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XRPI

GradeDNASDAQ Global Market

XRP ETF

Crypto derivatives · Crypto · Volatility Shares · Inception 2025-05-22 · SEC filings

This fund gets its cryptocurrency exposure through futures contracts rather than holding coins directly. Futures-based returns can differ from the spot price of the coin.

$8.06−0.56 (−6.50%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 2:20 PM EDT

History starts May 22, 2025.
Intraday session: down, 59 prints from 8.62 to 8.06. Range 8.05 to 8.55. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$8.20$8.40$8.6010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
1.68%
Fund size
$114M
1Y return
−48.8%
Yield · Last 12 months
2.57%
Volume · 30D
0.2M sh
NAV per share
$8.17
52W range
low $5.42high $18.77

The ETF.net XRPI Grade

D

33/ 100

Rank 10 of 11 in Crypto Derivatives

Confidence Low

Six-pillar profile for XRPI. Scores out of 100: Cost 12, Risk 19, Mission not scored, Tradability 81, Holdings not scored, Durability 67. Strongest: Tradability (81). Weakest: Cost (12). Based on 4 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 33 of 100 sits in the D band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    FScore 12
    Category rank10/11 · bottom quartile
  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    Not scored
  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    FScore 19
    Category rank10/11 · bottom quartile
  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    AScore 81
    Category rank2/11 · top 18%
  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    Not scored
  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    BScore 67
    Category rank5/11 · top 45%

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026 · Based on 4 of 6 pillars

Our read on XRPI

ETF.net Research

DThe first US ETF to give plain 1x XRP exposure, and it does it with CME futures rather than coins. XRP price movement in a normal brokerage account, no wallet, no keys, no crypto exchange login.

Stated mandate

The Fund aims to provide exposure to the returns of XRP by primarily investing in XRP Futures Contracts via a Cayman Islands subsidiary, and may also utilize XRP-linked ETPs and swap agreements.

Why people hold it

  1. 01The original: launched in 2025 as the first US ETF tracking XRP futures one-to-one, before any unleveraged competitor existed.coindesk.com
  2. 02Mechanically simple: cash-settled XRP futures on the CME, held through a Cayman subsidiary, with cash-like collateral behind them. Self-custody risk stays off your plate.sec.gov
  3. 03Trades with reasonable activity for a crypto derivatives fund, and the collateral sleeve supports a monthly distribution schedule.

Worth knowing

  1. 01Pioneer pricing: the fee runs well above the median for crypto derivatives ETFs, and that gap compounds against you in a flat market.
  2. 02Futures, not coins. Rolling contracts and basis can pull results away from spot XRP, so this tracks the futures curve rather than the token itself.sec.gov
  3. 03Young fund on a violently volatile asset. On cost and risk together it sits in the lower tier of its crypto derivatives peer group.

XRPI Holdings

As of Sep 21, 2026, 4:17 AM
Asset class
Other
Holdings
Top-10 weight
100%
Largest holding
Cash & Other50.0%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 1.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001Cash & Other50.00%107,202,912$107M674
002CME XRP Futures Sep2629.92%907$64M1
003CME XRP Futures Oct2620.09%605$43M1

Showing 1–3 of 3 holdings

XRPI Performance

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

XRPI$5,124
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. XRPI $5,124. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$2,552$7,498$12,444Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 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.

Trailing total return for XRPI. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodXRPI
Year to date−17.2%
1 month+14.9%
3 months+38.2%
1 year−48.8%
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper year
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper year

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for XRPI
YearReturn barXRPI
2026 YTD−17.2%
2025−32.4%

Since listing, May 22, 2025

XRPI in the news

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XRPI Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Sep 22, 2026.
2.57%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.22Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.01 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution history

2025–2026

One bar per payment. 15 payments from 2025 to 2026 YTD. Jun 26, 2025 $0.01; Jul 29, 2025 $0.01; Aug 27, 2025 $0.03; Sep 26, 2025 $0.03; Oct 29, 2025 $0.03; Nov 25, 2025 $0.02; Dec 15, 2025 $0.01; Jan 21, 2026 $0.03; Feb 18, 2026 $0.02; Mar 18, 2026 $0.01; Apr 22, 2026 $0.02; May 20, 2026 $0.01; Jun 17, 2026 $0.01; Jul 22, 2026 $0.01; Aug 19, 2026 $0.01. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Aug 19, 2026Aug 20, 2026$0.01
Jul 22, 2026Jul 23, 2026$0.01
Jun 17, 2026Jun 18, 2026$0.01
May 20, 2026May 21, 2026$0.01
Apr 22, 2026Apr 23, 2026$0.02
Mar 18, 2026Mar 19, 2026$0.01
Feb 18, 2026Feb 19, 2026$0.02
Jan 21, 2026Jan 22, 2026$0.03
Dec 15, 2025Dec 16, 2025$0.01
Nov 25, 2025Nov 26, 2025$0.02
Oct 29, 2025Oct 30, 2025$0.03
Sep 26, 2025Sep 29, 2025$0.03

XRPI Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
54.4%
Annualised · 15 months to Aug 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
−0.70
vs 3-month T-bills · 15 months to Aug 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−75.6%
16 months · trough Aug 2026
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
1.18
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

XRPI Cost

Expense ratio1.68%
  • The middle half of Crypto Derivatives funds
  • Median 1.08%

Every other Crypto Derivatives fund charges less.

XRPI costs $168.00 a year on $10,000. The median Crypto Derivatives fund costs $108.00.