New BTC ETFs have accumulated $35 billion worth of bitcoins under management

What’s new? US spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have accumulated 500 000 coins worth $35 billion under management in just 54 days of trading. In question are nine new funds admitted to the market on January 11: BlackRock’s IBIT, Fidelity’s FBTC, Bitwise’s BITB, Valkyrie’s BRRRR, VanEck’s HODL, Wisdom Tree’s BTCW, Franklin Templeton’s EZBC, and the joint funds of ARK Invest and 21 Shares (ARKB), and Invesco and Galaxy (BTCO).

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What else is known? The above data does not include Grayscale’s GBTC fund, which is not new and previously operated as a bitcoin trust with no share redemption option. On January 11, it was converted to an ETF with a management fee of 1,5%, which is significantly higher compared to its competitors.

Combined, these factors have led GBTC to face outflows since it began trading, totaling $14,77 billion, leading to a correction in overall performance.

That said, GBTC remains the largest in terms of assets under management, holding $23,64 billion worth of bitcoins, according to SoSoValue.

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From March 18 to March 22, the funds experienced total outflows, but inflows rebounded on March 25, reaching $860,09 million by March 28. In total, investors have put $12,13 billion into spot bitcoin ETFs since trading began.

As a result, new funds have accumulated 2,54% of bitcoin’s circulating supply under management, and together with GBTC, this figure is approaching 4% (835 000 coins). The leaders in terms of fund inflows and assets under management are IBIT, FBTC, and ARKB.

IBIT has seen $13,96 billion in inflows since January 11, with $17,83 billion in assets under management, while the figures for FBTC were $7,58 billion and $10,24 billion, and for ARKB, $2,3 billion and $3,16 billion, respectively.

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