Independent crypto ETF research · Updated September 3, 2026
Every crypto ETF, explained by someone who reads the prospectus
Twelve US spot Bitcoin funds. Eleven Ether funds. XRP, Solana and Dogecoin products that did not exist two years ago. We compare what they cost, who holds the coins, how the shares stay tied to price — and walk you through buying one, or buying the asset itself.
We take no money from fund issuers. No sponsored rankings, no paid placements in our tables — see our editorial policy.
US crypto ETF market
early September 2026- Spot Bitcoin ETF net assets
- $84.3 billion
- Cumulative net inflows since Jan 2024
- $52.8 billion
- Spot Ether ETF net assets
- $15.2 billion
- Largest fund (IBIT)
- $60.0 billion
- Cheapest sponsor fee
- 0.14%
Compiled from issuer fact sheets, SEC filings and flow trackers. Figures move daily — always confirm on the issuer page.
Start where your question actually is
Most crypto ETF pages online answer the same beginner question five different ways. This site is built the other way round: one page per real decision, with the numbers you need on it and the sources printed underneath.
The four hubs
These are the pages people land on first. Each one is a working reference rather than an article you read once.
The five cheapest spot Bitcoin funds right now
Fee is the one variable you fully control. Over a decade, the gap between 0.14% and 1.50% compounds into real money — on a $25,000 position that is roughly $340 a year versus $35. The full table with assets, custodians and listing venues lives on the spot Bitcoin ETF list.
| Ticker | Fund | Issuer | Sponsor fee | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSBT | Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust | Morgan Stanley | 0.14% | New — Apr 2026 |
| BTC | Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust ETF | Grayscale | 0.15% | ~$3.4B |
| EZBC | Franklin Bitcoin ETF | Franklin Templeton | 0.19% | ~$545M |
| BITB | Bitwise Bitcoin ETF | Bitwise | 0.20% | ~$3.7B |
| HODL | VanEck Bitcoin ETF | VanEck | 0.20% | ~$1.4B |
Sponsor fee as disclosed by each issuer. Net assets rounded. Some funds run temporary waivers that expire — check the fund page before assuming today's number holds.
How to buy — the practical track
Account opening, ticker choice, order type, retirement accounts and broker-by-broker screens. No fluff about "doing your own research" without telling you what to look at.
Guides that explain the machinery
Where the fee actually goes, who holds the private keys, why the share price tracks bitcoin at all, and what breaks when it does not.
Or skip the wrapper entirely
An ETF share is a claim on bitcoin held by someone else. If what you want is the asset — round the clock, in any size, withdrawable to your own wallet — these pages cover the direct routes and the licensed venues that support them.
Beyond bitcoin: the asset-by-asset picture
Ether funds now pay staking rewards. XRP has seven listed products. Solana funds stake by default. Dogecoin has four funds and almost no assets. Each market behaves differently.
Flows, data and the regulatory record
Daily flow numbers get quoted constantly and understood rarely. These pages explain what the figures measure and where to read them yourself.
Fund profiles
Deep dives on the funds that actually hold the assets, including the two that are structurally unusual.
Tax and regulation
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How we compile this
Every number on this site comes from one of four places: the issuer's own fact sheet or prospectus, a filing on SEC EDGAR, an exchange listing notice, or a flow tracker that publishes its methodology. Where sources disagree — and on assets under management they frequently do, because "net assets" and "total assets" are not the same thing — we say so on the page rather than picking the prettier figure.
Where a number cannot be confirmed, the table says see issuer. That is deliberate. A dozen sites will happily print a made-up expense ratio for a fund that launched last month; we would rather send you to the fact sheet. Read the full editorial policy, or tell us what we got wrong.