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The Role of Buffers in Reducing Index Churn in Crypto Indices
In the digital asset market, index rebalancing presents a heightened challenge relative to traditional asset classes. Market capitalizations in digital assets exhibit significantly higher short-term volatility, and the investable universe evolves rapidly as new assets emerge and others lose relevance. As a result, assets may cross eligibility thresholds more frequently than in traditional equity markets,…
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Decoding Sector Diversity and Network Concentration in Digital Assets
A common assumption about the digital asset market is that it remains a monolithic asset class dominated by a small number of names. However, examining the sector composition of the S&P Cryptocurrency Broad Digital Asset (BDA) Index reveals a more nuanced picture, one where diversity by asset count does not necessarily translate into diversity by…
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Beyond Mega Caps: Navigating Concentration and Diversification in Crypto Index Construction
Cryptocurrency investing straddles two seemingly contradictory truths: market leadership changes fast, yet overall exposure remains dominated by a handful of top assets. From 2018 to 2025, Bitcoin and Ethereum—two mega caps¹—held a combined average weight of 78% in the S&P Cryptocurrency Broad Digital Asset (BDA) Index, while the top five constituents made up roughly 86%…
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