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XRP ETFs: all seven US funds explained
Six spot XRP funds and one futures-based product now trade in the US, holding about 1.1 billion XRP. Tickers, structures, fee band, and why the wrapper costs more here than for bitcoin.
XRP went from having no US exchange-traded product to having seven in roughly three months. That pace tells you almost everything about how the regulatory landscape changed in September 2025 — and the funds' combined size tells you something rather different about how much demand followed.
All seven US XRP funds
| Ticker | Fund | Issuer | Fee | Structure | Launched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XRP | Bitwise XRP ETF | Bitwise | 0.34% | Spot | Nov 20, 2025 |
| XRPC | Canary XRP ETF | Canary Capital | See issuer | Spot | Nov 2025 |
| XRPZ | Franklin XRP ETF | Franklin Templeton | See issuer | Spot | Nov 2025 |
| GXRP | Grayscale XRP Trust ETF | Grayscale | See issuer | Spot | Nov 2025 |
| TOXR | 21Shares XRP ETF | 21Shares | See issuer | Spot | Nov 2025 |
| XRPR | REX-Osprey XRP ETF | REX Shares / Osprey | See issuer | Spot (1940 Act wrapper) | Sep 2025 |
| XRPI | Volatility Shares XRP ETF | Volatility Shares | See issuer | Futures-based | 2025 |
Where a fee shows “see issuer”, we could not verify a stable published figure at the time of review. We would rather send you to the fact sheet than print a number we cannot stand behind. Fees across the group run roughly 0.19% to 0.94%.
How seven funds arrived in three months
Before 17 September 2025, listing a new crypto ETP required a bespoke Rule 19b-4 filing and an individual SEC approval order. For bitcoin that process consumed a decade and ended in litigation.
On that date the SEC approved generic listing standards — new Rule 8.201-E at NYSE Arca with equivalents at Nasdaq and Cboe — letting qualifying commodity-based ETPs list without a separate rule change. The broad qualifying condition is that the underlying commodity trades on an established regulated futures market.
XRP cleared that bar, and the queue emptied. REX-Osprey's XRPR had already listed in September 2025; Bitwise, Canary, Franklin Templeton, Grayscale and 21Shares all launched from November. Full regulatory background in crypto ETF regulation and the approval timeline.
Three different structures under one label
This category is less uniform than the bitcoin one, and the differences matter.
Spot trusts. Bitwise's XRP, Canary's XRPC, Franklin's XRPZ, Grayscale's GXRP and 21Shares' TOXR hold actual XRP with a qualified custodian. Structurally the same as a spot Bitcoin ETP — see what is a crypto ETF.
A 1940 Act wrapper. REX-Osprey's XRPR is built inside a registered fund structure rather than a 1933 Act grantor trust. That changes the governance and the tax paperwork, and it is why it was able to list in September 2025 ahead of the spot trusts.
Futures-based. Volatility Shares' XRPI holds futures rather than XRP. The same roll cost dynamic that afflicts BITO on the bitcoin side applies here: contracts expire, must be replaced, and in a contango market that means systematically selling cheap and buying dear. See spot vs futures for the arithmetic.
How to buy one
- Use any brokerage or IRA account
All seven are available through standard brokerage accounts, commission-free at the major US brokers. See brokers compared.
- Decide on structure first
Spot trust, 1940 Act wrapper or futures. For a straightforward long position, a spot trust is the default.
- Check the fee on the issuer's own fact sheet
The published band is 0.19% to 0.94%. A 75 basis point spread between funds holding the same asset is worth ten minutes of checking.
- Use a limit order — this matters more here
These funds are small, so books are thin and quotes wider. A market order on a $250 million fund is a materially worse idea than on a $60 billion one. See limit orders.
- Check the premium or discount
Persistent gaps to net asset value are common in small funds because arbitrage on small baskets is barely worth an authorised participant's attention. See NAV and premiums.
On a small fund, the spread often costs more than the fee
Where a product holds a few hundred million dollars, its quoted spread can dwarf its annual fee. Buying XRP directly on a licensed exchange sidesteps both — CEX.IO is registered with FinCEN as a money services business, licensed for money transmission across US states, and authorised in Gibraltar as a DLT provider.
Scale, and what it implies
Combined XRP fund assets reached roughly $2.0 billion by early September 2026, with about 1.1 billion XRP held. Franklin's XRPZ had drawn about $251.3 million. Earlier in the year, the five primary spot funds held $927.78 million between them in early June 2026.
Put that against the bitcoin category's $84.3 billion and the picture is clear: XRP funds found real but modest demand. XRP funds also built a lead of roughly $270 million over Solana products at one point in 2026, so within the altcoin group they have done comparatively well.
What none of this produced was a durable price rally. XRP funds launched in late 2025 and the asset did not go on to sustained appreciation through 2026 — consistent with the broader pattern that approval is usually priced in before it arrives. The evidence is set out in do ETF flows move the price.
XRP funds against the rest of the market
Placing this category next to its neighbours is the fastest way to see what you are paying for.
| Category | US funds | Scale | Fee band | Native yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin | 12 spot | $84.3 billion | 0.14–1.50% | None — BTC cannot be staked |
| Ether | 11 spot | $15.2 billion | 0.14–2.50% | Yes, two funds distribute |
| XRP | 6 spot + 1 futures | $2.0 billion | 0.19–0.94% | None |
| Solana | 6+ spot | Over $1.1B cumulative inflows | from 0.19% | Yes, most funds stake |
| Dogecoin | 4 funds | Tens of millions | 0.50–1.50% | None |
Scale figures mix net assets and cumulative inflows depending on what issuers and trackers publish per category. Full picture on the crypto ETF list.
Two things stand out. XRP has no staking mechanism, so unlike ether and Solana funds there is no yield to offset the sponsor fee — the entire return is price, minus cost. And with seven products chasing a $2 billion category, there are more wrappers per dollar of demand here than anywhere else in the market.
Risks specific to this category
- Wide fee dispersion. A 0.19% to 0.94% band means fund choice carries five times more consequence than on the bitcoin side.
- Thin liquidity. Smaller funds quote wider and hold persistent premiums or discounts. You pay that twice.
- Consolidation risk. Seven funds for a $2 billion category is a lot of products. Some will likely close, and a liquidating trust distributes cash — forcing a taxable event on its schedule, not yours.
- Structure confusion. Buying XRPI expecting spot exposure, or the Bitwise fund's XRP ticker when you meant the token, are both easy mistakes.
- Concentrated asset risk. XRP's history includes significant litigation risk around its regulatory classification. A fund wrapper does nothing to change the asset's own profile.
Our take from the desk
We find the altcoin fund category harder to recommend than the bitcoin one, and XRP is the clearest illustration. Seven wrappers competing for $2 billion means several are sub-scale by construction, and the fee band tells you price competition has not done its work yet. If you want XRP exposure inside a retirement account, a spot trust from a large issuer is a reasonable way to get it. In a taxable account, the arithmetic points fairly firmly at the exchange.