GLNK ETF — Grayscale Chainlink Trust ETF

Grayscale Chainlink Trust ETF (GLNK)

Updated October 16, 2026.

GLNK is an ETF. its expense ratio is 0.35%. Total return is 37.5% over the past 4.4 years, 70.7 points behind SPY at 108.2%.

Grayscale Chainlink Trust ETF is an ETF that holds Chainlink (LINK), a cryptocurrency asset, and calculates its net asset value based on the price of LINK expressed in U.S. dollars. This ETF appeals to investors seeking direct exposure to Chainlink as part of a cryptocurrency allocation.

GLNK performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 37.5% over the past 4.4 years, 70.7 points behind SPY at 108.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -55.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 78.0%.

GLNK key facts

Issuer

Grayscale Investments

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

02/26/2021

Expense ratio

0.35%

Distribution frequency

None

Last close

$10.86 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$152,313,935

Average volume

896700.0

Beta

2.7586

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Grayscale Investments; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

GLNK risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 78.0%.

Who may consider GLNK — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (GLNK does not currently distribute); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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