Grayscale Chainlink Trust (GLNK) Cost Basis
What did GLNK pay for its coins?
The average price GLNK paid for the Chainlink it holds, set against Chainlink's price.
What GLNK paid, and Chainlink's price
The average price GLNK paid for the Chainlink it still holds, beside Chainlink's own price. The price line is Chainlink's closing price each day, the same price the money held is valued at. 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 GLNK had paid for Chainlink with Chainlink's price on each.
| Measure | Change | Relative change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average buy price | $11.34 | $11.44 | +$0.101 | +0.9% |
| Chainlink price | $13.96 | $10.85 | −$3.11 | −22.3% |
Right now
On average GLNK paid about $11.44 a coin for the Chainlink it holds. At $10.85, Chainlink is about 5.2% below that.
Is GLNK in profit?
As of 6 Nov 2026.
Coins in profit
Of the Chainlink the fund holds, the share worth more today than it cost.
41% of the Chainlink in GLNK is worth more today than it cost. Taken together, the fund is behind on what it paid.
How much of this can we see?
We can see a buy price for 71% of the coins GLNK holds.
What has Chainlink's price done lately?
As of 6 Nov 2026.
Price now
Past week
Down
Past month
Down
Over the past month a net $4.3 million went into GLNK, and Chainlink's price fell 22%. 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
Grayscale Chainlink Trust (GLNK) Cost Basis
Where it stands today
Grayscale Chainlink Trust (GLNK) paid an average of about $11.44 a coin for the Chainlink it holds as of .
At $10.85, Chainlink's price was about 5.2% below that as of .
41% of the Chainlink in GLNK was worth more than it cost as of .
Cost basis is the average price GLNK 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 numbers
behind the chart
What does the current reading show?
Average buy price: the latest reading is $11.44, on . The highest reading since is $14.64 on ; the lowest is $11.07 on .
Chainlink price: the latest reading is $10.85, on . The highest reading since is $15.44 on ; the lowest is $7.19 on .
Worth vs. paid: the latest reading is 0.95x, on . The highest reading since is 1.37x on ; the lowest is 0.59x on .
The average price GLNK paid for the Chainlink it held on each day, the Worth vs. paid figure, and Chainlink's closing price that day.
What are the latest, highest and lowest readings?
| Measure | Latest | Highest | Lowest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average buy price | $11.44 | $14.64 | $11.07 |
| Chainlink price | $10.85 | $15.44 | $7.19 |
| Worth vs. paid | 0.95x | 1.37x | 0.59x |
How do the readings compare with earlier dates?
| Reference date | Average buy price | Chainlink price | Worth vs. paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month ago | $11.34 | $13.96 | 1.23x |
| 3 months ago | $11.07 | $8.19 | 0.74x |
| 6 months ago | $11.56 | $10.00 | 0.86x |
What was the reading at each month’s end?
| Reading date | Average buy price | Chainlink price | Worth vs. paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| $11.44 | $11.43 | 1.00x | |
| $11.34 | $14.37 | 1.27x | |
| $11.14 | $11.32 | 1.02x | |
| $11.07 | $8.17 | 0.74x | |
| $11.27 | $7.19 | 0.64x | |
| $11.46 | $9.02 | 0.79x | |
| $11.56 | $9.11 | 0.79x | |
| $12.01 | $8.78 | 0.73x | |
| $12.52 | $8.71 | 0.70x | |
| $13.66 | $10.79 | 0.79x | |
| $13.93 | $12.20 | 0.88x |
Source: The money going into and out of GLNK 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 .