XRP has secured a prominent position in Grayscale’s newly launched model portfolios for financial advisors.
The asset receives greater exposure when Bitcoin remains outside the portfolio mix. Grayscale designed the models to simplify digital asset allocation while leaving investment decisions with advisors. XRP also ranks among the three largest holdings across Grayscale’s two flagship strategies.
Grayscale Investments launched four crypto model portfolios on September 14, according to a company announcement. The suite includes Core Plus, Leaders, Next Gen, and Infrastructure strategies.
Grayscale markets the products as pre-built allocations covering asset selection, diversification, sizing, and rebalancing. Financial platforms receive the models before making them available to advisors.
Laurie Katz, Grayscale’s Global Head of Distribution, said advisors increasingly want simpler ways to introduce digital assets. She said many advisors prefer avoiding the work required to maintain individual asset allocations.
Each strategy follows market-cap weighting and receives quarterly rebalancing. Grayscale also limits any single eligible asset to 40% of each portfolio.
Advisors retain full discretion over whether they use the portfolios and their suggested allocations.
XRP weight climbs sharply without Bitcoin
Grayscale’s Next Gen model excludes Bitcoin, pushing the Grayscale XRP Trust ETF higher within the portfolio. Grayscale’s August 31 allocation sheet assigns GXRP a 26.11% target weight.
That allocation places XRP second behind the Grayscale Ethereum Staking Mini ETF. Ether carries a 42.34% allocation in the model.
The Grayscale Solana Staking ETF follows at 21.09%. Hyperliquid Staking ETF accounts for 5.76%, while Chainlink Trust ETF receives 2.66%.
Avalanche Staking ETF holds a 1.08% allocation, while Sui Staking ETF receives 0.96%. Grayscale allows the Next Gen strategy to hold up to 10 eligible assets.
XRP represents the portfolio’s entire “Currencies” category, giving that segment a 26.11% weighting. Smart-contract platforms account for 65.47% of the allocation.
The Digital Assets Next Gen fact sheet shows GXRP at 26.11%. Source: Grayscale.
Grayscale reported a 30.69% return for the Next Gen model since inception. The firm has not yet provided longer-term performance figures.
XRP remains third when Bitcoin returns
XRP receives a smaller allocation in Grayscale’s Digital Assets Leaders model because Bitcoin returns to the investment mix. GXRP holds an 11.92% target weight in that strategy.
Ether leads the Leaders portfolio with 38.57%, followed by Bitcoin at 37.25%. Solana represents 9.63%, while Hyperliquid accounts for 2.63%.
Bitcoin and Ether therefore control more than three-quarters of the Leaders allocation. That structure leaves a smaller portion available for XRP and other assets.
Without Bitcoin, XRP’s portfolio share more than doubles compared with its Leaders allocation.
Grayscale launched the models as regulated XRP investment products, continuing to attract capital. XRP ETFs recorded $12.29 million in inflows during one early-September session.
Bitcoin ETFs recorded $120.24 million in outflows during the same period. Grayscale’s GXRP contributed $2.98 million to the XRP ETF inflow total.
XRP funds have also attracted capital during previous Bitcoin declines. The first US spot XRP ETF began Nasdaq trading in November 2025.
That product attracted $243 million during its first trading day, while Bitcoin fell below $100,000.
Grayscale’s model portfolio suite now creates another channel for advisors seeking XRP exposure through regulated investment products. Advisors can gain price exposure without directly holding XRP.
XRP traded around $1.30, according to CoinGecko data supplied for the report. The token had fallen 7.8% over 24 hours but remained 30% higher over 30 days.
