Fidelity ETF (FBTC) is one of the pioneer spot Bitcoin ETFs. It has a 0.25% (0% fee waived until Aug. 1, 2024), and its Bitcoin holding is around 167,589 BTC in self-custody. However, it had a streak of bad moments back in June with numerous negative net flows. However, there was a breakthrough, and we will discuss this extensively below.
Fidelity ETF (FBTC) History of Outflows
Since the approval of the spot Bitcoin ETFs, the Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Trust (FBTC) has had a history of massive outflows. However, we will be discussing specifically the outflows that occurred in June before the recent turnaround of inflows.
The FBTC first recorded an outflow of negative $3 million on June 10th, although this was the least of the other Bitcoin ETFs. Grayscale recorded a massive -$39 million, while the broader Marie had a net flow of -$64 million. However, things only got worse on the 13th after recording a massive net flow of -$106.4 million, while the broader ETF market was at -$226 million. In comparison, the net flow of FBTC at that time was almost half of the wider market.
But that wasn’t the end, as there was another negative net flow of -$80 million on June 14th, with the broader Bitcoin ETF sector having a net flow of -$189 million. Grayscale came second at -$52 million, while Ark Invest had the third biggest negative net flow of -$49 million.
Subsequently, between June 17th and 24th, the Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Trust (FBTC) was characterized by a massive bolt of negative net flows. When aggregated, there was a total of a massive -$270 million net flows from this spot Bitcoin ETF. In fact, even on the last day of trading in June on the 28th, it had a negative net flow of -$25 million.
Fidelity ETF (FBTC) Bounces Back
After many days of negative net flows, the Fidelity ETF (FBTC) recorded an important positive net flow on the first day of July. Here, the broader spot Bitcoin ETF market had a net flow of $129.50 million and a surprising daily outflow of $0.
In all of these, Grayscale had a net flow of $0, the same as Blackrock’s spot Bitcoin ETF. However, FBTC took the lead with a massive $65 million net flow, ARK 21Shares was at $12.7 million, while others were at a cumulative $51.8 million. The recent development comes as Bitcoin tries to maintain its grip on $62k. It tried to move beyond $63k but was not successful before a 1% decline saw its price move to $62k.
Conclusion
Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Trust (FBTC) had so many bad days, with the net flow being negative for so many weeks. Between June 17th and 24th, it had a cumulative net flow of more than $270 million. Previously, there were also negative net flows of -$64 million and -$106.4 million on different dates. However, there was a turnaround, with a positive net flow of $65 million on the first day of July. Apparently, it will try to maintain this for the remaining days in July.
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