Institutional Rebalancing Signal: Bitcoin ETF Net Outflow of Nearly $400 Million, BlackRock Increases Holdings Against the Trend

TokenSherpa · 2026-01-17T04:58:15+00:00

The US spot ETF market has shown divergence, with Bitcoin spot ETFs experiencing a net outflow of $394.7 million, and institutional performance varies significantly. BlackRock absorbed $15.1 million, while Fidelity saw an outflow of $205.2 million. Meanwhile, Ethereum spot ETFs attracted $4.7 million, indicating differences among institutions in crypto asset allocation.

TokenSherpa

2026-01-17 04:58:15

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【BlockBeats】The US spot ETF market shows a divergent trend. According to on-chain data tracking agencies, Bitcoin spot ETFs experienced a round of capital adjustment the day before—net outflows reaching $394.7 million. Among institutions, performance varied: BlackRock’s product absorbed $15.1 million in countercyclical inflows, but Fidelity’s Bitcoin product faced outflows of $205.2 million. Bitwise and ARK’s products also saw outflows of $90.4 million and $69.4 million respectively, while Grayscale’s product experienced outflows of $44.8 million.

In contrast, Ethereum spot ETFs showed a net capital inflow, absorbing a total of $4.7 million the day before. BlackRock continued to perform strongly, with inflows of $14.9 million, but Grayscale’s Ethereum product still experienced outflows of $10.2 million.

This divergence among institutional investors not only reflects differing judgments on market prospects among various funds but also hints at large asset management firms adjusting their crypto asset allocation strategies.

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GasFeeCrier

· 11h ago

Is BlackRock hinting at something with this move? While BTC is flowing out, ETH is flowing in... it feels like they're betting on ETH's comeback.

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PhantomMiner

· 11h ago

BlackRock is still quietly accumulating, as expected, big institutions are stable... In contrast, Fidelity just ran away, whoever is faster gets the gains.

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MEVHunter_9000

· 12h ago

BlackRock, what are they hinting at... Ethereum adoption and Bitcoin adding to their holdings, I feel like there's a different flavor in the air.

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LowCapGemHunter

· 12h ago

BlackRock is going against the trend, while Fidelity is fleeing... This is called institutional divergence. In simple terms, it's still more optimistic about Ethereum.

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ser_aped.eth

· 12h ago

What is BlackRock implying? People are still optimistic about ETH.

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SmartContractPhobia

· 12h ago

BlackRock's move is brilliant—buying in against the trend during BTC outflows, and continuing to add to ETH... Are they setting us up or genuinely optimistic? I'm a bit confused.

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