Goldman Sachs Reclaims Top XRP ETF Holder Spot as Price Hits $1.38 This Week

Goldman Sachs Group has re-entered XRP exchange-traded funds and reclaimed the top spot among disclosed institutional holders, according to its latest Q2 2026 disclosure with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The move comes after the bank fully exited its XRP ETF position in the prior quarter. The re-entry lands as XRP leads the broader crypto market recovery, with its price up 40% this week and trading near $1.38.

Goldman’s $86.5M XRP ETF Position

The filing shows Goldman Sachs built a total position of $86.50 million spread across five separate XRP ETFs: Bitwise, Franklin Templeton, Grayscale, Canary, and 21Shares. The bank holds 2,208,949 shares in the Bitwise XRP ETF, 2,238,407 shares in Franklin’s XRPZ, and 1,759,090 shares in Canary’s XRPC, with holdings increasing across each of these funds. It also holds 806,126 shares in 21Shares’ TOXR and 377,619 shares in Grayscale’s GXRP. The current position is smaller than Goldman’s earlier XRP ETF holdings, which stood around $153 million before the bank exited entirely, though the dollar value of the new stake is set to rise further given this week’s price rally.

• Total Goldman XRP ETF position: $86.50 million across five funds
• Largest holdings: 2,238,407 shares in Franklin’s XRPZ, 2,208,949 in Bitwise’s fund
• Goldman also disclosed 365,976 shares in Evernorth Holdings’ SPAC, Armada Acquisition Corp II

Institutional Demand Builds Further

Goldman’s return follows a broader pattern of Wall Street firms disclosing XRP ETF exposure in Q2 filings, including JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, and Bank of America. That trend points to growing traditional finance interest in crypto assets tied to tokenization, treasury management, and real-time cross-border payments. On the fund flow side, spot XRP ETFs recorded $13.24 million in net inflows Thursday, with Bitwise pulling in $9.9 million and Franklin adding $3.34 million, according to SoSoValue data. Total assets under management across XRP ETFs have climbed to $1.17 billion, with cumulative inflows surpassing $1.53 billion since launch. Renewed sentiment has been reinforced by Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse joining crypto industry leaders at the White House to discuss the CLARITY Act.

XRP Price and Futures Activity Surge

XRP trades at $1.38, up more than 22% on the day and 40% for the week, after swinging between a 24-hour low of $1.16 and a high of $1.43. Trading volume has jumped 156% over the past 24 hours. XRP futures open interest rose more than 17% to $3.44 billion in the same period, with open interest on CME climbing over 35%, Binance up 15%, and Hyperliquid up 29%.

Conclusion

Goldman Sachs’ re-entry into XRP ETFs, alongside disclosures from JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, and Bank of America, signals renewed institutional appetite for the token after a quarter-long retreat. Combined with sharply rising trading volume and futures open interest, the current rally appears to rest on both fresh institutional capital and active derivatives positioning rather than retail momentum alone.