Bitwise Chainlink ETF (CLNK) Cost Basis
What did CLNK pay for its coins?
The average price CLNK paid for the Chainlink it holds, set against Chainlink's price.
What CLNK paid, and Chainlink's price
The average price CLNK paid for the Chainlink it still holds, beside Chainlink's own price. The price line is worked out each day from the buy price and the Worth vs. paid figure, so it can sit a little off a price quoted elsewhere. Estimates. No fund publishes what it paid. This is worked out from the money going in and the price on the day it arrived, so treat it as close rather than exact.
Inspect and compare dates
Pick two dates to compare what CLNK had paid for Chainlink with Chainlink's price on each.
| Measure | Change | Relative change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average buy price | $9.32 | $9.86 | +$0.54 | +5.8% |
| Chainlink price | $11.99 | $12.36 | +$0.366 | +3.1% |
Right now
On average CLNK paid about $9.86 a coin for the Chainlink it holds. At $12.35, Chainlink is about 25% above that.
Is CLNK in profit?
As of Sep 23, 2026.
Coins in profit
Of the Chainlink the fund holds, the share worth more today than it cost.
90% of the Chainlink in CLNK is worth more today than it cost. Taken together, the fund is ahead on what it paid.
How much of this can we see?
We can see a buy price for 92% of the coins CLNK holds.
What has Chainlink's price done lately?
Price now
Past week
Up
Past month
Up
Against 200-day average
Above
Over the past month a net $8.5 million went into CLNK, and Chainlink's price rose 6.2%. Chainlink is trading 33% above its average price for the past 200 days. Fund money is one part of what moves a price, so read those as two facts side by side rather than one causing the other.
Understanding
Bitwise Chainlink ETF (CLNK) Cost Basis
Where it stands today
Bitwise Chainlink ETF (CLNK) paid an average of about $9.86 a coin for the Chainlink it holds as of .
At $12.35, Chainlink's price was about 25% above that as of .
90% of the Chainlink in CLNK was worth more than it cost as of .
Cost basis is the average price CLNK paid for the coins it holds. It works like your own average buy price: when Chainlink's price is above it, the fund is ahead on paper, and when it is below, it is behind.
The Worth vs. paid tab divides Chainlink's price by that average. Above 1.0 the coins are worth more than the fund paid for them, and below 1.0 they are worth less. It is the same comparison as the two lines on the Buy price tab, as one number.
Coins in profit counts the Chainlink the fund holds that are worth more today than they cost, as a share of all of them.
The price line on the Buy price tab is worked out from the two figures the chart already has, so it can sit a little off the price quoted elsewhere for the same day.
The numbers
behind the chart
What does the current reading show?
Average buy price: the latest reading is $9.86, on . The highest reading since is $11.97 on ; the lowest is $9.15 on .
Chainlink price: the latest reading is $12.35, on . The highest reading since is $13.18 on ; the lowest is $7.20 on .
Worth vs. paid: the latest reading is 1.25x, on . The highest reading since is 1.38x on ; the lowest is 0.78x on .
The average price CLNK paid for the Chainlink it held on each day, the Worth vs. paid figure, and Chainlink's price worked out from the two, which can sit a little off the price quoted above.
What are the latest, highest and lowest readings?
| Measure | Latest | Highest | Lowest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average buy price | $9.86 | $11.97 | $9.15 |
| Chainlink price | $12.35 | $13.18 | $7.20 |
| Worth vs. paid | 1.25x | 1.38x | 0.78x |
How do the readings compare with earlier dates?
| Reference date | Average buy price | Chainlink price | Worth vs. paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month ago | $9.32 | $11.99 | 1.29x |
| 3 months ago | $9.26 | $7.63 | 0.82x |
| 6 months ago | $9.43 | $9.10 | 0.97x |
What was the reading at each month’s end?
| Reading date | Average buy price | Chainlink price | Worth vs. paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| $9.37 | $11.32 | 1.21x | |
| $9.16 | $8.17 | 0.89x | |
| $9.24 | $7.20 | 0.78x | |
| $9.44 | $9.02 | 0.96x | |
| $9.42 | $9.10 | 0.97x | |
| $9.43 | $8.77 | 0.93x | |
| $9.53 | $8.72 | 0.91x | |
| $11.55 | $10.79 | 0.93x |
Source: The money going into and out of CLNK each trading day, and Chainlink's price. No fund publishes what it paid. This is worked out from the money going in and the price on the day it arrived, so treat it as close rather than exact. Reading for .