CoinShares vs SkyBridge Capital

CoinShares4.4/5

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SkyBridge Capital3.3/5

Feature	CoinSharesVisit	SkyBridge CapitalVisit
Ratings
Our score	4.4/5	3.3/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Track record & size	4.5	3.5
Product range	4.5	3.0
Fees	4.0	2.5
Regulation & custody	4.5	4.0
Transparency	4.5	3.0
Specs
Products	Spot ETFs, ETPs / ETNs, Index funds, Staking products	Spot ETFs, Private funds
Clients	Retail, Institutions, Financial advisors	Accredited investors, Institutions, Retail
Assets under management	$7.4 billion (December 2025)	approx. $2B (March 2023)
Flagship products	CoinShares Physical Bitcoin ETP (BITC), CoinShares Ethereum Staking ETP, CoinShares Solana Staking ETP, CoinShares Altcoins ETF (DIME)	First Trust SkyBridge Crypto Industry and Digital Economy ET, SkyBridge Opportunity Fund
Assets covered	Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Sei	Digital economy equities, Hedge funds, Private equity, Digital assets
Fees	0.25% on Physical Bitcoin ETP, 0% management fee on Ethereum Staking ETP, 0.95% gross expense ratio on Altcoins ETF	Not disclosed
Regulators	AMF (France), SEC (United States)	SEC
Custodians	Komainu	Not disclosed
Company
Founded	2013	2005
Headquarters	Jersey	United States
Investors	Not disclosed	FTX Ventures
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	Over $7.4B in gross assets under management at year-end 2025 Publicly listed on Nasdaq under ticker CSHR Holds MiFID, AIFM, and French AMF MiCA regulatory authorizations Zero percent management fee on the CoinShares Ethereum Staking ETP	SEC-registered investment adviser founded in 2005 Publicly tradable ETF wrapper available via standard U.S. brokerage accounts Leadership team with institutional banking and alternative investment backgrounds
Cons	Suffered balance-sheet losses from the 2022 Terra collapse and FTX bankruptcy Underlying asset returns are exposed to high crypto volatility and market drawdowns US ETF lineup carries higher expense ratios up to 0.95% ETN exchange products expose investors to issuer counterparty risks	Past withdrawal limits imposed on private fund investors during 2023 market stress Assets under management fell from $9 billion peak to about $2 billion in March 2023 FTX Ventures acquired a 30% minority equity stake in September 2022 Private funds restricted to accredited and institutional investors
Best for	European retail and institutional brokerage accounts, Investors seeking regulated spot crypto exposure, Wealth managers allocating to staking ETPs	Accredited investors seeking multi-asset exposure, Brokers trading crypto equities via CRPT, Institutions attending SALT capital events

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