{"url":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-spot-crypto-etf","section":"learn","title":"What is a spot crypto ETF? | ETFIQ","description":"As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ covers 56 spot crypto ETFs that own 12 different coins, with a median sponsor fee of 0.25%. Updated every trading night.","as_of":"Nov 4, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-spot-crypto-etf#article","headline":"What is a spot crypto ETF?","description":"As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ covers 56 spot crypto ETFs that own 12 different coins, with a median sponsor fee of 0.25%.","url":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-spot-crypto-etf","mainEntityOfPage":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-spot-crypto-etf","dateModified":"2026-11-04","datePublished":"2026-11-04","author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"ETFIQ Research","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"ETFIQ Research","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"about":"What is a spot crypto ETF?","inLanguage":"en"},{"@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-spot-crypto-etf#questions","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Does a spot ETF own the coin?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes, through a custodian. The trust\u2019s filing says how much."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"What is the difference between spot and futures?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Spot owns the coin. Futures own contracts that settle later, with a cost of rolling."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"How close does a spot fund track the coin?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"ETFIQ shows each fund\u2019s tracking difference over several windows."}}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"ETFIQ","item":"https://etfiq.com/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Learn","item":"https://etfiq.com/learn/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"What is a spot crypto ETF?","item":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-spot-crypto-etf"}]},{"@type":"WebPage","name":"What is a spot crypto ETF?","description":"As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ covers 56 spot crypto ETFs that own 12 different coins, with a median sponsor fee of 0.25%. Updated every trading night.","url":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-spot-crypto-etf","dateModified":"2026-11-04","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","cssSelector":[".lede",".faq"]},"publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"}}],"characters":1981,"truncated":false,"content":"ETFIQ / Learn / What is a spot crypto ETF? \n \n What is a spot crypto ETF?\n Data as of Nov 4, 2026. Rebuilt every trading night.\n As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ covers 56 spot crypto ETFs that own 12 different coins, with a median sponsor fee of 0.25%.\n \n In plain words\n 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.\n 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\u2019s filings. Read tracking difference: the fund\u2019s return minus the coin\u2019s over the same dates. The median sponsor fee is 0.25%, and 25 funds have a waiver on record.\n Questions\n Does a spot ETF own the coin? Yes, through a custodian. The trust\u2019s filing says how much.\n What is the difference between spot and futures? Spot owns the coin. Futures own contracts that settle later, with a cost of rolling.\n How close does a spot fund track the coin? ETFIQ shows each fund\u2019s tracking difference over several windows.\n Where to next\n Crypto ETFs Screener: filter every ETF Compare two ETFs How much does a crypto ETF cost? What is tracking difference in an ETF? What is a commodity ETF? All ETF explainers How ETFIQ computes these numbers \n Cite this page. 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