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Trust Expenses
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Trust Expenses  
Trust Expenses

4. Trust Expenses

 

The Trust pays to the Sponsor a Sponsor fee (the “Sponsor Fee”) in accordance with the Trust Agreement. The Sponsor Fee accrues daily by applying an annual rate of 0.25% to the Trust’s bitcoin holdings. The Sponsor Fee is paid in bitcoins at such times as determined in the Sponsor’s sole discretion. The Trust is not responsible for paying any fees or costs associated with the transfer of bitcoin to the Sponsor or the sale of bitcoin for costs not included in the Sponsor Fee.

 

 

The Sponsor is obligated to assume and pay the following fees and expenses of the Trust: the Marketing Agent fee, the Administrator fee, the Custodian fee, the Cash Custodian fee, the Transfer Agent fee, the Trustee fee, applicable license fees, including the licensing fees related to the Index License Agreement, fees and expenses related to trading of Shares on Nasdaq (including marketing, legal and audit fees and expenses), legal expenses, audit fees, regulatory fees, including any fees relating to the registration of the Shares with the SEC, printing and mailing costs and costs of maintaining the Trust’s website.

 

U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (“Fund Services”), an indirect subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp, serves as the Trust’s fund accountant, fund administrator and the transfer agent of the Trust, pursuant to certain fund accounting servicing, fund administration servicing and transfer agent servicing agreements. U.S. Bank N.A., a subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp and parent company of Fund Services, serves as the Trust’s cash custodian pursuant to a custody agreement.

 

Paralel Distributors LLC (the “Marketing Agent”) serves as the Trust’s marketing agent pursuant to a marketing agent agreement.

 

Coinbase Custody Trust Company, LLC, BitGo Trust Company, Inc., and Komainu (Jersey) Limited (the “Custodians”) are custodians of the Trust.