Exchange-traded funds issuer ProShares is set to unveil three XRP ETFs on April 30, following approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
According to an official Form N-1A filing, the new XRP (XRP) ETFs include ProShares’ Short XRP ETF, Ultra XRP ETF, and UltraShort XRP ETF. Each product comes with a different leverage, which lets traders choose between the three XRP-backed futures set to begin trading on April 30.
The Ultra XRP ETF offers 2x leverage, while the Ultra Short XRP ETF boasts an inverse leverage of -2x. Lastly, the firm’s Short XRP ETF will also provide an inverse leverage of -1x.
Future-based ETF products gives traders exposure to futures contracts that track the price movements of XRP through an index. Unlike a spot ETF which requires traders to buy XRP tokens, a futures XRP ETF would allow them to place bets on the price of XRP without having to directly hold the asset.
Meanwhile, ProShares also has a separate filing to spot XRP ETFs that is still awaiting review from the SEC.
ProShares’ XRP ETF approval comes only a few days after the first XRP ETF started trading on the market. Earlier this month, on April 8, ETF issuer Teucrium became the first firm to receive U.S. SEC approval to bring their XRP ETF to the New York Stock Exchange.
At press time, XRP has gone up by 4.86% in the past 24 hours of trading. Ripple’s token is currently trading hands at a price of $2.28 with a market cap of more than $133 billion. In the past day, the daily trading volume for XRP has gone up by 67.9% to $4.2 billion, indicating a rise in market activity.
So far, the SEC has only granted approval for Teucrium and ProShares’ XRP ETF applications. Last month, the financial agency decided to postpone the decision on Grayscale’s XRP ETF application, stating they need more time to review the proposal.
Institutional interest towards XRP ETFs has been growing rapidly in recent months. in large part due to the token’s inclusion in the Trump administration’s crypto reserve. Aside from Grayscale, other asset managers like Franklin Templeton, Canary Capital, WisdomTree, Bitwise, CoinShares, and 21Shares have also applied for institutional investment products associated with XRP.
