
21Shares Active Crypto ETF
The ETF.net TKNS Grade
Score 25 out of 100
- 26 of 26
Score 25 of 100 falls in the D band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Very small fund, grade capped at C.
The cap holds the Score at 40 or below, so B and A are out of reach.
- The pillars earned
- 25
- This cap took
- −0
- Published Score
- 25
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.F4 out of 100Rank 25 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.A94 out of 100Rank 1 of 26Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.F6 out of 100Rank 26 of 26Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B59 out of 100Rank 1 of 6Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.F6 out of 100Rank 26 of 26
Our read on TKNS
D21Shares' first actively managed US crypto fund: Bitcoin at the core, a research-picked cast of other tokens around it, and weights that shift between defensive and growth positioning as conditions change.
The Fund seeks total return through active management of a diversified portfolio of crypto assets and crypto asset-related investments. Under normal circumstances, it invests at least 80% of its assets in those investments.
Why people hold it
- Active, not a tracker. 21Shares' team reweights the basket and can tilt defensive or growth, instead of holding one coin in fixed proportion.globenewswire.com
- One ticket, whole basket: at least 80% of assets in crypto and crypto-related investments, with Bitcoin as the anchor and smaller tokens alongside it.21shares.com
- Run by a crypto-native shop: 21Shares built a passive US crypto lineup first, and TKNS is the firm's step into active digital asset management.globenewswire.com
Worth knowing
- You pay for the manager: a 1.05% expense ratio, several times the typical fee in its spot-crypto peer group, where trackers like XRPZ and THYP sit far lower.
- Launched in 2026, so the record is short and the tape is light; spreads can run wider than in the category's household-name funds.21shares.com
- Exposure can arrive through crypto ETPs, derivatives and a subsidiary, not only coins. The fund's own disclosures list subsidiary, derivatives and counterparty risks.21shares.com
TKNS Holdings
- Other
- 10
- 100%
- ARKB
Geography
- United States100.00%
TKNS 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 | TKNS |
|---|---|
| Year to date | — |
| 1 month | +7.7% |
| 3 months | +30.4% |
| 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 | TKNS |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +10.2% |
TKNS in the news
TKNS Dividends
Listed May 2026. No distributions yet.
TKNS 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.
- 1.56
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
TKNS Cost
- The middle half of Crypto Spot funds
- Median 0.35%
24 of the 26 Crypto Spot funds charge less.
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- CVBNBVanEck BNB ETF Common Shares of Beneficial InterestExpense ratio 0.39%1 year return —
- DHBRCanary HBAR ETFExpense ratio 0.95%1 year return —
- DTCAN21Shares Canton Network ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return —
- DSUISCanary Staked SUI ETFExpense ratio 0.75%1 year return —
- DDOJEETF Opportunities Trust - REX-Osprey DOGE ETFExpense ratio 1.50%1 year return −63.8%




