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XRP Secures Top-Tier Allocation in Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest New ETF Filing

thecryptobasic.com 24 January 2026 10:54, UTC

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Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest has filed an S-1 application with the U.S. SEC for the $ARK CoinDesk 20 Crypto ETF, highlighting $XRP among the fund’s most significant holdings.

The filing, submitted yesterday, underscores growing institutional confidence in diversified crypto exposure, particularly beyond Bitcoin to assets like $XRP.

Key Points

$XRP is one of the fund’s largest holdings, with a 19.88% weighting.
It ranks behind only Bitcoin (32.4%) and Ethereum (20.69%) in the full index.
Shares of the ETF are expected to be listed and traded on NYSE Arca, Inc.
Estimated launch capital is approximately $437,000, according to the filing.

$XRP Sees Nearly 20% Allocation

The proposed ETF, filed on January 23, 2026, tracks the CoinDesk 20 (CD20) Index. Notably, $XRP carries a significant 19.88% weighting, making it one of the fund’s top components. The token only ranks behind Ethereum and Bitcoin, which are assigned weights of 20.69% and 32.4% in the full index, respectively.

Other major cryptocurrencies in the fund include Solana, Cardano, Bitcoin Cash, Chainlink, Stellar, Litecoin, and Avalanche, with respective weightings of 12.88%, 2.29%, 2.25%, 1.61%, 1.20%, 1.10%, and 0.99%.

Ark CoinDesk 20 ETF Constituents

Meanwhile, Ark Invest will sponsor the fund, and CSC Delaware Trust will act as trustee. Notably, the fund’s shares will list and trade on NYSE Arca, Inc. The fund currently shows a nominal seed value of $100, with an expected launch capital of about $437,000.

What This Means for $XRP

$XRP’s near-20% allocation places it firmly in the institutional spotlight. Inclusion at this scale suggests growing acceptance of $XRP as a liquid, investable asset suitable for regulated products.

For market participants, this strengthens $XRP’s case as a long-term component of professionally managed crypto portfolios and could support deeper liquidity and broader adoption if the ETF is approved.

$XRP’s Growing Presence Across Spot ETFs

$XRP’s inclusion in the $ARK CoinDesk 20 ETF builds on an already expanding footprint in U.S.-listed crypto funds. Over the past year, the token has been a core component of several major basket ETFs, including the Bitwise 10 Crypto Index Fund (BITW), the Grayscale CoinDesk Crypto 5 ETF (GDLC), and Hashdex’s Nasdaq Crypto Index US ETF (NCIQ).

Beyond diversified products, $XRP has also gained traction through single-asset spot ETFs. Currently, five $XRP spot ETFs are trading on U.S. exchanges, offered by Grayscale, Franklin, Bitwise, Canary, and 21Shares.

Since Canary launched the first of these products in November, the group has attracted $1.23 billion in net inflows, lifting total assets under management to approximately $1.36 billion.