- As of Nov 4, 2026, 25 of 56 spot crypto ETFs have a fee waiver on record, which cuts or removes the sponsor fee until a stated date.
In plain words
A fee waiver is a sponsor’s promise to charge less than the stated fee, or nothing, for a time, to attract assets to a new fund. It ends on a date or at a size, and the fee then rises to its full rate.
ETFIQ reads waivers from the sentence in each fund’s filing: 25 of 56 spot crypto funds have one. The median sponsor fee, before waivers, is 0.25%. ETFIQ shows the stated fee, the waiver and its end date together.
Questions
- Does a waiver last?
Only to its end date or size limit. After that the full fee applies.
- Where does ETFIQ find waivers?
In the trust’s own 10-K, S-1 or prospectus, as a sentence. No structured field carries it.
- Which funds have waivers?
See the crypto desk.