- As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ covers 56 spot crypto ETFs that own 12 different coins, with a median sponsor fee of 0.25%.
In plain words
A spot crypto ETF owns the coin itself with a custodian, so its price follows the coin less the sponsor fee. A futures fund owns contracts instead, which can behave differently.
ETFIQ counts 56 spot funds on 12 coins. Most are trusts under the 1933 Act, not 1940 Act funds, so they publish different documents; ETFIQ reads fee, waiver and holdings from the trust’s filings. Read tracking difference: the fund’s return minus the coin’s over the same dates. The median sponsor fee is 0.25%, and 25 funds have a waiver on record.
Questions
- Does a spot ETF own the coin?
Yes, through a custodian. The trust’s filing says how much.
- What is the difference between spot and futures?
Spot owns the coin. Futures own contracts that settle later, with a cost of rolling.
- How close does a spot fund track the coin?
ETFIQ shows each fund’s tracking difference over several windows.