While directly holding cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum is a popular option, investors looking for alternatives are clamoring for financial products such as crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
Canada first launched Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs in 2021. These Canadian Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs allow investors to place returns in tax-sheltered accounts like tax-free savings accounts or registered retirement savings plans.
“There is a high demand for a Bitcoin product that has all the features that people love about ETFs — that they trade on an exchange, that they’re liquid,” Ross Mayfield of Robert W. Baird & Co. told Bloomberg in mid-2021.
Interest has only increased since then. In the US, Bitcoin ETFs’ net assets surpassed US$100 billion in November 2024, gaining ground on US gold ETFs. Sean Farrell, head of digital asset strategy at Fundstrat, wrote in mid-2023 that the Bitcoin ETF category at large has the potential to surpass the precious metals ETF market in terms of asset value.
‘Bitcoin ETF eventually could become >$300 billion category,’ he said in the note.
Ethereum ETFs have also become a major talking point. Ethereum is the most widely used blockchain technology, and Ether, the digital currency of this platform, is the second largest cryptocurrency after Bitcoin.
In Q2 2025, Canadian ETF firms launched North America’s first Solana and XRP spot ETFs, offering investors exposure to the significant altcoins. The launch of XRP ETFs by Canadian firms comes amid increased clarity regarding XRP’s regulatory status in the US.
With that in mind, investors should take a look at the currently available Canadian cryptocurrency ETFs.
The list below includes the biggest 15 crypto ETFs available on the Canadian market, sorted by assets under management, and all data presented was current as of January 15, 2026.
1. Purpose Bitcoin ETF (TSX:BTCC)
Assets under management: C$2.7 billion
The Purpose Bitcoin ETF, launched in February 2021, is billed as the world’s first physically settled Bitcoin ETF. It is backed by Bitcoin in cold storage, meaning the fund allows investors to add and sell Bitcoin with no digital wallet required.
Hosted by Canadian investment company Purpose Investments, the Purpose Bitcoin ETF has a management expense ratio of 1.5 percent.
2. Fidelity Advantage Bitcoin ETF (TSX:FBTC)
Assets under management: C$1.48 billion
The Fidelity Advantage Bitcoin ETF launched in November 2021. It offers the security of Fidelity’s in-house cold storage services for its holdings.
While it previously had a management fee of 0.39 percent, the Fidelity Advantage Bitcoin ETF lowered it in January 2025 to an ultra-low management fee of 0.32 percent.
3. CI Galaxy Bitcoin ETF (TSX:BTCX.B)
Assets under management: C$1.13 billion
Launched in March 2021, the CI Galaxy Bitcoin ETF was born out of a partnership between cryptocurrency leaders Galaxy Fund Management and CI Global Asset Management. Galaxy Fund Management is part of Galaxy Digital, a diversified financial services firm with a focus on digital assets and the blockchain technology sector.
The ETF’s objective is to give investors exposure to Bitcoin via an institutional-quality fund platform, as its holdings are wholly Bitcoin and are kept in cold storage. At 0.4 percent, this fund is one of the lowest management fees of the crypto funds on the market.
4. CI Galaxy Ethereum ETF (TSX:ETHX.U)
Assets under management: C$574.97 million
The CI Galaxy Ethereum ETF, another collaboration between CI and Galaxy, offers investors exposure to the spot Ethereum price through Ether holdings in cold storage. The fund launched on April 20, 2021, the same day as two of the other Ether ETFs on this list.
The CI Galaxy Ethereum ETF has a low management fee of just 0.4 percent.
5. Purpose Ether ETF (TSX:ETHH)
Assets under management: C$390.8 million
The Purpose Ether ETF is a direct-custody Ether ETF that launched on April 20, 2021. This fund currently holds over 83,000 Ether, which it stores in cold storage.
The Purpose Ether ETF offers investors exposure to the daily price movements of physically settled Ether tokens with a management fee of 1 percent.
6. Evolve Bitcoin ETF (TSX:EBIT)
Assets under management: C$270.39 million
Evolve ETFs partnered with cryptocurrency experts, including Gemini Trust Company, CF Benchmarks, Cidel Bank & Trust and CIBC Mellon Global Services, to launch the Evolve Bitcoin ETF.
Launched a week after the Purpose Bitcoin ETF, its holdings of Bitcoin are priced based on the CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate, a once-a-day benchmark index price for Bitcoin denominated in US dollars. The fund, which holds its own Bitcoin, has a management fee of 0.75 percent.
7. 3iQ Solana Staking ETF (TSX:SOLQ)
Assets under management: C$263.2 million
The 3iQ Solana Staking ETF is designed to provide investors with a user-friendly and secure way to gain exposure to SOL and earn passive rewards through staking. Its launch quickly garnered significant assets under management and attracted investments from SkyBridge Capital and two of ARK Invest’s ETFs.
For the first 12 months after its April 16, 2025, launch, the ETF features a 0 percent management fee. After this initial period, the management fee will be 0.15 percent, the lowest on this crypto ETF list by far.
8. 3iQ XRP ETF (TSX:XRPQ)
Assets under management: C$162.67 million
The 3iQ XRP ETF provides investors with exposure to XRP, the digital asset native to the XRP Ledger. The ETF, which launched on June 17, 2025, is passively managed and aims to track the performance of the CME CF XRP-Dollar Reference Rate. The underlying XRP is held in secure cold storage.
The fund’s primary objectives are to give unitholders an opportunity for long-term capital appreciation through exposure to XRP and its daily price movements against the US dollar.
This XRP ETF had a 0 percent management fee for its first six months after its June 17 launch, after which time the company stated it would change to to 0.59 percent.
9. Purpose Bitcoin Yield ETF (TSX:BTCY)
Assets under management: C$145.5 million
The Purpose Bitcoin Yield ETF uses a covered call strategy to generate yield for investors. Its distributions are paid monthly and it has a management fee of 1.1 percent.
A covered call strategy involves writing call options on Bitcoin, which give the buyer an option to purchase an asset at a specific price on or before a specific date. Its structure allows the fund to earn income from option premiums while providing investors with exposure to Bitcoin’s price movements.
10. Purpose XRP ETF (TSX:XRPP)
Assets under management: C$122.5 million
The Purpose XRP ETF started trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange on June 18, 2025, as part of the launch of Canada’s first XRP ETFs. The fund invests directly in XRP, offering investors access to the XRP spot price.
The new asset is offering a 0 percent management fee through February 2026, after which time it will have a management fee of 0.69 percent.
11. Evolve Cryptocurrencies ETF (TSX:ETC)
Assets under management: C$93.9 million
The Evolve Cryptocurrencies ETF launched in September 2021 as the first multi-cryptocurrency ETF, providing combined exposure to both Bitcoin and Ether. Its holdings have since expanded to include XRP and Solana.
This product from Evolve ETFs allows investors to diversify their crypto portfolios and provides indirect exposure to the four coins by holding the individual Evolve ETFs dedicated to each coin.
Its holdings are weighed market capitalization and rebalanced on a monthly basis. Bitcoin makes up the vast majority of its portfolio at over 75 percent.
While this ETF has no management fee, the underlying funds that hold Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP funds have management fees of 0.75 percent, while the Solana ETF has a management fee of 1 percent.
12. Fidelity Advantage Ether ETF (TSX:FETH)
Assets under management: C$90.5 million
Following the successful launch of its Bitcoin fund, Fidelity brought its Advantage Ether ETF to market in September 2022, making this the newest Ether ETF in Canada. Its holdings are stored in Fidelity’s in-house cold storage.
The Fidelity Advantage Ether ETF has a low management fee of 0.4 percent.
13. Evolve Ether ETF (TSX:ETHR)
Assets under management: C$87.74 million
The Evolve Ether ETF offers investors an easier route to investing in Ether. The fund’s holdings of Ether are priced based on the CME CF Ether-Dollar Reference Rate, a once-a-day benchmark index price for Ether denominated in US dollars.
It entered the market in April 2021. As with the Evolve Bitcoin ETF, the Evolve Ether ETF has a management fee of 0.75 percent.
14. Purpose Ether Yield ETF (TSX:ETHY)
Assets under management: C$81.2 million
Like the Purpose Bitcoin Yield ETF, the Purpose Ether Yield ETF offers investors an opportunity to invest in Ether while also generating yield. Purpose Investments lends a portion of its Ether holdings to institutional borrowers and earns interest on those loans.
Investors who purchase shares of this ETF receive a portion of the interest earned in monthly distributions. This Ether ETF launched in November 2021 and has a management fee of 1.1 percent.
15. Purpose Solana ETF (TSX:SOLL)
Assets under management: C$70.3 million
The Purpose Solana ETF gives investors exposure to the price of the Solana cryptocurrency. Its purpose is to provide a regulated and convenient way for investors to participate in the Solana market without the complexities of directly buying and storing the digital asset.
A key feature of this specific ETF is that it was one of the world’s first with staking built right in. It has a low management fee of 0.39 percent.
Securities Disclosure: I, Meagen Seatter, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.
