeks to provide current income while providing exposure to the share price (i.e., the price returns) of one or more exchange-traded products that hold bitcoin (each, a “Bitcoin ETP,” and together, the “Bitcoin ETPs”), subject to a limit on potential investment gains. The Fund seeks to achieve these investment objectives through the use of a synthetic covered call strategy. The Fund seeks to provide its synthetic exposure to the price return of the Bitcoin ETP(s) through the purchase and sale of a combination of call and put option contracts that utilize a Bitcoin ETP or an index of Bitcoin ETPs (a “Bitcoin ETP Index”) as the reference asset (“Bitcoin ETP Call Options” and “Bitcoin ETP Put Options,” respectively, and together, “Bitcoin ETP Options”). The Fund will also sell Bitcoin ETP Call Options in seeking to generate income in the form of option premiums. However, the sale of Bitcoin ETP Call Options to generate income will also limit the degree to which the Fund will participate in investment gains experienced by the Bitcoin ETP(s). The Fund does not invest directly in bitcoin.

The Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets plus borrowings in Bitcoin ETP Options. For purposes of compliance with this investment policy, derivative contracts will be valued at their notional value.

In implementing its investment strategy, the Fund will invest in traditional exchange-traded options contracts and/or FLexible EXchange^® options (“FLEX Options”) that utilize a Bitcoin ETP or Bitcoin ETP Index as the reference asset. The Fund will only invest in options contracts that are listed for trading on regulated U.S. exchanges. Traditional exchange-traded options have standardized terms, such as the type (call or put), the reference asset, the strike price and expiration date. Exchange-listed options contracts are guaranteed for settlement by the Options Clearing Corporation (“OCC”). FLEX Options are a type of exchange-listed options contract with uniquely customizable terms that allow investors to customize key terms like type, strike price and expiration date that are standardized in a typical options contract. FLEX Options are also guaranteed for settlement by the OCC. It is anticipated that the Fund will invest primarily in FLEX Options. The FLEX Options held by the Fund may be either physical or cash settled.

In general, an option is a contract that gives the purchaser (holder) of the option, in return for a premium, the right to buy from (call) or sell to (put) the seller (writer) of the option the asset underlying the option (in this case, a Bitcoin ETP or a Bitcoin ETP Index) at a specified exercise price. The writer of an option has the obligation upon exercise of the option to deliver the underlying reference asset upon payment of the exercise price (call) or to pay the exercise price upon delivery of the underlying reference asset (put). The Fund may utilize both European and American style options. An option is said to be “European Style” when it can be exercised only at expiration whereas an “American Style” option can be exercised at any time prior to expiration.

In a traditional covered call strategy, an investor (such as the Fund) sells a call option on a security it already owns. However, the Fund will derive its exposure to the Bitcoin ETP(s) through the use of Bitcoin ETP Options. It is this distinction that causes the Fund’s strategy to be properly termed as a “synthetic covered call strategy,” as opposed to a traditional covered call strategy, because the Fund primarily has synthetic exposure to the Bitcoin ETP(s). The Fund’s synthetic exposure to the Bitcoin ETP(s) is achieved through the combination of purchasing Bitcoin ETP Call Options and selling Bitcoin ETP Put Options generally at the same strike price, which synthetically creates the upside and downside participation in the price returns of the Bitcoin ETP(s). The Fund will primarily gain exposure to increases in value experienced by the Bitcoin ETP(s) through the purchase of Bitcoin ETP Call Options. As a buyer of these options, the Fund pays a premium to the seller of the options. The Fund will primarily gain exposure to decreases in value experienced by the Bitcoin ETP(s) through the sale of Bitcoin ETP Put Options. As the seller of these options, the Fund receives a premium from the buyer of the options. In combination, the purchased Bitcoin ETP Call Options and sold Bitcoin ETP Put Options generally provide exposure to price returns of the Bitcoin ETP(s) both on the upside and downside. The Fund intends to continuously maintain exposure to the Bitcoin ETP(s) through the use of Bitcoin ETP Options. When such options expire or are exercised, the Fund will enter into new options. This is a practice referred to as “rolling.” The Fund’s practice of rolling options may result in higher levels of portfolio turnover.

As the primary means by which the Fund intends to generate income, the Fund will sell Bitcoin ETP Call Options at a strike price that is expected to be approximately between 0% and 15% above the then-current share price of a Bitcoin ETP. It is important to note that the sale of these Bitcoin ETP Call Options to generate income will limit the Fund’s ability to participate in increases in value of a Bitcoin ETP’s share price beyond a certain point. If the share price of a Bitcoin ETP increases, the above-referenced synthetic long exposure would allow the Fund to experience similar percentage gains. However, if a Bitcoin ETP’s share price appreciates in value beyond the strike price of one or more of the Bitcoin ETP Call Options that the Fund has sold to generate income, the Fund will lose money on those short call positions, and the losses will, in turn, limit the upside return of the Fund’s synthetic long exposure. As a result, the Fund’s overall strategy (i.e., the combination of the synthetic long exposure to the Bitcoin ETP(s) and the sold Bitcoin ETP Call Options) will limit the Fund’s participation in gains of a Bitcoin ETP’s share price beyond a certain point. This strategy effectively converts a portion of the potential upside price return growth of the Bitcoin ETP(s) into current income. Such income may be less than the upside return of the Bitcoin ETP(s). It is expected that the call options the Fund sells to generate options premiums will generally have expirations of approximately one year or less and will be held to or close to expiration.

In addition to the options contracts, the Fund will also invest in cash and short-term U.S. Treasury securities, which will serve to collateralize the Fund’s Bitcoin ETP Options and provide additional income. The market value of the cash and short-term U.S. Treasury securities held by the Fund is expected to be between 50% and 100% of the Fund’s net assets and the market value of the options package is expected to be between 0% and 50% of the Fund’s net assets. In terms of notional value, the combination of these investment instruments provides indirect investment exposure to the Bitcoin ETP(s) equal to at least 100% of the Fund’s total assets.

The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”).

It is critical that investors understand the following:

An investment in the Fund is not an investment in a Bitcoin ETP.

The Fund’s strategy is subject to all potential losses if shares of Bitcoin ETPs decrease in value, which may not be offset by income received by the Fund.

The Fund does not invest directly in shares of a Bitcoin ETP.

Additional Information About the Bitcoin ETPs

The Bitcoin ETPs are organized as Delaware statutory trusts, issuing shares that represent fractional, undivided beneficial interests in their respective net assets, which consist almost exclusively of bitcoin. Each Bitcoin ETP aims to closely track bitcoin’s price performance. These Bitcoin ETPs are not registered as investment companies under the 1940 Act. Additionally, their sponsors are not registered with the SEC as investment advisers and, therefore, are not subject to SEC regulation in that capacity regarding their activities related to managing the Bitcoin ETPs. Moreover, the Bitcoin ETPs are not classified as commodity pools under the Commodity Exchange Act of 1936, as amended (the “CEA”), and consequently, the sponsors are not regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”) as commodity pool operators or commodity trading advisors with respect to their operation of the Bitcoin ETPs.

The underlying issuers of Bitcoin ETPs are registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and are subject to the informational requirements of the Exchange Act. Information provided to or filed with the SEC by the underlying issuer of a Bitcoin ETP pursuant to the Exchange Act, including financial reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding Bitcoin ETPs, can be located through the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

In particular, the Fund expects to have significant exposure to the Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (“BITB”), a Bitcoin ETP. BITB’s shares are listed on the NYSE Arca, Inc. under the ticker symbol “BITB.” BITB’s investment objective is to seek to provide exposure to the value of bitcoin held by the Trust, less the expenses of BITB’s operations and other liabilities. Bitwise Investment Advisers, LLC, an affiliate of the Fund’s investment adviser, serves as the sponsor to BITB.

Additional Information about the Bitcoin ETP Index

The Cboe Bitcoin U.S. ETF Index (CBTX) is a modified market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to track the performance of a basket of Bitcoin ETPs listed on U.S. exchanges. Cboe Bitcoin U.S. ETF Index Options are cash-settled, European style index options based on the Cboe Bitcoin U.S. ETF Index. Similarly, the Cboe Mini Bitcoin U.S. ETF Index (MBTX) Options are cash-settled, European style index options based on the Cboe Mini Bitcoin U.S. ETF Index that are designed to be 1/10th the size of the standard CBTX options contract.

Principal Risks

Market Risk. Market risk is the risk that a particular investment, or Fund Shares in general, may fall in value. Securities are subject to market fluctuations caused by real or perceived adverse economic, political, and regulatory factors or market developments, changes in interest rates, disruptions to trade, impositions of tariffs and perceived trends in securities prices. Fund Shares could decline in value or underperform other investments. In addition, local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, market manipulation, government defaults, government shutdowns, regulatory actions, political changes, diplomatic developments, the imposition of sanctions and other similar measures, spread of infectious diseases or other public health issues, recessions, natural disasters or other events could have a significant negative impact on the Fund and its investments. Any of such circumstances could have a materially negative impact on the value of Fund Shares, the liquidity of an investment and may result in increased market volatility. During any such events, Fund Shares may trade at increased premiums or discounts to their net asset value, the bid/ask spread on Fund Shares may widen and the returns on investment may fluctuate.

The covered call strategy utilized by the Fund is “synthetic” because the Fund’s exposure to the price return of the Bitcoin ETP(s) is derived through options exposure, rather than direct holdings of the shares of the Bitcoin ETP(s). Because such exposure is synthetic, it is possible that the Fund’s participation in the price return of the Bitcoin ETP(s) may not be as precise as if the Fund were directly holding shares of the Bitcoin ETP(s).

Bitcoin ETP Risks. The Fund will have significant exposure to the Bitcoin ETPs through its utilization of Bitcoin ETP Options. Accordingly, the Fund will be subject to the risks of the Bitcoin ETPs set forth below.

Custody Risk. Security breaches, computer malware and computer hacking attacks have been a prevalent concern in relation to digital assets. The bitcoin held by the Bitcoin ETPs’ custodian will likely be an appealing target to hackers or malware distributors seeking to destroy, damage or steal the Bitcoin ETPs’ bitcoins. To the extent that the Bitcoin ETPs and their service providers are unable to identify and mitigate or stop new security threats or otherwise adapt to technological changes in the digital asset industry, a Bitcoin ETP’s bitcoins may be subject to theft, loss, destruction or other attack. The Bitcoin ETPs have put security procedures in place to prevent such theft, loss or destruction, including but not limited to, offline storage, or cold storage, multiple encrypted private key “shards,” and other measures. Nevertheless, the security procedures cannot guarantee the prevention of any loss due to a security breach, software defect or act of God that may be borne by the Bitcoin ETPs, and the security procedures may not protect against all errors, software flaws or other vulnerabilities in a Bitcoin ETP’s technical infrastructure, which could result in theft, loss or damage of its assets. The Bitcoin ETPs do not control the operations of their service providers or their implementation of such security procedures, and there can be no assurance that such security procedures will actually work as designed or prove to be successful in safeguarding a Bitcoin ETP’s assets against all possible sources of theft, loss or damage. Assets not held in cold storage, such as assets held in a trading account, may be more vulnerable to security breach, hacking or loss than assets held in cold storage. Furthermore, assets held in a trading account are held on an omnibus, rather than segregated basis, which creates greater risk of loss. The security procedures and operational infrastructure may be breached due to the actions of outside parties, error or malfeasance of an employee of a Bitcoin ETP’s service providers, and, as a result, an unauthorized party may obtain access to the Bitcoin ETP’s account at the custodian where its bitcoin is held, the relevant private keys (and therefore bitcoin) or other data or property of a Bitcoin ETP. Additionally, outside parties may attempt to fraudulently induce employees of a Bitcoin ETP or its service providers to disclose sensitive information in order to gain access to a Bitcoin ETP’s infrastructure. As the techniques used to obtain unauthorized access, disable or degrade service, or sabotage systems change frequently, or may be designed to remain dormant until a predetermined event and often are not recognized until launched against a target, a Bitcoin ETP and its service providers may be unable to anticipate these techniques or implement adequate preventative measures.

Digital Asset Trading Platforms Risk. Digital asset trading platforms remain relatively new and vary significantly in terms of regulation, transparency, operational stability and compliance standards. While certain prominent trading platforms—particularly those based in the United States—have substantially improved transparency, compliance and regulatory adherence, many platforms still operate internationally or offshore with significantly less stringent oversight. Platforms located outside the United States may be subject to minimal or inconsistent regulatory enforcement and often do not provide sufficient public information regarding their management structure, ownership, financial stability, cybersecurity practices, or compliance controls. Despite increased institutional involvement, enhanced security measures and more standardized operating practices adopted by leading platforms, digital asset exchanges continue to be vulnerable to cybersecurity threats, hacking incidents, fraudulent activities, operational disruptions and other technical risks. High-profile failures, breaches or shutdowns of major trading platforms or custodians—such as those arising from fraud, cybersecurity incidents, regulatory enforcement actions or insolvency—can significantly reduce investor confidence, increase market volatility and potentially trigger contagion effects across the digital asset ecosystem. Regulatory developments and enforcement actions continue to shape the landscape in which digital asset platforms operate. Recent regulatory scrutiny has heightened globally, particularly in jurisdictions with substantial trading volumes, such as the United States, Europe and Asia. Increased regulatory oversight, while potentially positive for market stability in the long run, can create short-term disruption, reduce liquidity, prompt platform closures or alter business models substantially, thereby affecting the prices of digital assets, including bitcoin. Investors should be aware that trading or custodying bitcoin on less transparent or poorly regulated platforms increases the risk of losing access to digital assets due to platform insolvency, hacking incidents, regulatory intervention or operational failure. Although improvements have been made, the digital asset marketplace remains inherently riskier than traditional financial markets, and investors may have limited recourse if a digital asset trading platform fails or is compromised.

Irrevocability of Transactions Risk. Bitcoin transactions are typically not reversible without the consent and active participation of the recipient of the transaction. Once a transaction has been verified and recorded in a block that is added to the Bitcoin blockchain, an incorrect transfer or theft of bitcoin generally will not be reversible and a Bitcoin ETP may not be capable of seeking compensation for any such transfer or theft. It is possible that, through computer or human error, or through theft or other criminal action, a Bitcoin ETP’s bitcoin could be transferred from the Bitcoin ETP’s account at its custodian in incorrect amounts or to unauthorized third parties, or to uncontrolled accounts.

Trading Halt Risk. Trading in shares of a Bitcoin ETP on U.S. securities exchanges may be halted due to market conditions or for reasons that, in the view of an exchange, make trading in shares of the Bitcoin ETP inadvisable. In addition, trading of shares of a Bitcoin ETP on securities exchanges is subject to trading halts caused by extraordinary market volatility pursuant to an exchange’s “circuit breaker” rules. Shares of a Bitcoin ETP may be at a higher risk of a trading halt due to the volatility of bitcoin. In the event that shares of a Bitcoin ETP are subject to a trading halt, the Fund’s ability to pursue its principal investment strategy may be impaired, and the Fund may be negatively affected.

Volatility Risk. The price of bitcoin remains highly volatile and subject to significant price fluctuations. While recent increases in institutional adoption, clearer regulatory frameworks and broader market acceptance have contributed to greater stability relative to earlier periods, the price of bitcoin continues to be influenced by rapid shifts in market sentiment, regulatory developments, macroeconomic conditions, technological advancements and unforeseen events. The market price of bitcoin has historically experienced dramatic highs and lows over short periods, often with limited or no identifiable catalyst. Given the evolving nature of digital asset markets, price volatility may be amplified by external factors such as changes in global financial markets, geopolitical events, regulatory enforcement actions or significant technological or security incidents. Furthermore, speculative trading, leveraged positions and derivatives markets tied to bitcoin continue to contribute to potential volatility. Investors should remain aware that sudden, substantial price movements may occur at any time, potentially leading to significant losses. Consequently, investments linked directly or indirectly to bitcoin, including Bitcoin ETPs, may experience heightened volatility compared to traditional investment products.

Cybersecurity Risk. The Fund is susceptible to operational risks due to breaches in cybersecurity. A breach in cybersecurity refers to both intentional and unintentional events that may cause the Fund to lose proprietary information, suffer data corruption or lose operational capacity. Such events could cause the Fund to incur regulatory penalties, reputational damage, additional compliance costs associated with corrective measures and/or financial loss. Cybersecurity breaches may involve unauthorized access to the Fund’s digital information systems through “hacking” or malicious software coding but may also result from outside attacks such as denial-of-service attacks due to efforts to make network services unavailable to intended users. In addition, cybersecurity breaches of the Fund’s third-party service providers, such as its administrator, transfer agent, custodian or sub-advisor, as applicable, or the issuers in which the Fund invests, can also subject the Fund to many of the same risks associated with direct cybersecurity breaches. Although the Fund has established risk management systems designed to reduce the risks associated with cybersecurity, there is no guarantee that such efforts will succeed, especially because the Fund does not directly control the cybersecurity systems of issuers or third-party service providers.

Leverage Risk. While the Fund does not seek leveraged exposure to the Bitcoin ETPs, the Fund seeks to achieve and maintain the exposure to the price of the Bitcoin ETPs by using the leverage inherent in options contracts. Therefore, the Fund is subject to leverage risk. When the Fund purchases or sells an instrument or enters into a transaction without investing an amount equal to the full economic exposure of the instrument or transaction, it creates leverage, which can result in the Fund losing more than it originally invested. As a result, these investments may magnify losses to the Fund, and even a small market movement may result in significant losses to the Fund. Leverage may also cause the Fund to be more volatile because it may exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities. Options trading involves a degree of leverage and, as a result, a relatively small price movement in futures instruments may result in immediate and substantial losses to the Fund.

Liquidity Risk. The market for Bitcoin ETP Options may be subject to periods of illiquidity. During such times it may be difficult or impossible to buy or sell a position at the desired price. Market disruptions or volatility can also make it difficult to find a counterparty willing to transact at a reasonable price and sufficient size. Illiquid markets may cause losses, which could be significant. The large size of the positions which the Fund may acquire increases the risk of illiquidity, may make its positions more difficult to liquidate, and may increase the losses incurred while trying to do so. Such large positions also may impact the price of Bitcoin ETP Options.

New Fund Risk. The Fund is a recently organized investment company with a limited operating history. As a result, prospective investors have a limited track record or history on which to base their investment decision.

Options Risk. The use of options involves investment strategies and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions and depends on the ability of the Fund’s portfolio managers to forecast market movements correctly. The prices of options are volatile and are influenced by, among other things, actual and anticipated changes in the value of the underlying instrument, or in interest or currency exchange rates, including the anticipated volatility, which in turn are affected by fiscal and monetary policies and by national and international political and economic events. The effective use of options also depends on the Fund’s ability to terminate option positions at times deemed desirable to do so. There is no assurance that the Fund will be able to effect closing transactions at any particular time or at an acceptable price. In addition, there may at times be an imperfect correlation between the movement in values of options and their underlying securities, and there may, at times, not be a liquid secondary market for certain options.

To the extent that the Fund investments in Bitcoin ETP Options include offsetting positions, the character of gains or losses realized by the Fund under the Code’s “straddle” rules may be affected and may increase the amount of short-term capital gain realized by the Fund. The Fund may hold certain options that do not qualify as “Section 1256 contracts” under Section 1256 of the Code, and disposition of such options will likely result in short-term or long-term capital gains or losses depending on the holding period. In addition, based upon language in the legislative history, the Fund intends to treat the issuer of the options as the issuer of the referenced asset or in the case of Bitcoin ETP Options that reference a Bitcoin ETP Index, the issuers of the securities underlying the index, which, assuming the referenced asset qualifies as a RIC, would allow the Fund to qualify for special rules in the RIC diversification requirements. If the income is not qualifying income or the issuer of the options is not appropriately the referenced asset or the issuers of the securities underlying the index, the Fund could lose its own status as a RIC.

The Fund intends to treat the income it derives from gains on options referencing the Bitcoin ETPs and Bitcoin ETP Indexes as “qualifying income” for purposes of the RIC qualification rules under Subchapter M of the Code. It has adopted this position in reliance on an opinion obtained from counsel that income from such investments should constitute “qualifying income,” as the Bitcoin ETPs and Bitcoin ETP Indexes referenced by the options constitute “securities” under Section 2(a)(36) of the 1940 Act. However, this opinion is not binding upon the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”). If the IRS were to successfully assert that the Fund’s income from such investments was not “qualifying income,” the Fund may fail to qualify as a RIC under Subchapter M if over 10% of its gross income was derived from these investments. If the Fund failed to qualify as a RIC, it would be subject to federal and state income tax on all of its taxable income at regular corporate tax rates with no deduction for any distributions paid to shareholders, which would significantly adversely affect the returns to, and could cause substantial losses for, Fund shareholders.

Structural ETF Risks. The Fund is an ETF. Accordingly, it is subject to certain risks associated with its unique structure.

Active Market Risk. Although Fund Shares are listed for trading on the Exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for Fund Shares will develop or be maintained. Fund Shares trade on the Exchange at market prices that may be below, at or above the Fund’s net asset value. Securities, including Fund Shares, are subject to market fluctuations and liquidity constraints that may be caused by such factors as economic, political or regulatory developments, changes in interest rates, and/or perceived trends in securities prices. Fund Shares could decline in value or underperform other investments.

Costs of Buying and Selling Fund Shares. Due to the costs of buying or selling Fund Shares, including brokerage commissions imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of Fund Shares may significantly reduce investment results, and an investment in Fund Shares may not be advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small investments.

Performance

As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced operations and therefore does not have a performance history. Once available, the Fund’s performance information will be accessible on the Fund’s website at https://www.ibtbetf.com and will provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund.

Management

Investment Adviser: Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC (“BIM”)

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Individual Fund Shares may only be purchased and sold on the Exchange, other national securities exchanges, electronic crossing networks and other alternative trading systems through a broker-dealer at market prices. Because Fund Shares trade at market prices rather than at NAV, Fund Shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (premium) or less than NAV (discount). When buying or selling Fund Shares in the secondary market, you may incur costs attributable to the difference between the highest price a buyer is willing to pay to purchase Fund Shares (bid) and the lowest price a seller is willing to accept for Fund Shares (ask) (the “bid-ask spread”). Recent information regarding the Fund’s NAV, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid-ask spreads is available at https://www.ibtbetf.com

Tax Information

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

Bitwise BITQ Option Income Strategy ETF

Investment Objective

The Fund’s primary investment objective is to provide current income. The Fund’s secondary investment objective is to provide exposure to the price return of the Bitwise Crypto Industry Innovators ETF (NYSE Arca: BITQ) (“BITQ”), subject to a limit on potential investment gains.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Management Fees	0.95%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees	0.00%
Other Expenses⁽¹⁾	0.00%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses⁽¹⁾	0.02%
Total Fund Operating Expenses	0.97%

(1)

“Other Expenses” and “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses” are estimates based on the expenses the Fund expects to incur for the current fiscal year.

Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then sell all of your Fund Shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Year 1	Year 3
$99	$309

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. Because the Fund has not yet commenced operations, portfolio turnover information is unavailable at this time.

Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund is an actively managed ETF that seeks to provide current income while providing exposure to the share price (i.e., the price returns) of BITQ, subject to a limit on potential investment gains. The Fund seeks to achieve these investment objectives through the use of a synthetic covered call strategy. The Fund seeks to provide its synthetic exposure to the price return of BITQ through the purchase and sale of a combination of call and put option contracts that utilize BITQ as the reference asset. The Fund will also sell call options that utilize BITQ or the securities held by BITQ (each, a “BITQ Constituent”, and collectively, the “BITQ Constituents”) as the reference asset to generate income in the form of option premiums, but will also limit the degree to which the Fund will participate in investment gains experienced by BITQ.

The Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets plus borrowings in options contracts with reference assets that cumulatively provide exposure to the performance of BITQ. Such option contracts may utilize BITQ itself as the reference asset or such option contracts may utilize the BITQ Constituents that approximately replicate the performance of BITQ as the reference assets. For purposes of compliance with this investment policy, derivative contracts will be valued at their notional value.

In implementing its investment strategy, the Fund will invest in traditional exchange-traded options contracts and/or FLexible EXchange^® options (“FLEX Options”) that utilize BITQ or a BITQ Constituent as the reference asset. The Fund will only invest in options contracts that are listed for trading on regulated U.S. exchanges. Traditional exchange-traded options have standardized terms, such as the type (call or put), the reference asset, the strike price and expiration date. Exchange-listed options contracts are guaranteed for settlement by the Options Clearing Corporation (“OCC”). FLEX Options are a type of exchange-listed options contract with uniquely customizable terms that allow investors to customize key terms like type, strike price and expiration date that are standardized in a typical options contract. FLEX Options are also guaranteed for settlement by the OCC. It is anticipated that the Fund will invest primarily in FLEX Options. The FLEX Options held by the Fund may be either physical or cash settled.

In general, an option is a contract that gives the purchaser (holder) of the option, in return for a premium, the right to buy from (call) or sell to (put) the seller (writer) of the option the asset underlying the option (in this case, BITQ) at a specified exercise price. The writer of an option has the obligation upon exercise of the option to deliver the underlying reference asset upon payment of the exercise price (call) or to pay the exercise price upon delivery of the underlying reference asset (put). The Fund may utilize both European and American style options. An option is said to be “European Style” when it can be exercised only at expiration whereas an “American Style” option can be exercised at any time prior to expiration.

In a traditional covered call strategy, an investor (such as the Fund) sells a call option on a security it already owns. However, the Fund will derive its exposure to BITQ through the use of options contracts that use BITQ as the reference asset. It is this distinction that causes the Fund’s strategy to be properly termed as a “synthetic covered call strategy,” as opposed to a traditional covered call strategy, because the Fund primarily has synthetic exposure to BITQ. The Fund’s synthetic exposure to BITQ is achieved through the combination of purchasing call options and selling put options generally at the same strike price, which synthetically creates the upside and downside participation in the price returns of BITQ. The Fund will primarily gain exposure to increases in value experienced by BITQ through the purchase of call options. As a buyer of these options, the Fund pays a premium to the seller of the options. The Fund will primarily gain exposure to decreases in value experienced by BITQ through the sale of put options. As the seller of these options, the Fund receives a premium from the buyer of the options. In combination, the purchased call and sold put options generally provide exposure to price returns of BITQ both on the upside and downside. The Fund intends to continuously maintain exposure to BITQ through the use of options. When such options expire or are exercised, the Fund will enter into new options. This is a practice referred to as “rolling.” The Fund’s practice of rolling options may result in higher levels of portfolio turnover.

As the primary means by which the Fund intends to generate income, the Fund will sell call options that reference BITQ or a BITQ Constituent at a strike price that is expected to be approximately between 0% and 15% above the then-current share price of BITQ or the BITQ Constituent, as applicable. It is important to note that the sale of these call options to generate income will limit the Fund’s ability to participate in increases in value of BITQ’s or the BITQ Constituent’s share price beyond a certain point. If the share price of BITQ or a BITQ Constituent increases, the above-referenced synthetic long exposure would allow the Fund to experience similar percentage gains. However, if BITQ’s or the BITQ Constituent’s share price appreciates in value beyond the strike price of one or more of the call option contracts that the Fund has sold to generate income, the Fund will lose money on those short call positions, and the losses will, in turn, limit the upside return of the Fund’s synthetic long exposure. As a result, the Fund’s overall strategy (i.e., the combination of the synthetic long exposure to BITQ and the sold BITQ or BITQ Constituent call positions) will limit the Fund’s participation in gains of BITQ’s share price beyond a certain point. This strategy effectively converts a portion of the potential upside price return growth of BITQ into current income. Such income may be less than the upside return of BITQ. It is expected that the call options the Fund will sell to generate options premiums will generally have expirations of approximately one year or less and will be held to or close to expiration.

In addition to the options contracts, the Fund will also invest in cash and short-term U.S. Treasury securities, which will serve to collateralize the Fund’s options positions and provide additional income. The market value of the cash and short-term U.S. Treasury securities held by the Fund is expected to be between 50% and 100% of the Fund’s net assets and the market value of the options package is expected to be between 0% and 50% of the Fund’s net assets. In terms of notional value, the combination of these investment instruments provides indirect investment exposure to BITQ equal to at least 100% of the Fund’s total assets.

As a result of its investment strategies, the Fund will be concentrated in the industry or group of industries in which BITQ is concentrated. As of July 25, 2025, BITQ is concentrated in the industry or group of industries comprising the financial sector and the information technology sector.

The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”).

It is critical that investors understand the following:

An investment in the Fund is not an investment in BITQ.

The Fund’s strategy is subject to all potential losses if shares of BITQ decrease in value, which may not be offset by income received by the Fund.

The Fund does not invest directly in shares of BITQ.

Fund shareholders are not entitled to any BITQ dividends.

Additional Information About BITQ

BITQ is an ETF that seeks investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of the Bitwise Crypto Innovators 30 Index (the “BITQ Index”). The BITQ Index was designed by Bitwise Index Services, LLC (the “Index Provider”), an affiliate of the Fund’s investment adviser, to measure the performance of companies involved in servicing the cryptocurrency markets, including crypto mining firms, crypto mining equipment suppliers, crypto financial services companies, or other financial institutions servicing primarily crypto-related clientele (i.e., the crypto ecosystem). Under normal circumstances, BITQ invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes) in securities of Crypto Innovators, as defined below.

In constructing the BITQ Index, the Index Provider identifies a two-tiered universe of companies as follows:

1) Tier 1 Companies (“Crypto Innovators”). Companies that: (a) derive more than 75% of their revenue directly from the crypto ecosystem; or (b) have more than 75% of their net assets accounted for by direct holdings of bitcoin or ether, and, in either case, are not involved in bankruptcy proceedings. Crypto Innovators will make up 85% of the Index at the time of each rebalance.

Companies identified as part of the universe described above are then subject to certain eligibility criteria, including that the company’s shares be listed on an eligible stock exchange, as determined by the Index Provider. Companies are also screened for size (companies must have a minimum market capitalization of at least $100 million at the time of initial inclusion), liquidity (shares must have a three-month average daily traded value of at least $1 million), and free float (shares must have a free float, which refers to the portion of shares publicly available for purchase on the secondary market, of at least 10%). Shares of common stock, units, tracking stocks, American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”) are eligible for inclusion in the BITQ Index. Where securities of eligible companies have multiple share classes listed on major exchanges, the most liquid share class is included as determined by the average daily traded value for the six-month period preceding the date companies are screened for inclusion. The BITQ Index may include securities of non-U.S. issuers (including emerging market issuers), China A-shares (which are shares of mainland China-based companies that trade on the Chinese stock exchanges) and securities issued in an initial public offering (“IPO”). The BITQ Index may include companies that only have indirect involvement in the crypto ecosystem. After applying the above screening criteria, the BITQ Index comprises the top 20 Crypto Innovators and the top 10 Tier 2 Companies, in each case selected by market capitalization. Crypto Innovators are weighted according to free float-adjusted market capitalization and Tier 2 Companies are equally weighted.

BITQ is registered under the 1940 Act and is subject to the informational requirements of the 1940 Act. Information provided to or filed with the SEC by the underlying issuer of BITQ pursuant to the 1940 Act, including financial reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding BITQ, can be located through the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Principal Risks

Market Risk. Market risk is the risk that a particular investment, or Fund Shares in general, may fall in value. Securities are subject to market fluctuations caused by real or perceived adverse economic, political and regulatory factors or market developments, changes in interest rates, disruptions to trade, impositions of tariffs and perceived trends in securities prices. Fund Shares could decline in value or underperform other investments. In addition, local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, market manipulation, government defaults, government shutdowns, regulatory actions, political changes, diplomatic developments, the imposition of sanctions and other similar measures, spread of infectious diseases or other public health issues, recessions, natural disasters or other events could have a significant negative impact on the Fund and its investments. Any of such circumstances could have a materially negative impact on the value of Fund Shares, the liquidity of an investment and may result in increased market volatility. During any such events, Fund Shares may trade at increased premiums or discounts to their net asset value, the bid/ask spread on Fund Shares may widen and the returns on investment may fluctuate.

The covered call strategy utilized by the Fund is “synthetic” because the Fund’s exposure to the price return of BITQ is derived through options exposure rather than direct holdings of the shares of BITQ. Because such exposure is synthetic, it is possible that the Fund’s participation in the price return of BITQ may not be as precise as if the Fund were directly holding shares of BITQ.

BITQ Risks. The Fund will have significant exposure to BITQ through its investments in options that utilize BITQ as the reference asset. Accordingly, the Fund will subject to the risks of BITQ set forth below. In addition to these risks, BITQ is also subject to the following risks to which the Fund is also subject, which are described within the section entitled “Principal Risks”: Market Risk, Concentration Risk, Current Market Conditions Risk, Cybersecurity Risk, Operational Risk and Structural ETF Risk.

Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Industry Risk. The technology relating to the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry ecosystem is new and developing and the risks associated with crypto assets may not fully emerge until the technology is widely used. Technologies utilizing cryptography are used by companies to optimize their business practices, whether by using the technology within their business or operating business lines involved in the operation of the technology. Cryptography refers to a set of techniques designed to allow for secure communication in the presence of adversarial behavior. Blockchain is a well-known example of a technology that relies on cryptography. A blockchain is comprised of unchangeable, digitally recorded data in packages called “blocks.” These digitally recorded blocks of data are stored in a linear “chain.” Each block in the chain contains data (e.g., a transaction), that is cryptographically connected to the previous block in the chain, ensuring all data in the overall “blockchain” has not been tampered with and remains unchanged. The cryptographic keys necessary to transact a crypto asset may be subject to theft, loss or destruction, which could adversely affect a company’s business or operations if it were dependent on such an asset. Competing platforms and technologies may be developed such that consumers or investors use an alternative to crypto assets. There may be risks posed by the lack of regulation for crypto assets and any future regulatory developments could affect the viability and expansion of the use of blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies. Recently, U.S. securities regulators have brought actions against companies operating in the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry ecosystem for violations of U.S. securities laws. To the extent such an action is brought against a company held by the Fund, the value of such a holding could decrease significantly. Because companies operating in the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry ecosystem may operate across many national boundaries and regulatory jurisdictions, it is possible that such companies may be subject to widespread and inconsistent regulation. Blockchain and cryptocurrency industry companies that rely on third-party products may be subject to technical defects or vulnerabilities beyond a company’s control. Because many crypto assets do not have a standardized exchange, like a stock market, there is less liquidity for such assets and greater possibility of volatility, fraud or manipulation. The values of certain companies included in BITQ’s portfolio may not entirely reflect their connection to the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry ecosystem but may be based on other business operations. In addition, these companies may engage in other lines of business unrelated to the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry ecosystem and these lines of business could adversely affect their operating results. Such companies may be engaged in activities traditionally comprising the information technology sector and financial sectors. These companies also may not be able to develop crypto technology applications or may not be able to capitalize on those applications. Technologies also may never be fully implemented, which could adversely affect an investment in such companies. Companies that use crypto technologies may be subject to cybersecurity risk. In addition, certain features of blockchain and cryptocurrency industry technologies, such as decentralization, open-source protocol, and reliance on peer-to-peer connectivity, may increase the risk of fraud or cyber-attack by potentially reducing the likelihood of a coordinated response. A significant disruption of Internet connectivity affecting large numbers of users or geographic areas could impede the functionality of crypto technologies and adversely affect companies included in BITQ’s portfolio. Blockchain and cryptocurrency industry companies may be subject to the risks posed by conflicting intellectual property claims, which may reduce confidence in the viability of a crypto asset.

Certain of BITQ’s investments, including investments in companies with direct holdings of crypto assets may be subject to the risks associated with investing in such assets. Such companies may be subject to the risk that: the technology that facilitates the transfer of the crypto asset could fail; the decentralized, open source protocol of the blockchain network utilized by a company held by BITQ could be affected by Internet connectivity disruptions, fraud, consensus failures or cybersecurity attacks; such network may not be adequately maintained by its participants; because crypto assets are a new technological innovation with a limited history, they are highly speculative assets and may experience extreme price volatility; future regulatory actions or policies may limit the ability to sell, exchange or use a crypto asset; the price of a crypto asset may be impacted by the transactions of a small number of holders of such asset; and that a crypto asset will decline in popularity, acceptance or use, thereby impairing its price.

China A-Shares Investment Risk. The liquidity of the A-shares market and trading prices of A-shares could be more severely affected than the liquidity and trading prices of other markets because the Chinese government restricts the flow of capital into and out of the A-shares market. BITQ may experience losses due to illiquidity of the Chinese securities markets or delay or disruption in execution or settlement of trades. BITQ’s investments in A-shares may become subject to frequent and widespread trading halts. In addition, Stock Connect, which is a securities trading and clearing link between the Shanghai Stock Exchange, the Shenzhen Stock Exchange and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, only operates on days when the Chinese and Hong Kong stock markets are each open for trading and when banks in each market are open on the corresponding settlement days. BITQ may purchase and sell A-shares through Stock Connect only on days when Stock Connect and U.S. markets are open for trading. Therefore, if it is a normal trading day for the Chinese market but Hong Kong and/or U.S. markets are closed, BITQ will not be able to trade any A-shares. BITQ may be subject to the risk of price fluctuations in A-shares on such days. BITQ is also subject to the risk that it will not be able to buy or sell A-shares in a timely manner on days when the U.S. markets are open but Stock Connect is not.

Ether Risk. Ether is subject to significant volatility, rapid price fluctuations and uncertainty. While ether has experienced substantial growth in institutional adoption, regulatory recognition, and technological maturity, its value remains influenced by market sentiment, speculative investment activities, macroeconomic factors and ongoing technological developments rather than purely traditional fundamental analysis. Ethereum is an evolving blockchain platform that continues to undergo substantial upgrades, such as the transition from Proof-of-Work to Proof-of-Stake (Ethereum 2.0 or the “Merge”) and the ongoing rollout of scalability improvements (including Layer 2 solutions such as rollups). These complex technological upgrades are intended to improve Ethereum’s scalability, security, transaction throughput, energy efficiency and usability. However, each significant update introduces risks including technical vulnerabilities, potential software flaws, delays in development, operational disruptions or unintended economic impacts, any of which could negatively affect investor confidence, the adoption of the Ethereum blockchain or ether’s valuation. The regulatory environment for ether and the Ethereum blockchain remains uncertain and varied globally. While certain jurisdictions have provided increased regulatory clarity and oversight, significant regulatory risks persist. Unanticipated regulatory actions—including enforcement actions, reclassification of ether’s regulatory status (such as a security versus commodity), or significant policy changes—could materially impact ether’s value and liquidity. Investors should remain aware that shifts in regulatory classification or compliance requirements may adversely impact the viability, market perception or utility of ether. The Ethereum ecosystem relies heavily on smart contracts—computer code deployed on the Ethereum blockchain capable of automating financial transactions, asset management, and decentralized application (dApp) functionalities. While smart contracts enable substantial innovation, they remain vulnerable to coding errors, exploitation, hacks and manipulation. Past security breaches involving decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms, decentralized exchanges and smart contract-based projects have led to significant financial losses, adversely affecting market sentiment, investor confidence and ether’s valuation. Competition from other blockchain networks, sometimes referred to as “Ethereum alternatives” or “Layer 1 competitors,” remains robust. Networks offering potentially superior scalability, lower transaction fees, enhanced privacy or specific technical advantages—such as Solana, Avalanche, Cardano, Polkadot, and others—continue to attract users, developers and investors. Successful adoption and growth of competing blockchain ecosystems could limit Ethereum’s market share and ecosystem development, and thus negatively impact ether’s long-term valuation. Furthermore, the Ethereum network faces potential governance risks. Decisions regarding protocol upgrades, network policies or operational changes depend on community consensus among diverse stakeholders, including core developers, validators, decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), and other influential actors. Disagreements or governance failures within the Ethereum community could result in contentious blockchain forks, fragmentation of resources, diminished market confidence, or value dilution.

China Risk. BITQ’s investments in instruments that provide exposure to Chinese companies subject BITQ to risks specific to China. China may be subject to considerable degrees of economic, political and social instability. China is an emerging market and demonstrates significantly higher volatility from time to time in comparison to developed markets. Over the last few decades, the Chinese government has undertaken reform of economic and market practices and has expanded the sphere of private ownership of property in China. However, Chinese markets generally continue to experience inefficiency, volatility and pricing anomalies resulting from governmental influence, a lack of publicly available information and/or political and social instability. Chinese companies are also subject to the risk that Chinese authorities can intervene in their operations and structure. Internal social unrest or confrontations with neighboring countries, including military conflicts in response to such events, may also disrupt economic development in China and result in a greater risk of currency fluctuations, currency non-convertibility, interest rate fluctuations and higher rates of inflation. China has experienced security concerns, such as terrorism and strained international relations. Additionally, China is alleged to have participated in state-sponsored cyberattacks against foreign companies and foreign governments. Actual and threatened responses to such activity and strained international relations, including purchasing restrictions, sanctions, tariffs or cyberattacks on the Chinese government or Chinese companies, may impact China’s economy and Chinese issuers of securities in which BITQ invests. Incidents involving China’s or the region’s security may cause uncertainty in Chinese markets and may adversely affect the Chinese economy and BITQ’s investments. Export growth continues to be a major driver of China’s rapid economic growth. Reduction in spending on Chinese products and services, supply chain diversification, institution of additional tariffs or other trade barriers (including as a result of heightened trade tensions or a trade war between China and the U.S. or in response to actual or alleged Chinese cyber activity) or a downturn in any of the economies of China’s key trading partners may have an adverse impact on the Chinese economy. BITQ’s investments may include companies that are subject to economic or trade restrictions (but not investment restrictions) imposed by the U.S. or other governments due to national security, human rights or other concerns of such government. So long as these restrictions do not include restrictions on investments, BITQ is generally expected to invest in such companies. Chinese companies are not subject to the same degree of regulatory requirements, accounting standards or auditor oversight as companies in more developed countries. As a result, information about the Chinese securities in which BITQ invests may be less reliable or complete. Chinese companies with securities listed on U.S. exchanges may be delisted if they do not meet U.S. accounting standards and auditor oversight requirements, which would significantly decrease the liquidity and value of the securities. There may be significant obstacles to obtaining information necessary for investigations into or litigation against Chinese companies, and shareholders may have limited legal remedies.

Common Stock Risk. Common stock holds the lowest priority in the capital structure of a company and, therefore, takes the largest share of the company’s risk and its accompanying volatility. The value of the common stock held by BITQ may fall due to general market and economic conditions, perceptions regarding the industries in which the issuers of securities held by BITQ participate, or facts relating to specific companies in which BITQ invests.

Crypto Asset Risk. Certain of the Fund’s investments may be subject to the risks associated with investing in crypto assets, including cryptocurrencies and crypto tokens. Such companies may be subject to the risk that the technology that facilitates the transfer of a cryptocurrency could fail or be affected by connectivity disruptions, fraud or cyberattacks; that because crypto assets are a new technological innovation with a limited history, they are highly speculative assets; that future regulatory actions or policies may limit the ability to sell, exchange or use a crypto asset; that the price of a crypto asset may be impacted by the transactions of a small number of holders of such crypto asset; and that a crypto asset will decline in popularity, acceptance or use, thereby impairing its price.

Depositary Receipt Risk. Depositary receipts are subject to the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities. In addition, investments in depositary receipts may be less liquid than the underlying shares in their primary trading market.

Emerging Markets Securities Risk. Emerging markets are subject to greater market volatility, lower trading volume, political and economic instability, uncertainty regarding the existence of trading markets and more governmental limitations on foreign investment than more developed markets. In addition, securities in emerging markets may be subject to greater price fluctuations than securities in more developed markets. Differences in regulatory, accounting, auditing, and financial reporting and recordkeeping standards could impede BITQ’s investment adviser’s ability to evaluate local companies and impact BITQ’s performance. Investments in securities of issuers in emerging markets may also be exposed to risks related to a lack of liquidity, greater potential for market manipulation, issuers’ limited reliable access to capital, and foreign investment structures. Additionally, BITQ may have limited rights and remedies available to it to pursue claims against issuers in emerging markets.

Foreign Securities Risk. Investments in non-U.S. securities involve certain risks that may not be present with investments in U.S. securities. For example, investments in non-U.S. securities may be subject to risk of loss due to foreign currency fluctuations or to expropriation, nationalization or adverse political or economic developments. Foreign securities may have relatively low market liquidity and decreased publicly available information about issuers. Investments in non-U.S. securities also may be subject to withholding or other taxes and may be subject to additional trading, settlement, custodial, and operational risks. Non-U.S. issuers may also be subject to inconsistent and potentially less stringent accounting, auditing, financial reporting and investor protection standards than U.S. issuers. These and other factors can make investments in BITQ more volatile and potentially less liquid than other types of investments. In addition, where all or a portion of BITQ’s portfolio holdings trade in markets that are closed when BITQ’s market is open, there may be valuation differences that could lead to differences between BITQ’s market price and the value of BITQ’s portfolio holdings.

Passive Investment Risk. BITQ is not actively managed and, therefore, BITQ would not sell a security due to current or projected underperformance of the security, industry or sector, unless that security is removed from the Index or selling the security is otherwise required upon a rebalancing of the BITQ Index.

Small- and Mid-Capitalization Companies Risk. The small- and mid-capitalization companies in which BITQ invests may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies, and may underperform other segments of the market or the equity market as a whole. Securities of small- and mid-capitalization companies generally trade in lower volumes, are often more vulnerable to market volatility and are subject to greater and more unpredictable price changes than larger capitalization stocks or the stock market as a whole.

Current Market Conditions Risk. Current market conditions risk is the risk that a particular investment, or Fund Shares in general, may fall in value due to current market conditions. Global financial markets have experienced periods of elevated volatility driven by geopolitical conflict, changing monetary policy, regulatory developments and trade policy uncertainty, each of which may affect asset prices and market liquidity. Monetary policy remains uncertain and central banks may raise or lower interest rates depending on economic conditions, inflation trends, and financial stability considerations. Changes in interest rates may adversely affect financial markets, liquidity and the value of certain investments held by the Fund. U.S. regulators have proposed and adopted several changes to market and issuer regulations that may directly or indirectly affect the Fund and its investments. Any regulatory changes, including those relating to securities markets, derivatives markets, digital assets, market structure or disclosure requirements could adversely impact the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment strategies or make certain investments. The political and regulatory environment in the United States remains subject to change. Political developments, legislative activity, regulatory priorities and policy decisions may affect the regulatory landscape, financial markets and investor behavior. Changes in fiscal, tax, immigration, trade or other government policies may affect economic conditions and securities markets generally. Trade policy developments may also adversely affect financial markets and economic conditions. The United States has implemented and proposed tariffs and other trade restrictions affecting various trading partners, and foreign governments have implemented or may implement retaliatory trade measures. Trade policy uncertainty, including uncertainty regarding the scope, duration, and legal authority for tariffs or other trade restrictions, may disrupt global supply chains, reduce international trade, increase costs for businesses and consumers and contribute to market volatility. Geopolitical conflicts may also adversely affect global markets. Ongoing hostilities and military actions involving the United States, Iran, Israel, and other parties in the Middle East have heightened the risk of broader regional instability and have contributed to volatility in energy markets and global financial markets. Escalation of these or other regional conflicts could disrupt energy supplies, shipping routes, and global supply chains. In addition, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues to contribute to geopolitical risk and may affect global markets, particularly commodities and energy markets. The economies of the United States and its trading partners, as well as financial markets generally, may also be adversely impacted by geopolitical tensions or disputes. For example, tensions between the United States and China remain ongoing, including disputes relating to trade, technology, and national security. In addition, the Chinese government continues to assert territorial claims involving Taiwan. If geopolitical tensions involving China, Taiwan, or other regions escalate, or if other geopolitical conflicts develop or worsen, economies, markets, and individual securities may be adversely affected and the value of the Fund’s assets may decline. Technological developments may also significantly affect markets and the performance of the Fund. Rapid advances in artificial intelligence, automation and digital infrastructure may transform industries, alter labor markets, and lead to new regulatory frameworks. In addition, cybersecurity incidents involving government entities, financial institutions, market infrastructure providers, or other participants could disrupt operations, compromise sensitive information, and negatively impact financial markets or the Fund’s service providers. These events, and other unforeseen developments, may adversely affect the prices and liquidity of the Fund’s portfolio investments and could result in disruptions in the trading markets.

Cybersecurity Risk. The Fund is susceptible to operational risks due to breaches in cybersecurity. A breach in cybersecurity refers to both intentional and unintentional events that may cause the Fund to lose proprietary information, suffer data corruption or lose operational capacity. Such events could cause the Fund to incur regulatory penalties, reputational damage, additional compliance costs associated with corrective measures and/or financial loss. Cybersecurity breaches may involve unauthorized access to the Fund’s digital information systems through “hacking” or malicious software coding but may also result from outside attacks such as denial-of-service attacks due to efforts to make network services unavailable to intended users. In addition, cybersecurity breaches of the Fund’s third-party service providers, such as its administrator, transfer agent, custodian or sub-advisor, as applicable, or the issuers in which the Fund invests, can also subject the Fund to many of the same risks associated with direct cybersecurity breaches. Although the Fund has established risk management systems designed to reduce the risks associated with cybersecurity, there is no guarantee that such efforts will succeed, especially because the Fund does not directly control the cybersecurity systems of issuers or third-party service providers.

Leverage Risk. While the Fund does not seek leveraged exposure to BITQ, the Fund seeks to achieve and maintain the exposure to the price of BITQ by using the leverage inherent in options contracts. Therefore, the Fund is subject to leverage risk. When the Fund purchases or sells an instrument or enters into a transaction without investing an amount equal to the full economic exposure of the instrument or transaction, it creates leverage, which can result in the Fund losing more than it originally invested. As a result, these investments may magnify losses to the Fund, and even a small market movement may result in significant losses to the Fund. Leverage may also cause the Fund to be more volatile because it may exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities. Options trading involves a degree of leverage and, as a result, a relatively small price movement in futures instruments may result in immediate and substantial losses to the Fund.

Liquidity Risk. The market for options on BITQ may be subject to periods of illiquidity. During such times it may be difficult or impossible to buy or sell a position at the desired price. Market disruptions or volatility can also make it difficult to find a counterparty willing to transact at a reasonable price and sufficient size. Illiquid markets may cause losses, which could be significant. The large size of the positions which the Fund may acquire increases the risk of illiquidity, may make its positions more difficult to liquidate, and may increase the losses incurred while trying to do so. Such large positions also may impact the price of options on BITQ.

Structural ETF Risks. The Fund is an ETF. Accordingly, it is subject to certain risks associated with its unique structure.

Active Market Risk. Although Fund Shares are listed for trading on the Exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for Fund Shares will develop or be maintained. Fund Shares trade on the Exchange at market prices that may be below, at or above the Fund’s net asset value. Securities, including Fund Shares, are subject to market fluctuations and liquidity constraints that may be caused by such factors as economic, political, or regulatory developments, changes in interest rates and/or perceived trends in securities prices. Fund Shares could decline in value or underperform other investments.

Costs of Buying and Selling Fund Shares. Due to the costs of buying or selling Fund Shares, including brokerage commissions imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of Fund Shares may significantly reduce investment results, and an investment in Fund Shares may not be advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small investments.

Performance

As of the date of this prospectus, the Fund has not yet commenced operations and therefore does not have a performance history. Once available, the Fund’s performance information will be accessible on the Fund’s website at https://www.ibqetf.com and will provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund.

Management

Investment Adviser: Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Individual Fund Shares may only be purchased and sold on the Exchange, other national securities exchanges, electronic crossing networks and other alternative trading systems through a broker-dealer at market prices. Because Fund Shares trade at market prices rather than at NAV, Fund Shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (premium) or less than NAV (discount). When buying or selling Fund Shares in the secondary market, you may incur costs attributable to the difference between the highest price a buyer is willing to pay to purchase Fund Shares (bid) and the lowest price a seller is willing to accept for Fund Shares (ask) (the “bid-ask spread”). Recent information regarding the Fund’s NAV, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid-ask spreads is available at https://www.ibqetf.com.

Tax Information

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

Additional Information About Each Fund’s Principal Investment Strategies

Overview

Additional Information Regarding each Fund’s Principal Investment Strategy

Each Fund is an actively managed ETF that seeks to provide current income while providing exposure to the share price (i.e., the price returns) of a particular ETF or ETP (Bitcoin ETP or BITQ) (the “Applicable Security”), subject to a limit on potential investment gains. Each Fund seeks to achieve these investment objectives through the use of a synthetic covered call strategy. Each Fund seeks to provide its synthetic exposure to the price return of the Applicable Security through the purchase and sale of a combination of call and put option contracts that utilize the Applicable Security as the reference asset. Each Fund will also sell call options that utilize the Applicable Security as the reference asset. These sold call options provide income in the form of option premiums but will also limit the degree to which a Fund will participate in investment gains experienced by the Applicable Security.

In general, an option is a contract that gives the purchaser (holder) of the option, in return for a premium, the right to buy from (call) or sell to (put) the seller (writer) of the option the asset underlying the option at a specified exercise price. The writer of an option has the obligation upon exercise of the option to deliver the underlying asset upon payment of the exercise price (call) or to pay the exercise price upon delivery of the underlying asset (put). A Fund may utilize both European and American style options. An option is said to be “European Style” when it can be exercised only at expiration whereas an “American Style” option can be exercised at any time prior to expiration.

Additional Information Regarding the Bitwise Bitcoin Option Income Strategy ETF

The Fund will determine whether to utilize Bitcoin ETP Options that use a Bitcoin ETP or a Bitcoin ETP Index as the reference asset based upon a range of factors, including, but not limited to, whether it is seeking exposure to the performance of a single Bitcoin ETP or the aggregate performance of a group of Bitcoin ETPs, the liquidity of the various Bitcoin ETP Options and Bitcoin ETP Option position limits. In addition, when selecting among different types of Bitcoin ETP Options, the Fund may consider a range of factors beyond directional or volatility views. These may include, but are not limited to, the relative pricing between the types described above, the notional precision offered by each contract type, variations across the volatility surface (such as skew, term structure, and implied versus realized volatility), liquidity considerations, and the operational or margin efficiencies associated with different instruments. The Fund may also evaluate how these factors interact with its portfolio construction goals, including hedging precision, cost efficiency, and existing exposures.

Additional Information on Bitcoin

Additional Risks of Investing in the Funds

Principal Risks

Market Risk. Market risk is the risk that a particular security, or Fund Shares in general, may fall in value. Securities are subject to market fluctuations caused by such factors as economic, political, regulatory or market developments, changes in interest rates and perceived trends in securities prices. Fund Shares could decline in value or underperform other investments. In addition, local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, spread of infectious diseases or other public health issues, recessions, natural disasters or other events could have a significant negative impact on the Fund and its investments. For example, the COVID-19 global pandemic and the ensuing policies enacted by governments and central banks have caused and may continue to cause significant volatility and uncertainty in global financial markets, negatively impacting global growth prospects. Recent and potential future bank failures could result in disruption to the broader banking industry or markets generally and reduce confidence in financial institutions and the economy as a whole, which may also heighten market volatility and reduce liquidity. These events also adversely affect the prices and liquidity of the Fund’s portfolio securities or other instruments and could result in disruptions in the trading markets. Any such circumstance could have a materially negative impact on the value of Fund Shares and result in increased market volatility. During any such events, Fund Shares may trade at increased premiums or discounts to their net asset value and the bid/ask spread on Fund Shares may widen.

The covered call strategy utilized by the Funds is “synthetic” because the Funds’ exposure to the price return of the Applicable Securities is derived through options exposure rather than direct holdings of the shares of the Applicable Securities. Because such exposure is synthetic, it is possible that a Fund’s participation in the price return of the Applicable Securities may not be as precise as if the Fund were directly holding shares of the Applicable Security.

Bitcoin ETP Risks. The Bitwise Bitcoin Option Income Strategy ETF will have significant exposure to the Bitcoin ETPs through its utilization of Bitcoin ETP Options. Accordingly, the Fund will be subject to the risks of the Bitcoin ETPs set forth below.

Custody Risk. Security breaches, computer malware and computer hacking attacks have been a prevalent concern in relation to digital assets. The bitcoin held by the Bitcoin ETPs’ custodian will likely be an appealing target to hackers or malware distributors seeking to destroy, damage or steal the Bitcoin ETPs’ bitcoins. To the extent that the Bitcoin ETPs and their service providers are unable to identify and mitigate or stop new security threats or otherwise adapt to technological changes in the digital asset industry, a Bitcoin ETP’s bitcoins may be subject to theft, loss, destruction or other attack. The Bitcoin ETPs have put security procedures in place to prevent such theft, loss or destruction, including but not limited to, offline storage, or cold storage, multiple encrypted private key “shards” and other measures. Nevertheless, the security procedures cannot guarantee the prevention of any loss due to a security breach, software defect or act of God that may be borne by the Bitcoin ETPs and the security procedures may not protect against all errors, software flaws or other vulnerabilities in a Bitcoin ETP’s technical infrastructure, which could result in theft, loss or damage of its assets. The Bitcoin ETPs do not control the operations of their service providers or their implementation of such security procedures, and there can be no assurance that such security procedures will actually work as designed or prove to be successful in safeguarding a Bitcoin ETP’s assets against all possible sources of theft, loss or damage. Assets not held in cold storage, such as assets held in a trading account, may be more vulnerable to security breach, hacking or loss than assets held in cold storage. Furthermore, assets held in a trading account are held on an omnibus, rather than segregated basis, which creates greater risk of loss. The security procedures and operational infrastructure may be breached due to the actions of outside parties, error or malfeasance of an employee of a Bitcoin ETP’s service providers and, as a result, an unauthorized party may obtain access to the Bitcoin ETP’s account at the custodian where its bitcoin is held, the relevant private keys (and therefore bitcoin) or other data or property of a Bitcoin ETP. Additionally, outside parties may attempt to fraudulently induce employees of a Bitcoin ETP or its service providers to disclose sensitive information in order to gain access to a Bitcoin ETP’s infrastructure. As the techniques used to obtain unauthorized access, disable or degrade service, or sabotage systems change frequently, or may be designed to remain dormant until a predetermined event and often are not recognized until launched against a target, a Bitcoin ETP and its service providers may be unable to anticipate these techniques or implement adequate preventative measures.

Digital Asset Trading Platforms Risk. Digital asset trading platforms remain relatively new and vary significantly in terms of regulation, transparency, operational stability and compliance standards. While certain prominent trading platforms—particularly those based in the United States—have substantially improved transparency, compliance and regulatory adherence, many platforms still operate internationally or offshore with significantly less stringent oversight. Platforms located outside the United States may be subject to minimal or inconsistent regulatory enforcement and often do not provide sufficient public information regarding their management structure, ownership, financial stability, cybersecurity practices or compliance controls. Despite increased institutional involvement, enhanced security measures and more standardized operating practices adopted by leading platforms, digital asset exchanges continue to be vulnerable to cybersecurity threats, hacking incidents, fraudulent activities, operational disruptions and other technical risks. High-profile failures, breaches or shutdowns of major trading platforms or custodians—such as those arising from fraud, cybersecurity incidents, regulatory enforcement actions or insolvency—can significantly reduce investor confidence, increase market volatility and potentially trigger contagion effects across the digital asset ecosystem. Regulatory developments and enforcement actions continue to shape the landscape in which digital asset platforms operate. Recent regulatory scrutiny has heightened globally, particularly in jurisdictions with substantial trading volumes, such as the United States, Europe and Asia. Increased regulatory oversight, while potentially positive for market stability in the long run, can create short-term disruption, reduce liquidity, prompt platform closures or alter business models substantially, thereby affecting the prices of digital assets, including bitcoin. Investors should be aware that trading or custodying bitcoin on less transparent or poorly regulated platforms increases the risk of losing access to digital assets due to platform insolvency, hacking incidents, regulatory intervention or operational failure. Although improvements have been made, the digital asset marketplace remains inherently riskier than traditional financial markets, and investors may have limited recourse if a digital asset trading platform fails or is compromised.

Irrevocability of Transactions Risk. Bitcoin transactions are typically not reversible without the consent and active participation of the recipient of the transaction. Once a transaction has been verified and recorded in a block that is added to the Bitcoin blockchain, an incorrect transfer or theft of bitcoin generally will not be reversible and a Bitcoin ETP may not be capable of seeking compensation for any such transfer or theft. It is possible that, through computer or human error, or through theft or other criminal action, a Bitcoin ETP’s bitcoin could be transferred from the Bitcoin ETP’s account at its custodian in incorrect amounts or to unauthorized third parties, or to uncontrolled accounts.

Volatility Risk. The price of bitcoin remains highly volatile and subject to significant price fluctuations. While recent increases in institutional adoption, clearer regulatory frameworks and broader market acceptance have contributed to greater stability relative to earlier periods, the price of bitcoin continues to be influenced by rapid shifts in market sentiment, regulatory developments, macroeconomic conditions, technological advancements and unforeseen events. The market price of bitcoin has historically experienced dramatic highs and lows over short periods, often with limited or no identifiable catalyst. Given the evolving nature of digital asset markets, price volatility may be amplified by external factors such as changes in global financial markets, geopolitical events, regulatory enforcement actions or significant technological or security incidents. Furthermore, speculative trading, leveraged positions, and derivatives markets tied to bitcoin continue to contribute to potential volatility. Investors should remain aware that sudden, substantial price movements may occur at any time, potentially leading to significant losses. Consequently, investments linked directly or indirectly to bitcoin, including Bitcoin ETPs, may experience heightened volatility compared to traditional investment products.

BITQ Risks. The Bitwise BITQ Option Income Strategy ETF will have significant exposure to BITQ through its investments in options that utilize BITQ as the reference asset. Accordingly, the Fund will subject to the risks of BITQ, set forth below. In addition to these risks, BITQ is also subject to the following risks to which the Fund is also subject, which are described within the section entitled “Principal Risks”: Market Risk, Concentration Risk, Current Market Conditions Risk, Cybersecurity Risk, Operational Risk and Structural ETF Risk.

Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Industry Risk. The technology relating to the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry ecosystem is new and developing and the risks associated with crypto assets may not fully emerge until the technology is widely used. Technologies utilizing cryptography are used by companies to optimize their business practices, whether by using the technology within their business or operating business lines involved in the operation of the technology. Cryptography refers to a set of techniques designed to allow for secure communication in the presence of adversarial behavior. Blockchain is a well-known example of a technology that relies on cryptography. A blockchain is comprised of unchangeable, digitally recorded data in packages called “blocks.” These digitally recorded blocks of data are stored in a linear “chain.” Each block in the chain contains data (e.g., a transaction), that is cryptographically connected to the previous block in the chain, ensuring all data in the overall “blockchain” has not been tampered with and remains unchanged. The cryptographic keys necessary to transact a crypto asset may be subject to theft, loss or destruction, which could adversely affect a company’s business or operations if it were dependent on such an asset. Competing platforms and technologies may be developed such that consumers or investors use an alternative to crypto assets. There may be risks posed by the lack of regulation for crypto assets and any future regulatory developments could affect the viability and expansion of the use of blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies. Recently, U.S. securities regulators have brought actions against companies operating in the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry ecosystem for violations of U.S. securities laws. To the extent such an action is brought against a company held by the Fund, the value of such a holding could decrease significantly. Because companies operating in the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry ecosystem may operate across many national boundaries and regulatory jurisdictions, it is possible that such companies may be subject to widespread and inconsistent regulation. Blockchain and cryptocurrency industry companies that rely on third-party products may be subject to technical defects or vulnerabilities beyond a company’s control. Because many crypto assets do not have a standardized exchange, like a stock market, there is less liquidity for such assets and greater possibility of volatility, fraud or manipulation. The values of certain companies included in BITQ’s portfolio may not entirely reflect their connection to the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry ecosystem but may be based on other business operations. In addition, these companies may engage in other lines of business unrelated to the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry ecosystem, and these lines of business could adversely affect their operating results. Such companies may be engaged in activities traditionally comprising the information technology sector and financial sectors. These companies also may not be able to develop crypto technology applications or may not be able to capitalize on those applications. Technologies also may never be fully implemented, which could adversely affect an investment in such companies. Companies that use crypto technologies may be subject to cybersecurity risk. In addition, certain features of blockchain and cryptocurrency industry technologies, such as decentralization, open-source protocol and reliance on peer-to-peer connectivity may increase the risk of fraud or cyberattack by potentially reducing the likelihood of a coordinated response. A significant disruption of Internet connectivity affecting large numbers of users or geographic areas could impede the functionality of crypto technologies and adversely affect companies included in BITQ’s portfolio. Blockchain and cryptocurrency industry companies may be subject to the risks posed by conflicting intellectual property claims, which may reduce confidence in the viability of a crypto asset.

Ether Risk. Ether is subject to significant volatility, rapid price fluctuations and uncertainty. While ether has experienced substantial growth in institutional adoption, regulatory recognition and technological maturity, its value remains influenced by market sentiment, speculative investment activities, macroeconomic factors and ongoing technological developments rather than purely traditional fundamental analysis. Ethereum is an evolving blockchain platform that continues to undergo substantial upgrades, such as the transition from Proof-of-Work to Proof-of-Stake (Ethereum 2.0 or the “Merge”) and the ongoing rollout of scalability improvements (including Layer 2 solutions such as rollups). These complex technological upgrades are intended to improve Ethereum’s scalability, security, transaction throughput, energy efficiency and usability. However, each significant update introduces risks, including technical vulnerabilities, potential software flaws, delays in development, operational disruptions, or unintended economic impacts, any of which could negatively affect investor confidence, the adoption of the Ethereum blockchain or ether’s valuation. The regulatory environment for ether and the Ethereum blockchain remains uncertain and varied globally. While certain jurisdictions have provided increased regulatory clarity and oversight, significant regulatory risks persist. Unanticipated regulatory actions—including enforcement actions, reclassification of ether’s regulatory status (such as a security versus commodity) or significant policy changes—could materially impact ether’s value and liquidity. Investors should remain aware that shifts in regulatory classification or compliance requirements may adversely impact the viability, market perception, or utility of ether. The Ethereum ecosystem relies heavily on smart contracts—computer code deployed on the Ethereum blockchain capable of automating financial transactions, asset management and decentralized application (dApp) functionalities. While smart contracts enable substantial innovation, they remain vulnerable to coding errors, exploitation, hacks and manipulation. Past security breaches involving decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms, decentralized exchanges and smart contract-based projects have led to significant financial losses, adversely affecting market sentiment, investor confidence and ether’s valuation. Competition from other blockchain networks, sometimes referred to as “Ethereum alternatives” or “Layer 1 competitors,” remains robust. Networks offering potentially superior scalability, lower transaction fees, enhanced privacy or specific technical advantages—such as Solana, Avalanche, Cardano, Polkadot and others—continue to attract users, developers and investors. Successful adoption and growth of competing blockchain ecosystems could limit Ethereum’s market share and ecosystem development, and thus negatively impact ether’s long-term valuation. Furthermore, the Ethereum network faces potential governance risks. Decisions regarding protocol upgrades, network policies or operational changes depend on community consensus among diverse stakeholders, including core developers, validators, decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) and other influential actors. Disagreements or governance failures within the Ethereum community could result in contentious blockchain forks, fragmentation of resources, diminished market confidence or value dilution.

Foreign Securities Risk. Investments in non-U.S. securities involve certain risks that may not be present with investments in U.S. securities. For example, investments in non-U.S. securities may be subject to risk of loss due to foreign currency fluctuations or to expropriation, nationalization or adverse political or economic developments. Foreign securities may have relatively low market liquidity and decreased publicly available information about issuers. Investments in non-U.S. securities also may be subject to withholding or other taxes and may be subject to additional trading, settlement, custodial and operational risks. Non-U.S. issuers may also be subject to inconsistent and potentially less stringent accounting, auditing, financial reporting and investor protection standards than U.S. issuers. These and other factors can make investments in BITQ more volatile and potentially less liquid than other types of investments. In addition, where all or a portion of BITQ’s portfolio holdings trade in markets that are closed when BITQ’s market is open, there may be valuation differences that could lead to differences between BITQ’s market price and the value of BITQ’s portfolio holding.

Small- and Mid-Capitalization Companies Risk. The small- and mid-capitalization companies in which BITQ invests may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies and may underperform other segments of the market or the equity market as a whole. Securities of small- and mid-capitalization companies generally trade in lower volumes, are often more vulnerable to market volatility, and are subject to greater and more unpredictable price changes than larger capitalization stocks or the stock market as a whole.

Clearing Member Default Risk. Transactions in some types of derivatives, including the options held by the Fund, are required to be centrally cleared (“cleared derivatives”). In a transaction involving cleared derivatives, each Fund’s counterparty is a clearinghouse, such as the OCC, rather than a bank or broker. Since the Funds are not a member of clearinghouses, and only members of a clearinghouse (“clearing members”) can participate directly in the clearinghouse, each Fund will hold cleared derivatives through accounts at clearing members. With regard to its cleared derivatives positions, a Fund will make payments (including margin payments) to, and receive payments from, a clearinghouse through their accounts at clearing members. Customer funds held at a clearing organization in connection with any option contracts are held in a commingled omnibus account and are not associated with any of the clearing member’s individual customers by name. As a result, assets deposited by a Fund with any clearing member as margin for its options position may, in certain circumstances, be used to satisfy losses of other clients of the Fund’s clearing member. In addition, although clearing members guarantee performance of their clients’ obligations to the clearinghouse, there is a risk that the assets of a Fund might not be fully protected in the event of the clearing member’s bankruptcy. Each Fund is also subject to the risk that a limited number of clearing members are willing to transact on the Fund’s behalf, which heightens the risks associated with a clearing member’s default. If a clearing member defaults, a Fund could lose some or all of the benefits of a transaction entered into by the Fund with the clearing member. The loss of a clearing member for a Fund to transact with could result in increased transaction costs and other operational issues that could impede the Fund’s ability to implement its investment strategy. If a Fund cannot find a clearing member to transact with on the Fund’s behalf, the Fund may be unable to effectively implement its investment strategy.

Current Market Conditions Risk. Current market conditions risk is the risk that a particular investment, or Fund Shares in general, may fall in value due to current market conditions. Global financial markets have experienced periods of elevated volatility driven by geopolitical conflict, changing monetary policy, regulatory developments and trade policy uncertainty, each of which may affect asset prices and market liquidity. Monetary policy remains uncertain and central banks may raise or lower interest rates depending on economic conditions, inflation trends, and financial stability considerations. Changes in interest rates may adversely affect financial markets, liquidity and the value of certain investments held by a Fund. U.S. regulators have proposed and adopted several changes to market and issuer regulations that may directly or indirectly affect a Fund and its investments. Any regulatory changes, including those relating to securities markets, derivatives markets, digital assets, market structure or disclosure requirements could adversely impact a Fund’s ability to achieve its investment strategies or make certain investments. The political and regulatory environment in the United States remains subject to change. Political developments, legislative activity, regulatory priorities and policy decisions may affect the regulatory landscape, financial markets and investor behavior. Changes in fiscal, tax, immigration, trade or other government policies may affect economic conditions and securities markets generally. Trade policy developments may also adversely affect financial markets and economic conditions. The United States has implemented and proposed tariffs and other trade restrictions affecting various trading partners, and foreign governments have implemented or may implement retaliatory trade measures. Trade policy uncertainty, including uncertainty regarding the scope, duration, and legal authority for tariffs or other trade restrictions, may disrupt global supply chains, reduce international trade, increase costs for businesses and consumers and contribute to market volatility. Geopolitical conflicts may also adversely affect global markets. Ongoing hostilities and military actions involving the United States, Iran, Israel, and other parties in the Middle East have heightened the risk of broader regional instability and have contributed to volatility in energy markets and global financial markets. Escalation of these or other regional conflicts could disrupt energy supplies, shipping routes, and global supply chains. In addition, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues to contribute to geopolitical risk and may affect global markets, particularly commodities and energy markets. The economies of the United States and its trading partners, as well as financial markets generally, may also be adversely impacted by geopolitical tensions or disputes. For example, tensions between the United States and China remain ongoing, including disputes relating to trade, technology, and national security. In addition, the Chinese government continues to assert territorial claims involving Taiwan. If geopolitical tensions involving China, Taiwan, or other regions escalate, or if other geopolitical conflicts develop or worsen, economies, markets, and individual securities may be adversely affected and the value of a Fund’s assets may decline. Technological developments may also significantly affect markets and the performance of a Fund. Rapid advances in artificial intelligence, automation and digital infrastructure may transform industries, alter labor markets, and lead to new regulatory frameworks. In addition, cybersecurity incidents involving government entities, financial institutions, market infrastructure providers, or other participants could disrupt operations, compromise sensitive information, and negatively impact financial markets or a Fund’s service providers. These events, and other unforeseen developments, may adversely affect the prices and liquidity of a Fund’s portfolio investments and could result in disruptions in the trading markets.

Derivatives Risk. The use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. These risks include: (i) the risk that the counterparty to a derivative transaction may not fulfill its contractual obligations; (ii) the risk of mispricing or improper valuation; and (iii) the risk that changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset. Derivative prices are highly volatile and may fluctuate substantially during a short period of time. Such prices are influenced by numerous factors that affect the markets, including, but not limited to: changing supply and demand relationships; government programs and policies; national and international political and economic events, changes in interest rates, inflation and deflation and changes in supply and demand relationships. Trading derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities. Derivative contracts ordinarily have leverage inherent in their terms. The use of leverage may cause a Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it would not be advantageous to do so in order to satisfy its obligations or to meet regulatory or contractual requirements for derivatives. The use of derivatives can magnify potential for gain or loss and, therefore, amplify the effects of market volatility on share price.

Liquidity Risk. The market for options may be subject to periods of illiquidity. During such times it may be difficult or impossible to buy or sell a position at the desired price. Market disruptions or volatility can also make it difficult to find a counterparty willing to transact at a reasonable price and sufficient size. Illiquid markets may cause losses, which could be significant. The large size of the positions which a Fund may acquire increases the risk of illiquidity, may make its positions more difficult to liquidate and may increase the losses incurred while trying to do so. Such large positions also may impact the price of options.

New Fund Risk. Each Fund is a recently organized investment company with a limited operating history. As a result, prospective investors have a limited track record or history on which to base their investment decision.

Operational Risk. Each Fund is subject to risks arising from various operational factors, including, but not limited to, human error; processing and communication errors; errors of a Fund’s service providers, counterparties or other third parties; failed or inadequate processes; and technology or systems failures. Each Fund relies on third parties for a range of services including custody. Any delay or failure relating to engaging or maintaining such service providers may affect a Fund’s ability to meet its investment objective. Although the Funds and the Adviser seek to reduce these operational risks through controls and procedures, there is no way to completely protect against such risks.

Options Risk. The use of options involves investment strategies and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions and depends on the ability of a Fund’s portfolio managers to forecast market movements correctly. The prices of options are volatile and are influenced by, among other things, actual and anticipated changes in the value of the underlying instrument, or in interest or currency exchange rates, including the anticipated volatility, which in turn are affected by fiscal and monetary policies and by national and international political and economic events. The effective use of options also depends on a Fund’s ability to terminate option positions at times deemed desirable to do so. There is no assurance that a Fund will be able to effect closing transactions at any particular time or at an acceptable price. In addition, there may at times be an imperfect correlation between the movement in values of options and their underlying securities, and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for certain options.

Special Tax Risk. Each Fund intends to qualify as a RIC, however, the federal income tax treatment of certain aspects of the proposed operations of the Fund are not entirely clear. This includes the tax aspects of a Fund’s options strategy, the possible application of the “straddle” rules, and various loss limitation provisions of the Code. If, in any year, a Fund fails to qualify as a RIC under the applicable tax laws, the Fund would be taxed as an ordinary corporation.

To the extent that a Fund’s investments in Bitcoin ETP Options include offsetting positions, the character of gains or losses realized by a Fund under the Code’s “straddle” rules may be affected and may increase the amount of short-term capital gain realized by the Fund. A Fund may hold certain options that do not qualify as “Section 1256 contracts” under Section 1256 of the Code, and disposition of such options will likely result in short-term or long-term capital gains or losses depending on the holding period.

To the extent Bitcoin ETP Options held by a Fund are deemed to be Section 1256 contracts, gains and losses on such options will generally be treated as 60% long-term capital and 40% short-term capital, regardless of how long the Fund has held such options. Section 1256 contracts held by a Fund at the end of a taxable year are “marked to market” for income tax purposes, meaning that unrealized gains or losses are treated as though they were realized (and treated on the 60/40 basis described above). A Fund’s use of Bitcoin ETP Options categorized as Section 1256 contracts will increase the likelihood that the Fund will be subject to recognize short-term and long-term capital gains as such options do not benefit from the tax efficiencies generated by an ETF’s in-kind creation and redemption mechanism. A Fund will be required to distribution substantially all of its net short term capital gain and will either distribute its net long term capital gain or notify the shareholders that the Fund is electing to pay tax on its long-term capital gains but that the shareholders will be required to include the long-term capital gains in income.

In addition, based upon language in the legislative history, each Fund intends to treat the issuer of the options as the issuer of the referenced asset or in the case of Bitcoin ETP Options that reference a Bitcoin ETP Index, the issuers of the securities underlying the index, which, assuming the referenced asset qualifies as a RIC, would allow the Fund to qualify for special rules in the RIC diversification requirements. If the income is not qualifying income or the issuer of the options is not appropriately the referenced asset or the issuers of the securities underlying the index, the Fund could lose its own status as a RIC.

Each Fund intends to treat the income it derives from gains on options referencing the Bitcoin ETPs and Bitcoin ETP Indexes as “qualifying income” for purposes of the RIC qualification rules under Subchapter M of the Code. It has adopted this position in reliance on an opinion obtained from counsel that income from such investments should constitute “qualifying income,” as the Bitcoin ETPs and Bitcoin ETP Indexes referenced by the options constitute “securities” under Section 2(a)(36) of the 1940 Act. However, this opinion is not binding upon the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”). If the IRS were to successfully assert that a Fund’s income from such investments was not “qualifying income,” a Fund may fail to qualify as a RIC under Subchapter M if over 10% of its gross income was derived from these investments. If a Fund failed to qualify as a RIC, it would be subject to federal and state income tax on all of its taxable income at regular corporate tax rates with no deduction for any distributions paid to shareholders, which would significantly adversely affect the returns to, and could cause substantial losses for, Fund shareholders.

To maintain its status as a RIC, a Fund must distribute 90% of its investment company taxable income annually. In addition, to avoid a non-deductible excise tax, the Fund must distribute 98% of its ordinary income and 98.2% of its capital gain net income. Separately, depending upon the circumstances, sales to fund redemptions could cause a Fund to recognize income that the Fund is required to distribute to maintain the Fund’s RIC status and avoid the excise tax. Funding such distributions could require additional sales, which could require more distributions and affect the projected performance of a Fund. Alternatively, if a Fund only makes distributions to maintain its RIC status and becomes subject to the excise tax, that could also affect the projected performance of the Fund. In either case, the assets sold to fund redemptions, distributions or pay the excise tax will not be available to assist a Fund in meeting its investment objective.

In the event that a shareholder purchases Fund Shares shortly before a distribution by a Fund, the entire distribution may be taxable to the shareholder even though a portion of the distribution effectively represents a return of the purchase price.

Structural ETF Risks. Each Fund is an ETF. Accordingly, it is subject to certain risks associated with its unique structure.

Cash Transactions Risk. Each Fund currently expects to effect a significant portion of its creations and redemptions for cash rather than in-kind securities. Paying redemption proceeds in cash rather than through in-kind delivery of portfolio securities may require a Fund to dispose of or sell portfolio securities or other assets at an inopportune time to obtain the cash needed to meet redemption orders. This may cause a Fund to sell a security and recognize a capital gain or loss that might not have been incurred if it had made a redemption in-kind. As a result, a Fund may pay out higher or lower annual capital gains distributions than ETFs that redeem in-kind. The use of cash creations and redemptions may also cause Fund Shares to trade in the market at greater bid-ask spreads or greater premiums or discounts to the Fund’s NAV. Furthermore, a Fund may not be able to execute cash transactions for creation and redemption purposes at the same price used to determine the Fund’s NAV. To the extent that the maximum additional charge for creation or redemption transactions is insufficient to cover the execution shortfall, a Fund’s performance could be negatively impacted.

Costs of Buying and Selling Fund Shares. Due to the costs of buying or selling Fund Shares, including brokerage commissions imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of Fund Shares may significantly reduce investment results, and an investment in Fund Shares may not be advisable for investors who anticipate regularly making small investments.

Management of the Funds

Portfolio Managers. Jennifer Thornton and Daniela Padilla are primarily and jointly responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds.

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Daniela Padilla, Portfolio Manager at BIM. Ms. Padilla is a Portfolio Manager at BIM with eight years of financial services experience. Ms. Padilla joined BIM in 2021 in a portfolio management capacity and has 5 years of experience managing index funds and alternative investment portfolios at BIM, prior to which she gained 4 years of experience in financial services in operations and middle office roles at JP Morgan, BBVA Securities and Barclay Investments.

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Dividends, Distributions and Taxes

Ordinarily, dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid at least annually by a Fund. The Fund distributes its net realized capital gains, if any, to shareholders annually.

Distributions are taxable to shareholders even if they are paid from income or gains earned by a Fund before the shareholder invested (and therefore were included in the price of the Fund Shares that were purchased). As a result, unless you are a tax-exempt investor or investing through a tax-advantaged account (such as an IRA or an employer-sponsored retirement or savings plan), if you buy Fund Shares before a distribution, you will be subject to tax on the entire amount of the taxable distribution you receive. This is known as “buying a dividend”. You should consider avoiding the purchase of Fund Shares shortly before the Fund makes a distribution because doing so can cost you money in taxes. To avoid “buying a dividend,” check the Fund’s distribution schedule before you invest.

Distributions in cash may be reinvested automatically in additional whole Fund Shares only if the broker through whom you purchased Fund Shares makes such option available.

Taxes

This federal income tax summary is based in part on the advice of counsel to the Funds. The Internal Revenue Service could disagree with any conclusions set forth in this section. In addition, counsel to the Funds may not have been asked to review and may not have reached a conclusion with respect to, the federal income tax treatment of the assets to be included in the Funds. The following disclosure may not be sufficient for you to use for the purpose of avoiding penalties under federal tax law.

As with any investment, you should seek advice based on your individual circumstances from your own tax advisor.

Fund Status. Each Fund intends to qualify as a “regulated investment company” under the federal tax laws. If a Fund qualifies as a regulated investment company and distributes its income as required by the tax law, the Fund generally will not pay federal income taxes.

To determine your actual tax liability for your capital gain dividends, you must calculate your total net capital gain or loss for the tax year after considering all of your other taxable transactions as described below. In addition, a Fund may make distributions that represent a return of capital for tax purposes and thus will generally not be taxable to you; however, such distributions may reduce your tax basis in your Fund Shares, which could result in you having to pay higher taxes in the future when Fund Shares are sold, even if you sell the Fund Shares at a loss from your original investment. A “return of capital” is a return, in whole or in part, of the funds that you previously invested in a Fund. A return of capital distribution should not be considered part of a Fund’s dividend yield or total return of an investment in Fund Shares. The tax status of your distributions from a Fund is not affected by whether you reinvest your distributions in additional Fund Shares or receive them in cash. The income from a Fund that you must take into account for federal income tax purposes is not reduced by amounts used to pay a deferred sales fee, if any. The tax laws may require you to treat distributions made to you in January as if you had received them on December 31 of the previous year.

Dividends Received Deduction. A corporation that owns Fund Shares generally will not be entitled to the dividends received deduction with respect to many dividends received from a Fund because the dividends received deduction is generally not available for distributions from RICs. However, certain ordinary income dividends on Fund Shares that are attributable to qualifying dividends received by a Fund from certain corporations may be reported by the Fund as being eligible for the dividends received deduction.

Net capital gain equals net long-term capital gain minus net short-term capital loss for the taxable year. Capital gain or loss is long-term if the holding period for the asset is more than one year and is short-term if the holding period for the asset is one year or less. You must exclude the date you purchase your Fund Shares to determine your holding period. However, if you receive a capital gain dividend from a Fund and sell your Fund Shares at a loss after holding them for six months or less, the loss will be recharacterized as long-term capital loss to the extent of the capital gain dividend received. The tax rates for capital gains realized from assets held for one year or less are generally the same as for ordinary income. The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, treats certain capital gains as ordinary income in special situations.

Bitcoin ETP Options. To the extent applicable, each Fund intends to treat the income it derives from gains on options referencing Bitcoin ETPs and Bitcoin ETP Indexes as “qualifying income” for purposes of the RIC qualification rules under Subchapter M of the Code. It has adopted this position in reliance on an opinion obtained from counsel that income from such investments should constitute “qualifying income,” as the Bitcoin ETPs and Bitcoin ETP Indexes referenced by the options constitute “securities” under Section 2(a)(36) of the 1940 Act. However, this opinion is not binding upon the IRS. If the IRS were to successfully assert that a Fund’s income from such investments was not “qualifying income,” the Fund may fail to qualify as a RIC under Subchapter M if over 10% of its gross income was derived from these investments. If a Fund failed to qualify as a RIC, it would be subject to federal and state income tax on all of its taxable income at regular corporate tax rates with no deduction for any distributions paid to shareholders, which would significantly adversely affect the returns to, and could cause substantial losses for, Fund shareholders.

On November 15, 2024, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued a staff advisory concluding that it is likely that the options and the interests in Bitcoin ETPs and Bitcoin ETP Indexes referenced by the options would be judicially held to be a security. In 2009, the IRS adopted the position that, in determining the income and diversification tests of a RIC under Section 851 of the Code, the grantor trust rules of I.R.C. § 671, et seq, are applied before the definition of security is applied in I.R.C. § 851. In 2016, the IRS announced that it viewed determining the definition of security for the purposes of I.R.C. § 851 was more properly in the jurisdiction of the SEC. In 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court indicated that federal administrative agencies no longer needed to be given deference merely because their position was reasonable if the position of the agency is not consistent with the statute. Although the IRS has not formally announced a change in position in regard to whether the grantor trust rules are applied first, the combination of the 2016 announcement and the 2023 Supreme Court decision suggest that the best interpretation of the statute is to apply I.R.C. § 851’s plain language. If the grantor trust rules are applied first in reference to Bitcoin ETPs or Bitcoin ETP Indexes and the options, the options would reference bitcoin. Although the issue is not free from doubt, it is likely that bitcoin would be classified as a commodity for purposes of I.R.C. § 851 and produce income that would not be qualifying income under the RIC tests. However, under the plain language of the statute, gains from securities (as determined under the 1940 Act) are qualifying income. Options on publicly traded grantor trusts are securities for the purposes of the 1940 Act.

Additionally, Bitcoin ETP Options may be deemed to be Section 1256 contracts pursuant to the Code. To the extent that a Fund invests in Bitcoin ETP Options that are categorized as Section 1256 contracts, the Fund will be required to recognize gains and losses from such instruments on a mark-to-market basis and treat 60% of any gain or loss as long-term and 40% as short-term, regardless of the holding period. To more accurately allocate these gains and other taxable income or loss among shareholders, a Fund may use an accounting practice known as “equalization.” By using equalization accounting, a Fund seeks to reduce the amount of its taxable income and capital gains that are required to be distributed to shareholders by accounting for a portion of the proceeds from sales of Fund Shares as attributable to undistributed net investment income and realized capital gains. This practice is intended to ensure that such income and gains are distributed only to those shareholders who have actually economically earned them. There is no assurance that a Fund will use equalization in any given taxable year, and the use of equalization will not affect a shareholder’s aggregate tax liability. Such Fund will be required to distribution substantially all of its net short term capital gain and will either distribute its net long term capital gain or notify the shareholders that the Fund is electing to pay tax on its long-term capital gains but that the shareholders will be required to include the long-term capital gains in income.

Sale of Fund Shares. If you sell or redeem your Fund Shares, you will generally recognize a taxable gain or loss. To determine the amount of this gain or loss, you must subtract your tax basis in your Fund Shares from the amount you receive in the transaction. Your tax basis in your Fund Shares is generally equal to the cost of your Fund Shares, generally including brokerage fees, if any. In some cases, however, you may have to adjust your tax basis after you purchase your Fund Shares. An election may be available to you to defer recognition of capital gain if you make certain qualifying investments within a limited time. You should talk to your tax advisor about the availability of this deferral election and its requirements.

Taxes on Purchase and Redemption of Creation Units. If you exchange securities for Creation Units, you will generally recognize a gain or a loss. The gain or loss will be equal to the difference between the market value of the Creation Units at the time and your aggregate basis in the securities surrendered and the cash component paid. If you exchange Creation Units for securities, you will generally recognize a gain or loss equal to the difference between your basis in the Creation Units and the aggregate market value of the securities received and the cash redemption amount. The IRS, however, may assert that a loss realized upon an exchange of securities for Creation Units or Creation Units for securities cannot be deducted currently under the rules governing “wash sales,” or on the basis that there has been no significant change in economic position.

Treatment of Expenses. Expenses incurred and deducted by a Fund will generally not be treated as income taxable to you.

Non-U.S. Investors. If you are a non-U.S. investor (i.e., an investor other than a U.S. citizen or resident or a U.S. corporation, partnership, estate or trust), you should be aware that, generally, subject to applicable tax treaties, distributions from a Fund are characterized as dividends for federal income tax purposes (other than dividends which a Fund properly reports as capital gain dividends) are subject to U.S. federal income taxes, including withholding taxes, subject to certain exceptions described below. However, distributions received by a non-U.S. investor from a Fund that are properly reported by the Fund as capital gain dividends may not be subject to U.S. federal income taxes, including withholding taxes, provided that a Fund makes certain elections and certain other conditions are met. Distributions from a Fund that are properly reported by the Fund as an interest-related dividend attributable to certain interest income received by a Fund or as short-term capital gain income dividend attributable to certain net short term capital gain received by a Fund may not be subject to U.S. federal income taxes, including withholding taxes when received by certain non-U.S. investors, provided that a Fund makes certain elections and certain other conditions are met. For tax years after December 31, 2022, amounts paid to or recognized by a non-U.S. affiliate that are excluded from tax under the portfolio interest, capital gain dividends, short-term capital gains or tax-exempt interest dividend exceptions or applicable treaties may be taken into consideration in determining whether a corporation is an “applicable corporation” subject to a 15% minimum tax on adjusted financial statement income.

It is the responsibility of the entity through which you hold your Fund Shares to determine the applicable withholding.

Distributor

Foreside Fund Services, LLC serves as the distributor of Creation Units for the Funds on an agency basis. The Distributor does not maintain a secondary market in Fund Shares.

Net Asset Value

Fund Service Providers

Chapman and Cutler LLP, 320 South Canal Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606, serves as legal counsel to the Trust.

KPMG LLP, 375 9th Avenue, New York, NY 10001, serves as each Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm and is responsible for auditing the annual financial statements of the Funds.

Premium/Discount Information

Information showing the number of days the market price of the Fund Shares was greater (at a premium) and less (at a discount) than each Fund’s NAV for the most recently completed calendar year, and the most recently completed calendar quarters since that year (or the life of a Fund, if shorter), is available at https://www.ibtbetf.com (for IBTB) or https://www.ibqetf.com (for IBQ).

Investments by Other Investment Companies

Financial Highlights

The Funds are new and have no performance history as of the date of this prospectus. Financial information is therefore not available.

Bitwise Bitcoin Option Income Strategy ETF (IBTB)

Bitwise BITQ Option Income Strategy ETF (IBQ)

For more detailed information on the Funds, several additional sources of information are available to you. The Funds’ SAI, incorporated by reference into this prospectus, contains detailed information on the Funds’ policies and operation. Additional information about a Fund’s investments is available in the annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders. In a Fund’s annual reports, you will find a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly impacted the Fund’s performance during the last fiscal year. A Fund’s most recent SAI, annual or semi-annual reports and certain other information are available free of charge by calling the Funds at (415) 707-3663 and on the Fund’s website at https://www.ibtbetf.com (for IBTB) or https://www.ibqetf.com (for IBQ), or through your financial advisor. Shareholders may call the number above with any inquiries.

Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC

250 Montgomery Street, Suite 200

San Francisco, CA 94104

www.bitwiseinvestments.com

SEC File #333-264900

811-23801

Statement of Additional Information

Bitwise Trendwise Bitcoin and Treasuries Rotation Strategy ETF

(NYSE Arca — BITC)

May 1, 2026

This Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) is not a prospectus. It should be read in conjunction with the prospectus dated May 1, 2026, as it may be revised from time to time (the “Prospectus”), for the Bitwise Trendwise Bitcoin and Treasuries Rotation Strategy ETF (the “Fund”), a series of the Bitwise Funds Trust (the “Trust”). The Fund’s Prospectus is hereby incorporated by reference. Capitalized terms used herein that are not defined have the same meanings as in the Prospectus, unless otherwise noted. A copy of the Fund’s Prospectus may be obtained without charge by writing to the Fund’s distributor, Foreside Fund Services, LLC, at Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, ME 04101, or by calling toll free at (866) 880-7228. You may also obtain a Prospectus by visiting the Fund’s website at https://www.bitcetf.com.

The Fund’s audited financial statements appear in the Fund’s Form N-CSR dated December 31, 2025, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 9, 2026. The financial statements from the Form N-CSR are incorporated by reference herein. The Form N-CSR may be obtained without charge by writing to the Fund’s distributor, Foreside Fund Services, LLC, at Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, ME 04101, or by calling toll free at (866) 880-7228, by visiting the Fund’s website listed above, or by visiting the SEC’s website at sec.gov.

References to the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), or other applicable law, will include any rules promulgated thereunder and any guidance, interpretations or modifications by the SEC, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”), SEC staff, CFTC staff or other authority with appropriate jurisdiction, including court interpretations, and exemptive, no action or other relief or permission from the SEC, CFTC, SEC staff, CFTC staff or other authority.

Table of Contents

General Description of the Trust and the Fund	1

Exchange Listing and Trading	1

Investment Objective and Policies	1

Investment Strategies	3

Investment Risks	7

Management of the Fund	10

Control Persons and Principal Holders of Securities	15

Investment Adviser and Other Service Providers	15

Brokerage Allocations	18

Additional Information	19

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures	20

Creation and Redemption of Creation Units	20

Federal Tax Matters	22

Determination of Net Asset Value	26

Dividends and Distributions	26

Miscellaneous Information	26

Performance Information	27

Financial Statements	27

General Description of the Trust and the Fund

The Trust was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on April 28, 2022 and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares in one or more series. The Trust is an open-end management investment company, registered under the 1940 Act. The Trust currently offers shares in 15 separate series, representing separate portfolios of investments. This SAI relates solely to the Fund, which is non-diversified. The Fund, as a series of the Trust, represents a beneficial interest in a separate portfolio of securities and other assets, with its own objective and policies.

On December 3, 2024, Bitwise Bitcoin Strategy Optimum Roll ETF changed its name to Bitwise Trendwise Bitcoin and Treasuries Rotation Strategy ETF pursuant to approval from the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board of Trustees” or the “Trustees”).

The Board of Trustees has the right to establish additional series in the future, to determine the preferences, voting powers, rights and privileges thereof and to modify such preferences, voting powers, rights and privileges without shareholder approval. Shares of any series may also be divided into one or more classes at the discretion of the Trustees. The Trust or any series or class thereof may be terminated at any time by the Board of Trustees upon written notice to the shareholders.

The Fund’s shares (“Fund Shares”) list and principally trade on NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”). Fund Shares trade on the Exchange at market prices that may be below, at or above the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”). ETFs, such as the Fund, do not sell or redeem individual Fund Shares. Instead, the Fund offers, issues and redeems Fund Shares at NAV only in aggregations of a specified number of Fund Shares (each a “Creation Unit”). Financial entities known as “authorized participants” (which are discussed in greater detail below) have contractual arrangements with the Fund or the Distributor to purchase and redeem Fund Shares directly with the Fund in Creation Units in exchange for the securities comprising the Fund and/or cash, or some combination thereof. Fund Shares are traded in the secondary market and elsewhere at market prices that may be at, above, or below the Fund’s NAV. Fund Shares are only redeemable in Creation Units by authorized participants. An authorized participant that purchases a Creation Unit of Fund Shares deposits with the Fund a “basket” of securities, cash and/or other assets identified by the Fund that day, and then receives the Creation Unit of Fund Shares in return for those assets. The redemption process is the reverse of the purchase process: the authorized participant redeems a Creation Unit of Fund Shares for a basket of securities and other assets. The basket is generally representative of the Fund’s portfolio, and together with a cash balancing amount, it is equal to the NAV of the Fund Shares comprising the Creation Unit. Pursuant to Rule 6c-11 of the 1940 Act (“Rule 6c-11”), the Fund may utilize baskets that are not representative of the Fund’s portfolio. Such “custom baskets” are discussed in the section entitled “Creations and Redemptions of Creation Units.” Transaction fees and other costs associated with creations or redemptions that include cash may be higher than the transaction fees and other costs associated with in-kind creations or redemptions. In all cases, conditions with respect to creations and redemptions of shares and fees will be limited in accordance with the requirements of SEC rules and regulations applicable to management investment companies offering redeemable securities.

Exchange Listing and Trading

Fund Shares are listed for trading, and trade throughout the day, on the Exchange and in other secondary markets. There can be no assurance that the requirements of the Exchange necessary to maintain the listing of Fund Shares will continue to be met. The Exchange may, but is not required to, remove the Fund Shares from listing if, among other things: (i) following the initial 12-month period beginning upon the commencement of trading of Fund Shares, there are fewer than 50 record and/or beneficial owners of Fund Shares; (ii) a Fund is no longer eligible to operate in reliance on Rule 6c-11; (iii) any of the other listing requirements are not continuously maintained; or (iv) any event shall occur or condition shall exist that, in the opinion of the Exchange, makes further dealings on the Exchange inadvisable. The Exchange will also remove Fund Shares from listing and trading upon termination of the Fund.

As in the case of other stocks traded on the Exchange, brokers’ commissions on transactions will be based on negotiated commission rates at customary levels.

The Trust reserves the right to adjust the price levels of Fund Shares in the future to help maintain convenient trading ranges for investors. Any adjustments would be accomplished through stock splits or reverse stock splits, which would have no effect on the net assets of the Fund.

Investment Objective and Policies

The Prospectus describes the investment objective and certain policies of the Fund. The following supplements the information contained in the Prospectus concerning the investment objective and policies of the Fund.

The Fund is subject to the following fundamental policies, which may not be changed without approval of the holders of a majority of the outstanding voting securities (as such term is defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund:

	(1)	The Fund may not issue senior securities, except as permitted under the 1940 Act.
	(2)	The Fund may not borrow money, except as permitted under the 1940 Act.
	(3)	The Fund will not underwrite the securities of other issuers except to the extent the Fund may be considered an underwriter under the 1933 Act in connection with the purchase and sale of portfolio securities.

	(4)	The Fund will not purchase or sell real estate or interests therein, unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments (but this shall not prohibit the Fund from purchasing or selling securities or other instruments backed by real estate or of issuers engaged in real estate activities).
	(5)	The Fund may not make loans, except as permitted under the 1940 Act and exemptive orders granted thereunder.
	(6)	The Fund may not purchase or sell physical commodities unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments (but this shall not prevent the Fund from purchasing or selling options, futures contracts, forward contracts or other derivative instruments, or from investing in securities or other instruments backed by physical commodities).
	(7)	The Fund will not concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets in the securities of a particular industry or group of industries), except that the Fund may invest more than 25% of its total assets in investments that provide exposure to bitcoin and/or bitcoin futures contracts. For purposes of this limitation, securities of the U.S. government (including its agencies and instrumentalities), repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. government securities, and securities of state or municipal governments and their political subdivisions are not considered to be issued by members of any industry.

For purposes of applying restriction (1) above, under the 1940 Act as currently in effect, the Fund is not permitted to issue senior securities, except that the Fund may borrow from any bank if immediately after such borrowing the value of the Fund’s total assets is at least 300% of the principal amount of all of the Fund’s borrowings (i.e., the principal amount of the borrowings may not exceed 33 1/3% of the Fund’s total assets). In the event that such asset coverage shall at any time fall below 300%, the Fund shall, within three days thereafter (not including Sundays and holidays), reduce the amount of its borrowings to an extent that the asset coverage of such borrowings shall be at least 300%. The fundamental investment limitations set forth above limit the Fund’s ability to engage in certain investment practices and purchase securities or other instruments to the extent permitted by, or consistent with, applicable law. As such, these limitations will change as the statute, rules, regulations or orders (or, if applicable, interpretations) change, and no shareholder vote will be required or sought.

Except for restriction (2), if a percentage restriction is adhered to at the time of investment, a later increase in percentage resulting from a change in market value of the investment or the total assets will not constitute a violation of that restriction. With respect to restriction (2), if the limitations are exceeded as a result of a change in market value then the Fund will reduce the amount of borrowings within three days thereafter to the extent necessary to comply with the limitations (not including Sundays and holidays).

For purposes of applying restriction (5) above, the Fund may not make loans to other persons, except through (i) the purchase of debt securities permissible under the Fund’s investment policies, (ii) repurchase agreements, or (iii) the lending of portfolio securities (if any), provided that no such loan of portfolio securities may be made by the Fund if, as a result, the aggregate of such loans would exceed 33-1/3% of the value of the Fund’s total assets.

With respect to the fundamental policy relating to concentration set forth in (7) above, the 1940 Act does not define what constitutes “concentration” in an industry. The SEC staff has taken the position that investment of 25% or more of a fund’s total assets in one or more issuers conducting their principal activities in the same industry or group of industries constitutes concentration. It is possible that interpretations of concentration could change in the future. The policy in (7) above will be interpreted to refer to concentration as that term may be interpreted from time to time. The policy also will be interpreted to permit investment without limit in the following: securities of the U.S. government and its agencies or instrumentalities; securities of state, territory, possession or municipal governments and their authorities, agencies, instrumentalities or political subdivisions; and repurchase agreements collateralized by any such obligations. Accordingly, issuers of the foregoing securities will not be considered to be members of any industry. There also will be no limit on investment in issuers domiciled in a single jurisdiction or country. Finance companies will be considered to be in the industries of their parents if their activities are primarily related to financing the activities of the parents. Each foreign government will be considered to be a member of a separate industry. With respect to the Fund’s industry classifications, the Fund currently utilizes any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or rating group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. The policy also will be interpreted to give broad authority to the Fund as to how to classify issuers within or among industries.

The foregoing fundamental policies of the Fund may not be changed without the affirmative vote of the majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund. The 1940 Act defines a majority vote as the vote of the lesser of (i) 67% or more of the voting securities represented at a meeting at which more than 50% of the outstanding securities are represented; or (ii) more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities. With respect to the submission of a change in an investment policy to the holders of outstanding voting securities of the Fund, such matter shall be deemed to have been effectively acted upon with respect to the Fund if a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund vote for the approval of such matter, notwithstanding that such matter has not been approved by the holders of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of any other series of the Trust affected by such matter.

In addition to the foregoing fundamental policies, the Fund is also subject to strategies and policies discussed herein which, unless otherwise noted, are non-fundamental policies and may be changed by the Board of Trustees.

Investment Strategies

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective through managed exposure to bitcoin futures contracts (“Bitcoin Futures Contracts”) and investments in U.S. Treasury securities. During periods when the Fund has 100% notional exposure to Bitcoin Futures Contracts, the Fund may enter into swap agreements that provide exposure to bitcoin or Bitcoin Futures Contracts. The Fund does not invest directly in bitcoin.

Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in Bitcoin Futures Contracts and U.S. Treasury securities. For purposes of compliance with this investment policy, derivative contracts (such as Bitcoin Futures Contracts) will be valued at their notional value. Fund shareholders are entitled to 60 days’ written notice prior to any change in this non-fundamental investment policy.

Types of Investments

Bitcoin Futures Contracts. The price of a Bitcoin Futures Contract is based on the expected price of bitcoin on certain exchanges on the expiration date of the Bitcoin Futures Contract. Bitcoin Futures Contract prices reflect the price of bitcoin on certain exchanges only, and not the bitcoin cash market. The liquidity of the market for Bitcoin Futures Contracts depends on, among other things: the supply and demand for Bitcoin Futures Contracts; the supply and demand for bitcoin; the adoption of bitcoin for commercial uses; the anticipated increase of investments in bitcoin-related investment products by retail and institutional investors; speculative interest in bitcoin, bitcoin futures, and bitcoin-related investment products; regulatory or other restrictions on investors’ ability to invest in Bitcoin Futures Contracts; and the potential ability to hedge against the price of bitcoin with Bitcoin Futures Contracts (and vice versa).

The market for Bitcoin Futures Contracts may be illiquid. This means that the Subsidiary may not be able to buy and sell Bitcoin Futures Contracts quickly or at the desired price. For example, it is difficult to execute a trade at a specific price when there is a relatively small volume of buy and sell orders in a market. A materially adverse development in one or more of the factors on which the liquidity of the market for Bitcoin Futures Contracts depends may cause the market to become illiquid, for short or long periods. In such markets, the Subsidiary may not be able to buy and sell Bitcoin Futures Contracts quickly (or at all) or at the desired price. Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Fund. Additionally, the large size of the futures positions which the Subsidiary may acquire increases the risk of illiquidity, as larger positions may be more difficult to fully liquidate, may take longer to liquidate, and, as a result of their size, may expose the Fund to potentially more significant losses while trying to do so.

Limits imposed by counterparties, exchanges or other regulatory organizations, such as accountability levels, position limits and daily price fluctuation limits, may contribute to a lack of liquidity with respect to some financial instruments and have a negative impact on Fund performance. During periods of market illiquidity, including periods of market disruption and volatility, it may be difficult or impossible for the Fund to buy or sell futures contracts or other financial instruments.

Regulatory Aspects of Investments in Futures. BIM is registered as a “commodity pool operator” and Vident is registered as a “commodity trading adviser” with the National Futures Association (the “NFA”) pursuant to the rules and regulations of the CFTC. Vident’s investment decisions may need to be modified, and commodity contract positions held by the Fund and/or the Subsidiary may have to be liquidated at disadvantageous times or prices, to avoid exceeding position limits established by the CFTC, potentially subjecting the Fund to substantial losses. The regulation of commodity transactions in the United States is a rapidly changing area of the law and is subject to ongoing modification by government, self-regulatory and judicial action. The effect of any future regulatory change on the Fund is impossible to predict, but could be substantial and adverse to the Fund.

Cayman Subsidiary. The Fund will invest a portion of its total assets in the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary will invest in Bitcoin Futures Contracts. Because the Fund may invest a substantial portion of its assets in the Subsidiary, which may hold certain of the investments described in the Prospectus and this SAI, the Fund may be considered to be investing indirectly in those investments through the Subsidiary. Therefore, except as otherwise noted, for purposes of this disclosure, references to the Fund’s investments may also be deemed to include the Fund’s indirect investments through the Subsidiary.

The Subsidiary is not registered under the 1940 Act and is not directly subject to its investor protections, except as noted in the Prospectus or this SAI. However, the Subsidiary is wholly-owned and controlled by the Fund and is advised by BIM and sub-advised by Vident. The Trust’s Board of Trustees has oversight responsibility for the investment activities of the Fund, including its investment in the Subsidiary, and the Fund’s role as the sole shareholder of the Subsidiary. BIM receives no additional compensation for managing the assets of the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary will also enter into separate contracts for the provision of custody, transfer agency, and accounting agent services with the same service providers or with affiliates of the same service providers that provide those services to the Fund.

Changes in the laws of the United States (where the Fund is organized) and/or the Cayman Islands (where the Subsidiary is incorporated) could prevent the Fund and/or the Subsidiary from operating as described in the Prospectus and this SAI and could negatively affect the Fund and its shareholders. For example, the Cayman Islands currently does not impose certain taxes on the Subsidiary, including income and capital gains tax, among others. If Cayman Islands laws were changed to require the Subsidiary to pay Cayman Islands taxes, the investment returns of the Fund would likely decrease.

The financial statements of the Subsidiary will be consolidated with the Fund’s financial statements in the Fund’s Annual and Semi-Annual Reports.

Federal Income Tax Treatment of Exchange-Listed Commodity Futures and Investments in the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary’s transactions in exchange-listed commodity futures contracts will be subject to special provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) that, among other things, may affect the character of gains and losses realized by the Subsidiary (i.e., may affect whether gains or losses are ordinary or capital, or short-term or long-term), may accelerate recognition of income to the Subsidiary and may defer Subsidiary losses. Because the Subsidiary is a controlled foreign corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, this treatment of the Subsidiary’s income will affect the income the Fund must recognize. These rules could, therefore, affect the character, amount and timing of distributions to shareholders. These provisions also (a) will require the Subsidiary to mark-to-market certain types of the positions in its portfolio (i.e., treat them as if they were closed out), and (b) may cause the Subsidiary and the Fund to recognize income without the Fund receiving cash with which to make distributions in amounts necessary to satisfy the 90% distribution requirement for qualifying to be taxed as a regulated investment company and the distribution requirement for avoiding excise taxes.

The Fund intends to treat any income it may derive from Bitcoin Futures Contracts received by the Subsidiary as “qualifying income” under the provisions of the Code applicable to “regulated investment companies” (“RICs”). The Internal Revenue Service had issued numerous private letter rulings (“PLRs”) provided to third parties not associated with the Fund or its affiliates (which only those parties may rely on as precedent) concluding that similar arrangements resulted in qualifying income. Many of such PLRs have now been revoked by the Internal Revenue Service. In March of 2019, the Internal Revenue Service published Regulations that concluded that income from a corporation similar to the Subsidiary would be qualifying income, if the income is related to the Fund’s business of investing in stocks or securities. Although the regulations do not require distributions from the Subsidiary, the Fund intends to cause the Subsidiary to make distributions that would allow the Fund to make timely distributions to its shareholders. The Fund generally will be required to include in its own taxable income the income of the Subsidiary for a tax year, regardless of whether the Fund receives a distribution of the Subsidiary’s income in that tax year, and this income would nevertheless be subject to the distribution requirement for qualification as a regulated investment company and would be taken into account for purposes of the 4% excise tax.

Fixed Income Investments and Cash Equivalents. Fixed income investments and cash equivalents held by the Fund may include, without limitation, the types of investments set forth below.

	1.	The Fund may invest in U.S. government securities, including bills, notes and bonds differing as to maturity and rates of interest, which are either issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury or by U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities. U.S. government securities include securities that are issued or guaranteed by the United States Treasury, by various agencies of the U.S. government, or by various instrumentalities that have been established or sponsored by the U.S. government. U.S. Treasury securities are backed by the “full faith and credit” of the United States. Securities issued or guaranteed by federal agencies and U.S. government-sponsored instrumentalities may or may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. Some of the U.S. government agencies that issue or guarantee securities include the Export-Import Bank of the United States, the Farmers Home Administration, the Federal Housing Administration, the Maritime Administration, the Small Business Administration and the Tennessee Valley Authority. An instrumentality of the U.S. government is a government agency organized under federal charter with government supervision. Instrumentalities issuing or guaranteeing securities include, among others, the Federal Home Loan Banks, the Federal Land Banks, the Central Bank for Cooperatives, Federal Intermediate Credit Banks and Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”). In the case of those U.S. government securities not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, the investor must look principally to the agency or instrumentality issuing or guaranteeing the security for ultimate repayment, and may not be able to assert a claim against the United States itself in the event that the agency or instrumentality does not meet its commitment. The U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities do not guarantee the market value of their securities, and consequently, the value of such securities may fluctuate.
	2.	The Fund may invest in certificates of deposit issued against funds deposited in a bank or savings and loan association. Such certificates are for a definite period of time, earn a specified rate of return, and are normally negotiable. If such certificates of deposit are non-negotiable, they will be considered illiquid securities and be subject to the Fund’s 15% restriction on investments in illiquid securities. Pursuant to the certificate of deposit, the issuer agrees to pay the amount deposited plus interest to the bearer of the certificate on the date specified thereon. Under current FDIC regulations, the maximum insurance payable as to any one certificate of deposit is $250,000; therefore, certificates of deposit purchased by the Fund may not be fully insured. The Fund may only invest in certificates of deposit issued by U.S. banks with at least $1 billion in assets.
	3.	The Fund may invest in bankers’ acceptances, which are short-term credit instruments used to finance commercial transactions. Generally, an acceptance is a time draft drawn on a bank by an exporter or an importer to obtain a stated amount of funds to pay for specific merchandise. The draft is then “accepted” by a bank that, in effect, unconditionally guarantees to pay the face value of the instrument on its maturity date. The acceptance may then be held by the accepting bank as an asset or it may be sold in the secondary market at the going rate of interest for a specific maturity.
	4.	The Fund may invest in bank time deposits, which are monies kept on deposit with banks or savings and loan associations for a stated period of time at a fixed rate of interest. There may be penalties for the early withdrawal of such time deposits, in which case the yields of these investments will be reduced.

	5.	The Fund may invest in commercial paper, which are short-term unsecured promissory notes, including variable rate master demand notes issued by corporations to finance their current operations. Master demand notes are direct lending arrangements between the Fund and a corporation. There is no secondary market for the notes. However, they are redeemable by the Fund at any time. The Fund’s portfolio managers will consider the financial condition of the corporation (e.g., earning power, cash flow and other liquidity ratios) and will continuously monitor the corporation’s ability to meet all of its financial obligations, because the Fund’s liquidity might be impaired if the corporation were unable to pay principal and interest on demand. The Fund may invest in commercial paper only if it has received the highest rating from at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organization or, if unrated, judged by Vident to be of comparable quality.
	6.	The Fund may invest in shares of money market funds, as consistent with its investment objective and policies. Shares of money market funds are subject to management fees and other expenses of those funds. Therefore, investments in money market funds will cause the Fund to bear proportionately the costs incurred by the money market funds’ operations. At the same time, the Fund will continue to pay its own management fees and expenses with respect to all of its assets, including any portion invested in the shares of other investment companies. It is possible for the Fund to lose money by investing in money market funds.
	7.	The Fund may invest in corporate debt securities, as consistent with its investment objective and policies. The Fund could lose money if the issuer of a corporate debt security is unable to pay interest or repay principal when it is due.

Futures Contracts. The Fund may purchase and sell futures instruments, including exchange-listed Bitcoin Futures Contracts. Transaction costs are incurred when a futures contract is bought or sold and margin deposits must be maintained. A futures contract may be satisfied by delivery or purchase, as the case may be, of the instrument or by payment of the change in the cash value of the reference asset or index. More commonly, futures contracts are closed out prior to delivery by entering into an offsetting transaction in a matching futures contract. Although the value of a reference asset or index might be a function of the value of certain specified securities, no physical delivery of those securities is made. If the offsetting purchase price is less than the original sale price, a gain will be realized; if it is more, a loss will be realized. Conversely, if the offsetting sale price is more than the original purchase price, a gain will be realized; if it is less, a loss will be realized. The transaction costs must also be included in these calculations. There can be no assurance, however, that the Fund will be able to enter into an offsetting transaction with respect to a particular futures contract at a particular time. If the Fund is not able to enter into an offsetting transaction, the Fund will continue to be required to maintain the margin deposits on the futures contract.

Margin is the amount of funds that must be deposited by the Fund with its custodian in a segregated account in the name of the futures commission merchant in order to initiate futures trading and to maintain the Fund’s and the Subsidiary’s open positions in futures contracts. A margin deposit is intended to ensure the Fund’s or the Subsidiary’s performance of the futures contract. The margin required for a particular futures contract is set by the exchange on which the futures contract is traded and may be significantly modified from time to time by the exchange during the term of the futures contract. Futures contracts are customarily purchased and sold on margins that may range upward from less than 5% of the value of the futures contract being traded. The margin on Bitcoin Futures Contracts has historically been significantly higher than many other futures instruments.

If the price of an open futures contract changes (by increase in the case of a sale or by decrease in the case of a purchase) so that the loss on the futures contract reaches a point at which the margin on deposit does not satisfy margin requirements, the broker will require an increase in the margin. However, if the value of a position increases because of favorable price changes in the futures contract so that the margin deposit exceeds the required margin, the broker will pay the excess to the Fund or the Subsidiary. In computing daily net asset value, the Fund will mark to market the current value of its open futures contracts. The Fund expects to earn interest income on its margin deposits.

Because the margin requirement for futures contracts is less than the value of the assets underlying the futures contract, futures trading involves a degree of leverage. As a result, a relatively small price movement in a futures contract may result in immediate and substantial loss, as well as gain, to the investor. For example, if at the time of purchase, 40% of the value of the futures contract is deposited as margin, a subsequent 20% decrease in the value of the futures contract would result in a loss of half of the margin deposit, before any deduction for the transaction costs, if the account were then closed out. A decrease in excess of 40% would result in a loss exceeding the original margin deposit, if the futures contract were closed out. Thus, a purchase or sale of a futures contract may result in losses in excess of the amount initially invested in the futures contract. However, the Fund would presumably have sustained comparable losses if, instead of investing in the futures contract, it had invested in the underlying financial instrument and sold it after the decline.

Most U.S. futures exchanges limit the amount of fluctuation permitted in futures contract prices during a single trading day. The day limit establishes the maximum amount that the price of a futures contract may vary either up or down from the previous day’s settlement price at the end of a trading session. Once the daily limit has been reached in a particular type of futures contract, no trades may be made on that day at a price beyond that limit. The daily limit governs only price movement during a particular trading day and therefore does not limit potential losses, because the limit may prevent the liquidation of unfavorable positions. Futures contract prices have occasionally moved to the daily limit for several consecutive trading days with little or no trading, thereby preventing prompt liquidation of Futures positions and subjecting some Futures traders to substantial losses. Despite the daily price limits on various futures exchanges, the price volatility of commodity futures contracts has been historically greater than that for traditional securities such as stocks and bonds. To the extent that the Subsidiary invests in commodity futures contracts, the assets of the Fund and the Subsidiary, and therefore the prices of Fund shares, may be subject to greater volatility.

There can be no assurance that a liquid market will exist at a time when the Fund seeks to close out a futures contract. The Fund would continue to be required to meet margin requirements until the position is closed, possibly resulting in a decline in the Fund’s net asset value. In addition, many of the contracts discussed above are relatively new instruments without a significant trading history. As a result, there can be no assurance that an active secondary market will develop or continue to exist.

Illiquid Investments. Pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act, the Fund may not acquire any “illiquid investment” if, immediately after the acquisition, the Fund would have invested more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid investments that are assets. An “illiquid investment” is any investment that the Fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. Illiquid investments include repurchase agreements with a notice or demand period of more than seven days, certain stripped mortgage-backed securities, certain municipal leases, certain over-the-counter derivative instruments, securities and other financial instruments that are not readily marketable, and restricted securities unless, based upon a review of the relevant market, trading and investment-specific considerations, those investments are determined not to be illiquid. The Trust has implemented a liquidity risk management program and related procedures to identify illiquid investments pursuant to Rule 22e-4, and the Board of Trustees has approved the designation of the certain officers of the Trust to administer the Trust’s liquidity risk management program and related procedures. In determining whether an investment is an illiquid investment, the designated officers of the Trust will take into account actual or estimated daily transaction volume of an investment, group of related investments or asset class and other relevant market, trading, and investment-specific considerations. In addition, in determining the liquidity of an investment, the designated officers of the Trust must determine whether trading varying portions of a position in a particular portfolio investment or asset class, in sizes that the Fund would reasonably anticipate trading, is reasonably expected to significantly affect its liquidity, and if so, the Fund must take this determination into account when classifying the liquidity of that investment or asset class.

In addition to actual or estimated daily transaction volume of an investment, group of related investments or asset class and other relevant market, trading, and investment-specific considerations, the following factors, among others, will generally impact the classification of an investment as an “illiquid investment”: (i) any investment that is placed on the Adviser’s restricted trading list; and (ii) any investment that is delisted or for which there is a trading halt at the close of the trading day on the primary listing exchange at the time of classification (and in respect of which no active secondary market exists). Investments purchased by the Fund that are liquid at the time of purchase may subsequently become illiquid due to these and other events and circumstances. If one or more investments in the Fund’s portfolio become illiquid, the Fund may exceed the 15% limitation in illiquid investments. In the event that changes in the portfolio or other external events cause the Fund to exceed this limit, the Fund must take steps to bring its illiquid investments that are assets to or below 15% of its net assets within a reasonable period of time. This requirement would not force the Fund to liquidate any portfolio instrument where the Fund would suffer a loss on the sale of that instrument.

Short-Term Instruments and Temporary Investments. The Fund may invest in short-term instruments, including money market instruments, on an ongoing basis to provide liquidity, in connection with collateral received by the Fund in its securities lending activities (if any), or for other reasons. Money market instruments are generally short-term investments that may include, but are not limited to: (i) shares of money market funds; (ii) obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities (including government-sponsored enterprises); (iii) negotiable certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances, fixed-time deposits and other obligations of U.S. and non-U.S. banks (including non-U.S. branches) and similar institutions; (iv) commercial paper rated, at the date of purchase, “Prime-1” by Moody’s^® Investors Service, Inc., “F-1” by Fitch Ratings, Inc., or “A-1” by Standard & Poor’s^® Financial Services LLC, a subsidiary of S&P Global, Inc., or if unrated, of comparable quality as determined by the Adviser and/or Sub-Adviser; (v) non-convertible corporate debt securities (e.g., bonds and debentures) with remaining maturities at the date of purchase of not more than 397 days and that satisfy the rating requirements set forth in Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act; (vi) repurchase agreements; and (vii) short-term U.S. dollar denominated obligations of non-U.S. banks (including U.S. branches) that, in the opinion of the Adviser and/or Sub-Adviser, are of comparable quality to obligations of U.S. banks that may be purchased by the Fund. Any of these instruments may be purchased on a current or forward-settled basis. Time deposits are non-negotiable deposits maintained in banking institutions for specified periods of time at stated interest rates. Bankers’ acceptances are time drafts drawn on commercial banks by borrowers, usually in connection with international transactions.

Swap Agreements. The Fund may into enter into swap agreements on bitcoin or Bitcoin Futures Contracts. Swaps are two-party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors for periods ranging from a day to more than one year. In a standard “swap” transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on a particular pre-determined interest rate, commodity, security, indexes, or other assets or measurable indicators. The gross return to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties is calculated with respect to a “notional amount,” e.g., the return on, or the increase/decrease in, value of bitcoin or Bitcoin Futures Contracts.

The Fund will enter into swaps to gain exposure to bitcoin or Bitcoin Futures Contracts without owning or taking physical custody of bitcoin. For example, in one common type of total return swap, the Fund’s counterparty will agree to pay the Fund the rate at which the specified asset or indicator (e.g., bitcoin) increased or decreased in value multiplied by the relevant notional amount of the swap. The Fund will agree to pay to the counterparty an interest fee (based on the notional amount) and the rate at which bitcoin increased or decreased in value multiplied by the notional amount of the swap, plus, in certain instances, commissions or trading spreads on the notional amount.

As a result, the swap has a similar economic effect as if the Fund were to invest in the assets underlying the swap (bitcoin or Bitcoin Futures Contracts) in an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap. The return to the Fund on such swap should be the gain or loss on the notional amount plus dividends or interest on the assets less the interest paid by the Fund on the notional amount. However, unlike cash investments in the underlying assets, the Fund will not be an owner of the underlying assets and will not have voting or similar rights in respect of such assets.

U.S. Government Obligations. The Fund may invest in various types of U.S. government obligations. U.S. government obligations are a type of bond and include securities issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities. Payment of principal and interest on U.S. government obligations (i) may be backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. or (ii) may be backed solely by the issuing or guaranteeing agency or instrumentality itself (as with Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Federal Home Loan Bank notes). In the latter case, the Fund must look principally to the agency or instrumentality issuing or guaranteeing the obligation for ultimate repayment, which agency or instrumentality may be privately owned. There can be no assurance that the U.S. government would provide financial support to its agencies or instrumentalities where it is not obligated to do so. As a general matter, the value of debt instruments, including U.S. government obligations, declines when market interest rates increase and rises when market interest rates decrease. Certain types of U.S. government obligations are subject to fluctuations in yield or value due to their structure or contract terms.

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund buys and sells portfolio securities in the normal course of its investment activities. The proportion of the Fund’s investment portfolio that is bought and sold during a year is known as the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate. A turnover rate of 100% would occur, for example, if the Fund bought and sold securities valued at 100% of its net assets within one year. A high portfolio turnover rate could result in the payment by the Fund of increased brokerage costs, expenses and taxes. The following table sets forth the portfolio turnover rate for the specified fiscal periods.

Fiscal Period Ended	Portfolio Turnover Rate
December 31, 2024	0%
December 31, 2025	0%

Investment Risks

Bitcoin Risk

Bitcoin remains a volatile and evolving asset subject to significant market fluctuations, uncertainty, and speculative investment interest. Although increased institutional adoption and regulatory clarity have recently improved market stability and broader acceptance, the value of bitcoin continues to be influenced substantially by market sentiment, speculative demand, and macroeconomic factors rather than traditional fundamental analysis alone. The further development and sustained acceptance of the Bitcoin network are dependent on a variety of complex factors, including technological advancements, regulatory developments, institutional participation, and broader public adoption. While regulatory oversight of bitcoin and related digital assets has notably increased, particularly in jurisdictions like the United States and Europe, the global regulatory landscape remains fragmented. Sudden or significant regulatory actions—including new legislation, enforcement actions against key market participants, or policy shifts—can still materially impact bitcoin’s valuation and liquidity. Bitcoin markets remain susceptible to manipulation, fraud, theft, cybersecurity incidents, and operational disruptions, especially on trading platforms that lack robust regulatory oversight or proper cybersecurity standards. Furthermore, a significant concentration of bitcoin holdings among a limited number of large holders, often referred to as “whales,” continues to pose risks of price volatility or manipulation through coordinated transactions. Technological risks remain inherent in bitcoin and its underlying blockchain network. While advancements such as Layer 2 scaling solutions (e.g., the Lightning Network) have made meaningful progress toward addressing scalability and usability concerns, these technologies are still evolving and carry risks of technical vulnerabilities, hacking, and operational failures that may undermine confidence or negatively affect bitcoin’s value. The potential for blockchain forks—where disagreements among developers and stakeholders lead to competing blockchains—continues to exist. Although fewer contentious forks have occurred in recent times, such events could reoccur, introducing market confusion, diluting value, or weakening confidence in the Bitcoin blockchain. Competition from alternative blockchain networks and digital assets remains strong. Networks like Ethereum and other blockchain platforms with smart contract capabilities, privacy features, or superior scalability may attract broader adoption, thereby reducing bitcoin’s relative attractiveness or limiting its potential as an alternative payment system or digital store of value. Any of these risks, individually or collectively, could materially and adversely affect the acceptance and market value of bitcoin, consequently impacting the value of Bitcoin Futures Contracts.

Borrowing and Leverage Risk

When the Fund borrows money, it must pay interest and other fees, which will reduce the Fund’s returns if such costs exceed the returns on the portfolio securities purchased or retained with such borrowings. Any such borrowings are intended to be temporary. However, under certain market conditions, including periods of low demand or decreased liquidity, such borrowings might be outstanding for longer periods of time. As prescribed by the 1940 Act, the Fund will be required to maintain specified asset coverage of at least 300% with respect to any bank borrowing immediately following such borrowing. The Fund may be required to dispose of assets on unfavorable terms if market fluctuations or other factors reduce the Fund’s asset coverage to less than the prescribed amount.

Cybersecurity Risk

The Fund is susceptible to potential operational risks through breaches in cybersecurity. A breach in cybersecurity refers to both intentional and unintentional events that may cause the Fund to lose proprietary information, suffer data corruption or lose operational capacity. Such events could cause the Fund to incur regulatory penalties, reputational damage, additional compliance costs associated with corrective measures and/or financial loss. Cybersecurity breaches may involve unauthorized access to the Fund’s digital information systems through “hacking” or malicious software coding, but may also result from outside attacks such as denial-of-service attacks through efforts to make network services unavailable to intended users. In addition, cybersecurity breaches of the Fund’s third party service providers, such as its administrator, transfer agent, custodian, or sub-adviser, as applicable, or issuers in which the Fund invests, can also subject the Fund to many of the same risks associated with direct cybersecurity breaches. The Fund has established risk management systems designed to reduce the risks associated with cybersecurity. However, there is no guarantee that such efforts will succeed, especially because the Fund does not directly control the cybersecurity systems of issuers or third party service providers.

Derivatives Risk

The use of derivatives presents risks different from, and possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in traditional securities. Among the risks presented are market risk, credit risk, management risk and liquidity risk. The Fund will only invest in exchange-traded futures contracts and will not invest in any over-the-counter derivatives. The use of derivatives can lead to losses because of adverse movements in the price or value of the underlying asset, index or rate, which may be magnified by certain features of the derivatives. In addition, when the Fund invests in certain derivative securities, including, but not limited to, when-issued securities, forward commitments, futures contracts and interest rate swaps, the Fund is effectively leveraging its investments, which could result in exaggerated changes in the net asset value of the Fund’s shares and can result in losses that exceed the amount originally invested. The success of the Sub-Advisor’s derivatives strategies will depend on its ability to assess and predict the impact of market or economic developments on the underlying asset, index or rate and the derivative itself, without the benefit of observing the performance of the derivative under all possible market conditions. Liquidity risk exists when a security cannot be purchased or sold at the time desired, or cannot be purchased or sold without adversely affecting the price. Certain specific risks associated with an investment in derivatives may include: market risk, credit risk, correlation risk, liquidity risk, legal risk and systemic or “interconnection” risk, as specified below.

	1.	Market Risk. Market risk is the risk that the value of the underlying assets may go up or down. Adverse movements in the value of an underlying asset can expose the Fund to losses. Market risk is the primary risk associated with derivative transactions. Derivative instruments may include elements of leverage and, accordingly, fluctuations in the value of the derivative instrument in relation to the underlying asset may be magnified. The successful use of derivative instruments depends upon a variety of factors, particularly the portfolio manager’s ability to predict movements of the securities, currencies and commodities markets, which may require different skills than predicting changes in the prices of individual securities. There can be no assurance that any particular strategy adopted will succeed. A decision to engage in a derivative transaction will reflect the portfolio managers’ judgment that the derivative transaction will provide value to the Fund and its shareholders and is consistent with the Fund’s objective, investment limitations and operating policies. In making such a judgment, the portfolio managers will analyze the benefits and risks of the derivative transactions and weigh them in the context of the Fund’s overall investments and investment objective.
	2.	Credit Risk. Credit risk is the risk that a loss may be sustained as a result of the failure of a counterparty to comply with the terms of a derivative instrument. Specifically, a futures commission merchant (“FCM”) or clearing house could fail to perform its obligations, causing significant losses to the Fund. For example, the Fund could lose margin payments it has deposited with an FCM as well as any gains owed but not paid to the Fund, if the FCM or clearing house becomes insolvent or otherwise fails to perform its obligations. Credit risk of market participants with respect to derivatives that are centrally cleared is concentrated in a few clearing houses and it is not clear how an insolvency proceeding of a clearing house would be conducted and what impact an insolvency of a clearing house would have on the financial system. Under current CFTC regulations, a FCM maintains customers’ assets in a bulk segregated account. If a FCM fails to do so, or is unable to satisfy a substantial deficit in a customer account, its other customers may be subject to risk of loss of their funds in the event of that FCM’s bankruptcy. In that event, in the case of futures and options on futures, the FCM’s customers are entitled to recover, even in respect of property specifically traceable to them, only a proportional share of all property available for distribution to all of that FCM’s customers. In addition, if the FCM does not comply with the applicable regulations, or in the event of a fraud or misappropriation of customer assets by the FCM, the Fund could have only an unsecured creditor claim in an insolvency of the FCM with respect to the margin held by the FCM. FCMs are also required to transfer to the clearing house the amount of margin required by the clearing house, which amount is generally held in an omnibus account at the clearing house for all customers of the FCM.
	3.	Correlation Risk. Correlation risk is the risk that there might be an imperfect correlation, or even no correlation, between price movements of a derivative instrument and price movements of the underlying reference asset. This might occur due to factors unrelated to the value of the investments underlying reference asset, such as speculative or other pressures on the markets in which these instruments are traded.

	4.	Liquidity Risk. Liquidity risk is the risk that a derivative instrument cannot be sold, closed out or replaced quickly at or very close to its fundamental value. Generally, exchange contracts are very liquid because the exchange clearing house is the counterparty of every contract. The Fund’s ability to sell or close out a position in an instrument prior to expiration or maturity depends upon the existence of a liquid secondary market or, in the absence of such a market, the ability and willingness of the counterparty to enter into a transaction closing out the position. Due to liquidity risk, there is no assurance that any derivatives position can be sold or closed out at a time and price that is favorable to the Fund.
	5.	Legal Risk. Legal risk is the risk of loss caused by the unenforceability of a party’s obligations under the derivative. While a party seeking price certainty agrees to surrender the potential upside in exchange for downside protection, the party taking the risk is looking for a positive payoff. Despite this voluntary assumption of risk, a counterparty that has lost money in a derivative transaction may try to avoid payment by exploiting various legal uncertainties about certain derivative products.
	6.	Systemic or “Interconnection” Risk. Systemic or “interconnection” risk is the risk that a disruption in the financial markets will cause difficulties for all market participants. In other words, a disruption in one market will spill over into other markets, perhaps creating a chain reaction.

Failure to Qualify as a Regulated Investment Company Risk

If, in any year, the Fund fails to qualify as a regulated investment company under the applicable tax laws, the Fund would be taxed as an ordinary corporation. In such circumstances, the Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest and make substantial distributions before requalifying as a regulated investment company that is accorded special tax treatment. If the Fund fails to qualify as a regulated investment company, distributions to the Fund’s shareholders generally would be eligible for the dividends received deduction in the case of corporate shareholders.

Liquidity Risk

The Fund may have investments that they may not be able to dispose of or close out readily at a favorable time or price (or at all), or at a price approximating the Fund’s valuation of the investment. For example, certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale, may trade over-the-counter or in limited volume, or may not have an active trading market. Illiquid securities may trade at a discount from comparable, more liquid investments and may be subject to wide fluctuations in market value. It may be difficult for the Fund to value illiquid securities accurately. The market for certain investments may become illiquid under adverse market or economic conditions independent of any specific adverse changes in the conditions of a particular issuer. If the Fund needed to sell a large block of illiquid securities to meet shareholder redemption request or to raise cash, these sales could further reduce the securities’ prices and adversely affect performance of the Fund. Disposal of illiquid securities may entail registration expenses and other transaction costs that are higher than those for liquid securities.

Swap Agreements Risk

Swap agreements are two-party contracts entered into for a set period of time in which the parties agree to exchange payments based on some underlying reference or asset (such as bitcoin). The use of swaps is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques, risk analyses and tax planning different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. These transactions can result in sizeable realized and unrealized capital gains and losses relative to the gains and losses from the Fund’s direct investments in the underlying reference asset. Transactions in swaps can involve greater risks than if the Fund had invested directly in the reference asset since, in addition to general market risks, swaps may be leveraged and are also subject to credit risk, counterparty risk, liquidity risk and valuation risk. Because they are two-party contracts and may have terms of greater than seven days, certain swap transactions may be considered to be illiquid. Moreover, the Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement in the event of the default or bankruptcy of a swap counterparty. Some swaps may be complex and difficult to value. Swaps may also be subject to pricing or “basis” risk, which exists when a particular swap becomes extraordinarily expensive relative to historical prices or the price of corresponding cash market instruments. Under certain market conditions it may not be economically feasible to initiate a transaction or liquidate a position in time to avoid a loss or take advantage of an opportunity. If a swap transaction is particularly large or if the relevant market is illiquid, it may not be possible to initiate a transaction or liquidate a position at an advantageous time or price, which may result in significant losses. The prices of swaps can be very volatile, and a variance in the degree of volatility or in the direction of the price of the reference asset from the Adviser’s expectations may produce significant losses in the Fund’s investments in swaps. In addition, a perfect correlation between a swap and an investment position may be impossible to achieve. As a result, the Fund’s use of swaps may not be effective in fulfilling the Fund’s investment strategies and may contribute to losses that would not have been incurred otherwise.

Trading Issues Risk

Although the Fund Shares are listed for trading on the Exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such Fund Shares will develop or be maintained. Trading in Fund Shares on the Exchange may be halted due to market conditions or for reasons that, in the view of the Exchange, make trading in Fund Shares inadvisable. In addition, trading in Fund Shares on the Exchange is subject to trading halts caused by extraordinary market volatility pursuant to the Exchange’s “circuit breaker” rules. Market makers are under no obligation to make a market in the Fund Shares, and authorized participants are not obligated to submit purchase or redemption orders for Creation Units. In the event market makers cease making a market in the Fund Shares or authorized participants stop submitting purchase or redemption orders for Creation Units, Fund Shares may trade at a larger premium or discount to their NAV. There can be no assurance that the requirements of the Exchange necessary to maintain the listing of the Fund will continue to be met or will remain unchanged. The Fund may have difficulty maintaining its listing on the Exchange in the event the Fund’s assets are small or the Fund does not have enough shareholders.

U.S. Treasury Obligations Risk

U.S. Treasury obligations may differ from other securities in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics. Similar to other issuers, changes to the financial condition or credit rating of the U.S. government may cause the value of the Fund’s U.S. Treasury obligations to decline. U.S. Treasury securities are rated AA+ by S&P Global Ratings. A downgrade of the rating of U.S. Treasury securities may cause the value of the Fund’s U.S. Treasury obligations to decline. Because U.S. government debt obligations are often used as a benchmark for other borrowing arrangements, a downgrade could also result in higher interest rates for a range of borrowers, cause disruptions in the international bond markets and have a substantial adverse effect on the U.S. and global economy.

A high national debt level may increase market pressures to meet government funding needs, which may drive debt cost higher and lead the government to issue additional debt, thereby increasing refinancing risk. A high national debt also raises concerns that the U.S. government will not be able to make principal or interest payments when they are due. If market participants determine that U.S. sovereign debt levels have become unsustainable, the value of the U.S. dollar could decline, thus increasing inflationary pressures, particularly with respect to services outsourced to non-U.S. providers and imported goods and constrain or prevent the U.S. government from implementing effective countercyclical fiscal policy in economic downturns. Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity. However, due to fluctuations in interest rates, the market value of such securities may vary during the period that shareholders own shares of the Fund. Notwithstanding that U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S., circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal, such as reaching the legislative “debt ceiling.” Such non-payment would result in losses to the Fund and substantial negative consequences for the U.S. economy and the global financial system.

Valuation Risk

The Fund may hold securities or other assets that may be valued on the basis of factors other than market quotations. This may occur because the asset or security does not trade on a centralized exchange, or in times of market turmoil or reduced liquidity. There are multiple methods that can be used to value a portfolio holding when market quotations are not readily available. The value established for any portfolio holding at a point in time might differ from what would be produced using a different methodology or if it had been priced using market quotations. Portfolio holdings that are valued using techniques other than market quotations, including “fair valued” assets or securities, maybe subject to greater fluctuation in their valuations from one day to the next than if market quotations were used. In addition, there is no assurance that the Fund could sell or close out a portfolio position for the value established for it at any time, and it is possible that the Fund would incur a loss because a portfolio position is sold or closed out at a discount to the valuation established by the Fund at that time. The Fund’s ability to value investments may be impacted by technological issues or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.

Management of the Fund

Trustees and Officers

The general supervision of the duties performed for the Fund under the Investment Management Agreement (as defined below) is the responsibility of the Board of Trustees. There are four Trustees of the Trust, one of whom is an “interested person” (as the term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Interested Trustee”) and three of whom are Trustees who are not officers or employees of BIM or any of its affiliates (each an “Independent Trustee” and collectively the “Independent Trustees”). The Trustees serve for indefinite terms until their resignation, death or removal. The Trust has not established a lead Independent Trustee position. The Trustees set broad policies for the Fund, choose the Trust’s officers and hired the Fund’s investment adviser. Each Trustee, except for Paul Fusaro, is an Independent Trustee. Mr. Fusaro is deemed an Interested Trustee of the Trust due to his position as Chief Operating Officer of BIM and President of the Trust. The officers of the Trust manage its day-to-day operations, are responsible to the Board of Trustees and serve indefinite terms. The following is a list of the Trustees and executive officers of the Trust and a statement of their present positions and principal occupations during the past five years, the number of portfolios each Trustee oversees and the other directorships they have held during the past five years, if applicable.

Name, Address and Year of Birth	Position and Offices with Trust	Term of Office and Year First Elected or Appointed	Principal Occupations During Past 5 Years	Number of Portfolios in the Bitwise Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee	Other Trusteeships or Directorships Held by Trustee During the Past 5 Years
Interested Trustees
Paul Fusaro⁽¹⁾ c/o Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC 250 Montgomery Street Suite 200 San Francisco, CA 94104 Y.O.B.: 1985	Chairman of the Board of Trustees; President	• Indefinite term • Since inception	President (2021 - present), Chief Operating Officer (2018 – 2021) of Bitwise Asset Management; Chief Operating Officer and Secretary of Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC (2022 – present)	15	None
Independent Trustees
Jena Watson c/o Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC 250 Montgomery Street Suite 200 San Francisco, CA 94104 Y.O.B.: 1972	Trustee	• Indefinite term • Since inception	Partner of ArentFox Shiff LLP (2023 – present); Senior Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of HomeStreet Bank (2021 – 2023); Senior Counsel of Silicon Valley Bank (2018 –2021)	15	City of Belvedere Parks and Open Spaces (2021 – present)
Terrence Olson c/o Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC 250 Montgomery Street Suite 200 San Francisco, CA 94104 Y.O.B.: 1967	Trustee	• Indefinite term • Since inception	Consultant for Two Tides Advisory, LLC (2025 – present); Chief Finance Officer of Andalusian Credit Partners, LLC (2023 – 2024); Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of First Eagle Alternative Credit, LLC (2020 – 2021); Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of THL Credit Advisors, LLC (2008 – 2020)	15	ISQ Infrastructure Company, LLC (2025 – present)
Tracy Castle-Newman c/o Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC 250 Montgomery Street Suite 200 San Francisco, CA 94104 Y.O.B.: 1968	Trustee	• Indefinite term • Since December 2025	Head of Client Strategy and Business Development of Morgan Stanley (2022 – 2025); Managing Director, Institutional Equity Division, of Morgan Stanley (1996 – 2025); Chief Operating Officer, Equity Distribution, of Morgan Stanley (2009 – 2022); Founder, TCN Advisors (2025 – present)	15	TSWS (2025 – present)
Officers of the Trust
Jim Gallo ⁽²⁾ c/o Foreside Fund Officer Services, LLC Three Canal Plaza Portland, ME 04101	Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer	• Indefinite term • Since inception	Director at ACA Group (2022 – present); Vice President and Director of Fund/Client Accounting of Bank of New York Mellon (2002 – 2022)	N/A	N/A

Name, Address and Year of Birth	Position and Offices with Trust	Term of Office and Year First Elected or Appointed	Principal Occupations During Past 5 Years	Number of Portfolios in the Bitwise Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee	Other Trusteeships or Directorships Held by Trustee During the Past 5 Years
Johanna Collins-Wood c/o Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC 250 Montgomery Street Suite 200 San Francisco, CA 94104	Secretary and Vice President	• Indefinite term • Since inception	General Counsel and Head of Compliance of U.S. Asset Management (2025 – present), Senior Counsel (2021 – 2025), of Bitwise Asset Management; Chief Compliance Officer of Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC (2022 – present); Associate of Wilson, Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati LLP (2019 – 2021)	N/A	N/A
James Bebrin c/o Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC 250 Montgomery Street Suite 200 San Francisco, CA 94104	Assistant Treasurer	• Indefinite term • Since 2022	Director of Controls and Fund Administration of Bitwise Asset Management (2021 – present); Fund Manager of WisdomTree Asset Management (2015 – 2021)	N/A	N/A
Adam Shoffner⁽²⁾ c/o ACA Group Three Canal Plaza Portland, ME 04101 Y.O.B.:1979	Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Officer	• Indefinite term • Since 2025	Fund Chief Compliance Officer at ACA Group (2020 – present); Vice President in Compliance & Regulatory Consulting at Duff & Phelps (2018 – 2020)	N/A	N/A

(1)

Mr. Fusaro is deemed an “interested person” of the Trust due to his position as Chief Operating Officer and Secretary of Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC and President of the Trust.

(2)

Mr. Gallo and Mr. Shoffner are employees of ACA Group, an affiliate of the Fund’s distributor.

Unitary Board Leadership Structure

Each Trustee serves as a trustee of all funds in the Bitwise Fund Complex (as defined below), which is known as a “unitary” board leadership structure. Each Trustee currently serves as a trustee of the Fund and is anticipated to serve as a trustee for future Funds advised by BIM (each, a “Bitwise Fund” and collectively, the “Bitwise Fund Complex”). None of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust, nor any of their immediate family members, have ever been a director, officer or employee of, or consultant to, BIM or any of its affiliates. Mr. Fusaro, an Interested Trustee, serves as the Chair of the Board of Trustees for each Fund in the Bitwise Fund Complex.

The same four persons serve as Trustees on the Board of Trustees and are anticipated to serve on the Board of Trustees of all other funds in the Bitwise Fund Complex. The unitary board structure was adopted for the Bitwise Fund Complex because of the efficiencies it achieves with respect to the governance and oversight of each Bitwise Fund. Each Bitwise Fund is subject to the rules and regulations of the 1940 Act (and other applicable securities laws), which means that many of the funds in the Bitwise Fund Complex face similar issues with respect to certain of their fundamental activities, including risk management, portfolio liquidity, portfolio valuation and financial reporting. Because of the similar and often overlapping issues facing the funds in the Bitwise Fund Complex, including among any such exchange-traded funds, the Board of Trustees of the Bitwise Fund Complex believes that maintaining a unitary board structure promotes efficiency and consistency in the governance and oversight of all of the funds in the Bitwise Fund Complex and reduces the costs, administrative burdens and possible conflicts that may result from having multiple boards. In adopting a unitary board structure, the Trustees seek to provide effective governance through establishing a board the overall composition of which, as a body, possesses the appropriate skills, diversity, independence and experience to oversee the Fund’s business.

Annually, the Board of Trustees will review its governance structure and the committee structures, its performance and functions and any processes that would enhance board governance over the business of the Bitwise Fund Complex. The Board of Trustees has determined that its leadership structure, including the unitary board and committee structure, is appropriate based on the characteristics of the funds it serves and the characteristics of the Bitwise Fund Complex as a whole.

The Board of Trustees has established two standing committees (as described below) and has delegated certain of its responsibilities to those committees. The Board of Trustees and its committees meet frequently throughout the year to oversee the activities of the Fund, review contractual arrangements with and the performance of service providers, oversee compliance with regulatory requirements and review Fund performance. The Independent Trustees are represented by independent legal counsel at all Board and committee meetings. Generally, the Board of Trustees acts by majority vote of the Trustees present at a meeting, assuming a quorum is present, unless otherwise required by applicable law.

The two standing committees of the Board of Trustees are the Nominating Committee and the Audit Committee.

The Nominating Committee is responsible for appointing and nominating non-interested persons to the Board of Trustees. Ms. Watson, Ms. Castle-Newman and Mr. Olson are members of the Nominating Committee, with Ms. Watson serving as its Chair. If there is no vacancy on the Board of Trustees, the Board of Trustees will not actively seek recommendations from other parties, including shareholders. The Nominating Committee will not consider new trustee candidates who are 70 years of age or older or would turn 70 years old during the first three years of their service on the Board of Trustees. When a vacancy on the Board of Trustees occurs and nominations are sought to fill such vacancy, the Nominating Committee may seek nominations from those sources it deems appropriate in its discretion, including shareholders of the Fund. To submit a recommendation for nomination as a candidate for a position on the Board of Trustees, shareholders of the Fund should mail such recommendation to Johanna Collins-Wood, Secretary, at the Trust’s address, 250 Montgomery Street, Suite 200, San Francisco, CA 94104. Such recommendation shall include the following information: (i) a statement in writing setting forth (A) the name, age, date of birth, business address, residence address and nationality of the person or persons to be nominated; (B) the class or series and number of all shares of the Fund owned of record or beneficially by each such person or persons, as reported to such shareholder by such nominee(s); (C) any other information regarding each such person required by paragraphs (a), (d), (e) and (f) of Item 401 of Regulation S-K or paragraph (b) of Item 22 of Rule 14a-101 (Schedule 14A) under the 1934 Act; (D) any other information regarding the person or persons to be nominated that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitation of proxies for election of trustees or directors pursuant to Section 14 of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; and (E) whether such shareholder believes any nominee is or will be an “interested person” of the Fund (as defined in the 1940 Act) and, if not an “interested person,” information regarding each nominee that will be sufficient for the Fund to make such determination; and (ii) the written and signed consent of any person to be nominated to be named as a nominee and to serve as a trustee if elected. In addition, the Trustees may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information as they may reasonably require or deem necessary to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as a Trustee. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, the Nominating Committee met two times.

The Audit Committee is responsible for overseeing the Fund’s accounting and financial reporting process, the system of internal controls and audit process and for evaluating and appointing independent auditors (subject also to approval of the Board of Trustees). Ms. Watson, Ms. Castle-Newman and Mr. Olson serve on the Audit Committee, with Mr. Olson serving as its Chair. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, the Audit Committee met four times.

Risk Oversight

As part of the general oversight of the Fund, the Board of Trustees is involved in the risk oversight of the Fund. The Board of Trustees has adopted and periodically reviews policies and procedures designed to address the Fund’s risks. Oversight of investment and compliance risk, including, if applicable, oversight of any Sub-Adviser, is performed primarily at the Board of Trustees level in conjunction with the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and Anti-Money Laundering Officer.

The Board has appointed a CCO who oversees the implementation and evaluation of the Fund’s compliance program. Adam Shoffner of ACA Group serves as CCO and Anti-Money Laundering Officer of the Trust. In a joint effort between the Trust and ACA Group to ensure the Trust complies with Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act, ACA Group has agreed to render services to the Trust by entering into a Chief Compliance Officer Services Agreement (the “CCO Services Agreement”) with the Trust. Pursuant to the CCO Services Agreement, ACA Group designates, subject to the Trust’s approval, one of its own employees to serve as CCO of the Trust within the meaning of Rule 38a-1. Mr. Shoffner currently serves in such capacity under the terms of the CCO Services Agreement.

Oversight of other risks also occurs at the committee level. The Adviser’s investment oversight group reports to the Board of Trustees at quarterly meetings regarding, among other things, Fund performance and the various drivers of such performance, as well as information related to the Adviser and its operations and processes. The Board of Trustees reviews reports on the Fund’s and the service providers’ compliance policies and procedures at each quarterly Board of Trustee meeting and receives an annual report from the CCO regarding the operations of the Fund’s and the service providers’ compliance programs. In addition, the Independent Trustees meet privately each quarter with the CCO. The Audit Committee reviews with the Adviser the Fund’s major financial risk exposures and the steps the Adviser has taken to monitor and control these exposures, including the Fund’s risk assessment and risk management policies and guidelines. The Audit Committee also, as appropriate, reviews in a general manner the processes other Board committees have in place with respect to risk assessment and risk management. The Nominating Committee monitors all matters related to the corporate governance of the Trust.

Not all risks that may affect the Fund can be identified nor can controls be developed to eliminate or mitigate their occurrence or effects. It may not be practical or cost effective to eliminate or mitigate certain risks, the processes and controls employed to address certain risks may be limited in their effectiveness, and some risks are simply beyond the reasonable control of the Fund or the Adviser or other service providers. Moreover, it is necessary to bear certain risks (such as investment-related risks) to achieve the Fund’s goals. As a result of the foregoing and other factors, the Fund’s ability to manage risk is subject to substantial limitations.

Board Diversification and Trustee Qualifications

As described above, the Nominating Committee of the Board of Trustees oversees matters related to the nomination of Trustees. The Nominating Committee seeks to establish an effective Board of Trustees with an appropriate range of skills and diversity, including, as appropriate, differences in background, professional experience, education, vocations, and other individual characteristics and traits in the aggregate. Each Trustee must meet certain basic requirements, including relevant skills and experience, time availability and, if qualifying as an Independent Trustee, independence from the Adviser, underwriters or other service providers, including any affiliates of these entities.

Listed below for each current Trustee are the experiences, qualifications and attributes that led to the conclusion, as of the date of this SAI, that each current Trustee should serve as a Trustee in light of the Trust’s business and structure.

Independent Trustees. Jena Watson is the Chair of the Bitwise Fund Complex Nominating Committee and has served as a Trustee on the Bitwise Funds Trust’s Board of Trustees since 2022. She is currently a partner at ArentFox Schiff LLP, a role she has held since 2023. Prior to joining ArentFox Schiff, Ms. Watson served as the Senior Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for HomeStreet Bank from 2021 to 2023. Ms. Watson served as Senior Counsel for Silicon Valley Bank from 2018 until 2021.

Terrence Olson is the Chair of the Bitwise Fund Complex Audit Committee and has served as a Trustee on the Bitwise Funds Trust’s Board of Trustees since 2022. Mr. Olson currently serves as a consultant for Two Tides Advisory, LLC. Mr. Olson served as the Chief Finance Officer of Andalusian Credit Partners from 2023 to 2024. From 2020 to 2021, Mr. Olson served as the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of First Eagle Alternative Credit, LLC. Prior to that, he served in the same role, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of THL Credit Advisors, LLC.

Tracy Castle-Newman has served as a Trustee on Bitwise Funds Trust’s Board of Trustees since 2025. Ms. Castle-Newman is the founder of TCN Advisors, which offers coaching, consulting and board advisory services. Prior to founding TCN Advisors, Ms. Castle-Newman served as the Head of Client Strategy and Business Development of Morgan Stanley from 2022 to 2025, and as Managing Director in the Institutional Equity Division of Morgan Stanley from 1996 to 2025. Ms. Castle-Newman also served as the Chief Operating Officer of Global Institutional Equity of Morgan Stanley from 2009 to 2022.

Interested Trustee. Paul (Teddy) Fusaro is the Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Bitwise Fund Complex and serves as the Chief Operating Officer and Secretary of BIM. Mr. Fusaro also serves as the President of Bitwise Asset Management, the parent of BIM, a role in which he has served since 2021. Prior to being appointed President in 2021, Mr. Fusaro served as the Chief Operating Officer of Bitwise Asset Management since 2018. Prior to that, Mr. Fusaro was previously Senior Vice President and Head of Portfolio Management and Capital Markets at IndexIQ, the ETF issuer unit of New York Life Investment Management. Prior to IndexIQ, he was Vice President of Portfolio Management and co-head of Trading and Operations at Direxion Investments.

Each Independent Trustee, except for Jena Watson, is paid a fixed annual retainer of $50,000. Ms. Watson has waived her compensation in connection with her current role as a partner of ArentFox Schiff LLP. Trustees are also reimbursed for travel and out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with all meetings.

The following table sets forth the compensation paid by the Trust to each Independent Trustee (excluding reimbursement for travel and out-of-pocket expenses) for services to the Fund and the aggregate compensation paid to them for services to the Bitwise Fund Complex for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. The Trust has no retirement or pension plans. The officers and Trustees who are “interested persons” as designated above serve without any compensation from the Trust. The Trust has no employees. Its officers are compensated by BIM.

Name of Trustee	Compensation from The Fund	Total Compensation from the Bitwise Fund Complex
Jena Watson	$0	$0
Terrence Olson	$1,451	$21,769
Tracy Castle-Newman¹	$833	$12,500

The following table sets forth the dollar range of equity securities beneficially owned by the Interested and Independent Trustees in the Fund and all funds overseen by the Trustees in the Bitwise Fund Complex as of December 31, 2025:

Trustee	Dollar Range of Equity Securities in the Fund	Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in All Registered Investment Companies Overseen by Trustee in the Bitwise Fund Complex
Interested Trustee
Paul Fusaro	None	None
Independent Trustees
Jena Watson	None	None
Terrence Olson	None	$1 - $10,000
Tracy Castle-Newman	None	None

As of December 31, 2025, the Independent Trustees of the Trust and immediate family members did not own beneficially or of record any class of securities of an investment adviser or principal underwriter of the Fund or any person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with an investment adviser or principal underwriter of the Fund.

Tracy Castle-Newman was elected to the Board of Trustees in December 2025.

As of the date of this Statement of Additional Information, the officers of the Trust and Trustees, in the aggregate, owned less than 1% of the shares of the Fund.

Control Persons and Principal Holders of Securities

A principal shareholder is any person who owns (either of record or beneficially) 5% or more of the outstanding shares of a fund. A control person is one who owns, either directly or indirectly, more than 25% of the voting securities of a company or acknowledges the existence of control.

The table set forth in Exhibit A shows the percentage ownership of each shareholder or “group” (as that term is used in Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act who, based on the securities position listing report as of the date set therein, owned of record, or is known by the Trust to have owned of record or beneficially, 5% or more of the shares of the Fund (the “Principal Holders”). The Fund does not have any knowledge of who the ultimate beneficiaries are of the shares of the Fund.

Investment Adviser and Other Service Providers

Investment Adviser. Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC, 250 Montgomery Street, Suite 200, San Francisco, CA 94104, serves as the investment adviser to the Fund. BIM is a Delaware limited liability company with a sole member, Bitwise Asset Management, Inc. BIM discharges its responsibilities subject to the policies of the Board of Trustees. BIM also administers the Trust’s business affairs, provides office facilities and equipment and certain clerical, bookkeeping and administrative services, and permits any of its officers or employees to serve without compensation as Trustees or officers of the Trust if elected to such positions.

Pursuant to an investment management agreement between BIM and the Trust, on behalf of the Fund (the “Investment Management Agreement”), BIM oversees the investment of the Fund’s assets and is responsible for paying all expenses of the Fund, excluding the fee payments under the Investment Management Agreement, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions, distribution and service fees payable pursuant to a Rule 12b-1 plan, if any, and extraordinary expenses. The Fund has agreed to pay BIM an annual management fee equal to 0.85% of its daily net assets.

For services rendered during the fiscal periods set forth below, the following table sets forth the management fees paid by the Fund to BIM.

Fiscal Period Ended	Management Fees Paid to BIM
December 31, 2023^*	$9,506
December 31, 2024	$103,149
December 31, 2025	$166,021
*The Fund commenced operations on March 20, 2023.

Pursuant to a separate contractual arrangement, BIM has contracted, through May 1, 2027, to waive its fees and/or pay Fund expenses so that the Fund’s annual net operating expenses (excluding brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest, and extraordinary expenses) do not exceed 0.85%. The table below sets forth the amount of fees waived and/or Fund expenses reimbursed for the specified fiscal periods.

Fiscal Period Ended	Fees Waived/Expenses Reimbursed
December 31, 2023^*	$28,125
December 31, 2024	$64,495
December 31, 2025	$52,705
*The Fund commenced operations on March 20, 2023.

Under the Investment Management Agreement, BIM shall not be liable for any loss sustained by reason of the purchase, sale or retention of any security, whether or not such purchase, sale or retention shall have been based upon the investigation and research made by any other individual, firm or corporation, if such recommendation shall have been selected with due care and in good faith, except loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence on the part of BIM in the performance of its obligations and duties, or by reason of its reckless disregard of its obligations and duties. The Investment Management Agreement is in place for the original initial two-year term, and thereafter only if approved annually by the Board of Trustees, including a majority of the Independent Trustees. The Investment Management Agreement terminates automatically upon assignment and is terminable at any time without penalty as to the Fund by the Board of Trustees, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, or by vote of the holders of a majority of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities on 60 days’ written notice to BIM, or by BIM on 60 days’ written notice to the Fund.

Investment Sub-Adviser. BIM has retained Vident Advisory, LLC (d/b/a Vident Asset Management), located at 1125 Sanctuary Parkway, Suite 515, Alpharetta, Georgia 30009, to act as sub-adviser to the Fund pursuant to an investment sub-advisory agreement (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”). The Sub-Adviser is a registered investment adviser and provides a comprehensive suite of portfolio management, trading, operations, and capital markets services to sponsors of index and active investment strategies. Vident is owned by Vident Capital Holdings, LLC which is wholly-owned by MM VAM, LLC. MM VAM, LLC is owned by Casey Crawford.

Pursuant to the Sub-Advisory Agreement, BIM has agreed to pay for the services provided by the Sub-Adviser through sub-advisory fees. Pursuant to the Sub-Advisory Agreement, BIM has agreed to pay for the services provided by Vident through sub-advisory fees, which fee is calculated daily and paid monthly, equal to the greater of (1) $70,000 per annum or (2) 0.09% on the first $500 million in assets, 0.08% on the next $500 million in assets, and 0.07% on all assets thereafter. BIM is responsible for paying the entire amount of the Sub-Adviser’s fee for the Fund. The Fund does not directly pay the Sub-Adviser.

For services rendered during the fiscal periods set forth below, the following table sets forth the sub-advisory fees paid by BIM.

Fiscal Period Ended	Sub-Advisory Fees Paid
December 31, 2023^*	$55,041
December 31, 2024	$70,000
December 31, 2025	$70,000
*The Fund commenced operations on March 20, 2023.

Portfolio Managers. The portfolio managers are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund. There are currently four portfolio managers, as follows:

Rafael Zayas, CFA, Senior Vice President, Head of Portfolio Management and Trading at Vident. Mr. Zayas has over 17 years of trading and portfolio management experience in global equity products and ETFs. He is SVP, Head of Portfolio Management and Trading. Mr. Zayas specializes in managing and trading of developed, emerging, and frontier market portfolios. Prior to joining Vident, he was a Portfolio Manager at Russell Investments for over $5 billion in quantitative strategies across global markets, including emerging, developed and frontier markets and listed alternatives. Before that, he was an equity Portfolio Manager at BNY Mellon Asset Management, where he was responsible for 150 million in internationally listed global equity ETFs and assisted in managing 3 billion of global ETF assets. Mr. Zayas holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Portfolio Manager Compensation. Ms. Thornton and Ms. Padilla are compensated by BIM. She is paid a fixed salary and discretionary bonus that is not based on the performance of the Fund. Messrs. Wen and Zayas are compensated by Vident. Each is paid a fixed salary and discretionary bonus that is not based on the performance of the Fund.

Portfolio Manager Ownership of Fund Shares. As of the date of this Statement of Additional Information, none of the portfolio managers beneficially owned any Fund Shares.

Other Accounts Managed by the Portfolio Managers. In addition to the Fund, the portfolio managers are responsible for the day-to-day management of certain other accounts, as listed below. The information below is provided as of December 31, 2025.

Portfolio Manager	Registered Investment Companies Number of Accounts ($ assets)	Other Pooled Investment Vehicles Number of Accounts ($ assets)	Other Accounts Number of Accounts ($ Assets)
Jennifer Thornton	19 ($6,089.9 million)	9 ($97.5 million)	3 ($16.3 million)
Daniela Padilla	19 ($6,089.9 million)	9 ($97.5 million)	3 ($16.3 million)
Austin Wen, CFA	78 ($10,421 million)	21 ($4,718 million)	0 ($0)
Rafael Zayas, CFA	62 ($9,434 million)	18 ($4,671 million)	0 ($0)

Conflicts of Interest. The Sub-Adviser’s portfolio managers’ management of other accounts may give rise to potential conflicts of interest in connection with their management of the Fund’s investments, on the one hand, and the investments of the other accounts, on the other. The other accounts might have similar investment objectives as the Fund or hold, purchase or sell securities that are eligible to be held, purchased or sold by the Fund. While the portfolio managers’ management of other accounts may give rise to the following potential conflicts of interest, the Sub-Adviser does not believe that the conflicts, if any, are material or, to the extent any such conflicts are material, the Sub-Adviser believes that it has designed policies and procedures to manage those conflicts in an appropriate way.

Fund Administration. The administrator and fund accountant and transfer agent for the Fund is The Bank of New York Mellon, (“BNYM,” “Administrator” or “Fund Accountant”), which has its principal office at 240 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10286. BNYM provides administrative services pursuant to a fund administration agreement with the Trust (the “Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement”) pursuant to which BNYM provides certain services, including, among others, (i) preparation of certain shareholder reports and communications; (ii) preparation of certain reports and filings with the SEC; (iii) certain net asset value computation services; and (iv) such other services for the Trust as may be mutually agreed upon between the Trust and BNYM.

For its services under the Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement, BNYM is paid an annual fee based on the average net assets of the Fund, subject to a minimum annual fee. Pursuant to the Fund’s unitary management fee structure, BIM is responsible for paying for the services provided by BNYM, and the Fund does not directly pay BNYM.

The following table sets forth the amount the Administrator was paid for administration services for the specified fiscal periods.

Fiscal Period Ended	Administration Fees Paid
December 31, 2023^*	$30,776
December 31, 2024	$4,849
December 31, 2025	$0
*The Fund commenced operations on March 20, 2023.

Transfer and Dividend Agent. The Bank of New York Mellon, 240 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10286, serves as the Trust’s transfer and dividend disbursing agent (the “Transfer Agent”). Under its transfer agency agreement with the Trust, BNYM has undertaken with the Trust to provide the following services with respect to the Fund: (i) perform and facilitate the performance of purchases and redemptions of Creation Units, (ii) prepare and transmit by means of Depository Trust Company’s (“DTC”) book-entry system payments for dividends and distributions on or with respect to the Shares declared by the Trust on behalf of the Fund, (iii) prepare and deliver reports, information and documents as specified in the transfer agency agreement, (iv) perform the customary services of a transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent, and (v) render certain other miscellaneous services as specified in the transfer agency agreement or as otherwise agreed upon.

Custodian. The Bank of New York Mellon, 240 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10286, serves as custodian (the “Custodian”) for the Fund’s cash and securities. Pursuant to a custodian servicing agreement with the Fund (the “Custodian Agreement”), it is responsible for maintaining the books and records of the Fund’s portfolio securities and cash. The Custodian does not assist in, and is not responsible for, investment decisions involving the assets of the Fund. BNYM may appoint domestic and foreign sub-custodians and use depositories from time to time to hold securities and other instruments purchased by the Trust in foreign countries and to hold cash and currencies for the Trust.

Distributor. Foreside Fund Services, LLC serves as distributor and principal underwriter of the Creation Units of the Fund. Its principal address is Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, ME 04101. The Distributor has entered into a distribution agreement (the “Distribution Agreement”) with the Trust pursuant to which it distributes Fund Shares. Shares are continuously offered for sale by the Fund through the Distributor only in Creation Units, as described below under the heading “Creation and Redemption of Creation Units.”

BIM may, from time to time and from its own resources, pay, defray or absorb costs relating to distribution, including payments out of its own resources to the Distributor, or to otherwise promote the sale of shares. BIM’s available resources to make these payments include profits from advisory fees received from the Fund. The services BIM may pay for include, but are not limited to, advertising and attaining access to certain conferences and seminars, as well as being presented with the opportunity to address investors and industry professionals through speeches and written marketing materials.

Since the inception of the Fund, there has been no underwriting commissions with respect to the sale of Fund Shares, and the Distributor did not receive compensation on redemptions for the Fund.

Aggregations. Fund Shares in less than Creation Units are not distributed by the Distributor. The Distributor will deliver the Prospectus and, upon request, this SAI to Authorized Participants purchasing Creation Units. The Distributor is a broker-dealer registered under the 1934 Act and a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”).

The Distribution Agreement provides that it may be terminated at any time, without the payment of any penalty, on at least 60 days’ written notice by the Trust to the Distributor (i) by vote of a majority of the Independent Trustees; or (ii) by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund. The Distribution Agreement will terminate automatically in the event of its assignment (as defined in the 1940 Act).

The Distributor may also enter into agreements with participants that utilize the facilities of the Depository Trust Company (the “DTC Participants”), which have international, operational, capabilities and place orders for Creation Units of the Fund Shares. Participating Parties (as defined in “Procedures for Creation of Creation Units” below) shall be DTC Participants (as defined in “DTC Acts as Securities Depository for Fund Shares” below).

Brokerage Allocations

The Sub-Adviser is responsible for decisions to buy and sell securities for the Fund and for the placement of the Fund’s securities business, the negotiation of the commissions to be paid on brokered transactions, the prices for principal trades in securities, and the allocation of portfolio brokerage and principal business. It is the policy of the Sub-Adviser to seek the best execution at the best security price available with respect to each transaction, and with respect to brokered transactions in light of the overall quality of brokerage and research services provided to the Sub-Adviser and its clients. The best price to the Fund means the best net price without regard to the mix between purchase or sale price and commission, if any. Purchases may be made from underwriters, dealers, and, on occasion, the issuers. Commissions will be paid on the Fund’s futures transactions, if any. The purchase price of portfolio securities purchased from an underwriter or dealer may include underwriting commissions and dealer spreads. The Fund may pay mark-ups on principal transactions. In selecting broker-dealers and in negotiating commissions, the Sub-Adviser considers, among other things, the firm’s reliability, the quality of its execution services on a continuing basis and its financial condition.

Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”) permits an investment adviser, under certain circumstances, to cause an account to pay a broker or dealer who supplies brokerage and research services a commission for effecting a transaction in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting the transaction. Brokerage and research services include (i) furnishing advice as to the value of securities, the advisability of investing, purchasing or selling securities, and the availability of securities or purchasers or sellers of securities; (ii) furnishing analyses and reports concerning issuers, industries, securities, economic factors and trends, portfolio strategy, and the performance of accounts; and (iii) effecting securities transactions and performing functions incidental thereto (such as clearance, settlement, and custody). Such brokerage and research services are often referred to as “soft dollars.” The Sub-Adviser has advised the Board of Trustees that it does not currently intend to use soft dollars.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in selecting brokers, the Sub-Adviser may in the future consider investment and market information and other research, such as economic, securities and performance measurement research, provided by such brokers, and the quality and reliability of brokerage services, including execution capability, performance, and financial responsibility. Accordingly, the commissions charged by any such broker may be greater than the amount another firm might charge if the Sub-Adviser determines in good faith that the amount of such commissions is reasonable in relation to the value of the research information and brokerage services provided by such broker to the Sub-Adviser or the Trust. In addition, the Sub-Adviser must determine that the research information received in this manner provides the Fund with benefits by supplementing the research otherwise available to the Fund. The Investment Management Agreement provides that such higher commissions will not be paid by the Fund unless the Adviser determines in good faith that the amount is reasonable in relation to the services provided. The investment advisory fees paid by the Fund to BIM under the Investment Management Agreement would not be reduced as a result of receipt by BIM of research services.

The Sub-Adviser places portfolio transactions for other advisory accounts advised by it, and research services furnished by firms through which the Fund effects securities transactions may be used by the Sub-Adviser in servicing all of its accounts; not all of such services may be used by the Sub-Adviser in connection with the Fund. The Sub-Adviser believes it is not possible to measure separately the benefits from research services to each of the accounts (including the Fund) advised by it. Because the volume and nature of the trading activities of the accounts are not uniform, the amount of commissions in excess of those charged by another broker paid by each account for brokerage and research services will vary. However, the Sub-Adviser believes such costs to the Fund will not be disproportionate to the benefits received by the Fund on a continuing basis. The Sub-Adviser seeks to allocate portfolio transactions equitably whenever concurrent decisions are made to purchase or sell securities by the Fund and another advisory account. In some cases, this procedure could have an adverse effect on the price or the amount of securities available to the Fund. In making such allocations between the Fund and other advisory accounts, the main factors considered by the Sub-Adviser are the respective investment objectives, the relative size of portfolio holding of the same or comparable securities, the availability of cash for investment and the size of investment commitments generally held.

The following table sets forth the amount the Fund paid in brokerage commissions for the specified fiscal period.

Fiscal Period Ended	Brokerage Commissions Paid
December 31, 2023^*	$3,326
December 31, 2024	$7,109
December 31, 2025	$14,572
*The Fund commenced operations on March 20, 2023.

Additional Information

Book Entry Only System. The following information supplements and should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus.

DTC Acts as Securities Depository for Fund Shares. Fund Shares are represented by securities registered in the name of DTC or its nominee, Cede & Co., and deposited with, or on behalf of, DTC.

DTC, a limited-purpose trust company, was created to hold securities of its participants (the “DTC Participants”) and to facilitate the clearance and settlement of securities transactions among the DTC Participants in such securities through electronic book-entry changes in accounts of the DTC Participants, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of securities, certificates. DTC Participants include securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other organizations, some of whom (and/or their representatives) own DTC. More specifically, DTC is owned by a number of its DTC Participants and by the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) and FINRA. Access to the DTC system is also available to others such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a DTC Participant, either directly or indirectly (the “Indirect Participants”).

Beneficial ownership of shares is limited to DTC Participants, Indirect Participants and persons holding interests through DTC Participants and Indirect Participants. Ownership of beneficial interests in shares (owners of such beneficial interests are referred to herein as “Beneficial Owners”) is shown on, and the transfer of ownership is effected only through, records maintained by DTC (with respect to DTC Participants) and on the records of DTC Participants (with respect to Indirect Participants and Beneficial Owners that are not DTC Participants). Beneficial Owners will receive from or through the DTC Participant a written confirmation relating to their purchase and sale of Fund Shares.

Conveyance of all notices, statements and other communications to Beneficial Owners is effected as follows. Pursuant to a letter agreement between DTC and the Trust, DTC is required to make available to the Trust upon request and for a fee to be charged to the Trust a listing of the Fund Shares held by each DTC Participant. The Trust shall inquire of each such DTC Participant as to the number of Beneficial Owners holding shares, directly or indirectly, through such DTC Participant. The Trust shall provide each such DTC Participant with copies of such notice, statement or other communication, in such form, number and at such place as such DTC Participant may reasonably request, in order that such notice, statement or communication may be transmitted by such DTC Participant, directly or indirectly, to such Beneficial Owners. In addition, the Trust shall pay to each such DTC Participants a fair and reasonable amount as reimbursement for the expenses attendant to such transmittal, all subject to applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.

Fund distributions shall be made to DTC or its nominee, as the registered holder of all Fund Shares. DTC or its nominee, upon receipt of any such distributions, shall immediately credit DTC Participants’ accounts with payments in amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial interests in Fund Shares as shown on the records of DTC or its nominee. Payments by DTC Participants to Indirect Participants and Beneficial Owners of shares held through such DTC Participants will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices, as is now the case with securities held for the accounts of customers in bearer form or registered in a “street name,” and will be the responsibility of such DTC Participants.

The Trust has no responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or notices to Beneficial Owners, or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests in such shares, or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests, or for any other aspect of the relationship between DTC and the DTC Participants or the relationship between such DTC Participants and the Indirect Participants and Beneficial Owners owning through such DTC Participants.

DTC may decide to discontinue providing its service with respect to shares at any time by giving reasonable notice to the Trust and discharging its responsibilities with respect thereto under applicable law. Under such circumstances, the Trust shall take action to find a replacement for DTC to perform its functions at a comparable cost.

Policy Regarding Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings. The Trust has adopted a policy regarding the disclosure of information about the Fund’s portfolio holdings. The Board of Trustees must approve all material amendments to this policy. The Fund’s portfolio holdings are publicly disseminated each day the Fund is open for business through financial reporting and news services, including publicly accessible Internet websites. In addition, a basket composition file, which includes the security names and share quantities to deliver in exchange for Fund shares, together with estimates and actual cash components, is publicly disseminated each day the NYSE is open for trading via the National Securities Clearing Corporation (“NSCC”). The basket represents one Creation Unit of the Fund. The Fund’s portfolio holdings are also available on the Fund’s website at http://www.bitcetf.com. The Trust, Adviser, Sub-Adviser and the Distributor will not disseminate non-public information concerning the Trust.

Quarterly Portfolio Schedule. The Trust is required to disclose on a quarterly basis the complete schedule of the Fund’s portfolio holdings with the SEC on Form N-PORT. The Trust discloses the complete schedule of the Fund’s portfolio holdings on Form N-CSR after its second and fourth quarters. Form N-PORT and Form N-CSR for the Trust is available on the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov. The Fund’ Form N-PORT and Form N-CSR may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Trust’s Forms N-PORT and Form N-CSR are available without charge, upon request, by calling (415) 707-3663 or by writing to Bitwise Funds Trust, 250 Montgomery Street, Suite 200, San Francisco, CA 94104.

Codes of Ethics. In order to mitigate the possibility that the Fund will be adversely affected by personal trading, the Trust, the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser have adopted Codes of Ethics under Rule 17j-1 of the 1940 Act. These Codes of Ethics contain policies restricting securities trading in personal accounts access persons, Trustees and others who normally come into possession of information on portfolio transactions. Personnel subject to the Codes of Ethics may invest in securities that may be purchased or held by the Fund; however, the Codes of Ethics require that each transaction in such securities be reviewed by the Compliance Department. These Codes of Ethics are on public file with, and are available from, the SEC.

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

The Trust has adopted a proxy voting policy that seeks to ensure that proxies for securities held by the Fund are voted consistently with the best interests of the Fund.

The Board has delegated to the Adviser the proxy voting responsibilities for the Fund and has directed the Adviser to vote proxies consistent with the Fund’s best interests. The Adviser has engaged the services of Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (“ISS”) to make recommendations to the Adviser on the voting of proxies relating to securities held by the Fund. The Adviser has adopted the ISS Proxy Voting Guidelines. While these guidelines are not intended to be all-inclusive, they do provide guidance on the Adviser’s general voting policies. The Adviser’s use of the ISS Proxy Voting Guidelines is not intended to constrain the Adviser’s consideration of any proxy proposal, and there may be times when the Adviser deviates from the ISS Proxy Voting Guidelines. The ISS Proxy Voting Guidelines are subject to change at the discretion of ISS and may be found at issgovernance.com.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available upon request and without charge on the Fund’s website at https://www.bitcetf.com, by calling (415) 707-3663 or by accessing the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov.

Creation and Redemption of Creation Units

General. ETFs, such as the Fund, generally issue and redeem their shares in primary market transactions through a creation and redemption mechanism and do not sell or redeem individual shares. Instead, financial entities, known as “Authorized Participants,” have contractual arrangements with an ETF or one of the ETF’s service providers to purchase and redeem ETF shares directly with the ETF in large blocks of shares known as “Creation Units.” Prior to start of trading on each business day, an ETF publishes through the NSCC the “basket” of securities, cash or other assets that it will accept in exchange for a Creation Unit of the ETF’s shares. An Authorized Participant that wishes to effectuate a creation of an ETF’s shares deposits with the ETF the “basket” of securities, cash or other assets identified by the ETF that day, and then receives the Creation Unit of the ETF’s shares in return for those assets. After purchasing a Creation Unit, the Authorized Participant may continue to hold the ETF’s shares or sell them in the secondary market. The redemption process is the reverse of the purchase process: the authorized participant redeems a Creation Unit of ETF shares for a basket of securities, cash or other assets. The combination of the creation and redemption process with secondary market trading in ETF shares and underlying securities provides arbitrage opportunities that are designed to help keep the market price of ETF shares at or close to the NAV per share of the ETF.

Each Authorized Participant is a member or participant of a clearing agency registered with the SEC that has a written agreement with the Fund or one of its service providers that allows the Authorized Participant to place orders for the purchase or redemption of Creation Units (a “Participant Agreement”). Orders to purchase Creation Units must be delivered through an Authorized Participant that has executed a Participant Agreement and must comply with the applicable provisions of such Participant Agreement. Investors wishing to purchase or sell shares generally do so on an exchange. Institutional investors other than Authorized Participants are responsible for making arrangements for a redemption request to be made through an Authorized Participant.

A “Business Day” is generally any day on which the NYSE, the Exchange and the Trust are open for business. As of the date of this SAI, the NYSE observes the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. The Business Day on which an order to purchase or redeem Creation Units is received in proper form is referred to as the “Transmittal Date.”

Basket Composition and Custom Baskets. Rule 6c-11(c)(3) under of the 1940 Act requires an ETF relying on the exemptions offered by Rule 6c-11 to adopt and implement written policies and procedures governing the construction of baskets and the process that the ETF will use for the acceptance of baskets. In general, in connection with the construction and acceptance of baskets, the Adviser may consider various factors, including, but not limited to: (1) whether the securities, assets and other positions comprising a basket are consistent with the ETF’s investment objective(s), policies and disclosure; (2) whether the securities, assets and other positions can legally and readily be acquired, transferred and held by the ETF and/or Authorized Participant(s), as applicable; (3) whether to utilize cash, either in lieu of securities or other instruments or as a cash balancing amount; and (4) in the case of an ETF that tracks an index, whether the securities, assets and other positions aid index tracking.

The Fund may utilize a pro-rata basket or a custom basket in reliance on Rule 6c-11. A “pro-rata basket” is a basket that is a pro rata representation of the ETF’s portfolio holdings, except for minor deviations when it is not operationally feasible to include a particular instrument within the basket, except to the extent that the Fund utilized different baskets in transactions on the same Business Day.

Rule 6c-11 defines “custom baskets” to include two categories of baskets. First, a basket containing a non-representative selection of the ETF’s portfolio holdings would constitute a custom basket. These types of custom baskets include, but are not limited to, baskets that do not reflect: (i) a pro rata representation of the Fund’s portfolio holdings; (ii) a representative sampling of an ETF’s portfolio holdings; or (iii) changes due to a rebalancing or reconstitution of an ETF’s securities market index, if applicable. Second, if different baskets are used in transactions on the same Business Day, each basket after the initial basket would constitute a custom basket. For example, if an ETF exchanges a basket with either the same or another Authorized Participant that reflects a representative sampling that differs from the initial basket, that basket (and any such subsequent baskets) would be a custom basket. Similarly, if an ETF substitutes cash in lieu of a portion of basket assets for a single Authorized Participant, that basket would be a custom basket.

Under a variety of circumstances, an ETF and its shareholders may benefit from the flexibility afforded by custom baskets. In general terms, the use of custom baskets may reduce costs, increase efficiency and improve trading. Because utilizing custom baskets provides a way for an ETF to add, remove and re-weight portfolio securities without transacting in the market, it may help the ETF to avoid transaction costs and adverse tax consequences. Rule 6c-11 provides an ETF with flexibility to use “custom baskets” if the ETF has adopted written policies and procedures that: (1) set forth detailed parameters for the construction and acceptance of custom baskets that are in the best interests of the ETF and its shareholders, including the process for any revisions to, or deviations from, those parameters; and (2) specify the titles or roles of employees of the ETF’s investment adviser who are required to review each custom basket for compliance with those parameters.

The use of baskets that do not correspond to pro rata to an ETF’s portfolio holdings has historically created concern that an Authorized Participant could take advantage of its relationship with an ETF and pressure the ETF to construct a basket that favors an Authorized Participant to the detriment of the ETF’s shareholders. For example, because ETFs rely on Authorized Participants to maintain the secondary market by promoting an effective arbitrage mechanism, an Authorized Participant holding less liquid or less desirable securities potentially could pressure an ETF into accepting those securities in its basket in exchange for liquid ETF shares (i.e., dumping). An Authorized Participant also could pressure the ETF into including in its basket certain desirable securities in exchange for ETF shares tendered for redemption (i.e., cherry-picking). In either case, the ETF’s other investors would be disadvantaged and would be left holding shares of an ETF with a less liquid or less desirable portfolio of securities. The Adviser has adopted policies and procedures designed to mitigate these concerns but there is ultimately no guarantee that such policies and procedures will be effective.

Basket Dissemination. Basket files are published for consumption through the NSCC, a subsidiary of Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, and can be utilized for pricing, creations, redemptions, rebalancing and custom scenarios. In most instances, pro rata baskets are calculated and supplied by the ETF’s custodial bank based on ETF holdings, whereas non-pro-rata, custom and forward-looking pro rata baskets are calculated by the Adviser and disseminated by the ETF’s custodial bank through the NSCC process.

Placement of Creation or Redemption Orders. All orders to purchase or redeem Creation Units are to be governed according to the applicable Participant Agreement that each Authorized Participant has executed. In general, all orders to purchase or redeem Creation Units must be received by the transfer agent in the proper form required by the Participant Agreement no later than the closing time of the regular trading session of the NYSE (ordinarily 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time) on each day the NYSE is open for business (the “Closing Time”) in order for the purchase or redemption of Creation Units to be effected based on the NAV of shares of the Fund as next determined on such date after receipt of the order in proper form. However, at its discretion, the Fund may require an Authorized Participant to submit orders to purchase or redeem Creation Units be placed earlier in the day (such as instances where an applicable market for a security comprising a creation or redemption basket closes earlier than usual).

Delivery of Redemption Proceeds. Deliveries of securities to Authorized Participants in connection with redemption orders are generally expected to be made within one Business Day. Due to the schedule of holidays in certain countries, however, the delivery of in-kind redemption proceeds for the Fund may take longer than one Business Day. Section 22(e) of the 1940 Act generally prohibits a registered open-end management investment company from postponing the date of satisfaction of redemption requests for more than seven days after the tender of a security for redemption. This prohibition can cause operational difficulties for ETFs that hold foreign investments and exchange in-kind baskets for Creation Units. For example, local market delivery cycles for transferring foreign investments to redeeming investors, together with local market holiday schedules, can sometimes require a delivery process in excess of seven days. However, Rule 6c-11 grants relief from Section 22(e) to permit an ETF to delay satisfaction of a redemption request for more than seven days if a local market holiday, or series of consecutive holidays, or the extended delivery cycles for transferring foreign investments to redeeming Authorized Participants, or the combination thereof prevents timely delivery of the foreign investment included in the ETF’s basket. Under this exemption, an ETF must deliver foreign investments as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 15 days after the tender to the ETF. The exemption therefore will permit a delay only to the extent that additional time for settlement is actually required, when a local market holiday, or series of consecutive holidays, or the extended delivery cycles for transferring foreign investments to redeeming authorized participants prevents timely delivery of the foreign investment included in the ETF’s basket. If a foreign investment settles in less than 15 days, Rule 6c-11 requires an ETF to deliver it pursuant to the standard settlement time of the local market where the investment trades. Rule 6c-11 defines “foreign investment” as any security, asset or other position of the ETF issued by a foreign issuer (as defined by Rule 3b-4 under the 1934 Act), and that is traded on a trading market outside of the United States. This definition is not limited to “foreign securities,” but also includes other investments that may not be considered securities. Although these other investments may not be securities, they may present the same challenges for timely settlement as foreign securities if they are transferred in kind.

Creation Transaction Fees. The Fund imposes fees in connection with the purchase of Creation Units. These fees may vary based upon various facts-based circumstances, including, but not limited to, the composition of the securities included in the Creation Unit or the countries in which the transactions are settled. The price for each Creation Unit will equal the daily NAV per share of the Fund times the number of shares in a Creation Unit, plus the fees described above and, if applicable, any operational processing and brokerage costs, transfer fees, stamp taxes and part or all of the spread between the expected bid and offer side of the market related to the securities comprising the creation basket.

Redemption Transaction Fees. The Fund also imposes fees in connection with the redemption of Creation Units. These fees may vary based upon various facts-based circumstances, including, but not limited to, the composition of the securities included in the Creation Unit or the countries in which the transactions are settled. The price received for each Creation Unit will equal the daily NAV per share of the Fund times the number of shares in a Creation Unit, minus the fees described above and, if applicable, any operational processing and brokerage costs, transfer fees, stamp taxes and part or all of the spread between the expected bid and offer side of the market related to the securities comprising the redemption basket. Investors who use the services of a broker or other such intermediary in addition to an Authorized Participant to effect a redemption of a Creation Unit may also be assessed an amount to cover the cost of such services. The redemption fee charged by the Fund will comply with Rule 22c-2 of the 1940 Act which limits redemption fees to no more than 2% of the value of the shares redeemed.

Suspension of Creations. The SEC has stated its position that an ETF generally may suspend the issuance of Creation Units only for a limited time and only due to extraordinary circumstances, such as when the markets on which the ETF’s portfolio holdings are traded are closed for a limited period of time. The SEC has also stated that an ETF could not set transaction fees so high as to effectively suspend the issuance of Creation Units. Circumstances in which the Fund may suspend creations include, but are not limited to: (i) the order is not in proper form; (ii) the purchaser or group of related purchasers, upon obtaining the Creation Units of Fund shares ordered, would own 80% or more of the currently outstanding shares of the Fund; (iii) the required consideration is not delivered; (iv) the acceptance of the basket would, in the opinion of the Fund, be unlawful; or (v) there exist circumstances outside the control of the Fund that make it impossible to process purchases of Creation Units for all practical purposes. Examples of such circumstances include: acts of God or public service or utility problems such as fires, floods, extreme weather conditions and power outages resulting in telephone, telecopy and computer failures; market conditions or activities causing trading halts; systems failures involving computer or other information systems affecting the Fund, the Adviser, the Distributor, DTC, NSCC, the transfer agent, the custodian, any sub-custodian or any other participant in the purchase process; and similar extraordinary events. The Fund reserves the right to reject a creation order transmitted to it provided that such action does not result in a suspension of sales of creation units in contravention of Rule 6c-11 of the 1940 Act and the SEC’s positions thereunder. The Transfer Agent shall notify a prospective creator of a Creation Unit and/or the Authorized Participant acting on behalf of such prospective creator of the rejection of the order of such person. The Trust, the Fund, the transfer agent, the custodian, any sub-custodian and the Distributor are under no duty, however, to give notification of any defects or irregularities in the delivery of baskets, nor shall any of them incur any liability for the failure to give any such notification.

Suspension of Redemptions. An ETF may suspend the redemption of Creation Units only in accordance with Section 22(e) of the 1940 Act. Section 22(e) stipulates that no registered investment company shall suspend the right of redemption, or postpone the date of payment or satisfaction upon redemption of any redeemable security in accordance with its terms for more than seven days after the tender of such security to the company or its agent designated for that purpose for redemption, except (1) for any period (A) during which the NYSE is closed other than customary week-end and holiday closings or (B) during which trading on the NYSE is restricted; (2) for any period during which an emergency exists as a result of which (A) disposal by the investment company of securities owned by it is not reasonably practicable or (B) it is not reasonably practicable for such company fairly to determine the value of its net assets; or (3) for such other periods as the SEC may by order permit for the protection of security holders of the investment company.

Exceptions to Use of Creation Units. Under Rule 6c-11 of the 1940 Act, ETFs are permitted to sell or redeem individual shares on the day of consummation of a reorganization, merger, conversion, or liquidation. In these limited circumstances, an ETF may need to issue or redeem individual shares and may need to transact without utilizing Authorized Participants.

Federal Tax Matters

This section summarizes some of the main U.S. federal income tax consequences of owning shares of the Fund. This section is current as of the date of this SAI. Tax laws and interpretations change frequently, and these summaries do not describe all of the tax consequences to all taxpayers. For example, these summaries generally do not describe your situation if you are a corporation, a non-U.S. person, a broker-dealer, or other investor with special circumstances. In addition, this section does not describe your state, local or foreign tax consequences.

This federal income tax summary is based in part on the advice of counsel to the Fund. The Internal Revenue Service could disagree with any conclusions set forth in this section. In addition, our counsel may not have been asked to review, and may not have reached a conclusion with respect to the federal income tax treatment of the assets to be deposited in the Fund. This may not be sufficient for prospective investors to use for the purpose of avoiding penalties under federal tax law.

As with any investment, prospective investors should seek advice based on their individual circumstances from their own tax advisor.

The Fund intends to qualify annually and to elect to be treated as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

To qualify for the favorable U.S. federal income tax treatment generally accorded to regulated investment companies, the Fund must, among other things, (i) derive in each taxable year at least 90% of its gross income from dividends, interest, payments with respect to securities loans and gains from the sale or other disposition of stock, securities or foreign currencies or other income derived with respect to its business of investing in such stock, securities or currencies, or net income derived from interests in certain publicly traded partnerships; (ii) diversify its holdings so that, at the end of each quarter of the taxable year, (a) at least 50% of the market value of the Fund’s assets is represented by cash and cash items (including receivables), U.S. government securities, the securities of other regulated investment companies and other securities, with such other securities of any one issuer generally limited for the purposes of this calculation to an amount not greater than 5% of the value of the Fund’s total assets and not greater than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer, and (b) not more than 25% of the value of its total assets is invested in the securities (other than U.S. government securities or the securities of other regulated investment companies) of any one issuer, or two or more issuers which the Fund controls which are engaged in the same, similar or related trades or businesses, or the securities of one or more of certain publicly traded partnerships; and (iii) distribute at least 90% of its investment company taxable income (which includes, among other items, dividends, interest and net short-term capital gains in excess of net long-term capital losses) and at least 90% of its net tax-exempt interest income each taxable year. There are certain exceptions for failure to qualify if the failure is for reasonable cause or is de minimis, and certain corrective action is taken and certain tax payments are made by the Fund.

As a regulated investment company, the Fund generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on its investment company taxable income (as that term is defined in the Code, but without regard to the deduction for dividends paid) and net capital gain (the excess of net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss), if any, that it distributes to shareholders. The Fund intends to distribute to its shareholders, at least annually, substantially all of its investment company taxable income and net capital gain. If the Fund retains any net capital gain or investment company taxable income, it will generally be subject to federal income tax at regular corporate rates on the amount retained. In addition, amounts not distributed on a timely basis in accordance with a calendar year distribution requirement are subject to a nondeductible 4% excise tax unless, generally, the Fund distributes during each calendar year an amount equal to the sum of (1) at least 98% of its ordinary income (not taking into account any capital gains or losses) for the calendar year, (2) at least 98.2% of its capital gains in excess of its capital losses (adjusted for certain ordinary losses) for the one-year period ending October 31 of the calendar year, and (3) any ordinary income and capital gains for previous years that were not distributed during those years. In order to prevent application of the excise tax, the Fund intends to make its distributions in accordance with the calendar year distribution requirement. A distribution will be treated as paid on December 31 of the current calendar year if it is declared by the Fund in October, November or December with a record date in such a month and paid by the Fund during January of the following calendar year. Such distributions will be taxable to shareholders in the calendar year in which the distributions are declared, rather than the calendar year in which the distributions are received.

Income from commodities is generally not qualifying income for RICs. The Fund intends to treat any income it may derive from Bitcoin Futures Contracts received by the Subsidiary as “qualifying income” under the provisions of the Code applicable to RICs. The IRS had issued numerous PLRs provided to third parties not associated with the Fund or its affiliates (which only those parties may rely on as precedent) concluding that similar arrangements resulted in qualifying income. Many of such PLRs have now been revoked by the Internal Revenue Service. In March of 2019, the Internal Revenue Service published Regulations that concluded that income from a corporation similar to the Subsidiary would be qualifying income, if the income is related to the Fund’s business of investing in stocks or securities. Although the Regulations do not require distributions from the Subsidiary, the Fund intends to cause the Subsidiary to make distributions that would allow the Fund to make timely distributions to its shareholders. The Fund generally will be required to include in its own taxable income the income of the Subsidiary for a tax year, regardless of whether the Fund receives a distribution of the Subsidiary’s income in that tax year, and this income would nevertheless be subject to the distribution requirement for qualification as a regulated investment company and would be taken into account for purposes of the 4% excise tax.

The Fund has undertaken to not hold more than 25% of its assets in the Subsidiary at the end of any quarter. If the Fund fails to limit itself to the 25% ceiling and fails to correct the issue within 30 days after the end of the quarter, the Fund may fail the RIC diversification tests described above.

Subject to certain reasonable cause and de minimis exceptions, if the Fund fails to qualify as a regulated investment company or fails to satisfy the 90% distribution requirement in any taxable year, the Fund would be taxed as an ordinary corporation on its taxable income (even if such income were distributed to its shareholders) and all distributions out of earnings and profits would be taxed to shareholders as ordinary income.

Distributions. Dividends paid out of the Fund’s investment company taxable income are generally taxable to a shareholder as ordinary income to the extent of the Fund’s earnings and profits, whether paid in cash or reinvested in additional shares. However, certain ordinary income distributions received from the Fund may be taxed at capital gains tax rates. In particular, ordinary income dividends received by an individual shareholder from a regulated investment company such as the Fund are generally taxed at the same rates that apply to net capital gain, provided that certain holding period requirements are satisfied and provided the dividends are attributable to qualifying dividends received by the Fund itself.

The Fund will provide notice to its shareholders of the amount of any distributions that may be taken into account as a dividend, which is eligible for the capital gains tax rates. The Fund cannot make any guarantees as to the amount of any distribution, which will be regarded as a qualifying dividend.

Income from the Fund may also be subject to a 3.8% “Medicare tax.” This tax generally applies to net investment income if the taxpayer’s adjusted gross income exceeds certain threshold amounts, which are $250,000 in the case of married couples filing joint returns and $200,000 in the case of single individuals.

A corporation that owns shares of the Fund generally will not be entitled to the dividends received deduction with respect to many dividends received from the Fund because the dividends received deduction is generally not available for distributions from regulated investment companies. However, certain ordinary income dividends on Fund shares that are attributable to qualifying dividends received by the Fund from certain domestic corporations may be reported by the Fund as being eligible for the dividends received deduction.

Distributions of net capital gain (the excess of net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss), if any, properly reported as capital gain dividends are taxable to a shareholder as long-term capital gains, regardless of how long the shareholder has held Fund shares. An election may be available to you to defer recognition of the gain attributable to a capital gain dividend if you make certain qualifying investments within a limited time. You should talk to your tax advisor about the availability of this deferral election and its requirements. Shareholders receiving distributions in the form of additional Fund shares, rather than cash, generally will have a tax basis in each such share equal to the value of a share of the Fund on the reinvestment date. A distribution of an amount in excess of the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits will be treated by a shareholder as a return of capital which is applied against and reduces the shareholder’s basis in his or her Fund shares. To the extent that the amount of any such distribution exceeds the shareholder’s basis in his or her Fund shares, the excess will be treated by the shareholder as gain from a sale or exchange of the shares.

Shareholders will be notified annually as to the U.S. federal income tax status of distributions, and shareholders receiving distributions in the form of additional shares will receive a report as to the value of those Fund shares.

Sale or Exchange of Shares. Upon the sale or other disposition of shares of the Fund, which a shareholder holds as a capital asset, such a shareholder may realize a capital gain or loss, which will be long-term or short-term, depending upon the shareholder’s holding period for the shares. Generally, a shareholder’s gain or loss will be a long-term gain or loss if the shares have been held for more than one year. An election may be available to you to defer recognition of capital gain if you make certain qualifying investments within a limited time. You should talk to your tax advisor about the availability of this deferral election and its requirements.

Any loss realized on a sale or exchange will be disallowed to the extent that shares disposed of are replaced (including through reinvestment of dividends) within a period of 61 days beginning 30 days before and ending 30 days after disposition of shares or to the extent that the shareholder, during such period, acquires or enters into an option or contract to acquire, substantially identical stock or securities. In such a case, the basis of the shares acquired will be adjusted to reflect the disallowed loss. Any loss realized by a shareholder on a disposition of Fund shares held by the shareholder for six months or less will be treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent of any distributions of long-term capital gain received by the shareholder with respect to such shares.

Taxes on Purchase and Redemption of Creation Units. If a shareholder exchanges securities for Creation Units the shareholder will generally recognize a gain or a loss. The gain or loss will be equal to the difference between the market value of the Creation Units at the time and the shareholder’s aggregate basis in the securities surrendered and the Cash Component paid. If a shareholder exchanges Creation Units for securities, then the shareholder will generally recognize a gain or loss equal to the difference between the shareholder’s basis in the Creation Units and the aggregate market value of the securities received and the Cash Redemption Amount. The Internal Revenue Service, however, may assert that a loss realized upon an exchange of securities for Creation Units or Creation Units for securities cannot be deducted currently under the rules governing “wash sales,” or on the basis that there has been no significant change in economic position.

Nature of Fund Investments. Certain of the Fund’s investment practices are subject to special and complex federal income tax provisions that may, among other things, (i) disallow, suspend or otherwise limit the allowance of certain losses or deductions; (ii) convert lower taxed long-term capital gain into higher taxed short-term capital gain or ordinary income; (iii) convert an ordinary loss or a deduction into a capital loss (the deductibility of which is more limited); (iv) cause the Fund to recognize income or gain without a corresponding receipt of cash; (v) adversely affect the time as to when a purchase or sale of stock or securities is deemed to occur; and (vi) adversely alter the characterization of certain complex financial transactions.

Futures Contracts. The Fund’s transactions in futures contracts will be subject to special provisions of the Code that, among other things, may affect the character of gains and losses realized by the Fund (i.e., may affect whether gains or losses are ordinary or capital, or short-term or long-term), may accelerate recognition of income to the Fund and may defer Fund losses. These rules could, therefore, affect the character, amount and timing of distributions to shareholders. These provisions also (a) will require the Fund to mark-to-market certain types of the positions in its portfolio (i.e., treat them as if they were closed out), and (b) may cause the Fund to recognize income without receiving cash with which to make distributions in amounts necessary to satisfy the 90% distribution requirement for qualifying to be taxed as a regulated investment company and the distribution requirements for avoiding excise taxes.

Investments in Certain Non-U.S. Corporations. If the Fund holds an equity interest in any “passive foreign investment companies” (“PFICs”), which are generally certain non-U.S. corporations that receive at least 75% of their annual gross income from passive sources (such as interest, dividends, certain rents and royalties or capital gains) or that hold at least 50% of their assets in investments producing such passive income, the Fund could be subject to U.S. federal income tax and additional interest charges on gains and certain distributions with respect to those equity interests, even if all the income or gain is timely distributed to its shareholders. The Fund will not be able to pass through to its shareholders any credit or deduction for such taxes. The Fund may be able to make an election that could ameliorate these adverse tax consequences. In this case, the Fund would recognize as ordinary income any increase in the value of such PFIC shares, and as ordinary loss any decrease in such value to the extent it did not exceed prior increases included in income. Under this election, the Fund might be required to recognize in a year income in excess of its distributions from PFICs and its proceeds from dispositions of PFIC stock during that year, and such income would nevertheless be subject to the distribution requirement and would be taken into account for purposes of the 4% excise tax (described above). Dividends paid by PFICs are not treated as qualified dividend income.

Backup Withholding. The Fund may be required to withhold U.S. federal income tax from all taxable distributions and sale proceeds payable to shareholders who fail to provide the Fund with their correct taxpayer identification number or fail to make required certifications, or who have been notified by the Internal Revenue Service that they are subject to backup withholding. Corporate shareholders and certain other shareholders specified in the Code generally are exempt from such backup withholding. This withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld may be credited against the shareholder’s U.S. federal income tax liability.

Non-U.S. Shareholders. U.S. taxation of a shareholder who, as to the United States, is a nonresident alien individual, a non-U.S. trust or estate, a non-U.S. corporation or non-U.S. partnership (“non-U.S. shareholder”) depends on whether the income of the Fund is “effectively connected” with a U.S. trade or business carried on by the shareholder.

In addition to the rules described in this section concerning the potential imposition of withholding on distributions to non-U.S. persons, distributions to non-U.S. persons that are “financial institutions” may be subject to a withholding tax of 30% unless an agreement is in place between the financial institution and the U.S. Treasury to collect and disclose information about accounts, equity investments, or debt interests in the financial institution held by one or more U.S. persons or the institution is resident in a jurisdiction that has entered into such an agreement with the U.S. Treasury. For these purposes, a “financial institution” means any entity that (i) accepts deposits in the ordinary course of a banking or similar business; (ii) holds financial assets for the account of others as a substantial portion of its business; or (iii) is engaged (or holds itself out as being engaged) primarily in the business of investing, reinvesting or trading in securities, partnership interests, commodities or any interest (including a futures contract or option) in such securities, partnership interests or commodities. This withholding tax is also currently scheduled to apply to the gross proceeds from the disposition of securities that produce U.S. source interest or dividends. However, proposed regulations may eliminate the requirement to withhold on payments of gross proceeds from dispositions.

Distributions to non-financial non-U.S. entities (other than publicly traded non-U.S. entities, entities owned by residents of U.S. possessions, non-U.S. governments, international organizations, or non-U.S. central banks), will also be subject to a withholding tax of 30% if the entity does not certify that the entity does not have any substantial U.S. owners or provide the name, address and TIN of each substantial U.S. owner. This withholding tax is also currently scheduled to apply to the gross proceeds from the disposition of securities that produce U.S. source interest or dividends. However, proposed regulations may eliminate the requirement to withhold on payments of gross proceeds from dispositions.

Income Not Effectively Connected. If the income from the Fund is not “effectively connected” with a U.S. trade or business carried on by the non-U.S. shareholder, distributions of investment company taxable income will generally be subject to a U.S. tax of 30% (or lower treaty rate), which tax is generally withheld from such distributions.

Distributions of capital gain dividends and any amounts retained by the Fund which are properly reported by the Fund as undistributed capital gains will not be subject to U.S. tax at the rate of 30% (or lower treaty rate) unless the non-U.S. shareholder is a nonresident alien individual and is physically present in the United States for more than 182 days during the taxable year and meets certain other requirements. However, this 30% tax on capital gains of nonresident alien individuals who are physically present in the United States for more than the 182 day period only applies in exceptional cases because any individual present in the United States for more than 182 days during the taxable year is generally treated as a resident for U.S. income tax purposes; in that case, he or she would be subject to U.S. income tax on his or her worldwide income at the graduated rates applicable to U.S. citizens, rather than the 30% U.S. tax. In the case of a non-U.S. shareholder who is a nonresident alien individual, the Fund may be required to withhold U.S. income tax from distributions of net capital gain unless the non-U.S. shareholder certifies his or her non-U.S. status under penalties of perjury or otherwise establishes an exemption. If a non-U.S. shareholder is a nonresident alien individual, any gain such shareholder realizes upon the sale or exchange of such shareholder’s shares of the Fund in the United States will ordinarily be exempt from U.S. tax unless the gain is U.S. source income and such shareholder is physically present in the United States for more than 182 days during the taxable year and meets certain other requirements.

Distributions from the Fund that are properly reported by the Fund as an interest-related dividend attributable to certain interest income received by the Fund or as a short-term capital gain dividend attributable to certain net short-term capital gain income received by the Fund may not be subject to U.S. federal income taxes, including withholding taxes when received by certain non-U.S. shareholders, provided that the Fund makes certain elections and certain other conditions are met. For tax years after December 31, 2022, amounts paid to or recognized by a non-U.S. affiliate that are excluded from tax under the portfolio interest, capital gain dividends, short-term capital gains or tax-exempt interest dividend exceptions or applicable treaties, may be taken into consideration in determining whether a corporation is an “applicable corporation” subject to a 15% minimum tax on adjusted financial statement income.

In addition, capital gain distributions attributable to gains from U.S. real property interests (including certain U.S. real property holding corporations) will generally be subject to United States withholding tax and will give rise to an obligation on the part of the non-U.S. shareholder to file a United States tax return.

Income Effectively Connected. If the income from the Fund is “effectively connected” with a U.S. trade or business carried on by a non-U.S. shareholder, then distributions of investment company taxable income and capital gain dividends, any amounts retained by the Fund which are properly reported by the Fund as undistributed capital gains and any gains realized upon the sale or exchange of shares of the Fund will be subject to U.S. income tax at the graduated rates applicable to U.S. citizens, residents and domestic corporations. Non-U.S. corporate shareholders may also be subject to the branch profits tax imposed by the Code. The tax consequences to a non-U.S. shareholder entitled to claim the benefits of an applicable tax treaty may differ from those described herein. Non-U.S. shareholders are advised to consult their own tax advisors with respect to the particular tax consequences to them of an investment in the Fund.

Capital Loss Carryforward. Net capital gains of the Fund that are available for distribution to shareholders will be computed by taking into account any applicable capital loss carryforward.

Other Taxation. Fund shareholders may be subject to state, local and foreign taxes on their Fund distributions. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax advisors with respect to the particular tax consequences to them of an investment in the Fund.

Determination of Net Asset Value

The Fund’s net asset value is determined as set forth in the Prospectus in the section entitled “Net Asset Value.”

Dividends and Distributions

The following information supplements and should be read in conjunction with the section in the Prospectus entitled “Dividends, Distributions and Taxes.”

General Policies. Dividends from net investment income of the Fund, if any, are declared and paid at least annually. Distributions of net realized securities gains, if any, generally are declared and paid once a year, but the Trust may make distributions on a more frequent basis. The Trust reserves the right to declare special distributions if, in its reasonable discretion, such action is necessary or advisable to preserve the status of the Fund as a regulated investment company or to avoid imposition of income or excise taxes on undistributed income.

Dividends and other distributions of Fund Shares are distributed, as described below, on a pro rata basis to Beneficial Owners of such shares. Dividend payments are made through DTC Participants and Indirect Participants to Beneficial Owners then of record with proceeds received from the Fund.

Dividend Reinvestment Service. No reinvestment service is provided by the Trust. Broker-dealers may make available the DTC book-entry Dividend Reinvestment Service for use by Beneficial Owners of the Fund for reinvestment of their dividend distributions. Beneficial Owners should contact their brokers in order to determine the availability and costs of the service and the details of participation therein. Brokers may require Beneficial Owners to adhere to specific procedures and timetables. If this service is available and used, dividend distributions of both income and realized gains will be automatically reinvested in additional whole shares of the Fund purchased in the secondary market.

Miscellaneous Information

Legal Counsel. Chapman and Cutler LLP, 320 South Canal Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606, is legal counsel to the Trust.

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. KPMG LLP, 375 9th Avenue, New York, NY 10001, serves as the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm. The firm audits the Fund’s financial statements and performs other related audit services.

Performance Information

To obtain the Fund’s most current performance information, please call (415) 707-3663 or visit the Fund’s website at www.bitcetf.com. From time to time, the Fund’s performance information, such as yield or total return, may be quoted in advertisements or in communications to present or prospective shareholders. Performance quotations represent the Fund’s past performance and should not be considered as representative of future results. The Fund will calculate its performance in accordance with the requirements of the rules and regulations under the 1940 Act, as they may be revised from time to time.

Financial Statements

The audited financial statements and related report of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, contained in the Fund’s N-CSR dated December 31, 2025, are hereby incorporated by reference. No other portions of the Fund’s Form N-CSR is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the Fund’s Form N-CSR may be obtained upon request and without charge by calling the Fund at (415) 707-3663 during normal business hours.

Exhibit A

Principal Holders Table

Name of Beneficial Owner	Percentage of Shares Outstanding
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.	34%
National Financial Services LLC	17%
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC	13%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC/JPMC	7%

The information set forth above is as of March 31, 2026.

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.: 2423 East Lincoln Drive, Phoenix, Arizona 85016

National Financial Services LLC: 499 Washington Boulevard, Jersey City, New Jersey 07310

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC: 1 New York Plaza, 12th Floor, New York, New York 10004

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC/JPMC: 14201 Dallas Parkway, Dallas, Texas 75254

A-1

Statement of Additional Information

Bitwise Trendwise BTC/ETH and Treasuries Rotation Strategy ETF

(BTOP — NYSE Arca)

May 1, 2026

This Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) is not a prospectus. It should be read in conjunction with the prospectus dated May 1, 2026, as it may be revised from time to time (the “Prospectus”), for the Bitwise Trendwise BTC/ETH and Treasuries Rotation Strategy ETF (the “Fund”), a series of the Bitwise Funds Trust (the “Trust”). The Fund’s Prospectus is hereby incorporated by reference. Capitalized terms used herein that are not defined have the same meanings as in the Prospectus, unless otherwise noted. A copy of the Fund’s Prospectus may be obtained without charge by writing to the Fund’s distributor, Foreside Fund Services, LLC, at Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, ME 04101, or by calling toll free at (866) 880-7228. You may also obtain a Prospectus by visiting the Fund’s website at https://www.btopetf.com.

Table of Contents

General Description of the Trust and the Fund	1

Exchange Listing and Trading	1

Investment Objective and Policies	1

Investment Strategies	3

Investment Risks	7

Management of the Fund	11

Control Persons and Principal Holders of Securities	15

Investment Adviser and Other Service Providers	15

Brokerage Allocations	17

Additional Information	18

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures	19

Creation and Redemption of Creation Units	20

Federal Tax Matters	21

Determination of Net Asset Value	24

Dividends and Distributions	24

Miscellaneous Information	25

Performance Information	25

General Description of the Trust and the Fund

On December 3, 2024, Bitwise Bitcoin and Ether Equal Weight Strategy ETF changed its name to Bitwise Trendwise BTC/ETH and Treasuries Rotation Strategy ETF pursuant to approval from the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board of Trustees” or the “Trustees”).

The Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board of Trustees” or the “Trustees”) has the right to establish additional series in the future, to determine the preferences, voting powers, rights and privileges thereof and to modify such preferences, voting powers, rights and privileges without shareholder approval. Shares of any series may also be divided into one or more classes at the discretion of the Trustees. The Trust or any series or class thereof may be terminated at any time by the Board of Trustees upon written notice to the shareholders.

The Fund’s shares (“Fund Shares”) list and principally trade on NYSE Arca, Inc. (the ”Exchange”). Fund Shares trade on the Exchange at market prices that may be below, at or above the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”). ETFs, such as the Fund, do not sell or redeem individual Fund Shares. Instead, the Fund offers, issues and redeems Fund Shares at NAV only in aggregations of a specified number of Fund Shares (each a “Creation Unit”). Financial entities known as “authorized participants” (which are discussed in greater detail below) have contractual arrangements with the Fund or the Distributor to purchase and redeem Fund Shares directly with the Fund in Creation Units in exchange for the securities comprising the Fund and/or cash, or some combination thereof. Fund Shares are traded in the secondary market and elsewhere at market prices that may be at, above, or below the Fund’s NAV. Fund Shares are only redeemable in Creation Units by authorized participants. An authorized participant that purchases a Creation Unit of Fund Shares deposits with the Fund a “basket” of securities, cash and/or other assets identified by the Fund that day, and then receives the Creation Unit of Fund Shares in return for those assets. The redemption process is the reverse of the purchase process: the authorized participant redeems a Creation Unit of Fund Shares for a basket of securities and other assets. The Fund intends to effectuate creations and redemptions of Creation Units for cash. Transaction fees and other costs associated with creations or redemptions that include cash may be higher than the transaction fees and other costs associated with in-kind creations or redemptions. In all cases, conditions with respect to creations and redemptions of shares and fees will be limited in accordance with the requirements of SEC rules and regulations applicable to management investment companies offering redeemable securities.

Exchange Listing and Trading

As in the case of other stocks traded on the Exchange, brokers’ commissions on transactions will be based on negotiated commission rates at customary levels.

Investment Objective and Policies

	(1)	The Fund may not issue senior securities, except as permitted under the 1940 Act.
	(2)	The Fund may not borrow money, except as permitted under the 1940 Act.

	(3)	The Fund will not underwrite the securities of other issuers except to the extent the Fund may be considered an underwriter under the 1933 Act in connection with the purchase and sale of portfolio securities.
	(4)	The Fund will not purchase or sell real estate or interests therein, unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments (but this shall not prohibit the Fund from purchasing or selling securities or other instruments backed by real estate or of issuers engaged in real estate activities).
	(5)	The Fund may not make loans, except as permitted under the 1940 Act and exemptive orders granted thereunder.
	(6)	The Fund may not purchase or sell physical commodities unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments (but this shall not prevent the Fund from purchasing or selling options, futures contracts, forward contracts or other derivative instruments, or from investing in securities or other instruments backed by physical commodities).
	(7)	The Fund will not concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets in the securities of a particular industry or group of industries), except that the Fund may invest more than 25% of its total assets in investments that provide exposure to bitcoin, ether, bitcoin futures contracts and/or ether futures contracts. For purposes of this limitation, securities of the U.S. government (including its agencies and instrumentalities), repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. government securities, and securities of state or municipal governments and their political subdivisions are not considered to be issued by members of any industry.

Investment Strategies

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective through equally-weighted exposure to bitcoin futures contracts (“Bitcoin Futures Contracts”), ether futures contracts (“Ether Futures Contracts,” and with Bitcoin Futures Contracts, “Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts”) and U.S. Treasury securities. During periods when the Fund has 100% notional exposure to Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts, the Fund may enter into swap agreements that provide exposure to bitcoin, ether, Bitcoin Futures Contracts or Ether Futures Contracts The Fund does not invest directly in bitcoin or ether.

Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts and U.S. Treasury securities. For purposes of compliance with this investment policy, derivative contracts (such as Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts) will be valued at their notional value. Fund shareholders are entitled to 60 days’ written notice prior to any change in this non-fundamental investment policy.

Types of Investments

Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts. The Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts held by the Fund are cash-settled standardized futures contracts that reference the digital asset bitcoin or ether (as applicable). The settlement price of Bitcoin Futures Contracts is based upon the CME CF Bitcoin-Dollar Reference Rate. Both the CME CF Bitcoin-Dollar Reference Rate and CME CF Ether-Dollar Reference Rate aggregate bitcoin or ether (as applicable) U.S. dollar transactions on certain major digital asset trading venues and is calculated using volume-weighted trading price data from those digital asset trading venues.

The liquidity of the market for Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts depends on, among other things: the supply and demand for bitcoin or ether; the adoption of bitcoin or ether for commercial uses; the anticipated increase of investments in bitcoin- or ether-related investment products by retail and institutional investors; speculative interest in bitcoin and ether and bitcoin- or ether-related investment products; regulatory or other restrictions on investors’ ability to invest in Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts; and the potential ability to hedge against the price of bitcoin and either with Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts (and vice versa).

The market for Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts may be illiquid. This means that the Subsidiary may not be able to buy and sell Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts quickly or at the desired price. For example, it is difficult to execute a trade at a specific price when there is a relatively small volume of buy and sell orders in a market. A materially adverse development in one or more of the factors on which the liquidity of the market for Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts depends may cause the market to become illiquid, for short or long periods. In such markets, the Subsidiary may not be able to buy and sell Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts quickly (or at all) or at the desired price. Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Fund. Additionally, the large size of the futures positions which the Subsidiary may acquire increases the risk of illiquidity, as larger positions may be more difficult to fully liquidate, may take longer to liquidate, and, as a result of their size, may expose the Fund to potentially more significant losses while trying to do so.

Regulatory Aspects of Investments in Futures. BIM is registered as a “commodity pool operator” with the National Futures Association (the “NFA”) pursuant to the rules and regulations of the CFTC. BIM’s investment decisions may need to be modified, and commodity contract positions held by the Fund and/or the Subsidiary may have to be liquidated at disadvantageous times or prices, to avoid exceeding position limits established by the CFTC, potentially subjecting the Fund to substantial losses. The regulation of commodity transactions in the United States is a rapidly changing area of the law and is subject to ongoing modification by government, self-regulatory and judicial action. The effect of any future regulatory change on the Fund is impossible to predict, but could be substantial and adverse to the Fund.

Cayman Subsidiary. The Fund invests a portion of its total assets in the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary invests in Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts. Because the Fund may invest a substantial portion of its assets in the Subsidiary, which may hold certain of the investments described in the Prospectus and this SAI, the Fund may be considered to be investing indirectly in those investments through the Subsidiary. Therefore, except as otherwise noted, for purposes of this disclosure, references to the Fund’s investments may also be deemed to include the Fund’s indirect investments through the Subsidiary.

The Subsidiary is not registered under the 1940 Act and is not directly subject to its investor protections, except as noted in the Prospectus or this SAI. However, the Subsidiary is wholly-owned and controlled by the Fund and is advised by BIM. The Trust’s Board of Trustees has oversight responsibility for the investment activities of the Fund, including its investment in the Subsidiary, and the Fund’s role as the sole shareholder of the Subsidiary. BIM receives no additional compensation for managing the assets of the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary will also enter into separate contracts for the provision of custody, transfer agency, and accounting agent services with the same service providers or with affiliates of the same service providers that provide those services to the Fund.

The financial statements of the Subsidiary will be consolidated with the Fund’s financial statements in the Fund’s Form N-CSR.

Federal Income Tax Treatment of Exchange-Listed Commodity Futures and Investments in the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary’s transactions in exchange-listed commodity futures contracts will be subject to special provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) that, among other things, may affect the character of gains and losses realized by the Subsidiary (i.e., may affect whether gains or losses are ordinary or capital, or short-term or long-term), may accelerate recognition of income to the Subsidiary and may defer Subsidiary losses. Because the Subsidiary is a controlled foreign corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, this treatment of the Subsidiary’s income will affect the income the Fund must recognize. These rules could, therefore, affect the character, amount and timing of distributions to shareholders. These provisions also (a) will require the Subsidiary to mark-to-market certain types of the positions in its portfolio (i.e., treat them as if they were closed out), and (b) may cause the Subsidiary and the Fund to recognize income without the Fund receiving cash with which to make distributions in amounts necessary to satisfy the 90% distribution requirement for qualifying to be taxed as a regulated investment company and the distribution requirement for avoiding excise taxes.

The Fund intends to treat any income it may derive from Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts received by the Subsidiary as “qualifying income” under the provisions of the Code applicable to “regulated investment companies” (“RICs”). The Internal Revenue Service had issued numerous private letter rulings (“PLRs”) provided to third parties not associated with the Fund or its affiliates (which only those parties may rely on as precedent) concluding that similar arrangements resulted in qualifying income. Many of such PLRs have now been revoked by the Internal Revenue Service. In March of 2019, the Internal Revenue Service published Regulations that concluded that income from a corporation similar to the Subsidiary would be qualifying income, if the income is related to the Fund’s business of investing in stocks or securities. Although the regulations do not require distributions from the Subsidiary, the Fund intends to cause the Subsidiary to make distributions that would allow the Fund to make timely distributions to its shareholders. The Fund generally will be required to include in its own taxable income the income of the Subsidiary for a tax year, regardless of whether the Fund receives a distribution of the Subsidiary’s income in that tax year, and this income would nevertheless be subject to the distribution requirement for qualification as a regulated investment company and would be taken into account for purposes of the 4% excise tax.

Fixed Income Investments and Cash Equivalents. Fixed income investments and cash equivalents held by the Fund may include, without limitation, the types of investments set forth below.

	1.	The Fund may invest in U.S. government securities, including bills, notes and bonds differing as to maturity and rates of interest, which are either issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury or by U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities. U.S. government securities include securities that are issued or guaranteed by the United States Treasury, by various agencies of the U.S. government, or by various instrumentalities that have been established or sponsored by the U.S. government. U.S. Treasury securities are backed by the “full faith and credit” of the United States. Securities issued or guaranteed by federal agencies and U.S. government-sponsored instrumentalities may or may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. Some of the U.S. government agencies that issue or guarantee securities include the Export-Import Bank of the United States, the Farmers Home Administration, the Federal Housing Administration, the Maritime Administration, the Small Business Administration and the Tennessee Valley Authority. An instrumentality of the U.S. government is a government agency organized under federal charter with government supervision. Instrumentalities issuing or guaranteeing securities include, among others, the Federal Home Loan Banks, the Federal Land Banks, the Central Bank for Cooperatives, Federal Intermediate Credit Banks and Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”). In the case of those U.S. government securities not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, the investor must look principally to the agency or instrumentality issuing or guaranteeing the security for ultimate repayment, and may not be able to assert a claim against the United States itself in the event that the agency or instrumentality does not meet its commitment. The U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities do not guarantee the market value of their securities, and consequently, the value of such securities may fluctuate.
	2.	The Fund may invest in certificates of deposit issued against funds deposited in a bank or savings and loan association. Such certificates are for a definite period of time, earn a specified rate of return, and are normally negotiable. If such certificates of deposit are non-negotiable, they will be considered illiquid securities and be subject to the Fund’s 15% restriction on investments in illiquid securities. Pursuant to the certificate of deposit, the issuer agrees to pay the amount deposited plus interest to the bearer of the certificate on the date specified thereon. Under current FDIC regulations, the maximum insurance payable as to any one certificate of deposit is $250,000; therefore, certificates of deposit purchased by the Fund may not be fully insured. The Fund may only invest in certificates of deposit issued by U.S. banks with at least $1 billion in assets.

	3.	The Fund may invest in bankers’ acceptances, which are short-term credit instruments used to finance commercial transactions. Generally, an acceptance is a time draft drawn on a bank by an exporter or an importer to obtain a stated amount of funds to pay for specific merchandise. The draft is then “accepted” by a bank that, in effect, unconditionally guarantees to pay the face value of the instrument on its maturity date. The acceptance may then be held by the accepting bank as an asset or it may be sold in the secondary market at the going rate of interest for a specific maturity.
	4.	The Fund may invest in bank time deposits, which are monies kept on deposit with banks or savings and loan associations for a stated period of time at a fixed rate of interest. There may be penalties for the early withdrawal of such time deposits, in which case the yields of these investments will be reduced.

	5.	The Fund may invest in commercial paper, which are short-term unsecured promissory notes, including variable rate master demand notes issued by corporations to finance their current operations. Master demand notes are direct lending arrangements between the Fund and a corporation. There is no secondary market for the notes. However, they are redeemable by the Fund at any time. The Fund’s portfolio managers will consider the financial condition of the corporation (e.g., earning power, cash flow and other liquidity ratios) and will continuously monitor the corporation’s ability to meet all of its financial obligations, because the Fund’s liquidity might be impaired if the corporation were unable to pay principal and interest on demand. The Fund may invest in commercial paper only if it has received the highest rating from at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organization or, if unrated, judged by BIM to be of comparable quality.
	6.	The Fund may invest in shares of money market funds, as consistent with its investment objective and policies. Shares of money market funds are subject to management fees and other expenses of those funds. Therefore, investments in money market funds will cause the Fund to bear proportionately the costs incurred by the money market funds’ operations. At the same time, the Fund will continue to pay its own management fees and expenses with respect to all of its assets, including any portion invested in the shares of other investment companies. It is possible for the Fund to lose money by investing in money market funds.
	7.	The Fund may invest in corporate debt securities, as consistent with its investment objective and policies. The Fund could lose money if the issuer of a corporate debt security is unable to pay interest or repay principal when it is due.

Futures Contracts. The Fund may purchase and sell futures instruments, including exchange-listed Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts. Transaction costs are incurred when a futures contract is bought or sold and margin deposits must be maintained. A futures contract may be satisfied by delivery or purchase, as the case may be, of the instrument or by payment of the change in the cash value of the reference asset or index. More commonly, futures contracts are closed out prior to delivery by entering into an offsetting transaction in a matching futures contract. Although the value of a reference asset or index might be a function of the value of certain specified securities, no physical delivery of those securities is made. If the offsetting purchase price is less than the original sale price, a gain will be realized; if it is more, a loss will be realized. Conversely, if the offsetting sale price is more than the original purchase price, a gain will be realized; if it is less, a loss will be realized. The transaction costs must also be included in these calculations. There can be no assurance, however, that the Fund will be able to enter into an offsetting transaction with respect to a particular futures contract at a particular time. If the Fund is not able to enter into an offsetting transaction, the Fund will continue to be required to maintain the margin deposits on the futures contract.

Margin is the amount of funds that must be deposited by the Fund with its custodian in a segregated account in the name of the futures commission merchant in order to initiate futures trading and to maintain the Fund’s and the Subsidiary’s open positions in futures contracts. A margin deposit is intended to ensure the Fund’s or the Subsidiary’s performance of the futures contract. The margin required for a particular futures contract is set by the exchange on which the futures contract is traded and may be significantly modified from time to time by the exchange during the term of the futures contract. Futures contracts are customarily purchased and sold on margins that may range upward from less than 5% of the value of the futures contract being traded. The margin on Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts has historically been significantly higher than many other futures instruments.

Short-Term Instruments and Temporary Investments. The Fund may invest in short-term instruments, including money market instruments, on an ongoing basis to provide liquidity or for other reasons. Money market instruments are generally short-term investments that may include, but are not limited to: (i) shares of money market funds; (ii) obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities (including government-sponsored enterprises); (iii) negotiable certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances, fixed-time deposits and other obligations of U.S. and non-U.S. banks (including non-U.S. branches) and similar institutions; (iv) commercial paper rated, at the date of purchase, “Prime-1” by Moody’s^® Investors Service, Inc., “F-1” by Fitch Ratings, Inc., or “A-1” by Standard & Poor’s^® Financial Services LLC, a subsidiary of S&P Global, Inc., or if unrated, of comparable quality as determined by the Adviser; (v) non-convertible corporate debt securities (e.g., bonds and debentures) with remaining maturities at the date of purchase of not more than 397 days and that satisfy the rating requirements set forth in Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act; (vi) repurchase agreements; and (vii) short-term U.S. dollar denominated obligations of non-U.S. banks (including U.S. branches) that, in the opinion of the Adviser, are of comparable quality to obligations of U.S. banks that may be purchased by the Fund. Any of these instruments may be purchased on a current or forward-settled basis. Time deposits are non-negotiable deposits maintained in banking institutions for specified periods of time at stated interest rates. Bankers’ acceptances are time drafts drawn on commercial banks by borrowers, usually in connection with international transactions.

Swap Agreements. The Fund may into enter into swap agreements on bitcoin, ether, Bitcoin Futures Contracts or Ether Futures Contracts. Swaps are two-party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors for periods ranging from a day to more than one year. In a standard “swap” transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on a particular pre-determined interest rate, commodity, security, indexes, or other assets or measurable indicators. The gross return to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties is calculated with respect to a “notional amount,” e.g., the return on, or the increase/decrease in, value of bitcoin, ether, Bitcoin Futures Contracts or Ether Futures Contracts.

The Fund will enter into swaps to gain exposure to bitcoin, ether, Bitcoin Futures Contracts or Ether Futures Contracts without owning or taking physical custody of bitcoin or ether. For example, in one common type of total return swap, the Fund’s counterparty will agree to pay the Fund the rate at which the specified asset or indicator (e.g., bitcoin, ether, Bitcoin Futures Contracts or Ether Futures Contracts) increased or decreased in value multiplied by the relevant notional amount of the swap. The Fund will agree to pay to the counterparty an interest fee (based on the notional amount) and the rate at which bitcoin, ether, Bitcoin Futures Contracts or Ether Futures Contracts increased or decreased in value multiplied by the notional amount of the swap, plus, in certain instances, commissions or trading spreads on the notional amount.

As a result, the swap has a similar economic effect as if the Fund were to invest in the assets underlying the swap (bitcoin, ether, Bitcoin Futures Contracts or Ether Futures Contracts) in an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap. The return to the Fund on such swap should be the gain or loss on the notional amount plus dividends or interest on the assets less the interest paid by the Fund on the notional amount. However, unlike cash investments in the underlying assets, the Fund will not be an owner of the underlying assets and will not have voting or similar rights in respect of such assets.

Portfolio Turnover

Fiscal Period Ended	Portfolio Turnover Rate
December 31, 2024	0%
December 31, 2025	0%

Investment Risks

Bitcoin Risk

Borrowing and Leverage Risk

Cybersecurity Risk

Derivatives Risk

The use of derivatives presents risks different from, and possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in traditional securities. Among the risks presented are market risk, credit risk, management risk and liquidity risk. The Fund will only invest in exchange-traded futures contracts and will not invest in any over-the-counter derivatives. The use of derivatives can lead to losses because of adverse movements in the price or value of the underlying asset, index or rate, which may be magnified by certain features of the derivatives. The success of the Adviser’s derivatives strategies will depend on its ability to assess and predict the impact of market or economic developments on the underlying asset, index or rate and the derivative itself, without the benefit of observing the performance of the derivative under all possible market conditions. Liquidity risk exists when a security cannot be purchased or sold at the time desired, or cannot be purchased or sold without adversely affecting the price. Certain specific risks associated with an investment in derivatives may include: market risk, credit risk, correlation risk, liquidity risk, legal risk and systemic or “interconnection” risk, as specified below.

Market Risk. Market risk is the risk that the value of the underlying assets may go up or down. Adverse movements in the value of an underlying asset can expose the Fund to losses. Market risk is the primary risk associated with derivative transactions. Derivative instruments may include elements of leverage and, accordingly, fluctuations in the value of the derivative instrument in relation to the underlying asset may be magnified. The successful use of derivative instruments depends upon a variety of factors, particularly the portfolio managers’ ability to predict movements of the securities, currencies and commodities markets, which may require different skills than predicting changes in the prices of individual securities. There can be no assurance that any particular strategy adopted will succeed. A decision to engage in a derivative transaction will reflect the portfolio managers’ judgment that the derivative transaction will provide value to the Fund and its shareholders and is consistent with the Fund’s objective, investment limitations and operating policies. In making such a judgment, the portfolio managers will analyze the benefits and risks of the derivative transactions and weigh them in the context of the Fund’s overall investments and investment objective.

	2.	Credit Risk. Credit risk is the risk that a loss may be sustained as a result of the failure of a counterparty to comply with the terms of a derivative instrument. Specifically, a futures commission merchant (“FCM”) or clearing house could fail to perform its obligations, causing significant losses to the Fund. For example, the Fund could lose margin payments it has deposited with an FCM as well as any gains owed but not paid to the Fund, if the FCM or clearing house becomes insolvent or otherwise fails to perform its obligations. Credit risk of market participants with respect to derivatives that are centrally cleared is concentrated in a few clearing houses and it is not clear how an insolvency proceeding of a clearing house would be conducted and what impact an insolvency of a clearing house would have on the financial system. Under current CFTC regulations, a FCM maintains customers’ assets in a bulk segregated account. If a FCM fails to do so, or is unable to satisfy a substantial deficit in a customer account, its other customers may be subject to risk of loss of their funds in the event of that FCM’s bankruptcy. In that event, in the case of futures and options on futures, the FCM’s customers are entitled to recover, even in respect of property specifically traceable to them, only a proportional share of all property available for distribution to all of that FCM’s customers. In addition, if the FCM does not comply with the applicable regulations, or in the event of a fraud or misappropriation of customer assets by the FCM, the Fund could have only an unsecured creditor claim in an insolvency of the FCM with respect to the margin held by the FCM. FCMs are also required to transfer to the clearing house the amount of margin required by the clearing house, which amount is generally held in an omnibus account at the clearing house for all customers of the FCM.
	3.	Correlation Risk. Correlation risk is the risk that there might be an imperfect correlation, or even no correlation, between price movements of a derivative instrument and price movements of the underlying reference asset. This might occur due to factors unrelated to the value of the investments underlying reference asset, such as speculative or other pressures on the markets in which these instruments are traded.
	4.	Liquidity Risk. Liquidity risk is the risk that a derivative instrument cannot be sold, closed out or replaced quickly at or very close to its fundamental value. Generally, exchange contracts are very liquid because the exchange clearing house is the counterparty of every contract. The Fund’s ability to sell or close out a position in an instrument prior to expiration or maturity depends upon the existence of a liquid secondary market or, in the absence of such a market, the ability and willingness of the counterparty to enter into a transaction closing out the position. Due to liquidity risk, there is no assurance that any derivatives position can be sold or closed out at a time and price that is favorable to the Fund.

	5.	Legal Risk. Legal risk is the risk of loss caused by the unenforceability of a party’s obligations under the derivative. While a party seeking price certainty agrees to surrender the potential upside in exchange for downside protection, the party taking the risk is looking for a positive payoff. Despite this voluntary assumption of risk, a counterparty that has lost money in a derivative transaction may try to avoid payment by exploiting various legal uncertainties about certain derivative products.
	6.	Systemic or “Interconnection” Risk. Systemic or “interconnection” risk is the risk that a disruption in the financial markets will cause difficulties for all market participants. In other words, a disruption in one market will spill over into other markets, perhaps creating a chain reaction.

Ether Risk

Ether is subject to significant volatility, rapid price fluctuations, and uncertainty. While ether has experienced substantial growth in institutional adoption, regulatory recognition, and technological maturity, its value remains influenced by market sentiment, speculative investment activities, macroeconomic factors, and ongoing technological developments rather than purely traditional fundamental analysis. Ethereum is an evolving blockchain platform that continues to undergo substantial upgrades, such as the transition from Proof-of-Work to Proof-of-Stake (Ethereum 2.0 or the “Merge”) and the ongoing rollout of scalability improvements (including Layer 2 solutions such as rollups). These complex technological upgrades are intended to improve Ethereum’s scalability, security, transaction throughput, energy efficiency, and usability. However, each significant update introduces risks including technical vulnerabilities, potential software flaws, delays in development, operational disruptions, or unintended economic impacts, any of which could negatively affect investor confidence, the adoption of the Ethereum blockchain, or ether’s valuation. The regulatory environment for ether and the Ethereum blockchain remains uncertain and varied globally. While certain jurisdictions have provided increased regulatory clarity and oversight, significant regulatory risks persist. Unanticipated regulatory actions—including enforcement actions, reclassification of ether’s regulatory status (such as a security versus commodity), or significant policy changes—could materially impact ether’s value and liquidity. Investors should remain aware that shifts in regulatory classification or compliance requirements may adversely impact the viability, market perception, or utility of ether. The Ethereum ecosystem relies heavily on smart contracts—computer code deployed on the Ethereum blockchain capable of automating financial transactions, asset management, and decentralized application (dApp) functionalities. While smart contracts enable substantial innovation, they remain vulnerable to coding errors, exploitation, hacks, and manipulation. Past security breaches involving decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms, decentralized exchanges, and smart contract-based projects have led to significant financial losses, adversely affecting market sentiment, investor confidence, and ether’s valuation. Competition from other blockchain networks, sometimes referred to as “Ethereum alternatives” or “Layer 1 competitors,” remains robust. Networks offering potentially superior scalability, lower transaction fees, enhanced privacy, or specific technical advantages—such as Solana, Avalanche, Cardano, Polkadot, and others—continue to attract users, developers, and investors. Successful adoption and growth of competing blockchain ecosystems could limit Ethereum’s market share, ecosystem development, and thus negatively impact ether’s long-term valuation. Furthermore, the Ethereum network faces potential governance risks. Decisions regarding protocol upgrades, network policies, or operational changes depend on community consensus among diverse stakeholders, including core developers, validators, decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), and other influential actors. Disagreements or governance failures within the Ethereum community could result in contentious blockchain forks, fragmentation of resources, diminished market confidence, or value dilution.

Failure to Qualify as a Regulated Investment Company Risk

Liquidity Risk

Swap Agreements Risk

Trading Issues Risk

U.S. Treasury Obligations Risk

Valuation Risk

Management of the Fund

Trustees and Officers

Name, Address and Year of Birth	Position and Offices with Trust	Term of Office and Year First Elected or Appointed	Principal Occupations During Past 5 Years	Number of Portfolios in the Bitwise Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee	Other Trusteeships or Directorships Held by Trustee During the Past 5 Years
Interested Trustees
Paul Fusaro⁽¹⁾ c/o Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC 250 Montgomery Street Suite 200 San Francisco, CA 94104 Y.O.B.: 1985	Chairman of the Board of Trustees; President	• Indefinite term • Since inception	President (2021 - present), Chief Operating Officer (2018 – 2021) of Bitwise Asset Management; Chief Operating Officer and Secretary of Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC (2022 – present)	15	None
Independent Trustees
Jena Watson c/o Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC 250 Montgomery Street Suite 200 San Francisco, CA 94104 Y.O.B.: 1972	Trustee	• Indefinite term • Since inception	Partner of ArentFox Shiff LLP (2023 – present); Senior Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of HomeStreet Bank (2021 – 2023); Senior Counsel of Silicon Valley Bank (2018 –2021)	15	City of Belvedere Parks and Open Spaces (2021 – present)

Terrence Olson c/o Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC 250 Montgomery Street Suite 200 San Francisco, CA 94104 Y.O.B.: 1967	Trustee	• Indefinite term • Since inception	Consultant for Two Tides Advisory, LLC (2025 – present); Chief Finance Officer of Andalusian Credit Partners, LLC (2023 – 2024); Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of First Eagle Alternative Credit, LLC (2020 – 2021); Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of THL Credit Advisors, LLC (2008 – 2020)	15	ISQ Infrastructure Company, LLC (2025 – present)

Tracy Castle-Newman c/o Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC 250 Montgomery Street Suite 200 San Francisco, CA 94104 Y.O.B.: 1968	Trustee	• Indefinite term • Since December 2025	Head of Client Strategy and Business Development of Morgan Stanley (2022 – 2025); Managing Director, Institutional Equity Division, of Morgan Stanley (1996 – 2025); Chief Operating Officer, Equity Distribution, of Morgan Stanley (2009 – 2022); Founder, TCN Advisors (2025 – present)	15	TSWS (2025 – present)

Name, Address and Year of Birth	Position and Offices with Trust	Term of Office and Year First Elected or Appointed	Principal Occupations During Past 5 Years	Number of Portfolios in the Bitwise Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee	Other Trusteeships or Directorships Held by Trustee During the Past 5 Years
Officers of the Trust
Jim Gallo ⁽²⁾ c/o Foreside Fund Officer Services, LLC Three Canal Plaza Portland, ME 04101	Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer	• Indefinite term • Since inception	Director at ACA Group (2022 – present); Vice President and Director of Fund/Client Accounting of Bank of New York Mellon (2002 – 2022)	N/A	N/A

Johanna Collins-Wood c/o Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC 250 Montgomery Street Suite 200 San Francisco, CA 94104	Secretary and Vice President	• Indefinite term • Since inception	General Counsel and Head of Compliance of U.S. Asset Management (2025 – present), Senior Counsel (2021 – 2025), of Bitwise Asset Management; Chief Compliance Officer of Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC (2022 – present); Associate of Wilson, Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati LLP (2019 – 2021)	N/A	N/A

James Bebrin c/o Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC 250 Montgomery Street Suite 200 San Francisco, CA 94104	Assistant Treasurer	• Indefinite term • Since 2022	Director of Controls and Fund Administration of Bitwise Asset Management (2021 – present); Fund Manager of WisdomTree Asset Management (2015 – 2021)	N/A	N/A

Adam Shoffner⁽²⁾ c/o ACA Group Three Canal Plaza Portland, ME 04101 Y.O.B.:1979	Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Officer	• Indefinite term • Since 2025	Fund Chief Compliance Officer at ACA Group (2020 – present); Vice President in Compliance & Regulatory Consulting at Duff & Phelps (2018 – 2020)	N/A	N/A

(1)

Mr. Fusaro is deemed an “interested person” of the Trust due to his position as Chief Operating Officer and Secretary of Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC and President of the Trust.

(2)

Mr. Gallo and Mr. Shoffner are employees of ACA Group, an affiliate of the Fund’s distributor.

Unitary Board Leadership Structure

The two standing committees of the Board of Trustees are the Nominating Committee and the Audit Committee.

Risk Oversight

As part of the general oversight of the Fund, the Board of Trustees is involved in the risk oversight of the Fund. The Board of Trustees has adopted and periodically reviews policies and procedures designed to address the Fund’s risks. Oversight of investment and compliance risk, including, if applicable, oversight of any sub-advisers, is performed primarily at the Board of Trustees level in conjunction with the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and Anti-Money Laundering Officer.

Board Diversification and Trustee Qualifications

The following table sets forth the compensation paid by the Trust to each Independent Trustee (excluding reimbursement for travel and out-of-pocket expenses) for services to the Fund and the aggregate compensation paid to them for services to the Bitwise Fund Complex during the fiscal period ended December 31, 2025. The Trust has no retirement or pension plans. The officers and Trustees who are “interested persons” as designated above serve without any compensation from the Trust. The Trust has no employees. Its officers are compensated by BIM.

Name of Trustee	Compensation from The Fund	Total Compensation from the Bitwise Fund Complex
Jena Watson	$0	$0
Terrence Olson	$1,451	$21,769
Tracy Castle-Newman¹	$833	$12,500

¹	Tracy Castle-Newman was elected to the Board of Trustees in December 2025.

Trustee	Dollar Range of Equity Securities in the Fund	Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in All Registered Investment Companies Overseen by Trustee in the Bitwise Fund Complex
Interested Trustee
Paul Fusaro	None	None
Independent Trustees
Jena Watson	None	None
Terrence Olson	None	$1 - $10,000
Tracy Castle-Newman	None	None

As of the date of this Statement of Additional Information, the officers of the Trust and Trustees, in the aggregate, owned less than 1% of the shares of the Fund.

Control Persons and Principal Holders of Securities

Investment Adviser and Other Service Providers

For services rendered during the fiscal periods set forth below, the following table sets forth the management fees paid by the Fund to BIM.

Fiscal Period Ended	Management Fees Paid to BIM
December 31, 2023^*	$3,875
December 31, 2024	$68,483
December 31, 2025	$43,057
*The Fund commenced operations on September 29, 2023.

Pursuant to a separate contractual arrangement, BIM has contracted, through May 1, 2027, to waive its fees and/or pay Fund expenses so that the Fund’s annual net operating expenses (excluding brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest, and extraordinary expenses) do not exceed 0.85%. The table below sets forth the amount of fees waived and/or Fund expenses reimbursed for the specified fiscal periods.

Fiscal Period Ended	Fees Waived/Expenses Reimbursed
December 31, 2023^*	$2,080
December 31, 2024	$29,953
December 31, 2025	$19,771
*The Fund commenced operations on September 29, 2023.

Portfolio Managers. The portfolio managers are primarily and jointly responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund. There are currently two portfolio managers, as follows:

Portfolio Manager Compensation. Ms. Thornton and Ms. Padilla are compensated by BIM and are paid a fixed salary and discretionary bonus that is not based on the performance of the Fund.

Portfolio Manager Ownership of Fund Shares. As of the date of this Statement of Additional Information, the portfolio managers do not beneficially own any Fund Shares.

Portfolio Manager

Registered Investment

Companies
Number of Accounts
($ assets)

Other Pooled

Investment

Vehicles
Number of

Accounts
($ assets)

Other Accounts

Number of Accounts

($ Assets)

Jennifer Thornton

19 ($6,089.9 million)

9 ($97.5 million)

3 ($16.3 million)

Daniela Padilla

19 ($6,089.9 million)

9 ($97.5 million)

3 ($16.3 million)

Conflicts of Interest. The portfolio managers’ management of other accounts may give rise to potential conflicts of interest in connection with their management of the Fund’s investments, on the one hand, and the investments of the other accounts, on the other. The other accounts might have similar investment objectives as the Fund or hold, purchase or sell securities that are eligible to be held, purchased or sold by the Fund. While the portfolio managers’ management of other accounts may give rise to the following potential conflicts of interest, the Adviser does not believe that the conflicts, if any, are material or, to the extent any such conflicts are material, the Adviser believes that it has designed policies and procedures to manage those conflicts in an appropriate way.

The following table sets forth the amount the Administrator was paid for administration services for the specified fiscal periods.

Fiscal Period Ended	Administration Fees Paid
December 31, 2023^*	$6,384
December 31, 2024	$3,631
December 31, 2025	$0
*The Fund commenced operations on September 29, 2023.

Transfer and Dividend Agent. The Bank of New York Mellon, 240 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10286, serves as the Trust’s transfer and dividend disbursing agent (the “Transfer Agent”). Under its transfer agency agreement with the Trust, BNYM has undertaken with the Trust to provide the following services with respect to the Fund: (i) perform and facilitate the performance of purchases and redemptions of Creation Units, (ii) prepare and transmit by means of Depository Trust Company’s (“DTC”) book-entry system payments for dividends and distributions on or with respect to the Shares declared by the Trust on behalf of the Fund, (iii) prepare and deliver reports, information and documents as specified in the transfer agency agreement, (iv) perform the customary services of a transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent, and (v) render certain other miscellaneous services as specified in the transfer agency agreement or as otherwise agreed upon.

Since the inception of the Fund, there has been no underwriting commissions with respect to the sale of Fund Shares, and the Distributor did not receive compensation on redemptions for the Fund.

Brokerage Allocations

The Adviser is responsible for decisions to buy and sell securities for the Fund and for the placement of the Fund’s securities business, the negotiation of the commissions to be paid on brokered transactions, the prices for principal trades in securities, and the allocation of portfolio brokerage and principal business. It is the policy of the Adviser to seek the best execution at the best security price available with respect to each transaction, and with respect to brokered transactions in light of the overall quality of brokerage and research services provided to the Adviser and its clients. The best price to the Fund means the best net price without regard to the mix between purchase or sale price and commission, if any. Purchases may be made from underwriters, dealers, and, on occasion, the issuers. Commissions will be paid on the Fund’s futures transactions, if any. The purchase price of portfolio securities purchased from an underwriter or dealer may include underwriting commissions and dealer spreads. The Fund may pay mark-ups on principal transactions. In selecting broker-dealers and in negotiating commissions, the Adviser considers, among other things, the firm’s reliability, the quality of its execution services on a continuing basis and its financial condition.

Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”) permits an investment adviser, under certain circumstances, to cause an account to pay a broker or dealer who supplies brokerage and research services a commission for effecting a transaction in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting the transaction. Brokerage and research services include (i) furnishing advice as to the value of securities, the advisability of investing, purchasing or selling securities, and the availability of securities or purchasers or sellers of securities; (ii) furnishing analyses and reports concerning issuers, industries, securities, economic factors and trends, portfolio strategy, and the performance of accounts; and (iii) effecting securities transactions and performing functions incidental thereto (such as clearance, settlement, and custody). Such brokerage and research services are often referred to as “soft dollars.” The Adviser has advised the Board of Trustees that it does not currently intend to use soft dollars.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in selecting brokers, the Adviser may in the future consider investment and market information and other research, such as economic, securities and performance measurement research, provided by such brokers, and the quality and reliability of brokerage services, including execution capability, performance, and financial responsibility. Accordingly, the commissions charged by any such broker may be greater than the amount another firm might charge if the Adviser determines in good faith that the amount of such commissions is reasonable in relation to the value of the research information and brokerage services provided by such broker to the Adviser or the Trust. In addition, the Adviser must determine that the research information received in this manner provides the Fund with benefits by supplementing the research otherwise available to the Fund. The Investment Management Agreement provides that such higher commissions will not be paid by the Fund unless the Adviser determines in good faith that the amount is reasonable in relation to the services provided. The investment advisory fees paid by the Fund to BIM under the Investment Management Agreement would not be reduced as a result of receipt by BIM of research services.

The Adviser places portfolio transactions for other advisory accounts advised by it, and research services furnished by firms through which the Fund effects securities transactions may be used by the Adviser in servicing all of its accounts; not all of such services may be used by the Adviser in connection with the Fund. The Adviser believes it is not possible to measure separately the benefits from research services to each of the accounts (including the Fund) advised by it. Because the volume and nature of the trading activities of the accounts are not uniform, the amount of commissions in excess of those charged by another broker paid by each account for brokerage and research services will vary. However, the Adviser believes such costs to the Fund will not be disproportionate to the benefits received by the Fund on a continuing basis. The Adviser seeks to allocate portfolio transactions equitably whenever concurrent decisions are made to purchase or sell securities by the Fund and another advisory account. In some cases, this procedure could have an adverse effect on the price or the amount of securities available to the Fund. In making such allocations between the Fund and other advisory accounts, the main factors considered by the Adviser are the respective investment objectives, the relative size of portfolio holding of the same or comparable securities, the availability of cash for investment and the size of investment commitments generally held.

The following table sets forth the amount the Fund paid in brokerage commissions for the specified fiscal periods.

Fiscal Period Ended	Brokerage Commissions Paid
December 31, 2023^*	$2,274
December 31, 2024	$10,905
December 31, 2025	$9,308
*The Fund commenced operations on September 29, 2023.

Additional Information

Book Entry Only System. The following information supplements and should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus.

DTC Acts as Securities Depository for Fund Shares. Fund Shares are represented by securities registered in the name of DTC or its nominee, Cede & Co., and deposited with, or on behalf of, DTC.

Policy Regarding Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings. The Trust has adopted a policy regarding the disclosure of information about the Fund’s portfolio holdings. The Board of Trustees must approve all material amendments to this policy. The Fund’s portfolio holdings are publicly disseminated each day the Fund is open for business through financial reporting and news services, including publicly accessible Internet websites. In addition, a basket composition file, which includes the security names and share quantities to deliver in exchange for Fund Shares, together with estimates and actual cash components, is publicly disseminated each day the NYSE is open for trading via the National Securities Clearing Corporation (“NSCC”). The basket represents one Creation Unit of the Fund. The Fund’s portfolio holdings are also available on the Fund’s website at http://www.btopetf.com. The Trust, Adviser and the Distributor will not disseminate non-public information concerning the Trust.

Codes of Ethics. In order to mitigate the possibility that the Fund will be adversely affected by personal trading, the Trust and the Adviser have adopted Codes of Ethics under Rule 17j-1 of the 1940 Act. These Codes of Ethics contain policies restricting securities trading in personal accounts access persons, Trustees and others who normally come into possession of information on portfolio transactions. Personnel subject to the Codes of Ethics may invest in securities that may be purchased or held by the Fund; however, the Codes of Ethics require that each transaction in such securities be reviewed by the Compliance Department. These Codes of Ethics are on public file with, and are available from, the SEC.

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

The Trust has adopted a proxy voting policy that seeks to ensure that proxies for securities held by the Fund are voted consistently with the best interests of the Fund.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available upon request and without charge on the Fund’s website at https://www.btopetf.com, by calling (415) 707-3663 or by accessing the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov.

Creation and Redemption of Creation Units

General. ETFs, such as the Fund, generally issue and redeem their shares in primary market transactions through a creation and redemption mechanism and do not sell or redeem individual shares. Instead, financial entities, known as “Authorized Participants,” have contractual arrangements with an ETF or one of the ETF’s service providers to purchase and redeem ETF shares directly with the ETF in large blocks of shares known as “Creation Units.” Prior to start of trading on each business day, an ETF publishes through the NSCC the “basket” of securities, cash or other assets that it will accept in exchange for a Creation Unit of the ETF’s shares. An Authorized Participant that wishes to effectuate a creation of an ETF’s shares deposits with the ETF the “basket” of securities, cash or other assets identified by the ETF that day, and then receives the Creation Unit of the ETF’s shares in return for those assets. After purchasing a Creation Unit, the Authorized Participant may continue to hold the ETF’s shares or sell them in the secondary market. The redemption process is the reverse of the purchase process: the authorized participant redeems a Creation Unit of ETF shares for a basket of securities, cash or other assets. The combination of the creation and redemption process with secondary market trading in ETF shares and underlying securities provides arbitrage opportunities that are designed to help keep the market price of ETF shares at or close to the NAV per share of the ETF. The Fund intends to effectuate creations and redemptions of Creation Units for cash.

Placement of Creation or Redemption Orders. All orders to purchase or redeem Creation Units are to be governed according to the applicable Participant Agreement that each Authorized Participant has executed. In general, all orders to purchase or redeem Creation Units must be received by the transfer agent in the proper form required by the Participant Agreement no later than the closing time of the regular trading session of the NYSE (ordinarily 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time) on each day the NYSE is open for business (the “Closing Time”) in order for the purchase or redemption of Creation Units to be effected based on the NAV of shares of the Fund as next determined on such date after receipt of the order in proper form. However, at its discretion, the Fund may require an Authorized Participant to submit orders to purchase or redeem Creation Units be placed earlier in the day.

Delivery of Redemption Proceeds. Deliveries of securities to Authorized Participants in connection with redemption orders are generally expected to be made within one Business Day.

Creation Transaction Fees. The Fund imposes fees in connection with the purchase of Creation Units. These fees may vary based upon various facts-based circumstances. The price for each Creation Unit will equal the daily NAV per share of the Fund times the number of shares in a Creation Unit, plus the fees described above and, if applicable, any operational processing and brokerage costs, transfer fees, stamp taxes and part or all of the spread between the expected bid and offer side of the market related to the securities comprising the creation basket.

Redemption Transaction Fees. The Fund also imposes fees in connection with the redemption of Creation Units. These fees may vary based upon various facts-based circumstances. The price received for each Creation Unit will equal the daily NAV per share of the Fund times the number of shares in a Creation Unit, minus the fees described above and, if applicable, any operational processing and brokerage costs, transfer fees, stamp taxes and part or all of the spread between the expected bid and offer side of the market related to the securities comprising the redemption basket. Investors who use the services of a broker or other such intermediary in addition to an Authorized Participant to effect a redemption of a Creation Unit may also be assessed an amount to cover the cost of such services. The redemption fee charged by the Fund will comply with Rule 22c-2 of the 1940 Act which limits redemption fees to no more than 2% of the value of the shares redeemed.

Suspension of Creations. The SEC has stated its position that an ETF generally may suspend the issuance of Creation Units only for a limited time and only due to extraordinary circumstances, such as when the markets on which the ETF’s portfolio holdings are traded are closed for a limited period of time. The SEC has also stated that an ETF could not set transaction fees so high as to effectively suspend the issuance of Creation Units. Circumstances in which the Fund may suspend creations include, but are not limited to: (i) the order is not in proper form; (ii) the purchaser or group of related purchasers, upon obtaining the Creation Units of Fund shares ordered, would own 80% or more of the currently outstanding shares of the Fund; (iii) the required consideration is not delivered; (iv) the acceptance of the basket would, in the opinion of the Fund, be unlawful; or (v) there exist circumstances outside the control of the Fund that make it impossible to process purchases of Creation Units for all practical purposes. Examples of such circumstances include: acts of God or public service or utility problems such as fires, floods, extreme weather conditions and power outages resulting in telephone, telecopy and computer failures; market conditions or activities causing trading halts; systems failures involving computer or other information systems affecting the Fund, the Adviser, the Distributor, DTC, NSCC, the transfer agent, the custodian, any sub-custodian or any other participant in the purchase process; and similar extraordinary events. The Fund reserves the right to reject a creation order transmitted to it provided that such action does not result in a suspension of sales of creation units in contravention of Rule 6c-11 of the 1940 Act and the SEC’s positions thereunder. The Transfer Agent shall notify a prospective creator of a Creation Unit and/or the Authorized Participant acting on behalf of such prospective creator of the rejection of the order of such person. The Trust, the Fund, the transfer agent, the custodian, any sub-custodian and the Distributor are under no duty, however, to give notification of any defects or irregularities in the delivery of baskets, nor shall any of them incur any liability for the failure to give any such notification.

Suspension of Redemptions. An ETF may suspend the redemption of Creation Units only in accordance with Section 22(e) of the 1940 Act. Section 22(e) stipulates that no registered investment company shall suspend the right of redemption, or postpone the date of payment or satisfaction upon redemption of any redeemable security in accordance with its terms for more than seven days after the tender of such security to the company or its agent designated for that purpose for redemption, except (1) for any period (A) during which the NYSE is closed other than customary week-end and holiday closings or (B) during which trading on the NYSE is restricted; (2) for any period during which an emergency exists as a result of which (A) disposal by the investment company of securities owned by it is not reasonably practicable or (B) it is not reasonably practicable for such company fairly to determine the value of its net assets; or (3) for such other periods as the SEC may by order permit for the protection of security holders of the investment company.

Exceptions to Use of Creation Units. Under Rule 6c-11 of the 1940 Act, ETFs are permitted to sell or redeem individual shares on the day of consummation of a reorganization, merger, conversion, or liquidation. In these limited circumstances, an ETF may need to issue or redeem individual shares and may need to transact without utilizing Authorized Participants.

Federal Tax Matters

This federal income tax summary is based in part on the advice of counsel to the Fund. The Internal Revenue Service could disagree with any conclusions set forth in this section. In addition, our counsel may not have been asked to review, and may not have reached a conclusion with respect to the federal income tax treatment of the assets to be deposited in the Fund. This may not be sufficient for prospective investors to use for the purpose of avoiding penalties under federal tax law.

As with any investment, prospective investors should seek advice based on their individual circumstances from their own tax advisor.

The Fund intends to qualify annually and to elect to be treated as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

Income from commodities is generally not qualifying income for RICs. The Fund intends to treat any income it may derive from Bitcoin and Ether Futures Contracts received by the Subsidiary as “qualifying income” under the provisions of the Code applicable to RICs. The IRS had issued numerous PLRs provided to third parties not associated with the Fund or its affiliates (which only those parties may rely on as precedent) concluding that similar arrangements resulted in qualifying income. Many of such PLRs have now been revoked by the Internal Revenue Service. In March of 2019, the Internal Revenue Service published Regulations that concluded that income from a corporation similar to the Subsidiary would be qualifying income, if the income is related to the Fund’s business of investing in stocks or securities. Although the Regulations do not require distributions from the Subsidiary, the Fund intends to cause the Subsidiary to make distributions that would allow the Fund to make timely distributions to its shareholders. The Fund generally will be required to include in its own taxable income the income of the Subsidiary for a tax year, regardless of whether the Fund receives a distribution of the Subsidiary’s income in that tax year, and this income would nevertheless be subject to the distribution requirement for qualification as a regulated investment company and would be taken into account for purposes of the 4% excise tax.

Distributions of net capital gain (the excess of net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss), if any, properly reported as capital gain dividends are taxable to a shareholder as long-term capital gains, regardless of how long the shareholder has held Fund Shares. Shareholders receiving distributions in the form of additional Fund Shares, rather than cash, generally will have a tax basis in each such share equal to the value of a Share of the Fund on the reinvestment date. A distribution of an amount in excess of the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits will be treated by a shareholder as a return of capital which is applied against and reduces the shareholder’s basis in his or her Fund Shares. To the extent that the amount of any such distribution exceeds the shareholder’s basis in his or her Fund shares, the excess will be treated by the shareholder as gain from a sale or exchange of the Shares.

Sale or Exchange of Shares. Upon the sale or other disposition of Shares of the Fund, which a shareholder holds as a capital asset, such a shareholder may realize a capital gain or loss, which will be long-term or short-term, depending upon the shareholder’s holding period for the shares. Generally, a shareholder’s gain or loss will be a long-term gain or loss if the shares have been held for more than one year. An election may be available to you to defer recognition of capital gain if you make certain qualifying investments within a limited time. You should talk to your tax advisor about the availability of this deferral election and its requirements.

Any loss realized on a sale or exchange will be disallowed to the extent that shares disposed of are replaced (including through reinvestment of dividends) within a period of 61 days beginning 30 days before and ending 30 days after disposition of Shares or to the extent that the shareholder, during such period, acquires or enters into an option or contract to acquire, substantially identical stock or securities. In such a case, the basis of the Shares acquired will be adjusted to reflect the disallowed loss. Any loss realized by a shareholder on a disposition of Fund Shares held by the shareholder for six months or less will be treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent of any distributions of long-term capital gain received by the shareholder with respect to such Shares.

Income Effectively Connected. If the income from the Fund is “effectively connected” with a U.S. trade or business carried on by a non-U.S. shareholder, then distributions of investment company taxable income and capital gain dividends, any amounts retained by the Fund which are properly reported by the Fund as undistributed capital gains and any gains realized upon the sale or exchange of Shares of the Fund will be subject to U.S. income tax at the graduated rates applicable to U.S. citizens, residents and domestic corporations. Non-U.S. corporate shareholders may also be subject to the branch profits tax imposed by the Code. The tax consequences to a non-U.S. shareholder entitled to claim the benefits of an applicable tax treaty may differ from those described herein. Non-U.S. shareholders are advised to consult their own tax advisors with respect to the particular tax consequences to them of an investment in the Fund.

Capital Loss Carryforward. Net capital gains of the Fund that are available for distribution to shareholders will be computed by taking into account any applicable capital loss carryforward.

Determination of Net Asset Value

The Fund’s net asset value is determined as set forth in the Prospectus in the section entitled “Net Asset Value.”

Dividends and Distributions

The following information supplements and should be read in conjunction with the section in the Prospectus entitled “Dividends, Distributions and Taxes.”

Miscellaneous Information

Legal Counsel. Chapman and Cutler LLP, 320 South Canal Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606, is legal counsel to the Trust.

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. KPMG LLP, 375 9th Avenue, New York, New York 10001 serves as the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm. The firm audits the Fund’s financial statements and performs other related audit services.

Performance Information

To obtain the Fund’s most current performance information, please call (415) 707-3663 or visit the Fund’s website at www.btopetf.com. From time to time, the Fund’s performance information, such as yield or total return, may be quoted in advertisements or in communications to present or prospective shareholders. Performance quotations represent the Fund’s past performance and should not be considered as representative of future results. The Fund calculates its performance in accordance with the requirements of the rules and regulations under the 1940 Act, as they may be revised from time to time.

Financial Statements

Exhibit A

Principal Holders Table

Name of Beneficial Owner	Percentage of Shares Outstanding
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.	33%
National Financial Services LLC	16%
Marex Capital Markets Inc.	15%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC/JPMC	9%
BOFA Securities, Inc.	6%

The information set forth above is as of March 31, 2026.

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.: 2423 East Lincoln Drive, Phoenix, Arizona 85016

National Financial Services LLC: 499 Washington Boulevard, Jersey City, New Jersey 07310

Marex Capital Markets Inc.: 140 East 45th Street, 10th Floor, New York, New York 10017

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC/JPMC: 500 Stanton Christiana Road, Newark, Delaware 19713

BOFA Securities, Inc.: 4804 Deer Lake Dr. E, Jacksonville, Florida 32246

A-1

Statement of Additional Information

Bitwise Trendwise Ethereum and Treasuries Rotation Strategy ETF

(NYSE Arca — AETH)

May 1, 2026

This Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) is not a prospectus. It should be read in conjunction with the prospectus dated May 1, 2026, as it may be revised from time to time (the “Prospectus”), for the Bitwise Trendwise Ethereum and Treasuries Rotation Strategy ETF (the “Fund”), a series of the Bitwise Funds Trust (the “Trust”). The Fund’s Prospectus is hereby incorporated by reference. Capitalized terms used herein that are not defined have the same meanings as in the Prospectus, unless otherwise noted. A copy of the Fund’s Prospectus may be obtained without charge by writing to the Fund’s distributor, Foreside Fund Services, LLC, at Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, ME 04101, or by calling toll free at (866) 880-7228. You may also obtain a Prospectus by visiting the Fund’s website at https://www.aethetf.com.

Table of Contents

General Description of the Trust and the Fund	1
Exchange Listing and Trading	1
Investment Objective and Policies	1
Investment Strategies	3
Investment Risks	7
Management of the Fund	10
Control Persons and Principal Holders of Securities	14
Investment Adviser and Other Service Providers	14
Brokerage Allocations	17
Additional Information	18
Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures	19
Creation and Redemption of Creation Units	19
Federal Tax Matters	20
Determination of Net Asset Value	24
Dividends and Distributions	24
Miscellaneous Information	24
Performance Information	24

General Description of the Trust and the Fund

On December 3, 2024, Bitwise Ethereum Strategy ETF changed its name to Bitwise Trendwise Ethereum and Treasuries Rotation Strategy ETF pursuant to approval from the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board of Trustees” or the “Trustees”).

The Fund’s shares (“Fund Shares”) list and principally trade on NYSE Arca, Inc. (the “Exchange”). Fund Shares trade on the Exchange at market prices that may be below, at or above the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”). ETFs, such as the Fund, do not sell or redeem individual Fund Shares. Instead, the Fund offers, issues and redeems Fund Shares at NAV only in aggregations of a specified number of Fund Shares (each a “Creation Unit”). Financial entities known as “authorized participants” (which are discussed in greater detail below) have contractual arrangements with the Fund or the Distributor to purchase and redeem Fund Shares directly with the Fund in Creation Units in exchange for the securities comprising the Fund and/or cash, or some combination thereof. Fund Shares are traded in the secondary market and elsewhere at market prices that may be at, above, or below the Fund’s NAV. Fund Shares are only redeemable in Creation Units by authorized participants. An authorized participant that purchases a Creation Unit of Fund Shares deposits with the Fund a “basket” of securities, cash and/or other assets identified by the Fund that day, and then receives the Creation Unit of Fund Shares in return for those assets. The redemption process is the reverse of the purchase process: the authorized participant redeems a Creation Unit of Fund Shares for a basket of securities and other assets. The Fund intends to effectuate creations and redemptions of Creation Units for cash. Transaction fees and other costs associated with creations or redemptions that include cash may be higher than the transaction fees and other costs associated with in-kind creations or redemptions. In all cases, conditions with respect to creations and redemptions of shares and fees will be limited in accordance with the requirements of SEC rules and regulations applicable to management investment companies offering redeemable securities.

Exchange Listing and Trading

As in the case of other stocks traded on the Exchange, brokers’ commissions on transactions will be based on negotiated commission rates at customary levels.

Investment Objective and Policies

	(1)	The Fund may not issue senior securities, except as permitted under the 1940 Act.
	(2)	The Fund may not borrow money, except as permitted under the 1940 Act.
	(3)	The Fund will not underwrite the securities of other issuers except to the extent the Fund may be considered an underwriter under the 1933 Act in connection with the purchase and sale of portfolio securities.

	(4)	The Fund will not purchase or sell real estate or interests therein, unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments (but this shall not prohibit the Fund from purchasing or selling securities or other instruments backed by real estate or of issuers engaged in real estate activities).
	(5)	The Fund may not make loans, except as permitted under the 1940 Act and exemptive orders granted thereunder.
	(6)	The Fund may not purchase or sell physical commodities unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments (but this shall not prevent the Fund from purchasing or selling options, futures contracts, forward contracts or other derivative instruments, or from investing in securities or other instruments backed by physical commodities).
	(7)	The Fund will not concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets in the securities of a particular industry or group of industries), except that the Fund may invest more than 25% of its total assets in investments that provide exposure to ether and/or ether futures contracts. For purposes of this limitation, securities of the U.S. government (including its agencies and instrumentalities), repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. government securities, and securities of state or municipal governments and their political subdivisions are not considered to be issued by members of any industry.

Investment Strategies

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective through managed exposure to ether futures contracts (“Ether Futures Contracts”) and investments in U.S. Treasury securities. During periods when the Fund has 100% notional exposure to Ether Futures Contracts, the Fund may enter into swap agreements that provide exposure to ether or Ether Futures Contracts. The Fund does not invest directly in ether.

Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in Ether Futures Contracts and U.S. Treasury securities. For purposes of compliance with this investment policy, derivative contracts (such as Ether Futures Contracts) will be valued at their notional value. Fund shareholders are entitled to 60 days’ written notice prior to any change in this non-fundamental investment policy.

Types of Investments

Ether Futures Contracts. The Ether Futures Contracts held by the Fund are cash-settled standardized futures contracts that reference the digital asset ether. The settlement price of these contracts is based upon the CME CF Ether-Dollar Reference Rate. The CME CF Ether-Dollar Reference Rate aggregates ether U.S. dollar transactions on certain major digital asset trading venues and is calculated using volume-weighted trading price data from those digital asset trading venues.

The liquidity of the market for Ether Futures Contracts depends on, among other things: the supply and demand for ether; the adoption of or ether for commercial uses; the anticipated increase of investments in ether-related investment products by retail and institutional investors; speculative interest in ether and ether-related investment products; regulatory or other restrictions on investors’ ability to invest in Ether Futures Contracts; and the potential ability to hedge against the price of ether with Ether Futures Contracts (and vice versa).

The market for Ether Futures Contracts may be illiquid. This means that the Subsidiary may not be able to buy and sell Ether Futures Contracts quickly or at the desired price. For example, it is difficult to execute a trade at a specific price when there is a relatively small volume of buy and sell orders in a market. A materially adverse development in one or more of the factors on which the liquidity of the market for Ether Futures Contracts depends may cause the market to become illiquid, for short or long periods. In such markets, the Subsidiary may not be able to buy and sell Ether Futures Contracts quickly (or at all) or at the desired price. Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Fund. Additionally, the large size of the futures positions which the Subsidiary may acquire increases the risk of illiquidity, as larger positions may be more difficult to fully liquidate, may take longer to liquidate, and, as a result of their size, may expose the Fund to potentially more significant losses while trying to do so.

Cayman Subsidiary. The Fund will invest a portion of its total assets in the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary will invest in Ether Futures Contracts. Because the Fund may invest a substantial portion of its assets in the Subsidiary, which may hold certain of the investments described in the Prospectus and this SAI, the Fund may be considered to be investing indirectly in those investments through the Subsidiary. Therefore, except as otherwise noted, for purposes of this disclosure, references to the Fund’s investments may also be deemed to include the Fund’s indirect investments through the Subsidiary.

The Subsidiary is not registered under the 1940 Act and is not directly subject to its investor protections, except as noted in the Prospectus or this SAI. However, the Subsidiary is wholly-owned and controlled by the Fund and is advised by BIM. The Trust’s Board of Trustees has oversight responsibility for the investment activities of the Fund, including its investment in the Subsidiary, and the Fund’s role as the sole shareholder of the Subsidiary. BIM receives no additional compensation for managing the assets of the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary will also enter into separate contracts for the provision of custody, transfer agency, and accounting agent services with the same service providers or with affiliates of the same service providers that provide those services to the Fund.

The financial statements of the Subsidiary will be consolidated with the Fund’s financial statements in the Fund’s Annual and Semi-Annual Reports.

Federal Income Tax Treatment of Exchange-Listed Commodity Futures and Investments in the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary’s transactions in exchange-listed commodity futures contracts will be subject to special provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) that, among other things, may affect the character of gains and losses realized by the Subsidiary (i.e., may affect whether gains or losses are ordinary or capital, or short-term or long-term), may accelerate recognition of income to the Subsidiary and may defer Subsidiary losses. Because the Subsidiary is a controlled foreign corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, this treatment of the Subsidiary’s income will affect the income the Fund must recognize. These rules could, therefore, affect the character, amount and timing of distributions to shareholders. These provisions also (a) will require the Subsidiary to mark-to-market certain types of the positions in its portfolio (i.e., treat them as if they were closed out), and (b) may cause the Subsidiary and the Fund to recognize income without the Fund receiving cash with which to make distributions in amounts necessary to satisfy the 90% distribution requirement for qualifying to be taxed as a regulated investment company and the distribution requirement for avoiding excise taxes.

The Fund intends to treat any income it may derive from Ether Futures Contracts received by the Subsidiary as “qualifying income” under the provisions of the Code applicable to “regulated investment companies” (“RICs”). The Internal Revenue Service had issued numerous private letter rulings (“PLRs”) provided to third parties not associated with the Fund or its affiliates (which only those parties may rely on as precedent) concluding that similar arrangements resulted in qualifying income. Many of such PLRs have now been revoked by the Internal Revenue Service. In March of 2019, the Internal Revenue Service published Regulations that concluded that income from a corporation similar to the Subsidiary would be qualifying income, if the income is related to the Fund’s business of investing in stocks or securities. Although the regulations do not require distributions from the Subsidiary, the Fund intends to cause the Subsidiary to make distributions that would allow the Fund to make timely distributions to its shareholders. The Fund generally will be required to include in its own taxable income the income of the Subsidiary for a tax year, regardless of whether the Fund receives a distribution of the Subsidiary’s income in that tax year, and this income would nevertheless be subject to the distribution requirement for qualification as a regulated investment company and would be taken into account for purposes of the 4% excise tax.

Fixed Income Investments and Cash Equivalents. Fixed income investments and cash equivalents held by the Fund may include, without limitation, the types of investments set forth below.

	1.	The Fund may invest in U.S. government securities, including bills, notes and bonds differing as to maturity and rates of interest, which are either issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury or by U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities. U.S. government securities include securities that are issued or guaranteed by the United States Treasury, by various agencies of the U.S. government, or by various instrumentalities that have been established or sponsored by the U.S. government. U.S. Treasury securities are backed by the “full faith and credit” of the United States. Securities issued or guaranteed by federal agencies and U.S. government-sponsored instrumentalities may or may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. Some of the U.S. government agencies that issue or guarantee securities include the Export-Import Bank of the United States, the Farmers Home Administration, the Federal Housing Administration, the Maritime Administration, the Small Business Administration and the Tennessee Valley Authority. An instrumentality of the U.S. government is a government agency organized under federal charter with government supervision. Instrumentalities issuing or guaranteeing securities include, among others, the Federal Home Loan Banks, the Federal Land Banks, the Central Bank for Cooperatives, Federal Intermediate Credit Banks and Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”). In the case of those U.S. government securities not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, the investor must look principally to the agency or instrumentality issuing or guaranteeing the security for ultimate repayment, and may not be able to assert a claim against the United States itself in the event that the agency or instrumentality does not meet its commitment. The U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities do not guarantee the market value of their securities, and consequently, the value of such securities may fluctuate.
	2.	The Fund may invest in certificates of deposit issued against funds deposited in a bank or savings and loan association. Such certificates are for a definite period of time, earn a specified rate of return, and are normally negotiable. If such certificates of deposit are non-negotiable, they will be considered illiquid securities and be subject to the Fund’s 15% restriction on investments in illiquid securities. Pursuant to the certificate of deposit, the issuer agrees to pay the amount deposited plus interest to the bearer of the certificate on the date specified thereon. Under current FDIC regulations, the maximum insurance payable as to any one certificate of deposit is $250,000; therefore, certificates of deposit purchased by the Fund may not be fully insured. The Fund may only invest in certificates of deposit issued by U.S. banks with at least $1 billion in assets.
	3.	The Fund may invest in bankers’ acceptances, which are short-term credit instruments used to finance commercial transactions. Generally, an acceptance is a time draft drawn on a bank by an exporter or an importer to obtain a stated amount of funds to pay for specific merchandise. The draft is then “accepted” by a bank that, in effect, unconditionally guarantees to pay the face value of the instrument on its maturity date. The acceptance may then be held by the accepting bank as an asset or it may be sold in the secondary market at the going rate of interest for a specific maturity.
	4.	The Fund may invest in bank time deposits, which are monies kept on deposit with banks or savings and loan associations for a stated period of time at a fixed rate of interest. There may be penalties for the early withdrawal of such time deposits, in which case the yields of these investments will be reduced.
	5.	The Fund may invest in commercial paper, which are short-term unsecured promissory notes, including variable rate master demand notes issued by corporations to finance their current operations. Master demand notes are direct lending arrangements between the Fund and a corporation. There is no secondary market for the notes. However, they are redeemable by the Fund at any time. The Fund’s portfolio managers will consider the financial condition of the corporation (e.g., earning power, cash flow and other liquidity ratios) and will continuously monitor the corporation’s ability to meet all of its financial obligations, because the Fund’s liquidity might be impaired if the corporation were unable to pay principal and interest on demand. The Fund may invest in commercial paper only if it has received the highest rating from at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organization or, if unrated, judged by BIM to be of comparable quality.

	6.	The Fund may invest in shares of money market funds, as consistent with its investment objective and policies. Shares of money market funds are subject to management fees and other expenses of those funds. Therefore, investments in money market funds will cause the Fund to bear proportionately the costs incurred by the money market funds’ operations. At the same time, the Fund will continue to pay its own management fees and expenses with respect to all of its assets, including any portion invested in the shares of other investment companies. It is possible for the Fund to lose money by investing in money market funds.
	7.	The Fund may invest in corporate debt securities, as consistent with its investment objective and policies. The Fund could lose money if the issuer of a corporate debt security is unable to pay interest or repay principal when it is due.

Futures Contracts. The Fund may purchase and sell futures instruments, including exchange-listed Ether Futures Contracts. Transaction costs are incurred when a futures contract is bought or sold and margin deposits must be maintained. A futures contract may be satisfied by delivery or purchase, as the case may be, of the instrument or by payment of the change in the cash value of the reference asset or index. More commonly, futures contracts are closed out prior to delivery by entering into an offsetting transaction in a matching futures contract. Although the value of a reference asset or index might be a function of the value of certain specified securities, no physical delivery of those securities is made. If the offsetting purchase price is less than the original sale price, a gain will be realized; if it is more, a loss will be realized. Conversely, if the offsetting sale price is more than the original purchase price, a gain will be realized; if it is less, a loss will be realized. The transaction costs must also be included in these calculations. There can be no assurance, however, that the Fund will be able to enter into an offsetting transaction with respect to a particular futures contract at a particular time. If the Fund is not able to enter into an offsetting transaction, the Fund will continue to be required to maintain the margin deposits on the futures contract.

Margin is the amount of funds that must be deposited by the Fund with its custodian in a segregated account in the name of the futures commission merchant in order to initiate futures trading and to maintain the Fund’s and the Subsidiary’s open positions in futures contracts. A margin deposit is intended to ensure the Fund’s or the Subsidiary’s performance of the futures contract. The margin required for a particular futures contract is set by the exchange on which the futures contract is traded and may be significantly modified from time to time by the exchange during the term of the futures contract. Futures contracts are customarily purchased and sold on margins that may range upward from less than 5% of the value of the futures contract being traded. The margin on Ether Futures Contracts has historically been significantly higher than many other futures instruments.

Short-Term Instruments and Temporary Investments. The Fund may invest in short-term instruments, including money market instruments, on an ongoing basis to provide liquidity or for other reasons. Money market instruments are generally short-term investments that may include, but are not limited to: (i) shares of money market funds; (ii) obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities (including government-sponsored enterprises); (iii) negotiable certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances, fixed-time deposits and other obligations of U.S. and non-U.S. banks (including non-U.S. branches) and similar institutions; (iv) commercial paper rated, at the date of purchase, “Prime-1” by Moody’s^® Investors Service, Inc., “F-1” by Fitch Ratings, Inc., or “A-1” by Standard & Poor’s^® Financial Services LLC, a subsidiary of S&P Global, Inc., or if unrated, of comparable quality as determined by the Adviser; (v) non-convertible corporate debt securities (e.g., bonds and debentures) with remaining maturities at the date of purchase of not more than 397 days and that satisfy the rating requirements set forth in Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act; (vi) repurchase agreements; and (vii) short-term U.S. dollar denominated obligations of non-U.S. banks (including U.S. branches) that, in the opinion of the Adviser, are of comparable quality to obligations of U.S. banks that may be purchased by the Fund. Any of these instruments may be purchased on a current or forward-settled basis. Time deposits are non-negotiable deposits maintained in banking institutions for specified periods of time at stated interest rates. Bankers’ acceptances are time drafts drawn on commercial banks by borrowers, usually in connection with international transactions.

Swap Agreements. The Fund may into enter into swap agreements on ether or Ether Futures Contracts. Swaps are two-party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors for periods ranging from a day to more than one year. In a standard “swap” transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on a particular pre-determined interest rate, commodity, security, indexes, or other assets or measurable indicators. The gross return to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties is calculated with respect to a “notional amount,” e.g., the return on, or the increase/decrease in, value of ether or Ether Futures Contracts.

The Fund will enter into swaps to gain exposure to ether or Ether Futures Contracts without owning or taking physical custody of ether. For example, in one common type of total return swap, the Fund’s counterparty will agree to pay the Fund the rate at which the specified asset or indicator (e.g., ether) increased or decreased in value multiplied by the relevant notional amount of the swap. The Fund will agree to pay to the counterparty an interest fee (based on the notional amount) and the rate at which ether increased or decreased in value multiplied by the notional amount of the swap, plus, in certain instances, commissions or trading spreads on the notional amount.

As a result, the swap has a similar economic effect as if the Fund were to invest in the assets underlying the swap (ether or Ether Futures Contracts) in an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap. The return to the Fund on such swap should be the gain or loss on the notional amount plus dividends or interest on the assets less the interest paid by the Fund on the notional amount. However, unlike cash investments in the underlying assets, the Fund will not be an owner of the underlying assets and will not have voting or similar rights in respect of such assets.

Portfolio Turnover

Fiscal Period Ended

Portfolio Turnover Rate

December 31, 2024

December 31, 2025

Investment Risks

Borrowing and Leverage Risk

Cybersecurity Risk

Derivatives Risk

The use of derivatives presents risks different from, and possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in traditional securities. Among the risks presented are market risk, credit risk, management risk and liquidity risk. The Fund will only invest in exchange-traded futures contracts and will not invest in any over-the-counter derivatives. The use of derivatives can lead to losses because of adverse movements in the price or value of the underlying asset, index or rate, which may be magnified by certain features of the derivatives. The success of the Adviser’s derivatives strategies will depend on its ability to assess and predict the impact of market or economic developments on the underlying asset, index or rate and the derivative itself, without the benefit of observing the performance of the derivative under all possible market conditions. Liquidity risk exists when a security cannot be purchased or sold at the time desired, or cannot be purchased or sold without adversely affecting the price. Certain specific risks associated with an investment in derivatives may include: market risk, credit risk, correlation risk, liquidity risk, legal risk and systemic or “interconnection” risk, as specified below.

	2.	Credit Risk. Credit risk is the risk that a loss may be sustained as a result of the failure of a counterparty to comply with the terms of a derivative instrument. Specifically, a futures commission merchant (“FCM”) or clearing house could fail to perform its obligations, causing significant losses to the Fund. For example, the Fund could lose margin payments it has deposited with an FCM as well as any gains owed but not paid to the Fund, if the FCM or clearing house becomes insolvent or otherwise fails to perform its obligations. Credit risk of market participants with respect to derivatives that are centrally cleared is concentrated in a few clearing houses and it is not clear how an insolvency proceeding of a clearing house would be conducted and what impact an insolvency of a clearing house would have on the financial system. Under current CFTC regulations, a FCM maintains customers’ assets in a bulk segregated account. If a FCM fails to do so, or is unable to satisfy a substantial deficit in a customer account, its other customers may be subject to risk of loss of their funds in the event of that FCM’s bankruptcy. In that event, in the case of futures and options on futures, the FCM’s customers are entitled to recover, even in respect of property specifically traceable to them, only a proportional share of all property available for distribution to all of that FCM’s customers. In addition, if the FCM does not comply with the applicable regulations, or in the event of a fraud or misappropriation of customer assets by the FCM, the Fund could have only an unsecured creditor claim in an insolvency of the FCM with respect to the margin held by the FCM. FCMs are also required to transfer to the clearing house the amount of margin required by the clearing house, which amount is generally held in an omnibus account at the clearing house for all customers of the FCM.
	3.	Correlation Risk. Correlation risk is the risk that there might be an imperfect correlation, or even no correlation, between price movements of a derivative instrument and price movements of the underlying reference asset. This might occur due to factors unrelated to the value of the investments underlying reference asset, such as speculative or other pressures on the markets in which these instruments are traded.
	4.	Liquidity Risk. Liquidity risk is the risk that a derivative instrument cannot be sold, closed out or replaced quickly at or very close to its fundamental value. Generally, exchange contracts are very liquid because the exchange clearing house is the counterparty of every contract. The Fund’s ability to sell or close out a position in an instrument prior to expiration or maturity depends upon the existence of a liquid secondary market or, in the absence of such a market, the ability and willingness of the counterparty to enter into a transaction closing out the position. Due to liquidity risk, there is no assurance that any derivatives position can be sold or closed out at a time and price that is favorable to the Fund.
	5.	Legal Risk. Legal risk is the risk of loss caused by the unenforceability of a party’s obligations under the derivative. While a party seeking price certainty agrees to surrender the potential upside in exchange for downside protection, the party taking the risk is looking for a positive payoff. Despite this voluntary assumption of risk, a counterparty that has lost money in a derivative transaction may try to avoid payment by exploiting various legal uncertainties about certain derivative products.
	6.	Systemic or “Interconnection” Risk. Systemic or “interconnection” risk is the risk that a disruption in the financial markets will cause difficulties for all market participants. In other words, a disruption in one market will spill over into other markets, perhaps creating a chain reaction.

Ether Risk

Failure to Qualify as a Regulated Investment Company Risk

Liquidity Risk

Swap Agreements Risk

Swap agreements are two-party contracts entered into for a set period of time in which the parties agree to exchange payments based on some underlying reference or asset (such as ether). The use of swaps is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques, risk analyses and tax planning different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. These transactions can result in sizeable realized and unrealized capital gains and losses relative to the gains and losses from the Fund’s direct investments in the underlying reference asset. Transactions in swaps can involve greater risks than if the Fund had invested directly in the reference asset since, in addition to general market risks, swaps may be leveraged and are also subject to credit risk, counterparty risk, liquidity risk and valuation risk. Because they are two-party contracts and may have terms of greater than seven days, certain swap transactions may be considered to be illiquid. Moreover, the Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement in the event of the default or bankruptcy of a swap counterparty. Some swaps may be complex and difficult to value. Swaps may also be subject to pricing or “basis” risk, which exists when a particular swap becomes extraordinarily expensive relative to historical prices or the price of corresponding cash market instruments. Under certain market conditions it may not be economically feasible to initiate a transaction or liquidate a position in time to avoid a loss or take advantage of an opportunity. If a swap transaction is particularly large or if the relevant market is illiquid, it may not be possible to initiate a transaction or liquidate a position at an advantageous time or price, which may result in significant losses. The prices of swaps can be very volatile, and a variance in the degree of volatility or in the direction of the price of the reference asset from the Adviser’s expectations may produce significant losses in the Fund’s investments in swaps. In addition, a perfect correlation between a swap and an investment position may be impossible to achieve. As a result, the Fund’s use of swaps may not be effective in fulfilling the Fund’s investment strategies and may contribute to losses that would not have been incurred otherwise.

Trading Issues Risk

U.S. Treasury Obligations Risk

Valuation Risk

Management of the Fund

Trustees and Officers

Name, Address and Year of Birth	Position and Offices with Trust	Term of Office and Year First Elected or Appointed	Principal Occupations During Past 5 Years	Number of Portfolios in the Bitwise Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee	Other Trusteeships or Directorships Held by Trustee During the Past 5 Years
Interested Trustees
Paul Fusaro⁽¹⁾ c/o Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC 250 Montgomery Street Suite 200 San Francisco, CA 94104 Y.O.B.: 1985	Chairman of the Board of Trustees; President	• Indefinite term • Since inception	President (2021 - present), Chief Operating Officer (2018 – 2021) of Bitwise Asset Management; Chief Operating Officer and Secretary of Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC (2022 – present)	15	None
Independent Trustees
Jena Watson c/o Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC 250 Montgomery Street Suite 200 San Francisco, CA 94104 Y.O.B.: 1972	Trustee	• Indefinite term • Since inception	Partner of ArentFox Shiff LLP (2023 – present); Senior Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of HomeStreet Bank (2021 – 2023); Senior Counsel of Silicon Valley Bank (2018 –2021)	15	City of Belvedere Parks and Open Spaces (2021 – present)

Name, Address and Year of Birth	Position and Offices with Trust	Term of Office and Year First Elected or Appointed	Principal Occupations During Past 5 Years	Number of Portfolios in the Bitwise Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee	Other Trusteeships or Directorships Held by Trustee During the Past 5 Years
Terrence Olson c/o Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC 250 Montgomery Street Suite 200 San Francisco, CA 94104 Y.O.B.: 1967	Trustee	• Indefinite term • Since inception	Consultant for Two Tides Advisory, LLC (2025 – present); Chief Finance Officer of Andalusian Credit Partners, LLC (2023 – 2024); Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of First Eagle Alternative Credit, LLC (2020 – 2021); Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of THL Credit Advisors, LLC (2008 – 2020)	15	ISQ Infrastructure Company, LLC (2025 – present)
Tracy Castle-Newman c/o Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC 250 Montgomery Street Suite 200 San Francisco, CA 94104 Y.O.B.: 1968	Trustee	• Indefinite term • Since December 2025	Head of Client Strategy and Business Development of Morgan Stanley (2022 – 2025); Managing Director, Institutional Equity Division, of Morgan Stanley (1996 – 2025); Chief Operating Officer, Equity Distribution, of Morgan Stanley (2009 – 2022); Founder, TCN Advisors (2025 – present)	15	TSWS (2025 – present)
Officers of the Trust
Jim Gallo ⁽²⁾ c/o Foreside Fund Officer Services, LLC Three Canal Plaza Portland, ME 04101	Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer	• Indefinite term • Since inception	Director at ACA Group (2022 – present); Vice President and Director of Fund/Client Accounting of Bank of New York Mellon (2002 – 2022)	N/A	N/A
Johanna Collins-Wood c/o Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC 250 Montgomery Street Suite 200 San Francisco, CA 94104	Secretary and Vice President	• Indefinite term • Since inception	General Counsel and Head of Compliance of U.S. Asset Management (2025 – present), Senior Counsel (2021 – 2025), of Bitwise Asset Management; Chief Compliance Officer of Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC (2022 – present); Associate of Wilson, Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati LLP (2019 – 2021)	N/A	N/A
James Bebrin c/o Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC 250 Montgomery Street Suite 200 San Francisco, CA 94104	Assistant Treasurer	• Indefinite term • Since 2022	Director of Controls and Fund Administration of Bitwise Asset Management (2021 – present); Fund Manager of WisdomTree Asset Management (2015 – 2021)	N/A	N/A
Adam Shoffner⁽²⁾ c/o ACA Group Three Canal Plaza Portland, ME 04101 Y.O.B.:1979	Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Officer	• Indefinite term • Since 2025	Fund Chief Compliance Officer at ACA Group (2020 – present); Vice President in Compliance & Regulatory Consulting at Duff & Phelps (2018 – 2020)	N/A	N/A

(1)

Mr. Fusaro is deemed an “interested person” of the Trust due to his position as Chief Operating Officer and Secretary of Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC and President of the Trust.

(2)

Mr. Gallo and Mr. Shoffner are employees of ACA Group, an affiliate of the Fund’s distributor.

Unitary Board Leadership Structure

The two standing committees of the Board of Trustees are the Nominating Committee and the Audit Committee.

Risk Oversight

As part of the general oversight of the Fund, the Board of Trustees is involved in the risk oversight of the Fund. The Board of Trustees has adopted and periodically reviews policies and procedures designed to address the Fund’s risks. Oversight of investment and compliance risk, including, if applicable, oversight of any sub-advisers, is performed primarily at the Board of Trustees level in conjunction with the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and Anti-Money Laundering Officer.

Board Diversification and Trustee Qualifications

The following table sets forth the compensation paid by the Trust to each Independent Trustee (excluding reimbursement for travel and out-of-pocket expenses) for services to the Fund and the aggregate compensation paid to them for services to the Bitwise Fund Complex during the fiscal period ended December 31, 2025. The Trust has no retirement or pension plans. The officers and Trustees who are “interested persons” as designated above serve without any compensation from the Trust. The Trust has no employees. Its officers are compensated by BIM.

Name of Trustee	Compensation from The Fund	Total Compensation from the Bitwise Fund Complex
Jena Watson	$0	$0
Terrence Olson	$1,451	$21,769
Tracy Castle-Newman¹	$833	$12,500

Trustee	Dollar Range of Equity Securities in the Fund	Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in All Registered Investment Companies Overseen by Trustee in the Bitwise Fund Complex
Interested Trustee
Paul Fusaro	None	None
Independent Trustees
Jena Watson	None	None
Terrence Olson	None	$1 - $10,000
Tracy Castle-Newman	None	None

As of the date of this Statement of Additional Information, the officers of the Trust and Trustees, in the aggregate, owned less than 1% of the shares of the Fund.

Control Persons and Principal Holders of Securities

Investment Adviser and Other Service Providers

Tracy Castle-Newman was elected to the Board of Trustees in December 2025.

For services rendered during the fiscal periods set forth below, the following table sets forth the management fees paid by the Fund to BIM.

Fiscal Period Ended	Management Fees Paid to BIM
December 31, 2023^*	$2,364
December 31, 2024	$86,502
December 31, 2025	$68,968
*The Fund commenced operations on September 29, 2023.

Pursuant to a separate contractual arrangement, BIM has contracted, through May 1, 2027, to waive its fees and/or pay Fund expenses so that the Fund’s annual net operating expenses (excluding brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest, and extraordinary expenses) do not exceed 0.85%. The table below sets forth the amount of fees waived and/or Fund expenses reimbursed for the specified fiscal periods.

Fiscal Period Ended	Fees Waived/Expenses Reimbursed
December 31, 2023^*	$1,850
December 31, 2024	$28,773
December 31, 2025	$18,450
*The Fund commenced operations on September 29, 2023.

Portfolio Managers. The portfolio managers are primarily and jointly responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund. There are currently two portfolio managers, as follows:

Daniela Padilla, Portfolio Manager at BIM. Ms. Padilla is a Portfolio Manager at BIM with eight years of financial services experience. Ms. Padilla joined BIM in 2021 in a portfolio management capacity, and 5 years of experience managing index funds and alternative investment portfolios at BIM, prior to which she gained 4 years of experience in financial services in operations and middle office roles at JP Morgan, BBVA Securities, and Barclay Investments.

Portfolio Manager Compensation. Ms. Thornton and Ms. Padilla are compensated by BIM and are paid a fixed salary and discretionary bonus that is not based on the performance of the Fund.

Portfolio Manager Ownership of Fund Shares. As of the date of this Statement of Additional Information, the portfolio managers do not beneficially own any Fund Shares.

Portfolio Manager

Registered Investment

Companies
Number of Accounts
($ assets)

Other Pooled

Investment

Vehicles
Number of

Accounts
($ assets)

Other Accounts

Number of Accounts

($ Assets)

Jennifer Thornton

19 ($6,089.9 million)

9 ($97.5 million)

3 ($16.3 million)

Daniela Padilla

19 ($6,089.9 million)

9 ($97.5 million)

3 ($16.3 million)

The following table sets forth the amount the Administrator was paid for administration services for the specified fiscal periods.

Fiscal Period Ended	Administration Fees Paid
December 31, 2023^*	$4,840
December 31, 2024	$3,776
December 31, 2025	$0
*The Fund commenced operations on September 29, 2023.

Since the inception of the Fund, there has been no underwriting commissions with respect to the sale of Fund Shares, and the Distributor did not receive compensation on redemptions for the Fund.

Brokerage Allocations

Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”) permits an investment adviser, under certain circumstances, to cause an account to pay a broker or dealer who supplies brokerage and research services a commission for effecting a transaction in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting the transaction. Brokerage and research services include (i) furnishing advice as to the value of securities, the advisability of investing, purchasing or selling securities, and the availability of securities or purchasers or sellers of securities; (ii) furnishing analyses and reports concerning issuers, industries, securities, economic factors and trends, portfolio strategy, and the performance of accounts; and (iii) effecting securities transactions and performing functions incidental thereto (such as clearance, settlement, and custody). Such brokerage and research services are often referred to as “soft dollars.” The Adviser has advised the Board of Trustees that it does not currently intend to use soft dollars.

The following table sets forth the amount the Fund paid in brokerage commissions for the specified fiscal periods.

Fiscal Period Ended	Brokerage Commissions Paid
December 31, 2023^*	$1,510
December 31, 2024	$18,142
December 31, 2025	$14,656
*The Fund commenced operations on September 29, 2023.

Additional Information

Book Entry Only System. The following information supplements and should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus.

DTC Acts as Securities Depository for Fund Shares. Fund Shares are represented by securities registered in the name of DTC or its nominee, Cede & Co., and deposited with, or on behalf of, DTC.

Policy Regarding Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings. The Trust has adopted a policy regarding the disclosure of information about the Fund’s portfolio holdings. The Board of Trustees must approve all material amendments to this policy. The Fund’s portfolio holdings are publicly disseminated each day the Fund is open for business through financial reporting and news services, including publicly accessible Internet websites. In addition, a basket composition file, which includes the security names and share quantities to deliver in exchange for Fund shares, together with estimates and actual cash components, is publicly disseminated each day the NYSE is open for trading via the National Securities Clearing Corporation (“NSCC”). The basket represents one Creation Unit of the Fund. The Fund’s portfolio holdings are also available on the Fund’s website at http://www.aethetf.com. The Trust, Adviser and the Distributor will not disseminate non-public information concerning the Trust.

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

The Trust has adopted a proxy voting policy that seeks to ensure that proxies for securities held by the Fund are voted consistently with the best interests of the Fund.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available upon request and without charge on the Fund’s website at https://www.aethetf.com, by calling (415) 707-3663 or by accessing the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov.

Creation and Redemption of Creation Units

Delivery of Redemption Proceeds. Deliveries of securities to Authorized Participants in connection with redemption orders are generally expected to be made within one Business Day.

Federal Tax Matters

This federal income tax summary is based in part on the advice of counsel to the Fund. The Internal Revenue Service could disagree with any conclusions set forth in this section. In addition, our counsel may not have been asked to review, and may not have reached a conclusion with respect to the federal income tax treatment of the assets to be deposited in the Fund. This may not be sufficient for prospective investors to use for the purpose of avoiding penalties under federal tax law.

As with any investment, prospective investors should seek advice based on their individual circumstances from their own tax advisor.

The Fund intends to qualify annually and to elect to be treated as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

Income from commodities is generally not qualifying income for RICs. The Fund intends to treat any income it may derive from Ether Futures Contracts received by the Subsidiary as “qualifying income” under the provisions of the Code applicable to RICs. The IRS had issued numerous PLRs provided to third parties not associated with the Fund or its affiliates (which only those parties may rely on as precedent) concluding that similar arrangements resulted in qualifying income. Many of such PLRs have now been revoked by the Internal Revenue Service. In March of 2019, the Internal Revenue Service published Regulations that concluded that income from a corporation similar to the Subsidiary would be qualifying income, if the income is related to the Fund’s business of investing in stocks or securities. Although the Regulations do not require distributions from the Subsidiary, the Fund intends to cause the Subsidiary to make distributions that would allow the Fund to make timely distributions to its shareholders. The Fund generally will be required to include in its own taxable income the income of the Subsidiary for a tax year, regardless of whether the Fund receives a distribution of the Subsidiary’s income in that tax year, and this income would nevertheless be subject to the distribution requirement for qualification as a regulated investment company and would be taken into account for purposes of the 4% excise tax.

Distributions of net capital gain (the excess of net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss), if any, properly reported as capital gain dividends are taxable to a shareholder as long-term capital gains, regardless of how long the shareholder has held Fund Shares. Shareholders receiving distributions in the form of additional Fund Shares, rather than cash, generally will have a tax basis in each such share equal to the value of a Share of the Fund on the reinvestment date. A distribution of an amount in excess of the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits will be treated by a shareholder as a return of capital which is applied against and reduces the shareholder’s basis in his or her Fund Shares. To the extent that the amount of any such distribution exceeds the shareholder’s basis in his or her Fund shares, the excess will be treated by the shareholder as gain from a sale or exchange of the Shares.

Any loss realized on a sale or exchange will be disallowed to the extent that shares disposed of are replaced (including through reinvestment of dividends) within a period of 61 days beginning 30 days before and ending 30 days after disposition of Shares or to the extent that the shareholder, during such period, acquires or enters into an option or contract to acquire, substantially identical stock or securities. In such a case, the basis of the Shares acquired will be adjusted to reflect the disallowed loss. Any loss realized by a shareholder on a disposition of Fund Shares held by the shareholder for six months or less will be treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent of any distributions of long-term capital gain received by the shareholder with respect to such Shares.

Income Effectively Connected. If the income from the Fund is “effectively connected” with a U.S. trade or business carried on by a non-U.S. shareholder, then distributions of investment company taxable income and capital gain dividends, any amounts retained by the Fund which are properly reported by the Fund as undistributed capital gains and any gains realized upon the sale or exchange of Shares of the Fund will be subject to U.S. income tax at the graduated rates applicable to U.S. citizens, residents and domestic corporations. Non-U.S. corporate shareholders may also be subject to the branch profits tax imposed by the Code. The tax consequences to a non-U.S. shareholder entitled to claim the benefits of an applicable tax treaty may differ from those described herein. Non-U.S. shareholders are advised to consult their own tax advisors with respect to the particular tax consequences to them of an investment in the Fund.

Capital Loss Carryforward. Net capital gains of the Fund that are available for distribution to shareholders will be computed by taking into account any applicable capital loss carryforward.

Determination of Net Asset Value

The Fund’s net asset value is determined as set forth in the Prospectus in the section entitled “Net Asset Value.”

Dividends and Distributions

The following information supplements and should be read in conjunction with the section in the Prospectus entitled “Dividends, Distributions and Taxes.”

Miscellaneous Information

Legal Counsel. Chapman and Cutler LLP, 320 South Canal Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606, is legal counsel to the Trust.

Performance Information

To obtain the Fund’s most current performance information, please call (415) 707-3663 or visit the Fund’s website at www.aethetf.com. From time to time, the Fund’s performance information, such as yield or total return, may be quoted in advertisements or in communications to present or prospective shareholders. Performance quotations represent the Fund’s past performance and should not be considered as representative of future results. The Fund calculates its performance in accordance with the requirements of the rules and regulations under the 1940 Act, as they may be revised from time to time.

Financial Statements

Exhibit A

Principal Holders Table

Name of Beneficial Owner	Percentage of Shares Outstanding
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.	40%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC/JPMC	17%
National Financial Services LLC	15%

The information set forth above is as of March 31, 2026.

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.: 2423 East Lincoln Drive, Phoenix, Arizona 85016

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC/JPMC: 500 Stanton Christiana Road, Newark, Delaware 19713

National Financial Services LLC: 499 Washington Boulevard, Jersey City, New Jersey 07310

A-1

Statement of Additional Information

Bitwise Web3 ETF

(NYSE Arca — BWEB)

May 1, 2026

This Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) is not a prospectus. It should be read in conjunction with the prospectus dated May 1, 2026, as it may be revised from time to time (the “Prospectus”), for the Bitwise Web3 ETF (the “Fund”), a series of the Bitwise Funds Trust (the “Trust”). The Fund’s Prospectus is hereby incorporated by reference. Capitalized terms used herein that are not defined have the same meanings as in the Prospectus, unless otherwise noted. A copy of the Fund’s Prospectus may be obtained without charge by writing to the Fund’s distributor, Foreside Fund Services, LLC, at Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, ME 04101, or by calling toll free at (866) 880-7228. You may also obtain a Prospectus by visiting the Fund’s website at https://www.bwebetf.com.

References to the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), or other applicable law, will include any rules promulgated thereunder and any guidance, interpretations or modifications by the SEC, SEC staff, or other authority with appropriate jurisdiction, including court interpretations, and exemptive, no action or other relief or permission from the SEC, SEC staff or other authority.

Table of Contents

General Description of the Trust and the Fund	1

Exchange Listing and Trading	1

Investment Objective and Policies	1

Investment Strategies	2

Investment Risks	4

Management of the Fund	5

Control Persons and Principal Holders of Securities	10

Investment Adviser and Other Service Providers	10

Brokerage Allocations	13

Additional Information	14

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures	15

Creation and Redemption of Creation Units	16

Federal Tax Matters	18

Determination of Net Asset Value	21

Dividends and Distributions	21

Miscellaneous Information	22

Performance Information	22

Financial Statements	22

General Description of the Trust and the Fund

Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC serves as the Fund’s investment adviser (“BIM” or the “Adviser”). Vident Advisory, LLC (d/b/a Vident Asset Management) serves as the Fund’s investment sub-adviser (“Vident” or the “Sub-Adviser”). Foreside Fund Services, LLC, serves as the Fund’s distributor (“Foreside” or the “Distributor”). The Fund seeks investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the performance of the Bitwise Web3 Equities Index (the “Index”).

Exchange Listing and Trading

As in the case of other stocks traded on the Exchange, brokers’ commissions on transactions will be based on negotiated commission rates at customary levels.

Investment Objective and Policies

	(1)	The Fund may not issue senior securities, except as permitted under the 1940 Act.
	(2)	The Fund may not borrow money, except as permitted under the 1940 Act.

	(3)	The Fund will not underwrite the securities of other issuers except to the extent the Fund may be considered an underwriter under the 1933 Act in connection with the purchase and sale of portfolio securities.
	(4)	The Fund will not purchase or sell real estate or interests therein, unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments (but this shall not prohibit the Fund from purchasing or selling securities or other instruments backed by real estate or of issuers engaged in real estate activities).
	(5)	The Fund may not make loans, except as permitted under the 1940 Act and exemptive orders granted thereunder.
	(6)	The Fund may not purchase or sell physical commodities unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments (but this shall not prevent the Fund from purchasing or selling options, futures contracts, forward contracts or other derivative instruments, or from investing in securities or other instruments backed by physical commodities).
	(7)	The Fund will not concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets in the securities of a particular industry or group of industries), except that the Fund will concentrate to approximately the same extent that the Index concentrates. For purposes of this limitation, securities of the U.S. government (including its agencies and instrumentalities), repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. government securities, and securities of state or municipal governments and their political subdivisions are not considered to be issued by members of any industry.

Investment Strategies

Under normal market conditions, the Fund generally invests substantially all, but at least 80%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the Index. The Fund, using an indexing investment approach, attempts to replicate, before fees and expenses, the performance of the Index. The index provider, administrator and owner of the Index is Bitwise Index Services, LLC (the “Index Provider”).

Fund shareholders are entitled to 60 days’ written notice prior to any change in this non-fundamental investment policy.

Types of Investments

Common Stocks. Common stock represents an ownership position in a company. Common stock may or may not pay dividends and may or may not carry voting rights. Common stock occupies the most junior position in a company’s capital structure. Holders of common stocks incur more risk than holders of preferred stocks and debt obligations because common stockholders, as owners of the issuer, generally have inferior rights to receive payments from the issuer in comparison with the rights of creditors, or holders of debt obligations or preferred stocks. Unlike debt securities, which typically have a stated principal amount payable at maturity (whose value, however, is subject to market fluctuations prior thereto), or preferred stocks, which typically have a liquidation preference and which may have stated optional or mandatory redemption provisions, common stocks have neither a fixed principal amount nor a maturity.

Non-U.S. Securities. The Fund may purchase publicly traded common stocks of non-U.S. issuers. To the extent the Fund invests in stocks of non-U.S. issuers, certain of the Fund’s investments in such stocks may be in the form of American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”) and European Depositary Receipts (“EDRs”) (collectively, “depositary receipts”). Depositary receipts are receipts, typically issued by a bank or trust issuer, which evidence ownership of underlying securities issued by a non-U.S. issuer. Depositary receipts may not necessarily be denominated in the same currency as their underlying securities. ADRs typically are issued by a U.S. bank or trust company and evidence ownership of underlying securities issued by a non-U.S. issuer. EDRs, which are sometimes referred to as continental depositary receipts, are receipts issued in Europe, typically by foreign banks and trust companies, that evidence ownership of either foreign or domestic underlying securities. GDRs are depositary receipts structured like global debt issues to facilitate trading on an international basis. Generally, ADRs, issued in registered form, are designed for use in the U.S. securities markets, and EDRs, issued in bearer form, are designed for use in European securities markets. GDRs are tradable both in the U.S. and in Europe and are designed for use throughout the world.

Short-Term Instruments and Temporary Investments. The Fund may invest in short-term instruments, including money market instruments, on an ongoing basis to provide liquidity, in connection with collateral received by the Fund in its securities lending activities, or for other reasons. Money market instruments are generally short-term investments that may include, but are not limited to: (i) shares of money market funds; (ii) obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities (including government-sponsored enterprises); (iii) negotiable certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances, fixed-time deposits and other obligations of U.S. and non-U.S. banks (including non-U.S. branches) and similar institutions; (iv) commercial paper rated, at the date of purchase, “Prime-1” by Moody’s® Investors Service, Inc., “F-1” by Fitch Ratings, Inc., or “A-1” by Standard & Poor’s® Financial Services LLC, a subsidiary of S&P Global, Inc., or if unrated, of comparable quality as determined by the Adviser; (v) non-convertible corporate debt securities (e.g., bonds and debentures) with remaining maturities at the date of purchase of not more than 397 days and that satisfy the rating requirements set forth in Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act; (vi) repurchase agreements; and (vii) short-term U.S. dollar denominated obligations of non-U.S. banks (including U.S. branches) that, in the opinion of the Adviser, are of comparable quality to obligations of U.S. banks that may be purchased by the Fund. Any of these instruments may be purchased on a current or forward-settled basis. Time deposits are non-negotiable deposits maintained in banking institutions for specified periods of time at stated interest rates. Bankers’ acceptances are time drafts drawn on commercial banks by borrowers, usually in connection with international transactions.

Portfolio Turnover

Fiscal Period Ended	Portfolio Turnover Rate
December 31, 2024	28%
December 31, 2025	35%

Investment Risks

Borrowing and Leverage Risk

Common Stocks Risk

Common stocks are especially susceptible to general market movements and to volatile increases and decreases of value as market confidence in and perceptions of the issuers change. These perceptions are based on unpredictable factors including expectations regarding government, economic, monetary and fiscal policies, inflation and interest rates, economic expansion or contraction, and global or regional political, economic or banking crises. BIM cannot predict the direction or scope of any of these factors. Shareholders of common stocks have rights to receive payments from the issuers of those common stocks that are generally subordinate to those of creditors of, or holders of debt obligations or preferred stocks of, such issuers.

Shareholders of common stocks of the type held by the Fund have a right to receive dividends only when and if, and in the amounts, declared by the issuer’s board of directors and have a right to participate in amounts available for distribution by the issuer only after all other claims on the issuer have been paid. Common stocks do not represent an obligation of the issuer and, therefore, do not offer any assurance of income or provide the same degree of protection of capital as do debt securities. The issuance of additional debt securities or preferred stock will create prior claims for payment of principal, interest and dividends which could adversely affect the ability and inclination of the issuer to declare or pay dividends on its common stock or the rights of holders of common stock with respect to assets of the issuer upon liquidation or bankruptcy. The value of common stocks is subject to market fluctuations for as long as the common stocks remain outstanding, and thus the value of the equity securities in the Fund will fluctuate over the life of the Fund and may be more or less than the price at which they were purchased by the Fund. The equity securities held in the Fund may appreciate or depreciate in value (or pay dividends) depending on the full range of economic and market influences affecting these securities, including the impact of the Fund’s purchase and sale of the equity securities and other factors.

Holders of common stocks incur more risk than holders of preferred stocks and debt obligations because common stockholders, as owners of the entity, have generally inferior rights to receive payments from the issuer in comparison with the rights of creditors of, or holders of debt obligations or preferred stocks issued by, the issuer. Cumulative preferred stock dividends must be paid before common stock dividends and any cumulative preferred stock dividend omitted is added to future dividends payable to the holders of cumulative preferred stock. Preferred stockholders are also generally entitled to rights on liquidation, which are senior to those of common stockholders.

Cybersecurity Risk

Failure to Qualify as a Regulated Investment Company Risk

Liquidity Risk

Trading Issues Risk

Valuation Risk

Management of the Fund

Trustees and Officers

Name, Address and Year of Birth	Position and Offices with Trust	Term of Office and Year First Elected or Appointed	Principal Occupations During Past 5 Years	Number of Portfolios in the Bitwise Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee	Other Trusteeships or Directorships Held by Trustee During the Past 5 Years
Interested Trustees
Paul Fusaro⁽¹⁾ c/o Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC 250 Montgomery Street Suite 200 San Francisco, CA 94104 Y.O.B.: 1985	Chairman of the Board of Trustees; President	• Indefinite term • Since inception	President (2021 - present), Chief Operating Officer (2018 – 2021) of Bitwise Asset Management; Chief Operating Officer and Secretary of Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC (2022 – present)	15	None
Independent Trustees
Jena Watson c/o Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC 250 Montgomery Street Suite 200 San Francisco, CA 94104 Y.O.B.: 1972	Trustee	• Indefinite term • Since inception	Partner of ArentFox Shiff LLP (2023 – present); Senior Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of HomeStreet Bank (2021 – 2023); Senior Counsel of Silicon Valley Bank (2018 –2021)	15	City of Belvedere Parks and Open Spaces (2021 – present)
Terrence Olson c/o Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC 250 Montgomery Street Suite 200 San Francisco, CA 94104 Y.O.B.: 1967	Trustee	• Indefinite term • Since inception	Consultant for Two Tides Advisory, LLC (2025 – present); Chief Finance Officer of Andalusian Credit Partners, LLC (2023 – 2024); Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of First Eagle Alternative Credit, LLC (2020 – 2021); Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of THL Credit Advisors, LLC (2008 – 2020)	15	ISQ Infrastructure Company, LLC (2025 – present)
Tracy Castle-Newman c/o Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC 250 Montgomery Street Suite 200 San Francisco, CA 94104 Y.O.B.: 1968	Trustee	• Indefinite term • Since December 2025	Head of Client Strategy and Business Development of Morgan Stanley (2022 – 2025); Managing Director, Institutional Equity Division, of Morgan Stanley (1996 – 2025); Chief Operating Officer, Equity Distribution, of Morgan Stanley (2009 – 2022); Founder, TCN Advisors (2025 – present)	15	TSWS (2025 – present)
Officers of the Trust
Jim Gallo ⁽²⁾ c/o Foreside Fund Officer Services, LLC Three Canal Plaza Portland, ME 04101	Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer	• Indefinite term • Since inception	Director at ACA Group (2022 – present); Vice President and Director of Fund/Client Accounting of Bank of New York Mellon (2002 – 2022)	N/A	N/A

Name, Address and Year of Birth	Position and Offices with Trust	Term of Office and Year First Elected or Appointed	Principal Occupations During Past 5 Years	Number of Portfolios in the Bitwise Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee	Other Trusteeships or Directorships Held by Trustee During the Past 5 Years
Johanna Collins-Wood c/o Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC 250 Montgomery Street Suite 200 San Francisco, CA 94104	Secretary and Vice President	• Indefinite term • Since inception	General Counsel and Head of Compliance of U.S. Asset Management (2025 – present), Senior Counsel (2021 – 2025), of Bitwise Asset Management; Chief Compliance Officer of Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC (2022 – present); Associate of Wilson, Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati LLP (2019 – 2021)	N/A	N/A
James Bebrin c/o Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC 250 Montgomery Street Suite 200 San Francisco, CA 94104	Assistant Treasurer	• Indefinite term • Since 2022	Director of Controls and Fund Administration of Bitwise Asset Management (2021 – present); Fund Manager of WisdomTree Asset Management (2015 – 2021)	N/A	N/A
Adam Shoffner⁽²⁾ c/o ACA Group Three Canal Plaza Portland, ME 04101 Y.O.B.:1979	Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Officer	• Indefinite term • Since 2025	Fund Chief Compliance Officer at ACA Group (2020 – present); Vice President in Compliance & Regulatory Consulting at Duff & Phelps (2018 – 2020)	N/A	N/A

	(1)	Mr. Fusaro is deemed an “interested person” of the Trust due to his position as Chief Operating Officer and Secretary of Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC and President of the Trust.
	(2)	Mr. Gallo and Mr. Shoffner are employees of ACA Group, an affiliate of the Fund’s distributor.

Unitary Board Leadership Structure

The two standing committees of the Board of Trustees are the Nominating Committee and the Audit Committee.

Risk Oversight

Board Diversification and Trustee Qualifications

Name of Trustee	Compensation from The Fund	Total Compensation from the Bitwise Fund Complex
Jena Watson	$0	$0
Terrence Olson	$1,451	$21,769
Tracy Castle-Newman¹	$833	$12,500

Tracy Castle-Newman was elected to the Board of Trustees in December 2025.

Trustee	Dollar Range of Equity Securities in the Fund	Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in All Registered Investment Companies Overseen by Trustee in the Bitwise Fund Complex
Interested Trustee
Paul Fusaro	None	None
Independent Trustees
Jena Watson	None	None
Terrence Olson	None	$1 - $10,000
Tracy Castle-Newman	None	None

As of the date of this Statement of Additional Information, the officers of the Trust and Trustees, in the aggregate, owned less than 1% of the shares of the Fund.

Control Persons and Principal Holders of Securities

Investment Adviser and Other Service Providers

For services rendered during the fiscal periods set forth below, the following table sets forth the management fees paid by the Fund to BIM.

Fiscal Period Ended	Management Fees Paid to BIM
December 31, 2023	$7,420
December 31, 2024	$22,377
December 31, 2025	$38,605

Pursuant to the Sub-Advisory Agreement, BIM has agreed to pay for the services provided by the Sub-Adviser through sub-advisory fees. Pursuant to the Sub-Advisory Agreement, BIM has agreed to pay for the services provided by Vident through sub-advisory fees, which fee is calculated daily and paid monthly, equal to the greater of (1) $27,000 per annum or (2) 0.05% on the first $250 million in assets, 0.045% on the next $250 million in assets, and 0.03% on all assets thereafter. BIM is responsible for paying the entire amount of the Sub-Adviser’s fee for the Fund. The Fund does not directly pay the Sub-Adviser.

For services rendered during the fiscal periods set forth below, the following table sets forth the sub-advisory fees paid by BIM.

Fiscal Period Ended	Sub-Advisory Fees Paid
December 31, 2023	$27,000
December 31, 2024	$27,000
December 31, 2025	$28,000

Portfolio Managers. The portfolio managers are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund. There are currently four portfolio managers, as follows:

Austin Wen, CFA, Portfolio Manager at Vident. Mr. Wen has over a decade of investment experience. At Vident, Mr. Wen specializes in portfolio management and trading of equity, derivative, and commodities-based portfolios, as well as risk monitoring and investment analysis. Previously, he was a financial analyst for Vident Financial, focusing on the development and review of various investment solutions. He began his career as a State Examiner for the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance. Mr. Wen obtained a BA in Finance from the University of Georgia and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Portfolio Manager Compensation. Ms. Thornton and Ms. Padilla are compensated by BIM and are paid a fixed salary and discretionary bonus that is not based on the performance of the Fund. Messrs. Zayas and Wen are compensated by Vident. Each is paid a fixed salary and discretionary bonus that is not based on the performance of the Fund.

Portfolio Manager Ownership of Fund Shares. As of the date of this Statement of Additional Information, Ms. Thorton beneficially owned Fund Shares with a value between $1-$10,000, and Ms. Padilla, Mr. Zayas and Mr. Wen did not beneficially own any Fund Shares.

Portfolio Manager	Registered Investment Companies Number of Accounts ($ assets)	Other Pooled Investment Vehicles Number of Accounts ($ assets)	Other Accounts Number of Accounts ($ Assets)
Jennifer Thornton	19 ($6,089.9 million)	9 ($97.5 million)	3 ($16.3 million)
Daniela Padilla	19 ($6,089.9 million)	9 ($97.5 million)	3 ($16.3 million)
Austin Wen, CFA	78 ($10,421 million)	21 ($4,718 million)	0 ($0)
Rafael Zayas, CFA	62 ($9,434 million)	18 ($4,671 million)	0 ($0)

The following table sets forth the amount the Administrator was paid for administration services for the specified fiscal periods.

Fiscal Period Ended	Administration Fees Paid
December 31, 2023	$34,461
December 31, 2024	$1,194
December 31, 2025	$0
*The Fund commenced operations on October 3, 2022.

Since the inception of the Fund, there has been no underwriting commissions with respect to the sale of Fund Shares, and the Distributor did not receive compensation on redemptions for the Fund.

Index Provider. Bitwise Index Services LLC serves as the Index Provider. The Index Provider is an affiliate of the Adviser. The Index Provider and the Adviser have established policies, procedures, systems and infrastructure to address any potential conflicts of interest that may arise because the Index Provider, an affiliate of the Adviser, serves as index provider for the Fund.

The Adviser maintains policies and procedures designed to limit or prohibit communication between the employees of the Index Provider with ultimate responsibility for the Index (the “Equity Index Management Committee”) and the employees of the Adviser with respect to issues related to the maintenance, calculation and reconstitution of the Index (the “Policies and Procedures”). Furthermore, the Index Provider has retained an unaffiliated third party to calculate each Underlying Index (the “Calculation Agent”).

Changes to the constituents of the Index made by the Index Provider or the Calculation Agent will be disclosed by the Index Provider. Any such announcements or disclosures to the public by the Index Provider will be made in such a manner that none of the employees of the Index Provider, outside of the Equity Index Management Committee, the Adviser, or the Fund, is notified of actions prior to the general investing public.

The Index Provider has adopted Policies and Procedures prohibiting its employees from disclosing or using any non-public information acquired through his or her employment, except as appropriate in connection with the rendering of services to the administration of the Index. Also, the Index Provider has adopted Policies and Procedures that prohibit and are designed to prevent anyone, including the members of the Equity Index Management Committee, from disseminating or using nonpublic information about pending changes to Index constituents or the Index methodology. These policies specifically prohibit anyone, including the members of the Equity Index Management Committee, from sharing any non-public information about the Index with any personnel of the Adviser responsible for management of the Fund or any affiliated person. The Adviser also has adopted policies that prohibit personnel responsible for the management of the Fund from sharing any non-public information about the management of the Fund with any personnel of the Equity Index Management Committee, especially those persons responsible for creating, monitoring, calculating, maintaining or disseminating the Index.

In addition, the Index Provider has retained an unaffiliated third-party Calculation Agent to calculate and maintain the Index on a daily basis. The Calculation Agent will be instructed to not communicate any non-public information about the Index to anyone, and expressly not to the personnel of the Adviser responsible for the management of the Fund. The Calculation Agent is not, and will not be, affiliated with the Index Provider or the Adviser.

The Adviser has also adopted Policies and Procedures and a Code of Ethics that require, among other things, any personnel responsible for the management of the Fund and any investment account to (i) pre-clear all non-exempt personal securities transactions with a designated senior employee of the Adviser, and (ii) require reporting of securities transactions to such designated employee in accordance with Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act and Rule 204A-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”). The Distributor relies on the principal underwriters exception under Rule 17j-1(c)(3), specifically where the Distributor is not affiliated with the Fund and the Adviser and no officer, director or general partner of the Distributor serves as an officer, director or general partner of the Fund or the Adviser.

Brokerage Allocations

The following table sets forth the amount the Fund paid in brokerage commissions for the specified fiscal periods.

Fiscal Period Ended	Brokerage Commissions Paid
December 31, 2023	$460
December 31, 2024	$518
December 31, 2025	$831

Additional Information

Book Entry Only System. The following information supplements and should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus.

DTC Acts as Securities Depository for Fund Shares. Fund Shares are represented by securities registered in the name of DTC or its nominee, Cede & Co., and deposited with, or on behalf of, DTC.

Policy Regarding Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings. The Trust has adopted a policy regarding the disclosure of information about the Fund’s portfolio holdings. The Board of Trustees must approve all material amendments to this policy. The Fund’s portfolio holdings are publicly disseminated each day the Fund is open for business through financial reporting and news services, including publicly accessible Internet websites. In addition, a basket composition file, which includes the security names and share quantities to deliver in exchange for Fund shares, together with estimates and actual cash components, is publicly disseminated each day the NYSE is open for trading via the National Securities Clearing Corporation (“NSCC”). The basket represents one Creation Unit of the Fund. The Fund’s portfolio holdings are also available on the Fund’s website at http://www.bwebetf.com. The Trust, Adviser, Sub-Adviser and the Distributor will not disseminate non-public information concerning the Trust.

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

The Trust has adopted a proxy voting policy that seeks to ensure that proxies for securities held by the Fund are voted consistently with the best interests of the Fund.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available upon request and without charge on the Fund’s website at https://www.bwebetf.com, by calling (415) 707-3663 or by accessing the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov.

Creation and Redemption of Creation Units

Federal Tax Matters

This federal income tax summary is based in part on the advice of counsel to the Fund. The Internal Revenue Service could disagree with any conclusions set forth in this section. In addition, our counsel was not asked to review, and has not reached a conclusion with respect to the federal income tax treatment of the assets to be deposited in the Fund. This may not be sufficient for prospective investors to use for the purpose of avoiding penalties under federal tax law.

As with any investment, prospective investors should seek advice based on their individual circumstances from their own tax advisor.

The Fund intends to qualify annually and to elect to be treated as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

Subject to certain reasonable cause and de minimis exceptions, if the Fund fails to qualify as a regulated investment company or failed to satisfy the 90% distribution requirement in any taxable year, the Fund would be taxed as an ordinary corporation on its taxable income (even if such income were distributed to its shareholders) and all distributions out of earnings and profits would be taxed to shareholders as ordinary income.

A corporation that owns Fund Shares generally will not be entitled to the dividends received deduction with respect to many dividends received from the Fund because the dividends received deduction is generally not available for distributions from regulated investment companies. However, certain ordinary income dividends on shares that are attributable to qualifying dividends received by the Fund from certain domestic corporations may be reported by the Fund as being eligible for the dividends received deduction.

Distributions of net capital gain (the excess of net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss), if any, properly reported as capital gain dividends are taxable to a shareholder as long-term capital gains, regardless of how long the shareholder has held Fund Shares. An election may be available to you to defer recognition of the gain attributable to a capital gain dividend if you make certain qualifying investments within a limited time. You should talk to your tax advisor about the availability of this deferral election and its requirements. Shareholders receiving distributions in the form of additional Fund Shares, rather than cash, generally will have a tax basis in each such Fund Share equal to the value of a share of the Fund on the reinvestment date. A distribution of an amount in excess of the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits will be treated by a shareholder as a return of capital which is applied against and reduces the shareholder’s basis in his or her Fund Shares. To the extent that the amount of any such distribution exceeds the shareholder’s basis in his or her Fund Shares, the excess will be treated by the shareholder as gain from a sale or exchange of the Fund Shares.

Shareholders will be notified annually as to the U.S. federal income tax status of distributions, and shareholders receiving distributions in the form of additional Fund Shares will receive a report as to the value of those Fund Shares.

Any loss realized on a sale or exchange will be disallowed to the extent that shares disposed of are replaced (including through reinvestment of dividends) within a period of 61 days beginning 30 days before and ending 30 days after disposition of shares or to the extent that the shareholder, during such period, acquires or enters into an option or contract to acquire, substantially identical stock or securities. In such a case, the basis of the Fund Shares acquired will be adjusted to reflect the disallowed loss. Any loss realized by a shareholder on a disposition of Fund Shares held by the shareholder for six months or less will be treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent of any distributions of long-term capital gain received by the shareholder with respect to such Fund Shares.

Nature of Fund Investments. Certain of the Fund’s investment practices are subject to special and complex federal income tax provisions that may, among other things, (i) disallow, suspend or otherwise limit the allowance of certain losses or deductions; (ii) convert lower taxed long-term capital gain into higher taxed short-term capital gain or ordinary income; (iii) convert an ordinary loss or a deduction into a capital loss (the deductibility of which is more limited); (iv) cause the Fund to recognize income or gain without a corresponding receipt of cash; (v) adversely affect the time as to when a purchase or sale of stock or securities is deemed to occur; and (vi) adversely alter the characterization of certain complex financial transactions.

Investments in Certain Non-U.S. Corporations. If the Fund holds an equity interest in any “passive foreign investment companies” (“PFICs”), which are generally certain non-U.S. corporations that receive at least 75% of their annual gross income from passive sources (such as interest, dividends, certain rents and royalties or capital gains) or that hold at least 50% of their assets in investments producing such passive income, the Fund could be subject to U.S. federal income tax and additional interest charges on gains and certain distributions with respect to those equity interests, even if all the income or gain is timely distributed to its shareholders. The Fund will not be able to pass through to its shareholders any credit or deduction for such taxes. The Fund may be able to make an election that could ameliorate these adverse tax consequences. In this case, the Fund would recognize as ordinary income any increase in the value of such PFIC shares, and as ordinary loss any decrease in such value to the extent it did not exceed prior increases included in income. Under this election, the Fund might be required to recognize in a year income in excess of its distributions from PFICs and its proceeds from dispositions of PFIC stock during that year, and such income would nevertheless be subject to the distribution requirement and would be taken into account for purposes of the 4% excise tax (described above). Dividends paid by PFICs are not treated as qualified dividend income.

Distributions of capital gain dividends and any amounts retained by the Fund which are properly reported by the Fund as undistributed capital gains will not be subject to U.S. tax at the rate of 30% (or lower treaty rate) unless the non-U.S. shareholder is a nonresident alien individual and is physically present in the United States for more than 182 days during the taxable year and meets certain other requirements. However, this 30% tax on capital gains of nonresident alien individuals who are physically present in the United States for more than the 182 day period only applies in exceptional cases because any individual present in the United States for more than 182 days during the taxable year is generally treated as a resident for U.S. income tax purposes; in that case, he or she would be subject to U.S. income tax on his or her worldwide income at the graduated rates applicable to U.S. citizens, rather than the 30% U.S. tax. In the case of a non-U.S. shareholder who is a nonresident alien individual, the Fund may be required to withhold U.S. income tax from distributions of net capital gain unless the non-U.S. shareholder certifies his or her non-U.S. status under penalties of perjury or otherwise establishes an exemption. If a non-U.S. shareholder is a nonresident alien individual, any gain such shareholder realizes upon the sale or exchange of such shareholder’s Fund Shares in the United States will ordinarily be exempt from U.S. tax unless the gain is U.S. source income and such shareholder is physically present in the United States for more than 182 days during the taxable year and meets certain other requirements.

Income Effectively Connected. If the income from the Fund is “effectively connected” with a U.S. trade or business carried on by a non-U.S. shareholder, then distributions of investment company taxable income and capital gain dividends, any amounts retained by the Fund which are properly reported by the Fund as undistributed capital gains and any gains realized upon the sale or exchange of Fund Shares will be subject to U.S. income tax at the graduated rates applicable to U.S. citizens, residents and domestic corporations. Non-U.S. corporate shareholders may also be subject to the branch profits tax imposed by the Code. The tax consequences to a non-U.S. shareholder entitled to claim the benefits of an applicable tax treaty may differ from those described herein. Non-U.S. shareholders are advised to consult their own tax advisors with respect to the particular tax consequences to them of an investment in the Fund.

Capital Loss Carryforward. Net capital gains of the Fund that are available for distribution to shareholders will be computed by taking into account any applicable capital loss carryforward.

Determination of Net Asset Value

The Fund’s net asset value is determined as set forth in the Prospectus in the section entitled “Net Asset Value.”

Dividends and Distributions

The following information supplements and should be read in conjunction with the section in the Prospectus entitled “Dividends, Distributions and Taxes.”

Miscellaneous Information

Legal Counsel. Chapman and Cutler LLP, 320 South Canal Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606, is legal counsel to the Trust.

Performance Information

To obtain the Fund’s most current performance information, please call (415) 707-3663 or visit the Fund’s website at www.bwebetf.com. From time to time, the Fund’s performance information, such as yield or total return, may be quoted in advertisements or in communications to present or prospective shareholders. Performance quotations represent the Fund’s past performance and should not be considered as representative of future results. The Fund will calculate its performance in accordance with the requirements of the rules and regulations under the 1940 Act, as they may be revised from time to time.

Financial Statements

Exhibit A

Principal Holders Table

Name of Beneficial Owner	Percentage of Shares Outstanding
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.	35%
Wells Fargo Securities LLC	22%
National Financial Services LLC	16%
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC	7%

The information set forth above is as of March 31, 2026.

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.: 2423 East Lincoln Drive, Phoenix, Arizona 85016

Wells Fargo Securities LLC: 505 South Tyron Street, 6th Floor, Baltimore, Maryland 21231

National Financial Services LLC: 499 Washington Boulevard, Jersey City, New Jersey 07310

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC: 1 30 Hudson Street, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302

A-1

Statement of Additional Information

Bitwise COIN Option Income Strategy ETF (ICOI)

Bitwise CRCL Option Income Strategy ETF (ICRC)

Bitwise Ethereum Option Income Strategy ETF (IETH)

Bitwise GME Option Income Strategy ETF (IGME)

Bitwise MARA Option Income Strategy ETF (IMRA)

Bitwise MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF (IMST)

May 1, 2026

This Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) is not a prospectus. It should be read in conjunction with the prospectus dated May 1, 2026, as it may be revised from time to time (the “Prospectus”), for the Bitwise COIN Option Income Strategy ETF, Bitwise CRCL Option Income Strategy ETF, Bitwise Ethereum Option Income Strategy ETF, Bitwise GME Option Income Strategy ETF, Bitwise MARA Option Income Strategy ETF and Bitwise MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF (each, a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”), each a series of the Bitwise Funds Trust (the “Trust”). The Funds’ Prospectus is hereby incorporated by reference. Capitalized terms used herein that are not defined have the same meanings as in the Prospectus, unless otherwise noted. A copy of the Funds’ Prospectus may be obtained without charge by writing to the Funds’ distributor, Foreside Fund Services, LLC, at Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, ME 04101, or by calling toll free at (866) 880-7228. You may also obtain a Prospectus by visiting the Fund’s website at https://www.icoietf.com (for ICOI), https://www.icrcetf.com (for ICRC), https://www.iethetf.com (for IETH), https://www.igmeetf.com (for IGME), https://www.imraetf.com (for IMRA) or https://www.imstetf.com (for IMST).

Each Fund’s audited financial statements appear in the Funds’ Form N-CSR dated December 31, 2025, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 9, 2026. The financial statements from the Form N-CSR are incorporated by reference herein. The Form N-CSR may be obtained without charge by writing to the Funds’ distributor, Foreside Fund Services, LLC, at Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, ME 04101, or by calling toll free at (866) 880-7228, by visiting the Fund’s website listed above, or by visiting the SEC’s website at sec.gov.

References to the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), or other applicable law, will include any rules promulgated thereunder and any guidance, interpretations or modifications by the SEC, SEC staff, or other authority with appropriate jurisdiction, including court interpretations, and exemptive, no action or other relief or permission from the SEC, SEC staff, or other authority.

Table of Contents

General Description of the Trust and the Fund	1

Exchange Listing and Trading	1

Investment Objective and Policies	1

Investment Strategies	3

Investment Risks	6

Management of the Fund	9

Control Persons and Principal Holders of Securities	13

Investment Adviser and Other Service Providers	13

Brokerage Allocations	15

Additional Information	16

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures	17

Creation and Redemption of Creation Units	18

Federal Tax Matters	20

Determination of Net Asset Value	23

Dividends and Distributions	23

Miscellaneous Information	24

Performance Information	24

Financial Statements	24

General Description of the Trust and the Fund

The Trust was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on April 28, 2022 and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares in one or more series. The Trust is an open-end management investment company, registered under the 1940 Act. The Trust currently offers shares in 15 separate series, representing separate portfolios of investments. This SAI relates solely to each Fund, which is non-diversified. Each Fund, as a series of the Trust, represents a beneficial interest in a separate portfolio of securities and other assets, with its own objective and policies.

Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC serves as each Fund’s investment adviser (“BIM” or the “Adviser”). Foreside Fund Services, LLC, serves as each Fund’s distributor (“Foreside” or the “Distributor”).

Each Fund’s shares (“Fund Shares”) list and principally trade on NYSE Arca, Inc. (the ”Exchange”). Fund Shares trade on the Exchange at market prices that may be below, at or above a Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”). ETFs, such as the Funds, do not sell or redeem an individual Fund Shares. Instead, a Fund offers, issues and redeems Fund Shares at NAV only in aggregations of a specified number of Fund Shares (each a “Creation Unit”). Financial entities known as “authorized participants” (which are discussed in greater detail below) have contractual arrangements with a Fund or the Distributor to purchase and redeem a Fund’s Shares directly with a Fund in Creation Units in exchange for the securities comprising a Fund and/or cash, or some combination thereof. Fund Shares are traded in the secondary market and elsewhere at market prices that may be at, above, or below a Fund’s NAV. Fund Shares are only redeemable in Creation Units by authorized participants. An authorized participant that purchases a Creation Unit of Fund Shares deposits with a Fund a “basket” of securities and/or other assets identified by a Fund that day, and then receives the Creation Unit of Fund Shares in return for those assets. The redemption process is the reverse of the purchase process: the authorized participant redeems a Creation Unit of Fund Shares for a basket of securities and other assets. The basket is generally representative of a Fund’s portfolio, and together with a cash balancing amount, it is equal to the NAV of the Fund Shares comprising the Creation Unit. Pursuant to Rule 6c-11 of the 1940 Act, a Fund may utilize baskets that are not representative of a Fund’s portfolio. Such “custom baskets” are discussed in the section entitled “Creations and Redemptions of Creation Units.” Transaction fees and other costs associated with creations or redemptions that include cash may be higher than the transaction fees and other costs associated with in-kind creations or redemptions. In all cases, conditions with respect to creations and redemptions of shares and fees will be limited in accordance with the requirements of SEC rules and regulations applicable to management investment companies offering redeemable securities.

Exchange Listing and Trading

Fund Shares are listed for trading and trade throughout the day on the Exchange and in other secondary markets. There can be no assurance that the requirements of the Exchange necessary to maintain the listing of Fund Shares will continue to be met. The Exchange may, but is not required to, remove the Fund Shares from listing if, among other things: (i) following the initial 12-month period beginning upon the commencement of trading of Fund Shares, there are fewer than 50 record and/or beneficial owners of Fund Shares; (ii) a Fund is no longer eligible to operate in reliance on Rule 6c-11; (iii) any of the other listing requirements are not continuously maintained; or (iv) any event shall occur or condition shall exist that, in the opinion of the Exchange, makes further dealings on the Exchange inadvisable. The Exchange will also remove Fund Shares from listing and trading upon termination of the Fund.

As in the case of other stocks traded on the Exchange, brokers’ commissions on transactions will be based on negotiated commission rates at customary levels.

Investment Objective and Policies

The Prospectus describes the investment objective and certain policies of the Funds. The following supplements the information contained in the Prospectus concerning the investment objective and policies of the Funds.

Each Fund is subject to the following fundamental policies, which may not be changed without approval of the holders of a majority of the outstanding voting securities (as such term is defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund:

	(1)	The Fund may not issue senior securities, except as permitted under the 1940 Act.
	(2)	The Fund may not borrow money, except as permitted under the 1940 Act.
	(3)	The Fund will not underwrite the securities of other issuers except to the extent the Fund may be considered an underwriter under the 1933 Act in connection with the purchase and sale of portfolio securities.

	(4)	The Fund will not purchase or sell real estate or interests therein, unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments (but this shall not prohibit the Fund from purchasing or selling securities or other instruments backed by real estate or of issuers engaged in real estate activities).
	(5)	The Fund may not make loans, except as permitted under the 1940 Act and exemptive orders granted thereunder.
	(6)	The Fund may not purchase or sell physical commodities unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments (but this shall not prevent the Fund from purchasing or selling options, futures contracts, forward contracts or other derivative instruments, or from investing in securities or other instruments backed by physical commodities).
	(7)	Bitwise COIN Option Income Strategy ETF will concentrate (i.e., invest more than 25% of its total assets) its investments in the industry or group of industries to which common shares of Coinbase Global, Inc. (“COIN”) are assigned (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets in investments that provide exposure to the industry or group of industries to which COIN is assigned).
		Bitwise CRCL Option Income Strategy ETF will concentrate (i.e., invest more than 25% of its total assets) its investments in the industry or group of industries to which Class A common stock of Circle Internet Group, Inc. (“CRCL”) are assigned (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets in investments that provide exposure to the industry or group of industries to which CRCL is assigned).
		Bitwise Ethereum Option Income Strategy ETF will concentrate (i.e., invest more than 25% of its total assets) its investments in investments or instruments that provide exposure to ether. For purposes of this limitation, securities of the U.S. government (including its agencies and instrumentalities), repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. government securities, and securities of state or municipal governments and their political subdivisions are not considered to be issued by members of any industry.
		Bitwise GME Option Income Strategy ETF will will concentrate (i.e., invest more than 25% of its total assets) its investments in the industry or group of industries to which common shares of GameStop Corp. (“GME”) are assigned (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets in investments that provide exposure to the industry or group of industries to which GME is assigned).

		Bitwise MARA Option Income Strategy ETF will concentrate (i.e., invest more than 25% of its total assets) its investments in the industry or group of industries to which common shares of MARA Holdings, Inc. (“MARA”) are assigned (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets in investments that provide exposure to the industry or group of industries to which MARA is assigned).
		Bitwise MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF will concentrate (i.e., invest more than 25% of its total assets) its investments in the industry or group of industries to which common shares of MicroStrategy Incorporated (“MSTR”) are assigned (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets in investments that provide exposure to the industry or group of industries to which MSTR is assigned).

As of March 1, 2026, the group of industries to which each applicable security is assigned is set forth below.

Security	Assigned Industry Group
COIN	Diversified Financials
CRCL	Diversified Financials
GME	Retailing
MARA	Software & Services
MSTR	Software & Services

For purposes of applying restriction (1) above, under the 1940 Act as currently in effect, a Fund is not permitted to issue senior securities, except that the Fund may borrow from any bank if immediately after such borrowing the value of the Fund’s total assets is at least 300% of the principal amount of all of the Fund’s borrowings (i.e., the principal amount of the borrowings may not exceed 33 1/3% of the Fund’s total assets). In the event that such asset coverage shall at any time fall below 300%, a Fund shall, within three days thereafter (not including Sundays and holidays), reduce the amount of its borrowings to an extent that the asset coverage of such borrowings shall be at least 300%. The fundamental investment limitations set forth above limit a Fund’s ability to engage in certain investment practices and purchase securities or other instruments to the extent permitted by, or consistent with, applicable law. As such, these limitations will change as the statute, rules, regulations or orders (or, if applicable, interpretations) change, and no shareholder vote will be required or sought.

Except for restriction (2), if a percentage restriction is adhered to at the time of investment, a later increase in percentage resulting from a change in market value of the investment or the total assets will not constitute a violation of that restriction. With respect to restriction (2), if the limitations are exceeded as a result of a change in market value then a Fund will reduce the amount of borrowings within three days thereafter to the extent necessary to comply with the limitations (not including Sundays and holidays).

For purposes of applying restriction (5) above, a Fund may not make loans to other persons, except through (i) the purchase of debt securities permissible under a Fund’s investment policies, (ii) repurchase agreements, or (iii) the lending of portfolio securities (if any), provided that no such loan of portfolio securities may be made by a Fund if, as a result, the aggregate of such loans would exceed 33-1/3% of the value of the Fund’s total assets.

With respect to the fundamental policy relating to concentration set forth in (7) above, the 1940 Act does not define what constitutes “concentration” in an industry. The SEC staff has taken the position that investment of 25% or more of a fund’s total assets in one or more issuers conducting their principal activities in the same industry or group of industries constitutes concentration. It is possible that interpretations of concentration could change in the future. The policy in (7) above will be interpreted to refer to concentration as that term may be interpreted from time to time. The policy also will be interpreted to permit investment without limit in the following: securities of the U.S. government and its agencies or instrumentalities; securities of state, territory, possession or municipal governments and their authorities, agencies, instrumentalities or political subdivisions; and repurchase agreements collateralized by any such obligations. Accordingly, issuers of the foregoing securities will not be considered to be members of any industry. There also will be no limit on investment in issuers domiciled in a single jurisdiction or country. Finance companies will be considered to be in the industries of their parents if their activities are primarily related to financing the activities of the parents. Each foreign government will be considered to be a member of a separate industry. With respect to a Fund’s industry classifications, the Funds currently utilize any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or rating group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. The policy also will be interpreted to give broad authority to a Fund as to how to classify issuers within or among industries.

The foregoing fundamental policies of a Fund may not be changed without the affirmative vote of the majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund. The 1940 Act defines a majority vote as the vote of the lesser of (i) 67% or more of the voting securities represented at a meeting at which more than 50% of the outstanding securities are represented; or (ii) more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities. With respect to the submission of a change in an investment policy to the holders of outstanding voting securities of a Fund, such matter shall be deemed to have been effectively acted upon with respect to a Fund if a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund vote for the approval of such matter, notwithstanding that such matter has not been approved by the holders of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of any other series of the Trust affected by such matter.

In addition to the foregoing fundamental policies, each Fund is also subject to strategies and policies discussed herein which, unless otherwise noted, are non-fundamental policies and may be changed by the Board of Trustees.

Investment Strategies

Each Fund is actively managed and seeks to achieve its investment objectives through the use of a synthetic covered call strategy that provides current income, while also providing exposure to the price return of the security indicated by its name, subject to a limit on potential investment gains. A Fund seeks to provide its synthetic long exposure through the purchase and sale of a combination of call and put option contracts that utilize a specific security as the reference asset. A Fund’s sale of call options to generate income will potentially limit the degree to which such Fund will participate in any gains experienced by the underlying reference asset.

The Bitwise COIN Option Income Strategy ETF will invest at least 80% of its net assets plus borrowings in options contracts that utilize COIN as the reference asset.

The Bitwise CRCL Option Income Strategy ETF will invest at least 80% of its net assets plus borrowings in options contracts that utilize CRCL as the reference asset.

The Bitwise Ethereum Option Income Strategy ETF will invest at least 80% of its net assets plus borrowings in Ether ETP Options (as such term is defined in the prospectus).

The Bitwise GME Option Income Strategy ETF will invest at least 80% of its net assets plus borrowings in options contracts that utilize GME as the reference asset.

The Bitwise MARA Option Income Strategy ETF will invest at least 80% of its net assets plus borrowings in options contracts that utilize MARA as the reference asset.

The Bitwise MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF will invest at least 80% of its net assets plus borrowings in options contracts that utilize MSTR as the reference asset.

For purposes of compliance with these investment policies, derivative contracts will be valued at their notional value. A Fund’s shareholders are entitled to 60 days’ prior written notice to any change in its non-fundamental investment policy.

Types of Investments

Options Contracts. A Fund will buy and write (sell) options on securities, indexes and other assets for the purpose of realizing its investment objective. By buying a call option, a Fund has the right, in return for a premium paid during the term of the option, to buy the asset underlying the option at the exercise price. By writing (selling) a call option, a Fund becomes obligated during the term of the option to sell the asset underlying the option at the exercise price if the option is exercised; conversely, by buying a put option, a Fund has the right, in return for a premium paid during the term of the option, to sell the asset underlying the option at the exercise price. By writing a put option, a Fund becomes obligated during the term of the option to purchase the asset underlying the option at the exercise price if the option is exercised. Cash-settled options give the holder (purchaser) of an option the right to receive an amount of cash upon exercise of the option. Receipt of this cash amount will depend upon the value of the underlying asset (or closing level of the index, as the case may be) upon which the option is based being greater than (in the case of a call) or less than (in the case of a put) the level at which the exercise price of the option is set. The amount of cash received, if any, will be the difference between the value of the underlying asset (or closing price level of the index, as the case may be) and the exercise price of the option, multiplied by a specified dollar multiple. The writer (seller) of the option is obligated, in return for the premiums received from the purchaser of the option, to make delivery of this amount to the purchaser. All settlements of index options transactions are in cash.

In the case of cleared options, in order to secure the obligation to deliver the underlying asset in the case of a call option, the writer of a call option is required to deposit in escrow the underlying asset or other assets in accordance with the rules of the Options Clearing Corporation (the “OCC”), a clearing agency created to interpose itself between buyers and sellers of options. The OCC assumes the other side of every purchase and sale transaction on an exchange and, by doing so, guarantees performance by the other side of the transaction. Pursuant to relevant regulatory requirements, a Fund is required to agree in writing to be bound by the rules of the OCC. The principal reason for a Fund to write call options on assets held by a Fund is to attempt to realize, through the receipt of premiums, a greater return than would be realized on the underlying assets alone.

If a Fund that writes an option wishes to terminate a Fund’s obligation, a Fund may effect a “closing purchase transaction.” A Fund accomplishes this by buying an option of the same series as the option previously written by a Fund. The effect of the purchase is that the writer’s position will be cancelled by the OCC. However, a writer may not effect a closing purchase transaction after the writer has been notified of the exercise of an option. Likewise, a Fund which is the holder of an option may liquidate its position by effecting a “closing sale transaction.” A Fund accomplishes this by selling an option of the same series as the option previously purchased by a Fund. There is no guarantee that either a closing purchase or a closing sale transaction can be effected. If any call or put option is not exercised or sold, the option will become worthless on its expiration date. A Fund will realize a gain (or a loss) on a closing purchase transaction with respect to a call or a put option previously written by a Fund if the premium, plus commission costs, paid by a Fund to purchase the call or put option to close the transaction is less (or greater) than the premium, less commission costs, received by a Fund on the sale of the call or the put option. A Fund also will realize a gain if a call or put option which a Fund has written lapses unexercised, because a Fund would retain the premium.

Although certain securities exchanges attempt to provide continuously liquid markets in which holders and writers of options can close out their positions at any time prior to the expiration of the option, no assurance can be given that a market will exist at all times for all outstanding options purchased or sold by a Fund. If an options market were to become unavailable, a Fund would be unable to realize its profits or limit its losses until a Fund could exercise options it holds, and a Fund would remain obligated until options it wrote were exercised or expired. Reasons for the absence of liquid secondary market on an exchange include the following: (i) there may be insufficient trading interest in certain options; (ii) restrictions may be imposed by an exchange on opening or closing transactions or both; (iii) trading halts, suspensions or other restrictions may be imposed with respect to particular classes or series of options; (iv) unusual or unforeseen circumstances may interrupt normal operations on an exchange; (v) the facilities of an exchange or the OCC may not at all times be adequate to handle current trading volume; or (vi) one or more exchanges could, for economic or other reasons, decide or be compelled at some future date to discontinue the trading of options (or a particular class or series of options) and those options would cease to exist, although outstanding options on that exchange that had been issued by the OCC as a result of trades on that exchange would continue to be exercisable in accordance with their terms.

Securities self-regulatory organizations (e.g., the exchanges and FINRA) have established limitations governing the maximum number of call or put options of certain types that may be bought or written (sold) by a single investor, whether acting alone or in concert with others. These position limits may restrict the number of listed options which a Fund may buy or sell. While a Fund is not directly subject to these rules, as a result of rules applicable to the broker-dealers with whom a Fund transacts in options, it is required to agree in writing to be bound by relevant position limits.

FLexible EXchange options (“FLEX Options”). A Fund will also utilize FLEX Options. FLEX Options are a type of listed options contract with uniquely customizable terms that allow investors to customize key terms like style, strike price, and expiration date that are standardized in a typical options contract. FLEX Options are also guaranteed for settlement by the OCC.

Illiquid Investments. Pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act, a Fund may not acquire any “illiquid investment” if, immediately after the acquisition, the Fund would have invested more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid investments that are assets. An “illiquid investment” is any investment that a Fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. Illiquid investments include repurchase agreements with a notice or demand period of more than seven days, certain stripped mortgage-backed securities, certain municipal leases, certain over-the-counter derivative instruments, securities and other financial instruments that are not readily marketable, and restricted securities unless, based upon a review of the relevant market, trading and investment-specific considerations, those investments are determined not to be illiquid. The Trust has implemented a liquidity risk management program and related procedures to identify illiquid investments pursuant to Rule 22e-4, and the Board of Trustees has approved the designation of the certain officers of the Trust to administer the Trust’s liquidity risk management program and related procedures. In determining whether an investment is an illiquid investment, the designated officers of the Trust will take into account actual or estimated daily transaction volume of an investment, group of related investments or asset class and other relevant market, trading, and investment-specific considerations. In addition, in determining the liquidity of an investment, the designated officers of the Trust must determine whether trading varying portions of a position in a particular portfolio investment or asset class, in sizes that a Fund would reasonably anticipate trading, is reasonably expected to significantly affect its liquidity and, if so, a Fund must take this determination into account when classifying the liquidity of that investment or asset class.

In addition to actual or estimated daily transaction volume of an investment, group of related investments or asset class and other relevant market, trading, and investment-specific considerations, the following factors, among others, will generally impact the classification of an investment as an “illiquid investment”: (i) any investment that is placed on the Adviser’s restricted trading list; and (ii) any investment that is delisted or for which there is a trading halt at the close of the trading day on the primary listing exchange at the time of classification (and in respect of which no active secondary market exists). Investments purchased by a Fund that are liquid at the time of purchase may subsequently become illiquid due to these and other events and circumstances. If one or more investments in a Fund’s portfolio become illiquid, the Fund may exceed the 15% limitation in illiquid investments. In the event that changes in the portfolio or other external events cause a Fund to exceed this limit, the Fund must take steps to bring its illiquid investments that are assets to or below 15% of its net assets within a reasonable period of time. This requirement would not force a Fund to liquidate any portfolio instrument where the Fund would suffer a loss on the sale of that instrument.

Short-Term Instruments and Temporary Investments. A Fund may invest in short-term instruments, including money market instruments, on an ongoing basis to provide liquidity or for other reasons. Money market instruments are generally short-term investments that may include, but are not limited to: (i) shares of money market funds; (ii) obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities (including government-sponsored enterprises); (iii) negotiable certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances, fixed-time deposits and other obligations of U.S. and non-U.S. banks (including non-U.S. branches) and similar institutions; (iv) commercial paper rated, at the date of purchase, “Prime-1” by Moody’s^® Investors Service, Inc., “F-1” by Fitch Ratings, Inc., or “A-1” by Standard & Poor’s^® Financial Services, LLC, a subsidiary of S&P Global, Inc., or, if unrated, of comparable quality as determined by the Adviser; (v) non-convertible corporate debt securities (e.g., bonds and debentures) with remaining maturities at the date of purchase of not more than 397 days and that satisfy the rating requirements set forth in Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act; (vi) repurchase agreements; and (vii) short-term U.S. dollar denominated obligations of non-U.S. banks (including U.S. branches) that, in the opinion of the Adviser, are of comparable quality to obligations of U.S. banks that may be purchased by the Fund. Any of these instruments may be purchased on a current or forward-settled basis. Time deposits are non-negotiable deposits maintained in banking institutions for specified periods of time at stated interest rates. Bankers’ acceptances are time drafts drawn on commercial banks by borrowers, usually in connection with international transactions.

U.S. Government Obligations. Thes Fund may invest in various types of U.S. government obligations. U.S. government obligations are a type of bond and include securities issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities. Payment of principal and interest on U.S. government obligations (i) may be backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. or (ii) may be backed solely by the issuing or guaranteeing agency or instrumentality itself (as with Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Federal Home Loan Bank notes). In the latter case, the Funds must look principally to the agency or instrumentality issuing or guaranteeing the obligation for ultimate repayment, which agency or instrumentality may be privately owned. There can be no assurance that the U.S. government would provide financial support to its agencies or instrumentalities where it is not obligated to do so. As a general matter, the value of debt instruments, including U.S. government obligations, declines when market interest rates increase and rises when market interest rates decrease. Certain types of U.S. government obligations are subject to fluctuations in yield or value due to their structure or contract terms.

Portfolio Turnover

Each Fund buys and sells portfolio securities in the normal course of its investment activities. The proportion of a Fund’s investment portfolio that is bought and sold during a year is known as the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate. A turnover rate of 100% would occur, for example, if a Fund bought and sold securities valued at 100% of its net assets within one year. A high portfolio turnover rate could result in the payment by a Fund of increased brokerage costs, expenses and taxes. The following table sets forth the portfolio turnover rate for the specified fiscal periods.

Portfolio Turnover
Fiscal Period Ended	Bitwise COIN Option Income Strategy ETF¹	Bitwise CRCL Option Income Strategy ETF²	Bitwise Ethereum Option Income Strategy ETF³	Bitwise GME Option Income Strategy ETF⁴	Bitwise MARA Option Income Strategy ETF⁵	Bitwise MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF⁶
12/31/2025	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
¹ The Fund commenced operations on April 1, 2025.
² The Fund commenced operations on October 1, 2025.
³ The Fund commenced operations on October 1, 2025.
⁴ The Fund commenced operations on June 9, 2025.
⁵ The Fund commenced operations on April 1, 2025.
⁶ The Fund commenced operations on April 1, 2025.

Investment Risks

Borrowing and Leverage Risk

When a Fund borrows money, it must pay interest and other fees, which will reduce a Fund’s returns if such costs exceed the returns on the portfolio securities purchased or retained with such borrowings. Any such borrowings are intended to be temporary. However, under certain market conditions, including periods of low demand or decreased liquidity, such borrowings might be outstanding for longer periods of time. As prescribed by the 1940 Act, a Fund will be required to maintain specified asset coverage of at least 300% with respect to any bank borrowing immediately following such borrowing. A Fund may be required to dispose of assets on unfavorable terms if market fluctuations or other factors reduce a Fund’s asset coverage to less than the prescribed amount.

Covered Call Option Risk

By writing covered call options in return for the receipt of premiums, a Fund will give up the opportunity to benefit from potential increases in the value of the reference asset above the exercise prices of the written options but will continue to bear the risk of declines in the value of the reference asset. The premiums received from the options may not be sufficient to offset any losses sustained from the volatility of the reference asset over time.

The covered call strategy may be subject to imperfect matching or price correlation between the written options and the reference asset, which could reduce a Fund’s returns. Exchanges may suspend the trading of options (for example due to volatile markets or if trading in the reference asset is halted). If trading is suspended, a Fund may be unable to write or purchase options at times that may be desirable or advantageous to a Fund to do so. If a Fund is unable to extinguish the option position before exercise, a Fund may be required to deliver the corresponding shares of the reference asset, resulting in increased transaction costs, tracking error, underinvestment, and, potentially, the realization of capital gains. Further, this could lead to repurchasing shares of the reference asset or selling the corresponding options at a less favorable price than a Fund might have received had the options been extinguished. A Fund uses options which are struck once per month, and the timing of changes in the price of the reference asset may affect a Fund’s performance. For example, if the reference asset experiences a drop in price followed by a quick rebound, a Fund may be unable to fully participate in the rebound if the rebound occurs immediately after a Fund’s roll date. In addition, if trading is suspended, a Fund may be unable to purchase an offsetting option for purposes of closing out an existing written option at the originally scheduled time and date.

Cybersecurity Risk

A Fund is susceptible to potential operational risks through breaches in cybersecurity. A breach in cybersecurity refers to both intentional and unintentional events that may cause a Fund to lose proprietary information, suffer data corruption, or lose operational capacity. Such events could cause a Fund to incur regulatory penalties, reputational damage, additional compliance costs associated with corrective measures and/or financial loss. Cybersecurity breaches may involve unauthorized access to a Fund’s digital information systems through “hacking” or malicious software coding, but may also result from outside attacks such as denial-of-service attacks through efforts to make network services unavailable to intended users. In addition, cybersecurity breaches of a Fund’s third-party service providers, such as its administrator, transfer agent, custodian, or sub-adviser, as applicable, or issuers in which a Fund invests, can also subject a Fund to many of the same risks associated with direct cybersecurity breaches. A Fund has established risk management systems designed to reduce the risks associated with cybersecurity. However, there is no guarantee that such efforts will succeed, especially because a Fund does not directly control the cybersecurity systems of issuers or third-party service providers.

Derivatives Risk

The use of derivatives presents risks different from, and possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in traditional securities. Among the risks presented are market risk, credit risk, management risk and liquidity risk. The Fund will only invest in exchange-traded futures contracts and will not invest in any over-the-counter derivatives. The use of derivatives can lead to losses because of adverse movements in the price or value of the underlying asset, index or rate, which may be magnified by certain features of the derivatives. The success of the Adviser’s derivatives strategies will depend on its ability to assess and predict the impact of market or economic developments on the underlying asset, index or rate and the derivative itself, without the benefit of observing the performance of the derivative under all possible market conditions. Liquidity risk exists when a security cannot be purchased or sold at the time desired, or cannot be purchased or sold without adversely affecting the price. Certain specific risks associated with an investment in derivatives may include: market risk, credit risk, correlation risk, liquidity risk, legal risk and systemic or “interconnection” risk, as specified below.

	1.	Market Risk. Market risk is the risk that the value of the underlying assets may go up or down. Adverse movements in the value of an underlying asset can expose the Fund to losses. Market risk is the primary risk associated with derivative transactions. Derivative instruments may include elements of leverage and, accordingly, fluctuations in the value of the derivative instrument in relation to the underlying asset may be magnified. The successful use of derivative instruments depends upon a variety of factors, particularly the portfolio managers’ ability to predict movements of the securities, currencies and commodities markets, which may require different skills than predicting changes in the prices of individual securities. There can be no assurance that any particular strategy adopted will succeed. A decision to engage in a derivative transaction will reflect the portfolio managers’ judgment that the derivative transaction will provide value to the Fund and its shareholders and is consistent with the Fund’s objective, investment limitations and operating policies. In making such a judgment, the portfolio managers will analyze the benefits and risks of the derivative transactions and weigh them in the context of the Fund’s overall investments and investment objective.
	2.	Credit Risk. Credit risk is the risk that a loss may be sustained as a result of the failure of a counterparty to comply with the terms of a derivative instrument. Specifically, a futures commission merchant (“FCM”) or clearing house could fail to perform its obligations, causing significant losses to the Fund. For example, the Fund could lose margin payments it has deposited with an FCM as well as any gains owed but not paid to the Fund, if the FCM or clearing house becomes insolvent or otherwise fails to perform its obligations. Credit risk of market participants with respect to derivatives that are centrally cleared is concentrated in a few clearing houses and it is not clear how an insolvency proceeding of a clearing house would be conducted and what impact an insolvency of a clearing house would have on the financial system. Under current CFTC regulations, a FCM maintains customers’ assets in a bulk segregated account. If a FCM fails to do so, or is unable to satisfy a substantial deficit in a customer account, its other customers may be subject to risk of loss of their funds in the event of that FCM’s bankruptcy. In that event, in the case of futures and options on futures, the FCM’s customers are entitled to recover, even in respect of property specifically traceable to them, only a proportional share of all property available for distribution to all of that FCM’s customers. In addition, if the FCM does not comply with the applicable regulations, or in the event of a fraud or misappropriation of customer assets by the FCM, the Fund could have only an unsecured creditor claim in an insolvency of the FCM with respect to the margin held by the FCM. FCMs are also required to transfer to the clearing house the amount of margin required by the clearing house, which amount is generally held in an omnibus account at the clearing house for all customers of the FCM.
	3.	Correlation Risk. Correlation risk is the risk that there might be an imperfect correlation, or even no correlation, between price movements of a derivative instrument and price movements of the underlying reference asset. This might occur due to factors unrelated to the value of the investments underlying reference asset, such as speculative or other pressures on the markets in which these instruments are traded.
	4.	Liquidity Risk. Liquidity risk is the risk that a derivative instrument cannot be sold, closed out or replaced quickly at or very close to its fundamental value. Generally, exchange contracts are very liquid because the exchange clearing house is the counterparty of every contract. The Fund’s ability to sell or close out a position in an instrument prior to expiration or maturity depends upon the existence of a liquid secondary market or, in the absence of such a market, the ability and willingness of the counterparty to enter into a transaction closing out the position. Due to liquidity risk, there is no assurance that any derivatives position can be sold or closed out at a time and price that is favorable to the Fund.
	5.	Legal Risk. Legal risk is the risk of loss caused by the unenforceability of a party’s obligations under the derivative. While a party seeking price certainty agrees to surrender the potential upside in exchange for downside protection, the party taking the risk is looking for a positive payoff. Despite this voluntary assumption of risk, a counterparty that has lost money in a derivative transaction may try to avoid payment by exploiting various legal uncertainties about certain derivative products.
	6.	Systemic or “Interconnection” Risk. Systemic or “interconnection” risk is the risk that a disruption in the financial markets will cause difficulties for all market participants. In other words, a disruption in one market will spill over into other markets, perhaps creating a chain reaction.

Failure to Qualify as a Regulated Investment Company Risk

If, in any year, a Fund fails to qualify as a regulated investment company under the applicable tax laws, the Fund would be taxed as an ordinary corporation. In such circumstances, a Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest and make substantial distributions before requalifying as a regulated investment company that is accorded special tax treatment. If a Fund fails to qualify as a regulated investment company, distributions to the Fund’s shareholders generally would be eligible for the dividends received deduction in the case of corporate shareholders.

Liquidity Risk

A Fund may have investments that they may not be able to dispose of or close out readily at a favorable time or price (or at all), or at a price approximating the Fund’s valuation of the investment. For example, certain investments may be subject to restrictions on resale, may trade over-the-counter or in limited volume, or may not have an active trading market. Illiquid securities may trade at a discount from comparable, more liquid investments and may be subject to wide fluctuations in market value. It may be difficult for a Fund to value illiquid securities accurately. The market for certain investments may become illiquid under adverse market or economic conditions independent of any specific adverse changes in the conditions of a particular issuer. If a Fund needed to sell a large block of illiquid securities to meet shareholder redemption request or to raise cash, these sales could further reduce the securities’ prices and adversely affect performance of the Fund. Disposal of illiquid securities may entail registration expenses and other transaction costs that are higher than those for liquid securities.

Options Risk

The use of options involves investment strategies and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions and depends on the ability of a Fund’s portfolio manager to forecast market movements correctly. The prices of options are influenced by, among other things, actual and anticipated changes in the value of the underlying instrument, or in interest or currency exchange rates, including the anticipated volatility, which in turn are affected by fiscal and monetary policies and by national and international political and economic events. As a seller (writer) of a put option, the seller will tend to lose money if the value of the reference index or security falls below the strike price. As the seller (writer) of a call option, the seller will tend to lose money if the value of the reference index or security rises above the strike price. As the buyer of a put or call option, the buyer risks losing the entire premium invested in the option if the buyer does not exercise the option. The effective use of options also depends on a Fund’s ability to terminate option positions at times deemed desirable to do so. There is no assurance that a Fund will be able to effect closing transactions at any particular time or at an acceptable price. In addition, there may at times be an imperfect correlation between the movement in values of options and their underlying securities and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for certain options. Options may also involve the use of leverage, which could result in greater price volatility than other markets.

Trading Issues Risk

U.S. Treasury Obligations Risk

U.S. Treasury obligations may differ from other securities in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics. Similar to other issuers, changes to the financial condition or credit rating of the U.S. government may cause the value of a Fund’s U.S. Treasury obligations to decline. U.S. Treasury securities are rated AA+ by S&P Global Ratings. A downgrade of the rating of U.S. Treasury securities may cause the value of a Fund’s U.S. Treasury obligations to decline. Because U.S. government debt obligations are often used as a benchmark for other borrowing arrangements, a downgrade could also result in higher interest rates for a range of borrowers, cause disruptions in the international bond markets and have a substantial adverse effect on the U.S. and global economy.

A high national debt level may increase market pressures to meet government funding needs, which may drive debt cost higher and lead the government to issue additional debt, thereby increasing refinancing risk. A high national debt also raises concerns that the U.S. government will not be able to make principal or interest payments when they are due. If market participants determine that U.S. sovereign debt levels have become unsustainable, the value of the U.S. dollar could decline, thus increasing inflationary pressures, particularly with respect to services outsourced to non-U.S. providers and imported goods and constrain or prevent the U.S. government from implementing effective countercyclical fiscal policy in economic downturns. Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury have historically involved little risk of loss of principal if held to maturity. However, due to fluctuations in interest rates, the market value of such securities may vary during the period that shareholders own shares of a Fund. Notwithstanding that U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S., circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal, such as reaching the legislative “debt ceiling.” Such non-payment would result in losses to a Fund and substantial negative consequences for the U.S. economy and the global financial system.

Valuation Risk

A Fund may hold securities or other assets that may be valued on the basis of factors other than market quotations. This may occur because the asset or security does not trade on a centralized exchange, or in times of market turmoil or reduced liquidity. There are multiple methods that can be used to value a portfolio holding when market quotations are not readily available. The value established for any portfolio holding at a point in time might differ from what would be produced using a different methodology or if it had been priced using market quotations. Portfolio holdings that are valued using techniques other than market quotations, including “fair valued” assets or securities, maybe subject to greater fluctuation in their valuations from one day to the next than if market quotations were used. In addition, there is no assurance that a Fund could sell or close out a portfolio position for the value established for it at any time, and it is possible that a Fund would incur a loss because a portfolio position is sold or closed out at a discount to the valuation established by a Fund at that time. A Fund’s ability to value investments may be impacted by technological issues or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.

Management of the Fund

Trustees and Officers

The general supervision of the duties performed for a Fund under the Investment Management Agreement (as defined below) is the responsibility of the Board of Trustees. There are four Trustees of the Trust, one of whom is an “interested person” (as the term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Interested Trustee”) and three of whom are Trustees who are not officers or employees of BIM or any of its affiliates (each an “Independent Trustee” and collectively the “Independent Trustees”). The Trustees serve for indefinite terms until their resignation, death or removal. The Trust has not established a lead Independent Trustee position. The Trustees set broad policies for the Funds, choose the Trust’s officers and hire the Funds’ investment adviser. Each Trustee, except for Paul Fusaro, is an Independent Trustee. Mr. Fusaro is deemed an Interested Trustee of the Trust due to his position as Chief Operating Officer of BIM and President of the Trust. The officers of the Trust manage its day-to-day operations, are responsible to the Board of Trustees and serve indefinite terms. The following is a list of the Trustees and executive officers of the Trust and a statement of their present positions and principal occupations during the past five years, the number of portfolios each Trustee oversees and the other directorships they have held during the past five years, if applicable.

Name, Address and Year of Birth	Position and Offices with Trust	Term of Office and Year First Elected or Appointed	Principal Occupations During Past 5 Years	Number of Portfolios in the Bitwise Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee	Other Trusteeships or Directorships Held by Trustee During the Past 5 Years
Interested Trustees
Paul Fusaro⁽¹⁾ c/o Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC 250 Montgomery Street Suite 200 San Francisco, CA 94104 Y.O.B.: 1985	Chairman of the Board of Trustees; President	• Indefinite term • Since inception	President (2021 - present), Chief Operating Officer (2018 – 2021) of Bitwise Asset Management; Chief Operating Officer and Secretary of Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC (2022 – present)	15	None
Independent Trustees
Jena Watson c/o Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC 250 Montgomery Street Suite 200 San Francisco, CA 94104 Y.O.B.: 1972	Trustee	• Indefinite term • Since inception	Partner of ArentFox Shiff LLP (2023 – present); Senior Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of HomeStreet Bank (2021 – 2023); Senior Counsel of Silicon Valley Bank (2018 –2021)	15	City of Belvedere Parks and Open Spaces (2021 – present)

Terrence Olson c/o Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC 250 Montgomery Street Suite 200 San Francisco, CA 94104 Y.O.B.: 1967	Trustee	• Indefinite term • Since inception	Consultant for Two Tides Advisory, LLC (2025 – present); Chief Finance Officer of Andalusian Credit Partners, LLC (2023 – 2024); Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of First Eagle Alternative Credit, LLC (2020 – 2021); Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of THL Credit Advisors, LLC (2008 – 2020)	15	ISQ Infrastructure Company, LLC (2025 – present)

Tracy Castle-Newman c/o Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC 250 Montgomery Street Suite 200 San Francisco, CA 94104 Y.O.B.: 1968	Trustee	• Indefinite term • Since December 2025	Head of Client Strategy and Business Development of Morgan Stanley (2022 – 2025); Managing Director, Institutional Equity Division, of Morgan Stanley (1996 – 2025); Chief Operating Officer, Equity Distribution, of Morgan Stanley (2009 – 2022); Founder, TCN Advisors (2025 – present)	15	TSWS (2025 – present)

Name, Address and Year of Birth	Position and Offices with Trust	Term of Office and Year First Elected or Appointed	Principal Occupations During Past 5 Years	Number of Portfolios in the Bitwise Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee	Other Trusteeships or Directorships Held by Trustee During the Past 5 Years
Officers of the Trust
Jim Gallo ⁽²⁾ c/o Foreside Fund Officer Services, LLC Three Canal Plaza Portland, ME 04101	Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer	• Indefinite term • Since inception	Director at ACA Group (2022 – present); Vice President and Director of Fund/Client Accounting of Bank of New York Mellon (2002 – 2022)	N/A	N/A

Johanna Collins-Wood c/o Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC 250 Montgomery Street Suite 200 San Francisco, CA 94104	Secretary and Vice President	• Indefinite term • Since inception	General Counsel and Head of Compliance of U.S. Asset Management (2025 – present), Senior Counsel (2021 – 2025), of Bitwise Asset Management; Chief Compliance Officer of Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC (2022 – present); Associate of Wilson, Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati LLP (2019 – 2021)	N/A	N/A

James Bebrin c/o Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC 250 Montgomery Street Suite 200 San Francisco, CA 94104	Assistant Treasurer	• Indefinite term • Since 2022	Director of Controls and Fund Administration of Bitwise Asset Management (2021 – present); Fund Manager of WisdomTree Asset Management (2015 – 2021)	N/A	N/A

Adam Shoffner⁽²⁾ c/o ACA Group Three Canal Plaza Portland, ME 04101 Y.O.B.:1979	Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Officer	• Indefinite term • Since 2025	Fund Chief Compliance Officer at ACA Group (2020 – present); Vice President in Compliance & Regulatory Consulting at Duff & Phelps (2018 – 2020)	N/A	N/A

(1)

Mr. Fusaro is deemed an “interested person” of the Trust due to his position as Chief Operating Officer and Secretary of Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC and President of the Trust.

(2)

Mr. Gallo and Mr. Shoffner are employees of ACA Group, an affiliate of the Fund’s distributor.

Unitary Board Leadership Structure

Each Trustee serves as a trustee of all funds in the Bitwise Fund Complex (as defined below), which is known as a “unitary” board leadership structure. Each Trustee currently serves as a trustee of the Fund and is anticipated to serve as a trustee for future Funds advised by BIM (each, a “Bitwise Fund” and collectively, the “Bitwise Fund Complex”). None of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust, nor any of their immediate family members, have ever been a director, officer, or employee of, or consultant to, BIM or any of its affiliates. Mr. Fusaro, an Interested Trustee, serves as the Chair of the Board of Trustees for each Fund in the Bitwise Fund Complex.

The two standing committees of the Board of Trustees are the Nominating Committee and the Audit Committee.

The Nominating Committee is responsible for appointing and nominating non-interested persons to the Board of Trustees. Ms. Watson, Ms. Castle-Newman and Mr. Olson are members of the Nominating Committee, with Ms. Watson serving as its Chair. If there is no vacancy on the Board of Trustees, the Board of Trustees will not actively seek recommendations from other parties, including shareholders. The Nominating Committee will not consider new trustee candidates who are 70 years of age or older or would turn 70 years old during the first three years of their service on the Board of Trustees. When a vacancy on the Board of Trustees occurs and nominations are sought to fill such vacancy, the Nominating Committee may seek nominations from those sources it deems appropriate in its discretion, including shareholders of the Funds. To submit a recommendation for nomination as a candidate for a position on the Board of Trustees, shareholders of the Funds should mail such recommendation to Johanna Collins-Wood, Secretary, at the Trust’s address, 250 Montgomery Street, Suite 200, San Francisco, CA 94104. Such recommendation shall include the following information: (i) a statement in writing setting forth (A) the name, age, date of birth, business address, residence address and nationality of the person or persons to be nominated; (B) the class or series and number of all shares of a Fund owned of record or beneficially by each such person or persons, as reported to such shareholder by such nominee(s); (C) any other information regarding each such person required by paragraphs (a), (d), (e) and (f) of Item 401 of Regulation S-K or paragraph (b) of Item 22 of Rule 14a-101 (Schedule 14A) under the 1934 Act; (D) any other information regarding the person or persons to be nominated that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitation of proxies for election of trustees or directors pursuant to Section 14 of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; and (E) whether such shareholder believes any nominee is or will be an “interested person” of a Fund (as defined in the 1940 Act) and, if not an “interested person,” information regarding each nominee that will be sufficient for the Fund to make such determination; and (ii) the written and signed consent of any person to be nominated to be named as a nominee and to serve as a trustee if elected. In addition, the Trustees may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information as they may reasonably require or deem necessary to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as a Trustee. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, the Nominating Committee met two times.

Risk Oversight

As part of the general oversight of the Funds, the Board of Trustees is involved in the risk oversight of the Funds. The Board of Trustees has adopted and periodically reviews policies and procedures designed to address the Funds’ risks. Oversight of investment and compliance risk, including, if applicable, oversight of any sub-advisers, is performed primarily at the Board of Trustees level in conjunction with the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and Anti-Money Laundering Officer.

The Board has appointed a CCO who oversees the implementation and evaluation of each Fund’s compliance program. Adam Shoffner of ACA Group serves as CCO and Anti-Money Laundering Officer of the Trust. In a joint effort between the Trust and ACA Group to ensure the Trust complies with Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act, ACA Group has agreed to render services to the Trust by entering into a Chief Compliance Officer Services Agreement (the “CCO Services Agreement”) with the Trust. Pursuant to the CCO Services Agreement, ACA Group designates, subject to the Trust’s approval, one of its own employees to serve as CCO of the Trust within the meaning of Rule 38a-1. Mr. Shoffner currently serves in such capacity under the terms of the CCO Services Agreement.

Oversight of other risks also occurs at the committee level. The Adviser’s investment oversight group reports to the Board of Trustees at quarterly meetings regarding, among other things, Fund performance and the various drivers of such performance, as well as information related to the Adviser and its operations and processes. The Board of Trustees reviews reports on each Fund’s and the service providers’ compliance policies and procedures at each quarterly Board of Trustee meeting and receives an annual report from the CCO regarding the operations of a Fund’s and the service providers’ compliance programs. In addition, the Independent Trustees meet privately each quarter with the CCO. The Audit Committee reviews with the Adviser each Fund’s major financial risk exposures and the steps the Adviser has taken to monitor and control these exposures, including each Fund’s risk assessment and risk management policies and guidelines. The Audit Committee also, as appropriate, reviews in a general manner the processes other Board committees have in place with respect to risk assessment and risk management. The Nominating Committee monitors all matters related to the corporate governance of the Trust.

Not all risks that may affect a Fund can be identified nor can controls be developed to eliminate or mitigate their occurrence or effects. It may not be practical or cost effective to eliminate or mitigate certain risks, the processes and controls employed to address certain risks may be limited in their effectiveness, and some risks are simply beyond the reasonable control of a Fund, the Adviser or other service providers. Moreover, it is necessary to bear certain risks (such as investment-related risks) to achieve a Fund’s goals. As a result of the foregoing and other factors, a Fund’s ability to manage risk is subject to substantial limitations.

Board Diversification and Trustee Qualifications

Interested Trustee. Paul (Teddy) Fusaro is the Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Bitwise Fund Complex and serves as the Chief Operating Officer and Secretary of BIM. Mr. Fusaro also serves as the President of Bitwise Asset Management, the parent of BIM, a role in which he has served since 2021. Prior to being appointed President in 2021, Mr. Fusaro served as the Chief Operating Officer of Bitwise Asset Management since 2018. Prior to that, Mr. Fusaro was Senior Vice President and Head of Portfolio Management and Capital Markets at IndexIQ, the ETF issuer unit of New York Life Investment Management. Prior to IndexIQ, he was Vice President of Portfolio Management and co-head of Trading and Operations at Direxion Investments.

The following table sets forth the compensation paid by the Trust each Independent Trustee (excluding reimbursement for travel and out-of-pocket expenses) for services to the Funds and the aggregate compensation paid to them for services to the Bitwise Fund Complex during the fiscal period ended December 31, 2025. The Trust has no retirement or pension plans. The officers and Trustees who are “interested persons” as designated above serve without any compensation from the Trust. The Trust has no employees. Its officers are compensated by BIM.

Name of Trustee	Compensation from The Funds	Total Compensation from the Bitwise Fund Complex
Jena Watson	$0	$0
Terrence Olson	$1,451	$21,769
Tracy Castle-Newman¹	$833	$12,500

¹	Tracy Castle-Newman was elected to the Board of Trustees in December 2025.

Trustee	Dollar Range of Equity Securities in the Fund	Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in All Registered Investment Companies Overseen by Trustee in the Bitwise Fund Complex
Interested Trustee
Paul Fusaro	None	None
Independent Trustees
Jena Watson	None	None
Terrence Olson	$1 - $10,000	$1 - $10,000
Tracy Castle-Newman	None	None

As of December 31, 2025, the Independent Trustees of the Trust and immediate family members did not own beneficially or of record any class of securities of an investment adviser or principal underwriter of the Funds or any person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with an investment adviser or principal underwriter of the Funds.

As of the date of this Statement of Additional Information, the officers of the Trust and Trustees, in the aggregate, owned less than 1% of the shares of the Funds.

Control Persons and Principal Holders of Securities

The table set forth in Exhibit A shows the percentage ownership of each shareholder or “group” (as that term is used in Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act who, based on the securities position listing report as of the date set therein, owned of record, or is known by the Trust to have owned of record or beneficially, 5% or more of the shares of a Fund (the “Principal Holders”). The Funds do not have any knowledge of who the ultimate beneficiaries are of the shares of the Funds.

Investment Adviser and Other Service Providers

Investment Adviser. Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC, 250 Montgomery Street, Suite 200, San Francisco, CA 94104, serves as the investment adviser to the Funds. BIM is a Delaware limited liability company with a sole member, Bitwise Asset Management, Inc. BIM discharges its responsibilities subject to the policies of the Board of Trustees. BIM also administers the Trust’s business affairs, provides office facilities and equipment and certain clerical, bookkeeping and administrative services, and permits any of its officers or employees to serve without compensation as Trustees or officers of the Trust if elected to such positions.

Pursuant to an investment management agreement between BIM and the Trust, on behalf of the Funds (the “Investment Management Agreement”), BIM oversees the investment of the Fund’s assets and is responsible for paying all expenses of the Fund, excluding the fee payments under the Investment Management Agreement, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions, distribution and service fees payable pursuant to a Rule 12b-1 plan, if any, and extraordinary expenses. Each Fund has agreed to pay BIM an annual management fee equal to 0.95% of its daily net assets.

For services rendered during the fiscal periods set forth below, the following table sets forth the management fees paid by each Fund to BIM.

Management Fees Paid
Fiscal Period Ended	Bitwise COIN Option Income Strategy ETF¹	Bitwise CRCL Option Income Strategy ETF²	Bitwise Ethereum Option Income Strategy ETF³	Bitwise GME Option Income Strategy ETF⁴	Bitwise MARA Option Income Strategy ETF⁵	Bitwise MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF⁶
12/31/2025	$128,867	$964	$1,154	$11,447	$35,156	$334,247
¹ The Fund commenced operations on April 1, 2025.
² The Fund commenced operations on October 1, 2025.
³ The Fund commenced operations on October 1, 2025.
⁴ The Fund commenced operations on June 9, 2025.
⁵ The Fund commenced operations on April 1, 2025.
⁶ The Fund commenced operations on April 1, 2025.

Pursuant to a separate contractual arrangement, BIM has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fees and/or assume as its own expense certain expenses otherwise payable by Bitwise COIN Option Income Strategy ETF, Bitwise MARA Option Income Strategy ETF and Bitwise MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF to the extent necessary to ensure that total annual fund operating expenses (excluding brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions, acquired fund fees and expenses, taxes, interest, and extraordinary expenses) do not exceed 0.95% of such Fund’s average daily net assets until April 2, 2027. This Agreement may be terminated by the Trust, on behalf of a Fund, at any time and by BIM after April 2, 2027 upon sixty (60) days’ written notice to a Fund. The table below sets forth the amount of fees waived and/or Fund expenses reimbursed for the specified fiscal periods.

Fees Waived/Expenses Reimbursed
Fiscal Period Ended	Bitwise COIN Option Income Strategy ETF	Bitwise MARA Option Income Strategy ETF	Bitwise MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF
12/31/2025¹	$0	$0	$0

¹ Each Fund commenced operations on April 1, 2025.

Under the Investment Management Agreement, BIM shall not be liable for any loss sustained by reason of the purchase, sale or retention of any security, whether or not such purchase, sale or retention shall have been based upon the investigation and research made by any other individual, firm or corporation, if such recommendation shall have been selected with due care and in good faith, except loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence on the part of BIM in the performance of its obligations and duties, or by reason of its reckless disregard of its obligations and duties. The Investment Management Agreement is in place for the original initial two-year term, and thereafter only if approved annually by the Board of Trustees, including a majority of the Independent Trustees. The Investment Management Agreement terminates automatically upon assignment and is terminable at any time without penalty as to the Fund by the Board of Trustees, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, or by vote of the holders of a majority of a Fund’s outstanding voting securities on 60 days’ written notice to BIM, or by BIM on 60 days’ written notice to a Fund.

Portfolio Managers. The portfolio managers are primarily and jointly responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds. There are currently four portfolio managers, as follows:

Portfolio Manager Compensation. Each portfolio manager is compensated by BIM and is paid a fixed salary and discretionary bonus that is not based on the performance of the Funds.

Portfolio Manager Ownership of Fund Shares. As of the date of this Statement of Additional Information, the portfolio managers do not beneficially own any Fund Shares.

Other Accounts Managed by the Portfolio Managers. In addition to the Funds, the portfolio managers are responsible for the day-to-day management of certain other accounts, as listed below. The information below is provided as of December 31, 2025.

Portfolio Manager

Registered Investment
Companies
# of Accounts ($ assets)

Other Pooled
Investment
Vehicles
# of Accounts ($ assets)

Other Accounts
# of Accounts ($ assets)

Jennifer Thornton

19 ($6,089.9 million)

9 ($97.5 million)

3 ($16.3 million)

Daniela Padilla

19 ($6,089.9 million)

9 ($97.5 million)

3 ($16.3 million)

Conflicts of Interest. The portfolio managers’ management of other accounts may give rise to potential conflicts of interest in connection with their management of a Fund’s investments, on the one hand, and the investments of the other accounts, on the other. The other accounts might have similar investment objectives as a Fund or hold, purchase or sell securities that are eligible to be held, purchased or sold by a Fund. While the portfolio managers’ management of other accounts may give rise to the following potential conflicts of interest, the Adviser does not believe that the conflicts, if any, are material or, to the extent any such conflicts are material, the Adviser believes that it has designed policies and procedures to manage those conflicts in an appropriate way.

Fund Administration. The administrator and fund accountant and transfer agent for the Funds is The Bank of New York Mellon, (“BNYM,” “Administrator” or “Fund Accountant”), which has its principal office at 240 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10286. BNYM provides administrative services pursuant to a fund administration agreement with the Trust (the “Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement”) pursuant to which BNYM provides certain services, including, among others, (i) preparation of certain shareholder reports and communications; (ii) preparation of certain reports and filings with the SEC; (iii) certain net asset value computation services; and (iv) such other services for the Trust as may be mutually agreed upon between the Trust and BNYM.

For its services under the Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement, BNYM is paid an annual fee based on the average net assets of the Funds, subject to a minimum annual fee. Pursuant to the Funds’ unitary management fee structure, BIM is responsible for paying for the services provided by BNYM, and the Funds do not directly pay BNYM.

The following table sets forth the amount the Administrator was paid for administration services for the specified fiscal periods.

Administration Fees Paid
Fiscal Period Ended	Bitwise COIN Option Income Strategy ETF¹	Bitwise CRCL Option Income Strategy ETF²	Bitwise Ethereum Option Income Strategy ETF³	Bitwise GME Option Income Strategy ETF⁴	Bitwise MARA Option Income Strategy ETF⁵	Bitwise MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF⁶
12/31/2025	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
¹ The Fund commenced operations on April 1, 2025.
² The Fund commenced operations on October 1, 2025.
³ The Fund commenced operations on October 1, 2025.
⁴ The Fund commenced operations on June 9, 2025.
⁵ The Fund commenced operations on April 1, 2025.
⁶ The Fund commenced operations on April 1, 2025.

Transfer and Dividend Agent. The Bank of New York Mellon, 240 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10286, serves as the Trust’s transfer and dividend disbursing agent (the “Transfer Agent”). Under its transfer agency agreement with the Trust, BNYM has undertaken with the Trust to provide the following services with respect to the Funds: (i) perform and facilitate the performance of purchases and redemptions of Creation Units, (ii) prepare and transmit by means of Depository Trust Company’s (“DTC”) book-entry system payments for dividends and distributions on or with respect to the Fund Shares declared by the Trust on behalf of the Funds, (iii) prepare and deliver reports, information and documents as specified in the transfer agency agreement, (iv) perform the customary services of a transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent, and (v) render certain other miscellaneous services as specified in the transfer agency agreement or as otherwise agreed upon.

Custodian. The Bank of New York Mellon, 240 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10286, serves as custodian (the “Custodian”) for each Fund’s cash and securities. Pursuant to a custodian servicing agreement with the Funds (the “Custodian Agreement”), it is responsible for maintaining the books and records of each Fund’s portfolio securities and cash. The Custodian does not assist in, and is not responsible for, investment decisions involving the assets of the Funds. BNYM may appoint domestic and foreign sub-custodians and use depositories from time to time to hold securities and other instruments purchased by the Trust in foreign countries and to hold cash and currencies for the Trust.

Distributor. Foreside Fund Services, LLC serves as distributor and principal underwriter of the Creation Units of the Funds. Its principal address is Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, ME 04101. The Distributor has entered into a distribution agreement (the “Distribution Agreement”) with the Trust pursuant to which it distributes Fund Shares. Shares are continuously offered for sale by the Funds through the Distributor only in Creation Units, as described below under the heading “Creation and Redemption of Creation Units.”

BIM may, from time to time and from its own resources, pay, defray or absorb costs relating to distribution, including payments out of its own resources to the Distributor, or to otherwise promote the sale of Fund Shares. BIM’s available resources to make these payments include profits from advisory fees received from the Funds. The services BIM may pay for include, but are not limited to, advertising and attaining access to certain conferences and seminars, as well as being presented with the opportunity to address investors and industry professionals through speeches and written marketing materials.

Since the inception of the Funds, there has been no underwriting commissions with respect to the sale of Fund Shares, and the Distributor did not receive compensation on redemptions for the Funds.

The Distribution Agreement provides that it may be terminated at any time, without the payment of any penalty, on at least 60 days’ written notice by the Trust to the Distributor (i) by vote of a majority of the Independent Trustees; or (ii) by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Funds. The Distribution Agreement will terminate automatically in the event of its assignment (as defined in the 1940 Act).

Brokerage Allocations

The Adviser is responsible for decisions to buy and sell securities for the Funds and for the placement of each Fund’s securities business, the negotiation of the commissions to be paid on brokered transactions, the prices for principal trades in securities, and the allocation of portfolio brokerage and principal business. It is the policy of the Adviser to seek the best execution at the best security price available with respect to each transaction, and with respect to brokered transactions in light of the overall quality of brokerage and research services provided to the Adviser and its clients. The best price to a Fund means the best net price without regard to the mix between purchase or sale price and commission, if any. Purchases may be made from underwriters, dealers, and, on occasion, the issuers. Commissions will be paid on a Fund’s futures transactions, if any. The purchase price of portfolio securities purchased from an underwriter or dealer may include underwriting commissions and dealer spreads. A Fund may pay markups on principal transactions. In selecting broker-dealers and in negotiating commissions, the Adviser considers, among other things, the firm’s reliability, the quality of its execution services on a continuing basis and its financial condition.

Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”) permits an investment adviser, under certain circumstances, to cause an account to pay a broker or dealer who supplies brokerage and research services a commission for effecting a transaction in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting the transaction. Brokerage and research services include (i) furnishing advice as to the value of securities, the advisability of investing, purchasing or selling securities, and the availability of securities or purchasers or sellers of securities; (ii) furnishing analyses and reports concerning issuers, industries, securities, economic factors and trends, portfolio strategy, and the performance of accounts; and (iii) effecting securities transactions and performing functions incidental thereto (such as clearance, settlement, and custody). Such brokerage and research services are often referred to as “soft dollars.” The Adviser has advised the Board of Trustees that it does not currently intend to use soft dollars.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in selecting brokers, the Adviser may in the future consider investment and market information and other research, such as economic, securities and performance measurement research provided by such brokers, and the quality and reliability of brokerage services, including execution capability, performance, and financial responsibility. Accordingly, the commissions charged by any such broker may be greater than the amount another firm might charge if the Adviser determines in good faith that the amount of such commissions is reasonable in relation to the value of the research information and brokerage services provided by such broker to the Adviser or the Trust. In addition, the Adviser must determine that the research information received in this manner provides the Fund with benefits by supplementing the research otherwise available to the Funds. The Investment Management Agreement provides that such higher commissions will not be paid by a Fund unless the Adviser determines in good faith that the amount is reasonable in relation to the services provided. The investment advisory fees paid by a Fund to BIM under the Investment Management Agreement would not be reduced as a result of receipt by BIM of research services.

The Adviser places portfolio transactions for other advisory accounts advised by it, and research services furnished by firms through which a Fund effects securities transactions may be used by the Adviser in servicing all of its accounts; not all of such services may be used by the Adviser in connection with the Fund. The Adviser believes it is not possible to measure separately the benefits from research services to each of the accounts (including a Fund) advised by it. Because the volume and nature of the trading activities of the accounts are not uniform, the amount of commissions in excess of those charged by another broker paid by each account for brokerage and research services will vary. However, the Adviser believes such costs to a Fund will not be disproportionate to the benefits received by the Fund on a continuing basis. The Adviser seeks to allocate portfolio transactions equitably whenever concurrent decisions are made to purchase or sell securities by a Fund and another advisory account. In some cases, this procedure could have an adverse effect on the price or the amount of securities available to a Fund. In making such allocations between a Fund and other advisory accounts, the main factors considered by the Adviser are the respective investment objectives, the relative size of portfolio holding of the same or comparable securities, the availability of cash for investment and the size of investment commitments generally held.

The following table sets forth the amount the Fund paid in brokerage commissions for the specified fiscal periods.

Brokerage Commissions Paid
Fiscal Period Ended	Bitwise COIN Option Income Strategy ETF¹	Bitwise CRCL Option Income Strategy ETF²	Bitwise Ethereum Option Income Strategy ETF³	Bitwise GME Option Income Strategy ETF⁴	Bitwise MARA Option Income Strategy ETF⁵	Bitwise MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF⁶
12/31/2025	$68,550	$1,179	$3,521	$56,049	$397,631	$205,692
¹ The Fund commenced operations on April 1, 2025.
² The Fund commenced operations on October 1, 2025.
³ The Fund commenced operations on October 1, 2025.
⁴ The Fund commenced operations on June 9, 2025.
⁵ The Fund commenced operations on April 1, 2025.
⁶ The Fund commenced operations on April 1, 2025.

Additional Information

Book Entry Only System. The following information supplements and should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus.

DTC Acts as Securities Depository for Fund Shares. Fund Shares are represented by securities registered in the name of DTC or its nominee, Cede & Co., and deposited with, or on behalf of, DTC.

DTC, a limited-purpose trust company, was created to hold securities of its participants (the “DTC Participants”) and to facilitate the clearance and settlement of securities transactions among the DTC Participants in such securities through electronic book-entry changes in accounts of the DTC Participants, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of securities certificates. DTC Participants include securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other organizations, some of whom (and/or their representatives) own DTC. More specifically, DTC is owned by a number of its DTC Participants and by the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) and FINRA. Access to the DTC system is also available to others such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a DTC Participant, either directly or indirectly (the “Indirect Participants”).

Policy Regarding Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings. The Trust has adopted a policy regarding the disclosure of information about each Fund’s portfolio holdings. The Board of Trustees must approve all material amendments to this policy. Each Fund’s portfolio holdings are publicly disseminated each day the Fund is open for business through financial reporting and news services, including publicly accessible Internet websites. In addition, a basket composition file, which includes the security names and share quantities to deliver in exchange for Fund Shares, together with estimates and actual cash components, is publicly disseminated each day the NYSE is open for trading via the National Securities Clearing Corporation (“NSCC”). The basket represents one Creation Unit of each Fund. Each Fund’s portfolio holdings are also available on the Fund’s website at https://www.icoietf.com (for ICOI), https://www.icrcetf.com (for ICRC), https://www.iethetf.com (for IETH), https://www.igmeetf.com (for IGME), https://www.imraetf.com (for IMRA) or https://www.imstetf.com (for IMST). The Trust, Adviser and Distributor will not disseminate non-public information concerning the Trust.

Quarterly Portfolio Schedule. The Trust is required to disclose on a quarterly basis the complete schedule of each Fund’s portfolio holdings with the SEC on Form N-PORT. The Trust discloses the complete schedule of a Fund’s portfolio holdings on Form N-CSR after its second and fourth quarters. Form N-PORT and Form N-CSR for the Trust is available on the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov. Each Fund’s Form N-PORT and Form N-CSR may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Trust’s Forms N-PORT and Form N-CSR are available without charge, upon request, by calling (415) 707-3663 or by writing to Bitwise Funds Trust, 250 Montgomery Street, Suite 200, San Francisco, CA 94104.

Codes of Ethics. In order to mitigate the possibility that a Fund will be adversely affected by personal trading, the Trust and the Adviser have adopted Codes of Ethics under Rule 17j-1 of the 1940 Act. These Codes of Ethics contain policies restricting securities trading in personal accounts access persons, Trustees and others who normally come into possession of information on portfolio transactions. Personnel subject to the Codes of Ethics may invest in securities that may be purchased or held by a Fund; however, the Codes of Ethics require that each transaction in such securities be reviewed by the Compliance Department. These Codes of Ethics are on public file with, and are available from, the SEC.

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

The Trust has adopted a proxy voting policy that seeks to ensure that proxies for securities held by a Fund are voted consistently with the best interests of the Fund.

The Board has delegated to the Adviser the proxy voting responsibilities for each Fund and has directed the Adviser to vote proxies consistent with the Fund’s best interests. The Adviser has engaged the services of Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc. (“ISS”) to make recommendations to the Adviser on the voting of proxies relating to securities held by a Fund. The Adviser has adopted the ISS Proxy Voting Guidelines. While these guidelines are not intended to be all-inclusive, they do provide guidance on the Adviser’s general voting policies. The Adviser’s use of the ISS Proxy Voting Guidelines is not intended to constrain the Adviser’s consideration of any proxy proposal, and there may be times when the Adviser deviates from the ISS Proxy Voting Guidelines. The ISS Proxy Voting Guidelines are subject to change at the discretion of ISS and may be found at issgovernance.com.

Information regarding how a Fund voted proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available upon request and without charge on the Fund’s website at https://www.icoietf.com (for ICOI), https://www.icrcetf.com (for ICRC), https://www.iethetf.com (for IETH), https://www.igmeetf.com (for IGME), https://www.imraetf.com (for IMRA) or https://www.imstetf.com (for IMST), by calling (415) 707-3663 or by accessing the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov.

Creation and Redemption of Creation Units

General. ETFs, such as the Funds, generally issue and redeem their shares in primary market transactions through a creation and redemption mechanism and do not sell or redeem individual shares. Instead, financial entities, known as “Authorized Participants,” have contractual arrangements with an ETF or one of the ETF’s service providers to purchase and redeem ETF shares directly with the ETF in large blocks of shares known as “Creation Units.” Prior to start of trading on each business day, an ETF publishes through the NSCC the “basket” of securities, cash, or other assets that it will accept in exchange for a Creation Unit of the ETF’s shares. An Authorized Participant that wishes to effectuate a creation of an ETF’s shares deposits with the ETF the “basket” of securities, cash, or other assets identified by the ETF that day, and then receives the Creation Unit of the ETF’s shares in return for those assets. After purchasing a Creation Unit, the Authorized Participant may continue to hold the ETF’s shares or sell them in the secondary market. The redemption process is the reverse of the purchase process: the authorized participant redeems a Creation Unit of ETF shares for a basket of securities, cash, or other assets. The combination of the creation and redemption process with secondary market trading in ETF shares and underlying securities provides arbitrage opportunities that are designed to help keep the market price of ETF shares at or close to the NAV per share of the ETF.

Each Authorized Participant is a member or participant of a clearing agency registered with the SEC that has a written agreement with a Fund or one of its service providers that allows the Authorized Participant to place orders for the purchase or redemption of Creation Units (a “Participant Agreement”). Orders to purchase Creation Units must be delivered through an Authorized Participant that has executed a Participant Agreement and must comply with the applicable provisions of such Participant Agreement. Investors wishing to purchase or sell shares generally do so on an exchange. Institutional investors other than Authorized Participants are responsible for making arrangements for a redemption request to be made through an Authorized Participant.

Basket Composition and Custom Baskets. Rule 6c-11(c)(3) under of the 1940 Act requires an ETF relying on the exemptions offered by Rule 6c-11 to adopt and implement written policies and procedures governing the construction of baskets and the process that the ETF will use for the acceptance of baskets. In general, in connection with the construction and acceptance of baskets, the Adviser may consider various factors, including, but not limited to: (1) whether the securities, assets, and other positions comprising a basket are consistent with the ETF’s investment objective(s), policies and disclosure; (2) whether the securities, assets, and other positions can legally and readily be acquired, transferred and held by the ETF and/or Authorized Participant(s), as applicable; (3) whether to utilize cash, either in lieu of securities or other instruments or as a cash balancing amount; and (4) in the case of an ETF that tracks an index, whether the securities, assets, and other positions aid index tracking.

Each Fund may utilize a pro rata basket or a custom basket in reliance on Rule 6c-11. A “pro rata basket” is a basket that is a pro rata representation of the ETF’s portfolio holdings, except for minor deviations when it is not operationally feasible to include a particular instrument within the basket, except to the extent that a Fund utilized different baskets in transactions on the same Business Day.

Rule 6c-11 defines “custom baskets” to include two categories of baskets. First, a basket containing a non-representative selection of the ETF’s portfolio holdings would constitute a custom basket. These types of custom baskets include, but are not limited to, baskets that do not reflect: (i) a pro rata representation of a Fund’s portfolio holdings; (ii) a representative sampling of an ETF’s portfolio holdings; or (iii) changes due to a rebalancing or reconstitution of an ETF’s securities market index, if applicable. Second, if different baskets are used in transactions on the same Business Day, each basket after the initial basket would constitute a custom basket. For example, if an ETF exchanges a basket with either the same or another Authorized Participant that reflects a representative sampling that differs from the initial basket, that basket (and any such subsequent baskets) would be a custom basket. Similarly, if an ETF substitutes cash in lieu of a portion of basket assets for a single Authorized Participant, that basket would be a custom basket.

Under a variety of circumstances, an ETF and its shareholders may benefit from the flexibility afforded by custom baskets. In general terms, the use of custom baskets may reduce costs, increase efficiency and improve trading. Because utilizing custom baskets provides a way for an ETF to add, remove, and re-weight portfolio securities without transacting in the market, it may help the ETF to avoid transaction costs and adverse tax consequences. Rule 6c-11 provides an ETF with flexibility to use “custom baskets” if the ETF has adopted written policies and procedures that: (1) set forth detailed parameters for the construction and acceptance of custom baskets that are in the best interests of the ETF and its shareholders, including the process for any revisions to, or deviations from, those parameters; and (2) specify the titles or roles of employees of the ETF’s investment adviser who are required to review each custom basket for compliance with those parameters.

The use of baskets that do not correspond pro rata to an ETF’s portfolio holdings has historically created concern that an Authorized Participant could take advantage of its relationship with an ETF and pressure the ETF to construct a basket that favors an Authorized Participant to the detriment of the ETF’s shareholders. For example, because ETFs rely on Authorized Participants to maintain the secondary market by promoting an effective arbitrage mechanism, an Authorized Participant holding less liquid or less desirable securities potentially could pressure an ETF into accepting those securities in its basket in exchange for liquid ETF shares (i.e., dumping). An Authorized Participant also could pressure the ETF into including in its basket certain desirable securities in exchange for ETF shares tendered for redemption (i.e., cherry-picking). In either case, the ETF’s other investors would be disadvantaged and would be left holding shares of an ETF with a less liquid or less desirable portfolio of securities. The Adviser has adopted policies and procedures designed to mitigate these concerns, but there is ultimately no guarantee that such policies and procedures will be effective.

Basket Dissemination. Basket files are published for consumption through the NSCC, a subsidiary of Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, and can be utilized for pricing, creations, redemptions, rebalancing and custom scenarios. In most instances, pro rata baskets are calculated and supplied by the ETF’s custodial bank based on ETF holdings, whereas non-pro rata, custom and forward-looking pro rata baskets are calculated by the Adviser and disseminated by the ETF’s custodial bank through the NSCC process.

Placement of Creation or Redemption Orders. All orders to purchase or redeem Creation Units are to be governed according to the applicable Participant Agreement that each Authorized Participant has executed. In general, all orders to purchase or redeem Creation Units must be received by the transfer agent in the proper form required by the Participant Agreement no later than the closing time of the regular trading session of the NYSE (ordinarily 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time) on each day the NYSE is open for business (the “Closing Time”) in order for the purchase or redemption of Creation Units to be effected based on the NAV of shares of a Fund as next determined on such date after receipt of the order in proper form. However, at its discretion, a Fund may require an Authorized Participant to submit orders to purchase or redeem Creation Units be placed earlier in the day (such as instances where an applicable market for a security comprising a creation or redemption basket closes earlier than usual).

Delivery of Redemption Proceeds. Deliveries of securities to Authorized Participants in connection with redemption orders are generally expected to be made within one Business Day. Due to the schedule of holidays in certain countries, however, the delivery of in-kind redemption proceeds for a Fund may take longer than one Business Day after the day on which the redemption request is received in proper form. Section 22(e) of the 1940 Act generally prohibits a registered open-end management investment company from postponing the date of satisfaction of redemption requests for more than seven days after the tender of a security for redemption. This prohibition can cause operational difficulties for ETFs that hold foreign investments and exchange in-kind baskets for Creation Units. For example, local market delivery cycles for transferring foreign investments to redeeming investors, together with local market holiday schedules, can sometimes require a delivery process in excess of seven days. However, Rule 6c-11 grants relief from Section 22(e) to permit an ETF to delay satisfaction of a redemption request for more than seven days if a local market holiday, or series of consecutive holidays, or the extended delivery cycles for transferring foreign investments to redeeming Authorized Participants, or the combination thereof prevents timely delivery of the foreign investment included in the ETF’s basket. Under this exemption, an ETF must deliver foreign investments as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 15 days after the tender to the ETF. The exemption therefore will permit a delay only to the extent that additional time for settlement is actually required when a local market holiday, or series of consecutive holidays, or the extended delivery cycles for transferring foreign investments to redeeming authorized participants prevents timely delivery of the foreign investment included in the ETF’s basket. If a foreign investment settles in less than 15 days, Rule 6c-11 requires an ETF to deliver it pursuant to the standard settlement time of the local market where the investment trades. Rule 6c-11 defines “foreign investment” as any security, asset or other position of the ETF issued by a foreign issuer (as defined by Rule 3b-4 under the 1934 Act), and that is traded on a trading market outside of the United States. This definition is not limited to “foreign securities,” but also includes other investments that may not be considered securities. Although these other investments may not be securities, they may present the same challenges for timely settlement as foreign securities if they are transferred in kind.

Creation Transaction Fees. A Fund imposes fees in connection with the purchase of Creation Units. These fees may vary based upon various facts-based circumstances, including, but not limited to, the composition of the securities included in the Creation Unit or the countries in which the transactions are settled. The price for each Creation Unit will equal the daily NAV per share of a Fund times the number of shares in a Creation Unit, plus the fees described above and, if applicable, any operational processing and brokerage costs, transfer fees, stamp taxes, and part or all of the spread between the expected bid and offer side of the market related to the securities comprising the creation basket.

Redemption Transaction Fees. A Fund also imposes fees in connection with the redemption of Creation Units. These fees may vary based upon various facts-based circumstances, including, but not limited to, the composition of the securities included in the Creation Unit or the countries in which the transactions are settled. The price received for each Creation Unit will equal the daily NAV per share of a Fund times the number of shares in a Creation Unit, minus the fees described above and, if applicable, any operational processing and brokerage costs, transfer fees, stamp taxes and part or all of the spread between the expected bid and offer side of the market related to the securities comprising the redemption basket. Investors who use the services of a broker or other such intermediary in addition to an Authorized Participant to effect a redemption of a Creation Unit may also be assessed an amount to cover the cost of such services. The redemption fee charged by a Fund will comply with Rule 22c-2 of the 1940 Act which limits redemption fees to no more than 2% of the value of the shares redeemed.

Suspension of Creations. The SEC has stated its position that an ETF generally may suspend the issuance of Creation Units only for a limited time and only due to extraordinary circumstances, such as when the markets on which the ETF’s portfolio holdings are traded are closed for a limited period of time. The SEC has also stated that an ETF could not set transaction fees so high as to effectively suspend the issuance of Creation Units. Circumstances in which a Fund may suspend creations include, but are not limited to: (i) the order is not in proper form; (ii) the purchaser or group of related purchasers, upon obtaining the Creation Units of such Fund’s Shares ordered, would own 80% or more of the currently outstanding shares of such Fund; (iii) the required consideration is not delivered; (iv) the acceptance of the basket would, in the opinion of such Fund, be unlawful; or (v) there exist circumstances outside the control of such Fund that make it impossible to process purchases of Creation Units for all practical purposes. Examples of such circumstances include: acts of God or public service or utility problems such as fires, floods, extreme weather conditions and power outages resulting in telephone, telecopy and computer failures; market conditions or activities causing trading halts; systems failures involving computer or other information systems affecting a Fund, the Adviser, the Distributor, DTC, NSCC, the transfer agent, the custodian, any sub-custodian or any other participant in the purchase process; and similar extraordinary events. A Fund reserves the right to reject a creation order transmitted to it provided that such action does not result in a suspension of sales of creation units in contravention of 6c-11 and the SEC’s positions thereunder. The Transfer Agent shall notify a prospective creator of a Creation Unit and/or the Authorized Participant acting on behalf of such prospective creator of the rejection of the order of such person. The Trust, a Fund, the transfer agent, the custodian, any sub-custodian and the Distributor are under no duty, however, to give notification of any defects or irregularities in the delivery of baskets, nor shall any of them incur any liability for the failure to give any such notification.

Suspension of Redemptions. An ETF may suspend the redemption of Creation Units only in accordance with Section 22(e) of the 1940 Act. Section 22(e) stipulates that no registered investment company shall suspend the right of redemption or postpone the date of payment or satisfaction upon redemption of any redeemable security in accordance with its terms for more than seven days after the tender of such security to the company or its agent designated for that purpose for redemption, except (1) for any period (A) during which the NYSE is closed other than customary weekend and holiday closings or (B) during which trading on the NYSE is restricted; (2) for any period during which an emergency exists as a result of which (A) disposal by the investment company of securities owned by it is not reasonably practicable or (B) it is not reasonably practicable for such company fairly to determine the value of its net assets; or (3) for such other periods as the SEC may by order permit for the protection of security holders of the investment company.

Federal Tax Matters

This section summarizes some of the main U.S. federal income tax consequences of owning shares of a Fund. This section is current as of the date of this SAI. Tax laws and interpretations change frequently, and these summaries do not describe all of the tax consequences to all taxpayers. For example, these summaries generally do not describe your situation if you are a corporation, a non-U.S. person, a broker-dealer, or other investor with special circumstances. In addition, this section does not describe your state, local or foreign tax consequences.

This federal income tax summary is based in part on the advice of counsel to a Fund. The Internal Revenue Service could disagree with any conclusions set forth in this section. In addition, our counsel may not have been asked to review, and may not have reached a conclusion with respect to the federal income tax treatment of the assets to be deposited in a Fund. This may not be sufficient for prospective investors to use for the purpose of avoiding penalties under federal tax law.

As with any investment, prospective investors should seek advice based on their individual circumstances from their own tax advisor.

Each Fund intends to qualify annually and to elect to be treated as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

To qualify for the favorable U.S. federal income tax treatment generally accorded to regulated investment companies, a Fund must, among other things, (i) derive in each taxable year at least 90% of its gross income from dividends, interest, payments with respect to securities loans and gains from the sale or other disposition of stock, securities or foreign currencies or other income derived with respect to its business of investing in such stock, securities or currencies, or net income derived from interests in certain publicly traded partnerships; (ii) diversify its holdings so that, at the end of each quarter of the taxable year, (a) at least 50% of the market value of a Fund’s assets is represented by cash and cash items (including receivables), U.S. government securities, the securities of other regulated investment companies and other securities, with such other securities of any one issuer generally limited for the purposes of this calculation to an amount not greater than 5% of the value of a Fund’s total assets and not greater than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer, and (b) not more than 25% of the value of its total assets is invested in the securities (other than U.S. government securities or the securities of other regulated investment companies) of any one issuer, or two or more issuers which a Fund controls which are engaged in the same, similar or related trades or businesses, or the securities of one or more of certain publicly traded partnerships; and (iii) distribute at least 90% of its investment company taxable income (which includes, among other items, dividends, interest and net short-term capital gains in excess of net long-term capital losses) and at least 90% of its net tax-exempt interest income each taxable year. There are certain exceptions for failure to qualify if the failure is for reasonable cause or is de minimis, and certain corrective action is taken and certain tax payments are made by a Fund.

As a regulated investment company, a Fund generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on its investment company taxable income (as that term is defined in the Code, but without regard to the deduction for dividends paid) and net capital gain (the excess of net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss), if any, that it distributes to shareholders. Each Fund intends to distribute to its shareholders, at least annually, substantially all of its investment company taxable income and net capital gain. If a Fund retains any net capital gain or investment company taxable income, it will generally be subject to federal income tax at regular corporate rates on the amount retained. In addition, amounts not distributed on a timely basis in accordance with a calendar year distribution requirement are subject to a nondeductible 4% excise tax unless, generally, a Fund distributes during each calendar year an amount equal to the sum of (1) at least 98% of its ordinary income (not taking into account any capital gains or losses) for the calendar year, (2) at least 98.2% of its capital gains in excess of its capital losses (adjusted for certain ordinary losses) for the one-year period ending October 31 of the calendar year, and (3) any ordinary income and capital gains for previous years that were not distributed during those years. In order to prevent application of the excise tax, each Fund intends to make its distributions in accordance with the calendar year distribution requirement. A distribution will be treated as paid on December 31 of the current calendar year if it is declared by a Fund in October, November or December with a record date in such a month and paid by a Fund during January of the following calendar year. Such distributions will be taxable to shareholders in the calendar year in which the distributions are declared rather than the calendar year in which the distributions are received.

Subject to certain reasonable cause and de minimis exceptions, if a Fund fails to qualify as a regulated investment company or fails to satisfy the 90% distribution requirement in any taxable year, such Fund would be taxed as an ordinary corporation on its taxable income (even if such income were distributed to its shareholders) and all distributions out of earnings and profits would be taxed to shareholders as ordinary income.

Distributions. Dividends paid out of a Fund’s investment company taxable income are generally taxable to a shareholder as ordinary income to the extent of such Fund’s earnings and profits, whether paid in cash or reinvested in additional shares. However, certain ordinary income distributions received from a Fund may be taxed at capital gains tax rates. In particular, ordinary income dividends received by an individual shareholder from a regulated investment company such as a Fund are generally taxed at the same rates that apply to net capital gain, provided that certain holding period requirements are satisfied and provided the dividends are attributable to qualifying dividends received by such Fund itself.

The Funds will provide notice to its shareholders of the amount of any distributions that may be taken into account as a dividend, which is eligible for the capital gains tax rates. The Funds cannot make any guarantees as to the amount of any distribution which will be regarded as a qualifying dividend.

Income from a Fund may also be subject to a 3.8% “Medicare tax.” This tax generally applies to net investment income if the taxpayer’s adjusted gross income exceeds certain threshold amounts, which are $250,000 in the case of married couples filing joint returns and $200,000 in the case of single individuals.

A corporation that owns Fund Shares generally will not be entitled to the dividends received deduction with respect to many dividends received from such Fund because the dividends received deduction is generally not available for distributions from regulated investment companies. However, certain ordinary income dividends on shares that are attributable to qualifying dividends received by a Fund from certain domestic corporations may be reported by such Fund as being eligible for the dividends received deduction.

Distributions of net capital gain (the excess of net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss), if any, properly reported as capital gain dividends are taxable to a shareholder as long-term capital gains, regardless of how long the shareholder has held Fund Shares. An election may be available to you to defer recognition of the gain attributable to a capital gain dividend if you make certain qualifying investments within a limited time. You should talk to your tax advisor about the availability of this deferral election and its requirements. Shareholders receiving distributions in the form of additional a Fund’s Shares, rather than cash, generally will have a tax basis in each such Fund Share equal to the value of a share of a Fund on the reinvestment date. A distribution of an amount in excess of a Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits will be treated by a shareholder as a return of capital which is applied against and reduces the shareholder’s basis in his or her Fund Shares. To the extent that the amount of any such distribution exceeds the shareholder’s basis in his or her Fund Shares, the excess will be treated by the shareholder as gain from a sale or exchange of such Fund Shares.

Shareholders will be notified annually as to the U.S. federal income tax status of distributions, and shareholders receiving distributions in the form of additional Fund’s Shares will receive a report as to the value of those Fund’s Shares.

Sale or Exchange of Fund Shares. Upon the sale or other disposition of Fund Shares, which a shareholder holds as a capital asset, such a shareholder may realize a capital gain or loss, which will be long-term or short-term depending upon the shareholder’s holding period for Fund Shares. Generally, a shareholder’s gain or loss will be a long-term gain or loss if Fund Shares have been held for more than one year. An election may be available to you to defer recognition of capital gain if you make certain qualifying investments within a limited time. You should talk to your tax advisor about the availability of this deferral election and its requirements.

Any loss realized on a sale or exchange will be disallowed to the extent that shares disposed of are replaced (including through reinvestment of dividends) within a period of 61 days beginning 30 days before and ending 30 days after disposition of shares or to the extent that the shareholder, during such period, acquires or enters into an option or contract to acquire substantially identical stock or securities. In such a case, the basis of a Fund Shares acquired will be adjusted to reflect the disallowed loss. Any loss realized by a shareholder on a disposition of Fund Shares held by the shareholder for six months or less will be treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent of any distributions of long-term capital gain received by the shareholder with respect to such Fund Shares.

Nature of Fund Investments. Certain of the Funds’ investment practices are subject to special and complex federal income tax provisions that may, among other things, (i) disallow, suspend or otherwise limit the allowance of certain losses or deductions; (ii) convert lower taxed long-term capital gain into higher taxed short-term capital gain or ordinary income; (iii) convert an ordinary loss or a deduction into a capital loss (the deductibility of which is more limited); (iv) cause a Fund to recognize income or gain without a corresponding receipt of cash; (v) adversely affect the time as to when a purchase or sale of stock or securities is deemed to occur; and (vi) adversely alter the characterization of certain complex financial transactions.

Investments in Certain Non-U.S. Corporations. If a Fund holds an equity interest in any “passive foreign investment companies” (“PFICs”), which are generally certain non-U.S. corporations that receive at least 75% of their annual gross income from passive sources (such as interest, dividends, certain rents and royalties or capital gains) or that hold at least 50% of their assets in investments producing such passive income, such Fund could be subject to U.S. federal income tax and additional interest charges on gains and certain distributions with respect to those equity interests, even if all the income or gain is timely distributed to its shareholders. A Fund will not be able to pass through to its shareholders any credit or deduction for such taxes. A Fund may be able to make an election that could ameliorate these adverse tax consequences. In this case, a Fund would recognize as ordinary income any increase in the value of such PFIC shares, and as ordinary loss any decrease in such value to the extent it did not exceed prior increases included in income. Under this election, a Fund might be required to recognize in a year income in excess of its distributions from PFICs and its proceeds from dispositions of PFIC stock during that year, and such income would nevertheless be subject to the distribution requirement and would be taken into account for purposes of the 4% excise tax (described above). Dividends paid by PFICs are not treated as qualified dividend income.

Backup Withholding. A Fund may be required to withhold U.S. federal income tax from all taxable distributions and sale proceeds payable to shareholders who fail to provide such Fund with their correct taxpayer identification number or fail to make required certifications, or who have been notified by the Internal Revenue Service that they are subject to backup withholding. Corporate shareholders and certain other shareholders specified in the Code generally are exempt from such backup withholding. This withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld may be credited against the shareholder’s U.S. federal income tax liability.

Non-U.S. Shareholders. U.S. taxation of a shareholder who, as to the United States, is a nonresident alien individual, a non-U.S. trust or estate, a non-U.S. corporation or non-U.S. partnership (“non-U.S. shareholder”) depends on whether the income of a Fund is “effectively connected” with a U.S. trade or business carried on by the shareholder.

Income Not Effectively Connected. If the income from a Fund is not “effectively connected” with a U.S. trade or business carried on by the non-U.S. shareholder, distributions of investment company taxable income will generally be subject to a U.S. tax of 30% (or lower treaty rate), which tax is generally withheld from such distributions.

Distributions of capital gain dividends and any amounts retained by a Fund which are properly reported by such Fund as undistributed capital gains will not be subject to U.S. tax at the rate of 30% (or lower treaty rate) unless the non-U.S. shareholder is a nonresident alien individual and is physically present in the United States for more than 182 days during the taxable year and meets certain other requirements. However, this 30% tax on capital gains of nonresident alien individuals who are physically present in the United States for more than the 182 day period only applies in exceptional cases because any individual present in the United States for more than 182 days during the taxable year is generally treated as a resident for U.S. income tax purposes; in that case, he or she would be subject to U.S. income tax on his or her worldwide income at the graduated rates applicable to U.S. citizens, rather than the 30% U.S. tax. In the case of a non-U.S. shareholder who is a nonresident alien individual, a Fund may be required to withhold U.S. income tax from distributions of net capital gain unless the non-U.S. shareholder certifies his or her non-U.S. status under penalties of perjury or otherwise establishes an exemption. If a non-U.S. shareholder is a nonresident alien individual, any gain such shareholder realizes upon the sale or exchange of such shareholder’s shares in a Fund in the United States will ordinarily be exempt from U.S. tax unless the gain is U.S. source income and such shareholder is physically present in the United States for more than 182 days during the taxable year and meets certain other requirements.

Distributions from a Fund that are properly reported by such Fund as an interest-related dividend attributable to certain interest income received by such Fund or as a short-term capital gain dividend attributable to certain net short-term capital gain income received by such Fund may not be subject to U.S. federal income taxes, including withholding taxes when received by certain non-U.S. shareholders, provided that such Fund makes certain elections and certain other conditions are met. For tax years after December 31, 2022, amounts paid to or recognized by a non-U.S. affiliate that are excluded from tax under the portfolio interest, capital gain dividends, short-term capital gains or tax-exempt interest dividend exceptions or applicable treaties, may be taken into consideration in determining whether a corporation is an “applicable corporation” subject to a 15% minimum tax on adjusted financial statement income.

Income Effectively Connected. If the income from a Fund is “effectively connected” with a U.S. trade or business carried on by a non-U.S. shareholder, then distributions of investment company taxable income and capital gain dividends, any amounts retained by such Fund which are properly reported by such Fund as undistributed capital gains and any gains realized upon the sale or exchange of such Fund’s Shares will be subject to U.S. income tax at the graduated rates applicable to U.S. citizens, residents and domestic corporations. Non-U.S. corporate shareholders may also be subject to the branch profits tax imposed by the Code. The tax consequences to a non-U.S. shareholder entitled to claim the benefits of an applicable tax treaty may differ from those described herein. Non-U.S. shareholders are advised to consult their own tax advisors with respect to the particular tax consequences to them of an investment in a Fund.

Capital Loss Carryforward. Net capital gains of a Fund that are available for distribution to shareholders will be computed by taking into account any applicable capital loss carryforward.

Determination of Net Asset Value

Each Fund’s net asset value is determined as set forth in the Prospectus in the section entitled “Net Asset Value.”

Dividends and Distributions

The following information supplements and should be read in conjunction with the section in the Prospectus entitled “Dividends, Distributions and Taxes.”

General Policies. Dividends from net investment income of a Fund, if any, are declared and paid at least annually. Distributions of net realized securities gains, if any, generally are declared and paid once a year, but the Trust may make distributions on a more frequent basis. The Trust reserves the right to declare special distributions if, in its reasonable discretion, such action is necessary or advisable to preserve the status of a Fund as a regulated investment company or to avoid imposition of income or excise taxes on undistributed income.

Brokers may require Beneficial Owners to adhere to specific procedures and timetables. If this service is available and used, dividend distributions of both income and realized gains will be automatically reinvested in additional whole Fund Shares purchased in the secondary market.

Miscellaneous Information

Legal Counsel. Chapman and Cutler LLP, 320 South Canal Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606, is legal counsel to the Trust.

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. KPMG LLP, 375 9th Avenue, New York, New York 10001 serves as each Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm. The firm audits each Fund’s financial statements and performs other related audit services.

Performance Information

To obtain a Fund’s most current performance information, please call (415) 707-3663 or visit the Fund’s website at https://www.icoietf.com (for ICOI), https://www.icrcetf.com (for ICRC), https://www.iethetf.com (for IETH), https://www.igmeetf.com (for IGME), https://www.imraetf.com (for IMRA) or https://www.imstetf.com (for IMST). From time to time, the Fund’s performance information, such as yield or total return, may be quoted in advertisements or in communications to present or prospective shareholders. Performance quotations represent a Fund’s past performance and should not be considered as representative of future results. Each Fund calculates its performance in accordance with the requirements of the rules and regulations under the 1940 Act, as they may be revised from time to time.

Financial Statements

The audited financial statements and related report of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, contained in the Funds’ N-CSR dated December 31, 2025, are hereby incorporated by reference. No other portions of the Funds’ Form N-CSR is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the Funds’ Form N-CSR may be obtained upon request and without charge by calling the Fund at (415) 707-3663 during normal business hours.

Exhibit A

Principal Holders Table

Bitwise COIN Option Income Strategy ETF (ICOI)
Name of Beneficial Owner	Percentage of Shares Outstanding
Citibank	28%
National Financial Services LLC	18%
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.	17%
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC	10%
Robinhood Securities, LLC	8%

The information set forth above is as of March 31, 2026.

Citibank: 3801 Citibank Center B/3RD Floor/Zone 12, Tampa, Florida 33610

National Financial Services LLC: 499 Washington Boulevard, Jersey City, New Jersey 07310

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.: 2423 East Lincoln Drive, Phoenix, Arizona 85016

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC: 1300 Thames Street, 6th Floor, Baltimore, Maryland 21231

Robinhood Securities, LLC: 500 Colonial Center Parkway, Suite 100, Lake Mary, Florida 32746

Bitwise CRCL Option Income Strategy ETF (ICRC)
Name of Beneficial Owner	Percentage of Shares Outstanding
BOFA Securities, Inc	35%
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.	14%
Robinhood Securities, LLC	14%
National Financial Services LLC	12%
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC	8%

The information set forth above is as of March 31, 2026.

BOFA Securities, Inc: 4804 Deer Lake Dr. E, Jacksonville, Florida 32246

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.: 2423 East Lincoln Drive, Phoenix, Arizona 85016

Robinhood Securities, LLC: 500 Colonial Center Parkway, Suite 100, Lake Mary, Florida 32746

National Financial Services LLC: 499 Washington Boulevard, Jersey City, New Jersey 07310

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC: 1300 Thames Street, 6th Floor, Baltimore, Maryland 21231

Bitwise Ethereum Option Income Strategy ETF (IETH)
Name of Beneficial Owner	Percentage of Shares Outstanding
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.	37%
National Financial Services LLC	17%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC/JPMC	13%
BOFA Securities, Inc	11%
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC	7%

The information set forth above is as of March 31, 2026.

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.: 2423 East Lincoln Drive, Phoenix, Arizona 85016

National Financial Services LLC: 499 Washington Boulevard, Jersey City, New Jersey 07310

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC/JPMC: 14201 Dallas Parkway, Dallas, Texas 75254

BOFA Securities, Inc: 4804 Deer Lake Dr. E, Jacksonville, Florida 32246

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC: 1300 Thames Street, 6th Floor, Baltimore, Maryland 21231

A-1

Bitwise GME Option Income Strategy ETF (IGME)
Name of Beneficial Owner	Percentage of Shares Outstanding
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.	31%
National Financial Services LLC	22%
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC	10%
Robinhood Securities, LLC	8%
Apex Clearing Corporation	7%
Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC	6%

The information set forth above is as of March 31, 2026.

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.: 2423 East Lincoln Drive, Phoenix, Arizona 85016

National Financial Services LLC: 499 Washington Boulevard, Jersey City, New Jersey 07310

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC: 1300 Thames Street, 6th Floor, Baltimore, Maryland 21231

Robinhood Securities, LLC: 500 Colonial Center Parkway, Suite 100, Lake Mary, Florida 32746

Apex Clearing Corporation: 350 North St. Paul Street, Suite 1300, Dallas, Texas 75201

Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC: 2801 Market Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63103-2523

Bitwise MARA Option Income Strategy ETF (IMRA)
Name of Beneficial Owner	Percentage of Shares Outstanding
National Financial Services LLC	23%
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.	17%
Citibank	16%
BOFA Securities, Inc	16%
Robinhood Securities, LLC	8%
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC	5%

The information set forth above is as of March 31, 2026.

National Financial Services LLC: 499 Washington Boulevard, Jersey City, New Jersey 07310

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.: 2423 East Lincoln Drive, Phoenix, Arizona 85016

Citibank: 3801 Citibank Center B/3RD Floor/Zone 12, Tampa, Florida 33610

BOFA Securities, Inc: 4804 Deer Lake Dr. E, Jacksonville, Florida 32246

Robinhood Securities, LLC: 500 Colonial Center Parkway, Suite 100, Lake Mary, Florida 32746

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC: 1300 Thames Street, 6th Floor, Baltimore, Maryland 21231

Bitwise MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF (IMST)
Name of Beneficial Owner	Percentage of Shares Outstanding
Citibank	21%
National Financial Services LLC	19%
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.	18%
Robinhood Securities, LLC	12%
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC	6%

The information set forth above is as of March 31, 2026.

Citibank: 3801 Citibank Center B/3RD Floor/Zone 12, Tampa, Florida 33610

National Financial Services LLC: 499 Washington Boulevard, Jersey City, New Jersey 07310

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.: 2423 East Lincoln Drive, Phoenix, Arizona 85016

Robinhood Securities, LLC: 500 Colonial Center Parkway, Suite 100, Lake Mary, Florida 32746

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC: 1300 Thames Street, 6th Floor, Baltimore, Maryland 21231

Statement of Additional Information

Bitwise Bitcoin Standard Corporations ETF

(NYSE Arca — OWNB)

May 1, 2026

This Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) is not a prospectus. It should be read in conjunction with the prospectus dated May 1, 2026, as it may be revised from time to time (the “Prospectus”), for the Bitwise Bitcoin Standard Corporations ETF (the “Fund”), a series of the Bitwise Funds Trust (the “Trust”). The Fund’s Prospectus is hereby incorporated by reference. Capitalized terms used herein that are not defined have the same meanings as in the Prospectus, unless otherwise noted. A copy of the Fund’s Prospectus may be obtained without charge by writing to the Fund’s distributor, Foreside Fund Services, LLC, at Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, ME 04101, or by calling toll free at (866) 880-7228. You may also obtain a Prospectus by visiting the Fund’s website at https://www.ownbetf.com.

References to the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), or other applicable law, will include any rules promulgated thereunder and any guidance, interpretations or modifications by the SEC, SEC staff, or other authority with appropriate jurisdiction, including court interpretations, and exemptive, no action or other relief or permission from the SEC, SEC staff or other authority.

Table of Contents

General Description of the Trust and the Fund	1
Exchange Listing and Trading	1
Investment Objective and Policies	1
Investment Strategies	3
Investment Risks	4
Management of the Fund	7
Control Persons and Principal Holders of Securities	11
Investment Adviser and Other Service Providers	11
Brokerage Allocations	14
Additional Information	15
Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures	16
Creation and Redemption of Creation Units	16
Federal Tax Matters	19
Determination of Net Asset Value	22
Dividends and Distributions	22
Miscellaneous Information	22
Performance Information	22
Financial Statements	22

General Description of the Trust and the Fund

Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC serves as the Fund’s investment adviser (“BIM” or the “Adviser”). Foreside Fund Services, LLC, serves as the Fund’s distributor (“Foreside” or the “Distributor”). The Fund seeks investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the performance of the Bitwise Bitcoin Standard Corporations Index (the “Index”).

Exchange Listing and Trading

As in the case of other stocks traded on the Exchange, brokers’ commissions on transactions will be based on negotiated commission rates at customary levels.

Investment Objective and Policies

	(1)	The Fund may not issue senior securities, except as permitted under the 1940 Act.
	(2)	The Fund may not borrow money, except as permitted under the 1940 Act.

(3)

The Fund will not underwrite the securities of other issuers except to the extent the Fund may be considered an underwriter under the 1933 Act in connection with the purchase and sale of portfolio securities.

	(4)	The Fund will not purchase or sell real estate or interests therein, unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments (but this shall not prohibit the Fund from purchasing or selling securities or other instruments backed by real estate or of issuers engaged in real estate activities).
	(5)	The Fund may not make loans, except as permitted under the 1940 Act and exemptive orders granted thereunder.
	(6)	The Fund may not purchase or sell physical commodities unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments (but this shall not prevent the Fund from purchasing or selling options, futures contracts, forward contracts or other derivative instruments, or from investing in securities or other instruments backed by physical commodities).
	(7)	The Fund will not concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets in the securities of a particular industry or group of industries), except that the Fund will concentrate to approximately the same extent that the Index concentrates. For purposes of this limitation, securities of the U.S. government (including its agencies and instrumentalities), repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. government securities, and securities of state or municipal governments and their political subdivisions are not considered to be issued by members of any industry.

Investment Strategies

Fund shareholders are entitled to 60 days’ written notice prior to any change in this non-fundamental investment policy.

Types of Investments

Portfolio Turnover

Fiscal Period Ended	Portfolio Turnover Rate
December 31, 2025*	101%
* The Fund commenced operations on March 10, 2025.

Investment Risks

Bitcoin Risk

While Bitcoin Standard Corporations in many instances may have operations unrelated to their bitcoin holdings, they will nonetheless be subject to the risks of holding bitcoin in their corporate treasury. Bitcoin is a relatively new innovation and the market for bitcoin is subject to rapid price swings, changes and uncertainty. The further development of the Bitcoin network and the acceptance and use of bitcoin are subject to a variety of factors that are difficult to evaluate. The value of bitcoin has been, and may continue to be, substantially dependent on speculation, such that trading and investing in these assets generally may not be based on fundamental analysis. The slowing, stopping or reversing of the development of the Bitcoin network or the acceptance of bitcoin may adversely affect the price of bitcoin. Bitcoin is subject to the risk of fraud, theft, manipulation or security failures, operational or other problems that impact the digital asset trading venues on which bitcoin trades. The Bitcoin blockchain may contain flaws that can be exploited by hackers. A significant portion of bitcoin is held by a small number of holders sometimes referred to as “whales.” Transactions of these holders may influence the price of bitcoin.

The Bitcoin blockchain and its native crypto asset, bitcoin, face numerous challenges to gaining widespread adoption as an alternative payments system, including the slowness of transaction processing and finality, variability in transaction fees and volatility in bitcoin’s price. It is not clear that the Bitcoin blockchain or bitcoin can overcome these and other impediments, which could harm the long-term adoption of the Bitcoin blockchain and bitcoin as an alternative payment system, and thereby negatively impact the price of bitcoin. In addition, alternative public blockchains have been developed and may in the future develop that compete with the Bitcoin blockchain and may have significant advantages as alternative payment systems, including higher throughput, lower fees, faster settlement and finalization, and the ability to facilitate untraceable and/or privacy-shielded transactions through the use of zero-knowledge cryptography or other means. It is possible that these alternative public blockchains and their native crypto assets may be more successful than the Bitcoin blockchain and bitcoin in gaining adoption as an alternative payments system, which could limit the long-term adoption of the Bitcoin blockchain and bitcoin, thereby negatively impact the price of bitcoin. Such alternative public blockchains, such as the Ethereum network, allow users to write and implement smart contracts—that is, general-purpose code that executes on every computer in the network and can instruct the transmission of information and value based on a sophisticated set of logical conditions. Using smart contracts, users can create markets, store registries of debts or promises, represent the ownership of property, move funds in accordance with conditional instructions and create other digital assets. Furthermore, traditional payment systems may improve their own technical capabilities and offer faster settlement times, faster finalization and lower fees. This could make it more difficult for the Bitcoin blockchain and bitcoin to gain traction as an alternative payments system, which could limit the long-term adoption of the Bitcoin blockchain and bitcoin, and thereby negatively impact the price of bitcoin. Finally, one means by which the ecosystem surrounding the Bitcoin blockchain has attempted to mitigate concerns about the slowness of transaction processing and finality and the variability of transaction fees has been through the development of so-called Layer 2 networks, including the “Lightning Network.” Layer 2 networks are separate blockchains built on top of “Layer 1” blockchains like the Bitcoin blockchain for the purpose of augmenting the throughput of the Layer 1 blockchain, and often, providing lower fees for transaction processing and faster settlement. Layer 2 blockchains introduce certain risks into the Bitcoin ecosystem that should be considered. For instance, Layer 2 blockchains are a relatively new and still developing technology. Technological issues – including hacks, bugs, or failures – could introduce risk or harm confidence in the Bitcoin ecosystem, which could negatively impact the price of bitcoin. In addition, users may choose to settle an increasing share of transactions on Layer 2 blockchains, which could negatively impact the transaction activity on, and the amount of fee revenue generated by, the Bitcoin blockchain itself, which could negatively impact the price of bitcoin. If these or other developments negatively impact the price of bitcoin, this would negatively impact the value of the bitcoin.

Borrowing and Leverage Risk

Common Stocks Risk

Shareholders of common stocks have rights to receive payments from the issuers of those common stocks that are generally subordinate to those of creditors of, or holders of debt obligations or preferred stocks of, such issuers.

Cybersecurity Risk

Failure to Qualify as a Regulated Investment Company Risk

Liquidity Risk

Trading Issues Risk

Valuation Risk

Management of the Fund

Trustees and Officers

Name, Address and Year of Birth	Position and Offices with Trust	Term of Office and Year First Elected or Appointed	Principal Occupations During Past 5 Years	Number of Portfolios in the Bitwise Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee	Other Trusteeships or Directorships Held by Trustee During the Past 5 Years
Interested Trustees
Paul Fusaro⁽¹⁾ c/o Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC 250 Montgomery Street Suite 200 San Francisco, CA 94104 Y.O.B.: 1985	Chairman of the Board of Trustees; President	• Indefinite term • Since inception	President (2021 - present), Chief Operating Officer (2018 – 2021) of Bitwise Asset Management; Chief Operating Officer and Secretary of Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC (2022 – present)	15	None
Independent Trustees
Jena Watson c/o Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC 250 Montgomery Street Suite 200 San Francisco, CA 94104 Y.O.B.: 1972	Trustee	• Indefinite term • Since inception	Partner of ArentFox Shiff LLP (2023 – present); Senior Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of HomeStreet Bank (2021 – 2023); Senior Counsel of Silicon Valley Bank (2018 –2021)	15	City of Belvedere Parks and Open Spaces (2021 – present)
Terrence Olson c/o Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC 250 Montgomery Street Suite 200 San Francisco, CA 94104 Y.O.B.: 1967	Trustee	• Indefinite term • Since inception	Consultant for Two Tides Advisory, LLC (2025 – present); Chief Finance Officer of Andalusian Credit Partners, LLC (2023 – 2024); Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of First Eagle Alternative Credit, LLC (2020 – 2021); Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of THL Credit Advisors, LLC (2008 – 2020)	15	ISQ Infrastructure Company, LLC (2025 – present)

Name, Address and Year of Birth	Position and Offices with Trust	Term of Office and Year First Elected or Appointed	Principal Occupations During Past 5 Years	Number of Portfolios in the Bitwise Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee	Other Trusteeships or Directorships Held by Trustee During the Past 5 Years
Tracy Castle-Newman c/o Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC 250 Montgomery Street Suite 200 San Francisco, CA 94104 Y.O.B.: 1968	Trustee	• Indefinite term • Since December 2025	Head of Client Strategy and Business Development of Morgan Stanley (2022 – 2025); Managing Director, Institutional Equity Division, of Morgan Stanley (1996 – 2025); Chief Operating Officer, Equity Distribution, of Morgan Stanley (2009 – 2022); Founder, TCN Advisors (2025 – present)	15	TSWS (2025 – present)
Officers of the Trust
Jim Gallo ⁽²⁾ c/o Foreside Fund Officer Services, LLC Three Canal Plaza Portland, ME 04101	Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer	• Indefinite term • Since inception	Director at ACA Group (2022 – present); Vice President and Director of Fund/Client Accounting of Bank of New York Mellon (2002 – 2022)	N/A	N/A
Johanna Collins-Wood c/o Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC 250 Montgomery Street Suite 200 San Francisco, CA 94104	Secretary and Vice President	• Indefinite term • Since inception	General Counsel and Head of Compliance of U.S. Asset Management (2025 – present), Senior Counsel (2021 – 2025), of Bitwise Asset Management; Chief Compliance Officer of Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC (2022 – present); Associate of Wilson, Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati LLP (2019 – 2021)	N/A	N/A
James Bebrin c/o Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC 250 Montgomery Street Suite 200 San Francisco, CA 94104	Assistant Treasurer	• Indefinite term • Since 2022	Director of Controls and Fund Administration of Bitwise Asset Management (2021 – present); Fund Manager of WisdomTree Asset Management (2015 – 2021)	N/A	N/A
Adam Shoffner⁽²⁾ c/o ACA Group Three Canal Plaza Portland, ME 04101 Y.O.B.:1979	Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Officer	• Indefinite term • Since 2025	Fund Chief Compliance Officer at ACA Group (2020 – present); Vice President in Compliance & Regulatory Consulting at Duff & Phelps (2018 – 2020)	N/A	N/A

(1)

Mr. Fusaro is deemed an “interested person” of the Trust due to his position as Chief Operating Officer and Secretary of Bitwise Investment Manager, LLC and President of the Trust.

(2)

Mr. Gallo and Mr. Shoffner are employees of ACA Group, an affiliate of the Fund’s distributor.

Unitary Board Leadership Structure

The two standing committees of the Board of Trustees are the Nominating Committee and the Audit Committee.

Risk Oversight

Board Diversification and Trustee Qualifications

Name of Trustee	Compensation from The Fund	Total Compensation from the Bitwise Fund Complex
Jena Watson	$0	$0
Terrence Olson	$1,451	$21,769
Tracy Castle-Newman¹	$833	$12,500

Trustee	Dollar Range of Equity Securities in the Fund	Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in All Registered Investment Companies Overseen by Trustee in the Bitwise Fund Complex
Interested Trustee
Paul Fusaro	None	None
Independent Trustees
Jena Watson	None	None
Terrence Olson	$1 - $10,000	$1 - $10,000
Tracy Castle-Newman	None	None

As of the date of this Statement of Additional Information, the officers of the Trust and Trustees, in the aggregate, owned less than 1% of the shares of the Fund.

Control Persons and Principal Holders of Securities

Investment Adviser and Other Service Providers

Tracy Castle-Newman was elected to the Board of Trustees in December 2025.

For services rendered during the fiscal period set forth below, the following table sets forth the management fees paid by the Fund to BIM.

Fiscal Period Ended	Management Fees Paid to BIM
December 31, 2025*	$171,199
* The Fund commenced operations on March 10, 2025.

Portfolio Managers. The portfolio managers are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund. There are currently two portfolio managers, as follows:

Portfolio Manager Compensation. Ms. Thornton and Ms. Padilla are compensated by BIM and are paid a fixed salary and discretionary bonus that is not based on the performance of the Fund.

Portfolio Manager Ownership of Fund Shares. As of the date of this Statement of Additional Information, Ms. Thornton and Ms. Padilla beneficially owned Fund Shares with a value between $1-$10,000.

Portfolio Manager

Registered Investment

Companies
Number of Accounts
($ assets)

Other Pooled

Investment

Vehicles
Number of

Accounts
($ assets)

Other Accounts

Number of Accounts

($ Assets)

Jennifer Thornton

19 ($6,089.9 million)

9 ($97.5 million)

3 ($16.3 million)

Daniela Padilla

19 ($6,089.9 million)

9 ($97.5 million)

3 ($16.3 million)

The following table sets forth the amount the Administrator was paid for administration services for the specified fiscal periods.

Fiscal Period Ended	Administration Fees Paid
December 31, 2025*	$0
* The Fund commenced operations on March 10, 2025.

Since the inception of the Fund, there has been no underwriting commissions with respect to the sale of Fund Shares, and the Distributor did not receive compensation on redemptions for the Fund.

Index Provider. Bitwise Index Services, LLC serves as the Index Provider. The Index Provider is an affiliate of the Adviser. The Index Provider and the Adviser have established policies, procedures, systems and infrastructure to address any potential conflicts of interest that may arise because the Index Provider, an affiliate of the Adviser, serves as index provider for the Fund.

Brokerage Allocations

Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”) permits an investment adviser, under certain circumstances, to cause an account to pay a broker or dealer who supplies brokerage and research services a commission for effecting a transaction in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting the transaction. Brokerage and research services include (i) furnishing advice as to the value of securities, the advisability of investing, purchasing or selling securities, and the availability of securities or purchasers or sellers of securities; (ii) furnishing analyses and reports concerning issuers, industries, securities, economic factors and trends, portfolio strategy, and the performance of accounts; and (iii) effecting securities transactions and performing functions incidental thereto (such as clearance, settlement, and custody). Such brokerage and research services are often referred to as “soft dollars.” The Adviser has advised the Board of Trustees that it does not currently intend to use soft dollars.

The following table sets forth the amount the Fund paid in brokerage commissions for the specified fiscal periods.

Fiscal Period Ended	Brokerage Commissions Paid
December 31, 2025*	$140,861
* The Fund commenced operations on March 10, 2025.

Additional Information

Book Entry Only System. The following information supplements and should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus.

DTC Acts as Securities Depository for Fund Shares. Fund Shares are represented by securities registered in the name of DTC or its nominee, Cede & Co., and deposited with, or on behalf of, DTC.

Policy Regarding Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings. The Trust has adopted a policy regarding the disclosure of information about the Fund’s portfolio holdings. The Board of Trustees must approve all material amendments to this policy. The Fund’s portfolio holdings are publicly disseminated each day the Fund is open for business through financial reporting and news services, including publicly accessible Internet websites. In addition, a basket composition file, which includes the security names and share quantities to deliver in exchange for Fund shares, together with estimates and actual cash components, is publicly disseminated each day the NYSE is open for trading via the National Securities Clearing Corporation (“NSCC”). The basket represents one Creation Unit of the Fund. The Fund’s portfolio holdings are also available on the Fund’s website at http://www.ownbetf.com. The Trust, Adviser and the Distributor will not disseminate non-public information concerning the Trust.

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

The Trust has adopted a proxy voting policy that seeks to ensure that proxies for securities held by the Fund are voted consistently with the best interests of the Fund.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available upon request and without charge on the Fund’s website at https://www.ownbetf.com, by calling (415) 707-3663 or by accessing the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov.