

Bitwise Avalanche ETF
$27.75−0.82 (−2.87%)
- 0.34%
- $28M
- 0M sh
- $27.64
- low $16.01high $31.99
The ETF.net BAVA Grade
Score 62 out of 100
- 10 of 26
Score 62 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.B68 out of 100Rank 7 of 26Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.A80 out of 100Rank 3 of 26Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C42 out of 100Rank 17 of 26Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C45 out of 100Rank 17 of 26
Our read on BAVA
BOne of the few US funds holding Avalanche outright, and it doesn't just park the coins: a secondary goal is staking them to gather more AVAX. It also undercuts the other US Avalanche fund on fee.
The Trust seeks exposure to the value of Avalanche it holds, net of operating expenses, and has a secondary objective of obtaining additional Avalanche through staking.
Why people hold it
- Direct AVAX exposure in a normal brokerage account: the trust seeks the value of the Avalanche it holds, net of expenses. No futures roll, no basket of other tokens.
- The staking twist: a stated secondary objective is obtaining additional Avalanche by staking the coins, a mechanism plain coin-holding trusts skip.
- 0.34% a year, a shade under the spot-crypto median and below GAVA, the other US Avalanche fund, at 0.35%.
- Passively run, with no manager timing the token, and it sits in the upper half of its spot-crypto peer group overall.
Worth knowing
- Small and thinly traded next to the big crypto funds, so spreads at the screen can be wider than the headline fee suggests.
- It's a commodity-style trust, not a registered fund, so the usual fund-law protections don't apply. Single-token crypto also swings hard both ways.
- Any staking rewards go toward adding Avalanche to the trust, not cash in your pocket, and the 2026 launch means a thin track record.
BAVA Holdings
- Other
- 1
- 100%
- Avalanche
BAVA Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | BAVA |
|---|---|
| Year to date | — |
| 1 month | +43.6% |
| 3 months | +59.6% |
| 1 year | — |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | BAVA |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +14.5% |
BAVA in the news
BAVA Dividends
Listed Apr 2026. No distributions yet.
BAVA Risk
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How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
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How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
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How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 2.35
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
BAVA Cost
- The middle half of Crypto Spot funds
- Median 0.35%
6 of the 26 Crypto Spot funds charge less.
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