# What is an ETF fee waiver?

> 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.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026. Rebuilt every trading night.

## What is an ETF fee waiver?

Data as of Nov 4, 2026. Rebuilt every trading night.

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.

### Where to next

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Source: ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.
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