21 March 2026
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Bitwise Dogecoin ETF
CIK: 2053791•1 Annual Report•Latest: 2026-03-20
10-K / March 20, 2026
Bitwise Dogecoin ETF
Overview
- Ticker: BWOW
- Structure: Delaware statutory trust; Exchange Traded Product (ETP) listed on NYSE Arca.
- Primary objective: Provide exposure to the value of Dogecoin held by the Trust, net of expenses.
- Sponsor: Bitwise Investment Advisers, LLC, a subsidiary of Bitwise Asset Management, Inc. The Sponsor pays most operating expenses under a unitary Sponsor Fee arrangement and oversees service providers and administration.
- Principal asset: Dogecoin (the Trust’s sole asset).
What the Trust does
- Holds Dogecoin as its only asset and issues Shares representing undivided ownership in that Dogecoin.
- Aims to track Dogecoin’s price, after expenses, by valuing Dogecoin at a principal market price (NAV per share calculated after accrued expenses).
- Creates and redeems Shares in blocks of 10,000 (Baskets) through Authorized Participants; supports both in-kind and cash creations/redemptions.
- Uses a specified pricing benchmark (CF Dogecoin–Dollar US Settlement Price) via Lukka and other sources to determine fair value; the principal market for NAV calculations was Coinbase as of December 31, 2025.
Capital structure and investor activity
- Shares outstanding: 60,000 (as of December 31, 2025).
- Seed capital: Bitwise Asset Management, Inc. initially seeded 100,000 Shares via Seed Baskets for $2,500,000 (price $25.00 per Share). Seed Shares were purchased November 3, 2025 and redeemed/rolled into the initial issuance on November 25, 2025.
- Creation/redemption activity (Nov 25, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025):
- Creations: 2,501,750 Shares
- Redemptions: (972,554) Shares
- Net increase from capital share transactions: 1,529,196 Shares
- Net assets at December 31, 2025: $1,152,815
Financial results (Nov 25, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025)
- Investment income: $0
- Expenses:
- Sponsor Fee: $532
- Waivers and reimbursements: ($465)
- Net Sponsor Fee: $67
- Net investment loss: ($67)
- Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on Dogecoin:
- Net realized loss on Dogecoin sold for redemptions: ($28,346)
- Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on Dogecoin: ($348,168)
- Net realized and unrealized loss: ($376,514)
- Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations: ($376,581)
Revenue and income
- The Trust reported no investment income for the period. The Sponsor Fee is shown as an expense paid to the Sponsor; the Sponsor Fee rate is 0.34% per year of Dogecoin holdings.
- Net loss from operations for the period: ($376,581), driven by price depreciation in Dogecoin and related realized/unrealized losses.
Liquidity and cash flows
- Cash flow from operating activities: ($1,529,396) (net decrease)
- Cash flow from financing activities (capital share transactions): $1,529,196 (net increase)
- Net cash change: ($200)
- Cash at end of period: $0
Governance and personnel
- Sponsor employees: 93 (as of December 31, 2025).
- The Trust has no employees or directors; governance and day-to-day management are performed by the Sponsor and its affiliates.
- Sponsor officers performing functions for the Trust include Paul Fusaro (Chief Operating Officer, Corporate Secretary) and James Bebrin III (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer).
- The Sponsor’s board includes Corey Mulloy (Director), Hunter Horsley (CEO & Director), and Hong Kim (Director/CTO).
Valuation and accounting
- The Trust applies ASC 820 fair value measurements and classifies Dogecoin at fair value on the principal market (Level 1 price input expected).
- Valuation sources include a third-party price vendor (Lukka) and the principal market (Coinbase) for NAV calculations.
- The Trust is classified as a grantor trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes; income passes through to shareholders.
Key quantitative highlights (as of December 31, 2025)
- Net assets: $1,152,815
- DOGE held: 9,857,901.6165 DOGE
- Cost basis of DOGE: $1,501,050
- Fair value of DOGE (principal market price): $1,152,882 (DOGEUSD_NY price $0.11695)
- NAV per share (Principal Market NAV): $19.21
- 1-period total return (based on Principal Market NAV): (23.16%)
- Expense ratio (gross): 0.34% (Sponsor waived up to $500 million of assets through December 25, 2025)
